Brumbaugh Inaugurated as Governor of Pennsylvania
Gov. Martin G. Brumbaugh and Lieut. Gov. Frank B. McClain were sworn in at noon in Harrisburg. Brumbaugh vows repeal of past laws, expansion of schools and roads funding, and pushes local option, workmen compensation, child labor reform, and a woman’s suffrage amendment. Civil parade and ceremonies drew 15 000 spectators as Gen. F. Dev Morrell served as chief marshal.
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Harrisburg
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Philadelphia
Frank B. McClain
Lancaster
Brumbaugh
John K. Tener
State Highway Department
Agricultural Department
F. Dev Morrell
Cyrus E. Woods
Westmoreland County
Commonwealth
Francis Shunk Brown
James S. Hiatt
Capitol
Georgeb. Brumbaugh
Huntingdon
Legis
Mexico City Pins Hope To Gen Villa
Washington officials place faith in General Villa to end disorder in Mexico City as he arrives to aid Col Garza in restoring order under Provisional President Gutierrez. Private advices suggest Gutierrez fled after a plot to join Carranza generals against Villa was unearthed.
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International News Service
Washington
Gen. Villa
Mexico City
Col. Garza
Gutierrez
Villa
Vera Cruz
Obregon
Aguila
Carranza
No Prosecution In Cutting Scrape Ends Hostilities
After a morning conference at Alderman Green s office Joe Marstantuono agreed not to prosecute Pasquale De Fonso for aggravated assault and battery. The Friday night Home street fight while De Fonso was said to have cut Marstantuono with a razor appears to have been a free for all. Both sides, with lawyers, announced a cessation of hostilities as they emerged.
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Alderman Green
Joe Marstantuono
Pasquale de Fonso
Home Street
DeFonso
Marstantuono
Carnegie Steel Plant Nears Capacity This Week
Carnegie Steel reports near full capacity with all cupolas active and weekly tonnage set to be the largest in months reflecting strong production across the plant.
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Carnegie Steel
Brumbaugh Urges Limitations and Reforms in Inaugural
Gov Brumbaugh in his inaugural address argues for fewer laws and repealing many current statutes. He endorses a county local option law for liquor questions, higher highway funding, and state purchase of private roads while expanding the permanent school fund and vocational education. He also calls for woman suffrage submission, tighter charity oversight, workers compensation reform, child labor limits, farmer friendly laws, city development freedom, and state land acquisition for reforestation.
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Harrisburg
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Plantanata
French troops recapture La Boiselle amid blizzard fighting
Paris dispatch reports French forces retook La Boiselle northeast of Amiens after fierce hand to hand fighting. Blizzard and snow hindered artillery, but French guns silenced several German batteries as operations continued near the Meuse and in the Vosges region.
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Franklin P. Merrick
Paris
la Boiselle
Amiens
War Office
Belgium
Arras
Aisne
Pont-A-Mousson
Meuse
Joffre
la Pietre
Vosges
After Job Wanted By Martin
Lawrence county shows interest in the Pennsylvania secretary of agriculture race with A L Martin a local candidate and his son Charles G Martin praising his chances. Prof H A Surface also seeks the post and has local supporters hoping for his appointment.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
A. L. Martin
Charles G. Martin
H. A. Surface
Receivers Named For Thompson Interests
Unsecured creditors are protected as Judges VanSwearingen and Umbel appoint receivers for Josiah V. Thompson interests. Andrew Thompson William G Laidley and John P Brennan named to manage assets. Thompson Inc failed to open. liabilities reported around seven million dollars, assets about three times that.
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Uniontown
Josiah V. Thompson
First National Bank
Thompson
J. Q. VanSwearingen
R. K E. Umbel
Andrew Thompson
William G. Laidley
John P. Brennan
Producers’ Coke Co
Thompson-Connellsville Coke Co
Hi Y Club Holds Weekly Meeting at High School
A well attended Hi Y club meeting was held last evening at the High school building. Supper followed in the high school cafeteria, then J I Muffley, general secretary of the Y M C A, spoke. The evening ended with basketball in the high school gym.
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J. I. Muffley
Drillers Complete Sounding Holes West of Seventh Ward
Five holes about twenty feet deep have been completed by the crew making soundings along the proposed Lake Erie canal route west of the Seventh ward. Equipment is moving closer to the city with more holes planned near New Castle Junction.
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Seventh Ward
Lake Erie Canal
New Castle Junction
Furnace No 2 at Carnegie Steel to Resume Friday
Superintendent O J H Hartsuff announced No 2 furnace at Carnegie steel mill will blast on Friday resuming operations after a Sept shutdown. About 250 workers will be affected as the unit has been fully repaired and remodelled for a long steady run. the second furnace is currently being cleaned and expected to be ready soon.
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O. J. H. Hartsuff
Carnegie Steel Mill
Revival meetings continue after pastor departs Ellwood City
Rev. J J Zahniser delivers his last sermon at the Free Methodist church this evening. The revival services, held for three weeks, will continue under local pastor Rev. Davidson. The meetings have drawn strong attendance and will persist despite Zahniser's departure to another city.
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Ellwood City
J. J. Zahniser
Free Methodist Church
Davidson
Zahniser
Sunday Eyes Campaign in New York
Billy Sunday praised a Washington trip and a vote by New York Methodist ministers to invite him to campaign there. He plans to preach this afternoon and tonight at the tabernacle in Philadelphia, hoping to conduct a campaign in New York.
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Philadelphia
Billy
Washington
New York
Billy Sunday
the Tabernacle
Calabrian quake hits Cosenza area. king aids orphans
A violent earthquake struck Cosenza Calabria early today with heavy damage across the province. King Victor Emmanuel returned to Rome after a 16 hour drive with six orphaned children, praising rescue efforts and sending a relief train and Queen Helena funded supplies to the affected towns.
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I. N.S
Rome
Cosenza
Calabria
Mediterranean
Schezzano
Castiglione
Aprigliano
Basignano
Victor Emmanuel
Avezzano
Quirinal Hospital
Zuppeli
Pescina
Helena
Luzzi
Paola
Castel Villari
Rossano
Amantea
Joe the Boy Plunger Marries Actress Irene Romaine
New York report says Joseph C. Yeager known as Joe the Boy Plunger married actress Irene Romaine last Saturday. Once a Cincinnati dry goods clerk, he worked for a bookmaker then built a turf career earning fame and a large roll. He, 37, and Romaine, 25, shared the wedding news.
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New York
Joseph C. Yeager
Joe
Irene Romaine
Yeager
Cincinnati
John A. Drake
Pat McCarren
John W. Gates
Pittsburg
Romaine
1915 License Tags Must Be On Autos
Chief of Police Young and Mayor Tyler announced that officers will enforce all automobile laws. 1914 license tags will not be recognized. all cars must display 1915 tags or risk arrest. Many motorists still use old tags and will be required to switch.
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Young
Tyler
Street Flooding Blocks South Mill Near Sutton
Heavy rainstorm floods South Mill street near Sutton as storm sewer backs up. Manhole cover lifts, water rushes onto the curb, reaching nearly a foot in depth and hindering both cars and pedestrians.
Russians Admit Fee Makes Big Gain In Lower Russ Poland
Petrograd reports four days of bloody battle in Mlawa and around Novo Georgievsk with Russians holding gains against German assaults. In southern Poland German reinforcements shift fronts near Kielce while Russians defend along the upper Vistula toward Ivangorod and Warsaw.
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Poland
I. N.S
Petrograd
Mlawa
Novo Georgievsk
Kielce
Breslau
Berlin
Vistula
Ivangorod
Warsaw
Thorn
Soldau
Ivancorod
Galicia
Cracow
Walton To Head Big Committee In Legislature
Prediction places Hon. W. D. Walton of Lawrence county as head of the municipal affairs committee. The panel handles all measures affecting city governments including New Castle, Clark commission bill amendments, and civil vice provisions. Walton’s leadership would shape city legislation during the upcoming session.
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Harrisburg
W. D. Walton
Lawrence County
New Castle
Walton
Russians Repulsed At Three Points In Poland War Report
Berlin reports a triple repulse of Russian forces in Northern Poland with heavy losses and hundreds of prisoners taken. Western theatre saw only minor skirmishes and artillery duels. Weather hindered eastern front operations, while Radzonow Creshyn and Sierpc were key locations.
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Berlin
Poland
General Staff
Radzonow
Creshyn
Sierpcz
Vistula
Pilica
Anti Mormon Campaign Opens Soon In Butler
Butler prepares for a large anti Mormon meeting in January with Rev J B Martin formerly of Butler and Hon Frank J Cannon of Utah as principal speakers. The event marks Butler as chosen soil for a Mormon crusade and promises severe opposition to Brigham Young followers.
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Butler
Anuaryas
J. 8. Martin
Frank J. Cannon
Utah
Brigham Young
Wagon Stalls In Ditch On Taylor Street
A Keystone Delivery wagon became stuck yesterday in a ditch dug days earlier by the gas company during repairs on Taylor Street. The ditch had been partially filled when the wagon ditched, after which the gas firm’s workers filled it in more solidly.
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Keystone Delivery Company
Taylor Street
Hy Shy Ny Club Plans Thursday Church Party
A special Hy Shy Ny club meeting convenes tonight in the St. Andrew's chapel guild room to finalize arrangements for the Thursday church party.
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St. Andrew's Chapel
Settlement of Patterson Estate Finalized in California Courts
Final settlement ends the Patterson estate dispute with George Patterson and Madame Katherine Tingley of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society. Petition for partial distribution shows a 60 percent share to Patterson and relatives, with remainder to Tingley and Clark Thurston. Previous wills were rejected or compromised and probate denied.
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George Patterson
Katherine Tingley
Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society
San Diego
California
Patterson
Madame Tingley
Melder Rounds Up Delinquent Taxpayers in Local Mills
Delinquent Tax Collector Mike Melder surveys mill area on paydays locating 50 to 100 taxpayers, many foreigners who use multiple names for home mill and other uses. He will continue rounds while delinquents can be found. The issue arises from foreigners bearing two or three different names.
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Mike Melder
Melcher
Ejectment Action Against F Bruno
Apolonia and George Mack file ejectment suit against Frank Bruno claiming they sold a house for 1250 dollars with 50 dollar down and 10 dollar monthly payments totaling 290 dollars. payments stopped and plaintiffs seek possession. L M Uber represents the plaintiffs.
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Apolonia Mack
George Mack
Frank Bruno
Bruno
L. M. Uber
Mrs. Lee Pyle Severely Burned in Gas Range Explosion
Mrs. Lee Pyle suffered severe burns yesterday when a gas range exploded at her husband’s West Washington street restaurant. She was lighting a burner at the time and wore a cap that saved her hair. her facial injuries were described as serious.
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Lee Pyle
West Washington Street
Gardner Avenue Bridge Reopens After Repairs
The Gardner avenue bridge, closed for repairs, was reopened for public travel by the county commissioners this afternoon.
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Gardner Avenue
Drys Begin Campaign in Lawrence County To Oppose Licenses
Remonstrances against liquor licenses are being circulated by the Dry committee with house to house canvassing planned. The effort targets hotel and wholesale licenses across wards and the county, aiming to register voters and file by February 3, citing defects in revenue stamps and alleged sales to minors as grounds to oppose applications.
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Lawrence County
Joseph L. Uhl
John Perry Henry
John E. Fee
John J. Herbold
Harry Schmid
Harry D. Smith
Standard Brewing Company
South Jeferson Street
David Frank
Fast Long Avenue
Edward J. Fee
Ellwood City
Strikers Versus Deputies Clash in Roseville Shootout
In Roseville New Jersey on January 19 a deadly clash broke out between about 1000 striking workers of the American Agricultural Company and 75 deputy sheriffs. One striker was killed another mortally wounded and 11 others hurt as deputies fired riot guns at the station signaling the start of a prolonged confrontation. John Slusky age 28 died in the gunfire amid efforts to allow strikebreakers to enter the fertilizing plant.
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Roseville
N. J
American Agricultural Co
Elizabethport
John Slusky
Death records for William H Gallagher and Mary Eleanor Burnham
William H Gallagher aged 68 died, pery Rock. Mary Eleanor Burnham aged 3 months died in Youngstown.
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William H. Gallagher
Pery Rock
Mary Eleanor Burnham
Youngstown
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Dr. Brumbaugh
Martin
Surface
Agriculture
Thompson Interests
Ditors
Hi-Y Club
N. Y
Cosen
B.D. Allatre
Francis Lavelle Murray
Melder
F. Bruno
Tal
Roseville, N. J
Enos A. McLure
Spruce
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