Peerless Leads in New Castle YMCA Campaign Finish
The campaign pushed toward 1600 memberships with EK J Hackenbury predicting over 1300 by nightfall and a total of 356 new memberships that day. Speakers from New Castle YMC A and allied associations urged strong effort as wives and sweethearts joined the closing program and Peerless led the race with 39 members reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. J. Hackenbury
Camppign
J. B. Carruthers
New Castle
New Brighton Association
Skemp
Scottdale Association
George Co. Stone
Silent Knight
Peerless
Thomas Davies
Husbands Deserted Them Files for Divorce
Mrs. Jennie F. Sherry by attorney J W Rhodes seeks divorce from James F. Sherry on grounds of desertion after a marriage on October 9 1906. Maggie E Whitmyer also sues Daniel Whitmyer for desertion married October 16 1895 and separated January 17 1913. C G Martin and John A McKee represent the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie F. Sherry
J. W. Rhodes
James F. Sherry
Maggie E. Whitmyer
Daniel Whitmyer
C. G. Martin
John A. McKee
Busy Day for President Wilson at White House
President Wilson hosted nearly 200 visitors in a day marked by conferences and receptions at the executive mansion. Purdue's Z M Johnson presented eight boys claiming top juvenile corn growing status in Indiana, with other groups including Masters Mates and Pilots, engineers, and Archbishop Ireland of St Paul making calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Wilson
Executive Ofice
White House
Z. M. Johnson
Purdue University
Indiana
Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots
National Engineers Beneficial Association
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
Rebels Capture Cape Haitien Port in Haiti
Cape Haitien on the northern coast fell to revolutionists according to a private dispatch received in Port au Prince. The rebels also seized the harbor air facility at Cape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Cape Haitien
Federal Aire
Cape
Justices Granted New Jurisdiction In Petty Cases
Lawrence county justices gain authority under a new law to decide petty offenses such as petty larceny and assault and battery without returning them to the grand jury. The reform reduces grand jury workload and speeds defense, cutting costs and allowing defendants to be heard by the justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Justices of the Peace
Grand Jury
Charles K Hamilton Birdman Dies at 24 in New York
New York January 22 Charles K Hamilton famed aviator dies suddenly at his home after being found in bed by his wife and a hemorrhage. He learned to fly with Glenn Curtiss and first flew over Long Island Sound. Hamilton known for his superstitions and flair for risky stunts. He survived a 40 foot fall in Florida last year and spent time in sanitariums for nervous breakdowns.
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International News Service
New York
Charles K. Hamilton
America
Brush
Knickerbocker Hospital
Hamilton
Glenn H. Curtiss
Long Island Sound
Florida
New Britain
Conn
Thomas Seeks Lower Sewer Bill Again
Evan Thomas, who has repeatedly asked council to cut his sewer assessment, appeared once more as the council refused further cost reductions. The original bill was about 26 dollars, but an error allowed five to six years of unpaid status, driving the total with costs and interest to about 51 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Thomas
Tyler
Thomas
Booze Plent y at Hoytdale Prompted for Probe
An official investigation of alleged speakeasies at Hoytdale follows a Pittsburg and Wake Erie report by John Jacobs. He cites whiskey bought at $2 a gallon and sold for $4, and mentions a foreigner who died after drinking a quart of 75 cent whiskey last Sunday at Hoysdale.
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Hoytdale
John Jacobs
Pittsburg
Wake Erie
Jacobs
Hoysdale
Emmanuel Baptist Church Elects Officers in Recent Meeting
Officers chosen include Miss Annie Thomas as pianist Miss Miriam Thomas as organist Charles Richards as choirister trustees William A Johns Thomas Edwards William C Jenkins and Arthur J Rees treasurer Harry Thomas auditors John Harvard Arthur J Rees John Rogers and Charles Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Annie Thomas
Miriam Thomas
Charles Richards
William A. Johns
Thomas Edwards
William C. Jenkins
Arthur J. Rees
Harry Thomas
John Harvard
John Rogers
Tin Mill Men Miss Tripper at Gardener Avenue Footbridge
An employee of the Shenango tin mill said they miss the tripper the traction company used to meet them at the east end of the Gardner avenue footbridge. The reference notes a 4:30 schedule.
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Shenango
Suit and verdicts in Shenango area railroad cases
In Beaver county court, a Wein schenk suit against Western Allegheny Railroad ended with a 7225 verdict for damages to about two and a half acres of garden land and adjacent farm. Separate actions include Mrs. Elizabeth Fullerton seeking 20000 for her husband’s death and related suits for damages and misjoinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Weinschenk
Western Allegheny Railroad Company
Weinschenk
Shenango Township
Holt
Beaver County
John E. Reddington
Catherine Reddington
Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Company
Reddington
J. Norman Martin
C. Akens
Clyde V. Ailey
Charles H. Young
Elizabeth Fullerton
John M. Fullerton
Linville
New Castle
Mahoning and Shenango
Anonymous notes reach health department on alley ash piles
The health department received anonymous communications about a dirty alley between Boyles and Wallace avenues. A citizen complains that an alley should be enforced under any applicable prohibition order and asks why it is not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Boyles and
Wallace Avenues
Wealthy Girl to Join Aurora Police Force
Miss Ann Forsyth, a wealthy prominent magazine writer, will become Aurora's first female police officer on February 1. Her duties include looking after local youth and she will have arrest powers equal to regular officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Aurora, Ill
Ann Forsyth
Aurora
Taylor files ejectment suit over Union Township lot
J. I. Taylor brings an ejectment action against Carl M. Ray to recover a lot in Union township. Taylor says the lot was sold to Ray for 637 dollars on payments of 12 dollars per month with interest, and Ray has defaulted on payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Taylor
Carl M. Ray
Union Township
Taylor
Ray
Riotriots injure many in Riotino copper mine strikes
In the Riotino copper mining district near Madrid many persons were injured today as strike riots broke out in the mines. The unrest has the government alarmed and tense in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Foster, Delilah Bradley Tale Captures Pemberton Town
Delilah Bradley 16 resists guardianship as she pledges to marry Joel M. Foster after a south elopement to Mobile. Bradley father warns Foster and guards keep teen at home in Pemberton while Foster returns to Philadelphia seeking access. Officials say no charge supports arrest. reports say family may relocate.
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International News Service
Pemberton
N. J
Delilah Bradley
Joel M. Foster
Mobile
Ala
Miss Bradley
Foster
Foser
New York City
Henry Bradley
Delilah
Bradley
Philadelphia
Delilah F. Bradley
Burlington County
Food show under way for New Castle event
Exhibitors signed up with Squire Ed O'Brien for space at the New Castle food show beginning the last week in February. The Eower building on Neshnannock avenue has been leased and a prospectus will be issued soon. The Grocers' association aims to make this the best show yet. O'Brien is in Pittsburg today promoting the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Ed. O’brien
New Castle
Eower
Neshannock Avenue
Grocers’ Association
Squire O'Brien
Pittsburg
Steel stock offering closes for U S Steel workers
The stock offering by U S Steel to its employees closed yesterday with a large number of shares taken by local workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Steel Corporation
Rebels Hit by Mine on Southern Pacific Train Near Modesto
In Mexico City on January 22 federals exploded a mine on the Southern Pacific railroad near Modesto, killing and wounding many rebel soldiers aboard a 12 car train.
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Mexico City
Southern Pacific
Modesto
First Straw Hat of Season Worn in Mobile
Mobile reports the first straw hat of 1914. William Stratley donned the hat as warm sunshine prompted the early season, declaring sunburn and peeling skin justified by weather that contradicts the calendar. He wore a Panama wheel hat with lighthearted poetic license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
William Stratley
Who ll Help Fifty Boys in New Castle Campaign
A 1914 request urges New Castle residents to fund YMCA memberships for over 50 boys aged 12 to 18 unable to join due to funds. Division B lists captains and payment methods, stressing immediate action as the campaign ends today.
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New Castle
Wm. M. White
New Castle Nation Co
E. P. Norris
F. A. Hover
Sam Maitland
Steel Mill
Ed McKee
F. A. Chapman
Greer Tin Mill
B. F. Butler
New Law Affects Church Communion Services
Health Officer Dr. Harper explains the new state law on individual drinking cups applies to communion services in churches. City health department has received inquiries about the law's effect, and only a few churches in the city lack individual communion practices.
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Harper
Death notices for Newton and New Galilee residents
Death notices list Mrs. James Pringle age 88 of 626 S. Mill Street Newton, Newton B. Carter age 68 of Washington township and Mrs. T. J. Russell of New Galilee.
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James Pringle
S. Mill Street
Newton B. Carter
Washington Township
T. J. Russell
New Galilee
Pensions Paid to United States Steel and Carnegie Staff in 1913
The third annual report shows 1913 pensions totaling $422,815 for New Castle area workers, bringing three year total to $1,063,053. Payments by company include American Sheet and Tinplate, Carnegie Steel, Union Railroad, National Tube, and others among 2,092 pensioners with an average monthly pension of $20.85. The fund started with Carnegie Relief $4 million and steel company addition $8 million, creating a $12 million joint fund.
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United States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund
J. B. Erskine
Pension Fund
New Castle Sheet & Tinplate
Shenango Tin Mill
Carnegie Steel Mill
Sharon Steel Mill
United States Steel Corporation
American Bridge Company
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Newburgh and South Shore Railroad Company
Bunsen Coal Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Hostetter Connellsville Coke Company
Keystone Bridge Works
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Pittsburg Limestone Company
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Union Railroad Company
Union Supply Company
Duluth , and Iron Range Railroad Company
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway Company
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company
Illinois Steel Company
Lorain Steel Company
National Tube Company
The
Shelby Steel Tube Company
Pennsylvania Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Universal Portland Cement Company
Carnegie Relief Fund
Steel Corporation
American Ranchers in Peril in Mexico
Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, commanding U S troops along the Mexican border, was to notify rebel leaders near Nueva Laredo to protect Otto Winter, an American ranch owner targeted with death. Consul Garrett reports Winter faces imminent danger of being shot. Bliss must hold revolutionists responsible for any injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tasker H. Bliss
Neva Laredo
Otto Winter
Consul Garrett
Neuva Laredo
State Department
Winter
Bliss
Chicago Opens First Municipal Grocery Store
Chicago today opened its first municipal grocery store selling groceries at cost to families of idle men. If the experiment succeeds, other stores will be started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Playgrounds And Library May Be Cut In City Budget
New Castle councilmen signal reduced city support for the free public library and the Playgrounds association. Last year’s 5000 and 2000 appropriations are in doubt as officials push for tighter spending and possible director cost cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle Free Public Library
City Playgrounds Association
Playgrounds Association
Will High Tension Wires Be Placed?
M J Scanlon appeared before council this morning and protested the unanimous decision granting the electric light company permission to place three poles on Montgomery avenue. He sought curb line placement rather than the property line. Council had granted the request earlier, Scanlon filed an appeal, and doubts centered on whether the poles were for an arc light or to bring a high tension line from Lowellville and Ellwood City into the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Montgomery Avenue
Scanlon
M. J. Scanlon
Electric Light Company
Electric Company
Lowellville
Ellwood City
Green Starts In Chicken Business
Alderman Green received a black Spanish rooster and a hen from J M Daley of Hemlock Hollow poultry farm in Potter county. Daley runs the county’s largest chicken farm at 354 acres. Green plans to keep and raise a flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Green
J. M. Daley
Hemlock Hollow
Potter County
Mr. Daley
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