England Ready to Put Whole Weight Into War Says Lloyd George
Special correspondents quote David Lloyd George saying England is mobilizing its entire might for the war. He describes an unprecedented effort with a growing industrial Britain and a larger, better trained army. He notes innovations in automatic machinery and an expanded skilled workforce, promising a stronger, more disciplined nation postwar. He also reiterates opposition to settling disputes by force. Continued on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivor Nicholson
International News Service
London
Great Britain
David Lloyd-George
Lloyd-George
International
United States
Canada
Munitions
England
Lloyd George
Germany
Britain
Lloyd- George
City officials plan talks on Garder Avenue viaduct
City Engineer C H Milholland and City Solicitor James A Gardner with County Solicitor Wm McElwee and County Engineer T A Gilkey will travel to Pittsburg tomorrow to confer with Public Service Commission engineers about the proposed Garder Avenue viaduct. Officials are optimistic about progress on the long awaited construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Milholland
James A. Gardner
Wm. McElweé
T. A. Gilkey
Pittsburg
Public Serve Commission
Garder Avenue
Rioting in Leipzig Reports Crowd Turmoil in Germany
London dispatch cites Central News saying serious rioting erupted in Leipzig, Germany, with a report describing disturbances and mentions of officials drafting from Cologne to address the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipsig
London
Ting
Germany
Inory
Cologne
Flood damage reported along the Oder valley in Prussia
Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports serious damage to hods along the Oder valley in Prussia. The event sketches the scale of flooding and its regional impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pissia
London
Hods
Prussia
Oder
Amsterdam
Petitions Presented And Orders In Court Morning Session
Brooks Broadbent assignee of Arthur W Richards of Hickory township asked to stay an execution obtained by George McFarland on a $2 000 bond. Judge Emery granted the petition. G Covert v Delmar Green Uber withdrew appearance for plaintiff. John Wallace Miller named guardian for Henry Miller. Return of sale of real estate of R W Nelson Ellwood City. Ward interests sold to James Porter for 422 85. Continuance of sale in Matilda J McCracken estate. Bond of James F Baird guardian of Elizabeth Graham filed. Judgment on two nihil returns in Harry K Gregory executor v James M Brown. Motion to arrest issue in John Y Sheehy et al v Home Trust Co v G H Cook granted. Partition petition in Hamilton Houston estate. Citation returnable first Monday in March. Motion to discharge rule in Farmers Supply Co v Mahoning Ice and Coal Co granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Broadbent
Arthur W. Richards
Hickory Township
George 8
R. W. Nelson
Ellwood City
J. W. Nelson
James I. Porter
Matilda J. McCracken
James F. Baird
Elizabeth Graham
Harry K. Gregory
James N. Thallis
James M. Brown
John Y. Sheehy
Home Trust Company
G. H. Cook
Hamilton Houston
Farmer’s Supply Co
Mahoning Ice and Coal Company
Second United Presbyterian Church Welcomes 36 New Members
Services led by Rev A J Rand les at the Second United Presbyterian church featured the reception of 36 new members. The church had recently completed a successful evangelistic series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Church
A. J. Randles
Seven City Employees Receive Salary Increases
Ordinances passed by the city council raise monthly pay for seven city workers. The four comfort station staff get $45 each, up from $30. The city engineer’s office gains: assistant engineer $115, registry clerk $100, and sewer inspector $85. All council members supported the measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort Station
License Fees Reach Record Heights for Liquor Licenses
Outside the city the fee is $200 while New Castle sets wholesale and retail licenses at $500 and $550 respectively. In 1909 Standard Brewing paid $1,250 and New Castle Brewing $750. Boroughs Ellwood City Wampum and Enon levy $200 outside the city. Applications must be published at least three weeks before license court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Standard Brewing Company
New Castle Brewing Company
Ellwood City
Wampum
Enon
Lynn Named Assistant Fire Chief In City Action
By city council action this morning Charles H. Lynn of the Central department was designated as assistant to the fire chief. A resolution authorized the solicitor to draft an ordinance creating the position fixing term and compensation. No assistant fire chief previously existed to handle emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Lynn
Appeal For Henry Fisher Exoneration Considered
Attorney S J Callahan appeared before council to request exoneration of poor and property tax on Henry Fisher’s property. The council debated whether relief would benefit Fisher or mortgage holders and postponed action until the end of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Callahan
Council
Henry Fisher
One Muny Lodger Tells The Truth
A transient lodging at the municipal bank room hears a genuine tale from James O Donnell who fled Trenton New Jersey after a fire. He sought work in McKeesport East Youngstown and Fast Youngstown but faced boarding house shortages and advance pay before attempting new labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Bank
New York
Buffalo
Chicago
Buckley
James O'Donnell
Trenton
N. J
McKeesport
East Youngstown
State Health Board Orders Quarantine for Three New Castle Boys
Health officer Dr H C Harper received orders from Dr Samuel G Dixon to locate three New Castle boys in the Washington College dormitory under quarantine for scarlet fever and place them on parole or quarantine. The boys Clarence Patterson Ralph Toepter and John Taggart were notified by sanitary police to remain at home ten days or face further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Harper
State Commissioner of Health
Samuel G. Dixon
New Castle
Washing and Jefferson College
Washington
Clarence Patterson
Liberty Street
Seventh Ward
Ralph Toepter
Madison Avenue
John Taggart
Park Avenue
Sanitary
Quarantine Rules Extend to Exposed Washington and Jefferson Dorm Boys
State department orders apply quarantine to three boys who left Washington and Jefferson college dormitory after scarlet fever exposure. The disease broke out in the dorm and three cases developed there prompting home quarantine under state regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
Councilmen May Raise Tax Millage
City council discussed setting the annual tax millage soon and adjusting year’s appropriations. Additional appropriations are expected, potentially raising the total allowances and possibly increasing the city tax millage.
Hart Submits Ygst Hill Road Plan
G. B. Hart presented a proposal for a new roadway up Youngstown hill with an accompanying cost estimate. The plan envisions a different route from the current Youngstown hill thoroughfare and was referred by council to the committee of the whole for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Hart
Youngstown Hill
Mr. Hart
Zak Claims Checker Championship Of Lawrence County
John Zak of Wampum Pennsylvania declares victory in the local checker tournament and challenges all county residents of at least three months to dispute his title. He notes he defeated William Thomas 4 to 1 with two draws to win the first prize and calls for a countywide title claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zak
Chewton
Wm. Thomas
Lawrence County
Wampum, Pa
Tony Davis Arrested for Murder in Chewton
Tony Davis was arrested in Chewton on murder charges. Police did not disclose details of the alleged crime or evidence, but said the investigation is ongoing and a formal charging decision is forthcoming.
Davis Arrested for Pogus Murder In Chewton
County detectives A S Leslie and William H Dunlap arrested Tony Davis in Chewton on a murder charge in the Pogus case. Davis pleaded not guilty at Alderman Green's court and was jailed for a Friday hearing. He admits being with Pogus and hearing the shot but disputes firing the fatal shot. Pogus was shot while returning home from a Baltimore and Ohio train. Davis was acquainted with the victim. district attorney Clyde F Riley will present circumstantial evidence due to lack of an eyewitness. This marks Leslie and Dunlap's first case since official oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. SS. Leslie
William H. Dunlap
Chewton
Tony Davis
Mike Pogus
Davis
Alderman Green
Lawrence County
Clyde F. Riley
Pogus
Baltimore and Ohio
A. S. Leslie
Dunlap
Alley
Habeas Corpus Refused in Plaingrove Township Case
Judge Em ery denied habeas corpus for Thomas Minoski of Plaingrove township who claimed illegal confinement in jail after being committed on a warrant by Justice Rodgers on a sodomy charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery
Thomas Minoski
Plaingrove Township
Justice of the Peace
Rodgers
Southside Electric Opens Store at Sutton and South Mill
Southside Electric announces the opening of a new store and display room at the Sutton and South Mill streets corner. The company expects to open for business within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Electric Company
Sutton and
South Mill Streets
Detectives scour Greensburg for escaped killer Douglass
Special to The News Greensburg Pa January police and detectives scour the county to nab Charles Douglass an escaped prisoner from the Greensburg jail after a morning attack on a guard Douglass who was sentenced to death for first degree murder earlier this year fled with two other prisoners after overpowering a guard and slipping through an unclosed jail door in Monessen the same morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Charles Douglass
Douglass
Corrido
State
Centre County
Joseph Smith
Monessen
Brother Is Named On Coal Commission
Thomas Martindale of Philadelphia, appointed by Governor Brumbaugh as a coal commission member to investigate the anthracite price rise. He is brother of Mrs. Sarah Crawford of North Beaver Street. Commission also includes Judge Robert S. Gawthorp and John Landon, appointed per June 15 1916 legislative resolution. The panel inspects causes of the rate hike following a tax, with a report guiding future state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Martindale
Philadelphia
Brumbaugh
Sarah Crawford
North Beaver Street
Martindale
Robert S. Gawthorp
West Chester
John Landon
Huntingdon
Germany Cuts Off Postal Link With Greece
Berlin reports postal service between Germany and Greece has been discontinued as of January 24, signaling a rupture in communications during a period of regional tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Greece
Death Notices for Local Residents
Obituaries list Mrs. William Smiley aged 81 of Wayne township and Mrs. John Hover aged 70 of New Wilmington among others. Also named are John Dombart 70 of Grant City, Mrs. Stephen Steele 71 of Pittsburgh, George Briggs 45 of 417 Taylor Street, Lyle Eugene McKissick, and Mrs. Lily Fisher 82 of Neshannock.
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William Smiley
Wayne Township
John Dombart
Grant City
John Hover
New Wilmington
Stephen Steele
Pittsburg
George Briggs
Taylor Street
Lyle Eugene McKissick
John Street
Lily Fisher
Neshannock Township
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Censes
Lynn
Price
Villidile
Venustramo Carranza
Villa
Hill
Greensburg, Pa
Zak
Checker Championship of
Brother
Coal Commission
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