Westminster College Receives $10 000 Gift for Library
Dr. R. M. Russell, president of Westminster College, accepted a $10,000 check from an unnamed benefactor to improve the library for research purposes. The gift will fund a first class research library and the remainder may support other college needs. The donor requests anonymity and the college anticipates further support from supportive benefactors.
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Westminster
College
New Wilmington
R. M. Russell
Westminster College
Russell
Lawlessness Noted in Strike Zone 13 Report
Lawlessness in Strike Zone 13 is blamed on ten individuals. The report names multiple suspects and calls for ordered policing actions. The article emphasizes escalating unrest in the area and outlines authorities’ response.
Picketing Injunction Aims Grow Sharper In Tinplate Row
A petition seeks to amend Judge Porter's injunction to curb picketing near tinplate mills in New Castle. Writs served on 24 women, wives and relatives of strikers, summon them to court Friday with evidence heard on whether to stiffen the injunction. The American Sheet & Tin Plate Co alleges harassment and assaults in the strike zone while city councils are asked to fund enhanced Fourth of July lighting and charity efforts.
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Whaley
Frank Waddington
Carl Johnson
Porter
American Sheet & Tinplate Company
J. Norman Martin
A. Martin Graham
Wylie McCaslin
Supreme Court
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Margaret Thomas
Annie C. Jones
Dallis L. Douglas
Maude B. Parsons
Mary Phillips
Catharine Allsopp
Elizabeth Morgan
Elizabeth Eckhart
Tillie Morgan
Myrtle Doyle
Cashiarine Harper
May Brell
Elizabet A. Evans
Jemima Phillips
Hannah Bevan
Mary H. Thomas
Catharine Marshall
Sophia Williams
Mariah Hill
Ben O'Donnell
May Williams
Margaret Reese
Rachael James
Mary Jenkins
Pillsburse firm misleads on Ellwood City land purchase
A Pillsburre panel notes claimed deeds were delivered to the Pillsbure Seamless Taube Co for a full city block in Ellwood City and plans for an open hearts furnace. The Pittsburg Seamless Tube firm did not buy Ellwood City property and has no plant there. The company operates at College Hill near Beaver Falls, supplying tubing for American Tube and Bab cock and Wilcock. It plans several hundred thousand dollars in improvements in coming months.
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Pillsbure
Taube
Milweoed City
Ellwood City
Pittsburg
College Hill
Beaver Falls
American Tube Company
Babcock and Wilcock Companies
Kieran to Settle Embezzlement Cases
P. J. Kieran former president of Fidelity Funding of New York told Judge Frazier in Pittsburg criminal court that he would settle embezzlement claims tied to alleged manipulation of church funds. The case was postponed for one year with charges likely to be dropped if settlements proceed. A Polish church loan in Oakland is among the involved matters.
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P. J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
Frazier
Pittsburg
Kieran
Oakland
Takes Position With Car Service Company
Charles Jenkins, long employed at the grocery store of P. Frey and Brother, has accepted a position with the Pittsburg Car Service company in this city. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Clark of Harlandsburg are spending today in this
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Charles Jenkins
M. L. Clark
Harlansburg
New Castle Boy Flies 25 Miles in Airship with Louis Paulhan
Johan F. Greer son of Josia Greer of Long Avenue and former local real estate worker is identified as a pioneer New Castle youth to ride in an airship. He covered the Los Angeles aviation meet for the Santiago Union and joined Louis Paulhan on a flight to San Pedro about 25 miles long reaching 1000 feet altitude. He reports enjoying the trip greatly.
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Johan F. Greer
Josia Greer
Long Avenue
New Castle
Greer
Star
Santiago
Cal
Union
Los Angeles
Louis Paulhan
San Pedro
John
Double Court 10 Be Held Next Week
A short court session set double court for next week with Judge Porter and Judge Bouton designated to hear three additional cases. Pending items include McCambridge Co v Universal Sanitary Mfg Co and Tindall v Pittsburg and Lake Erie R R. A new Italian American Society received a charter application in Hillsville. A guardian petition for Thomas Hutchinson will be heard February 14. Divorce testimony in Maude Dotson v Jesse Dotson is set for February 15.
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Porter
Joseph W. Bouton
Mehesa County
McCambridge and Company
Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Company
William T. Tindall
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Mamie E. Stadler
Joseph O'Connor
John Schweikert
Susan K. O'Connor
L. W. Perkins
Stewart Thompson
Eliza Round
Joseph Round
Mr. Oe
Lawrence Savings and Trust Company
Thomas Hutchinson
Maude Dotson
Jesse Dotson
Death Notices of Mrs. Rose Reed and Gallo Families
Death records list Mrs. George G. Rose aged 43 of 3 Front Street Thomas H. Reed aged 66 of Youngstown and Nicola Gallo one month old of Hillsville.
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George G. Rose
Front Street
Thomas H. Reed
Youngstown
Nicola Gallo
Hillsville
Nationalists Rally Full Support Across Lords
Nationalist supporters gather across Lords showing strong backing. Party members praise leadership and unity as calls for coordinated campaign efforts intensify amid political tension.
Liberals and Nationalists Unite Over Home Rule Plan
London reports a high authority says Asquith and Redmond have formed a union to push at once reform of the Lords and election laws before a Irish home rule bill. The agreement aims to safeguard Liberal power by prioritizing reform measures and making home rule the next election issue. Conservative gains and seat tallies are also noted as returns come in.
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United Press
London
Ireland
Asquith
John Redmond
Iouse of Lords
Redmond
Donald McCarty
Chertsey
Ambassador Reid
Baby born with two full-grown teeth shocks nurse in Flushing
A five pound hang boy arrived at 77 Prince Street Flushing with two fully grown teeth in his lower jaw. Dr John Ties confirmed more teeth budding and said he had never seen a child born with teeth.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Wiliam Hade
Prince Street
Flushing
John Ties
Robert McKay Dies From Industrial Accident at Grove City Plant
Robert McKay, president of the McKay Carriage company in Grove City, died after severe injuries from being whirl ed around a shafting at his plant. He suffered multiple injuries including leg fractures with amputation, a broken arm, and internal trauma, dying after anesthesia. He was a brother of Rev. Dr. McKay, a prominent Mercer county figure.
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Grove City
Robert McKay
McKay Carriage Company
McKay
Dr. McKay
Greenville
Mercer County
McKay Works
Pennsylvania
Paris Faces Horrific Flood Day in Frozen Paris
Paris awoke to the Seine at 28 feet 2 inches with subways flooded and vast destruction. Fifty thousand homeless, ruined streets, and notable landmarks under water prompt fears of a two year repair. Police, soldiers, and Red Cross aid the distressed as outlets of coffee and rolls sustain survivors.
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United Preas
Paris
Seine
Pont Real
Varis
United Press
Isle de la Cite
Pantheon
Red Cross
Diamond Thief Giese Trapped After Phone Hoax
New York police capture Frank A. Giese wanted for forgery in Chicago and New York after a ransom of diamonds worth 10000 goes missing from Mrs. Frieda Sommers. Giese taunts the victim at dinner and is seized while on a call, attempting suicide as detectives close in. Diamonds recovered. Giese held on 10000 bail. he also faces forgery charges in Chicago.
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New York
Frank A. Giese
Chicago
Frieda Sommers
Giese
Baltimore
Hurley Machine Company
Neil C. Hurley
National Bank of the Republic
San Francisco
Hotel Astor
the Waldorf
F. A. Griffith
Navy recruiting station struggles to enlist locals
The navy recruiting station here during the past week has not secured many recruits. Although several men volunteered for Uncle Sam's navy, most have jobs and seek employment, leaving few turning to service aboard an American man of war.
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Navy
Uncle Sam
Thomas J. Reed Dies After Patrol Wagon Accident
Thomas J. Reed 66 died after injuries from a Saturday collision with a patrol wagon in Youngstown. At hospital he lingered until Tuesday. survived by wife and three children, plus a sister, with funeral at Edenburg’s Methodist Episcopal church Friday at 2 PM.
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Youngstown
Thomas H. Reed
Battery B
Plasterers’ Union of
Reed
James McHugh
Canton
Charles W. Reed
S. H. Hadley
Sharon
James McCurdy
Edenburg
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mother Turned Out Of Home Over Unpaid Rent
Two former tin mill workers who once held positions during a strike left their mother homeless on South Jefferson street for unpaid rent. She sought aid from Poor Director Hainer who refused, saying the sons could work. After rent debts rose to 60 dollars the landlord evicted her, she sought relief at Amalgamated Association HQ but was declined. She slipped on an icy sidewalk last night and is bedridden at a friend’s Hamilton street home for weeks.
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The
Tinplate Company
South New Castle
Waddington and Johnson
South
Jefferson Street
Hainer
Amalgamated Association
Hamilton Street
Mrs Guth Relapses After Illness at Neshannock
Mrs George B Guth of Neshannock avenue has been ill and recently regained activity but suffered a relapse Sunday morning and is confined to her bed again.
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George B. Guth
Neshannock Avenue
Steel union seeks to organize 7000 Illinois Steel workers
P J McArdle president of the Amalgamated Association plans to form a steel workers union for unskilled labor at United States Steel's Illinois Steel plant in South Chicago. He aims to link with other steel unions nationwide to pressure dissolution of the steel trust and requests ten cents per capita from every North American union to fund the drive.
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United Press
Chicago
Steel Trust
American Federation of Labor
P. J. McArdle
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
United States Steel Corporation
Illinois Steel Company
Steel Combination
North America
Amalgamated Association
European Storms Costly Across Continent
Partial returns from European ports show 200 vessels lost in 48 hours with many lives. Italy Spain Germany and Scandinavia report heavy property damage and rising death tolls. Venice flood rumors denied yet damage extensive as Alpine passes blocked and rail traffic halted.
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London
Italy
Spain
Germany
Europe
Naples
Rome
Tiber
Venice
Denmark
Scandinavia
Assistant Named for Pres Crawford
Hubbard of Hartford Conn has been named representative of Norman McD Crawford president of the Mahoning and Shenango Valley Railway and Light Co. He will handle recording and executive department work for Consolidated lines for two or three months. Hubbard a street railway man may settle here. Crawford could not confirm.
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RE. Hubbard
Hartford
Mellvaine Seeks Ellwood City Ward Two School Controller
H H Mellvaine of Court street Ellwood City announces candidacy for school controller of the Second ward. A draftsman at Standard Engineering works and former teacher he is well known locally. Miss Anna Craig of South Mill Street went to Pittsburgh Thursday morning.
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H. H. Mellvaine
Court Street
Ellwood City
Second Ward
Mellvaine
Standard Engineering Works
Anna Craig
South Mill Sineeg
Pittsburg
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Washington Street
Greenwood Avenue
Pittsburg Street
Pearson Street
Lusk
Grant Whitstar
New Castle Fourth
CAR Service Company
John F. Greer
Boughton
McKean County
Hd Gil
Lords
Robert M’kay
Noah
Lover
Frank
United States Navy
Thomas J. Reed
City and Amalgamated Asso
P.marle
Amal
Charges Steel Trust
Pres. Crawford
M'Ilvaine
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