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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
4
Daily and weekly subscription rates listed including 0c a week and $5.00 a year for daily and $1.00 a year for weekly. Mail daily at $3.00 yearly. On sale at leading newsstands. Notices solicit public-interest correspondence from county. payments to The News Company, New Castle, Pa. at address, not to individuals.
The New Castle tin workers oppose a six percent wage cut as mills face shutdown risk amid high tin prices. The American Tin Plate company defends the reduction as necessary for fair profits, while workers claim it enriches the trust and harms labor, urging Republican leaders to justify tariff benefits.
The New York World reports a $14.9 million revenue shortfall this year and argues for reducing letter postage to one cent. It says rural free mail delivery costs $25 million, suffers losses without parcel post, which express companies oppose, while Joe Platt leads the post office rethink.
A collage of short items notes circus hints and local happenings. Pittsburg leads in baseball enthusiasm while New Castle and Sharon show mixed progress on roads churches and schools. Fourth of July plans include barn dances, fishing trips, and a Rural carriers day off with local civic and social snippets throughout.
Geo Elliott of New Wilmington won first prize at a Niles shooting tournament defeating region’s top marksmen and pros. He missed only seven of 170 shots, breaking 168, with four sets of 20 and two 20s. He earned about $40.
J W Halderman of Kittanning learned a costly lesson after hiring a stranger as a farm hand. A thief vanished with $160 and a watch from Halderman’s pocketbook while he was away at church, leaving him to delay payments for a tombstone for his deceased sister. The incident warns farmers to keep savings secure in the bank.
New York July 1 Joseph Liston just released from prison returned to the Berlin department store and set fire to lace curtains. A frantic panic followed as customers fled and employees fought the flames. Police captured Liston after a struggle. he had previously served nine months for smashing a window at Blackwell's Island. The act endangered hundreds and could lead to a longer sentence.
Cancer risk warning if piles are neglected leads to urging immediate treatment. The ad prescribes mixing six drops Carbolic Acid one dram Zotan and one to two ounces Zine Ointment with applications twice daily for relief and a permanent cure.
Prisoners at Youngstown tried to break out but only succeeded in jamming the locks so doors could not be opened from either side. No further details on casualties or authorities released.
Seth Holmes of Washington county sues the Supreme Tent Knights of the Maccabees to recover payment on a 20 year matured $1000 certificate claiming age over 70. The order defends that Holmes was under 70 when suit filed and cites amendments allowing 10 percent annual payouts after 70 with limits, arguing Holmes must exhaust internal tribunals.
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