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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
4
Public notice from THE NEWS COMPANY New Castle Pennsylvania announces handling of checks money orders drafts and communications addressed to the newspaper rather than individuals. The firm is a partnership of Mrs George E Treadwell and Fred L Retz with Bert Wells as editor.
The 3:05 am nomination of William Jennings Bryan as Democratic candidate for president in Denver signals a familiar scene. The piece argues Bryan is the strongest Democratic choice, aligned with Roosevelt policies, and predicts a heated campaign where voters may favor Taft over Bryan as the Roosevelt-backed alternative.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce is credited with boosting the Democratic National Convention’s profile, but locals face higher hotel rates, room shortages, steep drinks, and flashy transportation charges. Delegates in Chicago and Denver are drawn in early to support the convention remuneration effort, with leaders extending schedules and hotel demand.
The report notes union labor leaders cannot find satisfaction in the anti injunction bank adopted by the authorities. The piece suggests ongoing pressure and potential actions as negotiations continue.
The piece argues union labor should form a separate political party or back the party with the best labor record. It blames Democrats and Republicans for not delivering relief to workers and urges laborers to organize or unite behind the party promising continued work and prosperity.
A Missouri journalist tallies the cost of bringing up a boy to manhood. He estimates an average total of about 3,000 dollars per boy for schooling from elementary through college, with state and parent shares outlined.
The first passenger car from the Pittsburg Harmony Butler and New Castle electric line reached Butler yesterday. It ran to Pierce avenue where hundreds gathered to inspect it. The standard Pullman pattern car is about as long as the Pittsburg and Butler cars with seating just four fewer and capable of high speed.
B J Ross former Greer tin mill superintendent was honored as guest at Carver hall Sharon banquet. Heads of departments and employees of South Sharon tin mill hosted the event with fifty attendees. Ross received a chest of silver valued at $300.
Hints and Dints mixes satirical scraps with notes on politics and daily life. It riffs on Denver news, Castro in Venezuela, Prohibition, pensions in Germany, and small-town quips about advertising, cows, venison, and bottle gas deliveries. The piece preserves a newspaper’s trim, period voice.
The Pennsylvania railroad buys half interest in the Lake Erie & Pittsburg from Vanderbilt interests as construction proceeds from Cleveland to Kent. The deal signals a strategic reshaping of rail traffic near Cleveland with possible links to Ravenna and Youngstown, affecting Erie lease arrangements and cross-town routing plans.
New Wilmington July 9 Yesterday was ideal for harvesting wheat as farmers rushed to cut and shock fields. Binders stood ready on trips to New Castle and by night many fields were down with 8 to 10 acres cut per machine. The harvest climate remains favorable and rye and wheat fields trend toward completion. Local notices mention health board meeting and visits by Pittsburgh residents, with several townspeople planning or already pursuing education, missions, or church activities.
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Tomorrow marks the first ten days of July and borough residents rush to trim weeds to avoid trouble. A funeral in New Castle drew the Marquis and Moore families. The Glidden tour passes through town with a single route turn and a moderate speed limit, presenting risky corners for spectators and drivers.
A man in a color line forming group near Croton avenue and Pittsburg street vowed to shoot anyone who poisons his dog after a colored man in a wagon revealed a dead dog from under a draped carpet. The scene included tears and a funeral procession as onlookers offered sympathy.
Lutherans gather in Greenville for the corner stone laying of the administration building for the new St Pauls Orphans Home. Main addresses are by Rev A E Truax Dr Sparks and Rev J N Bauman with Bauman to discuss the home’s history and growth in the Reformed denomination.
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