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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
4
The News Company of New Castle Castile Pa announces ownership by Mrs. George BH Treadwell and Fred L Rentz with Fred L Rentz as manager and Bert Wells as editor. Correspondence on public interest matters is solicited from all parts of the county.
The article describes Sig Rafaele Palizzolo urging education to curb the Black Hand. Palizzolo cites 250 Italian societies with 37 000 members in New York and proposes a united effort to end crime through schooling. Enrico V Pescia argues Italian education would reduce crime by addressing ignorance.
New Castle residents note a sharp drop in out of town excursions to Cascade Park this summer. Railroads must cut fares by statute, but rebates and excursion traffic have fallen, harming local merchants and raising park prices. Cascade Park remains a popular Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio destination despite the lull.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad plans electric cars on the Beaver Falls to Pittsburg line. The service will displace local passenger trains and run faster and more often, likely every 15 to 30 minutes, spurring growth and attracting business leaders to Beaver Falls and intermediate towns.
The piece envisions expanding Pittsburg and Lake Erie service to New Castle or Youngstown, betting on demand between Beaver Falls and Pittsburg. Competition with steam rail lines could hasten growth, with rapid transit boosting Beaver valley property values along a 65 mile corridor.
A historical column argues Governor Pennypacker failed to set a death date for Frank Johnson. It notes Johnson’s sentence was later commuted by the new pardon board under Governor Stuart. The piece warns against sentimentality and urges careful use of pardons to avoid miscarriage of justice in Lawrence County.
Taft shows wisdom by keeping his acceptance letter brief and plans a campaign rule of short speeches. Supporters say speeches will be concise and divided among several speakers to hold attention, reflecting lessons from the Chicago convention. The idea is to avoid lengthy word pictures and deliver direct, businesslike messages.
A proposed post dissolution Erie railroad line could start at Sharon connecting with the New Castle and Sharon branch and extend to Pittsburg. This would bring another major railroad into New Castle, boosting industrial growth and general business conditions.
The Workingmens' Political club will be organized July 29 at Youngstown. Members plan to attend a formal gathering to establish the group and discuss civic affairs in the locality.
A wide scan of quips and notices includes humor about water pranks profits and dating, political jabs on Taft and Bryan, Prohibition theatrics, local school votes and crime tales. It also notes mining stock chatter and social banter on cigarets hydrophobia and court briefs.
Two automobile parties left New Castle today for Gettysburg to spend a week or ten days with the New Castle soldier boys in camp. The visitors, L B Mather James Wallace Frank Smith and Frank Filer and Don H Amsbury H M Wirsing W W Frantz and Frank S Hoyt, travel in two cars. They expect to reach camp about the same time as the troop and look forward to a pleasant trip.
Officials of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad discuss electrifying the entire system from Pittsburg to Youngstown with strong support from Colonel J M Schoonmaker, vice president of the Lake Erie, who endorses the move as low cost and favorable.
Carpenters from Youngstown Warren Niles Sharon New Castle and Ellwood City will meet in Youngstown Saturday night. Many will attend the builders day celebration at Myers Lake Canton on Saturday with Frank Duffey IBJC secretary slated as a principal orator.
McCann and Morrow of Greenville defeat Whitwind and Jack Wells at Conneaut Lake to claim the Western Pennsylvania one mile roller skating championship.
At Greenville yesterday 4500 finger ling black bass were added to the Shenango river as part of a stocking effort aimed at boosting local fish populations.
In Greenville Pennsylvania Judge Roberts presided as Catherine and Margaret Russell both filed for divorce from Elbert Russell of Ashtabula. Catherine received a decree for cruelty and neglect with $15 monthly support. Margaret was granted a separate divorce with $7.50 monthly for ten years.
Four men died in a Grace street sewer trench collapse in Youngstown as thirty or more tons of earth buried them. John Dyak and Tudor Borad perished rescuing companions along with Euwen Mulderan and Ralph Ruffo.
The Men's club of the First Presbyterian church of Sharon plans to expand the anti swearing society nationwide with Sharon as its proposed headquarters. Tracts and pamphlets arguing against profanity will be mailed broadly.
The Roosevelt cabinet saw a change on July 1 with Secretary of War William H. Taft retiring and General Luke E. Wright succeeding him. The lineup lists Elihu Root as Secretary of State, George B. Cortelyou as Secretary of the Treasury, Charles J. Bonaparte as Attorney General, George Von L. Meyer as Postmaster General, Victor H. Metcalf as Secretary of the Navy, James R. Garfield as Secretary of the Interior, James Wilson as Secretary of Agriculture, and Oscar S. Straus as Secretary of Commerce.
The Brewers' association plans arrests in Youngstown targeting saloonkeepers who fall under its ban.
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