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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
2
Questions about crude oil near Seventh Ward and Mahoningtown surface finds prompt speculation on leases and potential development in the coming weeks. Report notes surface oil in stagnant ponds and interest from speculators in nearby Newcastle Junction.
John Myocher of Sutton street was riding an unbroken colt in the Fifth ward Sunday afternoon when he lost control and was thrown. He struck his head on the pavement, cutting a deep scalp gash, and suffered jaw and shoulder bruises.
Letters testamentary in the estate of William Wallace late of Pulaski township have been granted to his son Attorney Robert L. Wallace of this city who will settle his father's estate.
The Butler Times reports rising attention for the Prospect and Muddycreek fields as five wells are due to reach the sand soon. Twelve drilling wells exist with new locations, as Kennedy & Co and Hoch & Co prepare to drill on multiple farms amid heavy field activity this season.
George Hackenschmidt known as the Russian lion will never wrestle again, according to his physician in La Chapelle. The crippled wrestler suffers a deep seated ailment with a weak knee and partially paralyzed fingers, plus after effects from bladder surgery, ending his mat career.
Dr. Herman Prowe a German former Guatemala resident writes in the Deutsch Zeitung that President Cabrera contributed 10 000 in gold to Theodore Roosevelts 1904 campaign fund. The money is said to have been handed to Hunter the American minister in Guatemala City.
Forgy Knowles, an employee of Union Transfer, suffered a badly injured right hand when an ice pick slipped from a fellow worker while unloading ice at the New Leslie late Saturday afternoon. The wound tore a large hole and was extremely painful.
Henry Harrison of New York and Miss Charlotte Cross of Ohio were found guilty of petty theft in Milan and sentenced to six and ten weeks of solitary confinement. They must leave Italy within 24 hours as the American colony works to vindicate them.
Tasmanian rabbits once a scourge are now a cash asset as Fur exports to England grow. In 1906 Tasmania shipped $2,391,563 in frozen rabbits and $2,323,510 in skins, aided by freezing plants in Hobart and Launceston and a large workforce, per Consul Henry D. Baker.
A Cascade park event hosted by the United Commercial Travelers on Wednesday July 22 offers prizes for various contests. Merchants drummers and others compete in races and field events with top awards including a lawn mower, cheese, coffee, and multiple boxed goods.
Alexander Wells died at Wellsville aged 100 years and 1 month. A founder citizen, he helped found the Wellsville and Cleveland railway, later part of the Pennsylvania system. He served as director of the First National Bank and held longtime Republican allegiance. Born July 3, 1808, he was Eastern Ohio’s oldest Methodist. His father owned the land where Wellsville sits.
Rev W G McConnell of Fourth Presbyterian on the day committee has toured presbytery churches and expects the largest turnout. A special train from Shenango valley will bring Presbyterians to the park for July 28 with Rev Charles Stelzle addressing the crowd and a program of athletic events plus an afternoon ball game.
New York July 20. Ernest Glock 28 was found dead in his apartment killed through the heart. His wife Sarah 26, was found fully dressed dead on a bathroom seat with poison in her system. Police believe she killed her husband and then took poison.
Morgan Wheeler a 15 year old from Oswego New York escaped to find his mother Mrs Florence M Wheeler and after a dramatic search in Manhattan he was brought to a Harlem police station where officers located his mother at 200 Manhattan Avenue and the pair were reunited.
Reports say construction in Youngstown is slowed by a shortage of bricklayers, delaying multiple building projects and raising concerns about timelines and budget implications for the city.
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