Mercer County demands audit of Campbell fees
Twenty Mercer County taxpayers delivered a petition to the county commissioners requesting legal steps to audit Senator James M. Campbell's district attorney and later state senate fees. The group alleges excessive fees and aims for a formal inquiry, with signatures from local professionals and farmers across party lines. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
James M. Campbell
Boles Penrose
Board of County Commissioners
Senator Campbell
L. R. Heath
A. I. Hoon
Joseph Bentley
J. M. Kimble
Miller
L. H. Huey
Carpenter
James A. Hardy
M. L. Alexander
J. B. Maxwell
W. C. Black
Mercer County Farmers’ Association
S. W. Edeburn
Carver Cozad
R. J. King
Thompson Robinson
James Pastrick
R. C. McWhirter
J. J. Foutz
Joseph Junkin
J. L
Dr S W Perry to Attend AMA Meeting in Atlantic City
Mrs. Dr. S W Perry leaves Saturday for New York to join her husband studying in the metropolis. They will attend the American Medical Association annual meeting in Atlantic City on June 8 and return to New Castle about June 15.
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S. W. Perry
New York
Pas Od
Theetropolis
Atlantic City
American Medical Association
New Castle
Brakeman George Brunton Dies After Wheel Accident
George Brunton 40 of 117 Oak Hill Avenue Youngstown fell under a baggage car at Wick Avenue crossing Sunday night and died en route to hospital. He suffered crushed legs and had siblings including Elizabeth Brunton of this city. funeral Wednesday from his Youngstown home. He was born in Scotland, lived in Grove City then Youngstown. Survives include mother, three brothers, four sisters.
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George Brunton
Oak Hill Avenue
Youngstown
Wick Avenue
Elizabeth Brunton
Brunton
Scotland
Grove City
State imposes lien on hospital permanent improvements
Harrisburg May 31. The state will not pay funds to hospitals and private charities for permanent improvements without a binding contract. Bonds being prepared require signatures of all directors or trustees and create a non interest bearing lien on the property. The state may reclaim the money if the property is used for private gain or other non chartered purposes.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Fire alarm boxes tested draw crowd to central station
Fire alarms were tested today at boxes 12 and 18 causing continual ringing of the fire bell about 10 o clock Tuesday morning. A large crowd gathered around the central fire station as test signals were transmitted from the two boxes.
Memorial Sermon Praised by Veterans at Epworth Church
Veterans from the G A R Spanish War Veterans and Sons of Veterans attended Rev A R Rich s memorial sermon at Epworth M E Church Sunday evening The church was decorated with flags and bunting and the Epworth choir provided patriotic music Rich urged veterans to model loyalty prompt obedience intelligence and humanity linking Civil War battles to modern moral warfare He noted America s cause of liberty and urged continued fight against vice and crime under the Stars and Stripes
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A. R. Rich
Epworth Church
Sons of Veterans
Epworth M. BE
Epworth Choir
Rev. Rich
Rich
Gettysburg
Longstreet
CIA
Vicksburg
Jesus Christ
America
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
United States
75 000 Workmen May Quit Posts
Philadelphia faced a fourth day of a transit strike as motormen and conductors stopped most service. Only about a hundred of 3000 trains ran, forcing thousands to walk to work. Union leaders warned of a Friday general strike affecting 75 000 workers if demands are not met by Thursday night.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Carmen
M. J. Brennan
Carmen's
John J. Murphy
Central Labor Union
Rabbi Imolentz Called by Death at Shenango Valley Hospital
Rabbi Abraham Imolentz of the New Castle Jewish synagogue died Monday after a short illness. He had led the local Jewish church for six months. His wife and four children in Austria were poised to sail to join him, with tickets bought for a June 2 departure. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon with burial in the Jewish cemetery.
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Shenango Valley Hospital
Abraham Imolentz
New Castle
Smolentz
Austria
Mitchell Pardon Hearing Postponed Until June 16
The pardon case of Harry Mitchell, serving a five year sentence for burglary at Metzler's store, was postponed again from today to June 16. It marks the fifth postponement but a regular pardon board meeting is planned for June with the case expected to be heard.
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Harry Mitchell
Metzler
Pardon Board
Foreigner Hurt In Train Incident At Wampum
Peter Jalep, a foreigner, was injured around 1 30 PM Tuesday at Wampum while riding a PLE boxcar. He leaped from the moving train near a railroad bridge, was struck on the head, and taken to Shenango Valley hospital in this city.
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Peter Jalep
Wampum
Shenango Valley Hospital
Jalep
Five year old falls from porch injuring arm in Cascade street home
Frank Smith, five, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Cascade street, toppled from his porch Tuesday morning and broke his right arm.
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Frank
Charles Smith
Cascade Street
Lynching Case Replay Chooses Rehearing Over Trial
Supreme Court grants a retrial hearing for Captain James F. Shipp a former sheriff of Chattanooga and five co defendants in the El Johnson lynching case. The mob seized the convicted rapist and hanged him after a botched attempt at execution.
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Washington
James F. Shipp
Chattanooga
Tenn
el Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Ed Johnson
Criminal Court
Hamilton County
United States Circuit Court
Shipp
Tennessee River
Department of Justice
Gibson
Galloway
James Shipp
Jeremiah Gibson
Luther Willams
Nick Nolan
Henry Padgett
William May
Memorial Day at Pulaski Presbyterian Church
Memorial day services at Pulaski Presbyterian Church were held Monday with Rev. K. C. Hayes as orator. The church was full and visitors from distant areas attended. A double male quartet performed and the veterans in attendance included G. D. Brown, Frank Lowash, Samuel Harris, R. B. Thompson, Calvin Marquis, and others.
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Pulaski
Presbyterian Church
K. C. Hayes
3. M. Porter
L. R. Davidson
Arthur Porter
Melvin Johnson
Charles Porter
Charles Hult
Clarence Hamilton
William Ayers
G. D. Brown
Frank Lowash
Samuel Harris
R. B. Thompson
Calvin Marquis
L. Ayers
A. G. Knox
W. B. Cover
S. A. Armstrong
Prisoner Sends Flowers to Father's Civil War Grave
A county jail subscription in Youngstown funded flowers for John Brown, a prisoner, to be sent to decorate his father’s grave in this city, a Civil War veteran.
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Youngstown
John Brown
Fire drill saves children at Detroit parochial school
Nine hundred pupils evacuated in an orderly drill at St. Casimira's School in Detroit as alarms triggered a rapid descent to safety. A fire then erupted into a roaring blaze outside the building.
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St. Casimira’s Parochial School
Detroit
Mich
Death Record for Rabbi Imolentz and Others Listed
Death notices list Rabbi Abraham Imolentz of Moravia street and individuals George Brunton aged 40 in Youngstown, William S. Duvall 62 in Pittsburg, John Walls 26 in Pittsburg, and John Eppinger 70 in Butler County.
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Abraham Imolentz
Moravia Street
George Brunton
Youngstown
William S. Duvall
Pittsburg
John Walls
John Eppinger
Butler County
Mercer Woman in Jail Over Books and Audits
Eleanor Stewart, former secretary and treasurer at Cottage State Hospital in Mercer, is jailed for contempt in failing to surrender books and papers after alleging errors in Lytle W. Orr’s accounts. Trustees and supporters debate audit fairness and political blame amid Memorial Day letters from Orr ally.
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Mercer County
Eleanor Stewart
Mercer
Mercer State Hospital
Cottage State Hospital
Lytle W. Orr
Orr
Miss Stewart
New Castle
Samuel M. Stewart
Mr. Orr
Republic and Steel Trade Land At Youngstown Sharon
By a transfer of parts of their real estate holdings at Youngstown and Sharon the Republic Iron and Steel company and the Carnegie Steel company gain property long desired. Republic acquires land west of its Lansingville site, formerly American Tube and Iron, later National Tube under U S Steel, enabling expansions including a tube mill and new blast furnace. Carnegie gains land on Mill street in Sharon adjoining its works, sought for mills, previously valued at about 100000 dollars by Republic. The trade concludes to mutual benefit.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown
Sharon
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Republic Company
Lansingville
American Tube and Iron Company
National Tube Company
United States Steel Corporation
Mill Street
Carnegie Works
Sharon Works
Carnegie Company
Republic
Miss Annetta McKee Named Assistant Secretary
Miss Annetta McKee of this city becomes the assistant secretary of the Y W C A. Directors agreed to hire an assistant for Miss Grace Erhardt for the summer months. McKee will oversee association affairs during Erhardt’s absence and is familiar with Y W C A work.
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Annetta McKee
Young Woman's Christian Association
Grace Erhardt
Miss McKee
Miss Erhardt
Body of Emily C. Handen-Erch Arrives on United States
The steamer United States from Copenhagen arrived today with the body of Emily C. Handen-Erch, 59, Chicago resident, who died this morning of heart disease aboard.
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United States
Copenhagen
New York
Emily C. Handen-Erch
Chicago
Miss Stewart Claims Jail Over Mercer Hospital Audit
Eleanor Stewart denounces Mercer hospital trustees for having her jailed to force surrender of hospital books. She alleges false accounting by Lyle W. Orr and auditors Kerr Black, and protection by local banks. Stewart insists on an audit to defend her honor and name.
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Mercer
Mercer Hospital
Q. A. Gordon
F. P. Filer
F. M. Allison
Sandy Lake
L. W. Donaldson
Jackson Centre
T. C. Gibson
D Downs
S. J. Orr
Greenville
H. K. Daugherty
Grove City
Lyle W. Orr
R. C. Kerr
T. A. Black
Orr
Kerr
Mr. Black
Mercer County Trust Company
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Medard
Miss Stewart
Eleanor Stewart
Tributes of Love Strewn by Comrades
Comrades lay tributes on Memorial Day as ceremonies honor fallen service members. Local officials and veterans groups organize urns, wreaths, and moments of silence at city memorials and cemeteries.
Memorial Day Parade Honors Veterans Across Greenwood
Crowds line the streets as a large parade forms at the First Baptist church led by Rev. H. J. Whalen. Veterans from Civil War to Spanish American units march to Greenwood for ceremonies with cannons, bouquets, and flag-marked graves.
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Sons of Veterans
Greenwood
First Baptist Church
H. J. Whalen
Cabs
Grand Army
Rank
K. of P
McCracken
Joe Trax
Oak Park
Equalizing Influence of Education Sermon at First Baptist
Rev. H. J. Whalen preached on the equalizing power of education to this year's high school graduates at the First Baptist Church. Principal G. C. Dickson led the caps and gowns procession as the sermon warned against social ostracism and class barriers harming progress. The piece notes the talk’s reflection on birth, environment, and national divisions.
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H. J. Whalen
First Baptist Church
G. C. Dickson
Whalen
Old World
Farmer's Normal Institute Endorses A L Martin for Governor
At the Farmers' Annual Institute meeting in York Pennsylvania Hon A L Martin of Enon Valley was endorsed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He formerly served six years in the state house representing Lawrence county and has been a county institutes director for twelve years. Resolutions praising his capabilities will be circulated statewide.
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Farmer’s Normal Institute
A. L. Martin
Farmers’ Annual Institute
York
Enon Valley
Martin
Charles G. Martin
New Castle
Lawrence County
House of Representatives
Two False Fire Alarms Reported Monday
Fire Chief Connery and the Ray Street department investigated two alarms on Monday. A false alarm came from box 37 at 4 10 am and no sign of the person responsible was found as sparks fell nearby.
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Connery
Ray Street
Barber Shop Fire Causes Small Loss at 115 South Mill
A blaze at the barber shop of E. W. Howard on 115 South Mill Street caused only a small loss as flames were contained quickly and no serious injuries were reported. Fire crews dampened hotspots and investigated the scene.
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E. W. Howard
South Mill Street
Max Geiger Takes City Hall Janitorial Duties
Max Geiger, recently actor of the city building, begins new duties Tuesday amid retirement of McCluskey. City hall staffing changes occur as Geiger assumes janitorial role.
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Max Geiger
City Hall
McCluskey
Jet
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Atorial Dist
Mercer CO
Campbell
Youngs
St. Car
Quaker City
Rabbi Imolentz
Mitchell
United States Supreme Court
Republic & Steel Trust Trade Land
Lansingville, O
Stewart
War Department
England
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