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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
4
The piece discusses upcoming June weddings and Fourth of July festivities while noting a Supreme Court tobacco trust decision. It contrasts a light parade mood with a horse race scene and includes a remark about Champ Clark and 1912 Democratic nomination considerations.
A deficit was once seen as inevitable in the post office department but now a $3,000,000 surplus has been returned to the federal treasury. Postmaster General Hitchcock credits efficiency and service extensions for the reform and notes a possible penny letter rate along with parcel post expansion, which may face tougher approval in Congress.
A rural youth in Chicago endured exposure and hunger while seeking gold in the streets. The piece argues city glamour lures country-born youths, leaving farms to foreigners, tearing families apart, and showing little effect of the Back to the Soil movement as country-born men struggle in urban life.
The piece argues city life pressures push families toward farming dreams but lack of farming science leads to failure. It notes improved machinery, soil differences, and rising dairying and fruit growing in Lawrence County. It suggests rural life must offer more leisure and luxuries to keep country families from returning to cities.
John J Spearman aged 87 retired iron manufacturer and for 39 years president of the First National bank of Sharon died at his home in Sharon. He organized the Spearman Iron company in 1872 and built Spearman furnaces at Sharpsville. He served as bank president, director of the Sharon railroad Erie Pittsburg railroad and Bessemer Gas Engine company. He married Cordelia Breed in 1851 and was survived by a son and three daughters.
Friends and relatives gathered Wednesday afternoon for the funeral of the late W. D. Craig at his wife's home on North Mill Street. Dr. Scott F. Hershey of the First Presbyterian church conducted the service. Interment followed at Graceland Cemetery with pallbearers Robert McBurney Harry Bryan William Franz Charles Nickum William G Dunn and A D Newell.
New Castle residents learn with regret of the death of Mrs. Margaret Rayle widow of John Rayle. She died Monday at midnight at the home of her daughter Mrs. U S Rigby 5329 Kincaid street East End Pittsburg. She was 65. The funeral is set for Thursday afternoon.
Friends report the death of William Shaffer at his home in Economy City on Wednesday. The funeral is planned for Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The funeral for Mrs Josephine Duval of 812 State Street is set for Friday at 9 AM at St Marys Church with interment in St Marys Cemetery.
John W. Gates testifies before the Stanley steel trust probe committee in the House of Representatives. He says the ex-President Roosevelt was bunked by a fake statement alleging that absorbing the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by the steel trust would avert a market panic.
A collage of satirical items and anecdotes from New Castle including tree surgeons, school year end jokes, civic notes, political jabs at Diaz and Bryan, humor about shoes and cider presses, and odd local happenings. It blends light wit with regional reflections and brief incidents across town.
Washington reports Democrats in the House caucus backing a 50 percent reduction in the wool tariff. Chairman Underwood of the Ways and Means committee predicts adoption by two thirds, aligning most Democrats, while Bryan supporters led by Francis Burton Harrison push to block the pledge-violating measure.
A long list of court motions and actions continues including motions for new trials and judgments non obstante veredicto in cases such as Shenango Railway Light Co against Pittsburgh Harmony Butler New Castle Railway Co, and Michael Pyle et al. against Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. along with related equity and debtor-creditor proceedings.
In New York on Decoration Day 15 year old Carmine Piombiano confessed to shooting 11 year old Johnny Maile over a dispute about stolen money. He claimed the death was accidental and implicated accomplices while Adults were held as witnesses. The case involved multiple youths and a revolver supplied by Bart Inziani.
Dan O'Reilly, a noted New York lawyer who defended Nan Patterson and Harry Thaw, was convicted as a receiver of stolen goods in the return of 87000 dollars worth of securities stolen in March from Aaron Bancroft, an aged banker.
Officials in Indianapolis disclose a scoring miscalculation in the 500 mile race run on Decoration Day. Joe Dawson, driving the second Marmon car, is now credited with finishing fifth after a one lap extra, moving DePalma to sixth Metz to seventh Turner to eighth, with ninth and tenth places left in doubt and Harroun at 6 42 08.
New Castle personal workers plan meetings at the Airdome on Friday and Saturday evenings. An effort to secure Attorney Anderson of Youngstown for a talk is in progress but unconfirmed. He will not attend Friday night but may speak Saturday night.
An ad from W. H. Hodgkinson & Co. promotes made to measure suits cut to fit the figure with premium fabrics from domestic and imported lines. Suits priced from 30 to 45 dollars, offered in the Third Floor of the Lawrence Savings & Trust Building.
County and state dog taxes for 1911 are due to the County Treasurer to avoid a five percent abatement. Taxes must be paid in the courthouse office of W. E. Agnew, County Treasurer.
A witty line plays on gender roles noting that being a good roaster does not prove cooking skill. The quip challenges stereotypes about women’s culinary abilities and humorously redefines domestic expertise.
Rev. U. M. Upperman of St. Luke's A. M. E. Zion will lead a 3 PM service Friday at the Almira home with his organist and soloist accompanying.
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