A W Woods Dies After Long Illness in New Castle
Andrew W. Woods longtime New Castle contractor and leader died Sunday evening at his sister Mrs C B Berger home on East Washington Street after a lengthy illness. He had recently been treated in a Pittsburgh hospital and resided at 1038 East Lincoln Avenue.
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New Castle
C. B. Berger
Washington Street
Mr. Woods
Pittsburg
Woods
East
Lincoln Avenue
New Castle Contracting Company
Notable city businessman dies at 45
The most progressive business man in the city, admired for his executive ability and genial nature, dies at age 45. Son of William and Martha Woods, he held numerous Masonic and fraternal memberships and worshiped at Trinity Episcopal Church. Surviving: wife, a daughter Mrs. William Bratschie, sister Mrs. C. B. Berger, and brother Joseph Woods. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at 103 East Lincoln Avenue.
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William
Martha Jordan Woods
Mr. Woods
Mahoning Lodge
A. M
Lawrence Commandery
Knights Templar
Lodge of Perfection
B. P
Dr C F Swift to Speak at Lawrence County Sabbath School
Dr C F Swift will be the principal speaker at the Thursday evening session of the Lawrence County Sabbath school convention at Central Presbyterian church. He will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. Swift is regarded as an informed voice on China, a topic of global prominence, and the opportunity to hear him is urged for all.
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C. F. Swift
Lawrence County
Central Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Swift
China
Dr Headland To Lecture Tonight At Local Church
Dr Isaac Headland renowned China expert lectures this evening at the First Methodist church. The talk titled What America Owes to the New Republic is free with a silver offering under the auspices of the ladies of the congregation.
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Isaac Headland
China
Headland
America
New Republic
Wait for the Whistle on City Bond Election Result
The News will announce the bond election result immediately after votes are counted. If the $200000 electric light plant bond is defeated the fire whistle will blow twice. if approved it will blow six times. Polls close at seven and the result follows as soon as tallying ends.
Speakeasy Trap Ends in Carried Crowd Rush
Police attempted to contain 40 to 50 men trapped in a Mo ravia street speakeasy as offenders kicked out windows. Officers flushed the space, but a rush through a doorway sent the crowd scattering. Four arrests reported, plus a frightened visitor found inside. Police promise more arrests follow.
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Moravia Street
Heeter Verdict Expected From Pittsburg Inquiry
The inquiry committee assessing charges against S. L. Heeter, superintendent of Pittsburg schools, will report to the school board shortly after 8 o clock. Opinion favors finding conduct unbecoming and recommends dismissal. A stenographic record of the evidence will be filed as the Heeter scandal has dominated local news for weeks.
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Pittsburg
S. L. Heeter
Heeter
Bond Issue Up For City Electric Plant Vote Tomorrow
Final arrangements complete for a special election to decide a $200 000 bond issue to finance a municipal electric lighting plant. Voters who moved since the last election may be barred unless still registered in their former precinct. Polls open 7 a m to 7 p m with regular election officers in charge. Fifth ward selects a councilman for the Select branch.
Temple Given Good Place on Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Henry W. Temple of the Lawrence Beaver Washington district was assigned a place on the foreign affairs committee in the committee assignments made by the house at Washington. Saturday a number of Bull Moosers were given places on various committees. The list shows that the Pennsylvania Republicans have been particularly fortunate in their assignments, nearly all of them getting places to which they aspired.
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Henry W. Temple
Lawrence, Beaver
Washington
Foreign Affairs
House
Pennsylvania
Haswell Pleads Guilty in Liquor to Minors Case
Elmer Haswell of Hillsville pleaded guilty at a hearing before Alderman Gross on charges instituted by District Attorney Dickey for furnishing liquor to minors. He was accused of supplying liquor to Fred Kirkwood of Hillsville and was held for court under $800 bail.
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Elmer Haswell
Hillsville
Alderman Gross
Dickey
Fred Kirkwood
Haswel
Alfred Austin Laureate of England Dies in London
London June 2 Alfred Austin poet laureate of England is dead born in 1835 and named poet laureate in 1896. The death renews speculation that Rudyard Kipling may become the empire's official national bard. If Kipling declines the honor it may remain unfilled.
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London
Alfred Austin
England
Mr. Austin
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Empire
Runaway Accident Injures Two Men at Shenango Valley
Ben Thomas and William Kirkwood are hospitalized at Shenango Valley Hospital after a buggy horse bolted Saturday. Both men suffered bruises and Thomas was unconscious on arrival.
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Ben Thomas
William Kirkwood
Shenango Valley Hospital
Thomas
Kirkwood
City Firemen To Attend Funeral
Members of the New Castle fire departments will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the Central fire station to attend the funeral services for Andrew W Woods a member of the Park avenue department
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New Castle
Central Fire Station
Andrew W. Woods
Park Avenue
Rain Causes Loss Of Hat And Watch
William Cummings a waiter at a local restaurant mourns the loss of a straw hat and a gold watch. A sudden rain storm at Cascade Park yesterday blew his hat off hitting a tree and the watch slipped from his coat pocket during the dash to shelter.
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William Cummings
Cummings
Cascade Park
Boys Secretary Returns From YMCA Convention
George Carhart, the boys' secretary at the YMCA, has returned from Culver Indiana where he attended the first general convention of association workers with boys. The event ran for the last two weeks of May.
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George Carhart
Culver
Ind
Association
Workers With Boys
Five Year Old Lad Reunited With Mother After City Stray
John Parker Simison of Volant wandered away from his mother in the city and was taken to the mayor's office. He was returned to his mother shortly after her inquiry at the police station.
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John Parker Simison
Volant
Allegheny Municipal Light Plant A Case in City Lighting Costs
Allegheny Pennsylvania with 145000 people shows a municipal lighting system costing 582659.96 to build now 652136.24 with 534000 bonds. 7830 arc lamps used last year at 58.89 each. city charges 5 cents per kwh for city buildings. Historical street lighting costs per lamp from 1899 to 1911 are listed. Sharpsburg 9000 population has 100 lamps at 62.17 per lamp for 1911. Other cities from 1910 census report show Galion 7214 with 137 lamps at 55 per lamp and Chambersburg 11000 with 141 lamps at 75 per lamp. Continued on Page Two.
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Allegheny
Sharpsburg
United States Census Bureau
Galion
Chambersburg
Coraopolis
Shenango Presbytery to Meet June 19 at Mora
The Shenango presbytery of the Presbyterian church will hold its regular summer meeting in Mora on Tuesday June 19. Twenty eight churches are to be represented. H T Baumgarde is to be ordained at this session.
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Shenango
Presbyterian Church
Moravia
H. T. Baumgarde
Pope Pius X Celebrates 78th Birthday in Rome
Rome on June 2 reports Pope Pius X turning seventy eight amid a flood of congratulatory messages from around the world including the United States. The pope spent the day quietly and thanked well wishers for his recovery from recent illness expressing hope for many more years.
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Rome
Vatican
Pius X
United States
Let Their Light Shine Let Their Light Shine
Graduates heard Rev W W Sniff deliver a bac calaureate message at the high school Sunday evening after rain. The First Christian Church preacher led a delightful program by his church choir under Samuel Lewis with seniors in caps and gowns marching to their seats. Rev W T Barnes gave the invocation. musical numbers featured a duet by Robert Watkins and Mrs Roland Roberts and a solo by Mr Lewis. Rev Swift spoke in the series opening commencement events for the 1913 class.
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H. D. Porter
W. W. Sniff
First Christian Church
W. T. Barnes
Angels of Jesus
Robert Watkins
Roland Roberts
Judas Maccabeus
Lewis
Swift
Miss Williams To Leave City
Miss Margaret Williams of Grove City will not seek re election this year. She has served 11 years as drawing and art teacher in New Castle public schools and plans a year of study in her chosen profession.
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Margaret Williams
Grove City
New Castle
Miss Williams
Local Grotto Delegates Headed to Springfield Convention
Messrs. Walter S. Harlan Donald A. Lusk and William Buchanan delegates from the Al Hakim Grotto have left for Springfield Massachusetts to attend the national convention of the order in session Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Walter S. Harlan
Donald A. Lusk
William Buchanan
al Hakim Grotto
Springfield
Mass
of the Order
Runaway Team Injures Family Near Lawrence School
A runaway horse team owned by Floyd Book of East Washington street attached to a survey caused serious injuries to Floyd Book and Ruth Book with six others narrowly escaping harm. Floyd Book suffered three broken ribs and a severely torn left ear while Ruth Book fractured her left ankle. They were taken to Shenango Valley hospital as the team bolted past the Standard Steel Car works near the Lawrence school building.
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Floyd Book
East Washington Street
Liberty Street
Mahoning Avenue
Shenango Valley Hospital
Ruth Book
Standard Steel Car Works
Lawrence School Building
Ministers to march in Sunday school parade
New Castle ministers plan to enter the parade connected with the Sunday school convention. A county delegation will join, meeting at First U. P. Church Friday at 7 15 p m.
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New Castle
Ministerial Association
U. P
Death notices for multiple individuals with residences listed
Death notices for Andrew W Woods 45 of 103 East Lincoln Avenue Mrs Hiram Bruce 64 of Washington Township Infants Cross 425 EK Winter Avenue Bernard Wehele 73 Frew mill Road A B Wilson 76 Coitsville Christ Held 65 Burnstown Samuel Eakin McKeesport and others shown in the record.
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Andrew W. Woods
Lincoln Avenue
Hiram Bruce
Washington Township
Infants Cross
Winter Avenue
Bernard Wehele
Frew Mill Road
A. B. Wilson
Coitsville
Christ Held
Burnstown
Samuel Eakin
McKeesport
Grand Jury Preview in June Sessions Short on Serious Cases
District Attorney Dickey outlines the June term docket. Most cases involve liquor violations with many defendants described as foreigners. Pleas of guilty are anticipated in some forgery cases and various other offenses appear on the list, including highway robbery and jail breaking.
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Thomas W. Dickey
J. W. Trover
W. J. Freed
Wm. Davis
R. H. Whaley
Peter Sanitor
Pasqualla Izzo
F. E. Cole
John Hudin
Mary Nassuta
Fred H. Kupper
Harry Anderson
Arthur Sturton
Elizabeth Sweezy
Reynolds
Joe Moreno
P. Devilono
Charley Nader
Mike Joseph
Mary Reynard
Nat Williams
Tonies Tropic
Nat William
Nick DeGenerro
W.S. Orris
Ellwood City Worker Found Dead in Home
An employee of Shelby Tube Works in Ellwood City was found dead in his bed at the home of Fred J. Gollrath Saturday night. The 65 year old German native had heart trouble, lived with relatives, and was unmarried. Funeral set for Tuesday at 1 PM at the Gollrath residence with Rev. Lentz officiating, Locust Grove cemetery interment.
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Christ Held
Shelby Tube Works
Ellwood City
Fred J. Gollrath
Gollrath
Germany
America
F. J. Gollrath
Rev. Lentz
Locust Grove Cemetery
City Assessors Start 1914 Real Estate Reviews
New Castle city assessors began work today for the 1914 assessment reviewing transfers of realty since the last appraisal and will start examining city improvements within a few days.
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New Castle City
Test New Auto Truck This Week In Second Ward
Fire Chief Connery will install the new auto truck in the Second ward department today. Sometime this week the council committee Huston Black and Raney with Charles Col nut will examine the machines test them out inspect the turret nozzle and cellar pipe and report to councils. If favorable the money will be paid and the machines placed in full service here. The machines have been demonstrated locally and seem to give excellent service.
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Connery
Second Ward
Councilmanic Committee
Huston
Black and
Raney
Charles Colnut
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A.W. Woods
NewCastle
A. W. Woods
Drg Swift
First Presbyterian
Dr. Headland
Haswell
Annee
Allegheny’s Light Plant
W. G. Deacon
Shenango Pres
Pope Pius
Bac
Sniff
Mr. Book
Surrey
Hazel
May Book
Cunningham Street
Seventh Ward
Lawrence School
Ellwood
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