Five for council and potential mayoral race in city elections
Five members of the city council appear set to seek re election or election in the fall primaries with Berger defeated narrowly two years ago possibly shaping the mayoral scene. W V Tyler tops Socialist ticket for council while Judson Barnett plans re election and David Ramsey confirms another bid. Lusk Gilmore and others also positioned as candidates with Gilmore denying mayoral run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter V. Tyler
Socialist Party
Judson Barnett
David G. Ramsey
Bes Lusk
Joseph Gilmore
Gilmore
W. V. Tyler
Veterans In E. A. Service Are Demoted
Veterans in the Economic and Administrative Service are demoted as a seniority rule is applied. The move will affect forty seven trainmen and reshuffle duties among the workforce.
Austrians Loot Rovereto as War Intensifies on Front
Reports say Austrians evacuated Rovereto after destroying and looting the city. Rovereto lies in the Adige valley south of Trent as Italians hold heights north of Ala. Troops rush to the scene while Austrians reinforce Laibach and defend Tolmein roads amid shortages and mutinous sentiment.
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Rome
Rovereto
Adige Valley
Trent
Ala
Geneva
Carpathian
Laibach
Trieste
Tolmein
Switzerland
Alumni Banquet Plans Set For High School Reunion
The alumni association executive committee finalized arrangements for the annual banquet and reunion to be held at the high school next Friday evening. Mrs Klee of the Y M C A cafeteria was selected to serve the banquet at 75 cents per plate. Graduating class guests, spouses, and former graduates' guests may attend, with classes seated by year from 1879 to 1915. Each class will have a speaker. an orchestra provides music. Attorneys D N Keast and R McK White are available for former graduates not contacted by their class committees.
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High School Alumni Association
Klee
Theigh School
Mupie
D. N. Keast
Robert McK. White
Death of William Rhodes and Miss E L Martin
Obituary notes the deaths of William Rhodes aged 88 of Chewton and Miss E L Martin of Butler.
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William Rhodes
Chewton
E. L. Martin
Butler
William Rhodes 88 Dies in Chewton Residence
William Rhodes aged 88 of Chewton died at home Saturday morning after a brief illness. He was a longtime storekeeper, Presbyterian member, and is survived by three children Dr Joseph Rhodes, William H Rhodes, and Ella Rhodes. Funeral 1:30 pm tomorrow at home with Rev Charles Bell officiating. interment Slippery Rock cemetery.
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William Rhodes
Lawrence County
Chewton
Mr. Rhodes
Lehigh County
Presbyterian Church
Joseph Rhodes
William H. Rhodes
Ben Avon
Ella Rhodes
Station Is Broken Open At Pittsburg and Lake Erie
West Pittsburg June 5 Special to The News A passenger station was broken into and ransacked shortly after 2 a m A. M Arch Snodgrass found the break in J N McElravy investigated but nothing reported missing The safe showed tampering but remained unopened Several freight cars in the yards were opened with no theft suspected to be by tramps
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West Pittsburg
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Arch Snodgrass
J. N. McElravy
Aged Petersburg Man in Country Accident
Levi Shoaf of Petersburg Ohio was driving in the country about three miles from the city when his buggy was overturned after his horse took fright at an automobile. He fractured his leg and suffered bruises and cuts. He was brought to New Castle hospital where the fracture was set and he rests comfortably today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Shoaf
Petersburg
Sheaf
New Castle Hospital
Italian Reservists In N Y Escape Bomb Blast
In New York a bomb fractured the door of the Italian Neighborhood club early today but caused little damage. The blast marked the departure of 2,500 Italian reservists sailing to the front. About 200 Italians gathered for a farewell party last night and did not disperse until early morning.
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New York
Passengers Moved to Freights as Seniority Rule Enforced
Forty seven Pennsylvan ia Line west trainmen including 41 passenger workers and six baggage masters are affected this month by the seniority rule. Effective Monday, passenger men are demoted to freight service and replaced on runs by extra freight conductors and brakemen. The change disrupts routine and finances for many long time crews, altering domestic and social conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Lines
E. and
Woman Wanders All Night in Sheep Hill Woods
Katie Kuzner of Oakland, 30, spent the night wandering in Sheep Hill woods. After a Friday morning search without success, Officer Jones found her wandering and she was transported to her cousin’s home in Oakland. She is believed demented and in ill health.
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Katie Kuzner
Oakland
Jones
Sheep Hill
Want Shipment Of Ammunition Stopped
Circulars issued by the American Humanity league urge President Wilson to call an extra Congress session. They claim neutrality is violated by arming some belligerents while denying arms to others. The message argues stopping shipments could end the war faster and prevent starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
American Humanity League
Wilson
Congress
Europe
Ald Ranney Expected to Resign Fourth Ward Seat
Alderman Cassius W. Ranney plans to resign next week and Governor Brumbaugh may appoint a successor until the next election. Claude L. Mentz of South Bay street seeks the unexpired term, with others including ex-treasurer Alex Hanna, W. E. Patterson, and county assessor William S. McMillin also in contention for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassius W. Ranney
Brumbaugh
Claude L. Mentz
South Bay Street
Mentz
Greer
Ranney
Mr. Mentz
Alex Hanna
W. E. Patterson
William S. McMillin
Dean Case Before Service Commission
The Public Service Commission heard the complaint of Dean and the Smith Daggett and Kurtz Company of this city against Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Co. They allege property damage from 8000 to 10000 dollars due to raised tracks on Produce Street, causing water flow to wet theater environs. The case moved from local injunction proceedings to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Ded. Dean
Smith- Daggett and Kurtz Company
Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Produce Street
U S Embassy in Berlin Prepared to Leave Any Time
A Paris telegram reports that the U S embassy staff in Berlin can depart on moment’s notice. The statement, attributed to Mrs Anna Schaedler, cites German brutality in Belgium and calls for the German ruling family to be defeated. Mrs Schaedler is president of the German American Independent Women’s club in Chicago.
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U.S
Berlin
Paris
United States
Germany
Anna Scheedler
Chicago
Petit Journal
Hague
Free America
Cologne
Belgium
Anna Schaedler
Independent Women’s Club
Zeppelins Drop Poison Gas Bombs Over Front Line
Petrograd reports a major Austro German push toward Lemberg while Russians retreat along the Dneister front. 700 prisoners taken with many machine guns. Germans resume Ossowiecz bombardment. new use of poisonous gas on the Polish front noted.
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Petrograd
Lemberg
Dneister
Lvov
Russian War Office
Stryj
Tysmienica
Galicia
Bobr
Ossowiecz
German Zeppelin Raids Hit Russians Near Bzura and Raka
Zeppelins drop bombs with deadly fumes over Russian lines by the Bzura and Raka rivers. German forces along the lower San west of Rudnik retreat as the Russian position pressures increase in this theater.
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Bzura
Raka
Lower
San
Rudnik
Submarine Mother Arrives In New York
A French tank steamship named Kangaroo arrives in New York design to transport a submarine. The vessel opens its bows to store the submarine in the forehold and then closes for sea travel. Kangaroo is the first of three such submarines built in France and allows divers to be deployed globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Sunk Scottish fishing boats Edna May and Kathleen
The Scotch fishing boats Edna May and Kathleen were sunk by a German submarine off the Scotch coast. The crews were landed at Peterhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Scotland
Edna May
Kathleen
Peterhead
Brumbaugh Veto Reinstates Four Year Term Opposition
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed the four year term bill for sealers of weights and measures. He argued the change would turn City and County sealers into life appointments vulnerable to spoils of office. The veto preserves a life like term extending through behavior standards under civil service style regulations.
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Martin G. Brumbaugh
Brown
Nowling
Headon collision on East Washington injures rider
A motorcycle owned by David Edmiston of Taylor Street collided head on with Andrew Dietterle's automobile near Croton Avenue East Washington Street. The motorcycle front wheel broke but the rider escaped injury.
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David Edmiston
Taylor Street
Andrew Dietterle
East Washington Street
Croton Avenue
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NEW Castle News
ECO
Ramsey, Lusk
Barnett
Walton Bill
Vienna War Department
Carpathians
Tolmein Road
Friuli
Gress
Auto
N. Y
Abouts
Ald. Ranney
Dean Case
Service Commission
Amsterdam
Automobile and Motorcycle Meet
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