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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1909

Page

6

Ten Bodies Recovered From Wharfs Wreck in Mandeville

Mandeville La June 7 Ten bodies have been recovered from wreckage of a wharf that collapsed as an excursion steamer landed Ninety victims are left in water with fifteen seriously injured and forty slightly hurt The grand jury will hold a special session to consider indictments against officials of the New Orleans and St Tammany railroad and against the steamer owners The accident occurred as the steamer Margaret struck the wharf at full speed with about four hundred people aboard.

Mandeville New Orleans & St. Tammany Railroad Margaret

Funeral in Boston for Charles W. Kelly Firemen's Fund agent

John Y. Sheehy traveled to Boston to attend the funeral of Charles W. Kelly eastern agent for Firemen's Fund Insurance. Kelly was a brother in law of the late M. H. Henderson of this city.

John Y. Sheehy Boston Charles W. Kelly Firemen’s Fund Insurance Company Mr. Kelly M. H. Henderson

Notice of nonresponsibility for wife's debts

I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife Mary K Park. 24812 George E Park.

Mary K. Park Geo. E. Park

Ben Hur illustrated lecture planned at First M B church

An illustrated lecture inspired by Ben Hur is scheduled at the First M B Church to promote a fight against injustice. The event aims to engage attendees with visual aids and discussion led by local figures.

Chicken dinner for workmen at Cascade Park

Mr. Welcher of Brooklyn owner of Old Mill tech project near Cascade park hosted a Sunday evening chicken dinner for over thirty workers. Manager Smith arranged the event and speeches praised the workers and Welcher’s attention to comfort as they toured the completed site lights on. The park owner rents ground space on a percentage basis.

Weicher Brooklyn Cascade Park Welcher Smith Park Mr. Welcher Mth

Children’s Day at Emmanuel Baptist Church

The annual Children’s Day services were held at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Sunday evening under the direction of W. A. Johns. A special program of choir music solos duets recitations and addresses was carried out in excellent style and the exercises were well attended.

Emmanuel Baptist Church W. A. Johns

Teachers May Be Elected Tonight

The school board meeting is expected to discuss electing teachers for the public schools. The teachers committee has met and prepared recommendations. The consolidation of the upper grades committee will likely report at the session.

School Street Repaired In Fifth Ward Cleanup

Health Officer McCandless cleans School street between Lincoln and Garfield schools and Mill street. The thoroughfare has been in an extremely unsanitary condition for some time.

McCandless School Street Fifth Ward Lincoln and Garfield Mill Street

Location Made for New Pittsburg Street Bridge

City Engineer Milholland and Engineer Gilkey with assistants marked the site for the new Pittsburg street bridge. Bench marks were secured on Washington and Pittsburg streets as preparations continue.

Milholland Gilkey Pittsburg Street Washington Pittsburg

Pollock Avenue Paving Completed in Fifth Ward

The paving of Pollock Avenue in the Fifth Ward between Long Avenue and Phillips Street is finished and turned over to the city by the contractor.

Pollock Avenue Fifth Ward Long Avenue Phillips Street

Lew Wallace Ben Hur Screening at First M E Church

An old notice advertises a stereopticon lecture on Lew Wallace's Ben Hur tonight at the First Methodist Church. It also promotes Kenmar Fair Ground Land Co property sales, urging buyers to secure prime lots with expected value growth and long term ownership benefits.

Lew Wallace Ben Hur At & Tonight M. E. Church

Irish blood in Diaz land

A traveler recalls seeing Irish features among Mexican crowds near Apizaco and Vera Cruz. He describes a red haired man selling canes, mistaken for an Erin exile, who answers in Spanish with a brogue tagged to the name Innocente Jesus O'Rourke.

Diaz Republic Senor Innocente Jesus O'Rourke

Deaths of the Day Mrs. Margaret Pfeil

Mrs. Margaret Pfeil widow of Casper Pfeil died at home in Union township near the city after a long illness. She was 83 years old and had lived in the city 65 years since arriving from Germany at age 18. A Methodist Episcopal member, she leaves two sons John and George and three daughters Caroline Breno Emma Pfeil and Mrs. Joseph Harris who died earlier. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 pm at the family residence with interment in Oak Park Cemetery.

Union Township Margaret Pfeil Casper Pfeil Methodist Episcopal Church Edenburg John George Caroline Breno Solomon Wortman Trumbull County Ohio Emma Pfeil Joseph Harris Pfeil

Infant James K Porter Dies in Hillsville

Mr and Mrs George Porter of Hillsville mourn the loss of their 9 month old son James K Porter who died Saturday from brain trouble. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm at the family home and burial followed in Hillsville Cemetery.

George Porter Hillsville James K. Porter

Money Back Fiasco Hits Marietta Playhouse

George Cohan recalls a touring show hit by bad business in Ohio and Kentucky. A matinee in Marietta drew a tiny crowd and a crying child demanded her money back after the manager stumbled over her near the back of the house. The incident underscores the tour’s troubles and audience anxieties surrounding the production.

George Cohan Ohio Kentucky Marietta Buckeye Lippincott’s

Courtesy Alone Will Not Do in the South

In a southern home a worn old colored man asks for clues, saying Bertha sent him. The woman recalls Bertha who washed for four years but kept clothes too long, ending with a sad farewell. She notes genuine courtesy lies with old negroes, yet laments their replacement by brisk white servants and the sorrow it brings the South.

Bertha Washington Star

A Man and His Dog Speak Across Firelit Hearths

Chesterton reflects on the bond between man and dog as an ancient, defining alliance. He argues that a dog’s soul reveals what the word man means, beyond any bookish explanation.

G. K. Chesterton London News

Doctor Corrects Student on Zero and Nothing Tale

Dr. Howe of Case School in Cleveland rebukes Morgenthaler for reading x plus y equals 0 as nothing. He draws a large 0 on the board to show zero and then erases it to illustrate nothing in a short lesson.

Attorney Affirms Knowledge of Constitutional Case Ground

Mr Dustin Stax challenges the law as unconstitutional and asks the attorney if he can handle the case. The attorney replies easily and says he is already at home with the matter and knows the ground perfectly. The law was previously argued as constitutional two years ago.

Dustin Stax

Patience Toward Others From Thomas A Kempis

A pithy medieval reflection urges patience with others faults while acknowledging one’s own. It stresses forbearance and mutual reform, quoting the idea that one cannot mold others to one’s will if self-improvement is lacking.

Thomas A Kempis

Age limit plan to weed senile professors

A New York Post editorial suggests a fixed age limit of 65 for professors or, failing that, an endurance test. It proposes mandatory lecturing exams and a strenuous faculty trek through current events to filter out entrenched, mind-numbed teachers and reward those still vigorous in thought.

New York Post

Woman Mayor Sets Long City Sidewalk Pace

A Kansas woman served two terms as mayor of Gaylor and declined a third. She prided herself on more sidewalks built in her tenure than any prior mayor. Her husband supported her, and even rivals say she did not neglect her duties at home. The office kept her busy about an hour daily.

America England Australia New Zealand Gaylor Kan

Distance walked by hotel waiter in single dining room

A hotel head waiter used a pedometer to gauge his day’s work in a long narrow dining room. Starting at seven am he ended after dinner with about ten miles traveled. He attributes the distance to telephone use and guests socializing in the hotel.

Origin of the Quakers name from George Fox diary

The article notes that outsiders call members of the Society of Friends Quakers, a nickname given in scorn. George Fox, founder of the sect, explains in his journal that Derby’s Justice Bennett dubbed them Quakers in 1650 after he was told to quake and tremble at the Word of the Lord.

Society of Friends George Fox Justice Bennet Derby

Better Than Ten Letters From Home

Notice promoting mail delivery of The News with options for sending to readers away from town.States costs ten cents a week and instructs readers to arrange mail service at The News office. It warns no agent or carrier has authority to take orders and urges timely subscriptions.

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