Fire destroys Lowellville business district in Ohio
Deputy Fire Marshal Peebles will investigate a massive Lowellville fire that wiped out 21 buildings on the riverfront. The blaze began at Pietro Lombardi’s Washington street building housing Octavio Diatto’s grocery and saloon, spreading rapidly despite antiquated equipment until Youngstown’s mobile engine arrived. Four dynamite blasts helped halt the flames. no injuries occurred to workers though debris flew around them.
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Youngstown, CO
Peebles
Lowellville
Pietro Lombardi
Washington Street
Octavio Diatto
Youngstown Department
Youngstown
Two Chums Die in Tragic Double Suicide
Chicago report says Carl Steiner and Carl Miller, longtime friends from Germany, died by suicide after Steiner wed a three day bride who rejected him. Steiner poisoned himself and Miller hanged himself upon learning of the tragedy. both will be buried together.
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United Press
Chicago
Carl Steiner
Carl Miller
Steiner
Miller
Germany
Auto contest prep for Hawthorne speed events
Bob Turman and Ray Haroun tune cars at Hawthorne track in Chicago for speed contests set for Saturday and Sunday. Turman enters a 200 horsepower Blitzen Benz while Haroun drives the Marmon Wasp, the car that won the 500 mile Indianapolis race.
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United Press
Chicago
Bob Turman
Ray Haroun
Hawthorne
Burman
Haroun
Indianapolis
Denver Pitcher Hagerman Sold for Five Thousand
Denver reports that pitcher Hagerman of the Denver club has been sold to the Boston Americans for 5000 dollars in cash. He will stay in Denver through the Western league season’s end.
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United Press
Denver
Col
Hagerman
Boston Americans
Thiel College Student Fatally Attacks Professor
Luther D. Miller a Thiel College senior and Greensburg minister's son stabbed Prof. Ellis in the neck after a class lecture. The assailant collapsed on the steps and later slept at a downtown hotel as doctors treat the wounded professor who is expected to survive.
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Greenville
Luther D. Miller
Thiel College
Greensburg
Ellis
Miller
Pittsburg Car Seating League to Hand Out Buttons
The Pittsburg Car Seating League will distribute thousands of buttons on June 14 to push seats for working women in street cars. Milton E. Bernard, organizer and assistant manager at A. W. McCloy, urges businessmen to support the effort and notes working women will benefit most from early shopping. He observes older men often yield seats to women and hopes improved courtesy boosts the cause.
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Pittsburg
A. W. McCloy Company
Bernard
No pardon for Dr Clemenson in Chicago murder case
Annette Schanidt’s public plea to save Dr Haldane Clemenson failed as the Illinois supreme court denied a rehearing and would not intervene in the life sentence. The pardon board remains Clemenson’s last option after his wife’s murder case drew national attention.
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Chicago
Annette Schanidt
Haldane Clemenson
Illinois Supreme Court
State Pardon Board
Clemenson
Schmidt
Rockefeller Accepts $50 000 Tax Levy In Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller faced a $50 000 increase at the Tarrytown assessors meeting as he chose not to protest, aiding the village in funding new bricked roads. William Rockefeller contributed 25 000 toward the 154 000 improvement, while John D. Rockefeller’s ongoing assessment rises by 500 annually from 250 000.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Board of Assessors
Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Tongue Split Leaves Man Speechless In Hospital
Pompeii Delka of Indian Creek was brought to Connelsville hospital after being struck by a engine. Doctors stitched his tongue and he regained ability to speak and eat.
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United Press
Connellsville
Pompeii Delka
Indian Creek
East Side Line Extension Attracts Property Interest
A surge of real estate interest attends the East side line terminal as plans move to extend the line to the park. Proposals include paving East Washington street to the city line and a sewer project, with expected value increases drawing buyers and investors. The Du-Shane Agency is headquarters for ش
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East Washington Street
Du-Shane Agency
Jealous Merchants Appeal 10 Blue Laws
Sharon Pa June 8 In Sharon merchants push to enforce Blue Laws with Sunday closings petitioned to council asking District Attorney J Mede Lininger to act. The council approved a resolution forwarding the matter to the county prosecutor after debate on enforcing Sunday closures and stopping Sunday work.
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Sharon
State Street
J. Mede Lininger
Denny
J. R. McLaughry
Burgess Robinson
McLaughry
Davis
Borough of
Act of Assembly of Pennsylvania
Mercer County
Allen
Buckley
Nightwine
Hosack
Bruno in Custody as Counterfeiting Gang Tied to Pittsburg Outskirts
Joseph Bruno aged 30 is under arrest in Ohio territory on federal charges as a suspected member of a counterfeit ring said to have set up a head quarters near Pittsburg. The gang allegedly spread counterfeit dollars through Ohio towns. In unrelated notes, Scotch shipbuilders are constructing a 700 ton freight steamer powered by engines using the cheapest oil grades.
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Cl.usland
Joseph Bruno
Pittsburg
Bruno
Ohio
Scotch Shipbuilders
Nine year old Jimmy Sloggett faces reform school after a string of crimes
In Broken Bow Nebraska on June 8, nine year old Jimmy Sloggett is to be taken to reform school by his father. Recent acts include bringing a revolver to school and firing at a teacher, bringing dynamite to the schoolhouse, hiding in a grocery warehouse and threatening a clerk, and breaking into a confectionery store to steal tobacco and candy. The boy shows no remorse for these actions.
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Broken Bow
Neb
Jimmy
McKeesport Yard Move Tied to P and L E KR Deal
Despatch from McKeesport says Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad aims to buy sites including Demmler Tinplate works and McKeesport Saw Mill for large shops and a roundhouse to support Western Maryland line growth. Connection planned at Newhaven. Real estate men optimistic over the prospect.
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McKeesport
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Demmler Tinplate Works
Western Maryland Railroad
Mc Keesport
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Newhaven
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New Spring
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Mickel
O’donovan Rossa
Ireland
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Buffalo, N. Y. Hamilton, Ont
Lawrence Savings & Trust CO
East Washington St
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New Castle, Pa
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