Women Stars Lead In 29th U S Championship Tennis Event
Clouds dimmed the sun but did not dampen fan enthusiasm as Mrs George W Wightman and Miss Molla Bjurstedt won their singles matches at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Both are favored to meet in the final for the title.
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Philadelphia
United States
Philadelphia Cricket Club
St. Martins
George W. Wightman
Hazel Hitchkiss
California
Molla Bjurstedt
Norway
Republicans Win Illinois Election
In Illinois, incomplete returns show Republicans winning most judicial contests from yesterday. Four Republican supreme court candidates were elected, one Democrat re-elected, and in Cook County 17 Republicans and six Democrats won circuit and superior seats. Judge Edward O Brown, a Democrat, failed to gain reelection.
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Chicago
Illinois
Supreme Court
Cook County
Edward O. Brown
Roosevelt heads fishing trip aboard yacht Daisy
New Orleans June 8 Theodore Roosevelt John M Parker Jr Tom Parker and Herbert K Jobb photographer left today on the yacht Daisy for a fishing trip. The yacht Royal Tom followed with others aboard. Col. Roosevelt said on leaving I am feeling fine and dandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Arthur Teece Takes Post at Rich Jewelry Store
Miss Rolinda James of Bellaire Ohio visits Mr and Mrs Edward Gannon of Pearson Street.
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Arthur Teece
Rich
Rolinda James
Bellaire, C
Edward Gannon
Pearson Street
Lads Slip Out Of The Detention Home
George Ritchie aged 12 and William Clements aged 11 escaped from the detention home yesterday evening while the matron Mrs McCoy was away. They were found near Cunningham Park and arrested, then returned to the home and charged with horse stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ritchie
William Clements
McCoy
Smith
Jennings
Cunningham Park
Arrests Lead to $500 Allocation for County Liquor Fund
Peter and Mary Bongivenengo faced a liquor license charge after Detec tive D C Wolcott reported sales without a license. The defendants pled guilty before Alderman Cooper and again in court. Judge Porter suspended sentence on payment of $500 plus costs, funding the county liquor prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter and
Mary Bongivenengo
Alderman Cooper
D. C. Wolcott
Wolcott
R. B. Morrow
Samuel Smith
Alderman
Germany Will Get Windows By Sea
Amsterdam dispatch reports King Leopold of Bavaria in Munich praised England's entry into the war. He said the move would allow Germany better sea communication and expansion of its empire beyond current frontiers.
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Germany
Leopold
Amsterdam
Leopold of Bavaria
Munich
England
Germany Rejects Peace Overtures With Russia
The Lokal Anzeiger of Belin denounces Sergius Sazonoff's Russian claim that Germany seeks peace. The paper states there is no reason for Germany to pursue peace with Russia at this time.
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Belin
Lokal Anzeiger
Sergius Sazonoff
Germany
Russia
Adjudication in Bankruptcy Filed in Kurtz Case
Referee in Bankruptcy E M Underwood filed with Register and Recorder Eakin an adjudication in bankruptcy in the Kurtz case. W T Burns was elected trustee and bond fixed at 15000 dollars.
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E. M. Underwood
Register and Recorder
Eakin
E. T. Kurtz
W. T. Burns
Buggy Upset Injures Pallbearer Attendee at Wilsonstop Funeral
Mrs. W. H. Smiley of Wilsonstop and her husband were in a buggy that overturned while en route to the cemetery for William Rhodes funeral. Mrs Smiley sustains painful injuries though no other details are given about the accident or victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Smiley
Wilsonstop
William Rhodes
Insurgent Suffragists Vow Surprises At Chicago Conference
At the National American Woman Suffrage Association meeting in Chicago insurgent faction leaders pledge to challenge the Congressional Union. Wisconsin state chairwoman Mrs Youmans accuses Dr Anna Shaw of steam rolling yesterday while Shaw denies it. Today's program focuses on campaign methods in congressional districts as the conference aims to conclude this evening.
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Chicago
Medill McCormick
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Congressional Union
Henry M. Youmans
Wisconsin
Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Shaw
Hermon Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr. Hermon notes guests and callers around Hermon including John Roberts visiting J A Boak, Lucy Glitch staying with Hannah Biddle, Mrs Ella Gibson visiting Sunbury relatives, and Will Boak shipping cream to New Castle. Community events include prayer meeting, potato planting plans, W C T U gathering, and a church Sunday program with many attendees.
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John Roberts
J. A. Boak
Lucy Glitch
Hannah Biddle
Ella Gibson
Sunbury
Mary
Jennie Henery
O. H. Boak
Will Boak
New Castle
Ralph Jordan
Harlansburg
Slippery Rock
Walter Book
Hermon
Hunter
Plaingrove
Jennie White
Ira White
Iman Stevenson
Harry White
Shenango Valley Hospital
Eliza Dean
J. N. Hunter
Edna Boak
Lela Dean
Louise Thompson
May Thompson
Nancy Emery
Belle White
Mary Henry
Margaret Houston
Jennie Henry
Pansy Jones
Walker Book
Frances McCracken
Irwin Stevenson
Theodore Dean
Clare Jones
Norman Hunt
Leroy Emery
Shenango Valley Hospital Notes Update
Frank Ballano of Division street was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. John Newswander of Newport was admitted for surgical treatment. Miss Gladys Black, previously ill at the hospital, has recovered and returned to her home in Koppel.
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Frank Ballano
Division Street
John Newswander
Newport
Gladys Black
Koppel
Brumbaugh Signs Tax Measure
Gov Brumbaugh announced that he signed the administration revenue raiser creating a two cent tax on each stock transfer of 200 or more. The assessment is to be applied to the face value of certificates and collected via stamps sold by the auditor general at fixed venues. The law takes effect January 1 1916.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Nat Williams Returns from Western Trip
Constable Nathaniel Williams came home Saturday night after a long journey through the west. He visited the San Francisco exposition and many other coastal points of interest during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Williams
West
San Francisco
South Americans Tour Chicago Packing Plants
Five large Chicago stockyards meatpackers were toured by Pan-American Financial congress delegates. They observed steps from pens to dressed beef and then joined the Saddle and Sirloin club. Later they may visit banks and attend a Chicago Athletic Association dinner before departing for Detroit.
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Chicago
Pan-American Financial Congress
Saddle and Sirloin Club
Chicago Athletic Association
Detroit
Baldwin Town Notes Visitors and Church Events
Out of town visitors include Robert Morrow Mrs Robert Fury Mrs Wilson Stewart and Mary Wilson. Local calls feature Miss Carrie Hill Adda Houk Miss Adda Houk and Miss Lettie Hill. Harmony Baptist Church hosts preaching June 13 and a strawberry ice cream supper June 11.
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Robert Morrow
Robert Fury
Wilson Stewart
New Castle
Mary Wilson
Adda
Ruth Houk
Carrie Hill
Adda Houk
George Whiting
Charles Houk
Charles Morrow
Lillian McQuiston
Lettie Hill
Sprinker
Wampum
Sherman Houk
Albert Brown
Earl Houk
Slippery Rock
Glen
Butler
Edward Magers
Baldwin
Harmony Baptist Church
The
Typhoid Plague Strikes Turkish Army and Coast
Reports from Athens on June 8 say a typhoid outbreak hits the Turkish army and civilians along Asia Minor’s coast. Seventy five doctors died at a single medical concentration camp. German authorities in Constantinople allegedly urge the sultan to flee to Koniah for safety.
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Athens
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Koniah
Steamer A. W. Perry Ashore Near Sambro Head
The steamer A. W. Perry of the Plant lines from Boston for Halifax went ashore near Sambro head in thick fog early today. All 42 passengers were landed safely and officials believed the vessel would be floated on the rising tide.
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Halifax
A. W. Perry
Plant Lines
Boston
Sambro Head
Texas Ranger Killed in Border Fight near Fabians
Lee Burgette, a Texas Ranger, was shot and killed in a clash with Mexicans at Fabians near the Rio Grande. A posse wounded two Mexicans, with others pursued along the border, according to Fabians reports received today.
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Austin
Tex
Lee Burgette
Texas
Fabians
Rio Grande River
Drunks Cause Nuisance on Jefferson Center Streets
J B Clark of South Jefferson street complains drunks gather near the corner of Jefferson and Center streets. He says a dozen or more were in front of his place at midnight causing his family great annoyance.
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J. B. Clark
Jefferson Street
Jefferson and
Center Streets
Delayed Berlin Note Sparks Peace Effort Theories
The article outlines several reasons for the hold up in transmitting the Berlin note. Officials cite careful wording, a desire for a peaceful settlement, and verification that the Lusitania was unarmed. Dutch envoy Geldemeester’s visit to Berlin fuels talk of a German peace party and possible informal channels.
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Germany
Meyer Gerhard
Berlin
Foreign Office
United States
Herr Gerhard
Malone
New York
Europe
van Ghell Geldemeester
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Geldemeester
von Jagow
Great Britain
Washington
Seavy named president of Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of New Castle presents a unanimous resolution urging Governor Brumbaugh to approve two Pennsylvania canal bills aimed at linking Lake Erie and the Ohio River. David Jameson is appointed to attend the Harrisburg hearing on June 9 to press for passage while officers report a strong year and welcome new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Affairs Committee
Legislature
Pennsylvania
Senate
Ohio River
Commonwealth
New Castle
Rotary Club of
Newastle
Martin G. Brumbaugh
David Jameson
Chambers
Harrisburg
Jameson
T. H. Bopp
Board of Trade
Rotary Club
Good Roads Movement
Lawrence County
Club
D. E
Perry
Cambridge Springs
Marriage Licenses List From Butler and Nearby Areas
Oliver Kerr and Bertha Falkman of Bessemer. Floyd Wimner of Worth Two. Martha Brandon of Worth Twp. Wm Patton and Mary Collingwood of New Castle. D Bydkent of Ellwood City. Renryke of Ellwood City. Michal King of New Castle. Rose Kelliher of New Castle. Lee Green of New Brighton. Inez Osterling of Zelienople. Stanislaw Boronski of New Castle.
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Oliver Cecil Kerr
Bessemer
Bertha Mae Falkman
Floyd BE
Wimner
Butler Co
Martha E. Brandon
Worth
D. Bydkent
Ellwood City
Okcenie Renryke
Michal King
New Castle Rose
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T. R
HONDA
Ooorqoy
Sabst
Jo Spuvig Tv
County Liquor
Olmo
Ren
Mr. Hermon
Kelly
Grove City
J. A. Book
Simpson Book
Chas. Myers
Princeton
Bell Telephone Co
Will Reesman
Portersville Station
Robert McFarland
Philathea Mission
Francis McCracken
Nat Williams
Baldwin Stop
Ella Wilson
Ralph
Marvin Wilson
Scotch Woolen Mills Co
East Washington Street
Aya
Seavy
Samhimgo
W.F. Dufford & Co
the Bargain Home Furnishers
Wm. G. Patton Mary M. Collingwood
New Castlé Ee Ee
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