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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
4
Notices describe publication details for The News Company of New Castle Pennsylvania including ownership, management and subscription rates. It invites public correspondence and specifies mailing address and payment handling protocols.
The New Castle school board meets Thursday to hire next year’s teachers and set salaries. The piece urges stable, year long contracts to avoid high school faculty turnover that disrupted learning last year, arguing teachers shape impressions and that hiring should not be driven by salary opportunism.
A humorous verse piece from Woman's Home Companion contrasts a 12 year old Jim Jones who rises before dawn to collect papers and observe the street, with a boy named Chub wishing for such work. It notes cold weather, a half smile on a frozen face, and Jim’s claim of owning the street while his father keeps him from work.
Sunday was paid over six thousand dollars for five weeks of services in Sharon. The town, long troubled by a year of industrial gloom, showed remarkable generosity and captivated listeners who hail the evangelist as the greatest living.
Akron falls 2 to 1 as Sharon outscores in a disputed call with two runs credited to the umpire. Earlier Sharon defeated Akron 9 to 0, provoking local papers to fault officials.
A collage of humorous quips and snippets from Lou isville papers notes oddities from crime to wit. A Wilkes-Barre woman wins 1100 after a car bump. A one legged man fends off a grim prognosis. A Paris prize seeks a birdlike flight. Youngstown water harms plants. Various jokes and local color line the page.
From San Diego to New Castle veterans of Battery B of Lawrence county gathered for the Mt. Jackson reunion. Twenty six veterans attended with about 2000 others present as 10 members were listed among the deaths since the last gathering. Subscriptions topped 800 for a Battery B memorial fund.
The annual Irish fair during Old Home week in Youngstown is now open with proceeds benefiting local hospitals.
David Clancy, 72, is accused of stabbing Robert Reynolds, 28, several times in the abdomen on West Federal Street in Youngstown. Reynolds is in serious condition and may die. Clancey says his life had been made miserable by Reynolds and others who pulled his whiskers.
F Myers was arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Eberle on a disorderly conduct charge and sentenced this morning to 15 days in the county jail by Mayor Lusk.
In Youngstown a single block contains four double houses with a total of 159 people living there.
A 1908 notice lists many subscribers for the Battery B memorial to be erected at Mt. Jackson. Names span New Castle, Mt. Jackson, Edenburg, Moravia, and surrounding towns with totals showing a grand sum of 1054 dollars and 0 cents after June.
A jury trial unfolds over the Duff murder with testimony on the fatal shotgun blast that killed Squire William Duff. Witnesses describe the shooting, identify suspect Joe Calaute, and recount search efforts while jurors are questioned on capital punishment and potential biases.
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