Jane Addams Endorses Ballot in Suffrage Debate
International News Service reports tensions at the General Federation of Women's Clubs as divisions over woman suffrage widen. A telegram from Mrs. Horace Brock warns of a split if political clubs gain full membership or a stand is taken. Re-election of Mrs. Pennypacker appears linked to the suffrage issue, with many officials divided on the question.
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International News Service
Chicago
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Horace Brock
Pennsylvania Federation
Playground Instructors Selected for Six-Week Grounds
A meeting of the Playground association teachers committee chose J. H. Greenwood as supervisor. Grounds will open Monday July 6 for six weeks at Grant and Mill street athletic grounds and at Oak street Lawrence Garfield Westside and Mahoningtown schools with directors and assistants named.
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The
Playground Association
J. H. Greenwood
BE. McCormick
Claude Sankey
Albertina Buser
Elsa Ashmore
Lucy Fiscus
Grace Morton
May Martin
Clara DeArment
Ruby Clark
Clara Sample
Harriet Hamilton
Cora Andrews
Leah White
Four Children Found Dead in Creek Near Sapulpa
Mystery surrounds the deaths of four children whose bruised bodies were found floating in Rock Creek near Sapulpa Oklahoma They had been missing since Tuesday Authorities investigate possible foul play The dead are Reynolds 18 and Bertie Sulah Vina Sanders sisters ages 9 11 and 14 Reynolds worked as a casekeeper for the Sanders family.
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International News Service
Sapulpa
Okla
Settlement Reached in Surety Charges Against Local Men
Charges of surety of the peace between Andy Rinkovitz and Pete Luckovitz and between Pete Luckovitz and Andy Rinkovitz were settled yesterday at a hearing in Alderman J. eo Gooper's office. The settlement involved withdrawal of the charges and payment of costs in each case.
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Papenter
Andy
Woman's Arm Fractured After Auto Accident
X ray from yesterday shows the elbow fractured in Mrs. John McCracken of Leasure Avenue. She was injured in an automobile accident last Saturday.
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John McCracken
Leasure Avenue
Preaches Four Trial Sermons at Mercer Presbytery
NEW WILMINGTON Pa June 11 The Mercer presbytery at Leesburg discussed the licensing of Robert M Russell son of Westminster president R M Russell Delegates attended and heard four trial sermons one in full and three as ten minute outlines He spent two years at Princeton seminary and shows promise A number of minor matters were passed Sessions were presided by Rev Telford of West Middlesex who was elected moderator J D Barr of New Wilmington elected clerk
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New Wilmington
Robert M. Russell
R. M. Russell
Westminster
Mercer Presbytery
Leesburg
Russell
Princeton Seminary
Telford
West Middlesex
J. D. Barr
Visited by His Counsel in Truxall Case at Jail
William Truxall charged with murdering June Webster met with attorney Charles E. Mehard at the county jail this morning. Mrs. McKissick visited then as well. Prelim hearing set before Alderman Green Saturday afternoon.
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William Truxall
June Webster
Charles E. Mehard
Wallace McKissick
Truxall
Medard
Alderman Green
Webster
Meets Death Under Train Near Ma honingtown
One man was killed and another badly injured when possibly two men jumped from a freight train and were struck by a P and L E passenger train near the Ma honingtown crossing of Pennsylvania lines. The injured man, Michael Olich of Farrell, was found with head wounds and may have a skull fracture. Coroner Norris planned an inquest. the dead man’s name remained undisclosed.
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Mahoningtown
Pennsylvania
L. E
Michael Olich
Farrell
New Castle Hospital
Pittsburg
Cochran
Norris
McGoun Family Guests In Huntington Visit
Colonel H. E. McGoun of New Castle Pennsylvania and his son Samuel toured Huntington visiting Ralph McGoun manager of the local shoe store. The elder executive reports a depressed business climate in Pennsylvania but optimism for West Virginia.
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H. E. MecGoun
New Castle
McGoun
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Samuel
Ralph MecGoun
Keystone State
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Elopers in Jail as Father Hunts Bride in Pittsburg
A 14 or 18 year old bride Freda Gabriel Amin and her 21 year old groom Jacob Elias, eloped from Pittsburg to marry, were taken into custody near Long avenue and Moravia street. Her father, a wealthy Assyrian, pursues them amid family pressure to wed a cousin. The couple holds marriage certificates from Butler and await paternal arrival.
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Pittsburg
Jacob Elias
Elias
Jacob
Butler
Eighth Ward
Harry Smith
Long Avenue
Moravia Street
Freda Gabriel
Freda Amin
Webster Avenue
City Tax Revenue Shows Prompt Payments, Officials Report
City Treasurer C C Duff says taxes for the city and schools are entering treasury quicker this year. Since collection began a week and a half ago, 26700 has been paid, with 16000 city tax and 10700 school tax. There is 10000 city and 10000 school funds on interest from new taxes. Earlier fears of borrowing to end the term were avoided by diligent collection and school board solicitor Moffatt. Miss Emman S Brown of East street has returned from Washington visit.
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C. C. Duff
Attorney Moffatt
Loan Exhibit Real Museum of Curios at New Castle High
Citizens who have not visited the Loan Exhibit at the New Castle high school miss a rare display of local heirlooms and curiosities loaned by the Woman's Federation of clubs. The extensive collection rivals pieces in Pittsburgh and New York museums and offers a remarkable glimpse into the city’s heritage.
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Real Museum of Curios
New Castle
Carnegie Museum and Institute
Pittsburg
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Woman's Federation of Clubs
New
Thief Climbs Second Story Window At Connery Home
New Castle police pursue a second story intruder after a man used a ladder to reach a window at Fire Chief Frank Connery. A resident screamed, the burglar fled, and a similar ladder entry was reported nearby as officers search for a suspect described by witnesses.
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New Castle
Frank Connery
East Street
Connery
Ralph Gilliland
Stamping Works Tax Settled for 1915 16
Tax assessments on the Stamping Works property are paid through 1915 16. Five years back taxes totaling 5000 dollars were paid to the city treasury and this year's assessment about 1200 dollars was recently paid this week.
Visiting brother after many years arrives in town
Col. Thomas H. Evans of Washington D C a Civil War veteran arrived last evening at the home of his brother Alderman Philip S. Evans of the Sixth ward It has been 17 years since they last met The brother was surprised and pleased Evans will leave this evening.
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Thomas H. Evans
Washington, D. C
Philip S. Evans
Sixth Ward
Col. Evans
Grindstone Found From 1857 Flood Near Coverdale
Special to The News reports Wampum Pennsylvania June 11 that a three foot grindstone lost in a 1857 flood near Hugh Moore’s log house on Swaggers farm was uncovered while plowing. The stone remained intact and Swaggers recalls a twelve foot log wedging the house during the same flood.
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Wampum
Coverdale
Talbot Swaggers
Hugh Moore
Kermit Roosevelt Marries Belle Willard in Madrid
In Madrid at noon, Belle Wyatt Willard daughter of U S ambassador Joseph E Willard wed Kermit Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt. The ceremony at the American church of Paris was led by Dr Samuel Watson with chaplain Herbert Brown assisting. Guests included Col Roosevelt, Mrs Nicholas Longworth, and Oscar Strauss. Col Roosevelt praised by Spaniards as a popular figure.
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Princess Fella
Thurin and Taxis
Catherine Page
London
Madamoiselle
Philip Roosevelt
Mervyn Herbert
Maurice Marsengo
Fred Morris Dearing
Norton Wood
Bancroft Fernald
Willard
Col. Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Oscar Strauss
Heavy Fine For Rough House Arrest Message
John Packie also known as John Plato was arrested on drunkenness and disorderly conduct for a rough house incident. Mayor Tyler assessed him a $50 fine. failure to pay sent him to the county jail for 30 days. Others, John Reider $4, and John and Annie Miller were discharged.
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John Packie
John Plato
Tyler
John Reider
John Miller
Annie Miller
City Treasurer Relocates to Country Summer Home
City Treasurer C. C. Duff has moved to the country for the summer. He purchased ten acres along the Sharon trolley line about eight miles from the city and erected a small summer home, moving out for the season.
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C. C. Duff
Sharon
Health notices report measles and typhoid cases in Cumberland area
Ruth Calderwood of 718 Cumberland Avenue is reported to the health department suffering with measles while Charles Porath of 1611 Morris Street is ill with typhoid fever. Miss Bess Moon of Grove City is visiting Miss Helen Drake of Cumberland Avenue.
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Ruth Calderwood
Cumberland Avenue
Health Department
Charles Porath
Morris” Street
Bess Moon
Grove City
Helen Drake
Mrs Bud Fisher in Fatal Car Crash Injury Hope Dims
Mrs Bud Fisher wife of the cartoonist who created Matt and Jeff and Bringing Up Father was in a collision on Pelham Parkway near Fordham hospital. She and five others were injured with a crushed chest and serious internal injuries and doctors held little hope for recovery.
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International News Service
New York
Fordham Hospital
Bud Fisher
Matt
Jeff
New Automobile Police Patrol Ready by Month’s End
City expects the new automobile police patrol to arrive by month’s end. The contract set sixty days for delivery, aligning with the upcoming deadline.
Antilla Docks At Tampico Amid Armament Trade
The Antilla docked at Tampico with 3,000,000 rounds of ammunition and other munitions for the constitutionalists. Agents and oil men aboard discussed arming to defend about one hundred thousand fighters, barring U.S. interference. Bryan orders customs not to clear ships carrying ammunition to Mexican ports.
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Tampico
Antilla
Constitutionalista
Constitutionalists
United States
Washington
Department
Badger
Niagara Falls
Sec
Bryan
State Department
Canada
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Constitutionalist
Zacatecas
Natari
Barron
Convicted men faces jail as town case draws crowd
Dominick Colichio was sentenced to five months in the workhouse for aggravated assault and battery on Tony Farraro near the cement works east of town. Farraro was arrested in connection with the same offense and is jailed awaiting trial. Mrs. Theresa Boenza awaits sentence for selling liquor without a license. Walter Swick faces trial after Miss Bertha Koch testified, with her baby in her arms, about Swick being at her home on June 7 1913. her baby was born February 28 1914.
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Dominick Colichio
Tony Farraro
Colichio
Farraro
Theresa Boenza
Walter Swick
Bertha Koch
Ellwood City
Miss Koch
Suffragette Lavender Guthrie Ends Life in Inquest Findings
Lavender Guthrie, American suffragette known as Laura Gray, died by violent poisoning. Inquest ruled suicide during temporary insanity amid impending motherhood. Coroner cited the stress of an imminent child as a contributing factor to her act.
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International News Service
London
Lavender Guthrie
Laura Gray
Mrs Elizabeth Griffith Crockett 78 Leetonia Obituary
Mrs Elizabeth Griffith Crockett a longtime resident of Leetonia Ohio died at an unknown date. The notice lists only Margare t Daugherty four months as a surviving child and mentions Cochran's morgue with an unnamed man.
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Elizabeth Griffith Crockett
Leetonia
Cochran's Morgue
Margaret Daugherty
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Big Women’s Organization
Jane Addams
Sapulapa
Robert
Chas. E. Mehard
H. E. McGoun
Huntington
Lockup
Bride
Terest
Emmans. Brown
Poyterfie
Chief Connery
Kermit
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