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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
1
Coroner's jury probes possible strychnine poisoning after Mrs. Frank O Dunlap dies within hours of drinking tea. Tea grounds preserved by neighbor E L Conover. four witnesses testified and chemical analysis ordered before verdict.
Sharon Ohio area report says machinists struck weeks ago and the company plans to replace them with imported workers. Sheriff Stewart and deputies arrived with a large boarding house being prepared for expected arrivals amid a protracted confrontation. Both sides insist on direct talks, avoiding outside committees, as tension rises.
Testimony shows Mrs Dunlap died from strychnine poisoning after drinking a herb tea given by Frank Dunlap. He recalls offering coffee. seven years earlier she suffered illness from a similar tea. Seven-year-old Edna Dunlap testified Aunt Tillie drank the tea at breakfast. The jury ordered tea grounds examined and inquest to resume once a chemist reports.
County commissioner and noted stock raiser William Gibson is expanding his barn with a large brick addition. Keystone Lumber Company awarded the contract and Harry M Wirsing drew the plans. The expanded barn will be spacious to accommodate Gibson’s growing stock.
Workers from local mills push Mahoning Valley Street railway to operate night cars after midnight. They urge the city council to provide hourly service, arguing the city is large enough to sustain night traction and that current service inconveniences workers.
Mrs S Pease of Lawrence Kansas had not left bed seven years due to kidney and liver trouble and nervous debility. She reports using three drottles of F Electric Litters and walking again in three months, claiming relief from headaches backaches and faintness. The notice urges other women with similar complaints to try it, with guaranteed satisfaction and availability at all druggists.
Advertisement claims DeWitt's Witch Water Salve cures piles without operation and warns against counterfeits. Names Paisley Pharmacy Hutton Pharmacy Fred Hyde Central Drug Store Seventh ward Long avenue appear as location cues.
The Pittsburg Post reports peace terms between United States Steel and railroads end plans to avoid independent lines and freight-rate cutting. Carnegie era hostility fades as Pennsylvania Railroad, B&O and Vanderbilt interests align, with a new belt line linking Bessemer steel operations to the union stations. Holden & Cochran finish trestle work at Hays station linking B&LE to Pennsylvania rail tracks.
Obstacles delay organizing the Sharon and New Castle Railroad company as Pennsylvania franchise acts require completing the Pennsylvania entity first. Leighton Calkins travels to Harrisburg to secure incorporation papers while promoters study routes, aiming for a short, fast link from Sharon to New Castle via Hubbard, with details to follow.
The Amalgamated Association and conference committee plan a meeting in Cleveland next Tuesday to discuss labor issues. Secretary James H. Nutt of Republic Iron and Steel and President Shaffer of the Amalgamated named conferees, with Detroit as an alternative site and representatives including W. E. Taylor J. C. Corns of Massillon and Colonel G. Watson French. James H. Nutt will also have involvement from the American Steel Hoop company alongside I. W. Jenks and Milton Coombs.
Joe Fullwood, a Fifth ward pigeon fancier, found a pigeon released eight months earlier at Oil City now back in his coop after another pigeon released near Dun Kirk carried it home. He suspects the bird was captured and kept by someone before returning. The recovered bird is in good condition.
Richard Richards nearly died after four o clock Tuesday when several teeth were extracted by a local dentist. He bled severely at home until Dr. Samuel Perry of Long Avenue arrived and stopped the hemorrhage after strenuous effort.
A Fifth Ward cyclist riding up Mill street Wednesday afternoon narrowly avoided serious injury after colliding with a delivery wagon. He passed on the right, the wagon turned, and the rider was thrown but escaped unharmed though his handlebars were badly bent.
Mr and Mrs David A Moore of Lincoln Avenue were surprised to learn their son Phil Moore, a Princeton student, had left for a European tour with a party of Princeton students. They had not known of his plans before he departed Thursday.
A Boston man who married a ailing rich young woman reports she was restored to health by Dr King's New Life Pills. The pills claim to cure jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague and all liver and stomach troubles. Gentle yet effective and sold for 25 cents at druggists.
Long Avenue residents near Mill Street complain the sidewalk in front of the Hichbaum Hill block is four inches above the established grade, creating an inconvenience as other pavements are laid.
Mrs S S Goldberg of South Jefferson Street visited Youngstown on Wednesday and will return with her infant granddaughter. The child’s mother died some time ago and Mrs Goldberg will raise the girl.
The Cascade Gun club conducted a regular shoot Tuesday afternoon with many members present and several high scores recorded. An additional shoot is planned for next week. Mrs. Milo Cochran of Moravia street has been very ill with grip. M. RR Hay of Sharon visited friends in the ward Wednesday. Joseph Augustine of Irie visited his sister Mrs J Rovegne of East Long avenue. L Goldberg and Harry Lewis of Bellevernon visit the Goldbergs of South Jefferson street. About twenty Erie men were in the ward to work for a railroad company. Mr and Mrs J W Jones attend funeral of Francis Morse struck by lightning Tuesday in Homestead. Friends of Mrs George Henning raffle a chainless bicycle for her benefit. proceeds support her after her husband drowned in the Shenango last Friday.
Sheep killing dogs continue to devastate Shenango township farms with Wm Sankey and James Sankey reporting multiple wounded. Justice of the Peace W D Walton notes seven claims in the last month.
Mt Union Clothing Co advertises 59.90 for any suit in the window with calls to visit Hutton's Pharmacy. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant, easy to take stomach aid aiding appetite digestion and liver bowels.
Marriage licenses have been granted by Clerk of Courts R. M. Campbell to Guy G. Gilmore of Petersburg, C., and Miss Mary E. Clark of Mt. Jackson, Daniel Bert Allen and Miss Alice Fitch Way of Wampum, Michael Crestel and Elizabeth Soliman of this city.
Norris Silver of North Stratford New Hampshire reports his cough cured by One Minute Cough Cure after failed remedies. Advertises the drug as safe and sure available at Drug Store Long avenue.
The Water Co announces an offer giving new customers free company goods upon joining. The promotion targets first-time water takers and aims to expand its customer base with no-cost incentives.
Three fine oil paintings have been hung in the directors room of the Citi zens National Bank. The event highlights new decor and the bank’s art collection.
Union Clothing Co offers suits priced at 9.90 for two days only Saturday and Monday. The sale includes items originally priced at 12 and 15 dollars.
Two prisoners appeared before the mayor this morning. William Paddock, arrested Wednesday evening for drunkenness and family abuse, received a $5 fine and ten days in jail for costs after a lenient judgment. A second prisoner, a common drunk, was discharged as a first offense.
The Rochester board of education sold $41,500 of 3 percent 30 year bonds to Robinson Bros. of Pittsburgh for $461 premium.
A brief note describes Devoe lead and zinc paint ground by machinery, marketed as lasting twice as long as traditional lead and oil coatings. The fragment references sales or promotional copy with product performance claims.
James Lutton faced a Potter hearing on a Sunday firearms incident. An information by A O Meyers alleged Lutton shot Meyers' dog. Lutton pleaded guilty and paid the costs. A testimonial promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from local Texas pharmacies.
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