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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
16
Period bulletin lists officers and roles with scattered names and titles at a New Castle Pa news desk. It cites G Treadwell and T Ray among trustees and officers, with city editor duties and advertising contact, but the lines are jumbled and incomplete.
R H A Surface, dismissed as state zoologist by Governor Brumbaugh, rails at the governor in an open letter. He mocks planting potato peelings and questions agricultural policy while blasting the governor and advisers. The piece mocks German and Greek figures and favors a democratic king with Venizelos in Greece and criticizes divine right.
A New Castle observer under covert surveillance warned of serious trouble over conscription. The government began drafting and vowed firm action against anti conscription agitators. Police and troops would enforce the wills of those enforcing draft powers nationwide.
A fragment urges restraint by agitators and notes rioters risk harm to themselves if they persist. The passage suggests those stirring opposition may ignore dangers until consequences affect their own safety.
German military expert Captain Persius warned readers of the Berliner Tageblatt against underestimating America. He compared U S war potential to England’s early war period, noted doubts about tonnage and subs, and argued that one trip by captured German and Austrian ships could move 125 000 troops, underscoring potential U S impact on the conflict.
Rotary club in New Castle Pennsylvania meets at the YMCA at 12 15 for a luncheon and a special communication from Arch C Klumph president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs The meeting will include committee lists with names for Entertainment Social Visiting Public Affairs Transportation Grievance and more plus Ira Ramsey as Sergeant at Arms and W H Schoenfeld as Associate Editor
Local listings present Fatty Arbuckle in A Reckless Romeo with Mrs Vernon Castle in Patria at the Come theatre. Star theatre shows Peggy Hyland and M. McDermott in Babette. Regent theatre features Alma Hanlon in Pride and the Devil and Pearl White in Pearl of the Army. Nixon theatre showcases Charles Ray in The Millionaire Vagrant.
John C Russell of Eastbrook, who has worked in New Castle for one year, has enlisted in the U S Marines at Cleveland Ohio, entering on Tuesday June 5. He is now stationed at Port Royal South Carolina.
A veteran garden note contrasts cheerful seed sprouting with hard labor in wartime times. The writer laments slowness of vegetables, praises patient care, and laments pests, weather woes, and persistence. Local wit and World War I era references appear throughout the column from James J. Montague.
The column reflects humorous and pointed opinions on love, war bonds, crime, justice, and social quirks. Phrases reference junk dealers in Europe, Liberty Bonds over subscription, prize politics, and playful notes about a Sharon couple marrying twice. It closes with a noted inventor’s timely device for submarine resurrection.
A city story notes the discovery of smallpox in the lockup sparking discussion of fumigation and disinfection at city hall. It also reflects on the new downtown car system with complaints about delays at the Mill and Washington corner and suggests timetable adjustments to improve traffic flow. Several misspelled signs on storefronts highlight widespread spelling issues in the city.
Street Commissioner Bernard Rocks warns auto owners that washing vehicles on city streets wastes water and dirt the pavement, risking fines. The crackdown aims to curb this common practice as gardens bloom citywide with more potato patches and recreation for men tending yards.
An English inventor has created a method to make boards by dovetailing and gluing waste wood strips together, turning scrap into usable material. The process promises a low cost way to reuse discarded timber and may impact carpentry and manufacturing practices.
Walter J. Kinder of New Geete Pa Republican Ticket James T Atkinson of ae Township Republican Ticket Dr E B Bittles New Loin Pa Republican Tick William C Smith of ee Castle G W Heckart of New Castle
In Butte Montana on June 16 the Elm Orlu and Davis Daly mines halted operations after an Industrial Workers of the World led strike. Attendees at a meeting hissed talk of U S troops and formed a new group named Metal Workers of Butte. Most members are Finnish and protest registration day. The Montana state federation of labor will not recognize the new organization.
The group issued a statement that mines will be opened and workers protected. Five hundred guardsmen have been ordered to the scene to ensure safety and deter disruption.
Walter L. Alexander, son of Mr and Mrs M H Alexander, graduates Wednesday from the University of Pittsburg with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. He has applied for a commission in the United States Army as first lieutenant and has taken the examinations but has not yet received orders.
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