Wife Knew Not of Husband's Death
Edward H. Ward was killed in a Kansas railroad wreck while returning home to the Clendenin family on North Mercer street. Mrs. Ward and their daughter, unaware of the disaster, faced the tragedy after learning Ward had missed the dining car, then found him among the dead in the smoking car. The bereaved widow, supported by Rev. H. S. Jordan and others, mourns a man who lived for others and had plans for a bright future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendenin
Mercer Street
Edward Hi. Ward
Kansas
Jordan
D. L
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Ward
Ward
Santa Fe Limited
Missouri Pacific
Wilbur Chapman
Brooklyn
Kansas City
Braddock Case Limits Wires and Poles Tax Authority
Judge J A Evans in common pleas court ruled boroughs may not rely on a license fee for supervision as a tax on poles and wires. The Braddock versus Allegheny County Telephone case questioned if the 1894 ordinance intended to exempt license fees from liability. The decision states councils could not substitute street occupancy terms for license payments if beyond council power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Evans
Common Pleas
Borough of
Braddock
Allegheny County Telephone Company
Pittsburg
Telephone Company
I Senatee
Majority Should Rule In 24th District Nominations
The Philadelphia Press argues Republicans in Beaver Lawrence and Washington counties should let the people vote on nomination plans. It cites Beaver as the obstacle and urges a popular vote method to honor the district majority and decide the primary method by direct public ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Twenty-fourth
Beaver
Lawrence
Washington
Acheson
Beaver County
Coroner’s Jury Rules Mrs Roseberry Murdered In Bed
The coroner’s inquest at Sharpsville found Mrs Isabela Roseberry was murdered in her bedroom and dragged to the hallway by an unknown person or persons. Henry Roseberry testified about his alcohol use and denying threats to kill his mother. Dr M J Sample described a razor wound on the throat and a dull-edged arm wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabela Roseberry
Sharpsville
T. O. Hingen
Sharon
Henry Roseberry
Ife
Hagen
Roseberry
M. J. Sample
Ambulance Drove Into Ditch at Shenangs Valley Steel Mill
Dunn and Rice ambulance rushing to aid at midnight collided with a wide trench dug across the road on steel mill property. Driver Wolford escaped injury while Joe Martinski, a laborer, suffered back injuries and possible internal damage after a fall from a mill stack. Mill authorities lament the accident blaming lack of a warning.
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Shenangs Valley
Dunn &€& Rice
Kved Wolford
Offult
Joe Martinski
Steel Mill
Huge Black Snake Killed Near Covert Station
W B Eckelberger killed a massive black snake over seven feet long and three inches in diameter while clearing land for W A Petrie near Covert station. He fought the snake in a short battle, noting it as the largest snake he has ever slain in the area. another similarly large snake was seen but not killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covert Station
W. B. Feckelberger
W. A. Petrie
Fertilizers Offered by Armour Zeil and Keystone Plow
Armour's and Zeil's high grade reliable fertilizers are available along with Kainit and Nitrate of Soda. Keystone Plow Co promotes these agricultural supplies, emphasizing quality and consistency for farmers and gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour’s and Zeil's
Keystone Plow Co
Man Hurt At Pawnee Bill Show In Pittsburgh
Patrick Callahan of Croton avenue was pushed from the Gardner avenue bridge during the Pawnee Bill show crowds. He fell about 15 feet onto ragged rocks, suffering head wounds and two broken ribs. He was treated by Dr Boak after stitches and care at the street car office. Police guarded grounds to prevent trouble. A man named Tom Mason was arrested for firing within city limits and fined five dollars. The show faced wet weather and lower crowd satisfaction. Pawnee Bill blamed storms and reduced forces, preparing to travel to McKees Rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Callahan
Croton Avenue
Gardner Avenue
Tie
Callahan
Traction Company
Fie
R. G. Boak
Horner
Tom Mason
McCrudden
Central Headquarters
Pawnee Bill
Ohio
McKees Rocks
Bill Wag
New Schedule On The P L E R R
Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad passenger service introduces a through Buffalo line with stops at North East Erie and Ashtabula. A Buffalo to Pittsburgh sleeper train now runs nightly. Local trains expand with Shenango Valley as a new terminal and six more trains added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Lake Lirie Railroad
North East
Buffalo
Ashtabula
West Pittsburg
Shenango Valley
Beaver Falls
New Castle
New Castle Junction
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Body Found In Creek Near Homewood
John Haney of Homewood, a long time track walker for the P W E Railroad, was found in the creek a half mile north of Homewood after foreman John Ashley and Supervisor J Shawness spotted a manlike object. Initial signs included neck bruising and leg bruises, leading to speculation of foul play. His friends think he may have been temporarily demented and jumped into the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ashley
J Shawness
P. & L. E. Railroad
Homewood
John Haney
Death of Hugh Cochran in buggy ride to doctor
Hugh Cochran a 40 year old resident of Neshannock township died Thursday afternoon while being driven in a buggy to Dr R A Wallace on Jefferson street after suffering a lung hemorrhage. His brother Arnold Cochran carried him to the physician and then to an undertaker. He is survived by several siblings and is to be buried at Greenwood cemetery after services at the Cochran residence Sunday at 2:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Cochran
Nashannock Township
Jefferson Street
George Arnold Cochran
Fair Grounds
Highland Avenue
Arnold Cochran
Lugh
Arnold
R. A. Wallace
Mr. Cochran
Undertakers Establishment
T. K. Cochran
Pulaski Road
Charles
Fredonia
William
Shaklevinde
Mercer County
Mary Phillips
Sterling
Ill
S. Thompson
Colorado
Neva Neer
Illinois
George Arnold
Rosie White
Kate Moore
Neshannock Township
G. A. Cochran
Greenwood Cemetery
Accidental Shooting Wounds Wife In Madison Avenue Home
William Hogue of the Seventh ward fired a small revolver while his children played with it, wounding his wife in the right leg. The bullet was four inches deep before extraction. She remains seriously hurt but is expected to recover barring blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hogue
Seventh Ward
Madison Avenue
Hogue
Newport Man Severely Injured Crossing Railroad Bridge
Samuel Chapman of Newport was badly injured late Thursday afternoon while crossing the Newport rail road bridge en route to West Pittsburg tile works. Caught between two trains, his right arm was ground off above the elbow. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital where the arm was amputated near the shoulder. doctors anticipate his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Chapman
Newport
West Pittsburg
Dunn & Rice
Mrs Sarah A Stewart Dies Suddenly At Home
Mrs Sarah A Stewart wife of Joseph R Stewart died suddenly at her home 168 North Bay street Monday shortly before noon. Cause heart failure she was about TM years old and a Methodist church member. She leaves husband and one son Russell B Stewart 11. Married about 35 years maiden name Shape. She had one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Stewart
Joseph KR. Stewart
North Bay Street
Earth
Servian Revolution Ends King Alexander Rule
Belgrade reports that King Alexander and Queen Draga were assassinated as a military revolution swept Belgrade at 2 am. Eight people killed, including Premier Zinzar and Commander Markovitch, as troops installed Prince Kara-Georgoviteh as king and a new government formed led by M Avakomoviteh. Geneva notes Prince Hiara-Georgevitch’s claimed kingship. Belgrade and London dispatches detail continued political fallout and parliamentary ratification plans.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Queen Draga
Zinzar
Markovitch
Kara-Georgoviteh
M. Avakomoviteh
Independent Liberal Party
Kara-Georgevitch
Obrenovitch
Kara George
Black George
Paris
Servia
Milan
Draga
Skuptschina
Geneva
Hiara- Georgevitch
M. Milatevitch
Senate
Peter Kara- Georgeviteh
Peter Kara- Georgevitch
London
Balfour
Gibson Uiewles
Lynn Regis
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Killed on Tracks Near Wampum
Dominick Caressa, 24, an Italian laborer, was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train while walking near Wampum Thursday afternoon. He died about midnight after being taken to Shenango Valley hospital with a fractured skull and other injuries. Caressa had lived in West Pittsburg three months and worked as a laborer on the railroad. Funeral from St. Vitus church Saturday at 8 AM, with interment at St. Joseph's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Wampum
Dominick Caressa
Caressa
Garessa
Shenango Valley Hospital
West Pittsburg
St. Vitus
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Well Known Hotel Keeper in Sharpsville Ends Life
Telegram from Sharpsville reports Michael Knapp, proprietor of a $35 000 brick hotel, shot and killed himself at his home on Fourth street. Known locally for years, Knapp recently sold the Knapp house to his son in law and began building a new hotel. He had shown signs of distress for weeks and is survived by several daughters and local relatives.
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Sharpsville
Michael Knapp
Fourth Street
Druys
Hullet
Knapp
Sharon
Mehler
Nicholas Mehler
Miller
Damages Sought After Train Derailment Injury
John Battengee, 28, was injured when a Pittsburg and Lake Erie passenger train derailed near Mahoning town. Attorney Det. F. Anderson filed in common pleas court for $40,000 damages, with colleagues Thomas M. and Rody Marshal assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Battengee
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Lowellville
Youngstown
Mahoningtown
Ballengee
Det. F. Anderson
Common Pleas Court
Anderson
Thomas M. and
Rody Marshal
Pigs for sale advertised to box 134 New Castle Pa
Buyers are asked to contact Ti Beil at ot2 by mail to box 134 in New Castle Pennsylvania for pig sales. The notice seeks interested parties to arrange purchases through the listed contact point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ti Beil
Keystone Plow Co ties to Palm Toola machinery and fertilitzers
A brief notice references Palm Toola and the Keystone Plow Company in connection with machinery and fertilizers. It notes business ties and potential procurement or production links, highlighting corporate names and the sector involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Toola, Machinery and Fertilizers
Keystone Plow Co
Por Sale Bond Offering By City Corporation
Corporation bonds offered for sale totaling 20 five hundred dollar bonds due in two years bearing six percent interest and secured by a fifty year city property. See R L Wallace, attorney, Kurta block, city, ot 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Wallace
Kurta
Explosion at Thompson Run Mine Sparks 75 Miners at Risk
More than 75 miners faced possible death after a huge oil receptacle exploded near the main entrance shaft at Thompson Run Coal Co. mine five miles south of Ellwood City. Fire spread quickly but all men and even mules escaped. initial reports of 300 entombed were denied. Fire was put out within an hour and operations may resume soon. The cause remains unknown while inspectors investigate. The mine, backed by local investors including Hoyt, Douthitt, and Coban, is considered among the region’s best.
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Thompson Run Coal Company
Ellwood City
Frank Douthitt
Neshannock Avenue
Douthitt
Thompson Run
Lewis S. Hoyt
William Douthitt
Frank Hoyt
This City
Charles Coban
The
Ellwood City National Bank
Woman Wanted For Home Work In Philadelphia
An advertisement seeks a woman with intelligence and energy for home duties, offering pay of 12 to 20 dollars weekly. Apply via Department M box 78, Philadelphia, 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. “M
Philadelphia
Chewton ISD Board to Elect Teachers Saturday
The board of Chewton Independent School district will meet Saturday June 27 to elect teachers for the ensuing term. 812 Albert Gillespie secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chewton Independent School District
Albert Gillespie
Sec'y
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Pawnee
Bill Show
Servian
Mowbray House
Oxfords
Inter
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