Woman Gains Canal Commission Jobs Despite Opposition
Washington June 18. Despite a rule barring women from canal service, 205 have earned spots on the gold employes list. Women are teaching the schools nursing in hospitals and filling clerical roles. The highest salary is 175 dollars monthly and the average is 73.90 dollars. Most hires are wives or daughters of employes with housing provided, limiting independent placement.
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Washington
Canal Commission
Canal Zone
United States
The
Commission
Malaria in New Castle Drinking Water Warned
Assistant Health Officer Rev. I A Thayer reports widespread malaria in New Castle wells and springs. He notes Phillips spring water contains many bacteria but no typhoid. Crawford Avenue well should be boiled before drinking due to typhoid germ presence.
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New Castle
I. A. Thayer
Phillips Spring
Gether
Thayer
Crawford Avenue
McKinley Acknowledged as Steady Leader for Party
Nominating speech lauds McKinley’s loyalty to the administration and his fitness to finish the work begun. It extols his financial, commercial, and labor support, and asserts he embodies party wholesome leadership and statewide probability of victory.
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McKinley
Ohio
Boutell
Miller
Vorys
Charles Taft
Illinois
Beveridge
Hemenway
Indiana
Lowest fish prices at Cotton Bros
Cotton Bros advertises low prices on fish at 26712 2a, highlighting affordable seafood deals and in-store specials for local shoppers.
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Cotton Bros’s
Prosecutor Will Take No More Standard Oil Cases
Findlay Ohio June 18 Prosecutor William L Davis announced he will take up no further Standard Oil cases during his term as circuit and common pleas courts deem they cannot be completed in his tenure. Hancock County has gained nearly $20 000 from subsidiary companies of Standard Oil since the first suit two years ago. Buckeye Pipe Line paid 12500 Logan Gas 5037 Northwestern Gas 1600. Costs in the cases total under 1000.
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Logan Gas Company
Northwestern Gas Company
Old Friends Meet and Have a Pleasant Visit
George Lamoree of Highland avenue and Willis H. Cush of Lurlomie, W.Va., reunited after 26 years. The two, once workers at Jones & Laughlin mills in Pittsburg, enjoyed renewing old memories during Cush’s visit while touring a large mill on his eastward trip for machinery.
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George Lamoree
Highland Avenue
Willis H. Cuch
Lurilomie
Wom
Mr. Cush
Mr. Lamoree
Jones & Laughlin Mills
Pittsburg
Cush
Lurlomie
Ohio Board Aims to Purify Mahoning River Waters
State Board of Health of Ohio plans measures to purify the Mahoning River water noting special attention to its tributaries. The effort targets removing putrid contamination and improving overall river health.
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State Board of Health
State of
Ohio
Mahoning River
Viglotte Convicted in Criminal Libel Case
The jury in the commonwealth case against Vito Viglotte, charged with criminal libel by Antonio Di Rossa, brought in a verdict at 2:30 p.m. finding the defendant guilty.
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The
Commonwealth
Vito Viglotte
Antonio di Rossa
Auto Licenses Issued Last Month
The May list from the state highway department shows license numbers ranging from 15 147 to 17 625. Many licenses come from outside the state, indicating Pennsylvania is a popular location for drivers.
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State Highway Department
Pennsylvania
Community Notes From New Castle Area and Vicinity
Wampum R Davis visited Youngstown on Wednesday. Lenora Orris, a New Castle caller, was there Wednesday. Olive Davis visited friends at West Pittsburg this week. Clara O'Brien called on New Castle friends Wednesday. Cc Cunningham was a business visitor in New Castle this week. Mrs P G Morrow and sister Miss Ritchie spent Wednesday in Pittsburg. Lena Stewart begins work as a seamstress for a private family in New Castle. A large crowd attended the McAnlis schoolhouse festival Tuesday evening. Otto Hasse, chemist at Crescent Portland Cement, left for home in Cleveland this week for a few days. An entertainment will be held at the Methodist church Friday evening by a visitor from Japan. An invitation is extended to all.
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R. L. Davis
Youngstown
Lenora Orris
New Castle
Olive Davis
West Pittsburg
Clara O’brien
Cc. C. Cunningham
P. G. Morrow
Ritchie
Pittsburg
Lena Stewart
McAnlis
Otto Hasse
Crescent Portland Cement Company
Cleveland
Japan
Sure Cure for Bald Heads at Sherman House
A dealer at the Sherman House promises a hair growth cure for bald heads and thickening thinning hair. Madame La Fell offers treatment in Room 2.
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Madame la Fell
Sherman House
All kinds of fish at Cotton Bros.
Cotton Bros. advertises a sale of available fish varieties with implied livestock or market listings. The note hints at a shop promotion but offers limited readable details. Local business listing style mirrors a brief trade notice.
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Cotton Bros
Local social notes from Emerson to Grove City sightings
Mary Haid of Emerson avenue has returned from a visit with friends in Mercer. Several residents visit relatives across Ohio and Pennsylvania, including Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Fultz in Ohio and Mrs. Barbara Marshall visiting Baltimore. Miss Mamie Rubenson returns from a Pittsburg Luna Park dance. Will Braden departs for an extended stay in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Mary Haid
Emerson Avenue
Mercer
H. K. Fultz
Wallace Avenue
Ohio
James Weekley
New Hamburg
Mercer Conters
Te Michaels
Coestnustreet
Barbara Marshall
Charles D. Petel
Baltimoe
Med
Mamie Rubenson
North Mercer Street
Pittsburg
Luna Park
Kimball
New York
Nevin Cort
Mt. Pleasant
T. A. Kimes
North Jefferson Street
Grace Gardner
Maude Mainwaring
Grove City
Will Braden
Walnut Street
Parkersburg
W. Va
New Castle Changes and Local Happenings
Fred McCaslin moved to New Castle while Samuel W. kichnel is working there. Gaven Kerr of Volant visited friends here last Sunday. Thomas C. West added departments to his store and Clyde McCracken works as a street car conductor. Mrs Sarah McCreary of New Castle visited her brother William Stankard here last week. Miss Mary Forbes now works in Fred Kay’s plumbing office in New Castle. Thunderstorm struck Mr Kamerer’s barn causing minor damage.
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Samuel W. Kichnel
New Castle
Gaven Kerr
Volant
Thomas C. West
Clyde McCracken
Sarah McCreary
William Stankard
Mary Forbes
Fred Kay
Kam
Burnham fills national committeeman post for Kentucky
A. R. Burnham, judge of the Richmond Kentucky Court of Appeals, was chosen as national committeeman by the Kentucky delegation. The record also notes John W. Yerkes of Ohio, Toledo and Lucas County affiliations, and includes an 1886 oath by Frank J. Cheney of Cheney Co. offering for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Chicago
A. R. Burnhama
Court of Appeals
Richmond
Kentucky
John W. Yerkes
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Property listings show varied North Side homes and farms
Real estate ad lists eight rooms on Edgewood and Blaine in North Highland for 5500 and six room houses on Milton Street for 2600 with reasonable terms. It notes Jacob McLain property in Moravia with shop and water power potential, an 80 acre Rose Point farm near rail line for 4000 or exchange, a 6 room E Madison avenue house for 2700, a 12 room double house on Hamilton Street renting 18 per side for 6000, plus other homes vacant lots acreage farms and rental houses with fire insurance services.
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Edgewood
Blaine
North Highland
Milton Street
Jacob McLain
Moravia
North Hill
Hamilton Street
Fifth Ward
Seventh Ward
Wicker Lifeboat Impresses Aboard Statendam
A passenger on the Statendam recalls his emergency wicker trunk idea and cites Dutch inventor C J de Vos of Rotterdam. De Vos has patented a water tight wicker lifeboat that tests show is unsinkable and sturdier than traditional boats with five times the capacity for passengers and provisions.
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Statendam
New York
C. J. de Vos
Rotterdam
Marines to Panama to guard elections
The navy department began fulfilling a plan to send a large force of marines to Panama. The battleships Idaho and New Hampshire with 700 marines sail from New York to Colon. Earlier, two hundred marines were sent aboard Tacoma and Prairie, with 300 already on the isthmus. Another 600 are ready if needed.
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Washington
Panama
Navy Department
Idaho
New Hampshire
New York
Colon
Tacoma
Prarie
Isthmus
League Island
Quebec
Delegation Moves to Present Shermans Name at Convention
United Press reports Chicago June 18. New York delegates resolved after the president vote to caucus and push Sherman’s name for vice president at the convention.
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United Press
Chicago
New York
Sherman
The Markets Prices for New Castle Dealers
Official quotations list fresh butter and eggs and various grains vegetables fruits and live stock prices corrected at noon every Tuesday. Items include oats wheat corn rye cabbage potatoes and onions with per bushel or per dozen figures, plus poultry hay and straw prices and live stock values.
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New Castle
Clock that sings cuckoo would take too much care says Mira
An Ohio country couple visit Cleveland to shop for a clock. A salesman demonstrates a cuckoo clock that sings on the hour. The husband is impressed but Mira resists, quipping the bird would waste her time.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Mira
Sunday Magazine
The Clever Women and Society Debate
The piece argues that societal labels separate clever women from others. It notes men are deemed intellectually distinct from social roles while women labeled clever are expected to perform in all arenas. The author anticipates fewer gender distinctions as recognition of talent grows.
Saint Michael Branch No 89 Slovak Union Charter
Notice of application to obtain a charter for Saint Michael Branch No 89 Pennsylvania Slovak Roman and Greek Catholic Union to maintain a benevolent society offering sick and death benefits for members and families. Hearing set for July 6 1908 in Lawrence County Common Pleas court. Edwin K solicitor.
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Court of Common Pleas
County of Lawrence
Stephen A. Green
Joe Howat
Vendent Denkner
Michael Kris
Mike Rusnak
Saint Michael Branch No
Pennsylvania
Slovak Roman and Greek Catholic Union
Edwin K. Solicitor
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