Spanish War Vets Set Meeting at Butler Next June
Hon W S Reynolds and Charles Durant return from Mt Carmel where the department encampment drew delegates from across the state. J D Keiper of Scranton is elected department commander succeeding Reynolds. Ladies auxiliary also met with no local New Castle representation due to lack of an auxiliary. A parade featuring Mount Carmel groups and bands highlighted the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. Reynolds
United Spanish War Veterans
Charles Durant
Mt. Carmel
Butler
J. D. Keiper
Scranton
W. S. Reynolds
Reynolds
Mr. Keiper
Ladies
New Castle
Mount Carmel
Footpath dispute over Pittsburg street bridge crossing
County commissioners refuse East side merchants request to keep a Pittsburg street bridge footwalk open during construction. They argue a six foot wide temporary crossing at Cunningham street is safer and more convenient than the bridge site amid cranes, pile driving, and heavy machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Pittsburg Street
Cunningham Street
Croton Avenue
Robinson
McCandless
Water Street
Joseph Hannon
Joan Pitts
McMillin
Cleveland
Hannon
Pitts
Limestone Railroad
Laird Guilty of Conspiracy in Carnes Case
Laird was found guilty of conspiracy in the death of Mrs. Florence Carnes. The verdict covers the fifth count with a maximum two year penalty, while other charges were acquitted. Witnesses testified about the operation at Dr. Blackwood’s office and Laird’s involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Vere Laird
Florence Elizabeth Carnes
Laird
S. E. Ralston
Zelienople
J. H. Ralston
Mrs Carnes
Ralston
Mrs. Carnes
Mr. Blackwood
Stark County Sets July 10 Vote On Rose Law
Stark County commissioners designate Saturday July 10 for the Rose law option election in Canton Ohio. A petition circulated by the wets and signed by about 3000 voters was filed with Canton Business and Taxpayers League officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Board of Commissioners
Stark County
Wets
Canton Business’s and Taxpayers’ League
Sharon Council Bans Boxing and Wrestling Matches
An ordinance passed by Sharon council prohibits boxing and wrestling events and is expected to be signed by the burgess. The measure targets local arenas and plans to curb combat sport activity in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Sharon
British Jingos May Now Find Opportunity to Cry War With Germany
A Russian torpedo boat reportedly fired on the British steamship Northburg near Pitkipas bay as Czar Nicholas and Kaiser Wilhelm meet in the Gulf of Finland aboard the Hohenzollern. The incident, if confirmed, could trigger international tensions while officials in Copenhagen and St Petersburg discuss the event alongside the ongoing diplomatic summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
United Press
ST. Petersburg
Standart
Czar
Gulf of Finland
Northburg
Robertson
Pitkipas Bay
Kaiser
Copenhagen
Nicholas
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Stolypin
Iswolsky
Count Pourtales
von Schoen
Finland
Balkan
Europe
England
France
Wages Restored for Jones & Laughlin Mill Workers
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times says Jones & Laughlin Steel will raise wages by 10 percent from June 1, restoring the rate in effect before the April reduction amid weak business. President B F Jones Jr cites improved conditions. Plans proceed for a new tin plate plant at Alliquippa to start this summer, potentially the largest independent tin plate facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Pittsburg Gazette- Times
B. F. Jones, Jr
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Shenango Mills
New Castle
Deaths of Elmer Shaffer Oliver Sankey and Charles Lancaster
Obituaries report Elmer Shaffer of North Beaver township Oliver K Sankey age 15 of Kittanning and infant Charles Albert Lancaster age 1 month of West Pittsburgh. The brief notices list their names ages and locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Shaffer
Beaver Township
Oliver K. Sankey
Kittanning
Charles Albert Lancaster
Pittsburg
Sheriff Waddington Encounters Lawrence County Prisoners at Penitentiary
Sheriff Waddington toured the penitentiary and visited prisoners including Frank Graham Harry Brown and Jim my Boyle as they work on a new building. He observed inmates paroled or employed in various roles and noted incidents involving embezzlement accusations and a portrait of Colonel O L Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waddington
Lawrence County
Reform church fails to call pastor in two ballots
The Reformed Presbyterian church held a congregational meeting to call a pastor to replace Rev. J. S. Martin who resigned. After two ballots no candidate reached a decision and the effort was dropped. Rev C M Smith and Rev Pierce were leading on the two ballots. A pulpit committee was named and Rev W R Johnson of Mercer will fill next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Presbyterian Church
J. S. Martin
Martin
C. M. Smith
Ray, Ind
Smith
Rose Point Church
Rev. Pierce
St. Louis
Rev. Smith
W. A. McClelland
T. M. Patterson
Martha Dodds
J. C. Allen
William Allen
W. R. Johnson
Mercer
Not Surprised At Long Sentence For New Bedford Robbery
Frank Graham and Harry Brown received thirteen year sentences for the New Bedford robbery and shooting and were sent to the Western penitentiary by Sheriff Waddington and Chief Riley. They expected fifteen to seventeen years and showed little surprise at the grim punishment. They are Western men who had not long been in the area. They remained reticent about their homes. They were handcuffed together during transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Graham
Harry Brown
Western Penitentiary
New Bedford
Waddington
Riley
Ellwood City
Graham
Brown
Struthers Plant May Resume Work July 1
Superintendent C I Gibson of the Struthers plant of American Sheet and Linplate is at Pittsburg where the company’s national offices are. A decision on resuming operations will be announced on his return. The Struthers works, with 500 to 1,000 employees, have been shut for months and were formerly a union mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Gibson
Struthers
American Sheet and Linplate Company
Pittsburg
Struthers Works
Boyhood Friends Lead Celebration in Nippon Town
In a quiet town celebration, two childhood friends take the lead as Japan prepares a new ambassador. The scene features festive noise from Fourth of July style events, while a local chorus and civic groups coordinate activities and public speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Nippon
Congress Honors Wrights With Gold Medals 1909
Joint resolution introduced by Senator Foraker and signed by the President on March 4 1909 honors Orrville and Wilbur Wright of Ohio for their service to aviation. It authorizes the secretary of war to strike gold medals with inscriptions and appropriates up to 300 dollars to implement the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Ohio
Congress
Senator Foraker
Tin Mills in New Castle to Open July 1 if Men Work
The Pittsburg based Amalgamated plan and local managers indicate both Tin Mills in New Castle will stay open on July 1 if workers report. Greer mill continues post June 30 wage scale. Shenango works likely stay open if men stay on. Union leaders discuss strike likelihood with lodges set to meet next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Pittsburg
Greer
Amalgamated
Stone
Amalgamated Association
Union Trust
Shenango
American Tin Plate Mills
Ie Combine
Wright brothers celebrated as Dayton's distinguished sons
Daylight crowds in Dayton greet Wilbur and Orville Wright on Wright day with parades speeches and a park ceremony. The brothers are praised by officials and local leaders for accomplishments and character while a Japanese ambassador plans to attend. Earlham College then awards the Wrights bachelor of science degrees at commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wright
Wilbur
Orville Wright
van Cleve Park
Fire Department
Jonathan Bacon
Board of Education
Wright Brothers
Ezra M. Kunhl
Leopold Rauh
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Conrad Schmidt
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Reuchlin
Lorin
W. E. Landis
Columbus
F. J. Gilbert
New York
Reuchlin Wright
Tonganoxie
Kan
Baron Takahira
Japan
Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
Mrs Gould's Jags Were Numerous In Sepration Case
New York June 17 Mrs Howard Gould's alleged liquor habit features prominently in her separation suit. Witnesses report drinking episodes on the Gould yacht Niagara in 1905 and at a Kingston dinner, with accounts of her flushed gait and unsteady movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard Gould
Justice Dowling
Andrew Frederickson
Castle Gould Farm
Gould
Port Antonio
Bechdale
Rock Point Wedding Ties Florinda Garvin and W L Shannon
Miss Florinda Garvin and W L Shannon were married at Rock Point during the Fifth Ward school outing in Pittsburg. The ceremony on the dancing platform was officiated by Rev C Stankard of the Twelfth U P church with Miss Shannon as bridesmaid and H L Thomas as best man in front of a large picnicking crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ward
Pittsburg
Rock Point
Florinda Garvin
Rebecca Street
South Side
W. L. Shannon
Center Avenue
C. Stankard
Twelfth U
Gambling House and Liquor Case Now On Trial
The commonwealth charges Sylvestro Russo with selling liquor without a license and with operating a gambling house. The case was called for trial shortly before noon Thursday with Attilio Lombardo as prosecutor in both matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Sylvestro Russo
Attilio Lombardo
Miss Boyd Injured In Garden Fall
Miss Margaret Boyd of Walnut street fell in the garden this morning and sustained a fracture of the right thigh. She is a well known local resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Boyd
Walnut Street
Miss Boyd
James Pascoe Brought Home In Bethany West Virginia
James Pascoe, a Bethany West Virginia student ill with possible appendicitis, is brought home by his brother. He arrived Wednesday afternoon and was transported by White's ambulance to 71 North Ray street in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pascoe
Bethany
W. Va
White
North Ray Street
Shrubb to Settle in United States After Northwest Tour
Alfred Shrubb, the world champion middle and long distance runner, announced he will settle in the United States after completing his tour of the northwest and establish his home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Shrubb
Northwest
United States
Boiler Makers May Be Called Out At New Castle Junction
Boiler makers at the New Castle Junction shops of the Baltimore and Ohio may be called out Friday morning in sympathy with a two week machinists strike. A conference among B. and O. superintendents and boiler makers union officers will determine the action this evening. If demands are not met, the boiler makers will join the strike, affecting about 180 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle Junction
Baltimore and Ohio
Er Makers
New Castle
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Butler Town
Cunning
Ham Street
Florence Elizabeth
Carnes
Blackwood's Office
Jones & Laughlin
Aliquippa
L. A. Perry
Youngstown
Ali
Paddy Waite
Skidmore
Atkinson
Sammy Brown
William M. Brown
Dominick Sainata
William Duff
North Beaver Township
Jimmy” Boyle
Billie Whitla
Boyle
Reformed Church
Rev. J. S. Martin
Struthers Plant
Wrights
U.S
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