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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
10
Amid a rush of shoppers and a long sale line Alfred Benjamin Sam Peck and Kup temper a varied stock. Hundreds of suits in plains stripes and rich colors fill the racks. Dress shirts vests outing shirts and hosiery are in abundant patterns as shoppers seek best goods at about half value.
Platform lauds Theodore Roosevelt for fearless public service, urging continued regulation of transportation, labor dispute resolution, and conservation. It pledges allegiance to Republican policies, currency reform, tariffs, trusts, and national defense while defending civil rights, public health, and territorial policy.
Rev J Brasher preached from Acts 24 18 18 at Neshenock Avenue tent, outlining Pauls gospel outreach and forgiveness of sins. He spoke four points about sight, turning from darkness, forgiveness, and inheritance among the sanctified. Brasher, president of a Boaz Alabama training school, will address the Women’s Home Missionary group at 3 pm today and meetings continue daily through Sunday.
The Republican platform adopted an anti injunction plank after Taft and Roosevelt directed it. Delegates from Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania shifted the subcommittee vote to a unanimous stance, while McCarter and allies opposed it in the full platform session. Other speakers and divisions followed as states listed their support or opposition. The platform draft followed Wade Harris Washington guidance and Roosevelt Taft consultations. The committee concluded at 2 44 this morning with Hopkins Wade Long and Dalzell authorized to supervise final drafting for the national convention.
The Board of School Controllers of New Castle Pennsylvania will receive bids for exterior woodwork painting at the high school on East Street and High, varnish work at Highland Avenue, cement work at Highland Avenue and Home Street buildings, tin work at the new tin rock West side building, stone work including retaining walls at Craton Avenue and Central buildings, complete electric wiring and fixtures at Highland Avenue, plumbing at the high school building. Further information may be obtained from the clerk or the board at the high school, or J. W. Parker, foreman of the Janitors, for details of the building committee in each ward. Bids must be in the clerk’s hands by noon June 24.
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