Chautauqua to Open in City With Six Day Program
Arrangements by the Chautauquan association of the local YMCA set the first annual Chautauqua for July 11 to 16. Lectures, musical numbers, and vaudeville entertainments will fill each afternoon and evening, with at least two performances daily. Notable speakers include Ex-Governor Hoch, Dr. Aaron S. Watkins, and Hon. Charles H. Poole. Admission will be nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauquan Association
P. K. Fyke
H. A. Wilkison
Clare DuShane
B. F. Butler
Chautauqua
Hoch
Kansas
Aarons. Watkins
Prohibition
Charles H. Poole
New Zealand
Population up in March in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania reports March population rise of about 8 000 with 18 945 births and 11 005 deaths. Pneumonia led fatalities at 1 721, tuberculosis 817, Brights disease 716, typhoid 62, scarlet fever 100, diphtheria 171, measles 814, whooping cough 77, and cancer 485. Many deaths recorded from mining and railroad accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
Bright
Senate Passes Walnut Child Labor Bill in Third Reading
The senate approved the Walnut child labor bill on third reading with amendments from the judiciary special committee. The elastic clause was removed and new provisions allow cannery overtime during canning seasons and limit overtime to 68 hours per week and 54 hours on average per year. Multiple amendment attempts failed as debate lasted several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
Judiciary Special Committee
Train Robbery Suspect Nabbed in Illinois
Springfield police arrested 16 year old Jesse Leslie in connection with an early morning Diamond special train robbery on the Illinois Central railroad. He was found hidden in a tool box on the engine tender, claiming he fled from St Louis to Chicago after the shots. Officers recovered dynamite a sack of express checks and assorted small valuables near the abandoned engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Jesse Leslie
Here
Illinois Central Railroad
St. Louis
Chicago
Nurse Marries Rescuer After Lake Rescue
Chicago June 18 A romance begun when her life was saved by his heroics last fall led to the marriage here today of Miss Ruth Mellott Fayettesville Arkansas a trained nurse and Sergeant George Demar of the Chicago motorcycle police squad Miss Mellott fell into Lake Michigan from an excursion boat and Demar rescued her
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Chicago
Ruth Mellott
Fayettesville, Ark
George Demar
Mellett
Lake Michigan
Demar
Lutherans’ Church and Parsonage Burn in Dillsburg Fire
Fire at Dillsburg Pennsylvania destroys a Lutheran church and parsonage along with Kapp and Seibles store a schoolhouse a coach shop and three residences causing about 200000 dollars in losses. Morenci Arizona is described as a town without streets with trails on rocks and mountains and pack animals supplying all needs while funerals are by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Dillsburg
Kapp and Seibles
Morenci
Ariz
United States
Monument Unveiled at Valley Forge by Margaret Wilson
A granite monument honoring New Jersey infantry at the 1777-78 Valley Forge encampment was unveiled by Miss Margaret Wilson at Valley Forge. Gov. Fielder accepted the gift for New Jersey, with Pennsylvanian officials, Rutgers President Dr. Demarest, and a Bird regiment procession present.
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Norristown
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Margaret Wilson
United States
Valley Forge
Fort
Wilson
Fielder
U. S
Valley Forge Station
Tener
U.S
Penrose
Oliver
Knox
Bird Regiment of
Miss Wilson
Fiedler
Gov. Tower of
Valley Forge Park Commission
William F. Sayen
W. H. 8. Demarest
Rutgers College
Bound by snakes Ensor fumbles fire while fishing
George Ensor of Piedmont West Virginia became tangled in a dozen snakes while fishing and rolled down a hill into a breakfast fire. He escaped by leaping into a stream and extinguishing his burning clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
W. Va
George Ensor
Ensor
Aurora
Ill
Pleason Fisher
Sandwich
New York
McAdoo
Jacob Sandrack
Sandrack
Northwestern University studies value of a college education
Chicago June 18 A college education is worth 25000 dollars according to statistics from the Northwestern University administration. A census of the class of 1908 shows average earnings of 867 dollars in the first five years after graduation and 1862 dollars in the next five years, yielding an estimated total by calculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern University
Editor Refuses to Retract Libel Claim
An irate caller demands an apology after being labeled a reformed drunkard in print. The editor agrees to retract but sharpens the claim, saying the man has not actually reformed.
True Repentance and the Kiss That Led to Marriage
A brief exchange in a humorous strip recalls Henpeck accusing Henderson of stealing and Henderson’s retort about stealing a kiss and marrying the girl. The cartoonish dialogue underscores a lighthearted marital misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henpeck
Henderson
U.S. Exports to Turkey Grow Tenfold in 30 Years
American exports to Turkey rose from 50000 dollars in 1881 to 500000 in 1901 and reached 5000000 dollars in 1911, showing a tenfold increase every decade.
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Turkey
Fleckenstein Clears Skirts in County Audit Controversy
The article defends Mr. Fleckenstein against a county printing dispute tied to an auditors’ report. It denounces the New Castle Herald for outsourcing printing and warns of inflated county costs and potential libel suits as taxpayers object to perceived legal overreach and publicity limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleckenstein
New Castle Herald
Herald
Ellwood Citizen
One Hundred Years Since Lawrence Fell
A Buffalo Courier记 editorial recalls Captain James Lawrence who fell in battle while shouting Don't give up the ship. The piece marks the centennial month of his death and honors the enduring inspiration of his last command and patriotism in American memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lawrence
Lawrence
Buffalo Courier
Graft Probed in Mississippi State Institutions
Burns detectives hired by Gov. Brewer predict three or more arrests by week end as investigations into state institutions reveal graft schemes. Unofficial reports claim over a half million dollars was lost in four years, mainly from unreported livestock business by officials or institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Burns
Brewer
Tax Bill Affects Lawrence County
Lawrence county will profit by a bill signed by Gov Tener. The measure makes personal property taxable only for county purposes and shifts income to counties from the state. It also allows personal property to be used as a basis for calculating borrowing capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Tener
Engineer Killed in Lake Shore Collision Near Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Michigan June 18 engineer Huenegult was instantly killed and 12 persons were seriously injured when a Lake Shore passenger train collided with a work train near here. The seriously injured include Mrs Rebeca Dialf Cleveland Ohio Bradley Fuller Cleveland Ohio Van Guerdy Cleveland and Mrs H Arthur Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National News Association
Kalamazoo
Mich
Huenegult
Lake Shore
Here
Rebeca Dialf
Cleveland
Bradley Fuller
van Guerdy
Dr Whalen Returns From Bucknell Commencement
Dr H J Whalen has returned from Lewisburg where he attended Bucknell commencement ceremonies and preached the annual sermon before the Pennsylvania State Educational Society. Mrs William Price remains seriously ill in Warren hospital with no improvement, causing great concern among her friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Whalen
Lewisburg
Bucknell
Dr. Whalen
Pennsylvania State Educational Society
William Price
Warren
Mrs Bresford Wharton Visits Miss Massie in Ghestnut Street
Mrs Bresford Wharton of Ellwood City was a guest Wednesday of Miss Isabelle Massie of Ghestnut street. Mrs Wharton was formerly Mrs Olive McElravy of Coraopolis.
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Bresford Wharton
Ellwood City
Isabelle Massie
Ghestnut Street
Wharton
Olive McElravy
Coraopolis
Stranger in Yard Seeks Con Stable Knox Reported
At about eight in the morning a man claiming to be a detective stood in West Middlesex area front yards. He told residents to mind their business and waited for Con stable Herman Knox, who later said he would investigate. Knox and Gibson questioned the man and turned him over to Squire Boyd and then the New Castle jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Sample
Pulaski
West Middlesex
W. W. Gibson
Gibson
Herman Knox
Knox
Squire Boyd
New Castle
Kansas Harvest Call Seeks 19000 Workers
Word from Kansas says nineteen thousand men can be used in harvest fields but a shortage is feared. Extra efforts are under way to secure labor to gather crops despite wind, grasshoppers, and past hardships. The season prompts a loud call for help each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Brouth
Auto Skids. Two Fatally Injured In Laveta Pass Plunge
A large touring car carrying Charles E. Carter, a wealthy automobile man of Trinidad Col, and Frank Lewis and R. E. Chapman skidded on Laveta pass a few miles above Laveta. The vehicle plunged 50 feet to the bottom of the precipice and was demolished. Carter was seriously injured. Lewis and Chapman were probably fatally hurt.
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Trinidad
Col
Charles E. Carter
Frank Lewis
R. E. Chapman
Laveta Pass
Laveta
Announcement of June Wedding for Maude Evans and Clarence Frey
The coming marriage of Miss Maude Evans and Clarence Frey is announced for Saturday afternoon June 28 at 2 oclock in the Evans home on Pennsylvania avenue. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Francis Frey of Sycamore street and both are well known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Evans
Clarence Frey
David Evans
Pennsylvania Avenue
Francis Frey
Sycamore Street
Values in Boys Suits and Blouses at Reduced Prices
Boys suits in Cheviots and serge from seven to seventeen years priced at 7 to 10 dollars. Puritan blouse waists for seven to fifteen year olds offered at one dollar to one dollar fifty. Limited quantities may cause substitutions in materials.
Curtains and Lace Curtains for Sale
Sale notes discounted curtains with multiple options. White and Arab colored scrim curtains priced at $4.50 per set, $2.75 per pair. Lacet Arabian curtains offered at $6.75 and $7.50 with edge or insertion options, $5.00 per pair.
Wool skirts on sale in black and white shepherd check
Women’s wool skirts offered in black and white shepherd check with graceful drape. Prices listed as $5.00 and $8.15 with features including button trim back finish narrow belt and pearl buckle.
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Y. S
Lutheran Church Burns
Senate Judiciary Committee
West Virginia
James E. Martin
John K. Shields
Claude Swanson
William B., Borah
W. S. Kenyon
Tor
Mississippi
Boggs & Buhl
Pultsburgh, PA
Madras
Delft
Crex
Lavender
Dresden
New Castile Dry Goods Co
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