Patriotism And Decisive Action In Petrograd
A wave of patriotism spreads after Elihu Root led the American mission to Petrograd. The actions include rejecting peace overtures and backing immediate offense against Austro Germany. Root stays at the Winter Palace meeting cabinet members. Gen Scott liaises with War Minister Kerensky and Russian officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Petrograd
Germany
Elihu Root
Dumain
Root
Mr. Root
Winter Palace
Czar
Gen. Scott
Kerensky
Thatcher's Akron Letter Aims Washington Highway Rally
Engineer Charles W. Thatcher, chief of the Washington highway project, writes from Akron inviting a June 27 visit to New Castle for a Washington Memorial way rally. He proposes a patriotic gathering to back the wartime road plan and volunteers for an automobile relief corps. Commissioner Kennedy greets with little enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Charles W. Thatcher
Washington Highway
News Castle
Washington Memorial Way
Washington
Seattle
New Castle
Reme
Atlantic Coast
Thatcher
Kennedy
Board Trade
222 Boys No Girls Born In Nine Years
Emporia Kansas district No 43 north of town reports nine years with 222 births all boys and one girl born Mary diey who just turned nine. Officials seek federal guidance on the unusual gender pattern and possible remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Here
Washington
Mary Diey
Bungalow Sold to Alfred Woolf on Bartram Avenue
A six frame modern bungalow at the corner of M Street and Moody Avenue in Mt Clyde is sold to Alfred Woolf, identified with Woolf of Bartram Avenue. The sale confirms ownership transfer for the property described as a six frame structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Woolf
Woolf
Bartram Avenue
M Street
Moody Avenue
Clyde Gilfillan
Arrest of Otto Groner for Desertion of Wife
Otto Groner formerly of New Castle and now in Youngstown was arrested for deserting his wife Miss Packer of McKeesport. After the desertion she returned to her parents. A search led to his arrest in Highland avenue. He was ordered to pay $10 weekly and post a $1,000 bond. failing which he was sent to the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Groner
New Castle
Youngstown
Groner
Johnston
Highland Avenue
Policeman Shuler
Morrow
McKeesport
Cabbage Plant Sale At Board Of Trade
Cabbage plants are selling rapidly at the board of trade offices with 500 plants for 75 cents and 1000 for $1.25. Part of the first shipment is expected soon and arrival will be announced. The sale will continue for several days as demand remains strong and Rotary club may supplement seed potatoes with cabbage plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Trade Board
Rotary Club
Dayton Walks To Work Strike Paralyzes Dayton Street Railway
Dayton Ohio June 18 Traffic on the Dayton Street Railway lines has not resumed since a 9 Saturday morning strike began. The company advertised for men and will start cars tomorrow morning. Union officials aim to gain recognition and vow to keep their men free from violence, counting on public sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
Dayton Street Railway. Co
Nearing In Akron Watched By Secret Service
Scott Nearing, ousted from Toledo University for pacifist remarks, was greeted by Akron Socialists as a symbol against plutocracy. At the G A R hall he avoided un American phrases and spoke calmly about socialism with brief notes on conscription and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Secret Service
Scott Nearing
Toledo University
G. A. R. Hall
Nearing
Big War Relief Drive Set For Red Cross Week
The American Red Cross aims to raise 100 million dollars for war relief during Red Cross Week ending June 25 1917. Lawrence County will not organize a county wide subscription but donations are welcome at 19 North Mill Street or to treasurer Frank W. Smith marked War Relief Fund. President Wilson proclaims Red Cross Week and urges all to contribute to support service for armed forces at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Lawrence County
Red Cross War Relief Fund
North Mill Street
Frank W. Smith
War Relief Fund
United States
Woodrow Wilson
No Developments In Blackmail Case
Detectives continue to work on a blackmail case after a threatening letter was sent to William Mayberry a farmer on Route 1 Wampum. No arrests have been made and no other farmers in the area are known to have received or paid in the scheme. No new developments reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mayberry
Route 1
Wampum
Mayberry
Prominent Kane Man Is Killed In Auto Crash
In Kane, Pennsylvania, a car owned by Elton Rose plunged down a 40 foot embankment eight miles west of Ridgway killing Fred Carlson and injuring Elton Rose and Clyde Myers. The three occupants were prominent Kane residents returning home from Ridgway when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway
Elton Rose
Fred Carlson
Clyde Myers
Kane
Lost Dough In Train Red Cross Bread Lesson
In New York on June 18 Miss Helena Judson of Waterbury Conn reported losing a pan of dough on a subway journey. She explained she was carrying dough she mixed for teaching women to bake war bread at Red Cross headquarters. The dough was returned about an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lost and Found
The
Subway Company
Helena Judson
Waterbury
Local Man Charles Slough Buys Lakewood Home
Charles Slough of Edison avenue has purchased a home in Lakewood a Cleveland suburb and will move his family this week. A former New Castle newspaper man he now works on producing special editions including one in Sandusky Ohio and his new Cleveland residence lies in a premier residential section about four blocks from the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Slough
Edison Avenue
Lakewood
Cleveland
Mr. Slough
New Castle
Sandusky, D
Lake Front
Community Names Announced in Wheatland and New Castle
Local notices list residents Thomas H. Davis Della Campman Nick Caravella Lucia Malinari John Biecka and Sofia Anton associated with Wheatland and New Castle in a section of upcoming civic notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Davis
Wheatland
Della E. Campman
Nick Caravella
New Castle
Lucia Malinari
John Biecka
Ceee Aes
Sofia Anton
Submarine Potatoes Unearthed In War Garden
Omar Patterson of Jeannette Pennsylvania found two new potatoes as large as a walnut on a vine that had not surfaced, prompting him to believe he has produced a new potato variety which he calls the submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette
Omar Patterson
Jeannette
Patterson
New Fire Engine Rejected Over Pressure Test Shortfall
New Castle councilmen temporarily rejected acceptance of the White Triple Combination fire engine ordered for the Seventh ward. The unit arrived but the pump failed to hold required pressure though it could discharge 770 gallons. Further changes are planned before an acceptance vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Ward
New Castle
Mayne
Lake Erie Graduation at Lake Erie College
The Lake Erie college baccalaureate service was held in Memorial hall with the academic procession. Rev. Glenn Atkins delivered the sermon titled The Book of Remembrance. Miss Alice Cory sang Ave Maria with violin by Miss Florence Owen. Today class day features tennis finals between Catherine Duff and Ruth Hilton, grove exercises, and a concert. Alumnae day follows with A Midsummer Night's Dream. commencement is June 20 with speaker Dean George Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Lake Erie College
Memorial Hall
Glenn Atkins
D. O
Providence
R. I
Alice Cory
Florence Owen
Catherine Duff
Pittsburg
Ruth Hilton
Huron
Paul Kinnison
Dean George Hodges
D. D
Cambridge
Mass
Sneak Thieves Target West Side Gardens and Porches
Residents of the Sixth ward accuse a gang, likely youths, of raiding West Side flower beds and stealing milk and food from porches. C C Fulkerson, a News linotype operator on West Washington, reported his garden stripped of blossoms including early peonies while the family was away. Milk thefts and porch pilfering have alarmed neighbors who vow to press for arrests if the acts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Ward
C. C. Fulkerson
the News
West Washington Street
Fulkerson
Wall Street's Bishop Ends Open-Air Ministry
The Rev. Dr. William Wilkinson known as the Bishop of Wall Street retires after years of noon services at Broad and Wall streets. Trinity Corporation ends his salary driven mission, he earned 5000 dollars yearly and aided the poor while maintaining ties with J Pierpont Morgan, his longtime friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Broad and
Wall Streets
William Wilkinson
Financial District
Trinity Corporation
Canyon of
Trinity
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cyclist Dies After Motorcycle Accident Near Mt Jackson
Harry Lloyd Woods of Northview Avenue died from internal injuries after a motorcycle crash near Mt Jackson Saturday night. His companion escaped serious harm as Woods was pinned under the machine and died about an hour later at Shenango Valley hospital. He was 31, survived by his wife, two children, his parents, and several siblings. funeral services set for Tuesday at 3:30 at the family home with burial in Graceland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Jackson
Harry Lloyd Woods
Northview Avenue
Shenango Valley Hospital
Youngstown
Woods
Mr. Woods
George and
Nancy Graham Woods
Neshannock Township
Lloyd
George
John
Clyde
Clarence
William Dungan
Jennie
Graceland Cemetery
Deaths of the Day Wilbur Kirkwood Buried
The funeral for Wilbur Kirkwood took place Sunday at 2 30 p m at the family home 212 Weaver Street conducted by E J Berquist Rescue Mission superintendent and a quartet from the mission sang. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Kirkwood William Minteer W J Minteer and Albert Minteer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kirkwood
Weaver Street
E. J. Berquist
Rescue Mission
Greenwood Cemetery
Fred Kirkwood
William Minteer
W. J. Minteer
Albert Minteer
Silk flag presented at Central Presbyterian church
Beautiful silk flag purchased for the Sunday school was presented and dedicated during Children's Day exercises at the Central Presbyterian church. In the evening a Sunday school class earned state teacher training diplomas with an average of 98.9, honoring Mrs. Ida D. Leslie, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Miss Marie Johnson, Miss Pearl Duford, Miss Florence MRearie, James G. Leslie, William J. Brown, and Loy H. Hanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
State
Ida D. Leslie
John M. Hanna
Marie Johnson
Pearl Duford
Florence Mrearie
James G. Leslie
William J. Brown
Loy H. Hanna
Germans Counterfeit Rare Trench Papers
German counterfeiting of war papers surges as British drive halts official issues. Printers across the empire produce near-identical fakes, with as much as 300 marks offered for a single copy and many being sold as originals despite warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Empire
Russians Rebuild Towns They Destroyed
Advices from Koenigsberg East Prussia report 30000 homes wrecked last year are being rebuilt more than half restored. Thousands of Russian prisoners taken in the invasion in Germany work on the restoration. East Prussia uses every available acre for agriculture with potatoes as the chief crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londn
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Germany
Funeral for Peter Moses Held at Home of Parents
The funeral for Peter Moses took place Sunday at 2 30 PM at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Daniel Moses 122 Big Run street. Rev Jozen of Farrell conducted the services. Interment followed in Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers Rose Urban Helen Wheale Annai and May Jerry and flower girls Bertha Smith and Margaret Tott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Moses
Daniel Moses
Big Run Street
Jozen of
Farrell
Greenwood Cemetery
Rose Urban
Helen Wheale
Annai
May Jerry
Bertha Smith
Margaret Tott
Infant son Gibson Dies at 7 Months in Home
David William Gibson son of Mr and Mrs William V Gibson died Sunday June 17 at the family home 1122 Croton avenue He was born October 30 1916 and was a little more than seven months old Pneumonia caused his death Funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3 30 at the residence with interment in Graceland cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarissa McConnell
Robert McConnell
New Wilmington
Clarissa Black
First United Presbyterian Church of
Hannah Banks
Margaret Miller
Joseph
Findley R
Washington McConnell
Canonsburg
Thomas Reed
Mt. Lebanon
Frank McConnell
William
Calvin
Charles Black
Sharon
Old Neshannock Cemetery
Margaret Hinkson
Aaron Hinkson
Hickory Township
Hinkson
James
Mary McGoun Young
Plaingrove
Neshannock Church
John Hinkson
L. M. Quest
Mollie Hinkson
James Hinkson
Lewis
Katie
Graceland Cemetery
David William Gibson
William V. Gibson
Croton Avenue
Elopers 13 and 14 Say They’ll Repeat Elopement
Dorothea Field aged 14 and Gerald Burdan aged 13 of Pottstown Pennsylvania said they eloped and will do it again after detectives escorted them from the Union depot in Chicago. They must return to Pottstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dorothea Field
Gerald Burdan
Pottstown
Union Depot
California
Clark Street
Death of Robert J Beatty in Arkansas and West Virginia burial
Robert J Beatty 67 of Eureka Springs Ark died Sunday morning at 10 o clock at his brother Almatrim Beatty s home in New Galilee after a four week visit. Survived by four sons Earl J and Almatrim San Francisco and John J Wilfred Los Angeles. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at Almatrim Beatty s home with burial at Rock Springs cemetery near Chester West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Beatty
Eureka Springs
Ark
Almatrim Beatty
New Galilee
Earl J
Almatrim
San Francisco
John J
Wilfred
Los Angeles
Rock Springs’ Cemetery
Chester
W. Va
Pennsylvania Bars Life Insurance by Building and Loan Societies
Pennsylvania forbids life insurance business by building and loan societies under new statute. The ruling restricts such groups from offering life policies and transferring risk outside traditional financial structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Student Gula Welsh to Return Home for Summer Vacation
Miss Gula Welsh of Leasure Avenue plans to return home Tuesday from the University of Michigan Arbor for the summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gula L
Welsh
Leasure Avenue
University of Michigan
Arbor
Alvarez Leads Republicans Amid Spanish Crisis
Madrid reports a republic movement in Spain as Alvarez heads a monarchist reformist party toward republican aims. Deputies from Republicans Socialists Radicals and Reformists plan a combined action while an anti-monarchist manifesto is prepared. A serious labor gap and food shortages push prices higher amid mounting unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Spain
Madrid
Senor Alvarez
Dato
Guardians Named By Judge Emery
The Lawrence Savings and Trust company appointed guardian of Lesham E. Gardner son of Erma cee by Judge Emery this morning. W. S. Reynolds appointed guardian of Thomas E. Angell son of Jane Angell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Savings and Trust Company
Lesham E. Gardner
Ermacee
Emery
W. S. Reynolds
Thomas E. Angell
Jane Angell
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Dayton
Carmen
Farmer
Lake Erie Graduation
Harry Woods
Mt. Jack
Son Sunday
Winfield Scott Sample
England
William Craven
Cooper’s Battery
Liverpool
Mr. Jeffery
Jefferson Jeffery
Babour Place
Jeffery
W. P. Graham
Croton Avenue M. E
J. L. Stratton
Oak Park Cemetery
Alfred, Jefferson
Harry W. Jeffery
Masonic Lodge
Harry E .Walcott
Albert Streib
Alfred Robbins
Robert Hamilton
J. C. Rayburn
Robert McConnall
Central Presbyterian
Child
British Columbia
Republic
Alverez
Pends
W. F. Dufford & CO
Washington St
J. D. and
Sara R. Armstrong
Chiropractors
Hamilton Bldg
Worth & WN
Mill Sts
Bell Phone
UNION
S. Rice
E. North
Bell-Ans
Danae
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