Second Body Found Near Mt Jackson Covered Bridge
A man about 33, likely an American, was found dead in bushes at the Mt Jackson covered bridge near Mahoningtown with no foul play evident. He wore poor clothing, had reddish hair, and a note with William Carr and 155 Campbell Street Rochester New York was found in his pocket. The Rochester mayor was notified and inquiries will follow.
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Mt. Jackson
Mahoningtown
Mahoning Company
William Carr
Campbell Street
Rochester
N. Y
H. W. Wagner
Cleveland
West Pittsburg
Persian Houses Hidden From View
Persian houses are built on secret plans with no windows visible from the streets.
Humus Riches Prompt Panama Boquete Deposit
In Chiriqui Panama a vast humus deposit in Boquete Plateau may yield $50,000,000 annually if developed. The area spans about a million acres with soil showing 30 feet of humus and a minimum three feet. Boquete sits 3,000 feet up, with volcanic ash soils, streams, and potential irrigation.
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Colon
C. Z
Panama
Chiriqui
T. B. Monniche
Panama Canal
Boquete Plateau
Christian Science Monitor
Mr. Monniche
Boquete
David
Pedregal
Bocas del Toro
Atlantic
United Fruit Company
Typographical Union Favors Arbitration
The International Typographical Union endorsed arbitration by a recall vote of 17 334 to 9 000 among 820 locals. The measure aligns with the printers contracts with newspapers and aims to end strikes and lockouts, promising a peaceful policy across crafts.
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International
Typographical Union
Marsden G. Scott
His Favorite Car and a Chance on a New Ride
A traveling man boasts of buying a car to expand his work reach, saying he can cover twice the territory in less time. He plans to purchase either an M or an L model after a conversation with his friend Jones at a dairy lunch. The anecdote notes his persistent optimism despite frequent unfavorable results.
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Jones
Bob
Indianapolis News
Two in One curtain stretcher eyed for factory use
Andrew Knittle, of a repair shop with Frank E. Alborn on South Mercer near the opera house, secured patent rights for a two in one curtain stretcher that dries two curtains at once and resists wind. He plans to manufacture if material can be secured, with several orders already taken locally. Knittle also reports a breakthrough solder for aluminum ware that bonds as if part of the utensil and may launch a new market.
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Andrew Knittle
Frank E. Alborn
Mercer Street
Opera House
Knittle
Mr. Knittle
Mr. Alborn
New York Stocks Open Strong Amid Mixed Steel Results
The New York Stock Exchange opened with a strong tone though steel shares fell about a point. Marine issues led gains with Delaware & Hudson jumping 11-2 to 112 1-4 and Liberty Bonds rising from par to 100 4-50. Willys-Overland advanced to 32 5-8 while Bethlehem Steel and Anaconda posted declines.
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New York
Delaware & Hudson
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Willys-Overland
Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel
Inspiration Copper
Kennicott
Anaconda
Reading
Liberty Bonds
General Motors
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Fire minor blaze at Parker pawnshop on Washington
Firemen answered a Saturday night call to Parker pawnshop on Washington street at 11:30. Oil spilled in a bottle ignited a floor heater and started a small fire, which was extinguished before crews arrived.
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Parker
Washington Street
Vance Enlists in France Bound Telegraph Battalion
C B Vance of the Bell Telephone company leads a 75 man tele graph battalion departing from Pittsburgh for a New Jersey training post before sailing for France. The unit will handle construction of telephone and telegraph systems on the battlefields and was recruited from the Pittsburgh district.
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C. B. Vance
Bell Telephone Company
Pittsburg
New Jersey
France
Pennsylvania
Nose Broken In Attack On Car
Police arrested Jess Anderson on Saturday night on a charge of striking Dan Waters on a Southside street car. Waters’s nose was broken. He was taken to New Castle hospital then returned home. Anderson was held for a hearing in Alderman Gross’ court on an aggravated assault and battery charge.
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Jess Anderson
Dan Waters
Waters
New Castle Hospital
Anderson
Alderman Gross’ Court
Pay McBride Seeks Semi Monthly City Pay Change
Supt. H P McBride of the city garbage collection department asked council to pay him semi monthly instead of monthly. Action will be taken to provide for this step.
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McBride
H. P. McBride
City Garbage Collection Department
Friends Bid Adieu To George D. Reid
George D. Reid of 215 12 Pearson street leaves Pittsburgh for Long Branch New Jersey with Cornetta McCracken and L L Leslie. Reid, a Bell Telephone Co. employee, enlisted April 25 in Company B First Telegraph Battalion Signal Reserve U S A. He trained at Exposition park and joined his company at Bell Telephone in Pittsburgh before a farewell at New Castle station.
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Geo. D. Reid
Pearson Street
Leonard Reid
Long Branch
N. J
Pittsburg
Cornetta McCracken
E. C. McCracken
Exposition Park
Northside
Reid
Seventh Avenue
Bell Telephone Company
Fort Pitt
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Castle
Local Tax Probe Sparks Sparring Over Daily Wages
A town council confronted a man assessed with a $3 personal tax. When asked his daily earnings, he replied he makes $4.50 a day. The council deemed the tax fair and challenged the figure.
Cab Cabs Placed on Garbage Trucks Authorized
Purchasing agent Berger was authorized at today’s session to place cabs on garbage collection trucks to cover crews and routes.
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Berger
Arrest Man Who Fled To Mexico To Avoid Draft
Robert Wesley Brown a 22 year old Chicago resident admitted swimming the Rio Grande near Laredo to reach Mexico and dodge registration under the federal draft law on June 5th. He was arrested on arrival and held for federal grand jury action.
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Laredo
Tex
Robert Wesley Brown
Rio Grande
Delrio
Mexico
Federal
Brown
Chicago
Bathing Beach Plan Deliberations Stir Council
Councilmen remain undecided on proceeding with a bathing beach along the Neshannock Creek as proposed last summer. Councilman Berger indicated the group may still choose to establish the beach, but no final decision has been reached.
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Neshannock Creek
Berger
Food Saving Sunday Set For July 1
Hoover outlines a national food conservation plan with zones and district tailored diets. Fraternal and civic groups will aid, 42 states already organized, and 250000 people from 126600 communities to be taught food saving in summer schools.
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Hoover
Food Administration
Interurban Loop Planned on Public Square
Council discussed constructing a second loop on the eastern end of the public square to serve interurban street cars. The plan aims to route cars away from hotel lobbies, with iron already arriving for the new loop and officials noting changes in stopping points.
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Leslie
A. D. Newell
Davies Family Returns From Woodlawn Visit
Mr and Mrs Harvey Davies and daughter Elizabeth of 113 North Cochranway return from a week in Woodlawn called by an accident to Mrs Davies mother Mrs David Jones who was badly burned. Her condition is improving though not out of danger.
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Harvey Davies
Elizabeth
North Cochranway
Woodlawn
Davies
David Jones
Kaiser 666 Prophecy Connected to Kaiser in War Doom
A published prophecy links the Kaiser to the biblical beast and 666. It claims Revelation foretells doom by February 1, 1918 and uses alphabetic numerology to reach 666, suggesting the American army may prove the claim.
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Girard
Chicago Grain opening futures report
Opening prices for grains on June 18 show Wheat July at 2.19, Corn July 1.55 and Sept 1.47 with 1-2 to 1-46 3-4, Dec 1.08 1-2 to 1.08. Oats July 64 1-2 to 3-8, Sept 53 1-4 to 53, Dec 54 3-4 to 5-8. No pork. Lard July 21.72, Sept 21.85. Ribs Sept 21.37. Auction listing at Jno. Knox & Son, 206 JE. Washington St. with tools and equipment.
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Chicago
Denies U. S. Sailor Will Wear a Muffler
Lieutenant J. Wilcox at the Ritz-Carlton told prominent women that sailors prefer sleeveless sweaters and helmets over mufflers and wristers. He noted Admiral Usher agrees no mufflers are worn and cited English sailors as an example. The gathering was hosted by women’s war relief groups led by Miss Alice Carpenter of the Navy League.
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New York
J. Wilcox
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Usher
Ritz-Carlton
Alice Carpenter
Woman's Section
Navy League
North Sea
Shenango Valley Hospital Admits Five Patients
Five individuals admitted to Shenango Valley Hospital are Leslie Sniff from Winter Avenue, Mrs. Mark from Ray Street, Eto no Matabello from Friendship Street, and two others with limited address details provided.
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Leslie Sniff
Winter Avenue
Mrs. Mark
Ray Street
Etono Matabello
Friendship Street
Fragmented Real Estate Transfers Exhibit Local Tax Notices
Real estate transfers listed include ERS J Clyde Gilfillan to Gertrude Hoenstine in the Second ward for 1, Rufus C McKinley receiving 3,500 from John W Knox in Second ward, Belinda Becker to McKinley for 3,500, Andrew Dietterle to McKinley in Second ward for 1,000, and a transfer from Rufus C McKinley to Lawrence.
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J. Clyde Gilfillan
Lawrence Sayings & Trust
Gertrude Hoenstine
John W. Knox
Rufus C. McKinley
Belinda Becker
Andrew Dietterle
Lawrence
Furniture Ordered For Court House And Detention Home
Judge Emery ordered the county commissioners to buy needed furniture for the court house and detention home and to make repairs. They were directed to notify the street commissioner about Montgomery avenue conditions and the highway in front of the J. Watson property in Wi township and W. J. McConnell party in Washington township.
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Emery
Montgomery Avenue
J. Watson
W. J. McConnell
Washington Township
Assault And Battery Case On Trial Against Nick Blasnik
The commonwealth case against Nick Blasnik charged with assault and battery on Theodore Stonich of Hillsville was taken up before Judge Emery. The incident arose during a quarrel. Blasnik allegedly knocked Stonich down with a pitchfork and struck him multiple times. Stonich suffered severe cuts to head and face.
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Nick Blasnik
Theodore Stonich
Hillsville
Emery
Maintiff
Stonich
Larceny Charge Against Roberts
Ray Roberts was arrested Saturday on a larceny charge before Alderman Mantz. Police claim he stole a gun and other articles from a box car at the P and L FE camp up Shenango. He pleaded guilty and was jailed in Beaver pending court.
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Ray Roberts
Alderman Mantz
P. and
L. FE
Shenango
Beaver
Sons Of Veterans To Leave Tuesday For Johnstown Meet
Several New Castle men depart Tuesday night for the state convention of the Sons of Veterans in Johnstown. Ralph Campbell of the city is a candidate for division commander. Attending from New Castle are M. S. Phillips James Chambers A Martin Graham Chas. And Ralph Campbell Chas. McCaskey C. E. Brown.
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New Castle
Johnstown
the Sons of Veterans
Ralph Campbell
M. S. Phillips
James Chambers
A. Martin Graham
Chas
Chas. McCaskey
C. E. Brown
Lawrence Rifles Drill Notice at Troop F Armory
The Lawrence Rifles will drill tonight at 7 46 in Troop F armory. All members must be on hand promptly as the organization grows rapidly and a new formation is necessary each drill, which takes time. Commanding Officer Donnan First Sergeant Sengeam.
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Lawrence Rifles
Troop F
Donnan
Sengeam
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Machinists
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Winter Bros
Washington St
T. E. Smith & Son
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Neshannock Ave
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OO LL
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Care News
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Percy P, Wansitler
Volant
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Lawrence Savings & Trust
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Carlisle
Union
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F. L. Rentz
Vance
George D. Reid
Inter
Urbans
Chicago Grain
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Knox & Son
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U. S
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ERS
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