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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
8
Big 101 Ranch exhibition from Bliss Oklahoma arrives for two performances at the show grounds with an Army of horses mules and wagons and a forenoon street parade. Joseph C. Miller leads the lineup with a vivid West of past and present presented by the touring company.
J E Farris a former Cleveland Railway Co employee and associates were arrested in Chicago as detectives reveal a large plot to counterfeit streetcar tickets for Cleveland Columbus and Indianapolis lines. A suitcase of tickets and printing plates were found with others seized near Akron Ohio. Police say more arrests are coming and about 100 carted conductors may be dismissed. The scheme spans three states with over 100000 counterfeit tickets recovered and losses running into tens of thousands.
The article previews a large Wild West show by the 101 Ranch with white visitors seeing tribes in costume. Tom toms trumpets fife drums and a steam calliope will lead the parade as tickets go on sale at Wallace's drug store. Merchants expect big turnout and local hotels restaurants and livery stables prepare for patrons.
Akron Ohio June 19 Rev A S Gregg of the American Civic Reform union warned of a forthcoming wet and dry campaign in Cleveland before Christmas calling Akron city officials permissive of knockout prize fights obscene postcards gambling and vice He said he could send 50 men with 5000 to clean up Akron if funded and claimed he witnessed a local knockout fight and was told the loser merely fell and was injured
In Berwick Pa on June 19 Fred Hagenbuch a local bee keeper faced a dangerous double swarm episode. First the insects covered the top of his head to eight inches deep then they settled on his neck. He stood still for over half an hour before coaxing them away with a stick and hours passed before he was out of danger.
Rev. Father Francis J. Eger of St. Joseph's church attended the golden wedding of his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs John Gill in Cambria county. He celebrated mass for the occasion and a dinner followed the church services with about 40 guests including children and grandchildren.
A Beaver Times report notes joy riding is prevalent in Freedom with a colored man arrested for drunkenness fined five dollars and costs for a wheelbarrow ride to the lockup. The vehicle number wasn’t recorded and no speeding complaint was filed against the driver.
Harry Dutton 19 of Beaver Falls, who escaped Polk asylum, was arrested after confessing to breaking into Wampum Hardware and other homes in Mahoningtown. Loot found, owner won’t prosecute. to be returned to Polk. Police and detectives plan transfer to Polk.
Muskogee Oklahoma June 19 Revenue officers were shot at when entering the Kiamichi mountains to raid moonshiners. Maude Black a young woman captured near Eufaula in a raid on John Thompson and Jim Cantrell proclaims she could shoot officers at 100 yards and claims to be Queen of the Moonshiners while declaring she mixes safely with the desperadoes and their friends the two men are under court witness protection.
Lydia Ann Brockover-Pitt-Stewart-Patterson-Gardner celebrated her 100th birthday at her daughter Mrs. Cyrus Moore’s home in Cambridge Ohio. Born near Baltimore, she married four times and had 12 children, now two surviving: Mrs. Cyrus Moore’s daughter and Sylvester Patterson, a Tonkawa merchant.
A 10 year old girl Jessica Gray was held in the New Castle police station women’s department for the day while her mother was away. She had run away yesterday and was located at friends’ home this morning. Police say the girl has had prior trouble.
Billy Sunday becomes a central election issue in Johnstown Pennsylvania as church supporters plan to field their own mayor and council candidates after city officials refused permission to use public property for Sunday meetings. The dispute signals the fierciest campaign in the city's history.
The Youngstown Festival association shows a net near 400 in its latest concerts while expenses totaled about 4,000. The event financials indicate a sizable gap between revenue and outlay.
For a limited time starting today values Monday June 18 1911 our fine tailoring department offers to order women plain tailored suits in a liberal selection of imported mixt suitings and White French Serge all at 60.00. This extends our established fame of superior tailoring in the United States.
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