Hot Wave In All Germany Delivers Grim War Echoes
From Amsterdam and London reports June 19 warn of a severe German food drought akin to two years ago with grain drying in fields and no rains for weeks. In London estimates Germans casualties through June exceed four million, about half of the imperial army, with 4,355,750 killed wounded or captured out of an 8,162,000 war strength.
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International
Amsterdam
Germany
London
German Empire
Kindergarten and School Exhibition at Simpson M B Church
An exhibition by the Deaconess Home directed kindergarten and industrial school will run Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock at Simpson M B Church. Everyone interested is invited to attend.
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Simpson M. B
New York Stocks Edge Higher After Opening Lapses
The market opened with losses on the New York Stock Exchange but soon recovered as buyers stepped in. Steel shares fluctuated, Bethlehem Steel and Utah Copper moved, while motor stocks led gains with Studebaker and General Motors climbing. Willys-Overland, United States Steel blocks were traded, and government contracts supported many names. New Haven rail stock rose notably to 37 3-4.
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Stock Exchange
Steel
Bethlehem Steel B
Utah Copper
Studebaker
General Motors
Republic Iron
United States Steel
Willys-Overland
Gen. Motors
Willys- Overland
Savage Arms
New Haven
City League Meet Held in Hazleton August dates
Council members were notified the annual convention of the League of Third Class Cities will be held in Hazleton on August 28 29 and 30. Public Safety Director James M Hamilton was named to the reception committee to meet Dora Rodrigues visiting to recruit for U S service this week.
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League of Third Class Cities
Hazleton
Hamilton
James M. Hamilton
Dora Rodrigues
United States Service
Councilmen Exonerate Tony Phillips in Montgomery Case
Councilmen adjusted the case of Tony Phillips of Montgomery Avenue this morning by exonerating the roughly $300 benefit assessment in exchange for his withdrawal of damage claims.
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Tony Phillips
Montgomery Avenue
Phillips
New Castle Water Company Seeks Pay After City Hold
The New Castle Water company pressures the city over more than a year of unpaid water bills. A settlement aiming to resolve the dispute will be sought at a meeting next Monday after council actions followed the Highland school fire blamed in part on inadequate water service. Harold Gilbert of 1620 Huron avenue was reported to the city health department as suffering from mumps today.
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Water Company
New Castle Water Company
Highland School
Harold Gilbert
Huron Avenue
City Health Department
Mill Street Work Underway On Widening Repaving
Work of widening and repaving South Mill street has begun. Curb is being set back at several places along the street.
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Mill Street
Ray Roberts Sentenced To Ninety Days At Workhouse
Deputy Sheriff Robert Whaley escorted Ray Roberts to the workhouse Monday afternoon where he will serve a ninety day sentence for larceny. Roberts pled guilty to entering a box car used by railroad employees for a camp.
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Ray Roberts
Robert Whaley
Ethel Barrymore Displays Skill as Horsewoman in The Call of Her People
Ethel Barrymore demonstrates expert horsemanship in the seven act release The Call of Her People based on Edward Sheldon's Egypt. During filming she rode at breakneck speed through rough countryside and crowded streets with 600 cast and crew watching. Her role Egypt the gypsy girl faces peril as her lover is hunted and she devises a plan to save him.
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Metro
Edward Sheldon
Egypt
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Barrymore
Death of East Long man killed by Pennsylvania train
Mrs John Gust of East Long avenue learned of her husband’s death when a neighbor spotted his name in yesterday’s paper. The victim was instantly killed Monday morning near Mahoningtown after identification in his pocket. Funeral directors searched for next of kin, the funeral was at the Independent Polish church, with burial in the church cemetery.
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John Gust
East Long Avenue
Mahoningtown
Offutt and Company
Banner Year For Tobacco And Booze
Washington reports the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, as a banner year for liquor and tobacco. Internal revenue for eleven months shows record consumption and tax intake with $178,000,000 from distilled spirits and 154 million gallons produced, beer tax at $94,000,000 from 150 million barrels, plus $5,000,000 from wine and brandy taxes.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Federal Treasury
American Delegates to Socialist Conference Born in Russia
Stockholm reports that none of the three American delegates to the International Socialist Peace conference were born in the United States and only one is naturalized. The delegates are Max Goldfarb of New York City, Boris Reinstein of Buffalo, and D. Davidovitch of New York. Reinstein is naturalized. These members were to confer with the Dutch-Scandinavian committee.
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International News Service
Stockholm
United States
Russia
Max Goldfarb
Forward
New York City
Boris Reinstein
Buffalo
D. Davidovitch
New York
Reinstein
Trade Board Opposes Advertising Plan In New Castle
Merchants seeking to solicit advertising in New Castle must present plans to William Kennedy the board of trade commissioner. Kennedy referred them to the commissioner emphasizing his duty to judge merit. The timetable advertising enterprise was not approved and any current operations lack board approval.
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New Castle
Board of Trade
William Kennedy
Kennedy
Complain of Weeds On Highland Avenue
Complaint lodged with council this morning about weeds over the sidewalk along the Berger property on Highland avenue. Rev J H Miller urged council to act to avert the nuisance. City clerk directed to request Pittsburgh property owners to trim the weeds.
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Berger
Highland Avenue
J. H. Miller
Pittsburg
Aged Woman Dies As Cabin Burns at Elm Grove
Aged 84 year old Mrs. Mary Bowers perished in a fire that leveled her log cabin in Elm Grove Wheeling suburb. The home, a historic landmark built from Fort Henry logs, stood as a remnant of Revolutionary days. Mrs. Bowers had moved here from Johnstown Pennsylvania years earlier.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mary Bowers
Elm Grove
Old Fort Henry
Bowers
Johnstown
Death of John Berkeley at 62 and funeral plans
John Berkeley of 115 West Miller Avenue died at his home at 1 o clock Tuesday morning of chronic rheumatism. He was 62 years old. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o clock at St Michael s Slavish Church, with interment in St Joseph s Cemetery.
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John Berkeley
Wast Miller Avenue
St. Michael's
St.Joseph’s Cemetery
Katherine Kirk to Spend Summer at Girls Camp
Miss Katherine Kirk of Highland avenue will leave July 1 for the remainder of the summer at a girls camp near a rural area, staying with other campers and counselors for the season.
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Katherine Kirk
Highland Avenue
Wanted auto service at reasonable rates and careful driver
WANTED Those desiring auto service at reasonable rates with careful driver Call Bell 1405 W 26616 WANTED Laborers for trench digging on Eastside sewer Highest wages paid 26613 WANTED Calkers boilermakers and laborers Inquire The Atlantic Refining Co 26513
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Atlantic Refining Co
Female aviators form coast patrol corps in wartime
Miss Alice La Chapelle, an skilled aviatrix heading the group, says women pilots can help. She believes as soldiers fight in Europe, aviators will be needed for coast patrols, and the corps may provide valuable support to patrol men.
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Alice la Chapelle
Europe
Russian mission welcomed by Washington leaders
The Russian delegation under Boris Bakhmetieff was greeted by Secretary of State Lansing and other officials as they arrived by special train. A cheering crowd lined the route to the Hennin Jennings Mansion, with cavalry escorts and street flags marking the welcome.
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United States
Boris Bakhmetieff
Mme. Bakhmetieff
Polk
State Department
Fort Myer
Hennin Jennings
Massachusettes Avenue
Hoover urges food control to curb speculation and avert war
Hoover tells senators that food control is essential to conserve supplies and prevent wage increases and instability. He notes $250 million fleeced from the public in flour prices over five months and argues for government handling of grain to halt profiteering while warning against unrestricted ally access to markets. He opposes dictating personal meals and urges cooperative wartime buying with neutral participation.
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United States
Belgium
Washington
France
Germany
Hoover
Gore
Senator Reed
Spanish War Veterans Meet in Harrisburg Convention
The thirteenth annual United Spanish War Veterans convention opened in Harrisburg with Commander Howard L. Rapr of Philadelphia nominated for a fourth term. Officials welcomed the delegates as the Department of Pennsylvania, with over 5,000 members, noted about one quarter are back in U S service.
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Harrisbag
United Spanish War Veterans
Howard L. Rapr
Philadelphia
W. M. Hargest
Charles E. Pass
E. Laubenstein
Harrisburg
Department of Pennsylvania
United States
Three Millions On First Day In Red Cross Drive
Washington reports from 137 cities excluding New York show over 3 million dollars subscribed or pledged on the first day of a week long drive for 100 million. New York led with nearly 15 million in a single day. North Central states led by 1,656,605. Buffalo topped cities with 406,240. Cleveland 340,000. Cincinnati 328,388. other totals include Indianapolis 210,000 Milwaukee 215,000 Toledo 120,000 Denver 32,962 Detroit 29,722.
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Denver
Detroit
Pearl Street Lad Sought by New Castle Police
New Castle police seek 17 year old George Collins of Pearl Street who left home Sunday evening and has not been seen since. He may have traveled to Beaver Falls Sunday night with a local boy, according to reports received by the department.
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New Castle
George Collins
Pearl Street
Beaver Falls
Battling Terry Joins City Garbage Department as Chauffeur
Former boxer Battling Terry is now employed by the city as a chauffeur on a garbage department truck, continuing his public service after his boxing career.
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Terry
Battling Terry
South New Castle Man in Custody
A South New Castle man, described as a diligent Bible student about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a red necktie and cap, is in custody after a series of peculiarly woven incidents spanning several months. He had lived in California recently but details on actions in Pittsburg are unclear. The offense of failure to register carries up to one year in prison.
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Fendle
California
Pittsburg
Mrs Vincent Astor in War Relief Work
New York June 19 Determined to do her bit Mrs Vincent Astor plans to leave for France to engage in war relief work with her mother in law Mrs John Astor Joined by Miss Ethel Harriman Vincent Astor serves as an ensign in the U S Naval Reserve aboard his yacht turned over to the government
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International News Service
New York
Vincent Astor
France
John Astor
Ethel M. B. Harriman
J. Borden Harriman
U. S. Naval Reserve Board
Root Meets With First Obstacles
The first diplomatic body from the new Russian government arrived by special train from San Francisco just after noon, meeting crowds as large as those heeding missions from four other allied nations.
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San Francisco
Body of Dead Man Shipped to His Home
The body found near the covered bridge at Mahoningtown Sunday afternoon was shipped to Rochester New York today by Mahoning Undertaking Co. The deceased wore a name and address in his pocket, William Carr 155 Campbell Street Rochester NY. Rochester police were notified and a Carr family letter confirmed the match. The body was sent to the man's home per those instructions.
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Mahoning Undertaking Company
Rochester
N. Y
William Carr
Campbell Street
Carr
Reception for new members by Ladies Auxiliary A Q H
Monday evening social event hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary A Q H to welcome 60 attendees, including 10 new members. A musical program featured Mrs. Anna Eagan Mrs. Anna Barnes and Miss May McGinley. Cards entertained guests and refreshments were served by the social committee led by Mrs. J C Carson Mrs. Mary Donegan Mrs. Mary Deverell and Mrs. Mary Jenn ess.
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Anna Barnes
May McGinley
J. C. Carson
Mary Donegan
Mary Deverell
Mary Jenness
Sinn Feiners Riot as Rebels Fly Flag in Dublin
Dublin June 19. Police arrested several people after overnight disturbances triggered by Sinn Feiners. In the unrest a person climbed the damaged post office building and waved the Irish rebel flag, highlighting ongoing tensions in the city.
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SINN
Dublin
Teacher couple announces marriage of Elda Houlette and Paul Boyle
Mr and Mrs J P Houlette of Falls street announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Elda Houlette to Paul Boyle of North street. The ceremony occurred Memorial Day May 20 in the home of Rev B F Rhoades in Butler. They will remain in this city.
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J. P. Houlette
Falls Street
Elda Houlette
Paul Boyle
North Street
B.F. Rhoades
Butler
Notice of Private Sales in Estate of Charles Long
Mary M Administratrix in Estate of Charles Long requests Orphans Court approval to privately sell two vacant lots in Shenango township Lawrence County Pennsylvania to satisfy debts. The first lot measures feet by 117 feet, bounded by Moravia Street Extension Rosie Tabiesz alley and other lands of Charles G Long. The second lot 103? feet by 130 feet fronts Ravia Street Extension and Spar Road with boundaries to North and West Weir Stanislaw Lesniak lands. Court sets July 2 1917 for final order unless objections filed. Attorney H A Wilkison represents estate. Legal notice June 12 19 26.
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Charles Long
Orphans’ Court
Lawrence County
Shenango Township
Pennsylvania
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Rosie Tabiesz
Charles G. Long
I Tabiesz
Bravia Street
Weir
Stanislaw Lesniak
Mary M. Long
Charles @ Long
H. A. Wilkison
Block Move To Kill Police Bill
Harrisburg bulletin reports the Pennsylvania House rejected a Senate recall of the Craig police civil service bill for third class cities by a 28 to 125 vote. Advocates argued recall aimed to kill the measure. Minority Leader Laring cited a two year old similar passage. This marks the first such House vote this session. All third class cities would fall under the Craig bill.
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House
Senate
Craig
Larig
Shenango Valley Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admitted list includes Mabel Strodecker Enon Valley Minnie Rommel Enon Valley and Charles W Brown Hamilton street. Discharged includes Bert Brest Irish Ripple Mrs Dal Zimmerman Edenburg Lyda Mart South Bay street and Leslie Sniff Winter avenue.
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Enon Valley
Minnie Rommel
Charles W. Brown
Hamilton Street
Bert Brest
Irish Ripple
Dal Zimmerman
Edenburg
Lyda Mart
South Bay Street
Leslie Sniff
Winter Avenue
Ship Shops Near Montreal Burned
Montreal dispatch reports a fire destroying the Canadian steam ship shops at Sorel ten miles below Montreal on the St. Lawrence. Several small government ship tonnage under construction were burned, fire apparatus from the city responded.
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Montreal
Sorel
St. Lawrence
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