Memorial Service for All O R G Men in New Castle
A large audience heard Rev. M. Wilson Keith deliver the annual memorial sermon before the New Castle lodge of the Order of Railroad Conductors. Graved decorations and prayers honored departed members. concerns included river drownings in Mahoningtown and calls for body recovery nets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Keith
M. Wilson Keith
New Castle
Order of Railroad Conductors
Keith
O. R. GC
Big Crowds at Tent Meetings on Neshannock Avenue
Three large services filled the Neshannock avenue tent on Sunday with hundreds turned away. Evening crowds reached about 1200, with many more standing briefly before leaving. Rev. J S Brasher delivered a powerful sermon and Mr and Mrs Harris provided special singing. George Clutton announced the meetings' close and thanked the community, speakers, musicians, and local press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neshannock Avenue
J. S. Brasher
Harris
George Clutton
O. H. P. Brown in Critical Condition in New York Hospital
O H P Brown of Brown and Hamilton remains gravely ill in a New York hospital. His wife and daughter Emma are at his bedside alongside his partner B Hamilton and brother William M. Brown. His son Phil Brown is there after returning from Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. P. Brown
Brown & Hamilton
New York
William M. Brown
Emma
Hamilton
Phil Brown
Philadelphia
Brown
Western Allegheny rail line to add shops and equipment
A Pittsburg report states Western Allegheny Railroad plans new shops at Queen Junction and will buy new cars and locomotives. The line, built by Pittsburgh capitalists, operated independently after a previous agreement with Bessemer and Lake Erie ended last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Western Allegheny Railroad Company
Queen Junction
Bessemer and
Lake Erie
Railroad Rapid
Fire at Lowellville bakery damages building and home
A Saturday blaze at C. J. Zuercher's Lowellville bakery destroyed the bakery building and the adjacent Zuercher family home and endangered the Lowellville Savings and Banking company property. Loss is about 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Zuercher
Lowellville
Zuercher
Lowellville Savings and Banking Company
Thoss
Sam Kennedy and the Seeley Hook murder secret dies with him
Ghost of the Seeley Hook case lingers as Salvatore Candito dies in prison of typhoid fever. Candito knew details about the 1905 killing of Game Warden Houk in New Castle and implicated Rocco Rocco, leader of the Black Hand network, in the case. Pinkerton detectives traced the gang through Riverside and New Castle, with Candito’s death altering plans to compel testimony.
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Sam Kennedy
Pittsburg
Salvatore Candito
Western Penitentiary
Hazel Dell
Houk
New Castle
Candito
Black Hand Society
Pinkerton
Riverside
Lawrence County
Rocco Rocco
Racco
Black Hand
Rocco
Hawk
Candite
Commonwealth
Sly Gardeners Slip in Cucumber Seed Sunday
A humorous feature notes gardeners planting cucumber seeds on a Sunday as signs supposedly favor. Interviewed locals recount moon phase beliefs and signology, citing a sixth ward elder who swears crops thrive when planted at the right lunar time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsi
Sainata Trial Evidence Gap Revealed in Duff Murder Case
Court records show eight Sainata letters not offered at Dominick Sainata murder trial for Squire William Duff. Commonwealth reasoned they duplicated admitted evidence, avoiding repetition. Local residents near Hillsville lament the absence of a first degree verdict.
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Dominick Sainata
William Duff
Commonwealth
Sainata
Samata
Hillsville
Odd Fellows Prepare for Old Home Week in Mercer County
Mercer county Odd Fellows plan Old Home Week on July 24 at Roseville park Sharon to support the I O O F home at Grove City. Roast ox and refreshments will be served noon and evening as a gala day inviting all members and the public to attend.
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Odd Fellows of
Mercer
Roseville Park
Sharon
Grove City
Mercer County
Odd Fellows
Many Furnaces to Start This Week in Pittsburg District
Many furnaces in the Pittsburg district will resume blast after months of shutdown. The Jones and Laughlin plant in Pittsburg is being readied for early resumption, promising work for thousands of men and revived steel activity. Construction of houses, bridges, churches, and other structures is expected in coming months.
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Seventh Ward
Jack Young
Ohio River
Beaver
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Pittsburg Post
Dravo Construction Company
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Erie Railroad
Pittsburg
Jones and Laughlin Company
Local rattlesnake hunter praised near Volant
Alex McConnell is described as the region’s top rattlesnake killer near Volant. He reports having terminated six snakes this year, each about six feet long, with a dozen or more smaller ones also removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex McConnell
Volant
McConnell
Enjoyable Lawn Fete Saturday Evening at Trinity Church
Under the Ladies' guild of Trinity church a lawn fete was held on the Falls residence lawn at Mill and Falls streets. The decorated yard featured Rebekah at the well, fortune telling tents, candy booths and amusements. Auto rides offered long drives for a nominal sum to benefit the church.
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Ladies’ Guild of
Trinity Church
Thomas W. Falls
Mill
Falls Streets
Rebekah
Bribery Alleged at Youngstown Court House Project
In Youngstown Ohio on June 22 J A Cooper a Court House Building commission member swore an affidavit that a Northern Terra Cotta representative offered him a bribe to use the companys product in building the new Mahoning county court house worth about one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, CO
Court House Building Commission
J. A. Cooper
Northern Terra Cotta Company
Mahoning County Court House
Berries for Canning at New Market
Price no object for berries suitable for canning advertised at New Market located on 39 North Mill Street. Contact Bell 1429-2 or Union 942 for purchase.
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New Market
North Mill Street
Bell Phone
jUnion Phone
Sale date noted for McComb's 2574
The fragment records a sale date for McComb's located at 2574, mentioned as Tuesday, June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McComb’s
Indian Corn Flakes Prize Letter Contest at Battle Creek
A notice invites Ann Arbor graduates to correct a reading matter error in Indian Corn Flakes packaging. Contestants must write a brief letter praising Indian Corn Flakes quality, state their school, and mail by June 25 to the Indian Corn Flake Co. Battle Creek Michigan with cash prizes for top letters.
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Ann Arbor
Ann Arbo
Indian Corn Flake Co
Battle Gcreck
Mich
McConnell Family Reunion Set For Friday
The annual McConnell family reunion will be held this Friday in the academy building at Volant. The gathering is noted as one of the county’s oldest families with many connections, especially in the northern part.
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McConnell
Academy
Volant
County
Public Sale At Shenango Farm On Pittsburg Road
On the old Pittsburg road in Shenango township near New Castle a public sale is set for Wednesday June 24 at 1 pm. Items include two horses 10 pigs three months old eight well bred young sons various vehicles farming tools and two log houses that can be moved. Terms are due on sale day auctioneer S. Wilkison R. P. st coon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenango Township
Pittsburg
New Castle
Semuel
Wilkison
R. P
St Coon
Ua Gat
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O.R.G
Yde Conn
Wampum
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Junction
Standard Steel Car Company
Chicago
Mahoningtown
Shaffer
Tyrill
Jack Reed
East Cherry Street
Pittburg
Harry Morris
East Wabash Avenue
North Liberty Street
Harry Parsons
South Lafayette Street
Baltimore
O., Railroad
Ford City
Frank Kelley
Friends
George Burns
West Pittsburg
Helen Moore
Grace Moody
North Beaver Township
Fred Carey
East Madison Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio
New Castle Junction
Lorain
O. Fred Esmond
Mahoning Avenue
John Perkins
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Akron
John Bowman
South Liberty Street
Chicago Junction
John Gregory
Harry Marshall
East Clayton Street
Buffalo
Rochester
Minard’s Liniment
Minard
Mr. C. Howland
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
Mase
Anard
C. Howianp
Mass
W. Clutton
Western
Allegheny
Queen's Junction
Youngstown
D. T. Murray
Lake Shore
I É& FF
Connellsville
Trafic
Salamanca
Erie Railroad Company
Walls
Engineer Walton
Pennsy
Howard Kelley
Patterson
John Barnes
Cleveland
K. D. McGraw
Gormley
Seeley Hook
Alex. M’connell
Ascade Park
Lewis&‘Young
Gray
Graham
Shenango Hotel
Resterdrant
Castle
SGAS
Laa Nemetmnie Ey
G._B. ZAHNISER
Clendenin Block
Bell
Cascade
M’connell
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