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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
12
Andrew Green the elevator operator was badly hurt when he became trapped between the elevator cage and the ceiling on the first floor of the St Cloud building late Monday afternoon. He suffered both legs broken below the knee and was taken to Shenango Valley for treatment. A frightened young girl ran home after the incident.
Marguerite Franklin testified before the mayor on Tuesday morning admitting she pulled the elevator rope that started it as Mr Green tried to enter. Authorities noted it was her first elevator ride and the motive remains unclear though curiosity is suspected.
An elevator cage moved with Mr. Green inside causing both legs to be crushed below the knee. Marguerite Franklin, an 11 year old girl in Shenango Street, pulled the counter rope to stop the car after the bell rang. She had not ridden an elevator before and is frightened by the incident. Mr. Green is in serious condition at the hospital but no other injuries are reported.
The ad promotes Rheuma from Hainer Drug Co claiming kidney-directed action and instant relief for rheumatism. It promises a money-back guarantee if not cured, notes rheumatism as dangerous and often heart affecting, and sells at 50 cents a bottle.
The First M E church Men’s Bible class hosts a 7 to 8 pm strawberry and ice cream social for class members and wives in the church dining room. At 8 pm a public meeting features Dr. Henry W. Temple speaking on the present outlook in the European war. All interested invited.
Lexington will present a three day pageant on the village green marking 100 years since peace with Great Britain. The production features symbolic nature scenes Indians and Puritan settlers and active Revolutionary episodes with over a thousand participants. Proceeds benefit the American Red Cross.
Mrs. B F Wadsworth shot and killed a coyote in Clif Oregon that attacked her dog. The dead animal wore a collar bearing the name A H Canterbury which had been on the coyote for six years and 100 miles from where shot. Canterbury had trapped a litter in 1907 and placed his name on a former pet.
Bradford June 19 A reunion is being planned for June 30 of all those who formerly resided in Petroleum Center. The event will be a basket picnic with hotel accommodations for the public. Attendees are urged to bring at least two meals. Details from I. G. Howe or J. W. Jamison.
Bethlehem Pa June 22 On an original investment of 50 by their husbands the 68 widow members of the Moravian Widows' Aid society each received a semi annual dividend of 23 or a total dividend of 44 for the fiscal year. Since its 1771 formation the society has paid out 215,635 in dividends to members and has been noted by insurance firms for decades.
Joseph Perry wanted by Youngstown police on a murder charge for the killing of William Treharne near the Republic Rubber Works on July 5, 1914. Perry was arrested in Toronto and will be brought back to Youngstown to face the crime, with officers meeting at the Canadian border.
Atlanta faces fresh unrest as Governor Slaton defends his decision to commute Leo Frank’s sentence. National guard encamped near Slaton’s Peach Tree Road residence while police patrols clear crowds. Effigies of Slaton burned in Marietta Woodstock and Newman as rioters chant treason.
Evansville Indiana June 22 John Mitchell 14 living on Mt Vernon road attempted to fly from a hayloft using a girder and wings built from a boy's book pattern. The wings collapsed causing a fall that broke his left arm near the elbow and caused slight internal injuries.
In a short health notice a physician or advertiser explains melancholy or the Blues as often due to organic issues and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard remedy backed by testimonials from women restored to health over nearly four decades.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages. It is described as a constitutional tonic taken internally that acts on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy disease foundations and strengthen the patient. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials.
An advertisement touts a imitation leather hand bag with brass hardware at twice the price, 16 inch bags at 1.39 and 18 inch at 1.59. It promotes bleached muslin from Hills and Fruit of the Loom at 9c per yard, with yard wide muslin at 6c in a soft finish.
Stockholm report from June 22 notes Thomas Stephens of a large American firm describing Russian industry mobilizing women for munitions. He observed hundreds of women on lathes drilling and stamping, with managers reporting equal efficiency to men.
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