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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1909

Page

6

King Menelik Dead Report Sparks Ethiopian Court Crisis

United Press reports from Abyssinia claim King Menelik is dead with Empress Taitu seizing governance while concealing the death to name a successor. Skeptical officials doubt the death, while Prince Lidy Jeassu, a 12-year-old grandson, is viewed unfavorably by the press as potential heir.

United Press Rome Abyssina Menelik Taitu Lidy Jeassu Europe Sig Jeassu Abyssinia

Farnum Linked to Gould Separation Suit Across Tests of Gossip

New York report details Dustin Farnum’s alleged ties to Mrs. Gould amid the Gould separation case. Witnesses including maid Annie Conlon describe Farnum’s visits to Mrs. Gould’s hotel rooms with Mrs. Sells present, while other accounts deny improper conduct or intoxication.

New York Dustin Farnum Gould Mrs. Gould Mabel Sells Mrs Sells Farnum Othes Mrs. Sells May Robson Bellevue-Stratford Philadelphia Miss Robson Raleigh Washington, D. C

Which is Leon Take Your Pick In San Francisco

A Chinaman described as Leon Ling was arrested in San Francisco on June 23. Police await guidance from New York on Mexican Line before releasing details. In Galveston Texas on the same day a strange Chinaman in American dress with a new suitcase studied a map of Mexico before fleeing. officers and U. S. marshals search for him.

San Francisco Leon Ling New York Galveston Tex Calveston Mexico U. S

Chauffeur and Girl Arrested for License Violations

Fred Young, chauffeur for ex Lieutenant Governor William Brown, and Emma Brown were arrested in Hickory township for driving without a license tag. Both pled guilty before Justice W H Patton and were fined 10 dollars plus costs. The car carried other occupants on the trip. An advertisement for Leasure avenue land and Fair Grounds Land Co follows.

C. Cunningham Hickory Township Fred Young William Brown Emma Brown Mr. Brown Justice of the Peace W. H. Patton Young

Buhl Kimberly irrigation turns desert into garden spot

Former Judge W D Wallace reports on the Buhl Kimberly irrigation project built on Snake River. Water rights secured and a vast dam support irrigation of nearly a quarter million acres. Alfalfa thrives with minimal soil life, dust and climate improve as settlements grow.

W. D. Wallace Far West Twin City Idaho Th Buhl-Kimberly Corporation Wallace Buhl-Kimberly Company Kimberly Corporation Kimberly Estate Snake River Buhl-Kimberly

Orangemen and Catholics Clash in Liverpool Riot

A full riot breaks out across Liverpool as Orangemen clash with Catholic residents. Dozens hurt including police, with sacking of shops reported. Fighting extends from schoolyard battles to street violence as authorities close fifty schools and workers join the fray.

United Press Liverpool

G O P Leaders Finalize Corporation Tax Plan Details

Republican leaders approve a 2 percent levy on net earnings over 5000 for all profit corporations. Losses from bad debts may be deducted. Insurance firms remain taxable. Tax collected by the Internal Revenue Service starting July 1 1910. Penalties range 1000 to 10000. Revenue projected at 25 to 30 million dollars.

United Press Washington Bureau of Internal Revenue Treasury Department Bureau Inter White House Senate Finance Committee Cannon Payne Dalzell Wickersham Root Senate Finance Committee

Hard Days on Mill Workers Face Record Heat

Workers at local mills endure two days of extreme heat forcing many to quit and several mills to shut down. Heat plagues crews overnight through today as the first hot spell of the summer presses hardest on labor.

Pretty wedding this afternoon in Mahoningtown

At the Methodist church parsonage in Mahoningtown this afternoon at 3 o clock Miss Lena H Gloss of North Cedar street and George Truby of West Pittsburg were married by Rev R N Merrill. Pearl Gloss attended the bride and Samuel Truby was best man. The couple plan a wedding journey and will reside in West Pittsburg.

Mahoningtown Lena H. Gloss North Cedar Street George Truby West Pittsburg R. N. Merrill Pearl Gloss Samuel Truby Truby Garland Nut & Rivet Company John Glass

Ninth outing of Retail Grocers of New Castle

The ninth annual outing of the Retail Grocers of New Castle will be held at Cascade park all day Thursday. A large program has been arranged by a committee including J W Neff H L White A G Selg E O’Brien and others. Events feature forenoon athletics, a drummers against grocers ballgame, and a 2 pm baseball match with Volant. Dancing vaudeville and fireworks cap the day.

New Castle Cascade Park J. W. Neff H. L. White A. G. Selg E. O’brien H. Munnell Jere Blucher J. A. Shiner Thomas Francis J. M. Rae J. C. Norris D. C. Seamons W. BE. Patterson

New York Suffers Third Day of Severe Heat Wave

New York bursts with sweltering heat claiming 14 lives and leaving scores prostrated. Beaches like Coney Island crowded with sleepers while parks provide rest spaces as ice prices rise to 40 cents per hundred amid union protests led by Cornelius Donovan against alleged crop shortages.

United Press New York Mercury Coney Island Coney’s Tenements’ Union Cornelius Donovan Donovan

Bank Close Shuts Kingston Village. Missing Funds Reported

Scioto Valley bank at Kingston closes its doors amid a village wide standstill. Discrepancies suggest $35,000 to $40,000 missing. bank president Mays travels to Chillicothe for legal advice. Arrangements planned to reopen tomorrow.

United Press Chillicothe, O Scioto Valley Bank Kingston Mays Cillicothe

Barry Seeks Shot at Jack Johnson After McVoy Bout

Chicago heavyweight Jim Barry trains hard for his Saturday night bout with Sam McVoy. Kid McCoy runs Barry’s camp and predicts a win. A victory would earn Barry a future title chance against Jack Johnson.

Barry Jack Johnson London Jim Barry Chicago Shane Sam McVoy Kid McCoy

Local Family Welcomes Ninth Child in English Avenue Home

L. B. Reeder of New Wilmington visited Mrs. A. L. Biddle on English Avenue Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Shrantz of English Avenue are the proud parents of a baby boy. The child is their ninth, and seventh son, extending the family lineage.

L. BE. Reeder New Wilmington A. L. Biddle English Avenue KOR Carlisle’ Street Meyer Avenue Seventh Ward New Castle Youngstown J. H. Sherritt

Novelist’s Prosperity Dims Connection With Mass Humanity

Book Monthly notes the author’s rise in prosperity has separated him from the vitality of the common people who inspired his earlier success. Later works may show finer craft but lose human edge and immediacy.

Book Monthly

Quick Finish to Law Defiance in Alabama Moonshine Case

In a 45 minute federal court session at Anniston Alabama three men were sentenced in the Clebourne county conspiracy and moonshine cases. Jim Floyd known as the monarch of Turkey Heaven mountains received eight years in Atlanta federal prison plus 18 months and a $100 fine for manufacturing whisky and leading an attack on revenue officers.

United Press Anniston Ala Clebourn County Jim Floyd Turkey Heaven Mountains Atlanta Internal Revenue

After-Dinner Relic of Johnsoning Superstition

A diary notes a Johnson like superstition about touching a rail or post and walking the middle of a paving stone after meals. The author claims to feel this constraint strongly, describing a rational man still bound by this superstition.

Lord Macaulay Johnson

Quote About Disaster and Genius from Chateau Briand

A aphoristic reflection notes that extreme times yield strong minds and progress, comparing the pure metal to fervent furnaces and bright lightning to dark clouds.Authorities attribute the line to Chateau Briand, pairing adversity with creativity.

Chateaubriand

Timekeeper Clock of Columbia Tower Cited World’s Accurate

Uncle Eben mocks a man who forces others to advance while noting the clock atop Columbia University in New York is among the world’s most precise, diverging only six seconds per year.

Uncle Eben Columbia University New York Youngstown W. B

Picking Pockets Refrain Cited by Nifty Mike

Reported huckster quote features Nifty Mike describing theft as easy after gaining access to a victim. Wry regional tone suggests confidence in casual crime.

Mike

Multiple street and site listings across Shenango Valley

An OCR fragment catalogs numerous local streets intersections and facilities by number and name, including hospitals, mills, factories, and public buildings such as Shenango Valley areas, Jamestown like coordinates, and company locations spread over numerous avenues streets and blocks.

Better Than Ten Letters From Home Promotion

An advertisement urges readers to have The News mailed to them while away, claiming it is better than letters from home. It notes ten cents a week and instructs arrangements be made at The News office with no agent authorized to take orders.

United States Leads World in Oats Production

The United States produces more oats annually than any country, totaling 754 million bushels out of a world total of 8.582 billion. This reflects the domination of U S farming in oat output.

United States

One's Own Judgment Biased

A quotation by Bronte on self judgment noting that personal view of worth can inflate or diminish us like a shadow. The line reflects introspection on ego and perception influencing self worth.

Bronte

Also Mentioned on This Page

Leon Leasure Avenue Fair Grounds Land Co Orangemen G.O.P New York 15 Chillicothe LAW Sherman House Peter Seifert W. Lawrence Street Bell Phone Merrick House North Mill Street Lincoln Hotel Deaoth West Grant Street James Lotus South Mill Street Bell Holy Family Children’s Home Union W. A. B. Spencer Pittsburg Street New Castle News Franklin Institute Rochester N. Y Lawrence Glass Works Jim and Falls Streets Shenango Valley Hospital Jefferson and Grant Streets Beaver Streets Shenango Bridge Streets Grant Avenue Green Streets Jefferson White Mercer and Lincoln Avenue Highland and Wallace Avenues Neshannock Avenue East Street Washington and Cochran Streets Central Station Highland Sheridan Avenues Washington and Mill Streets Wellington Pittsburg Court Streets Walnut Street Croton Avenue Vine Street Oak and Spruce Streets G. W. Miller Martin Street Court Street East End North Bay Ridge Streets Crawford and Erie Ray Pearson Epworth Grove Street So. Mill & W. N. Y P. Ry Allen Streets Franklin Ave Pittsburg St Butler Avenue John Street Arlington Ave Long Avenue Carson Street George Streets Nail Mill George Street Moravia Street Tube Mill Orchard Cedar Streets Box Factory Seventh Ward Engine House Elm Street Chain Works Second Ave Cherry St Montgomery and Lafayette Sts Carlysle and Henry Streets Rhodes Place Crawford Ave County Line Lyndal and Belmont Streets Summit Lutton Streets East North Street Greer Block Shaw Street Bath Ollie O. Wright Highland Avenue Inpuire B. Davies Winter Avenue Highland Ave R. W. Jackson Leasure Ave Grant Street Walnut St Superior St Inquire Brown Allen Street W .E. Marquis Apple Alley Bell Telephone Charles A. Phillips East Washington Street J. R. Cooper North Street Kissinger W. C. Kissinger Jere Banman Conkey Marshall Bros South H. E. Woodworth B. South St Smith Central City Typewriter Exchange West Fayette Street Syracuse A. E. Shepard N. Walnut Street East Brook Woolen Mills S. Hutchinson Bell Phone 206 Treadwell News Co Washington County Coal Company Ing Court House John Edgar Pulaski P. O. Box Sharon North Hill Sheridan Avenue J. Clyde Gilfillan North Star County Line Street Washington — Street H. W General Delivery Lee Gailey Lawrence 8. & T Youngstown Road Scotland School House W. N. Siebandler B. W. Cover Autoioneer Sutton St Shady Ave Shady Avenue U. P Mercer Streets Herbert Young Volunteers of America Imm Thomas W. Campbell City of Kittie Louise Campbell Sciota Charles R. Davis North Mercer Street Boggs & Buhl North Side Pittsburgh, PA E. Reynolds St Walton E. J. O'Brien Washington St
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