New Viewers Board Created by Tustin Bill Signed
Governor Tener signed the Tustin bill creating a permanent three member viewers board in Lawrence County for road and sewer views with at least one member a civil engineer or lawyer. Members receive 2 to 5 dollars daily, with county size dictating total appointees and three year terms. The board will locate at a permanent headquarters and may swear witnesses and take testimony on contested views.
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Lawrence County
Tener
Porter
Lawrenceunty
Court House
McGraw Returns Home After Lowellville Shooting
Francis McGraw who was shot at Lowellville last Saturday by Patrolman Schroeder has recovered enough to return to his home in Youngstown. He was not seriously injured and was taken to Youngstown hospital briefly.
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Francis McGraw
Lowellville
Pa Trolman Shroeder
Youngstown Hospital
Tragedy on Tracks Claims Grove City Teen
Clifford Petrie, 15, son of painter A C Petrie, was struck and killed by a Bessemer and Lake Erie train while walking on the tracks in Grove City Pennsylvania.
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Grove City
Bessemer & Lake Erie
Clifford Petrie
A. C. Petrie
Atlantic Avenue Franchise Contested by Rail Line Moves
A fight over a potential franchise on Atlantic Avenue in Union township pits a new company against the New Castle and Beaver Valley railroad. Surveyors work toward West Pittsburg as attorney Roy Jamison says the rival could buy the old right of way and enter Newport, then city limits, with strong backing and immediate plans. County Commissioner J C Kiscadden visited his son James in town.
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New Castle and Beaver Valley Railroad
Atlantic Avenue
Union Township
New Castle
A Corp of Surveyors
Newport
West Pittsburg
New Castle and Beaver Falls Company
Jamison
Almira Home Receives 1600 From Former Resident Bequest
Jacob L. Miller a former Lawrence County man with ties to Sharon and Hickory township left 1600 to establish four homes at the Almira home and memorials to his two wives and two daughters. The will also bequeaths 200 to Sharon Post G A R 500 for the poor at Sharon at Christmas 1209 to Ashland Avenue M E church 1200 to the first M E church and 200 to the Sharpsville M E church in memory of Miller’s lifelong.
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Jacob L. Miller
Lawrence County
Sharon
Almira
Miller
Hickory Township
Mercer County
Susan Kellissa Willer
Mary Elizabeth Miller
Mary L. Stambaugh
Florence M. Freed
Imira
M. E
Sharpsville
Moscoe Foulke
DufMeg
Iller
Sharm
W. A. Mallory
Samuel Parker
Factory Inspector Enforces Labor Act in Valley
Beaver Falls Tribune reports Factory Inspector James Patterson inspected valley stores for violations of the act forbidding girls under 18 working after 9 PM. Three local merchants charged, two warrants issued for violations, and Frank Rohandy also charged. Fines up to 10 dollars plus costs per offense expected as law is enforced.
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James Patterson
James Piper
John Doe
Frank Rohandy
Patterson
Beaver Falls Tribune
Public Drinking Fountains Popular in City Heat
The city reports heavy use of public drinking fountains on hot days. Hundreds of pedestrians frequent the downtown sites daily, with some fountains in constant use from day into night.
East Side Meeting Opposes Abolishing Eighth Grade at Thaddeus Stevens
About 250 residents gathered at Staunton avenue and Adams street to discuss keeping the eighth grade at Thaddeus Stevens School. Joseph S. Hamilton chaired as speakers argued abolition would burden families with travel costs and shorten students education. Fourth Ward controllers offered little relief.
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Staunton Avenue
Adams Street
Thaddeus Stevens
Joseph S. Hamilton
East Street
Repents As Wife Boards Steamship
Butler, Pa June 24 A message from John Racki of Lincoln street to Mary Racki aboard the liner Frederick Wilhelm in New York harbor pleads for her return home. He admits anger and urges Mary to take their children to her mother in Russia, then she is found and brought back to Butler.
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Butler
Mary Racki
Frederick Wilhelm
New York Harbor
John Racki
Lincoln Street
Mary
Russia
Callahan Stock Farm Sold in Greenville Area
The Callahan stock farm southeast of Greenville was sold for 72000 dollars to J. Griffith of Tiffin Ohio. The farm, long noted to local sportsmen as the Hanson McMillen farm, hosted a renowned race track and top meets over the years.
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Greenville
Callahan Stock Farm
Town
J. Griffith
Tiffin
Hanson McMillen
Picking Stone From Highways Reported by Court
Judge Porter directs constables to inform road supervisors where road quality needs improve. In the past week loose stones were removed from several highways leading to the city.
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Porter
James M. Locke Reported Seriously Ill in Scott Township
James M. Locke, a well known and highly respected citizen of Scott township, is reported seriously ill. He has been in poor health for some time but was able to go around until recently.
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James M. Locke
Scott Township
Mr. Locke
Panaau Begs Sentence To Morning in Sheriff Case
Panaau begins a sentence before the penitentiary as the sheriff orders custody and a morning deadline.
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Panaau
Sharon Electric Car Murderer Paroled to Life Imprisonment
Dominic Panaro, convicted of killing Sharon Electric Car conductor Oren Magwire on the Sharon New Castle line, was taken to the Western penitentiary after a pardon board granted a commute from hanging to life imprisonment. He bid farewell to court officials as he departed with Sheriff Whaley, tearful but resigned.
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Dominic Panaro
Oren Magwire
Sharon-New Castle Street
Western Penitentiary
Whaley
Panzro
Court House
Merchants Warned to Enforce Food Preservation Rules
Acting on Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust and Pure Food Agent John Jenkins warn that with summer, all provisions to preserve food and maintain cleanliness at sale will be enforced. Merchants, butchers, and market stall keepers must promptly comply or face penalties. Food not kept protected may become contaminated and requires screens or coverings.
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Dairy and
James Foust
John Jenkins
Boston Sets City Record With Six Divorce Courts Open
In Suffolk county yesterday six separate divorce courts, all in session in the same building, set a national record. The June session began with 152 cases to be heard and two more judges may be added before it closes.
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Boston
Mass
Suffolk County
New Bridges Planned Across County This Summer
County commissioners toured the southern area noting bridges needing repairs. Several new concrete bridges are to be built in different sections of the county this summer.
Powers Steers Car to Miss Child Hurting Telegraph Pole
In Youngstown, Paul Powers, owner of the Youngstown baseball team, swerved to avoid a child in the street and crashed into a telegraph pole, wrecking his automobile. The incident blocks traffic while authorities investigate.
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Paul Powers
Youngstown
Iron mill owners bypass wage committee meeting
Youngstown Ohio June 24 report says iron manufacturers plan to skip this year’s wage committee meeting of the Sons of Willlcan IV conference and will deal directly with their employed workers.
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Youngstown, O
Deaths and Notices from Hillsville and Grand Island
A death record listing includes Ira Baird aged 33 of Hillsville Mrs William Spence 65 of 17 South Front Street Bollint Moses aged 44 of 317 Preston Avenue John Kelso aged 457 of Grand Island Nebraska and Dorothy Rae aged 4 of 463 South Mil labone.
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Ira Baird
Hillsville
William Spence
South Front Street
Bollint Moses
Preston Avenue
John Kelso
Grand Island
Neb
Dorothy Rae
South Millabone
Millionaire Tramp Dr Ridder to Speak Tonight in Public Square
Dr Ridder known as The Millionaire Tramp travels nationwide to study unemployment prison reform and the abolition of torture in prisons He will address general prison reform and oppose white slave traffic He says he seeks no money and would give any collection to boys after the talk
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Ben Ridder
Dr. Ridder
Billy Sunday
Harriman Merger Not a Trust Says U.S. Court
U S circuit court of appeals ruled that pooling stocks of Union Pacific Southern Pacific and five subsidiaries does not form a merger to control western rail traffic, dismissing the government suit three years after it began. Government plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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ST. Louis
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Harriman
Pacific Coast
Western Railroad
William C. Hook
Leavenworth, Kas
Willis H. Vandevanter
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Jealous husband shoots wife then self in Masury
Mrs. Marcelle Gump of Masury Ohio was shot three times by her husband George Gump Friday night and died Saturday morning. He shot himself wounding his eyes and remains in Sharon hospital. The killer had argued with his wife eight months after marriage. She ran to the cellar then to a neighbor's house before collapsing. The husband later shot himself twice in the head, likely blind if he survives.
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Marcelle Gump
Masury
Sharon
George Gump
Sharon Hospital
George Goodwin
Gump
Highland Avenue Residents Push for New Fire Station
Eastside residents told the Fire Committee last night a movement has begun in the Highland avenue district to locate another fire department and improve protection. A department already operates on Park avenue, but the city extends beyond a mile, leaving a large area uncovered.
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Highland Avenue
Park Avenue
Five Month Baby Drowns After Carriage Blown Into Creek
In Bad Axe Michigan a gust of wind sent a baby carriage into a creek. The five months old child of Mr and Mrs Carl Ansputz drowned while the parents worked in a field.
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Bad Axe
Mich
Carl Ansputz
Sunday School Pupils Reach 14.95 Million Nationwide
The 14,946,504 Sunday school pupils in the United States were reported by General Secretary Marion Lawrence at the international convention in San Francisco. He said this marks a gain of 1,431,006 pupils since three years ago, with teachers up 76,172 to 1,670,686 and Sunday schools increasing from 161,750 to 173,459.
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San Francisco
Marion Lawrence
Churches Plan Rock Springs Outing June 30 Picnic
Epworth M E First Christian Central Christian and Third Christian churches will hold a joint picnic at Rock Springs park in West Virginia on Friday June 30. The train will depart in the morning and the entire day will be spent at the popular pleasure resort with an expected large crowd.
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Epworth M. E
Rock Springs Park
W. Va
Governor Tener to Speak at Beaver Falls Public Park Dedication
Governor John K. Tener will deliver the dedication address for the public park presented to Beaver Falls by haa Ghambar of canuimatee.
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John K. Tener
Beaver Falls
Haa Ghambar
Canuimatee
King George Reviews World's Greatest War Fleet
King George reviews a vast fleet in Portsmouth led by the U S Delaware as coronation weeks close. Nearly 200 ships from many nations line the harbor while American visitors share the Delaware. a sailors strike cuts attendance and delays armistice talks.
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United Press
Portsmouth
England
U. S
Delaware
King George
Royal Eye
Royal Yacht
Albert
Victoria
John Hays Hammond
London
Royal Marines
Admiralty
Diplomatic Corps
United States
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Turkey
Spain
Austria
Japan
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Chile
Argentina
China
Services at Croton Avenue Methodist Church Sunday
Church services will be held in the Croton avenue Methodist church this Sunday instead of the tent on Dewey avenue. It is possible services may occur next Sunday as well, per the contractors overseeing the new addition.
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Croton Avenue
Dewey Avenue
Hillsville Man Meets Death Under Tons of Dirt
A Hillsville man died when tons of dirt collapsed on him at a Preston avenue boarding house. Police found Sam Pasha resisting authority at the jail after a threating spree. He tore a water pipe and flooded his jail cell. he was offered release for a $5 fine this morning.
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Hillsville
Sam Pasha
Sam
Preston Avenue
Wheat swindlers facing arrest in government crackdown
Washington officials said a department of agriculture drive targets swindlers selling wheat to farmers claiming the grain came from Egyptian mummy tombs or was of superior quality. Officials cited that wheat grains age and lose vitality, reinforcing action against fraud.
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United Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Hillsville Engineer Fatally Crushed At Quarry Crash
Ira Baird of Hillsville died Friday afternoon at the Pitsburg and Lake Erie quarry when earth toppled over him while he repaired a chain linking a steam shovel and crane. He was 33, a Methodist church member, and his body was taken to Hoffmeister undertakers for burial after rescue efforts failed.
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Ira Baird
Hillsville
Pitsburg
Lake Erie
Baird
Fred Filler
Jud Myers
Hoffmeister Undertaking Rooms
The
Methodist Church
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McGraw
Morgan
Aierpont Morngar
Htannda
J. Pierpont Morgan
New Beaver Valley Co
Cunningham's Co
J. C. Kiscadden
James Kiscadden
Almira Home
J. L
Iind
Thaddeus
Stevens School
Ing
Wires
Butler, Pa
James H. Locke
Oren Mawire
Penitentiary
Pardon Board
Dominick Panaro
Millionaire Tramp
Hobo
U.S. Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Acy
GOV. Tener
Great Yankee
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