Harmony company plans new line to gain Beaver Valley access
Ellwood City officials reveal Harmony company aims to build a street railway from Ellwood City to the Beaver valley and seeks a franchise to block Beaver Falls to New Castle competition. Route changes target Hazel Dell and Pittsburg traffic, with council meeting likely delayed by July Fourth.
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Ellwood City
Harmony Company
Beaver Valley
Beaver
Koppel-New Castle Company
Hazel Dell
Beaver Falls
Pittsburg
Hhermony
Creathy
Road to Beaver Falls Favored by County Official
County Commissioner Jacob Corl endorses a plan to build a new state highway from New Castle to Beaver Falls. Proponents, led by Ellwood City Captain Grove, circulate petitions in Ellwood City Hazel Dell Wayne township and Castle urging State Highway Commissioner Bigelow to include the road in the county’s improved highways program. Local road crews report better conditions this summer amid broad support for better roads in Lawrence county.
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Ellwood City
Jacob Corl
New Castle
Beaver Falls
Captain Grove
Hazel Dell
Wayne Township
Castle
Bigelow
Lawrence County
Outing Likely Canceled District Board Says
Horace Abbatichio of the board of trade says a company outing is unlikely this year due to conditions. Rock Point remains closed and Cascade park is too distant for strong turnout though Harmony line may offer special rates.
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Horace Abbatichio
Board of Trade
Rock Point
Cascade Park
State highway progress praised by visiting engineer
H. W. Hartman an engineer with the state highway department says the state is making rapid progress in the large plan to improve highways during the summer vacation at home.
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H. W. Hartman
State Highway Department
Party Honoring Miss Bessie Poister Saturday Afternoon
A pleasant weekly event featured a party given by Miss Bessie Poister on Saturday afternoon. Attendees included members of her Sunday circle and other local friends enjoying fellowship and refreshments in a cordial setting.
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Bessie Poister
Presbyterian School Social Ends With Lively Afternoon
Twenty two boys and girls gathered for a Presbyterian church school social. A lunch was a feature and attendees enjoyed a pleasant afternoon together.
Car Jumped Track Halting Harmony Line in New Castle
Passenger traffic on the Harmony line halted yesterday from 4 to 6 pm when a car jumped the track at Tay lor street foot in New Castle. The vehicle was moving slowly and no one was injured.
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Harmony
Taylor Street
New Castle
Thunder Storm Delays Worshipers in Ellwood City
Severe thunder storm hits Ellwood City Sunday night forcing rain soaked churchgoers to stay inside as heavy rainfall trapped residents indoors well after services ended.
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Ellwood
Local notes from Butler and surrounding towns
H M Whittaker returns home after visiting friends in Butler. Bill Smith of New Castle visits friends in town Saturday. Mrs Jennie Eckles back from a brief Butler visit. Harold Seidel returns home after New Castle visits. Mr and Mrs Allan Kaufman travel to Pittsburg for a visit. Constable Sam Parker attends business in New Castle. John Mallory of Hazel Dell returns home after a brief visit to New Castle. Mrs H M Whittaker and daughter Helen back home after a Pittsburg visit. Rev Lentz and party return from Conneaut Lake after a successful fishing trip.
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H. M. Whittaker
Butler
Bill Smith
New Castle
Jennie Eckles
Harold Seidel
Allan Kaufman
Pittsburg
Sam Parker
John Mallory
Hazel Dell
Borough to vote on 30000 bond for streets in July
Farrell electors will vote in a special July election on a 30000 bond issue to fund street improvements repay previous indebtedness. After retiring that debt and replenishing the sinking fund, council plans a 125000 bond to build a municipal waterworks plant.
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Farrell
Gangs clash on river bridge leaves Jack Haswell severely injured
Ellwood City and Hazel Dell gangs fought late Saturday on the Connoquenessing River bridge. Jack Haswell suffered severe facial and hand wounds from a knife attack, with a finger nearly chewed off. Police protection was lacking, and no arrests were made. Haswell may press charges as tensions rise for future clashes.
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Ellwood City
Hazel Dell
Jack Haswell
Haswell
Norway maple trees attacked by small green insect pest
In sections of the city Norway maples are attacked by a small green insect that pierces leaves, causing sap exudation and a sticky appearance. The insects resemble large lice and cover many leaves, especially on maples. Efforts to control the pests include appealing to State Zoologist Surface.
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Norway
Inspectors Named to Oversee Mercer County Roads
Mercer Pennsylvania June 24 Inspectors appointed to oversee roads recently taken over by the state The appointees include John P Orr Wilmington road R M Kile Greenville road J J Garrett Wilmington road to Sharon C C Reno Sharon and Greenville roads D H Patterson from Greenville north Tabor Shannon Meadville pike through Coolspring township W D Lees Franklin road through Coolspring township Orr Jackson Franklin road north.
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Mercer
Mercer County
John P. Orr
Wilmington Road
R. M. Kile
Greenville Road
J. J. Garrett
Sharon
C. C. Reno
Greenville
D. H. Patterson
Tabor Shannon
Meadville Pike
Coolspring Township
W. D. Lees
Franklin Road
Orr Jackson
Half a Million for Auto Licenses in 1912
Harrisburg reports the state highway department has earned enough from automobile licenses to reach a total of half a million dollars for 1912, the highest yearly sum yet, with five months remaining. Auto tag No 50 000 has just been issued.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Inventor Recounts Loss To Get Rich Quick Scheme
Mr Flamm asks about money from a get rich quick plan. Mr Flimm confesses he lost the funds after a fellow inventor lured him into the scheme. The Washington Star notes the confession and incident.
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Mr. Flamm
Mr. Flimm
Washington Star
Baseball summaries from New York and Chicago games
Summary of multiple 19th century baseball results including New York and Boston games with scores 0 2 and 2 10, Chicago and St. Louis matchups, Philadelphia and Washington results, and other city pairings. Notable pitchers and lineups mentioned include Hal Cady McDowell Sterett Collins Carryan Warhop Benz Kuhn Powell Brown Stephens Hughes Henry Coombs Lapp.
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New York
Boston
Hal
Cady
McDowell
Sterett
Collins and Carryan
Warhop
Chicago
Benz and Kuhn
Powell, Brown and Stephens
Philadelphia
Washington
Hughes and Henry
Coombs and
Lapp
Chicago and St. Louis clash in extra frame routs
Baseball recap notes early Chicago and Cleveland results with 0 1 and 0 2 scores. White Walsh Kuhn Gregg Easterly and others listed. Doug in St Louis pitcher figures and lineup names Moran Stanage Baumgartner Hamilton Krichell. Games Today Boston at Washington New York at Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Cleveland
White
Walsh and Kuhn
Gregg
Easterly
St. Louis
Doug
Lake
Moran and Stanage
Baumgartner
Hamilton
Krichell
Boston
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Baseball Score Transcriptions From Early Games
Fragmented box score lines show Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago and St Louis matchups with inning by inning runs and pitching credits. Names listed include Suggs Clarke Camnitz Gibson Brennan Schultz Dooin Ying ling Rogan Miller Dickson Brown Kling Mat thewson Myers Cheney Archer Harmon Sallee Dale Wingo and others.
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Pittsburg
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Suggs
Clarke
Camnitz
Gibson
Tyler
Donnelly
Rairden
Crandall
Wiltse
Ames
Myers
Brennan
Schultz
Dooin
Yingling
Rogan and Miller
Dickson, Brown
Kling
Matthewson and Myers
Cheney and
Archer
Harmon, Sallee
Dale
Wingo
Akron at Dayton and other league matchups listed
The schedule lists Akron versus Dayton, Canton against South Bend, Zanesville facing Springfield, Wheeling at Grand Rapids, Youngstown playing Fort Wayne, and Erie meeting Terre Haute in the set of regional games.
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Youngstown
Springfield
Dayton
Erie
Terre Haute
Zanesville
South Bend
Akron
Canton
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Fort Wayne
Games Today in Ohio Valley Cities
Sharon visits East Liverpool, McKeesport plays Alliance, and Salem travels to Steubenville for tonight’s matchups.
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Salem
Poitnehioas
Béecene Alliance-Sebring
Steubenville
W L
Pet
McKeesport A
Alliance-Sebring Seer
Steubenville Sereee Sheer
Sharon Seete
East Liverpool
Sharon
McKeesport
Alliance
Number of Apple Trees in America 1916 to Present
The United States had 217,150,000 apple trees in 1916. Since then 6,385,387 trees have been planted according to the latest estimates.
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America
United States
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Benton
Clark
Richie
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P. League
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Washington Sts
Chocolate Shop
Florists
Hutchison
East Brook, PA
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O. K
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