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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
8
This store advertises hot season specials on short sleeve shirt waists, ladies suits and coats, children’s coats, wash goods, summer hosiery and underwear, and embroidery insertions. Customers are urged to visit tonight and Monday to take advantage of extremely low prices.
Captain M S Marquis a property owner above Rosena dam argues widening the stream below the dam could negate the need for removal. He notes flood water levels are similar above and below the dam and suggests creating an outlet to relieve pressure. He also favors restoring the dambed for boating toward Riverside stables.
Hydraulics and timberwork allowed the front of the Robinson building to shift back by about three feet without tearing it down. Mechanics sawed a vertical section from roof to floor to enable the move near the creek beside East Side Pharmacy.
A notice for a roast chicken dinner at the Saratoga Dairy Lunch on South Mill and Washington streets tomorrow priced at 30 cents.
A new rule on the Youngstown and Southern electric road allows an escorted woman to ride free to the new park on the line.
A humorous column advises that a groom who abandons his vows should be sued for breach of promise and urges men to buy rub-a-lac from grocers for their wives. It quips about wives rubbing a hot tub all day and emphasizes practicality and purchase from local grocers.
G Coulter of Ashtabula and others are noted visitors in Seventh Ward. Payday at American Tin Can plant, several residents reported on sick lists, new job appointments and travel plans across Mercer, Warren, and nearby towns.
W A Francis of East Reynolds Street an employee at the Pennsylvania railroad offices on the West Side suffered painful head injuries after a fall during an outdoor game. Two gashes required a physician's dressing.
A Thursday night storm caused extensive damage in Youngstown. Two unfinished houses were ripped off their foundations and wrecked, with debris scattered across nearby properties. Weather and emergency crews assess the area.
The June 26 1909 bulletin from W T Foster forecasts cross continental disturbances from June 24 to July 2, warm and cool waves, very hot periods, and a later cool spell. It predicts sluggish July weather with severe storms mid month, aiding crops with adequate moisture but varying by region.
Cleveland D June 26 Plans laid for prosecuting 14 Italians held as Black Hands. District Attorney William L Day aims to secure convictions. Hearings set June 29 in Cleveland, June 28 in Toledo, June 30 in Canton, July 1 in Columbus, July 2 in Cincinnati, July 6 in Pittsburgh. Post office inspectors, including George Pate of Youngstown, aided in planning.
In Buffalo on July 1 Lackawanna Steel will increase all employees wages by 10 percent. Earlier in March office staff faced a 10 percent cut and unskilled workers saw 15 to 17 cent hourly rates drop to 12 cents. In East Liverpool notices posted at Mack Manufacturing re state a 10 percent wage rise affecting over 500 workers as plants run at full capacity under Pittsburgh and Philadelphia capitalists.
The annual ten day missionary conference will be at New Wilmington from August 13 to 23 led by Dr. Charles E. Watson of Philadelphia. Opening and closing sessions will be on Friday and Sunday evenings respectively. The program aims to surpass prior years and over 300 delegates are expected to enroll.
A simple wedding occurred at 8 o'clock in the office of Alderman Charles C. Rigby on South Mill Street. Miss Sarah Gardner and Emery A. Slodum of Butler were the contracting parties. The ceremony, Rigby’s first, drew praise for elegance and grace, earning him the nickname the marrying alderman.
The son of Mrs. Lydia Pitzer of Shaw Street lost two fingers at a steel mill where he worked. The injury cripples his piano playing ability and hampers his future work prospects.
An advertisement touts Easy Task Laundry Soap as a fabric friendly cleanser that fights dirt and rot from harsh yellow soap residues. It claims rosin and caustics damage shirts and collars and urges readers to switch to Easy Task for cleaner, healthier clothing.
In Columbiana Ohio on June 26 Mrs Anna Hisey and Mrs Jennie Harbaugh have learned they inherit part of Benjamin Franklin Barclay late of New York City valued at 250 000. The will divides one third to Viola Barclay and the rest into five equal shares with nephew Joseph B Caughy of Pittsburg receiving 2 shares and sisters Anna Hisey Harbaugh Margaret Brittain of New Galilee receiving the remainder in equal parts.
A large crowd attended a Friday fast workout at the Mahoningtown driving park track. Duke Sultan posted the best time of 2 15 1 2, owned by Wettich Bros, with Cut Flower second in 2 18 and Lady Russ third in 2 21 1 2, owned by Alex Coulter of New Brighton.
A good game is scheduled this afternoon on the Mahoningtown grounds as the Pennsylvania Shop team faces the Newspapermen’s club. The Shop team is noted as one of the city’s fastest amateurs and the Newspapermen club has solid capability.
An Italian youth living at 10 Big Run street nearly drowned in Big Run yesterday. Passers by heard his cries and pulled him from the water. Dr. Balsinger attended and reported the youth recovered.
The First Baptist church hosted the New Castle Business College 1909 class graduation with 37 graduates the largest ever. Caps and gowns marked the ceremony as Clyde Bateman Trevor John Elsie Jeffries Vera Barwell Carl Peck Nora Martin and Edward Rumbaugh spoke or presented and Dr H J Whalen delivered the address. Prof E R Welch awarded diplomas as the program concluded.
All garbage cans will be removed if not paid for on or before July 1 for the month of July. G. H. Van Horn. 264-12
William J. Bryan has signed a contract to lecture in Niles on August 31. The event showcases Bryan as a prominent orator and political figure engaging local audiences.
T. S. McCoy a fireman on the Pennsylvania line was overcome by heat at work and taken home in Mahoning town where he is recovering and expected back on the run soon. Another Pennsylvania fireman Mr Getz who rode the excursion from Warren Ohio was overcome on the return trip and hospitalized but is much improved.
Former public school music teacher Professor W H Young is elected to teach at Ellwood Ambridge and Monaca. He will work two days each at Ambridge and Monaca and one day at Ellwood. His combined salary is about 135 dollars, higher than his former pay locally.
J E Watt of Oak Street left Friday for Mt Alto where he will stay at the sanitarium to improve his health. He plans a three month summer absence in the South mountains near Gettysburg.
Youngstown police work hard on the mysterious murder of Steve Bulath but have no solid lead. Forty one tramps and vagrants were arrested Thursday night in a related crackdown.
A New Castle boy expects a spanking each Monday as his mother, tired from washing, overlooks his pranks. The piece suggests using Easy Task soap to halve the washing effort so clothes dry on the line before nine o'clock.
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