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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1911
Page
4
New Castle News operates as a daily paper published every evening except Sunday from its corner offices. It lists owners The News Company, managers and editors, subscription prices, and a notice directing mail to The News Company address in New Castle Pennsylvania.
A collage of remarks and trivia spans politics and society from Boies Penrose to Queen Mary and King George while a baker builds a 441 square foot strawberry shortcake in Ohio. J Johnson and Taft faced a hypothetical coin toss. Evelyn Lee defense contrasts with Bernard Shaw. Elinor Glyn and Fairbanks teased as aging champion loses to an 83 year old. Georgia boasts a record fat baby amid quips on diet.
John Maguire of New Jersey was in a boat with another man and two girls when the other passenger rocked the craft. The girls were frightened while Maguire smiled, then he knocked the boat rocker down and kicked him along the shore. He was arrested but the Magistrate, upon learning the facts, warmly commended Maguire and discharged him.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that society denounces those who avoid work while praising others who thrive, and even the most destructive figures may be called virtuous in funeral discourses. The piece laments society's inconsistent judgments and the difficulty of earning fair dues.
A lighthearted reflection on Father's Day noting widespread indifference and the enduring stereotypes of the father as provider and comic figure. The piece contends that while children love their mothers, dads are the subject of satire, yet essential in daily life despite scrutiny.
The passage mocks a father's limited role focusing on paying the bill while urging the son to dig and maintain discipline. It implies a social hierarchy where the father handles finances and labor, and the son risks unrest if indulged. It warns against equality or comfort that could threaten order.
Heavy rainfall on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon saved thousands for local farmers and millions nationally. New Castle slept soundly under a cooler air and fresh, dustless surroundings. Crops in the area are in excellent condition with corn and potatoes promising a magnificent yield as meadows harvest 1911 begins.
A collage of humorous quips on farming speech, weather, manners, travel, and society. The item notes playful insults and observations about language, weddings, news, and public life with several references to newspapers and local characters. It includes downtown street satire and a remark on a libel acquittal for an Altoona Times editor.
Captain D. G. Ashton of Westminster led the day at Schenley Oval by breaking the Western Pennsylvania discus record with a throw of 124 feet 6 inches. He also placed second in the hammer throw, despite a 12 foot handicap.
Miss Mae Meegan of the Westside is appointed acting secretary of the school district during Miss Helen Mosely s illness with diphtheria Quinsy is also noted as part of Miss Mosely s condition Mosely s health reportedly improves somewhat this morning after a rest last evening.
Detective Cyrus Powell of the B and O railroad was shot and wounded by three ge ggs near Girard Saturday night as he tried to question them. Powell will recover.
Charles M. Schwab says John W. Gates spoke the true account of how the steel trust formed through a deal between Andrew Carnegie and J Pierpont Morgan, a narrative Carnegie rejected as false.
Fire Chief Frank Connery will travel to Springfield Massachusetts to inspect a Knox Fire Engine under construction for New Castle. The city will not purchase until it meets contract terms and tests are passed. The engine should be completed by month end and shipped to New Castle for trial. meanwhile family medical news is reported.
A crowd of Sicilians from the Holy Rosary church attacked and damaged the pastor Rev. Francis J. Haley's home in Cleveland after he refused to permit a statue to be taken for a procession. Police arrived promptly to prevent the pastor's eviction.
Zelienople reports Fred Zehner improved and up after illness. Miss Martha Boots of Grove City visited Miss Elizabeth Boots. Miss Georgia Lamberton spent weeks at Irving College during commencement. Rev K Braeuer hosted guests at Steubenville Ohio. Bankers banquet attended by local men in Butler. Kenneth Cunningham remains ill. Rev J A Beighey paused in Butler county homeward from Pittsburg synod. Mr J G Anderson visited Northside Pittsburg. Mr Anderson also spent Sunday here. Dan Shaner and wife visited family in Harmony Zelienople and Fombell from Friday to Tuesday.
The Children's Aid Society seeks homes for two girls aged 8 and 10 in New Castle. Mrs. A D Mornes invites volunteers to host one or both for country outings, asking applicants to specify preference for boy or girl and duration. Contact 221 East Falls Street or call Bell 184.
Beaver County Democrats elected Attorney Henry H. Wilson to chair the party after James Anderton Jr. moved to Canada. Wilson was told to attend the Guthrie Central Committee meeting in Harrisburg to back Guthrie. A resolution censured Arthur C. Dewalt and another declared a renewed fusion with the Keystone party on county offices.
The seventeenth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association convened at Bedford Springs and will run for several days. Several New Castle attorneys plan to attend but are too busy to come for longer. B A Winternitz may visit for a day.
Joseph Caillaux becomes France's new premier, the third in as many months, after President Fallieres offered the post to the former finance minister of the Monis cabinet. Caillaux accepts and starts forming the cabinet amid general approval.
A severe midafternoon storm battered New Castle Center with heavy rain and lightning. Widespread damage left electrical lines down, floods on North Mill and East Washington, a partially undermined South Jefferson bridge abutment, and flooded cellars. Nearby Ellwood City and Mt. Jackson reported similar heavy rains with little structural damage.
The rail mill at the Ohio plant in Youngstown resumed operations after a year and a half of idleness. It now produces open hearth rails and officials report a large number of orders ahead.
Isle residents and relatives visit kin across towns. Raymond Maxwell and wife of Slippery Rock visit Mr and Mrs H E Wilson. Mrs Robert Cleeland and son Scott of Portersville visit her brother William Scott. Daniel Weigle of New Castle visits Charley. Bert McCandless and N H McCandless hosts with Charley Grant working for S E Wilson. Garth Watson walks with crutches after a runaway horse incident. Jim Hockenberry visits J W Scott. James McCandless and his daughter of Butler visit Lewis Albert. Mildred Shanor of Harmony visits her cousins Effie and Etta Shanor.
The News offers home delivery to any U S or Canada address for a few days or weeks while you travel. Arrange at The News office and receive daily papers at the same price as at home. Order before you leave on your vacation.
The Croton W C T U will meet at the home of Mrs. John Bay on Croton avenue Tuesday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
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