Race Horse Meet Opens in New Castle Amid Big Field
The Mahoning Driving and Fair Association opens four days of racing at Seventh Ward track in New Castle with some of the fastest trotters and pacers. Local horses, strong fields, and big purses promise top competition and strong crowds, while O P baseball games shift to Cascade Park to avoid clashing with races.
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Mahoning
Seventh Ward
New Castle
New Castle Baseball Association
Driving Association
Cascade Park
Lake Erie
Disorderly conduct arrests on Jefferson street
Edna Woods Emma Gray and Chas Kaufman were arrested Sunday morning on Jefferson street for disorderly conduct. They were fined five dollars or ten days in jail. The man paid.
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Edna Woods
Emma Gray
Chas Kaufman
Jefferson Street
Three Robbers Loot and Attack on Oregon Short Line Train
Utah report dated June 27 describes three armed robbers who boarded Oregon Short Line No. 1 between Ogden and Harrisburg, beat passengers including women, took a small booty, then fled darkness. Sheriff Wilson and deputies pursue by automobile. express messenger tied up and safe opened with no loot found.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Oregon Short Line
Ogden
Harrisburg
Wilson
Washington County Republican Committee Meets This Afternoon
A Washington county Republican committee session is held this afternoon to organize the committee and elect congressional conferees. The Washington Record cites local politicians favoring honoring Washington county, noting prior favors to Beaver and Lawrence counties and to state and national offices. C. E. Carothers is discussed as a potential successor to Mr Tener.
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Washington County
Republican County Committee
Washington Record
Tener
Beaver
Lawrence
C. E. Carothers
Burglar Steals Cash from Stillman’s Store on Washington
Burglars entered Stillman’s dry goods store on Washington Street by removing a rear door panel and stole about $50 left in the office. An old pair of shoes and a missing new pair belong to the manager, suggesting the thief wore fresh footwear inside. Police hold old shoes for clues as they link the act to a prior Paisley’s burglary and suspect a youth may be involved as three pairs of trousers were later reported stolen. No arrests have been made.
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Stillman’s
Washington Street
Paisley
Fletcher Probes Church Music to Gauge Sunday Campaign
Prof Robert J Fletcher argues church music drives attendance, saying poor choir and congregational singing weaken evangelistic efforts. He cites his studies, comments on William Sunday revival plans, and notes Dr Green discussed Sunday methods in Cosmopolitan Magazine. (Continued on Page Two.)
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Robert J. Fletcher
New Castle
William
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Green
Mr. Sunday
Rev W A Sunday Honored With New York Invitation
Everett Washington June 27 The evangelist received a notable honor when a New York letter invited him to preach at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Brooklyn on September 4. The church is one of the nation's oldest and famed for Beecher sermons. Sunday has accepted the invitation.
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Everett
Wash
The
Evangelist
New York
Newall Dwight Hillis
Old Plymouth Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Plymouth Congregational
Henry Ward Beecher
Sunday
Harmony Road Defendant in Big Damage Suit
Michaela Fragetti sues Pittsburg Harmony Butler and New Castle Railway in US Circuit Court Pittsburgh through Lawrence B. Cook for 25000 dollars in damages. Injuries occurred while she worked as a painter on a bridge at Highland station about October 1, 1909.
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Michaela Fragetti
Pittsburg, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway Company
United States
Pittsburg
Lawrence B. Cook
Highland Station
Police Seek Three Missing Boys Across City
Superintendent of Police McQuaide of Pittsburg wired local authorities to watch for a Cadillac machine with a Pennsylvania license 21 781 believed stolen. Police kept tight watch but the car did not arrive in the city.
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McQuaide
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Camp Meeting Closes After Mirroring Sermon
The Harris Family theatre hosted the annual camp meeting ending Sunday evening with Rev. Brasher of Boaz Alabama delivering the closing sermon. Services, begun June 16, were described as rewarding and interesting throughout the campaign.
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Harris Family Theatre
Brasher of
Boaz, Ala
Death Records for Richard W. Welsh and Samuel G. Anderson
Death notices list Richard W. Welsh, 38, of 245 East Cherry Street, and Samuel G. Anderson, 53, of Pittsburg. Both records appear in a local obituary column with ages and residences.
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Richard W. Welsh
East Cherry Street
Samuel G. Anderson
Pittsburg
Italy Not Anxious For Charlton Extradition
Rome plans to formally request Porter Charlton’s extradition from the United States over the murder of his wife near Lake Como but will not press the demand. Officials indicate no regrets if the U.S. refuses, with one aide suggesting Charlton be found insane to avoid a concrete refusal.
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Rome
Foreign Office
United Staes
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
United States
Charlton
Italy
Matthews May Be a Candidate for Congress
Lawrence county likely will name a Republican nominee to replace John K. Tener. Friends of Charles Matthews, vice president of the National Bank of Lawrence County, said they would submit his name if George W. Johnson declines the race. Johnson remains popular but may decline, leaving Matthews to gather support from all three counties to secure the nomination. Matthews is a close ally of Tener and his brother George Tener, having campaigned hard for Tener’s success in both races.
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Lawrence County
Congress
John K. Tener
Charles Matthews
National Bank of
George W. Johnson
Johnson
Mr. Matthews
George Tener
Mr. Tener
A A Convention Heard Report On Wage Settlement
A joint Pride of New Castle and John F. Ward lodge meeting heard the Amalgamated union settle wages with tin manufacturers. David J. Davis reported from Pittsburg stressing union advantages and noting the non union mills remain a fight. Wages in New Castle mills exceed the Amalgamated scale.
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Amalgamated Association
Independent
Tin Manufacturers
Pride of
New Castle
John F. Ward
David J. Davis
Pittsburg
Davis
William Pittman Found Guilty by Court Martial in Bluefields
Dispatches report William Pittman, an American captured during the Bluefields fighting, found guilty by a court martial of conspiracy against the government. He faces a sentence of at least ten years in the Managua government penitentiary.
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Bluefields
William Pittman
Madrid
Managua
Roosevelt Operation Rumor Denied by Doctor
The June 27 report that Col. Theodore Roosevelt would be operated on at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital by Dr. Walter Franklin Chappell is officially denied by Chappell's office.
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New York
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Walter Franklin Chappell
Chappell
Miss Mary Mossman Returns Home For Summer
Miss Mary Mossman a Lake Erie college student in Painesville Ohio arrives home to spend the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Mossman of Young Street
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Mary Mossman
Lake Erie College
Painesville, C
Charles Mossman
Young Street
Blunder in Fight for Asphalt Paying Ordinance
A local council voted on an ordinance related to asphalt paying, but a procedural error or misstep occurred during the debate or passage. The issue centers on funding or payment terms for road paving and may prompt corrective action or a reconsideration at the next meeting.
Brick Or Asphalt Paving Issue Heads Council Meeting
Tonight councils weigh a 45000 bond to repay street work and whether to pave North street with asphalt versus brick. Debate focuses on timing of use, which streets to prioritize, and the need to pass a new asphalt ordinance. Mayor to seek ratification of a new food inspector appointment.
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Select Councils
Select Branch
North Street
New Castle Boys Home From Kansas
Harry Rhodes of Independence Kansas visits his old New Castle home after four years away. He built a business in the west and plans to attend the Big Fourth celebration. His partner Thomas Hunter, also from New Castle, will next visit home briefly before returning west.
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Harry Rhodes
Independence
Kansas
Thomas Hunter
New Castle
Men Still At Work Repairing Pavement
The street department continues pavement repair along city streets. Workmen surveyed many streets and are today on Pittsburg street. A grading gang also operates on Harbor road near the city limits.
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Pittsburg
Harbor Road
Roosevelt Hughes Rift Seen In Roosevelts War Talk
Washington reports say Taft administration fear grows as Pinchot and Garfield voice opposition to the president. Roosevelt may pressure Hughes to stay as governor rather than join the Supreme Court, while talks of a Roosevelt Hughes meeting loom at the White House. Albany observers note Roosevelt could skip the Supreme Court if Hughes wins reelection.
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United Press
Washington
Col Roosevelt
Hughes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Taft
Pinchot
Garfield
Oyster Bay
Supreme Bench
Congress
New York
White House
Col. Roosevelt
Albany
N. Y
United States Supreme Court
Hill Climbing Contest and Fourth of July Festivities
The Big Fourth adds an auto hill climbing event starting on Washington street with the Jefferson hill, then time trials. Howard Kirk leads this feature. A large field entered the motorcycle race over a twenty mile city course. Royal Electric of Pittsburgh strings wires for downtown electric light arches. Electricians and decorators prepare the streets in red white and blue for the celebration.
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Washington Street
Jefferson Street
Howard Kirk
Eldridge
Royal Electric Company of
Pittsburg
Mayor Bans Creek Rubbish Throwing in City
Mayor Lusk orders Health Officer McCandless and staff to warn residents and businesses along Neshannock Creek between Pittsburg and Mill Street bridges to stop dumping rubbish. Police will arrest first offenders. information filed and penalties will follow to curb the nuisance and disease risk.
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Lusk
McCandless
Neshannock Creek
Pittsburg
Mill Street
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