Drowning Fatality Near Shenango River Claims Local Man
William Rossero stable in death loss after cramp while swimming near Shenango tin mill. He sank before helpers could reach him as a crowd of boys watched. His body remained unrecovered through the night. Rossero, a 27 year old Welsh immigrant, worked the Shenango tin mill early shift and leaves a wife and two young children in Wales. His death follows a similar accident at the same spot last summer. Local officials considered dynamite to raise the body. Funeral arrangements by Funeral Director Offutt.
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William Rossero
Moravia Street
Shenango
Frank Flynn
Rosser
Flynn
William Resser
Wales
Edward Rosser
Terrace Avenue
Thomas Rosser
Pennsylvania Avenue
Welch Congregational Church
Amalgamated Association
Hainer
Offutt
Body Found in Shenango River Near Bridge
The body of William Rosser, who drowned in the Shenango River late Tuesday afternoon while bathing below the Gardner Avenue bridge, was recovered Wednesday afternoon. Foreman Patrick Cox first spotted the body lodged under a log near the bridge, and construction worker David Zeigler descended with rope lines to assist. Cochran's ambulance transported Rosser to the morgue, and Funeral Director Offutt prepared the remains. Dynamite had been used to raise the body by order of Mayor Hainer on Wednesday. Funeral services were set for Friday at 4 o'clock from the home of Thomas Rosser, with interment at Oak Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rosser
Shenango River
Gardner Avenue
Patrick Cox
New Hk
Shenango
Mahoningtown
New Castle Junction
Cox
David Zeigler
Rosser
Zeizier
Cochran
Offutt
Hainer
Thomas Rosser
Hamilton Street
Oak Park
Offar
Furnaces to Resume Operations After Repairs
The Carnegie steel mill and Rogena Shenango and Red Jacket furnaces will resume within days after July 4, starting with Shenango and Red Jacket to ensure metal supply for the steel mill. The McKinley furnaces require stack relining and will be idle longer. Wages for Carnegie furnace workers were paid June wages this week, with Saturday payments planned for the steel mill and Pennsylvania Engineering Works crews.
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Carnegie Steel Mill
Rogena
Shenango
Red Jacket
Carnegie
Steel
Pennsylvania Engineering Works
Fine Line of Ladies Summer Goods on Sale
June and July are prime outing months and every woman seeks a cool supply of neckwear. A beautiful assortment of summer toilet requisites, ribbons and sashes, duck hats, and low prices on hats and girdles. Also a fine line of tape and satin girdles and ribbons offered in main lace stripes and white ecru embroidery.
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Amazon
Waite pleads guilty in officer shooting case
Rosewell Waite enters guilty pleas to all charges in the shooting of Policeman John Atkinson and the killing of Frank Skidmore. Judge Porter orders return to jail. sentence likely at term end. Defense viewed the verdict as manslaughter instead of murder. motions denied. Waite appeared cheerful with beard shaved, matching look from last August.
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Rosewell Waite
Commonwealth
John Atkinson
Frank Skidmore
Waite
Court Room
Porter
New Castle Man Drowns in Shenango River Mystery
A New Castle man died in the Shenango River during high water while trying to ford with a companion. The companion's body was recovered later. the surviving man, William Randall of New Castle, escaped by hanging to a tree until rescue. The dragged rig was reported stolen from a Hubbard liveryman who now charges Randall with theft. Randall denies, claiming a stranger drove him and left a note. Randall is jailed in Warren, Ohio awaiting trial with no identified deceased partner or missing person.
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New Castle
Shenango River
William Randall
Randall
Hubbard
McCord Recounts Past New Castle Directory Publication
William B. McCord, a Republican nominee from Columbiana County for the state legislature, visited New Castle overnight and plans to return to Salem. He recalled publishing a New Castle directory in 1878 when the city hosted about 10,000 residents, noting his later work as editor and publisher in Wellsville, East Liverpool, and Salem.
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William B. McCord
Columbiana County
New Castle
Salem
McCord
Wellsville
East Liverpool
Croton girl Mary Donahay swallows tack in scare
Mary Donahay seventeen of Croton avenue swallowed a tack while helping her mother. It lodged in the bronchial tubes near the lungs. A physician was summoned but no operation yet as she awaits developments. She endured intense night pain and may need surgery later.
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Mary Donahay
Croton Avenue
Miss Donahay
Burgess Likely to Sign Valley Traction Franchise Ordinance
For the fourth time Sharpsville passes an ordinance granting Shenanoo Valley Traction a franchise through Sharpsville awaiting Burgess Blaney’s sanction. He is out of town, but aides say the new ordinance meets prior objections and he will likely sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenanoo Valley Traction Company
Sharpsville
Burgess Blaney
Odd Fellows Plan Annual Excursion for Aged Home Visit
Members from two Odd Fellows lodges arrange the annual excursion to the Wayside Inn in Grove City the home for aged and infirm Odd Fellows and their wives. The day for the visit is set for July 13 with New Castle members traveling by special car and other cities joining for the trip.
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Odd Fellows
Grove City
Eee
New Castle
Jarre Pela
Beatrice Trial Details Pazzano Murder Claims
Antonio Beatrice testifies in a dramatic, concise account of the March 6 fatal shooting of Francesco Pazzano. Witnesses recount the confrontation, Beatrice’s revolver, a rising struggle, and the brain wound that ended Pazzano’s life as a defense-focused, interpreter-led cross examination unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Beatrice
Francesco Pazzano
Beatrice
Emery
Pazzano
Martin
Newport murder trial reveals deadly letter and secret love
Testimony in Newport case centers on a March 3 letter from Francisco Pazzano to Beatrice Beatrice's husband, reading of which to the jury showed a longstanding clandestine romance. Beatrice testified about the morning of March 6 and the fatal shot as neighbors recalled suspicious behavior, with postmaster M. Hunter noting letter delivery.
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Newport
Francisco Pazzano
Homewood
Jean Libbey
Pazzano
Beatrice
Aiken
Emery
Commonwealth
Porter
Casino Caseki
Aged Woman Accuses Daughter-in-law in Assault
Mrs Tekla Lacky, aged resident of Reynolds street, testifies in Alderman Ranney's court that her daughter-in-law Katherine Lacky assaulted her with a poker or iron bar in a yard dispute. Katherine contends the clash occurred in the kitchen and denies fault. The case, with the elder Lacky age sixty, will be heard Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranney
Tekla Lacky
Reynolds Street
Lacky
Katherine Lacky
Runaway Curbed In Croton Street Car Run
A Croton afternoon runaway near the street car line ended when a passing man halted the runaway horses before serious damage occurred. John Patton and his sister Kina, riding with their father Samuel Patton, watched as the bridle broke and the rig bolted toward a telegraph pole, drawing a crowd in a moment of neighborhood excitement.
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John Patton
Kina
Samuel Patton
Croton Avenue
Peculiar Conduct Leads Farmers to Suspect Stolen Rig
A young man at Harlans hire offered a rig for sale or trade for $20 Monday afternoon. The outfit seemed worth more, and farmers rejected the proposal. The horse and buggy matched a description in The News as hayrake stolen from Stars on 7 Baldwin, three and a half miles south of Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlanshire
Baldwin
Youngstown
Independent C C McCLELLAND for Lawrence County Commissioner
At the request of many voters from all parties, I announce myself as an independent candidate for the office of county commissioner in Lawrence County. This statement signals a bid from C I McCLELLAND for the upcoming election.
Accidental Shooting Case Heard by Alderman
Thomas Connors, who recently shot Griffith Davis in the leg, was given a hearing before Alderman T. P. Williams. The court ruled the shooting accidental, noting Connors' prior troubles. Connors said he got the revolver from a boy named Meyers who had just purchased it. Meyers may face punishment for carrying a gun.
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Thomas Connors
Griffith Davis
T. P. Williams
Connors
Tom
Meyers
Davis
Alderman Williams
Murder Indictments in Mercer County Grand Jury
John Zarkalisky of West Middlesex faces murder charges for the May 6 shooting deaths of Anna Szies and George Sarik and is held without bail. True bills also indict W J Daly Matta Otko Orwin and Lewis for liquor on election day and liquor to minors, plus conspiracy in Lewis Berger case. A J Palm of Meadville is indicted for false pretenses in a Greenville artificial stone venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zarkalisky
West Middlesex
Anna Szies
George Sarik
Mercer County
W. J. Daly
John Matta
Otko Orwin
David J. Lewis
South Sharon
Matta
Daly
Lewis
Lewis Berger
A. J. Palm
Meadville
Greenville
Desire Kenny Taken To Insane Asylum
Judge Porter will seek a commission in lunacy to examine the mental condition of Lawrence Kenny, recently committed by Mayor Hiamer to jail after a struggle with A M Ritchie. Neighbors fear Kenny may become violent if released, as he once believed his fees were hidden in the city lockup.
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Porter
Lawrence Kenny
Hiamer
A. M. Ritchie
Cunningham Avenue
Kenny
Ritchie
Maccabees Outing Planned At Cascade Park July 14
The Maccabees of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio plan a Cascade Park event including a professional baseball game, lawn tennis, foot and lean races, boat and tub races, quoiting, pole climbing and more. The gathering aims to form a permanent Maccabees outing association to strengthen member ties and mutual aid.
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Maccabees
Pennsyvania
Ohio
Cascade Park
Maccabees’ Outing Association
Order
Profit in Chickens Ad Claims All-Year Laying Strategy
An old ad touts year round chicken laying by feeding Ground Green bones. Promoted by Cotton Bros. and Wm Carlisle, located at 19 East Washington Street, New Castle, Pennsylvania. The copy implies profit from enhanced egg production through a specific feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Bros
Successo Wm
Carlisle
East Washingon . Street
New Castle
Garbage Plant Proposal At City Health Meeting
Health committee approved recommending to councils that H. H. Updegraff take over the garbage furnace and street collection for three years. Projected annual city savings total about $2,200. Updegraff to operate and maintain, provide 50 cent cans, twice weekly emptying, and pay scales for large buyers. Bid includes $3,000 performance hold.
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H. H. Updegraff
Updegraft
Railroad Company Files An Answer To Bill Of Complaint
J N Martin represents Western Allegheny Railroad in a Shenango township dispute over a public road crossing near Savannah school house. The railroad admits construction in 1890 and route location in 1905 but contests the plaintiff’s right of way extending to all disputed land. The defendant claims poles and lines were erected without consent and that the plaintiff lacks legal rights, seeking dismissal with costs and asserting adequate legal remedy.
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J. N. Martin
Western Allegheny Railroad Company
Prothonotary
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Savannah School House
Shenango Township
New Castle
Pittsburg
Comepany
Savannah
Roosevelt Gun Club Organized by Local Sportsmen
The Roosevelt Gun Club is formed by local sportsmen to shoot blue rocks. A shooting range has been located on Chevy hill, north of the Crotom avenue car line terminal. Officers are President W. A. Coulter Secretary Herbert O. Gentner Treasurer J. F Rhodes. Members include Rev. J. W. Campbell Prof. J. J. Smith Dr. W. P. Felch C. Wheeler W. EB. Waddington Dr. Miles Ira 8. Fulkerson EB. A. Elmore Dr. Jesse Cooper John Mumbower Frank Fischer Wylie McCaslin E. E. McGill M. W. Lestie.
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Roosevelt Gun Club
Chevy Hill
Crotom Avenue
W. A. Coulter
Herbert O. Gentner
J. F Rhodes
J. W. Campbell
J. J. Smith
W. P. Felch
C. ¥. Wheeler
W. EB. Waddington
Dr. Miles
Ira
Fulkerson
EB. A. Elmore
Jesse Cooper
John Mumbower
Frank Fischer
Wylie McCaslin
E. E. McGill
M. W. Lestie
Knights of Pythias Prize Won at Conneaut Lake
The Knights of Pythias eight annual reunion at Conneaut Lake saw Greenville take first place and a $150 prize in a drill. The New Castle and Erie companies tied for second, sharing $100. About 250 members and friends attended, weather was fine, and they returned home past midnight on a special train.
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New Casite Company
Bank of the Knights of Pythias
Erie Company
Knights of Pythias
Conneaut Lake
Greenville
New Castle
Erie
Pythians
Grand Opening At Iceland Grove Hubbard July Fourth 1905
Grand opening events at Iceland Grove Hubbard include ball games at 10 am and 1 pm, a high dive, airship flight across the lake and back in the afternoon, a Gap club contest, Jubilee singers, and a new dance pavilion with merry go round and targets among amusements.
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Iceland Grove
Hubbard
Gap Club
Jubilee Singers
Commonwealth v W J Thompson jury returns sealed verdict
In the case of the commonwealth versus W J Thompson charged with larceny of chickens and part of a harness, a sealed verdict was returned after adjournment. Thompson was found guilty on the indictment and his son James pled guilty to stealing chickens and harness. Both will be sentenced at term end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commonwealth
W. J. Thompson
C. C. Howe
James Thompson
New Bedford
Races at Pulaski Fair Grounds July 4 Meet
Races at Pulaski Fair Grounds on July 4 promise the best in the locality with purses $300 for 2.80 trot 2.38 pace and 2.24 trot. A mule race offers prizes including harness and lap robe. A special Erie train from New Castle at 11:15 a.m. provides round trip fare of 30 cents to the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski Fair Grounds
Erie Railroad
New Castle
One Juror Holds Out In Bennett Liquor Trial
The Lawrence county jury in the Bennett liquor case reported dis agreement after six hours and was discharged by Judge Porter. Prosecutor Stanis law Lon and several Polish witnesses testified liquor was sold at the Bennett residence on Sun day April 2, while defendants denied the claims. Eleven jurors favored acquittal with the costs on the state side. one juror remained convinced of guilt. It is the first disagreement by a Lawrence court jury in many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Porter
Stanislaw Lon
Len
Lawrence
Shenango Mill to Close for Repairs Next Friday Night
Shenango mill planned to shut down next Friday evening for repairs. The wage scale running July 1 1904 to July 1 1905 expires then, but mills may operate under the old wage with changes pending Amalgamated association agreement.
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Shenango Mill
Shenango
New Castle
Amalgamated Association
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Burgess
Mike Bannon
William Martin
Ismery
Sam Chapman
Sophia Winnao
Pazano
Triee
Harry Weekly
M. Hunter
Marchith
Croton
Lawrence CO
EB. C, McClelland
Zarkalisky
Desire Kenny
Insane Asylum
Conneaut
Thompson
Hillsville
Indiana County
Pulaski
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