McCumber Narrowly Leads in North Dakota Primaries
Private advices from North Dakota report veteran Senator Porter J. McCumber ahead of Lynn J. Frazier by a small margin in the primaries. Slow returns and slim lead prompt expectations that McCumber faces defeat, with observers and supporters saying McCumber is licked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Washington Today
North Dakota
Porter J. McCumber
McCumber
Lynn J. Frazier
Shanklin Held For Court Trial
Mercer PA June 29 Special to The News M R Shanklin a salesman for Revere Oil Co bound over for the October term of criminal court on charges of illegally selling a Templar Motor Co stock certificate belonging to G Humes proprietor of the Humes Hotel Bail set at 2000 for appearance At hearing only G S Humes testified that Shanklin obtained 100 shares of Templar Motor stock to pool for sale but the owner name was forged and stock transferred in Cleveland Shanklin offered no testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Pa
Oe. M. Shanklin
Revere Oil Company
Squire T. W. McClain
Mercer
Templar Motor Company
Humes
Humes Hotel
G. S. Humes
Shanklin
Templar Motor Company of
Cleveland
Election of Officers at Wampum Temple 1138 Pythian Sisters
Wampum temple 1138 Pythian Sisters held their regular meeting Tuesday night and elected officers. M. E. C. Louis Guy. E. Sr. Estella Hennon. E. Jr. Nellie Grinnen. manager Agnes King. M. of R. & C. Sara Coulter. M. of F. Edith Martin. protector Erma Blythe. Agnes Guy. installing officer Elizabeth Brown. past chief Erma Cunningham. degree captain Laura Repman. pianist Lillian Guy. press correspondent Lenora Stapf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wampum Temple
Pythian Sisters
Louis Guy
E. Sr
Estella Hennon
E. Jr
Nellie Grinnen
Agnes King
Sara Coulter
Edith Martin
Erma Blythe
Agnes Guy
Elizabeth Brown
Erma Cunningham
Laura Repman
Lillian Guy
Lenora Stapf
Mrs Abe Captain Hosts G T Club Evening
Mrs Abe Captain entertained the ladies of the G. T. club at her home with music and five hundred. She was assisted by her sister Mrs Thelma Weil. Guests included Mr and Mrs L Sandler and Mrs C Penner of New Castle among others from Ellwood City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Odel
Koppel
David Shapiro
S. W. Feinberg
S. Hennon
Woods Family Heads to McDonald Pennsylvania Visit
Reverend Harry E Woods Mrs Woods and their family join Mr and Mrs J C F Jackson in traveling to McDonald Pennsylvania to visit friends and relatives this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Woods
J. C. F. Jackson
McDonald, Pa
Local Residents Return From Pittsburgh Travel
Mrs. E. T. Algier visited sister Mrs. W. H. Henry who is in West Penn hospital. Mrs. Jack Galbreath shopped in New Castle yesterday. W. H. Henry and son Weldon spent Wednesday in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Clarence Stapf returned from Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Algier
Pittsburgh
W. H. Henry
West Penn Hospital
Jack Galbreath
New Castle
W.H. Henry
Son Weldon
Clarence Stapf
Thieves Steal Change and Cigarettes from McCleary Store
Police report a theft at A. Gannister's store on McCleary avenue last night. Suspects are believed to be mischievous boys after $2.50 in change and a stash of cigarettes were taken from the bath house and shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gannister
McCleary Avenue
Where To Go Tonight Penn All Star Cast In Poverty Of Riches
A slate of guest performers headlines the program with Johnny Hines in Burn Em Up Barnes and Irene Castle in No Trespassing at Regent, while Regent also features Queen of the Turf and other act listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PENN
Johnny Hines
Barnes
Shopmen Set to Strike at 10 A.M. Saturday
A nationwide strike is directed for 10 a.m. Saturday by railroad shop craftsmen and Pullman shop workers amid wage cut disputes and schisms over farming out contracts. Union leadership cites unity but doubts success if only shop and maintenance staff walk out while train crews stay at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kline
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
United States
Birthday Anniversary for Jack Cole
Today marks the birthday anniversary of Jack Cole of 416 Galbreath Avenue who attends Garfield School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cole
Galbreath Avenue
Garfield School
Bielaski Outwits Mexican Bandits
Federal agent Bielaski survives a mountain kidnap in Mexico after seven armed bandits seize a car near Cuernavaca. He and Barcena are released only after ransom demands and deceptive delays. Bielaski’s escape saw the group flee as cavalry nerved the bandits, with photos and descriptions later aiding the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuernavaca
la Baraneca Grande
Barcena
Bielaski
Carnavaca
Irish Combatants Renew Battle in Four Courts Area
Dublin violence widens as Irregulars and Republicans clash across Gardiner Talbot Street and Parnell Square. Casualties tallied at 15 dead and 40 wounded with homes seized for block houses. Free State forces recapture Drogheda barracks and battles spread to Dublin Castle and Sackville Club as armistice talks fail.
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Four Courts
Dail Eireann
Gardiner
Talbot Street
Parnell Square
London
Dame Street
Dublin
Westmoreland Street
Talbot
International News Service
Dublin Castle
Belfast
Drogheda
Evening News
Sackville Club
Bank of Ireland
County Kildare
County Limerick
Silver Wedding Observance At Carlson Home
About six to seven hundred guests attended the silver wedding event for Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carlson at their Princeton Road home. The celebration honored their 25th anniversary with silver gifts, dancing on a large lawn platform, and lunch served on the lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carlson
Princeton Road
Insurance Advisory Board Organized by Insurance Men
An insurance advisory board was formed to educate the public and support state supervision. Commissioner Donaldson described licensing with exams and a statewide educational effort, plus boards in all regions to include life, fire, and casualty agents. Directors were elected from the life sector and industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donaldson
Pennsylvania
Insurance Department
G. R. Dette
Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania
Fred L. Rentz
New Castle News
Insurance Advisory Board
The
Life
Insurance group elects officers at banquet in city
The list shows the insurance lines with nine fire and casualty men and an executive committee led by Q A McBride as chairman and Joseph C Williams as secretary. Present at the banquet were numerous members including Thomas Donaldson, Judge Emery, Fred Rentz, C Hugh Blair, E D Gray, Geo Wil son, and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Williams
E. D. Gray
H. R. Johnson
M. W. Hyde
Walter Johnson
Q. A. McBride
C. P. du Shane
G. H. Winchester
C. A. McCready
W. E. Lebby
C. C. Robingson
A. H. Lusk
W. M. Nunn
Hiram G. Miller
Ivor M. Richards
F. E. Knapp
P. W. Griffin
O. J. Shannon
M. J. Miller
L. H. Roboskey
C. A. Cleaveland
W. R. Johnson
C. J. Carlson
J. D. Hayden
Raphael Crisci
W. H. McComb
W. R. Hunter
Marriage Performed In Jail In Mercer County
Mercer County Pa June 29 first marriage in the county jail occurred Wednesday. Squire M C Zahniser joined Michael McCann of Sharon age 59 and his adopted daughter Ruth McCann age 15 in the historic Hylan cell where the county’s first killer was confined. McCann pleaded guilty to felonious rape this week. Guardian Leo McKay appointed to obtain legal consent for the marriage. Parole seems likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merer
Mercer County
Squire M. C. Zahniser
Mercer
Michael McCann
Sharon
Ruth McCann
Leo McKay
McCann
Ten Survivors of Battery B Reunion Highlights Veterans
Harry Alloway reported the death of his father John W. Alloway a Battery B member. Elias H. Robbins died since the last roster. The committee on a bronze tablet near Battery B monument was continued and a new orator was to be secured by Joseph Reed James Gardner and David Needler. Veterans were entertained at dinner by the grange. Rev Hamill and Rev Purvis led scripture and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Alloway
John W. Alloway
Elias H. Robbins
Battery B
Joseph Reed
James A. Gardner
David P. Needler
Grange
Hamill
McClelland
S. J. Purvis
Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church
Purvis
William A. McCormick
John A. Craig
Norman J. Maxwell
100Th
Pennsylvania (Roundhead
Martin D. Ewing
Thomas D. Wilson
Fifth
Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery
David M. Clark
78Th Pennsylvania Infantry
Mason Standley
Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Robert D. Kroesen
10Th
Ohio Cavalry
Samuel D. Gibson
U. S. Infantry
Clare C. Carr
19Th Engineers
Wendell Duff
Boy Struck By Auto Near School In New Castle
Francis Gallagher ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Gallagher of 409 North Cedar street is in New Castle hospital with a fractured leg after an eight oclock accident on North Jefferson street near the Martin Gantz school. He was struck by an auto driven by J Arthur Grantley of Ellwood City a Ford Sales and Service representative. He was carried to the office of Dr Loyal Wilson and then to the hospital by Offutt's ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Gallagher
Richard Gallagher
North Cedar Street
New Castle Hospital
North Jefferson Street
J. Arthur Grantley
Ellwood City
Ford Sales and Service Company
Martin Gantz
Loyal Wilson
Offutt
Midwest Growth Through Rail Links Boosts U.S. Output
The Mississippi valley holds over half of the nation s 107 million people. Rail expansion in the middle west unlocked huge grain and meat production plus more than one third of total U S manufacturing activity within its borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
United States
Middle West
Whadda Ya See Travel Scene Snapshots
A bustling collage of urban vignettes includes three men waiting for a train amused by hotel stickers, three girls with neck shaving marks, a haberdasher’s half price straw hat sign, drunks in custody after arrest, a camper washing at Harbor bridge, swimmers near Carnegie steel mill, and a Ford wedding party car trailing cans down Washington Street.
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Washington Street
Flying Squadron Opens Three Day Law Enforcement Campaign
Hon Frank S Regan of Rockford and Arthur E Whitney of Columbus head the Flying Squadron in a three day city campaign on law enforcement civic righteousness and industrial justice. Meetings run at Central Presbyterian through Friday with talks by James Woerden dyke Norma Brown and Oliver Stewart focusing on taxes the eighteenth amendment and related civic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Regan
Rockford
Illinois
Arthur E. Whitney
Columbus
Flying Squadron
Central Presbyterian Church
James H. Woertendyke
Chicago
Norma Co. Brown
Bloomington
Oliver Wayne Stewart
Stewart
Regan
Whitney
Fords Schedule Packed With Strong Opponents
The New Castle Fords face the Homestead Grays on July Fourth at Cascade Ball Park as the Grays push for Western Pennsylvania supremacy. The Fords also plan a Beaver Falls trip to meet the Elks and Harvey Oil, with stars Charley Conway and others in the lineup as they take on top semi pro clubs in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead Grays
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
New Castle Fords
Cascade Ball Park
Grays
Fords
Beaver Falls
County Detective Confiscates Two Stills in Shenango Township
County Detective J M Dunlap seized two stills one operational at the Savonski home in Shenango township east of Chewton. Alex Savonski and Mike Supelar were arrested at their homes. A quantity of mash and finished liquor was found. Savonski and Supelar were held for hearings before Aldermen Hamilton and Coates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Dunlap
Alex Savonski
Mike Supel
Shenango Township
Chewton
Savonski
Sawonski
Hamilton
Super
Coates
Shenango Valley Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admitted were Lyle Kerr Adams Street Sam Lembert Wampum Albert Brown Belle Avenue William Gillespie Rhodes Place and John Kraus New Castle. Discharged were Ruth Mayer Harmony Rose Braneighe Weinsberg Alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Kerr
Adams Street
Sam Lembert
Wampum
Albert Brown
Belle Avenue
William Gillespie
Rhodes Place
John Kraus
New Castle
Ruth Mayer
Harmony
Rose Braneighe
Weinsberg Alley
Deaths of the Day Mrs. Christina E Wilson
Mrs Christina E Wilson aged 82 died this morning at 4 30 at the family home 1825 East Washington after an extended illness of complications due to old age She was a longtime resident born April 22 1840 in Wurtemburg Pa and belonged to Second United Presbyterian church She married Alexander Wilson 56 years ago and is survived by two sisters Mrs Thomas Taylor and Mrs James Lutz and a brother Andrew Glasses of Princeton Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 in her home with Rev A J Randles and burial in Oak Park cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina E. Wilson
Alexander M. Wilson
East Washington Street
Wilson
Wurtemburg
Daniel Leibendorfer
Second United Presbyterian Church
Alexander Wilson
Thomas Taylor
James Lutz
Andrew Glasses
Princeton
A. J. Randles
Oak Park Cemetery
Mrs Margaret Thompson Dies After Five Month Illness
Mrs Margaret Ann Thompson died Wednesday evening at 7:30 at her home 810 Butler avenue after a five month illness due to heart trouble. She was 63, born in Butler county, daughter of Frederick and Sarah Byers, a 15 year resident of the city, and a member of Second United Presbyterian church. Survived by husband William Henry Thompson and children Clarence Edward Thompson Jamestown Pa Early Delbert Thompson New Castle and William Warren Thompson Farrell plus brothers and sisters Electa Byers Enon Valley G N Byers Austin Byers and Mrs Amanda Adams Blackwood Va Mrs Minnie Small Portland Ore. Funeral 2:30 Friday at her Butler avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Thompson
William Henry Thompson
Butler Avenue
Thompson
Butler County
Frederick
Sarah Byers
Second United Presbyterian Church
Clarence Edward Thompson
Jamestown
Delbert Thompson
New Castle
William Warren Thompson
Farrell
Amanda Adams
Blackwood
Minnie Small
Portland
Ore
James Byers
Enon Valley
G. N. Byers
Austin Byers
Electa Byers
Butler
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah C Morris in Sharon
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah C Morris were held Wednesday afternoon from the residence at 421/2 South Mercer Street with Rev C M Smail of the First Christian church officiating. Interment followed at Oak Wood cemetery in Sharon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah C. Morris
South
Mercer Street
C. M. Smail
First Christian Church
Oak Wood Cemetery
Sharon
M rs Gertrude Stevens Dies After Illness in Pittsburgh
Miss Gertrude Stevens aged 34 died Tuesday in a Pittsburgh hospital after complications from an illness. She leaves a brother R A Stevens of Youngstown and a sister Mrs Stevens of Ontario Canada. The remains go to William Pritchard 509 Waldo Street for funeral Friday at 2 PM. Interment is in Oak Park cemetery.
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Gertrude Stevens
Pittsburgh
R. A. Stevens
Youngstown
Mrs. Stevens
Ontario
Canada
William Pritchard
Waldo Street
Oak Park Cemetery
World traveler Emma Gardner 84 dies in Dennison Texas
Emma Gardner aged 84 died after illness at her Dennison Texas home. Born in Birmingham England she lived in or visited Australia New Zealand South Africa and many British possessions. She leaves grandchildren William J Howley Jr George Barrett Francis Barrett and Sister Agnes Claire. Burial was at St Marys Cemetery after a funeral at her granddaughter's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gardner
Dennison
Texas
Pennsylvania Railroad
William J. Howley, Jr
North Shenango Street
St. Mary’s Cemetery
George and
Francis Barrett
Agnes Claire
Order of St. Joseph
Altoona
Americans Gain Freedom Bandit Makes New Raid
The bandit in the Tampico district demanded 9000 pesos ransom during a raid in the same area. For the Cortez Company, 15000 pesos was requested but the home was not damaged and no injuries were reported. Consul Shaw and American officials pursue the case with Mexican authorities. Federal troops have left Vera Cruz to pursue the bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortez Company
Consul Shaw
Shaw
George S. Summerlin
Mexico City
Paui
Summerlin
Mexico
Orozabe
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Business In U. S. Much Improved
Treasury officials said the United States shows improving business despite the coal strike and threatened railroad tieup. Heavy summer stock buying signals cautious optimism for winter trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Indictments Expected in Pittsburgh Election Fraud Case
In Allegheny county, 26 persons face potential indictments after grand jury work on May primaries irregularities. Judges Sweringen Stone and Bell ordered the district attorney to prepare bills for submission. Named targets include H. J. Neely W. H. Stoker and James P. Murphy over district returning board irregularities affecting Louis K. Manley in the 35th district Democratic nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Sweringen
Stone
Bell
H. J. Neely
W. H. Stoker
James P. Murphy
Louis K. Manley
Arrest Two On Girl's Complaint in Hillsville
Joseph Sebolt and Clifford Heasley were arrested by County Detective Jack Dunlap on charges from Miss Mabel Colburn a 15 year old girl and Sebolt's niece. Heasley pleads guilty to rape while Sebolt denies guilt facing a hearing before Squire James Eakin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sebolt
Clifford Heasley
Hillsville
Jack M. Dunlap
Mabel Colburn
Heasley
Sebolt
James Eakin
George Drake Charged With Driving Auto While Drunk
George Drake of this city was arrested Wednesday evening June 28 by County Detective Jack M. Dunlap for operating a motor car while intoxicated. He pled guilty before Alderman Walter T. Hamilton and was bound over to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Drake
Jack M. Dunlap
Walter T. Hamilton
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U. S. Senate
M’cumber
Squire
Wampum News
Wampum Personals
W. F. Dufford & CO
Washington St
Nixon
Irene Castle
News Birthday Club
Cachuamilos
State
Battery
Carnegie Steel Mill
Boyles Avenue
Blaine Street
Colorado
Central Church
Shenango Valley Hospital
Mrs
U. S
CKY
Atkinson Paint & Glass Co
North Mill Street
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