Underground Railway Stop In New Castle Reveals Historical Anti Slavery Efforts
The article recalls New Castle as a key station on the Underground Railroad linking Westmoreland and Butler counties to Indian Run and Lake Erie, aiding escaped slaves toward Canada. It highlights Joseph White and family as active conductors, describing a dramatic incident at the American House where a slave catcher was thwarted by a proprietor’s daughter, a blacksmith, and local aid.
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New Cassle
New Castle
Siatien
Joseph & Whitewane
Grant Street
Jefferson Street
Westmoreland County
Butler County
Mr. White
Indian Run
Mercer County
Lake Erie
Canada
J.C. White
Mesant St. Cloud
fArose
Virginia
Weatmoreland County
Butler
Tare
Porallele
Helpful Hair Hints From a Leading Hair Dresser
A noted hair dresser endorses Par Isden Sage as the best for waviness softness and luster. The product promises beneficent effects for hair and scalp and is offered at McKee's Kut Rate through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Bessemer Briefs: Nord Caller Helped Hughes Event
Lenard Nord served as a Youngstown caller on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs C M Hughes were involved in an altercation that evening, with details pending. The notice records social occurrence in Bessemer society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenard Nord
Youngstown
C. M. Hughes Alter
4900 Porters In Spain's Foreign Office Reported
Madrid Gazette cites the foreign office employing 4900 porters in six grades from major to fifth division. Applicants for these jobs swarm the halls, highlighting high demand and extensive staffing needs in Spain's foreign service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Foreign Office
Madrid
Spacial
Darwin's First Coffin Found In England
Darwin's oak coffin, used for his Down estate burial wish, was found in the New Inn coathouse at Farnborough England. The plate reads Charles Robert Darwin Died April 19 1882. Propriety unclear how it reached the current location amid Westminster Abbey plans. Camphor production in Formosa totals nine million pounds of twelve million annual output.
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International News Service
Farnborough
England
Charles Darwin
Coath-House of
New Inn
Breas
Charles Robert Darwin
Darwin
Down
Westminster Abbey
Formosa
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