Scotland Yard Orders 100000 Special Constables On Duty
Great Britain faces industrial warfare as clashes erupt in several areas. Scotland Yard mobilizes 100000 special constables to be on duty at 6:40 tomorrow morning after reports of disorder. Police clash with railroad strikers at Brixton injuring several as authorities move to disperse demonstrators near the Whitehorse tavern. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. KK. Reynolds
Spondent London
Great Britain
Scotland Yard
Brixton
Whitehorse
British General Strike Paralyzes Transport Across UK
The general strike started at midnight and effectively halts rail, streetcar, and bus services. Cross channel shipping is crippled, industry stalls due to transport and coal limits, and government powers under emergency proclamations are in force. The Atlantic fleet stays in Portsmouth while troops move to Liverpool amid dockworker fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Portsmouth
Liverpool
London
Hull
Provision Exchange
Over 200 Names Suggested For New Hotel
More than two hundred names have been proposed for the forthcoming hotel to be built here. Ballots were mailed to stockholders and about two hundred have been returned to the directors. Names include Castle, The Palace, The Lincoln, The Pymatuning, The Shenango, The Westminster, and The Theodore Roosevelt among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle Hotel
the Castle
Castle Lawrence
New Castle
Castle Grand
Bow Castle
Castle Penn
Penn Castle
Castleton
Penn Palace
the Palace
Lawrence
Lawrence Hotel
Lawrence Castle
Biltmore
Hotel Mercier
Fallmercier
Welcome
Three Rivers
White House
Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Lincoln
The
Franklin
Exelsior
Woodrow Wilson
Westminster
Martha Washington
Normandie
Shenango
Carnegie
Pymatuning
Wallace
Bulger-Rentz
Thom
Jefferson
Theodore Rosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
General Washington
President
Liberty
Point Comfort
Dolly Madison
Keystone
Stellton
Marquis
George Greer
William Patterson
Castle Arms
Calvin Coolridge
Warren Harding
General Grant
Juniata
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
Fisher and Pepper Speak Here Tonight
A mass meeting at the courthouse at eight o'clock drew several hundred voters. In Ellwood City Liberty theatre speakers included Senator George Wharton Pepper Mrs E S H MacAuley and Rev Charles G Jordan. Pepper spoke after noon and greeted voters at a reception and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wharton Pepper
E. S. H. MacAuley
Charles G. Jordan
Liberty Theatre
Ellwood City
Charles A. Martin
MacAuley
Rev. Jordan
Pepper
Page Two
New Castle Junior High School Plan Discussed
The News notes a discussion on New Castle's junior high system and the proposed bond issue to be voted on May 18. It highlights adoption of the Junior Citizens program as featured on page 19 of Our Junior Citizens in today’s issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Old Umbrella Outlives Generations In Local Tale
Mrs. Peter Hillers of Neshannock Avenue owns a 72 year old umbrella bought in a city store. The sun shade of fine silk with a straight handle was purchased by an aunt of Mrs. Hillers from the father of the late William Stritmater, an early department store figure. The umbrella remains remarkably well preserved for its age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hillers
Neshannock Avenue
Mrs. Hillers
Hillers
William A. Stritmater
Insurgents Plan Campaign To Aid Brookhart Fight
Insurgents plan a campaign to aid Brookhart as Borah targets the race. The effort aims to urge voters to send Brookhart back to the Senate, signaling party lines breaking in the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Senate
Iowa
BORAH
Coolidge-Butler
Idaho
Howell
Norris
Nebraska
Frazier
Nye
North Dakota
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Shipstead
Minnesota
Washington
Explosion at Grasselli plant kills two. $25,000 loss
At Grasselli Powder Company near Covert's Crossing a nitroglycerine factory exploded wrecking the building and leaving two men dead and $25,000 in damage. A second blast half an hour later endangered workers. cause undetermined. Coroner dispatched. Henry Duffner, 55, of Croton Avenue among the injured or dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Works
Grasselli Powder Company
Covert’s Crossing
Delegates Arrive For Western Pennsylvania Library Club Meet
The closing session of the Western Pennsylvania Library Club gathering is held this afternoon at the New Castle Free Public Library. Delegates from Butler Beaver Mercer and Lawrence counties registered by 11 o clock with Miss Alice Sterling and staff hosting from the New Castle library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Pennsylvania Library Club
New Castle
Irene Earli
Ambridge
Johann Daney
Susan Himmelwright
W. P. Klein
W. P. Smith
Woodlawn
Claudine E. Stroh
Sewickley
J. J. Dunn
C. M. Charles
Ellwood City
Luella M. Stevenson
Beaver
E. Fern Medley
Elsie Payle
Beaver Falls
A. Jane Marshall
Eleanor Peads
Susan S. Sherman
Butler
Neva C. Brotherton
Martha Conner
Pittsburgh
Markc M. Murphy
Midland
Eleanor Connor
Ethel Corley
Louise Booth
Sharon
Mildred A. Ailman
New Wilmington
Rose D. Stewart
Slippery Rock
New Wilmington Youth Will Teach In China
John Crowe of New Wilmington signs a three year contract to teach English and biology at Lingnan University Canton China. He will sail from Vancouver July 12 aboard the Empress of Asia and plans to study for M A and Ph D at Harvard after return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster College
John Crowe
New Wilmington
Lingnan University
Canton
China
Kwantung Province
Vancouver
B. C
Harvard
Yale
Crowe
Osborne Crowe
United Presbyterian
Punjab
India
Young Crowe
City council rejects Tin Can Clean-up Day plan
Council opposed Mayor Dunlap and blocked a spring Tin Can cleanup in New Castle. Councilman Tyler proposed monthly tin can removal to the health department, a motion that carried, prompting questions about resident participation and feasibility if Davies approves a monthly schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Davies
Dunlap
Tyler
Health Department
Androw
Deaths in Ellwood City and surrounding areas
Death records list Carl Teitz 22 Ellwood City Melanthon Reno 53 Wayne township Mrs Sarah Flickinger 46 Mercer county Esther Ruth List 11 months Hillsville Pa Beulah Casello 22 121 Bridge street Henry Duffner 55 743 Croton Fred McCaslin 45 McCaslin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Teitz
Ellwood City
Melanthon Reno
Wayne Township
Sarah Flickinger
Mercer County
Esther Ruth List
Hillsville
Beulah Casello
Bridge Street
Henry Duffner
Croton Avenue
Fred McCaslin
McCaslin
Beede Selected to Address Westminster College Graduates
Dr. James Beede, newly installed president of Allegheny College, will deliver Westminster College 1926 commencement address on Wednesday June 9. The choice honors his leadership in Methodist circles and his career as pastor educator and author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster College
James Beede
Allegheny College
C. A. Dawson
Westminster
Beede
Methodist Episcopal Church
Simpson College
Iowa
Boston University School of Theology
Englewood M. E
Chicago
Iliff School of Theology
Denver
Col
Williams Named Valedictorian for 1926 Commencement
Clyde Williams editor in chief of the Monitor and winner of a first place in the scholastic contest at the University of Pittsburgh will serve as valedictorian. He achieved the highest four year high school average and leads the senior class of 1926 in commencement speaking. Laney McIlvenny is salutatorian with Hazel McClelland Catherine Elder and James Chambers also on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Williams
the Monitor
University of Pittsburgh
Williams
Laney McIilvenny
Hazel McClelland
Catherine Elder
James Chambers
Local Names Linked to New Castle Notables
William Smith and Florence Frazier linked to New Castle along with Charles W. Derr and Elsie Catherine Brooks Mc Cog noted in regional records. The brief listing places all individuals in New Castle, underscoring community ties and civic mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
New Castle
Florence Frazier
Charles W. Derr
Elsie Catherine Brooks Mc Cog
Individual drinking cups for cows attract East Brook dairy fame
On C F Alborn’s East Brook farm cows drink from individual cups linked to a gravity water system. The setup uses a nose-access fountain, a press-plate valve, and clean water at the elbow for Jerseys Guernseys and Holsteins. Two springs supply soft water to the barn and home, with a bottling plant keeping milk cool and sanitary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Brook
Karm
C. F. Alborn
Alborn
Alborn Farm
Jerseys
Mr. Alborn
Eagles Club Elects Dercy President In Annual Vote
At South Jefferson and South streets Eagles Home United in New Castle Aer ia 4155 members chose P T Dercy as worthy president in a secret Australian ballot. Elections ran from morning to early evening with a large turnout. Other officers elected include Louis R. Klee as vice president and Rev Te Roscamp as chaplain for the 1926 1937 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Cone
Worthy
Louis R. Klee
Te. Roscamp
W. Long Here
Charles §. McCaskey
D. J. Samuels
Robert Linton
Tris. Fees
Thomas Cranney
Joseph Willgs
Claude B. Snyder
Home Fire Destroys Mattozzoli Farm Near New Bedford
Fire caused by a gasoline stove last night destroyed the three room frame home of Louie Mattozzoli, about three miles northeast of New Bedford between that place and Pulaski. Mrs Mattozzoli had lit the stove and gone to the garden. the building burned to ashes with only four chairs saved. No water was available to fight the blaze, and the property formerly known as the Harry Brown farm was consumed with onlookers gathering at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Mattozzoli
New Bedford
Pulaski
Seventies Birthday Remark Sparks Cheerful Banter
Arthur Mometer greets with a hearty laugh and back slap as he jokes about being seventy six while looking fifty three. He says he is strong, works daily, attends church, and enjoys life hoping to stay young for twenty five more years despite the weather and age.
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Yeats
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senator Pepper
Wilmington
Fisher and
City
Grasselli
Lin
George R. Holmes
Ternational News
Smith W. Brookhart
Coolidge
Cummins Grookhart
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Veteran Administration
Albert B. Cummins
Library Club
Belleville
Illinois
Ill
John Haas
Haas
Irene
Billy
Zernell
Marguerite
Eleanor
John Jr
Morton
Tak
Dr. Beede
Uating
Elect Dercy
Eagles
Eagles Club
Arthur Mometer
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