Downers News Company Partnership Names
The News Company of New Castle Pa forms a partnership between Mrs George B E Treadwell and Fred L Rentz with Fred L Rentz as manager. Bert Wells serves as editor with county wide public interest correspondence invited. Notices instruct that checks and other payments go to The News Company, New Castle, Pa.
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NEW Castle News
New Castle, Pa
Sycamore Street
Apple Alley
Downers the News Company
George BE. Treadwell
Fred L. Rentz
Bert Wells
Eoitor
New Castle
Lawrence County GOP Meeting Faces Knox Endorsement Debate
The Lawrence County Republican committee will meet to consider endorsing Knox for the national delegation. Voters expect the committee to reject Knox and support Taft over Roosevelt, with the county wary of machine politics and dooming endorsements from state conventions.
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Lawrence County
Republican Committee
Ang
Knox
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Taft
Messrs
Roosevelt
Indiana
Illinois
Fairbanks
Cannon
Ilinois
Knox Taft
James Francis Burke
Nnnsylvania
Perm
Republican County Committee
Thomas W. Phillips
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge Convening Notice
Notice for Law rence county Pennsylvania knights of Pythias. Fidelis lodge room hosts grand lodge convention on Friday evening May 8 1908 to confer rank to eligible members. Grand Chancellor Geo W Allen invites all who can attend.
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Knights of Pythias
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Fidelis Lodge
Geo. W. Allen
City Finds $25,000 Land Untaxed in City Bounds
The registry and real estate department of New Castle uncovers non assessed city land worth over 25 000 dollars. Taxes about 500 dollars annually may fund the department's upkeep and future revenue. Survey work shows parcels outside city lines but within townships had escaped taxation.
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New Castle
Department of City Surveys
8. G. Gano
Seventh Ward
Third Ward
Fifth Ward
Registry Department
Department For the Registry of City
Cleaning Up Week Debate Worries City Alleys
In New Castle on May 7 James Spiker criticizes the so called cleaning up week praising efforts by Mayor Lusk and Health Officer Mc Candless but argues real danger lies in city alleys and hotel areas. He urges stricter sanitary regulation downtown to raise the city standard more than suburban efforts.
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New Castle
Lusk
McCandless
Discount Deadline For Gas Bill May 9 1908
Notice urges customers of The Manufacturers Light and Heat Co to pay their gas bill by 8 p m Saturday May 9 1908 to save the discount.
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the Manufacturers Light & Heat Co
Hints and Dints Literary Echoes of Debates and Daily Oddities
A collage of quirky observations and social satire from a historical column. It cites fraud, dieting, and consumer concerns with humor about grocers, bakers, meat packers, and dubious products. It mentions American humorists meeting in August and notes quirky local anecdotes like a York County billy goat and rain maker delays.
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Chicago
Weather, manners and mischief in a quirky news snippet
A collage of humorous observations and notices includes weather grumbles about rain and brides, fossils at Columbia, local jokes about New Castle, rumors about rain-coat dealers, May flowers, a damsel’s blessing about her brother Tom, and a Snakes Rest resident boasting oversized coins.
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Columbia University
New Castle
Get the Habit and Paint Works for a War-Torn Town
A compact piece notes practical advice to refresh a worn home with careful paint, questions if readers have purchased autos, reflects on faded blossoms after long conflict, and casts doubt on placement of a statue of Quay and its impact on former supporters amid Commonwealth issues.
Brewers Aim to Purge Saloon Influence at Milwaukee Meeting
In Chicago brewers pledge cooperation with reform groups to remove saloons from politics and break ties with gambling and crime. At Milwaukee’s forthcoming convention they will shape plans to curb saloon power, arguing the era of paying for vice must end and urging unity among decent brewers to secure public welfare.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Milwaukee
Hubbard Foundry Reopens Under Crowe Leadership
The Hubbard Foundry plant resumes operations after repairs with manager William Crowe saying orders will sustain a long run. Crowe, a former Hubbard boy, returns to town as locals extend best wishes to the renewed industry and its workers.
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Hubbard Foundry Company
William Crowe
Crowe
Hubbard
France Seeks Japan Explanation Over Slino Factory Attack
Paris reports the French government has asked Tokyo for a full report and reparations after a mob wrecked a timber factory owned by Frenchmen in Slino Japan. Miyazaki prefecture says damage reaches 50000 dollars. no deaths. Factory owners are in hiding or have fled to Kobe. Forty arrests noted.
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Paris
Japan
Slino
Tokio
Miyazaki
Kobe
Tramp Threatens Woman With Death At Door
Mrs. Frank Knea reports a burly tramp demanded food and threatened to kill her instantly if refused. She alerted police. Fire Chief Connery and Sergeant Farrell responded but the man had fled. The incident followed similar calls at other Croton homes yesterday.
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Frank Knea
North Cascade Street
Knea
Connery
Farrell
Croton
Death Knell to Dance Sounded in New Wilmington
In New Wilmington on May 7 evangelist Dr. Orr closed a lengthy series at the First United Presbyterian Church. The afternoon crowd of women vowed to quit dancing, signaling the death knell of dancing in town. about 275 professed faith across the series. Dr. Orr moves on to Canonsburg for further services.
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New Wilmington
Orr
First United Presbyterian Church
Canonsburg
Old Home Week Celebration Invites City Officials
Mayor Harry Lusk was notified to attend Youngstown Old Home Week events on June 10 11 and 12 with all city officials. The notice calls for participation in the local celebration.
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Harry Lusk
Youngstown
Modern Miracle Worker Claims Cure for Piles
An article proclaims a German scientist’s discovery that piles can be permanently cured. It recommends a nightly treatment of six drops Carbolic Acid, one dram Zotan, and one to two ounces Zine Ointment applied morning and night, with pharmacists able to prepare the mixture.
Night Owl in Chicago Merchant Dies After Inverting Hours
A Chicago merchant who for fifteen years reversed normal hours died, having used night to combat insomnia. His late schedule meant he enjoyed the city’s nocturnal life as banks clubs and churches stayed open. The obituary notes his unique routine and the altered social pace of the city at night. He missed some pleasures of life as theatres opened and poker games started while he still thought of breakfast.
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Chicago
George W Veach Injured by Fall
George W. Veach, an 85 year old Shenango street pioneer merchant, fell at his home Wednesday evening. He suffered a broken rib and officials feared the fall could be serious, though Friday morning he was resting easier.
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George W. Veach
Shenango Street
Coal thieves repelled by watchful laundry man
Clarence Reiter of the Niles Steam Laundry kept vigil for almost a week and captured three coal thieves Wednesday night. The incident highlights vigilant citizens aiding law enforcement in a city amid winter coal shortages.
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Clarence Reiter
Niles Steam Laundry
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House of Kuppenheimer
Cukerbraum
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Clendenin
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