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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
4
Publication details for The News Company of New Castle Pennsylvania with address, owners Mrs. George BE Treadwell and Fred L. Rentz, manager and editor names, telephone numbers, subscription rates, and a note to send all checks and correspondence to the News Company.
The column argues Emery supports Taft in the national race over Knox and credits his independent ticket bid with reform gains in Pennsylvania. It criticizes James Burke for branding Emery as inauthentic and suggests Emery would better serve state interests by backing Taft, contrasting with Knox supporters.
Alvin Shira Ralph Patton and Grant Shoaf were arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct following a complaint by Mrs Elizabeth Moffat near the paper mill. They faced a hearing before Alder Morrison on Saturday but the charges were not proven.
Frank McKibbon sits in jail awaiting a hearing on charges of stealing $75 from a boardinghouse keeper. The case cites Clifford Martin as witness before Alderman Janney. Hearing date pending.
The Trades and Labor assembly heard Rev. A B McCormick at Central Presbyterian Church on the theme Our Obligation to the past. He praised the labor movement and President Roosevelt as models of public service and stressed social responsibility, education, and Christian homes for workers. The sermon linked Jesus Christ to worker solidarity and urged dedication to improving society.
New York May 11 United Press reports lawyers for Mrs. Albert G. Vanderbilt urged Referee McClure to file his report in Justice O Gorman so an immediate decree could be granted. Despite efforts at conciliation including a London visit, Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt insisted on proceeding for an absolute divorce after failed attempts to reunite the couple.
Pittsburg high meets New Castle high at Friendship Park Pittsburg at 3 30 p m today in a tightly contested game. The lineups list Pittsburg Emery catcher Smith pitcher Walsh Watterson Comensky Walter McNary Epping Dessau with substitutes Friel Kessler Rhodes New Castle Elliott catcher McConahy pitcher Rugh Knox Trelfall Connery Carson Mathews Levine substitutes Davis Jones. Pittsburg high also plays at New Castle Saturday.
A collage of wry verse and notes from multiple papers jokes about fashion, weather, circuses, and rural life. Mentions a stylish hat, sunbaths, leap year, and looming circus with playful local commentary and puns.
City councilmen viewed Mill street from Washington to Long avenue and favored widening to 34 feet. They discussed removing most poles except trolley supports, replacing wooden poles with iron, and building ducts to cut costs during widening. Residents supported taking 3 to 5 feet of property. condemnation costs feared at $200,000, with estimated widening costs around $5.
Church notices report C. S. Brooks attending a Men's Missionary society meeting in Pittsburg. Children’s Day plans are under way at the First Methodist Sunday school. Mahoningtown M E church Woman’s Foreign Missionary society meets with convention reports. Rev. R N Merrill recovering from typhoid fever and his brother stays in town. Grace M E hosts Rev Charles Greer, and G W Clutton leads last night. Burns pair at M E conference in Baltimore. Thomas Francis covers pulpits.
Louis E. Flanders sues A. W. Snare in Pittsburg superior court over a $30 note endorsed by a rubber stamp. The case tests legality of rubber stamp endorsements on checks drafts and other negotiable instruments and could force a statewide shift in business practices if the plaintiff loses.
A terse notice from Fair Grounds Land Company at 307 Law rence Savings and Trust building asserts clear ownership of goods and knowledge of the matter, implying legal or financial leverage in a dispute.
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