Ellwood Man 13 Named In A Divorce Suit
Mrs. Jester C. Foltz of Turtle Creek formerly Loretta M. Irwin of Ellwood City files answer to her husband Foltz's divorce bill. The case names Lulu Thompson of Turtle Creek as co respondent and cites C. F. Buchanan and Benjamin Logue among others. Foltz, a Turtle Creek leader and financier, details a long scandal and claims efforts to hide the matter. The couple’s children and living arrangements are described as the suit unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hersband
Jester C. Foltz
Turtle Creek
Loretta M. Irwin
Ellwood City
Lulu Thompson
Pittsburg
CG. F. Buchanan
Hartje
Foltz
Directors’ Association of
Allegheny County
First National Bank of
Union High School
First Presbyterian Church of
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Common Pleas Court No. 4
A. M. Thompson
William S. Maxey
Chdren
Folth
Church Street
Jacob Turney
Tenth Street
State case outlines graft conspiracy in capitol furnishings
Harrisburg May 13 United Press reporting on the second trial of H Burg Cassel architect Joseph Huston and others charged with defrauding the state over capitol furniture. Special counsel James Scarlet argued the facts amount to a conspiracy to defraud with overcharges for metallic furniture and mismeasured supplies. Continued on Sixth Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Harrisburg
Capitol
H. Burd Cassel
Joseph M. Huston
Shumaker
Snyder
Mathues
Irvine
James Scarlet
Commonwealth
Scarlet
Cassel
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Huston
Minor Accidents Mark Path of Ringling Circus
Several minor accidents occurred Tuesday among Ringling Circus workers. A driver fell from a high wagon and suffered cuts and bruises. A camel keeper was gored and gash on the forehead. An Indian rider was thrown from a horse but escaped serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Circus
Offutt
Robbery at Residence While Family Attended Show
Thieves ransacked the home of R. A. Brown on the Youngstown road yesterday. A suit of clothes and a watch chain were taken. Entry was gained through a window. County Detective Logan was notified Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Brown
Youngstown Road
Logan
Debs Faction Split Threat at Socialist Convention
At Chicago May 13 a secret caucus backed Benjamin Hanford of New York and Max Hayes of Ohio for national ticket amid protests from Eugene V. Debs supporters who accuse eastern backing of treason. Illinois leaders warned of a bolt if outside influence forces the ticket as delegates hear routine business.
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United Press
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvana
Ohio
Benjamin Hanford
Max Hayes
Eugene V. Debs
Girard
Kas
Debs
Illinois
Local man named as a delegate
Officers and delegates of the state convention of the Pittsburg Central Luthor league met at St James church in Pittsburg. Recording secretary Mrs. H. S. N. Carpenter and statistical secretary Mrs. E. P. Trabert were named along with treasurer C. W. Hermann Hess of New Castle. Delegates to the Erie convention August 9 and 10 include Rev. Robert W. Woods Rev. J. L. Miller Miss Vesta Stamm Mrs. H. S. Leighton and C. W. Hermann Hess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Captain Breen Attends National Detective Convention
Captain J. H. Breen of the Baltimore and Ohio detective force is in Lexington Kentucky this week for a convention of special detectives from across the United States and Canada. He sent a News reporter a picture postcard showing Kentucky icons including a woman, a horse, a bottle of whiskey and a smoking revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Breen
Baltimore and Ohio Detective Force
Lexington
United States
Canada
Breen
Kentucky
Louise Schutt and Alfred Spariton wed in San Francisco
Word has been received of the marriage of Louise Schutt of Greenville to Alfred Spariton of San Francisco, which took place in the Golden Gate city May 1. The bride, well known locally, had visited Mrs. H A Moore of Park Avenue and is sister of Albert Schutt, formerly agent for the Western Allegheny, who attended the wedding and will reside at San Francisco. Miss Schutt had left for San Francisco to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Schutt
Greenville
Alfred Spariton
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
H. A. Moore
Park Avenue
Albert Schutt
Allegheny
Miss Schutt
Ohio Labor Leader Set to Address Street Car Men
Llewellyn Lewis, president of the Ohio Federation of Labor, will speak to Youngstown street car men Wednesday at midnight in a scheduled address. His talk aims to outline labor goals and organize support among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Lewis
Ohio Federation of Labor
Youngstown
Hinnessy Explains Circus Abstention Over Grocer Debt
In a rural exchange, Hinnessy explains he skipped the big circus to save money for a grocery bill. Hooligan accuses him, a scuffle ensues, and Hinnessy is carried away by ambulance after a spade threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinnessy
Hooligan
THE
BIG Circus
Ivery
Roosevelt Governors Conference Opens With Resource Talk
President Roosevelt Andrew Carnegie and Prof I O White led the opening session with governors on conservation of natural resources. The inland waterways commission sparked applause when Roosevelt vowed to act himself if Congress fails to perpetuate it. A committee on transportation was named Blanchard Fort Cutter Davidson and Ansel.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Prof
I. O. White
Fairbanks
Edward Everett Hale
Inland Waterways Commission
Congress
Blanchard
Louisiana
Fort
New Jersey
Cutter
Utah
Davidson
Wisconsin
Ansel
South Carolina
Preacher Sunday Tackles Backsliders in Sharon
Rev Billy Sunday spoke an hour and a half against backsliders at the Tabernacle in Sharon Pa He said he often hits many in the audience when addressing backsliders Excursions came from Jamestown and Greenville on a special train Circus day prompted him to urge giving circus funds to the Lord A $1 to $10 subscription plan was announced to cover expenses and end future collections if successful
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Billy Sunday
the Tabernacle
Jamestown
Greenville
Eckles' Office Meeting Place for School Board
Architect W. G. Eckles' office in the Lawrence Savings and Trust building is the favored site for school board meetings. Another session is set for this evening when the building committee reviews plans for the heating lighting and plumbing of the new high school with contracts worth many thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Eckles
Lawrence Savings and Trust
Child Bitten By Dog Remains Ill In Energy
Hazel Barnett, daughter of Mrs. John Barnett of Energy, was bitten by a dog owned by Mrs. Irwin Millican three weeks ago Wednesday. The wound is painful and her friends fear the child is not improving quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel
John Barnett
Energy
Irwin Millican
Marriage Licenses Granted in New Castle Area
William G. Parsons and Margaret A Watkins, both of New Castle, listed for license. Also David J Smiley of New Castle to wed Sarah F Osborn of New Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Parsons
New Castle
Margaret A. Watkins
David J. Smiley
Sarah F. Osborn
Death notices for Mrs Cooper and Mrs Brown
Death records report Mrs John Cooper of Eldersville Pennsylvania aged 63 and Mrs Mary A Brown aged 82 of Poland. The notices provide names ages and locations for the obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cooper
Eldersville
Mary A. Brown
Poland
Monument Association to Discuss Mt Jackson Site and Reunion
The Battery B Monument association plans its annual reunion at Mt Jackson on June 8 led by Secretary James A. Gardner. Rev A B McCormick will deliver the ora tion. Prospective monument location and a possible public square purchase are discussed as the group aims to raise 10000 through small donations including many from county residents and students. The thirty ninth reunion draws 1500 to 3000 attendees from Lawrence county and eastern Ohio. Recent deaths include J Sharp Fullerton Samuel L White John Q Stewart Samuel King Benjamin S Cowden and William N Waldron. Officers are Joseph Reed president James A Gardner secretary and John Dunnan treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gardner
Battery B. Association
Mt. Jackson
A. B. McCormick
William A. McCormick
Battery B, Monument Association
Monument Association
Association
Nesbit’s Grove
Lawrence County
Ohio
Gardner
J. Sharp Fullerton
Samuel L. White
John Q., Stewart
Samuel King
Benjamin S. Cowden
William N. Waldron
Joseph Reed
John Dunnan
Strong Man Crushed by Weights in Training Mishap
Lincoln Travis a professional strong man is believed to be dying at Williamsburg Hospital after weights toppled during practice. He was trapped for 15 minutes and sustained severe internal injuries. Travis planned to lift 20 men in a summer garden act after training at the Brooklyn Athletic Club gym.
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United Press
New York
Lincoln Travis
Williamsburg
Travis
Brooklyn Athletic Club
$5,000 Job Goes Begging in New York Long Island Trust
A Long Island potato trust seeks a general manager to oversee marketing of a planned crop. A junior inspector position offers a smaller salary, but no applicants have appeared. The trust is organized and expects a good harvest this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Long Island Potato Trust
Hartman jailed for default of bail in Croton case
Mike Hartman was sent to jail in default of bail pending his June term appearance after Alderman Mayne heard charges from George Lakey that Hartman left Lakey’s horse and buggy in a ditch in Croton.
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Mike Hartman
Alderman Mayne
George Lakey
Hartman
Lakey
Croton
Man Pleads Guilty in Cow Neglect Case
John Britton of Little Beaver township pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals before Alder man Mayne and paid a $10 fine after being arrested on allegations of neglecting a sick cow earlier in the month. The information was sworn out by Human Agent John Haus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Britton
Little Beaver Township
Mayne
John Haus
Tornado Toll and Floods Hit Nebraska and Texas
Reports from May 13 describe a deadly tornado sweeping Omaha and southern Nebraska with many deaths and injuries. Louisville saw multiple fatalities and widespread destruction. Bellevue incurred about 50000 dollars in college building damage. In Texas one casualty occurred at Leonard and Crandall lost fifty houses as floods followed heavy rain. A Walsodm cyclone near St. Joseph damaged a bank train and killed six foreigners.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
Louisville
Frank Hester
Nebraska
Bellevue
Richfield
Charles Leader
St. Joseph
Walsodm
Burlington
Island Park
Dallas
Tex
A. T. Bowdrey
Leonard
Crandall
Gainesville
Troupe
Kaufmann Fails to Knock Out Grim in Six Rounder
Joe Grim known as the iron man outboxed Al Kaufmann in Oakland last night. The Californian won the decision after leading from the outset, as Kaufmann cut Grim over the eye and bled from the nose but could not bring him down.
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United Press
San Francisco
Joe Grim
Iron Man
al Kaufmann
Oakland
Kaufmann
Grim
U P Men's League to Hold Congress in Pittsburg
Arrangements are complete for the jubilee congress of the United Presbyterian church Men’s league to be held in Pittsburg May 23 27. Percy Craig of this city will be one of the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men’s League of the United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
Percy Craig
Minister cites partial confession in Gunness case
Rev. E A Schell of Baltimore says Ray Lamphere told him of a partial confession. Lamphere collapse prompts inquiry as authorities seek further statements. Disappearances of two men and one woman linked to Gunness tragedy. minister notes possible innocence on Helgalein murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Laporte
Ind
E. A. Schell
Baltimore
Ray Lamphere
Gunness
Lamphere
Charles Egman
New Carlisle
Emil Kell
Osage
J. S. Kerry
Binghamton
N. Y
Smith
Gas lamp causes fire at Dr Wood's lace curtains
A gas lamp in Dr J D Wood's North street home set fire to lace curtains in a downstairs room about 8 30 last evening. An alarm from box 26 alerted Chief Connery and the Central department.
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J. D. Wood
North Street
Chief Connery
Central Department
Prominent Citizens Debate Elephant Prices Across Range
Citizens proffered estimates from 1500 to 14000 dollars for an elephant in a light survey. McMillin guessed 1500 citing capture costs. Scnaffer recalled 3000 as a boy price. Preston cited 3000 to 4000 with export and training costs. Others offered varied figures, none with purchase experience.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ellwood Man
C. H. Buchanan
STATE
Scarlett
Ben Hanford
Pennsylvania
Captain Breen
Roosevelt’ Governors’ Conference
T. R
Carnegie
White
Committee On Transportation
Evangelist
Eckles
COM
Monument Assoc
Texas
Papillon
Martin Teith
James
U. P. Men’s League
Ringlings
E. A. NcMillin
Africa
McMillin
John G. Nothdurst
Dollar Savings Association
John Scnaffer
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