Courts Rule Against Automatic Gun Ban In Hunting
Pennsylvania judges overturned a $50 fine on Thomas McCoombs for using an automatic gun, ruling the law restricting automatic weapons discriminates against gun makers and violates the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions. They discharged the defendant, citing equal protection and due process concerns.
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Pennsylvania
Sessons
Laware County
Thomas McCoombs
Cheeter
Robert Smith
Isaac P. Johnson
W. B. Broomall
McCoombs
United States
Trades Assembly to Meet Wednesday Evening
The Trades and Labor Assembly changes its meeting night again. The first meeting under the new order will be held next Wednesday evening instead of the following Sunday. Meetings will be biweekly on Wednesday nights, after previous shifts to Sunday drew opposition.
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Trades and Labor Assembly
Suney
What Methodism Stands For Told By Dr Higley
At First Methodist Church Sunday morning Dr E E Higley explained what Methodism stands for its peculiarities and history The talk coincided with the General Conference session in Baltimore and included church rules and excerpts from the conference address.
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E. E. Higley
Baltimore
Croton Avenue School Describes Building and Needs
The Croton avenue school sits at Croton avenue and Cascade street facing west with a small yard, eight bright rooms, a library of about 169 volumes, and sanitary features including marble wash stands and drinking fountains. Defects include heating limits in the girls room, insufficient gas and electric lighting, and a basements urinal boys want removed. a summer replacement for a wooden air shaft is planned. A description of the Lawrence school will be published Tuesday.
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Croton Avenue
Cascade Street
Woman's Betterment Club
Lawrence School
Murphy to Fill Fred Queer's Place on Pennsylvania
No appointment is made to replace the late Fred Queer trainmaster. For now Andrew G Murphy will perform Queer's duties while remaining trainmaster his promotion praised as a deserved move. Murphy's long service and understanding of trainmaster duties are noted as valuable assets.
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Fred Queer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Andrew G. Murphy
Queer
Mr. Murphy
Murphy
Pennsylvania Company
Westminster Commencement Set With New Events
New Wilmington May 16 The Westminster college commencement schedule for June features many new events. Highlights include a Baccalaureate sermon June 7, Grove City baseball June 8, class night June 9, Ivy Ovation June 9, Alumni dinner June 10, ball games with Slippery Rock June 10, and the main exercises June 11 with major concerts and receptions surrounding the ceremony.
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New Wilmington
Westminster College
Y. M
W. C
Grove City
Reun'‘nion of Literary Societies
Slippery Rock Club
Hiram
Meadville milk price kept at seven cents a quart
The Meadville milk trust plans to maintain lacteal fluid at seven cents per quart for the season. Mercer county residents now in Greater Pittsburg will hold a Memorial Day reunion at Homestead Park North Homestead. The Stahl glass works at Greensburg, rebuilt after December fire, resumes operations with 300 plus workers. 200 empty beer kegs were unloaded at the local station after serving at the mines.
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Meadville Milk Trust
Mercer County
Pittsburg
Homestead Park
North Homestead
Stahl Glass Works
Greensburg
Statio
Grove City
State Commission For the Codification of
Erie
Reading
Wimer Rejoins Streets After Broken Ankle
Braden Wimer of Harrison Street can go outside with crutches after two months indoors due to a badly broken ankle from a rut on Taylor Street. Chautauqua season starts later this summer with July 2 opening day.
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Braden Wimer
Harrison Street
Mr. Wimer
Taylor Street
Stomach Churning Analogy in Patent Medicine Ad
The passage likens the stomach to a churn and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for foul stomachs and related ills. It asserts the remedy sweetens the stomach, purges humors, and cleans blood, listing symptoms of biliousness and dyspepsia and urging readers to request a postpaid copy of medical extracts from Buffalo, New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Dr. Plarce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Mothers Day Observed at Mahoningtown Presbyterian
Mothers day observance filled Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church with Rev M Wilson Keith preaching on Children Obey Your Parents. A large offering was taken to pay down church bonds as Rev Ferguson spoke at evening service. Reports also note local arrests for brass theft and a rash of Seventh Ward tramps amid heavy rainfall and Tin mill repairs in Shenango.
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Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church
M. Wilson Keith
Keith
R. G. Ferguson
D. D
Westminster College
Ferguson
First United Presbyterian Church
Samuel Ferguson
Harry Williams
Earl McElhaney
Seventh Ward
Kelley and
Tyrill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Lusk
Last survey for freight cut off advances plan
Engineers from Enon on the Fort Wayne system near Brady's Bend complete the final survey for a low grade freight line linking Fort Wayne with the Allegheny Valley. The route would cut through New Castle, diverting freight from Cleveland via the C P division and shortening the path to eastern markets.
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Enon
Ft. Wayne
Buffalo & Allegheny Valley
Brady’s Bend
Pennsy
BE. B. Taylor
Pennsylvania Lines West
Allegheny Valley Road
Philadelphia
New Castle
Cleveland
Storm damages P., B., H. & N. C. Railway tracks on Taylor St
A Sunday rainstorm caused heavy damage along Taylor street to property and to the Pittsburg Butler Harmony and New Castle Electric Railway tracks. Flooded sewers overwhelmed the new fill under the tracks washing out 40 feet of roadway and eroding earth beneath for over 20 feet. Debris and eroded earth litter yards and will require city cleanup and street department work.
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Taylor Street
Pittsburg, Butler, Harmony and New Castle Electric Railway Company
Wolf Swamp
New U S Postcard Expands Writing Space In Mail
The new U S postcard is arriving in New Castle soon. It features McKinley in the corner like the old card but adds space on the front for writing. It should sell for about a cent and a third by the former standard, yet it is sold for one cent.
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U. S
New Castle
McKinley
Norris to Join Pennsylvania Railroad Detective Force
Harry Norris, ex-police officer, passed the examination and will join the Pennsylvania Railroad detective unit under Captain Gastinger.
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Norris
Harry Norris
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gastinger
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Croton Ave
A. G. Murphy
Westminster
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Jamestown
Kent House
Lakewood
Chautauqua Lake
M. A. Bailey
Greenville
Lake Shore
Cortlandt Whitehead
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
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Lambeth
McKeesport
Eetty
Board of Wealth
Post Office Department
Wimer
Presby
Mahoningtown
Gilmore
Venth Ward
Shenango Tin Mill
A. W. Longacre
West Cherry Street
Youngstown
Tom Crawford
Mahoning Avenue
Tom Warren
North Cedar Street
C. Edd McWilliams
North Liberty Street
Sharon
Charles BE. Koons
Harmony
Fred Marshall
East Madison Avenue
Frank Colton
East Cherry Street
New Castle Forge and Bolt Company
Vanderbilt
Ohio
Beaver
Lake Erie
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Lake Ports
Franklin and Clearfield
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Clearfield
Homestead
Ohio River
Franklin and
H. W. Thornton
Pensylvania
Ella Vance
Vance
Order of Railway Conductors
Canton
Pennsylvania Lines
W. E. Nichols
Sharon Justice of the Peace
New Castile
Baltimore and Ohio
Taylor ST
Pittsburg Street
Rio
Santos
Howard Munnell
Union Station
Lawrence County
New Castle Loan Co
Wallace Block
Over People's Credit Clothing CO
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W. 8. Foltz
Samuel Foltz
George Greer
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