Unveiling of Hanna Statue at Cleveland
The Marcus A Hanna statue was unveiled in a Cleveland park overlooking Euclid Avenue with Ohio officials led by Governor Harris in attendance. Dignitaries included Ruth Hanna McCormick and Mabel Hanna Parsons daughters of Hanna, former Attorney General John W. Griggs delivering the oration, and Warren S. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers among other prominent figures. Vice President Fairbanks missed the event.
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United Press
Cleveland
Sena
Ohio
Marcus A. Hanna
Euclid
St. Gallens
William cKinley
Harris
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Columbus
Fairbanks
War Taft
Treasury
Cortelyou
New
Dover
Republican Committee
John Hayes Hammond
Underwood
Three Horse Hitch Needs Larger Doors in City Departments
The city property committee plans enlarging doors in the Second and Fourth ward fire departments to accommodate a three horse hitch. Bids will be collected by Chief Connery in the coming days and the committee will decide on funding and scheduling for the modification.
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City Property
Second
Fourth Ward
Connery
Soldiers to Attend Memorial Service at Central Presbyterian
Members of Post 100 G. A. R. with Colonel Daniel Leasure Camp U S W V will attend the Memorial service at Central Presbyterian church Sunday at 8 p m. Rev A B McCormick will preach from The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance with souvenir programs arranged by men whose fathers were soldiers.
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Post 100
Coloniel
Daniel Leasure
Central Presbyterian Church
A. B. McCormick
Soljers
Trax Cannon Stolen From Wheeling Hotel
Joe Trax arrived home from Wheeling to find his cannon missing. He had left the gun at his hotel while addressing a crowd in the park and learned it had been loaded on a steamer and taken to New Martinsville, with others inviting him to join Memorial Day observances next Saturday. he plans to leave Friday.
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Joe Trax
Wheeling
Trax
New Martinsville
Joe
Satururday
Letters of Administration Granted in Burn’s Estate
Letters of Administration in the estate of the late Samuel J. Burns of this city have been granted to Actson C. Norris.
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Samuel J. Burns
C. Norris
Whitmore Denies Murder Confession Claims as False
Theodore Whitmore, facing trial for his wife Lena Whitmore’s murder and disposal of her body, disputes a Bartlett led story alleging his involvement in robberies and plans to poison his wife. He asserts innocence, insists Bartlett fabricated the tale, and notes long acquaintance with Bartlett. Whitmore says he supported his parents and will prove his innocence.
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United Press
Jersey City
N. J
Theodore Whitmore
Lena
Lampblack Swamp
Harrison
Goldtooth
Billy” Bartlett
Whitmore
Bartlett
Harper's Magazine June edition burned in New York fire
A major fire at Harper and Brothers and J. Goldstein in New York last night destroyed part of the June Harper s issue which was in type and ready for printing. Losses include valuable manuscripts by Mark Twain William D Howells and Mary Wilkins and total damages near 150000 to Harper Brothers with overall losses of about 200000.
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United Press
New York
Harper’s
Harper and Brothers
J. Goldstein
Mark Twain
William D. Howells
Mary Wilkins
M E Conference Adjourns Without Bishop Elected
Baltimore May 23 The Methodist general conference announced two bishop ballots today but elected none. Eighth ballot leaders include Wilson S Lewis Sioux City Homer Stunts Pineapple Islands and Charles W Smith Pittsburg with E H Hughes Indiana. Ninth ballot leaders Quayle Lewis Stunts Smith and Robert M McIntyre Los Angeles. The tenth ballot was taken at noon and results will be announced Monday morning. The conference voted to adjourn sine die on June 1.
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Baltimore
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Wilsons. Lewis
Sioux City
William A. Quayle
Chicago
Homer C. Stunts
Phillipine Islands
Charles W. Smith
Pittsburg
E. H. Hughes
Indiana
Quayle
Lewis
Stunts
Smith
Robert M. McIntyre
Los
Priests Ban Barn Dance at Sacred Heart Hall
The Youngstown Sacred Heart school hall ends its barn dance after Rev. Father Moran, who did not know the dance, allowed its start. He halted it midway and ordered that it never be attempted again in the hall. The Young Ladies' Sodality hosted the event Thursday evening.
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Sacred Heart School
Youngstown
Young Ladies’ Sodality
Father Moran
Sheriff Receives Serge Reprieve From Governor
Sheriff Waddington this morning received the official reprieve document for Rosario Serge until July 14. This marks the sheriff’s third major extradition document this week following the death warrant and a prior reprieve to June 9.
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Waddington
Stuart
Rosario Serge
Mothers Club To Be Organized At Lincoln Garfield
A meeting of mothers and others interested in Lincoln and Garfield school will be held Friday afternoon May 29 at 3 o clock at the home of Mrs C G Long 182 Long Avenue to organize a Mothers Club for the school community.
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Lincoln and Garfield School
C. G. Long
Long Aveue
Recorder rules copy of will not proven in Saviers estate
Register and Recorder William Eakin refused to admit to probate an alleged will of Angeline Saviers in North Beaver township. After a contested lien over 1905 property, heirs argued a burned original and a typewritten copy appeared. The decision concludes the copy is not sufficiently proven to be a valid probate document.
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Eakin
New Fraternity Branch Planned By Local Organizer
George Winter, active in establishing a Grand Fraternity chapter here, left Saturday for McKeesport Pennsylvania to visit family after securing 30 names for a charter list and plans to organize a local branch soon.
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George Winter
Grand
McKeesport
German Knights Lose Case Against Harden
The empire's supreme court overturned the Harden libel verdict, ordering a re hearing for Maximilian Harden of Die Zukunft. The case tied to accusations against the Kaiser's favored cabinet and the Knights of the Round Table, signaling a setback for the group of officials and a potential vindication for Harden amid political turmoil.
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United Press
Leipsic
Grmany
Supreme Court of Empire
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
Count Cuno von Moltke
Harden
Knights of the Round Table
Moltke
Berlin
Supreme Court
Fire Chief W H Loller Injured in Run to Fire
Fire Chief W H Loller of Youngstown and his driver Joseph James narrowly escaped death after their buggy collided with a moving van during a night fire alarm response. The chief was seriously hurt and carried into a hotel unconscious before later being taken home. He is a well known city figure.
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W. H. Loller
Youngstown
Joseph James
Loller
James
Chief Loller
Cleveland Street Car Strikers Seen Losing Ground
Police suppressed rioting and dynamiting as street car strikers and sympathizers faced heavy patrols and keep to schedules. Detectives shadowed leaders while talks sought a third arbitrator to replace the declined Y M C A official. Strikers vote on returning to work as union leaders brace for seniority disputes.
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United Press
Cleveland
G. K. Shurtleff
A. L. Behner
International Union
Mrs. Mary E. Hazen Dies After Illness in New Castle
Mrs. Mary E. Hazen wife of Hon. Aaron L. Hazen died at midnight at 176 East Wallace avenue after Brights disease illness. She was born in Syracuse and lived on the North Hill. 65 years old. Survived by husband and sister Mrs. Catherine Pearson. Funeral Monday at 2:30 p.m. at home. burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Mary E. Hazen
Mrs. Hazen
Syracuse
N. Y
Simon DeGraff
Aaron L. Hazen
North Hill
Greenwood Cemetery
Many Out of Town Guests at Hospital Commencement
The Shenango Valley hospital graduation drew numerous out of town guests. Attendees included Mrs Clara Rawnsley Miss Esther Anderson Miss Ada Rawnsley Miss Helen Johnson Miss Hilda Johnson from Jamestown New York and others from Milwaukee Erie Rochester Pennsylvania Freedom West Newton McKees Rocks Washington Pulaski Stoneboro Butler Aliquippa Wampum Waterford and more.
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Shenango Valley Hospital
Clara Rawnsley
Esther Anderson
Ada Rawnsley
Helen and
Hilda Johnson
Jamestown
N. Y
Annie Stewart
Milwaukee
Mabel Haring
Erie
Emma Andrews
Rochester
Levi Hendrickson
Freedom
W. E. Durfinger
West Newton
J. B. Seiver
McKees Rocks
Lucy Sullivan
Washington, Pa
Nellie Buchanan
Pulaski
Elizabeth Carlson
Stoneboro
Guy A. Brandberg
Butler
A. S. McKinley
Aliquippa
Fred Wagner
Wampum
Ada Dey
Emma Barnes
Phelps Gillett
Waterford
Railway company files answer in Duffy local encroachment suit
The Pittsburg Harmony Butler and New Castle Street Railway company filed an answer to Patrick Duffy’s suit to prevent encroachment on his Taylor street property. The company says it has city consent to occupy Taylor street and denies plans to lay tracks on the sidewalk or erect poles. It notes a track move with New Castle and Butler Railroad to permit construction and denies plaintiff rights infringement.
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Pittsburg
Harmony, Butler and New Castle Street Railway Company
Patrick Duffy
Taylor Street
New Castle & Butler Railroad Company
Mrs. J. M. McFarland Died After Long Illness
Mrs. J. M. McFarland, 45, died early today at her home near New Wilmington after a long cancer illness. She underwent surgery at Mercer Hospital this winter and passed away Saturday at 6 am. Survived by husband, two sons Mark and Roy, two daughters Mary and Anita, a brother John Byers of Kittanning, and three sisters Ada Byers Carrie Byers and Mrs Ther Ripple. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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New Wilmington
J. M. McFarland
Mercer Hospital
Mark
Roy McFarland
Mary
Anita
John Byers
Kittanning
Ada Byers
Carrie Byers
Esther Ripple
Plumbing Shop Sale Nearing Final Figures in New Castle
J. H. Gross plumbing shop in South New Castle sold to R. L. McNabb for 88.10 dollars. The execution amount recorded totals 150 dollars.
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Waddington
J. H. Gross
South New Castle
R. L. McNabb
Former Pastor Returns to City in Maitland Church
Rev. G. J. Jeffries formerly of Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist returns as pastor. He and his wife with four children arrived Wednesday and reside at the parsonage. A reception is held tonight and his first sermon is tomorrow at 10:45 AM.
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G. J. Jeffries
Maitland Memorial Primitive Methodist Church
Jeffries
Wilson Bentley
Wilkes-Barre
Reading
Wilson
Bentley
Maitland
Tragic Lane Junction Accident Claims Seven Year Old
Alexander Fadeen aged seven is fatally injured after being crushed under a moving train near Lawrence Junction Pennsylvania yards. He belonged to a painting gang for the Pennsylvania Railroad and died an hour after admission to Shenango Valley hospital. Funeral services are set for St. Joseph's Church with burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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Alexander Fhadcea
Shenango Valley Hospital
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Junction
Fadeen
The
Martin & Co
St. Joseph's Church
St. Josephs Cemetery
Butler Man In Distressing Late Night Auto Crash
William Rice of Butler drove in New Castle late at night and wrecked his buggy in a series of collisions with poles on Falls East and East streets. He escaped injury, was arrested for intoxication, held at the lockup until morning, then released.
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William Rice
Butler
New Castle
Falls
East Streets
Rice
Shaw Street
East Street
North Street
Central Station
Washington Street
George Elliott Purchases New Cadillac Car
George Elliott is seen in a brand new $2,000 Model G Cadillac purchased from A. M. Brown. A Cadillac telegram hints at an upcoming intermediate priced four cylinder model to rival smaller cars gaining popularity.
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George Elliott
Cadillac
A. M. Brown
Brimmingstall charged in sixteenth death case in Dowagiac
James Brimmingstall 41 a painter arrested on the Huff murder charge is linked to a string of killings across Missouri Arizona and Michigan. Confessed to multiple homicides while denying others as county officials weigh whether he is a remarkable criminal or a plain liar and prepare to arraign him.
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Brimmingstall
Smith Holscum
Dowagiac
David Huff
O’brien
Arizona
Missouri Southern Railroad
Missouri
Johnson
Daniel Heaston
Grimmingstall
Michigan
West
Huff
Krimmingsto
Hut
Meaning of lease to be interpreted in G. Collins case
Judge Porter will decide whether a lease to the Neshannock Brick and Tile company allows erecting a workers dormitory on leased land for brick manufacture. Collins opposes housing foreigners on his farm and prefers American neighbors. Attorneys J Norman Martin and Wylie McCaslin represented Collins. W H Falls represented the company.
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Judge Porter
George Collins
Neshannock Brick and Tile Company
Collins
Brick Company
Porter
J. Norman Martin
Wylie McCaslin
Neshannock Brick and 4.le Company
Ed Bach Cleared in Criminal Libel Trial
Judge O Conor presided in Somerset at the trial of Ed ward E Bach editor of the Rockwood Leader charged by State Banking Commissioner John A Berkey with criminal libel. The case involved a publication about 410 dollars and criticism of Berkey in a Philadelphia newspaper. The jury retired late and returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Somerset
O’connor
Edward E. Bach
Rockwood Leader
John A. Berkey
Lbel
Bach
Berkey
Philadelpia
New Castle Trotting Meet Set For July Four Days
Officials of the New Castle Trotting association plan a four day race meet from July 14 to 17 featuring multiple 2:17 to 2:24 pace and trot purses of 400 dollars each. The meet aims to attract top trainers and entries from across the region with matinee events before the main races.
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New Castle Trotting Association
Standard Brewery
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Japanese Financiers Push Budget Cuts To Stabilize Nation
Leading Japanese financiers pressure the government to curb military and naval spending to improve commercial conditions. With war expenses and upkeep of a vast military, plus railway costs, the nation faces collapse as debt nears 1.3 billion dollars. Market leaders anticipate policy changes soon.
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United Press
TOKIO
Cows on Street Owner Fined in Moravia Case
Lewis Mongie of Moravia street faced Mayor Lusk this morning on a charge of allowing his cows to run at large. He pleaded guilty in police court and was fined three dollars after arrest yesterday afternoon by Officers Farrell and Spiers responding to resident complaints.
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Lewis Mongie
Moravia
Lusk
Lewis
Farrell and
Spiers
Death Notices and Obituaries in Local Notices
Death records list Mrs. Aaron L. Hazen age 65 of 174 East Wallace Avenue. Also noted are young Sarah Thisbe McBride age 11 of 163 Boyles Avenue and Mrs. J. M. McFarland age 45 of New Waite Hae Alexander Fbadcea age 27 with unclear date.
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Aaron L. Hazen
East
Wallace Avenue
Sarah Thisbe McBride
Boyles Avenue
J. M.mcfarland
New
Waite Hae Aexander Fbadcea
Laws
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Griggs
United States
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Harper’s Magazine
M. E
Serge
Saviers
Register
William Eakin
Will
City
J. M. M’farland
Maitland Memorial Church
Carl
Alex. Fbhadcea
Laporte
Breshnahan
G. Collins
Japan
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