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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
4
A reader opinion laments Congress as costly and ineffective noting spending surpasses a billion dollars with little results. It accuses obstructiveness and subservience to a strong speaker, predicts tariff reform will be stalled to aid Republican chances, and rails against Roosevelt Republican rhetoric ahead of the fall elections.
The article criticizes how real estate speculations and the selection of a high school site have devolved into prolonged disputes. It argues that businesslike methods could have avoided deadlock and equity court involvement, urging reforms in the governing body to improve efficiency and accountability.
In Schuylkill county a public hanging was staged to deter crime among foreigners seen as a dangerous element. The execution drew about a thousand foreign witnesses and prompted shock as photographers captured the scene on the gallows. Observers questioned the method's effectiveness and potential impact on public sentiment.
A critique larded with humor traces Cyrus Watterhouse’s endowing of Shellback College with fortunes from a slaughterhouse and sausage trusts. It lampoons titles earned by wealth, notes civic corruption, social quirks, and a Cleveland train robbery amid a scatter of column bits and satirical jabs.
The Dispatch reports a confusion surrounding Pittsburg High School site and an architectural muddle. The Central board records reveal a chaotic depiction of the school cage presented in a serial story.
A health official warns against contaminated milk and careless practices, urging certified clean milk, pasteurization, and education. He cites typhoid and scarlet fever cases linked to milk and outlines six steps for wholesome production from cow to consumer.
The late Ernest Bauman murder case prompts a public sale of his household goods on June 2 by auctioneer B. W. Cover. Proceeds go to heirs under the probate of the Bauman will, including Miss Tony Reeble and Mrs. Reeble with named properties and bank funds. The house will be renovated after sale and likely rented.
Postmaster John A. McKeen announces Memorial Day postoffice hours. Carriers will make one morning delivery citywide. Windows open 11 30 a m to 12 noon. Registry stamp and general delivery windows 9 a m to 12 noon. Money order window closed all day. No evening service.
And all day Saturday J C Sandersons meat market at 70 Pittsburg street. Both phones.
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