Baker gets life for murder and other crimes
James Baker was found guilty in federal court in Phillips, W V, of murdering Edward Y Hutchinson a telegraph operator and station agent at Welcome on December 2 last He was sentenced to life in prison Baker acted without an attorney and sought leniency in a personal plea after a self defense claim Postcards mailed from Pittsburgh and other cities aided federal detectives in tracing him to New York where he was arrested
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Phillip
W. Va
James Baker
United States Mail
Edward Y. Hutchinson
Welcome
Baker
Pittsburg
New York
Local Social News: Residents Visit Friends and Family
Miss Eva Leohner returns from Beaver Falls to Boyles Avenue. Dr and Mrs Hirma Nye visit East North Street residents. The Herbold child improves after illness on Emerson Avenue. W R Winner and Beth of Minden Nebraska visit Court Street. Harry Baldwin family spend Memorial Day with Highland Avenue hosts. Mayme Callahan and Bert Jenks hosts for Johnstown and Belle Vernon guests. Mary Hard Blanche Shippler visit Mercer for two weeks. Daniel F Clark and cousin Sarah Rodgers return from Middlesex. F E Zerner and daughter visit Pittsburg to see Dan Buck family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Leohner
Boyles Avenue
Beaver Falls
Hirma Nye
Bpnon Valley
Craig Steen
East North Street
Walter Herbold
Emerson Avenue
Mary Hard
Blanche Shippler
Highland Avenue
Mercer
Daniel F. Clark
Pollock Avenue
Sarah Rodgers
Home Street
Middlesex
F. E. Zerner
George E. Wise
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Dan M. Buck
Old Glory Flies From City Businesses and Homes
Flags hung from business houses and residences across the city to honor fallen soldiers. Crowds filled the streets in the forenoon as saloons closed, and many planned to attend the afternoon ball game and Coliseum exercises expected to draw a large crowd.
Death on Handcar Tragedy Near Greenville
Angelino Sebastianelli a 21 year old Bessemer railroad worker died in a strange accident at Oneida near Greenville. A handcar followed a passenger train with several men aboard. As the train gained speed he gripped the rear coupling and slipped when the conductor approached, fell onto the track and was run over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelino Sebastianelli
Bessemer
Oneida
Greenville
Sebastianelli
Warrant Out for Pitcher Kennedy
Constable Moore of McKeesport arrived in New Castle with a warrant for pitcher Jack Kennedy of the 'Necks charged with false pretense. Kennedy is alleged to have accepted terms with Squire Mansfield of the Moe-Keesport ball team last fall and took $35 advance money he allegedly did not return. Core went to the ball park to reach Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
McKeesport
New Castle
Jack Kennedy
Necks
Kennedy
Squire Mansfield
Moe- Keesport
Ball Park
Reverend Hugh S Boyd Plans Long World Journey
Reverend Hugh S. Boyd of this city is arranging a long trip through the old world starting next month. It is likely his itinerary will include the Holy Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh S. Boyd
Holy Land
High School Teacher Balcom Takes Leave for Athol Home
Commercial teacher on the high school faculty G. Balcom left Saturday morning for his home in Athol Massachusetts to spend time with his mother. He will likely return to the city next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Balcom
Athol
Mass
Simpson Funeral Tuesday Service at Greenwood
The funeral of Perry Simpson will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence. Interment follows at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Simpson
Greenwood Cemetery
May Teach Boys to Cook
An English educational committee considers cooking classes for boys to foster practical skills and broaden schooling options. The proposal suggests integrating domestic science into public education.
Social session for guild members at Mrs Emerys home
More than 20 ladies gathered at the Lyndale street residence of Mrs Lyle Emery for a social afternoon with amusements. An Art game crowned Mrs W W Fielding as winner while a Swap game saw each guest keep their wrapped package as a keepsake. Next week’s meeting will be hosted by Mrs Mina Organ of Cascade Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Woman's Guild
Lyle Emery
Lyndal Street
W. W. Fielding
Faith Emery
Emery
Mina Organ
Cascade Street
Luncheon Pedro Club Entertained by Mrs Greer
Places of honor were given to Mrs Frank Noyes of Napa and Mrs George Pryor of Chicago at a pretty luncheon hosted by Mrs Charles Greer in North Jefferson street. Dainty flowers and a delicious menu preceded an afternoon of 500. The next meeting will be with Mrs Laura Linton on North Mill street for the last summer gathering when year end prizes are awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Noyes
Napa
Cal
George Pryor
Chicago
Charles Greer
North Jefferson Street
Laura Linton
North Mill Street
Miss Florence Eccles Weds Bert R Boyce in Mercer
A Shar retirement notice reports the marriage of Miss Florence Eccles of Sharpsville street to Mr Bert R Boyce of Logan avenue. The ceremony occurred in Mercer last January and the couple are described as prominent socially with many well wishers in Shar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Telegraph
Eccles
Florence Eccles
Sharpsville Street
Bert R. Boyce
Logan Avenue
Mercer
Highland 500 Club Sees Lively Friday Play
Mrs Noah Elliott and Mrs Thomas Elliott won Friday afternoon at the Highland 500 club meeting. Hostess Mrs W S Mears of Neshannock avenue provided an ideal gathering with a choice collation. The Evening Highland 500 club will be entertained by Mr and Mrs Joseph Clark of Leasure avenue next Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Elliott
Thomas Elliott
Highland 500 Club
W. S. Mears
Neshannock Avenue
Joseph Clark
Leasure Avenue
Music Student John W Norris To Recital At Local Church
John W Norris of West Grant Street home from New York where he studied music will give an invitation recital at 8 15 oclock in the First Baptist church. The Reading circle meets with Mrs A C Dickinson Rhodes Place. The Circle of 91 meets with Mrs J B Love Leasure Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Norris
West Grant Street
New York
First Baptist Church
A. C. Dickinson
Rhodes Place
J. B. Love
Leasure Avenue
Courtesy Dinner Honors Mrs Patterson in Saltsbury
Mrs Harry Patterson of Saltsbury visited her sister Mrs Roy Brandon of North Mercer street and was entertained Friday evening by Mrs W L Aiken of Neshannock avenue. Dinner at 6 o clock featured dainty decorations and intimate guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Patterson
Saltsbury
Roy Brandon
North Mercer Street
W. L. Aiken
Neshannock Avenue
Girls Meet for Sewing Session at Ne shannock Home
The X. Y. Z. girls assembled at Miss Helen Rhodes home on Ne shannock avenue Friday afternoon for a meeting centered on sewing and refreshments. Miss Elizabeth Hutton of Lincoln avenue will host the group next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rhodes
Neshannock Avenue
Elizabeth Hutton
Lincoln Avenue
Porto Rico Talk Delights Helena Presbyterian Auxiliary
Members of the Helena auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church enjoyed an engaging Friday afternoon talk on Porto Rico by Mrs. W. T. Dougherty. She spoke from experience after visiting the island about a year earlier and shared vivid details of her travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
First Presbyterian Church
Porto Rico
W. T. Dougherty
Miss Snyder Leaves Lincoln School for Connellsville
Miss Margaret Snyder, a Lincoln school teacher, has departed for her Connellsville home after notable success as a literary writer. She authored A Life's Romance and several character sketches for the Pittsburg Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Snyder
Lincoln School
Connellsville
Oakland Woman Visits New Castle Family Guest
Mrs. Alice Knight of Oakland California arrived in New Castle Friday evening to visit for a time as the guest of her mother Mrs. Jacob Rummel of 8 North Beaver Street. Knight has lived in California for the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Knight
Oakland
Cal
New Castle
Jacob Rummel
North
Beaver _ street
Knight
California
Darlington Bride Weds Peoria Man In Quiet Ceremony
Miss Mary Emma daughter of Mr and Mrs John McConnaughy of Darlington and John P Summers of Peoria Illinois were married Thursday by Reverend H N Potter in a simple ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Emma
John McConnaughy
Darlington
John P. Summers
Peoria, Ill
H. N. Potter
Pythian Sisters Meeting Attracts Large Friday Attendance
Despite bad weather Friday evening a large audience gathered for the Pythian Sisters meeting. The group announced the next gathering will be held in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Enjoyable B A G Club Meeting with Mrs Bay
The B A G club met with Mrs John Bay of Croton Avenue on Friday evening. The business session was followed by a pleasant social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A.G
John Bay
Croton Avenue
All-Night Senate Session Spurred by La Follette Currency Fight
Senator La Follette drives an all-night Senate session over the currency bill. Senator Stone of Missouri leads with a forceful speech amid interruptions as he questions the Aldrich plan and cites editorials and data. Several new senators, sleepy from rest, listen as Burkett and others react to the debate on the currency act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Aldrich
Stone
Missouri
Fairbanks
Wisconsin
Burkett
Nebraska
Senate
Missouri Sclon
Miller Firm Wins $37000 Fifth Avenue Paving Bid
J. H. and M. E. Miller secure a paving contract in New Brighton to pave sew er and curb the entire one mile Fifth avenue. The Pennsylvan ia Railroad selected the firm after a competitive bid process with four rival New Castle contractors also bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New Brighton
New Castle
J. H
M. E. Miller
Pennsylvania Railroad
Messrs. Miller
Hospital Notes and Local Injuries at Hillsville and Bower Store
A Roumanian man with unread name was struck by a small car at Hillsville quarries Friday evening and received severe scalp wounds. W. W. Dennis, injured after a fall down an elevator shaft at the Bower store, has improved and left hospital to return home on Uber Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsville
W. Dennis
Bower
Uber Street
Soldiers decorate 387 graves at Mt Jackson cemeteries
Joe Gibson and Edwin Miller visited Slippery Rock to honor veterans. A committee of old soldiers oversaw grave decorations at the Methodist and United Presbyterian cemeteries. Flowers and memorial flags adorned the sites using Hanna's Green Seal Paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gibson
Edwin Miller
Slippery Rock
Methodist
United Presbyterian
Deaths of the Day Perry Simpson of New Castle
Perry Simpson longtime New Castle resident dies after two years of illness. He passed at his brother Frank Simpson’s home on South Ray Street. Survived by brothers William and Frank and sister Mrs. J H Hayes. Formerly with New Castle water works engineering. Funeral at Frank’s residence to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Simpson
New Castle
Frank Simpson
South Ray Street
William Simpson
J. H. Hayes
Beaver Street
New Castle Water Works
Southern Pines
North Carolina
First Presbyterian Church
Frank
Obituaries for Caroline Bigley and Mary Wilson
Sorrowing friends gathered at the Bigley residence in Milton street for the funeral of Mrs. Caroline Margaret Bigley wife of Edmund Bigley conducted by Dr. E. K. Bigley. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers named. Death also claimed Mary A Wilson 42 at her Greenwood avenue home after a period of illness. She belonged to the McGilligan family and to the First M. E. church and the P. H. C. Her late husband’s anniversary had just passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigley
Milton Street
Caroline Margaret Bigley
Edmund Bigley
E. K. Bigley
M. E. Church
Lottie Nicklin
W. P. Felch
Social Union
Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Charles Warnock
Robert McCandless
W. R. McKee
L. Moseley
Harry Smith
Abe McClelland
Mary A. Wilson
Frank Wilson
Greenwood Avenue
Washington Street
Jennie McGittigan
Wilson
Funeral arrangements for Archibald D Wilson's companion noted
One son Archibald D Wilson of this city survives alongside his mother. The funeral time is not yet set but is expected to be Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald D. Wilson
Death of Melva Mabel Barber Aged 6
Mr and Mrs George Barber of 669 South Jefferson mourn the loss of their six year old daughter Melva Mabel after ten weeks of typhoid fever. The funeral will be Monday at 2 30 PM at the residence with interment at Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
South
Jefferson Street
Melva Mabel
Greenwood Cemetery
Sharon Scores Early In First Inning At Cascade Park
Sharon scored one run in the first inning in a Memorial Day morning game at Cascade Park. The score remained 1 0 through the second, with light attendance due to morning rain that cleared early. Sharon added another run in the third while New Castle remained scoreless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Cascade Park
Bair
Miller
Jessup
Jackson
New Castle
County Teachers Examined for Certificates
County Superintendent W. Lee Gilmore reports 184 candidates examined in country districts. Most were young women. Marking of papers is underway and certificates will be issued to successful examinees. The final examination will be held July 14 in the city high school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Gilmore
Four Boys Sent to Reform School After Burglary Arrest
Captain J H Breen of the Baltimore and Ohio detective force arrested four boys in Painesville Ohio on burglary charges. The youths admitted breaking into box cars and were sent to the reform school at Lancaster Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Breen
Baltimore and Ohio
Painesville
Reform School
Lancaster
Cutting Won't Cure Piles Internal Treatment Needed
An advice piece compares piles to weeds, urging internal cure. It promotes Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid claiming 98 percent cure, with a 24 day $1 treatment offered at John F. Neely's in New Castle PA or by mail from Dr. Leonhardt Co. Buffalo NY, with a booklet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Leonhardt
John F. Neely
New Castle
Dr. Leonhardt Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Williams Kidney Pills Ad From Cleveland Factory
A vintage advertisement asks if readers neglect kidneys and overwork the nervous system noting pains in loins back and groins and a frail facial look. It promotes Williams Kidney Pills at 50 cents with sale by Geo W Clutton in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Williams M’f’g. Co
Props
Cleveland
Geo. W. Clutton
Youngstown Sheet and Tube to adopt open shop policy
Reports say the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company will break with the American Federation of Labor and operate on an open shop basis, signaling a change in labor relations and union strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
A. A
Wee Baled ee Saal as ee i ark a
The readable text provides limited fragments about a local event titled Wee Baled ee Saal. It appears to be a brief item noting a yearly observance or celebration with unclear details and no clear names, dates, or places available in the surviving lines.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oxfords
D. R. Bollard
Whitehouse
Maby
Wray
VARNI
Washington, PA
White House
Horton Hardware CO
New Castle, Pa
Veach
G. W. Veach & CO
E. Washington St
RL. Matthews Electric CO
North and Mill Sts
Union
Bell
Wallace
MO. C. Wallace
Washington St
Boyd
Pedro Club
X. Y. Z. Club
U. S. Senate
J. H and
MT. Jackson
Hanna
Mather Brosco
Mather Bros.co
East Washington ST
Lou
Aig
North Highland Land
North Highland Plan
E. F. Connelly
Mrs. Bigley
Melva Mabel Barber
USA
John Cross
ER. Wash. ST
St. Cloud Hotel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!