Atlantic Furnace Resumes After Year’s Shutdown
Officials at Republic Iron and Steel ordered the Atlantic furnace to restart after nearly a year idle. About 30 workers began cleanup, with the plant to be fully operational within ten days, signaling renewed prosperity for New Castle and area rail and industry.
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Atlantic Furnace
New Castle
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Atlantic
Ark
Greer
Taft
Poenix Iron
Meadville
Elkins Coal Company
Standard Steel Car Company
Hammond
Ind
Chicago & Alton Railway
Newle
State Police to Station in Hillsville
Mrs Grace Ripple of Hillsville will board a detachment of the state police at Hillsville at five dollars per week each The officers are expected soon Three or four troopers may arrive The state will cover the cost and the boarding house will be next to the post office in Hillsville The move aims to reduce crime in the district
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Grace Ripple
Hillsville
Patterson Accepts Philadelphia Post for Highland Family
J. W. Patterson of Highland avenue will move his family to Philadelphia where they will establish a new home. He left American Car and Ship Hardware after five years to take a higher paying job with a large brass manufacturer there. Mrs Patterson and the children will stay in the city briefly before joining him.
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J. W. Patterson
Highland Avenue
Philadelphia
Mr. Patterson
American Car & Ship Hardware Company
New York Clairvoyant Arrested on Grand Larceny Charge
The Neshannock Avenue medium and astrologer Professor T. W. Conroy, described as a gifted clairvoyant and phrenologist, was taken into custody by a New York sheriff and faces grand jury charges in Olean after six weeks in the city. He operated a palmistry and astrology practice, drawing clients with promises to remedy unlucky spells and love troubles, before police questioned him and sought license records.
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Neshannock Avenue
Hindoo
Fakir
T. W. Conroy
New York
Olean
Joseph Gilmore
Harry J. Lusk
Bridegrooms in Scrap-Pile Fight On Moravia Street
Ignatz Snezak and his brother Joseph fought Didack on Moravia street with broken pitchers beer bottles bricks and dishpans Police rescued Didack and captured the Snezaks Now in mayoral hearing they claim they were assaulted A witness saw the Snezaks beat Didack The mayor fined the brothers 10 each and Didack was released Constable Williams jailed the brothers for assault and battery with felonious intent Moxon was fined 3 75 and sent back to Monessen others were warned or released
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Ignatz Snezak
Joseph
Ignatz Didack
Moravia Street
Didack
Snezak
Harry J. Lusk
Snezak Brothers
Nat Williams
Steve Moxon
Monessen
John Moore
Volant
Henry J. Murphy
Butler
Lusk
Henry
Root Seen Likely as Chief Justice Choice
Washington November 56 Elihu Root is viewed by politicians as a probable choice for chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Since Taft's election talk has centered on Root succeeding Platt, with Secretary of State favored to succeed Fuller who is near retirement. Roosevelt's influence with Taft and Root is thought to secure a word from the secretary.
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Washington
Elihu Root
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Root
United States
Platt
Fuller
Roosevelt
Republican Party of
New York
Thomas Collier Platt
Joseph H. Choate
Horace Porter
Herbert Parsons
J. Sloat Fassett
E. R. Vreeland
James B. Perkins
E. H. Butler
The
Buffalo News
Black
Timothy Woodruff
Hughes
Supreme Court
Hairbreadth Decisions In Two States
Republicans lose Ohio governor race and may lose North Dakota. Indiana sees many close contests with state officials held or affected. The headline indicates across two states shifting political outcomes and potential implications for governing control.
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North Dakota
Indiana
Taft Leads In Missouri And Nationwide Returns
Early returns from Missouri show Taft with a state plurality around 67 as figures trickle in from counties. Across the country, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and other states tilt toward Taft with varying margins. reforms and party shifts emerge in governor and legislative races as official counts loom.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Taft
Maryland
Parker on Bryan Defeat and Democratic Unity
Judge Alton B. Parker, defeated in 1904, said the Democrats are now united and will remain one of the two great parties. He urged reforms, better enforcement of laws, open government books, and a stricter federal corrupt practices act, favoring Bryan’s leadership for future contests.
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Judge Parker
Bryan
Washington
Alton B. Parker
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
New York Central
Parker
Taft
Republican Party
Sankey Memorial Service Planned At First M E Church
Mrs Ira D Sankey is invited to attend a memorial meeting at the First M E church Sunday at 3 pm The Y M C A plans a program with pictures of Ira D Sankey and the YMCA building Donation exhibits E E B McGill presides and music accompanies the service The program lists readings prayers solos and addresses by local pastors and scholars including Dr E E Higley Dr S F Hershey and Dr H J Whalen
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Sankey Memorial Meeting
Ira D. Sankey
Sankey
M. E
Hoover
E. E B. McGill
J. Elmer Campbell
Crayton S. Brooks
C. C. Sankey
E. E. Higley
S. F. Hershey
Sara Danavalls
New Castle
H. J. Whalen
Rev. J. S. Martin
Milton McCormick of Grantboro Dies at 75
Milton L McCormick a respected Grantboro resident died Wednesday at 7 pm after two months illness from kidney and stomach trouble He was 75 plus wife Anna Stanley and six children John Harlansburg William Wampum Lawrence Iowa Matilda Wilson Iowa Anna McCaslin Lawrence county and Etta of Iowa Funeral at Hermon Presbyterian Church Friday at 2 pm Rev W J McClintock officiating Interment at Hermon
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Milton L. McCormick
Grantboro
Mr. McCormick
Presbyterian Church
Anna Stanley
John
Harlansburg
William of
Wampum
Lawrence
Iowa
Matilda Wilson
Anna McCaslin
Lawrence County
Miss Etta
Hermon Presbyterian Church
W. J. McClintock
Hermon
Penny Pay Car Schedule Noted for Erie and Ashtabula Division
The Pennsylvania pay schedule for the Erie and Ashtabula division lists travel days from Pittsburg to New Castle on Monday, Mahoningtown shop to New Castle on Tuesday, New Castle to Erie on Wednesday, Erie to Youngstown via Ashtabula on Thursday, and Youngstown to Lawrence Junction then Alliance on Friday with car closings at 8 p m.
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Pennsylvania
Erie and
Ashtabula
Pittsburg
New Castle
Mahoningtown
Erie
Youngstown
Lawrence Junction
Alliance
Coal Mines in Armstrong County to Resume Operations
The Musgrove coal mines in Armstrong County will resume operations at once after William H. Taft's election. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company owns the mines and uses most of their output. about 200 men are employed after months of closure.
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Armstrong County
William H. Taft
Musgrove
Pittsburg
Cottage Prayer Meeting At Corbin Home
A cottage prayer meeting of the Croton Avenue Methodist Episcopal church will be held Friday evening at the home of H. E. Corbin at 108 North Bay Street.
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Croton Avenue
Ex President Palma of Cuba Dies at 73
Ex president Thomas Estrada Palma of Cuba dies at his Santiago de Cuba farm at 73 after months of illness and political reverses. A key liberator figure, he led Cuba's 1868 uprising and later served as president from 1902 with a turbulent second term ending after U.S. occupation and his resignation. He is survived by a wife and four children.
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Havana
Thomas Estrada Palma
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Palma
Washington
Republic
Roosevelt
Gomez
Big Rise in Navy Courts-Martial Reported
The judge advocate general notes a large rise in naval courts martial in the past fiscal year with 16 naval and marine officers 1 566 bluejackets and 274 marines tried for naval regulation breaches. It cites prison overcrowding forcing early discharges of naval prisoners.
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Washington
Judge Advocate General
Return judges appointed to count ballots in Tuesday election
Judge Porter named Rev. Thorn of New Wilmington Cassius Ralph G H Ball and J E Bryan return judges to perform the official ballot count. They met at noon and began the tally. Completion is unlikely before tomorrow due to the long ballot.
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Porter
Rev. Thorn
New Wilmington
Cassius Ralph
G. H. Ball
J. E. Bryan
Church to Call Pastor November 18
Mt Jackson United Presbyterian Church schedules a call meeting on November 18 to select a new pastor. Seven candidates have been heard and one will be chosen. Rev Jameson of Carnegie is among the popular candidates, with the call moderated by Rev J S Dice of Bethel church.
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Mt. Jackson United Presbyterian Church
Rev. Jameson
Carnegie
J. S. Dice
Bethel Church
Socialists Grieved by Election Vote Shortfall
Chicago November 5 Socialists nationwide report disappointing returns from Tuesday's election. J Mahlon Barnes national secretary says early estimates show the gain does not meet expectations and the party faces a setback.
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Chicago
J. Mahlon Barnes
Woman Shot by Husband Improves Daily in Hospital
Frances Ware, the woman shot Monday night by her husband, is improving daily at the hospital. Officials say she is getting along nicely and there is no doubt about her recovery.
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Frances Ware
Minnesota Governor Johnson Emerges as 1912 Democratic Hope
In St Paul and Washington reports, Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson, re elected to a third term, is seen as the likely Democratic presidential candidate for 1912. The piece also surveys New York Republican succession plans to replace Thomas Platt and Ohio figures contesting the U S Senate seat.
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N. D
Fargo
North Dakota
Taft
C. A. Johnson
John Burke
Burke
Johnston
M. N. Johnson
Marshall
U. S. Senate
Detroit
Mich
Warner
Heamans
Thompson
Argek Reds
Ae Mi -Teth
May
United Press
ST. Paul
Minn
W. J. Bryan
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
Prosperity Coming Proclaimed After Taft Sherman Victory
A regional editorial notes that prosperity is expected to grow with heavy orders for the R A S as the Taft and Sherman ticket gains the GOP banner. The piece frames the election as a turning point boosting industry activity and labor.
Industrial revival spreads as Taft victory buoyed factories
Reports from Pittsburg and across New Jersey New York and New England describe rapid factory restarts and wage increases after Taft’s election. US Steel cuts rail prices to 24 a ton while independent plants follow. Mills in Newark Plainfield and Middletown plan immediate hiring and new capital, with ovens and shifts resuming across coke and shoe industries.
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United Press
New York
Taft
Pittsburg
United States Steel Company
Pennsylvania
American Nut & Bolt
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Clark O. N. T
Mile End Thread Works
Plainfield
Pond Chine Tool Works
Harrisburg
Middletown
A. 8. Krieder Company
Boston
Mass
Tee
Sagamore Cotton Mills
Fall River
Federal Shoe Company of
Lowell
National Rubber Company
Bristol
R. I
Lynn
Manufacturers’ Association
Swayer
Fish
General Electric Company
Keefe Eyes A F L Presidency Against Gompers
Detroit report says Daniel O. Keefe president of the Longshoremen's union and AFL vice president plans to run for the federation's top post at the Denver convention. Backers oppose Gompers citing age and Bryan support, while Keefe is unavailable for comment.
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Detroit
Mich
Daniel O. Keefe
Longshoremen’s Union
American Federation of Labor
Keefe
American Federation
Denver
Gompers
Bryan
Death Notices for Barbara Genkinger Fletcher Owood and Showee
Mrs Barbara Genkinger 71 of 221 Butler Avenue dies. Also listed are Thomas Anderson 58 of Williamsport Mrs Margaret Fletcher 46 of Youngstown Stanley Owood 5 days Elmwood Street and Mary Showee 6 weeks South Jefferson Street with related notices.
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Barbara C. Genkinger
Butler Avenue
Thomas Anderson
Williamsport
Margaret Fletcher
Youngstown
Stanley Owood
Elmwood Street
Mary Showee
South Jefferson Street
Socialist vote declines in New Castle election
Debs the Socialist presidential candidate polled 1,054 votes in New Castle Tuesday, down from 1,090 votes four years earlier in Lawrence county. The drop contrasts with a small rise from last year, showing a continuing decline despite slight year to year gains.
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New Castle
Debs
Lawrence County
Italians in Hillsville Celebrate Taft Victory
Italians in the Hillsville section are greatly delighted by the election of William Howard Taft, hoping the limestone quarries will stay steadily open. Some say a Bryan win would have forced many to return to Italy.
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Hillsville
William Howard Taft
Bryan
Italy
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