22 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
1
A law partner of Senator Brown testified in a congressional hearing. The brief remarks described legal questions surrounding the proposed policy and some background on the senator’s stance.
Relatives and friends testify about Mrs. Bradley and Arthur Brown in a sensational Utah murder trial. Officials recount Brown’s alleged paternity, Mrs. Bradley’s devotion, and family insanity hints as defense closes. Judge Henderson and others describe emotional turmoil and strain amid the proceedings.
Rev. John Schaeffer, believed oldest minister, turned 102 at his North Benton home. He preached 60 years and has lived there 70 years. Born November 22, 1806 in Westmoreland County, Pa. Licensed at 21, he joined Disciples of Christ after leaving the Lutheran church and is said to be a contemporary of Alex Campbell. He reads without glasses, stays sharp, and still enjoys a cigar.
In Youngstown Ohio on November 22 applicants press township trustees for the vacant justice of the peace seat after the death of John Miskel early Thursday. Trustees will name a temporary successor until the next general election in two years and will act after Miskel’s funeral.
John J. Patterson of Beaver County remains in custody after a writ of habeas corpus filing by his attorneys was quashed by Judge Frank Thomas of Crawford County. Patterson was remanded to sheriff custody following Thursday court action on a conspiracy to murder charge involving Judge Richard S. Holt.
Marriage licenses issued in East Liverpool include Neil Burton and Bertha Lee Kennedy of Pittsburgh. The Alabama senate passed a bill to prohibit the sale giving away or possession of liquor in clubs.
Washington Navy 22 The Roosevelt Knockers club gains members with prominent names like Chancellor Day of Syracuse University Senator Chandler Am bassador and Mrs Storer joining Carrie Nation Parkhurst Carmack Reyburn Alling and others voice sharp critiques of President Roosevelt. The group includes diverse figures challenging the administration and its policies on railroads and token honors.
In Washington and New York comments stir by Justice Brewer and Rev. C. H. Parkhurst. Brewer says there was nothing between the lines in a Roosevelt remark and Parkhurst predicts a Hughes candidacy, noting public sentiment favors the conservative governor over Roosevelt’s style.
Fifty open air meetings began in Washington as the thirty sixth annual international YMCA of North America opened. Notables including Dr James I Vance and Rev Dr Parkhurst spoke as delegates gathered at D A R hall. William Jennings Bryan planned public remarks the next day.
In a late ante mortem statement Prof. John A. Rand says there was no motive for enmity with George W. Schaney beyond a dispute after Schaney tried to strike his wife. Mrs. Schaney cites months of heavy drinking and financial reverses as cause for jealousy. Police report Schaney attempted suicide after the shooting, a bullet hole found in his hat rim to crown. funeral services for Prof. Rand set for 8 p.m. at Mrs. Parker's home. interment in Willow Grove, Virginia.
Police stopped a scheduled boxing bout in Columbus last night between Rochester native Bill Heveron and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien after all arrangements were finished. Tony Ross defeated Heveron in a prior city contest.
At a New York dinner hosted by E. H. Gary, top manufacturers declared business conditions sound, with emphasis on steel and iron sectors. The gathering drew nearly all leading industrial figures, described as one of the largest in years.
A quiet campaign kickoff unfolds in Youngstown for David Todd, grandson of Governor Tod, a state senator candidate linked to the wartime Ohio leadership.
Chicago fans celebrate as Coach Stagg declares the Maroons will defeat the Carlisle Indians in the upcoming game. Captain DeTray is fit, others in good shape, Lake Forest practice mixed, Mount Pleasant doubtful due to hand injury.
James S. White died of a broken heart according to his partner Fred Nelson who brought his body from Foley Alabama. White mourned his daughter who died of typhoid fever about two months earlier and never recovered his life from the loss. He returned to timber work in the south after the funeral and declined to be consoled. Doctors found no other cause besides deep grief for his daughter.
The remains of J. S. White formerly of Hickory township, who died at Swift near Foley Alabama, arrived in this city Friday at 9 15 a m over the Pennsylvania road. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a m in Neshannock United Presbyterian church with interment in the church cemetery.
The Scott Bonnell property on Wick Avenue in Youngstown has been purchased by the library association to serve as the new library site.
Unclear OCR text reports a murder case involving a stiletto weapon. Name details and full context are unreadable. Summary highlights a fatal stabbing incident labeled as a murder with no verifiable dates or locations given in the readable fragment.
Natale Lusgure known as Old Christmas brandished a bloodstained stiletto and wounded Dominick Pisas in a Hillsville boardinghouse incident. Pisas survived after dressing, aided by surgeons, and Pisas filed charges as detectives investigated without tracing Lusgure.
Harry and Bedford Duck, brothers, arrested at Industry by County Detective Lazarus and brought to Rochester on murder charges in the Thomas Stein case at Smiths Ferry two years ago. Stein had lived in New Castle. They were jailed without bail. Detective Lazarus says he has positive evidence. Stein’s body was placed in a box car, fired, and cremated. The victim’s father Daniel C. Stein of Beaver Falls filed the murder charge.
The Second Baptist Church will hold a Thanksgiving program with an 11 am sermon by the pastor. A Church Aid Society reception and dinners run from 1 to 3 pm, followed by a 7:30 pm literary and musical program by the church's young people.
D. C. Moon, assistant general manager of the Lake Shore railroad, will succeed Edward A. Handy, the railroad’s general manager, who died in Chicago yesterday. It is expected A. S. Ingalls, assistant general superintendent, will take Moon’s place. Ingalls is Cincinnati born and formerly with the Big Four.
Judge Robinson considers an injunction to restrain the street car company from running old and broken cars in Youngstown. The move seeks to prevent further service until safety issues are addressed.
Cloudy and colder tonight across Western Pennsylvania. Saturday remains cloudy with rain in the southern portion.
Shenango plant of the American Window Glass company near Grant Street Bridge is expected to resume operations around February 1 as gas supplies improve. Former New Castle glass workers now in Mt. Vernon and Shinlehouse report officials plan to hire back laid off staff. Lawrence and Shenango factories have been idle for over a year, blighting New Castle’s glass industry prospects.
Despite a city wide industrial lull, Standard Steel Car Co hires many workers in the Seventh ward. Over 100 men secured employment this week as its three plants in New Castle Butler and Hammond Indiana report sufficient orders to run for months. The car shortage on railroads fuels the activity.
About twenty members of New Castle lodge No 36 Knights of Pythias attended a Harmony home benefit in Exposition Park rink Pittsburg last night. Lodges from Homestead Braddock Wilmerding McKeesport and nearby towns joined. Two thousand skaters performed stunts while Major William J Moffatt led the New Castle group. The party returned on the midnight train praising the evening.
Manila report says England has seized Petro Blanca island near Hong Kong and is fortifying it. It is described as a strong strategical point, though the island is not on standard atlases and may have a Chinese name.
Death notices for Maggie Pagila age unknown at 458 South Jefferson Street and Rose McLaughlin age 69 of Ellwood. Records list deaths and residences without further biographical details.
Doctors fought hours to save H Marshall, her mother Emmeline Thompson, and five year old Evelyn after a breakfast of wheat cakes molasses and coffee. Ptomaine symptoms rose. stomach contents awaiting analysis. Family had avoided canned goods recently.
A Grocers Association meeting discussed forming a city business men's league to unite merchants. A follow up meeting set for Friday night November 29 to decide concrete steps. A. M. McGill chaired and urged the plan to strengthen New Castle's growth and curb shopping in Youngstown.
Oscar G. Murray was reelected president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in New York City by the board of directors for a fifth consecutive term.
Milwaukee dispatch reports thirty hunters returned in coffins after openings in the northern woods since November 1. Most deaths were due to unloaded guns or mistaken deer. The season’s toll surpasses the previous peak of 25.
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