Young heiress Carolyn Dorsett spends large trust income
Miss Carolyn Dorsett, 12, of Manhattan, receives about 40 000 a year from a trust and spends 1 000 monthly on living expenses. Her father guardian R Clarence Dorsett, with trustees, reported 35 170.06 spent on care over three years, while principal totals about 83 588. The estate, left by Mrs Theodore Macknett, supports her residence and staff as the judge in Newark approves the accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carolyn H. Dorsett
Manhattan
West Seventieth Street
R. Clarence Dorsett
Samuel W. Baldwin
Francis K. Howell
Tenek
Orphans’ Court
Newark
Carolyn Dure
Theodore Macknett
Central Park
Miss Dorsett
Absurd Locomotor Ataxia Cure Claims Questioned
Letters from New York neurologists oppose Dr. Leong Norton Denslow’s claimed cure for locomotor ataxia and condemn his reading of a paper before the Academy of Medicine. Dr. B. Sachs and other physicians say the claims are too absurd to discuss and protest his statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Leong Norton Denslow
Academy of Medicine
John A. Wyeth
Academy
B. Sachs
New York Neurological Society
Denslow
Sachs
Joseph Collins
E. B. Fisher
Hotel Hawthorne Burglary Nets 12000 In Jewelry
A New York hotel robbery at the Hawthorne netted $12,000 in jewelry and the burglar remains at large. He entered by leaping from an adjacent roof to a window ledge and escaped the same way. The crime occurred late in September with no clues or identified suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wew
York
Hawthorne
Geo. W. Young & Co
Bankers
New York City
McIlhenny Company
Avery Island
Mercer County Republicans Plan Rousing Greenville Meeting
Plans are underway in Mercer county for a Republican gathering in Greenville shortly before the upcoming election. Local organizers say the meeting will energize supporters and discuss campaign priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Greenville
Piles Cured Quick Trial Offer Promises Relief
Letter testimonials claim Pyramid Pile Cure relieved long standing piles after failed treatments. A customer from Galesburg II reports decades of suffering ended after using the product. Readily available through druggists for fifty cents or a free mail trial from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Worthington
Galesburg
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyamid
Vinol Endorsed by Charleston Pharmacist in New Jersey Ad
Charleston druggist C A Potterfield praises Vinol for universal family use and reliable results. J F Bradley of New Brunswick commends Vinci cod liver preparation for family health and strong satisfaction. Vinci advertised as builder of strength for old, weak, and ill with money-back offer. Paisley Pharmacy New Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Potterfield
Charleston
W. Va
J. F. Bradley
New Brunswick
N. J
Vinci
Paisley Pharmacy
New Castle
Supervisors Claim Road Repairs Completed in Wilmington Township
Wilmington township supervisors answered in court that the public highway near John Detweiler’s has been repaired and a sign board placed near W. W. Drake’s. They said loose stone removal was planned for September and October rather than August and October, explaining earlier delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Township
Homer Drake
John Detweiler
W. W. Drake
Carry the Tidings to Roosevelt in New York
Mrs Alice Camp mother of 23 lives arrives from the Isle of Wight England with eleven children. She passes Ellis Island gates in New York Harbor, accompanied by five grandchildren and family members including daughter Mrs George Warner, and their greetings are received by Kathleen Warner and Arthur Damp in Pittsburg and New Haven.
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New York
Alice Camp
Isle of Wight
England
the Battery
Ellis Island
George Warner
Warner
Kathleen Warner
New Haven
Damp
Arthur
Alfred Camp
Pittsburg
Mercer County Jail Holds Forty Five Inmates
The Mercer county jail currently houses 45 prisoners, many described as disorderly and vagrants. Among those awaiting trial two face homicide charges, one indicted but the case held from the June term, with several other cases upcoming before the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
New York City Witnesses Reveal Citywide Waste and Graft
A joint legislative committee investigating New York City finances reports carelessness and waste on a massive scale. Charles Hervey cites inflated rubber boot purchases diverted to insiders, while Comptroller Metz highlights costly condemnations and calls for a single city purchasing agent. He notes a Harlem speedway case with a $60,000 draw by a corporation counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joint Legislative Committee
Armstrong
Charles 8S. Hervey
Comptroller’s Office
Hervey
Metz
Harlem
Local Fire Department Bids Farewell To Assistant Chief Reilly
A funeral for late Youngstown assistant chief Thomas C. Reilly was held at Immaculate Conception church with 500 Knights of Columbus members, a 40 firemen guard, and uniformed firemen from Youngstown and nearby areas. Duke the horse led the procession with Reillys helmet on the carriage seat and the hose cart bearing flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Reilly
Youngstown
Knights of Columbus
Loller
Warren
Poet Laureate of All Masons Crowned in Chicago
Fay Hempstead of Arkansas, a Ravenswood lodge member, was crowned poet laureate of the Masonic fraternity in Chicago. He is the third to receive the honor after Burns and Robert Morris, delivering an original poem for the occasion with grand lodge consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fay Hempstead
Arkansas
Ravenswood Lodge
Hempstead
Robert Burns
Robert Morris
New York
Woman Shot by Careless Hunters in Pennsylvania Outing
Mrs. Cassie Knapp of Meades township was wounded on the Cussewaggo banks when shot by careless Italian hunters during a Saturday outing. Bird shot penetrated her chest and arms as three men were arrested in connection with the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Cassie Knapp
Meades Township
Is This Square Deal Mi o na Cure Claim
Druggist Geo W Clutton offers money back if Mi o na fails to cure dyspepsia claiming 92 percent success. He asserts the claim is tested in 1000 towns and supported by testimonials including Mrs W D Bennett of Bucksport Me. The price is 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Clutton
Local Residents Make Social and Business Trips in Early Week
D L Hoover visited Pittsburg while J K Myers traveled to New Castle for business. Mrs Alva Boak visited New Castle and Miss Harriett Burns stayed with her sister in law McCullough. Numerous residents traveled to New Castle for visits and events with little indication of major happenings beyond social and civic errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Hoover
Pittsburg
J. K. Myers
New Castle
Alva Boak
E. E. Douglass
Miss Harriett Burns
W. D. McCullough
Gachessiass
Cascade Park
Blanche Stevenson
Olive Rape
Skinner
M. E. Church
Bedford
Stoner
Lowellville
Davison Gilmore
Lewis Park
Darry
Ed Quick
Bessemer
L. D. Stanley
Mark
A. L. Cearfoss
N. A. Cearfoss
Copplen
W. F. McCullough
Lotta Glenn
John Glenn
Mary Glenn
Alice Reeble
Antoinette
Palmer
Elsie Williams
Howard Biddle
Jane Needier
Joseph Shears
Ashtabula
Mary McGuire
Mike Foley
Fenton
Raymond
F. M. Williams
Charles Wedall
Franklin
C. R. Bennett
Martha Redman
New Wilmington
F. S. Webb
Millinery Italian Classes Start Next Tuesday
Y W C A announces millinery and Italian classes begin Tuesday evening. French class held its first session Tuesday forenoon and Thursday evening. A normal mission study class led by Rev A B McCormick begins October 8 at 8 o clock using Moslem World. Five cent tea after vespers drew good turnout with about 26 staying for luncheon before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. McCormick
Bishop Whitehead Confirms Large Diocese Class at Sharon Church
Bishop Whitehead of Pittsburg confirmed one of the largest diocesan classes in history during Sunday night services at Sharon Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehead
Pittsburg
Sharon Episcopal Church
Fred Clarke Suffers Right Arm Break Playing Slide
West Middlesex ball player Fred Clarke broke his right arm Monday while sliding to second base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clarke
West Middlesex
Mrs Wick Narrow Escape At Erie Crossing
Mrs. H. K. Wick, wife of a Youngstown millionaire, narrowly escaped death at the Wick avenue Erie railroad crossing. A freight train blocked the gate, then a fast passenger train approached unseen by the gatesman. The coachman halted the horses, which bolted into a trench for water pipes, badly injuring both horses. the pair were trapped for hours before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Wick
Youngstown
Wick Avenue
Erie Railroad
Dr. H. E. Zimmerman Laid to Rest in Mt. Jackson
Funeral services for Dr. H. E. Zimmerman of Mt. Jackson were held Monday at his residence with interment in Mt. Jackson cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Zimmerman
Mt. Jackson
Mt. Jackson Cemetery
Bids for Coal for 1908 1909 Season Open
Bids to furnish screened Pittsburg coal will be received by the County Commissioners until noon October 12 1908. Coal to be weighed on City scales and delivered to the boiler house at Court House. W E Agnew Commissioners Clerk. Oct 3 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Court House
W. E. Agnew
Tabasco Limerick Contest Promotes Free Entry
The notice invites entries for a Tabasco Limer ick contest with name and address, and states prizes announced May 15 1909. It emphasizes May 1 1909 deadline and that the contest is free to all.
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Wallace Optical Co
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Fifth Ave
Liberty St
Charles M. Morrow
Bell Phone
Scott Street
Will Seaton
Fred Creps
Bellevue
George King
Brush Creek
Olive Lemon
Washington, Pa
Edna Strutt
Emery
Harmony
Evans City
Hayes
Grontof
Butler
A. G. Gold
Tina Dambach
Ellwood City
Adam Dambach
High Street
George Lamberton
Nell Goehring
Howard Goehring
Bradford Camp
Wexford
Haupt
Inner Missions
Baker
Forks Parish
Leechburg
W. J. Lamberton
Knox
Berlin
Robert Lamberton
Sistersville
H. Grimm
Emlenton
Butler County
Jane Lockwood
Zelienople
Anna Wild
Lockwoo
Mrs
Olling
Jamestown
N. Y
Tulsa
Okla
Lockwood
Durst
R. R. Durst
McKees Rocks
English Lutheran Church of
Roosevelt
Mercer Bastile
ALL Masons
Shilling Bros
Grocery Department
Notion Department
Zoc
Eacn
Efia
Lancaster
Pittsburg Street
Edenburg
William Paine
William Danney
Allen
G. T. Abel
Bertha Cearfoss
Freda Dufner
Grace Stanley
Mayme McCullough
New Castile
The
Ladies Missionary Society
Z. F. Robinson
August Bond
Gus Bond
May
Nellie Hoffmaster
Sharon
DR. Zimmerman
Tabasco
Limerick
Papasco
MeIihenny
McIlhenny
Opera House
Reis
E. H. Norris
Bus
John J. Murray
Florence Stock Co
Florence J. Murray
Cycling Brunetts
Cascade Theatre
South Mill ST
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