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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
4
The News Company announces publication details for New Castle Pennsylvania. It lists owners Mrs George W H Treadwell and L Rents, with manager editor and correspondence policy for county matters.
District officials probe Addison Ruth alias Frank Barnes amid claims of Wilder confessions. Ruth, with a history of prison terms, alleges Wilder staged clues to mislead investigators. Authorities stress thoroughness while weighing Ruth’s motives and possible shielding of others as they seek justice for City Treasurer John Blevins.
The account notes that remains dressed in a black shirt and corduroy trousers with coat and hat missing and a heavy head bruise. It suggests a reporter could skew Wilder’s confidential confession about killing an accomplice for hush money, shaping the Blevins murder narrative.
An Illinois boy writes a humorous essay on Solomon and Masonry. He retells the Solomon bribery tale with a machete twist and concludes Solomon built the temple and was father of Masons, noting his many wives and acquaintances.
Two men died and a third was seriously burned in a dynamite blast at the Whistler-Douglass Brick Co. mine in Eastvale Beaver Falls Pa. Oscar Pish 28 and James Skibrin 28 were killed while George Cornish suffered head and arm burns. Pish left a family in Eastvale. W W Layster of Dayton arrived in Mercer to begin work on the new courthouse.
A collage of jokes and social notes on cars misused pace and costs, insurance paying bills, and humorous quips about tags crime and society. It references Jiggin with a fast auto, unpaid notes, and a coffin, plus items on canned corn soup poisonings and green moons. The Indianapolis News style sketches light satire of daily life.
Rev D M Cleland leaves for New York City to study immigration conditions at Ellis Island. He previously spent 10 days there last year and leads English schools for foreigners in the county, aiming to foster American civic principles and language.
A jumble of dated quips and political sarcasm touches on elopement, voting for Bryan, soup houses, and the German barmaids issue. The speaker cautions boasting, notes marriage trends, and hints at registration as the path to a vote before dismissing the matter as over.
Josh Jibbons says he cannot see fun in football due to rough play. He downplays injuries and sticks to his own take on the game.
Dr. J. C. Weidman former surgeon in charge and Cottage State hospital superintendent accuses Mercer County hospital trustees of opaque records. He calls for an impartial audit to clarify finances and reassure the public as Miss Stewart pushes to audit books before next appropriation.
Rev Frank Fish of Claysville Prohibition candidate for congress spent a week near New Castle to promote his campaign. He will stay in Washington county for a few days before moving to Beaver county until the election.
A large stock barn hay barn and additional structures on the Tiefel farm at Niles burned completely in the blaze. Fire officials estimated the loss at several thousand dollars with no injuries reported.
In a Sunday sermon Rev. C. 8. Brooks of First Christian denounced aging ministers as underpaid and underprotected. He argued churches prefer youth, keep pastors poor, and view aging clergy as easy targets while neglecting families and pensions. San Francisco plans to hire about 3,000 workers for municipal improvements.
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