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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1908
Page
5
The Erie railroad issues a new operating rules book stressing duty to state, community, and passengers. It calls for orderly conduct, prudent self protection, and evaluation of rule fairness, with warnings leading to possible dismissal for negligence.
Hubbard October 24. The Andrews Hitchcock Iron company adopts a hands off stance as election nears. Rumors claimed Hitchcocks would close furnaces if Trumbull county voted dry. The Hitchcocks deny any interference and say workers may vote as they see fit. Frank Hitchcock confirms the denial from Hubbard by telephone.
Two new furnaces built for Youngstown Sheet and Tube are prepared for the blowing in ceremony marking a major expansion.
Describes how proper gastric juice balance digests food and how imbalance causes illness. Promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to restore gastric juice, claiming quick relief and blood purification, with druggists and physicians endorsing. Request for order form.
Committees in Ellwood City plan a large Republican rally next Thursday night with a parade through town led by two bands. The Lincoln club of Beaver Valley, a club from Youngstown, and the Young Men's Republican club of New Castle join local Republicans. Speakers will be announced tomorrow, with Hon. W. S. Shallenberger of Rochester expected to be among them.
Wabash and Beaver clashed in a hard fought football tie on local grounds. The Wabash lineup, bolstered by stronger linemen, delivered one of the era's best showings and believed they could best Beaver in a rematch soon.
Ellwood City council plans a special session to review electric power options. Bids come from Harmony Line and Pennsylvania Power, with a potential borough owned plant offering independent operation. Opinions divide among continuing PPB service, Harmony Line lighting, or buying equipment to run its own plant.
The Ellwood City Male Quartet gave a fine concert at First Presbyterian church Beaver Falls under the Womens Missionary Society. Despite counter attractions such as the Republican parade the church was well filled and the singing was exceptionally good with each number encored.
An advertisement outlines fashionable baby and child apparel with tailored suits for $17.50 to $23.50 and misses costumes from $16.50. It highlights high quality fabrics, satin linings, and expert designs, noting Venetian, diagonal, and broadcloth options plus Peter Thompson Sailor suits for girls aged 14 to 18.
Seventh ward musicians discuss creating a brass band of at least 20 to represent Macon in city musical circles. Key players Lee and Ralph Wettich, cornetists, among those planning the group as residents of the southern city district.
Members of the Willing Workers of the Presbyterian church prepare for a fancy work bazaar and New England supper to be held Saturday evening November 7 in the Stiefel block which is being cleared and fitted for the event. W H Shirley of New Castle visited on business Saturday.
Nellie Keast and two proteges with four male friends sang joyfully at Nellie’s Cochran alley home until midnight when Chief Gilmore’s police officers entered. Mayor Lusk fines Nellie 25, Daisy 10, Margaret 10, and the four visitors 5 each. Pete Reddy faces 30 days or a $10 fine. Sal Mackin pays 10 for dis orderly conduct.
Frank Milliken visits New Castle today while Mrs. C D Kennedy stays in Pittsburg for a few days. Maurice Kraus spends Sunday with his parents and will attend Washington and Jefferson College. Burgess J H Hossler returns from a western trip as a blizzard in Colorado prompts an early return by the mayor.
The state highway department urges drivers to stay to the right on macadam roads. Enamel signs bearing Keep to the Right are being posted statewide to standardize road use. A law now forbids lingering in the middle of the road with penalties of fines or imprisonment.
In Warren Ohio on a Saturday afternoon Mrs. Thomas Dodge lost her grip as she moved a piano. A large conch shell on the floor held the piano up and prevented a crush on her three year old daughter who escaped with a slight bruise.
Socialists were allowed to speak in the public square at Youngstown yesterday without interruption from police officials, marking a rare moment of unimpeded public discourse in a tense era.
The fourth annual Shenango Valley Young People's union convention gathers at the West Middlesex Presbyterian Church on October 29 and 30 with ministers and delegations urged to register. Program includes organ recital, multiple church leaders and several afternoon and evening addresses by Rev. A B McCormick and others.
Mutual Life Insurance Company initiates foreclosure of a $242,296 mortgage on Mary A. Yerkes widow of a traction promoter. The hand some Fifth Avenue Sixty Eighth Street New York mansion and its contents secure the loan. State law directs the property to pass to the Metropolitan Museum of Art upon widow’s death.
New Mills reports blueprint plans completed for ten rolling mills to be added to the Ohio works steel plant in Youngstown. Facilities expansion aims to boost output and modernize production lines at the steel complex.
The court lists jurors to sit in judgment on civil cases this week. Names include Baxter Anderson of Volant, George Attig of First ward, Thomas Bates of Big Beaver, William Burrows, Henry Bonna, Elias Barber, and many others from wards and towns such as Ellwood City, Wampum, Pulaski, North Beaver, Shenango, and North Willis.
Grove City Pa. celebrates a quarter century of corporate life with a town bell ring at 8 p m and Burgess Kennedy triggering the electric arc lights followed by a parade through principal streets and a night of entertainment.
Nick Dragonia of Hubbard was badly stabbed in the East End Saturday night. A cut from his nose across his jaw to the back of his neck left him seriously injured. police have not identified the assailant.
B C Pond, secretary of the Youngstown Y M C A, tendered his resignation effective December 1. He will become secretary of the Patterson New Jersey Y M C A association.
The Croton Ladies' Aid society invites neighbors to a Hallowe'en social at Mrs. T. C. Armstrong’s home on Croton Avenue Tuesday evening.
Notice offers a reward for returning the brown suit to the same drug store that received the gentleman's blue suit. No questions asked.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health orders Sharpsville Sharon and South Sharon to build sewage disposal and stop dumping raw sewage into the Shenango River supplying New Castle. Commissioner Dixon urges a single regional plant to cut costs, as Sharpsville and Sharon face condemned systems and high compliance expenses while Sharonville plans were approved.
On the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad two men died on Saturday night near Shermanville and Con neatville. J. M. Conley a telegraph operator aged 40 of Adamsville was run down by an ore train. G. G. Hewitt a married brakeman from Erie fell from his train and died instantly.
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