Mayor Lusk Receives Merchants at State Convention
Delegates from Pottsville and Pottstown fill the court house for the twelfth annual Retail Merchants convention. Judge Porter criticizes pure food laws and urges reforms while Robert A. McKinney explains New Castle's standing. Kaiser unavailable. Town decorated for delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Lusk
Judge Porter
Robert A. McKinney
New Castle
Kaiser
Pottsville
Pottstown
Republicans Schedule Short, Deluge Campaign This Month
United Press reports a short decisive campaign with a whirlwind finish planned by Republican bosses. Campaigns will start mid September with DuPont’s spell binders to begin in the middle of the month, targeting every state district and precinct. Booker T. Washington will aid Taft by organizing Negro schools and churches, focusing on Ohio Indiana Missouri West Virginia Maryland and New York to mobilize the colored vote and counter Brownsville concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
DuPont
Republican National Committee
Booker T. Washington
Taft
Washington
Brownsville
South
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
West Virginia
Maryland
New Castle Convention Welcomes Merchants With City Showcase
The Business Men's association hosts a statewide convention in New Castle with a banquet at Cascade park and a concert at the pavilion. Judge Porter and R. A. McKinney welcome delegates, praising merchants while criticizing harsh food laws. The city reflects rapid industrial growth with mills, car works, gas pipes, oil wells, and six railroads supporting a 40,000 population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cloud Hotel
Albert Kaiser
Philadelphia
Cascade Park
Business Men’s Association
Winifred
Blodwin Lewis
Thomas D. Richards
William C. Lewis
W. E. Patterson
A. B. McCormick
William Bb.’ Porter
New Castle
Commonwealth
Porter
R. A. McKinney
Merchants’ Association
Business Men’s Exchange of
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Pacific
Sudden death of Prudence Eckels in New Wilmington
A 13 year old girl Prudence Eckels daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Eckels of New Wilmington died suddenly after a brief illness diagnosed as typhoid fever. Her brain was affected paralyzing the left side and she died at the hospital after an autopsy found no other complications. She was active in church and in the News Outing contest with her sister Hattie Eckels. Funeral plans await final arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence
J. C. Eckels
New Wilmington
Hattie Eckels
Hattie
Methodist Episcopal Church
Julia
Sadie
Don
Martha
Florence
Joseph
Lelia
Herbert
Hospital Notes On Steel Mill Employee Injured In Fall
Joe Iaivoski, a steel mill worker, suffered a fall of slack Tuesday morning causing a lacerated scalp and bruises. Though not severe, the injuries will likely keep him at the hospital several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Iaivoski
Black Hand Tragedy at Washington
A report outlines a Black Hand related tragedy at Washington with limited readable details and no further specifics available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kidnapped Italian Girl Tied to Castle Shannon Murder Plot
Police link the disappearance of Margaret Terafino to the killings of Dominick and James Mollice, wealthy Castle Shannon contractors. The bodies were found in Scenery Hill brush after a reportedly violent chase. a woman’s hat fragment and two empty revolvers were found nearby as investigators seek the missing couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wested Press
Washington, Pa
Margaret Terafino
Dominick
James Mollice
Castle Shannon
Scenery Hill
Here
Terafino
Mollice Brothers
Dominick Mollice
Margaret
Monongahela
Washington
Oil Boom Near West Pittsburg Excites North Beaver Residents
Drilling on the James Davis farm beside the recently struck Leslie well in North Beaver township stirs feverish anticipation. Ellwood & Co. will likely drill today as the Leslie well sustains about eight barrels daily. Oil is reported to be of superior lubricating quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Davis
Beaver Township
West
Pittsburg
Leslie
Ellwood & Co
Young Men's Republican Club Plans Thursday Meeting
A meeting of the Young Men's Republican club will be held Thursday evening in Alderman Ranney's office. A drill will take place. Members planning to go to Youngstown Saturday are urged to attend the campaign opening to determine how many will travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Republican Club
Ranney
Youngstown
Dr. P. J. Brice Returns. Sets Up Practice Here
Dr. P. J. Brice, formerly a resident physician at the local hospital, has returned to the city and located on North Mercer Street. He plans to make this city his permanent home after spending the summer with relatives in Oneida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Brice
Mercer Street
Oneida
Miss McCready and Miss Rea Applaud News Contest
Two contestants from New Bedford and New Castle thank readers and The News for organizing a trip contest. Mary McCready endorses the winner Miss Eckles and commends the management for taking part with the party. Laura Rea expresses gratitude to all who helped her win ensuring an enjoyable memorable trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Liditor News
Miss Eckles
Mary McCready
Rea
Laura Rea
New Castle
Bryan Promises Labor Support If Elected President
William Jennings Bryan addresses a large labor audience in Fargo North Dakota pledging to enforce Democratic platform promises for workers. He vows a special congressional session to enact reforms, cites bank guarantees and tariff revisions, and predicts a Democratic victory for change. He travels to Grand Forks for tonight's speech and then to Sioux City tomorrow.
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Fargo
N. D
William Jennings Bryan
Fair Grounds
Congress
Bryan
Dakotas
Bank of Deposits
Fargo Bryan and Kern Club
North Dakota Prairie Chicken
Republican Party of
Kansas
Cannon
North
Grand Forks
Sioux City
Decision in favor of two cent fare in Allegheny County
Allegheny county commissioners and their attorney refused to grant default judgment to the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg railroad in a suit mirroring a Pennsylvania railroad case. The action seeks an injunction to stop penalties under the two cent fare law, potentially renewing litigation and possibly returning to the old schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
A. B. Hay
Buffalo
Rochester
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ellwood City Man Dies After Bicycle Trestle Fall
George Shuster of Ellwood City died at Shenango Valley hospital after a bicycle ride on Saturday night where he fell through a trestle injuring his head and neck. Paralysis spread through his body and he passed away this afternoon at 2 15. Doctors offered no hope from the outset. An Ellwood column in this issue recounts the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shuster
Ellwood City
Shenango Valley Hospital
Ellwood
Shuster
Morgan Yacht Collides With Coaster In Fog
G S Demarest, a passenger aboard the New Hampshire of the New Bedford line, was hurt when Morgan’s yacht Cor sair struck the coaster. The bow sprit pierced the side and racked ten state rooms, crushing Demarest’s leg as a roof collapsed. The collision happened as the New Hampshire turned from Long Island Sound in heavy fog. Rev William H Lawrence will wed Frances Mary Gurney Edwards on the morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
G. S. Demarest
New Hampshire
New Bedford Line
Corsair
J. P. Morgan
Demarest
Long Island Sound
William H. Lawrence
Trinity Methodist Church
Frances Mary Gurney Edwards
Pinkertons Sweep San Francisco for Missing New York Attorney
Pinkertons began a search in San Francisco for D. S. Bethune, a New York attorney who disappeared after leaving Buffalo, New York, in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkertons
San Francisco
Cal
D. S. Bethune
New York
Buffalo
N. Y
Workman Killed at Cement Plant
Vincingo Vitale known as Little Jim dies at Lehigh Portland Cement plant after being crushed when he lifts a conveyor lid. Aged 39, widower, he planned to return to Italy soon. Coroner rules no inquest necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Vincingo Vitale
Little Jim
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
James Ellis
Offutt & Company
Cox
Railroads to Build Reiber St Subway Ends Controversy
A letter from Baltimore & Ohio General Superintendent R Finney to City Solicitor James A Gardner confirms three railroads led by B&O, Pennsy and Lake Erie will construct and maintain the Reiber Street subway to mills in the Fifth ward. Plans await chief engineer's advice before work starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reiber Street
James A. Gardner
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Fifth Ward
Pittsburg
New Castle
Baltimore
Stewart Foltz Leaves Hospital After Injury
Stewart Foltz son of Samuel Foltz of Wallace avenue was discharged from the hospital and taken home ten weeks after a broken leg from cranking an automobile. He is much improved and can walk with crutches. Miss Carmen Locke of Sutton street has left for an extended visit with her brother in Washington D C and will visit Baltimore and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Foltz
Samuel Foltz
Wallace Avenue
Carmen Locke
Sutton Street
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Chicago
Atlantic City Shooting Mystery Dominates Local Newsroom Rumors
Atlantic City police struggle to piece together the Roberts Williams boardwalk shooting case as conflicting alibis and outside reporters push for full disclosure. New theories blame a jealous rival of Charles G. Roberts or an accidental shot while Roberts and his companion rode a wheelchair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Roberts-Williame Boardwalk
Denmark
Hamlet
Harvey Thomas
Newark
Harry Leeds
Chalfonte Hotel
Governor Fort
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Charles B. Roberts
W. S. G. Williams
Virgil Jackson
G. Williams
Charles G. Roberts
Roberts
Drunks and Suspect Face Mayor in Morning Hearing
Seven drunks and one suspicious man stood before Mayor Lusk this morning to answer charges. Most received passes, while the disorderly individual paid a $5 treasury fee. The suspicious man was ordered to leave the city limits within half an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusk
News Ballots on Display Window At Cooper and Butler
A display window at Cooper and Butler showcases ballots from The News voting contest. The exhibition draws attention with hundreds of thousands of ballots gathered in a bulk. John McNamara, a store employee, arranged the artistic display depicting tourist points of interest for visitors.
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Cooper & Butler
John McNamara
Cooper & Butler's
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A. M. Howes
Erie
J. W. Rittenhouse
Scranton
T. Colman DuPont
Neshannock Avenue
Wilmer Crow
Pennsylvania Merchants’ Association
Court House
Nancy Jane Emery
Scott Township
Anne Rice
Sharon
Porter Campbell
Leetonia
O. Prudence Eckels
Harvey Christy
Oil City
Frances Teculo
Moravia Street
Prudence Eckels
Naper
West Pittsburg
B. R. & P. Railroad
Morgan’s Yacht Wrecks Coaster
Reiber ST
Williams
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