Hearst Breaks With Democrats and Launches Independence Campaign
William Randolph Hearst travels to Indianapolis to launch the Independence party campaign in the Midwest. He criticizes the Democratic party for shifting lines and inconsistent platforms, accuses Bryan of claiming Roosevelt era legacies, and predicts the party will draw significant support from both Democrats and Republicans in various states. He cites Indiana and Vermont as examples of shifting voter blocs.
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New York
Democratic Party
William R. Hearst
Indianapolis
Independence Party
Middle West
Hearst
Bryan
Roosevelt
Indiana
Vermont
Flying machine to headline Pulaski fair exhibit
The Pulaski fair will feature two daily flights of an air ship owned by Charles J. Strobel of Toledo who managed the Toledo ball club in the Interstate league. Strobel will supervise the exhibition give lectures on flight and perform around the fairgrounds at a cost of 2500 to secure the attraction.
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Pulaski Fair
Charles J. Strobel
Toledo
New Castle
Strobel
Trout coal mine near Grove City closes after 24 years
The Trout coal mine east of Grove City Pennsylvania, owned by Filer Coal Co, has shut down after 24 years of production. The mine exhausted its available coal, ending a long era of steady output with standard quality coal that found a ready market in the region.
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Grove City
Trout
Filer Coal Company
First National Bank of Niles Closed by Controller
The controller of the currency announced the closing of the First National Bank of Niles Ohio by order of the board of directors. P Tillinghaust was named receiver. At the last statement of condition the bank showed assets and liabilities of 1 384 652 each.
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United Press
Ashington
First National Bank of Niles, O
P. Tillinghaust
Dupont to Head Speakers Bureau for Roosevelt Trust Fight
The report claims Hitchcock favors a trust leader, allowing Democrats to argue Republicans have quit opposing Roosevelt and the anti trust drive.
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Dupont
Hitchcock
Powder trust center of campaign as DuPont faces removal call
Disclosures and a Delawar e power broker clash threaten Roosevelt policy as Alfred Crizier and GOP leaders urge Gen T Colman DuPont be removed from the speakers bureau and GOP committee posts. Justice protests risk shifting powder trust prosecutions while judges slow action as the case heads toward the Supreme Court on vacation.
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United Press
Washington
Alfred O. Crizier
Wilmington
Del
Roosevelt
Gen
T. Colman DuPont
Republican National Committee
Powder Trust
DuPont
Taft
Hitchcock
DuPonts
Delaware
Iman
Department of Justice
DuPont Io Euch
United States
Gray
Bryan
Supreme Court
Cornell Students Sail Self Built Aeroplane
Two Cornell students John Buckhart of Portland and Oscar Trolicht of Indianapolis flew a home built aluminum framed air craft near Ithaca. The craft used two movable horizontal planes for lift and control, reached 50 feet and 40 mph, and flew a mile with a safe return. Buckhart planned tests in Washington on Wright aircraft studies and they aim to improve engine control.
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United Press
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
John C. Buckhart
Portland
Ore
Oscar Trolicht
Indianapolis
Buckhart
Washington
Trolicht
Bogus Mason Sentenced in Fitchburg Lodge Case
Charles H. Winter was sentenced to one month in the house of correction for soliciting lodge membership and displaying a charter for an alleged bogus Masons lodge. The defense said the act was not fraudulent, and the case will be appealed.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Charles H. Winter
House of Correction A&s
Masons
New Husband of Aristocracy Vexes King Edward
Mrs. Marshall Field widow of Chicago magnate Marshall Field married Maldwin A. Drummond second son of the late Edgar A. Drummond at a London registry. The ceremony drew few witnesses including the Duke of Westminster and Wadsworth, with King Edward said to be disappointed as he had sought a match between Mrs Field and an impecunious royal relative.
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King Ed
Mrs. Field
United Press
London
Marshall Field
Chicago
Maldwin A. Drummond
Edgar A. Drummond
Catland
Craig Wadsworth
Duke of Westminster
Mr. Wadsworth
Drummond
Field
England
Edward
Prince Francis Teck
St. Chicago
Marshall Field, Jr
Marshall Field III
Henry Field
Ifield
Henry Houck
Stanley Field
Marshall, Sr
White Mountains
Railroad Men Congratulate Bonnie Battley Winner
Miss Bonnie Battley daughter of George Battley yard master with the P L E railroad received congrats from railroad men after winning The News outing contest. Visitors called at 467 South Mill Street to offer best wishes, with entertaining music and refreshments during the pleasant evening.
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Bonnie Battley
Miss Battley
George Battley
P. & L. E. Railroad
South Mill Street
Miss Batley
Roberts Death Expected Soon In Boardwalk Shooting
Atlantic City notes Charles C. Roberts remains in precarious condition a week after the boardwalk shooting. Police have yet to advance the case as hospitals watch for an ante mortem statement if his condition worsens.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles C. Roberts
Boardwalk
Relatives of Dead Man Unreachable After Trestle Fall
George Schuster died from injuries after falling from a trestle at Ellwood City last Saturday night. His body is at the Dunn & Rice Company morgue. Efforts to locate his two daughters have failed. they are believed to be in Washington, Pennsylvania.
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George Schuster
Ellwood City
Dunn & Rice Company
Washington, Pa
Sudden Death At Wedding Yields Tragic Italian Guest
At a West Pittsburg wedding a guest, Figenzio Gianpoli, collapsed after the noon meal and died instantly. He was a Savoy member and Red Jacket furnace foreman, survived by his wife and three daughters. Funeral services set for Saturday with interment at St. Vitus cemetery.
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West Pittsburg
Figenzio Gianpoli
Gianpaoli
House of Savoy
Society
Division Street
Red Jacket
Offutt
Cox
St. Vitus’ Cemetery
Nettie Scavoni
Joe Marca
Frank Scavoni
Miss Harrington Seriously Injured in Washington Street Accident
Friends report Miss Lenore Harrington thrown from a carriage on Washington street Wednesday afternoon and badly hurt. Initial hopes of minor injuries faded as doctors found a deep cut above an eye, extensive bruising, and a badly hurt hip. A trained nurse attends her, and she rests as well as could be expected.
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Lenore Harrington
Washington Street
News Outing City Tomorrow Party Leaves
A News outing party leaves New Castle at 2 25 PM for Cleveland then Buffalo aboard the Pittsburg and Lake Erie line. The group includes Myrtle Hughes Bonnie Baitley Laura Rae Fannie McBride Stella Morgan Nancy Dean Jessie Marstellar Bessie McMullen Estella Allen Anna Medard Bessie Dunna n Mary McCready Estella Hennon Hattie Eckles and possibly ton. The trip aims to ease grief after a sister's death with support from family and friends as B E Curtis The Contest Man Bert Wells and The News staffers accompany.
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Mary McCready
New Bedford
Estella Hennon
West Pittsburg
Hattie Eckles
New Wilmington
Pittsburg Street
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Cleveland
Hollenden
Buffalo
Miss Eckles
B. E. Curtis
Bert Wells
Pottsville Nominated Convention City At Retail Merchants Meet
Resolutions on oleo law and a one cent first class postage proposal were adopted at the Retail Merchants association session. Pottsville won the vote for the next convention city with Butler Connellsville Franklin and Sharon on the ballot. Officers elected include President Wilmer Crow and officers from Harrisburg Pittston Connellsville Erie and Chester with Albert Kaiser stepping aside. Continued on Page Eight.
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Pottsville
Retail Merchants Association
Butler
Connellsville
Franklin
Sharon
Wilmer Crow
Harrisburg
William Drury
Pittston
W. C. Armstrong
A. J. Detzel
Erie
A. M. Howes
W. H. Nelson
Chester
C. A. Geesey
York
Albert Kaiser
Philadelphia
Hughes Cannot Be Elected Day Leaders Say
Day leaders declare that Hughes cannot win the election. They urge voters to support alternative candidates and emphasize the need for a change in leadership.
New York Republicans Split Over Hughes Re Nomination
New York leaders clash over Governor Hughes as Roosevelt backs his renomination amid calls by Woodruff Parsons Ward and Hendricks that he cannot be elected. The dispute centers on state results versus national moral issues and the risk to the party if Hughes is dumped.
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New York
Roosevelt
Hughes
New York State
Woodruff
Parsons
Ward
Hendricks
Republican National Committee
Pope Pius X Says He Fears He Has Little Time Left
In Vatican interview with Bishop Burke of Albany New York Pope Pius X expressed fear he has not long to live. He spoke of Vatican confinement and church burdens plus a deep longing to return to his Venetian home. He said he would try to arrange church affairs so death would not halt progress. The pope praised American church freedom and independence and said he would like to live in America if possible.
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Pope Pius X
United Press
Rome
Burke
Albany
N. Y
Vatican
Venice
Etian
Catholic Church
America
Church In
Maloney Aims Daughter at Convent Amid Secrecy
Spring Lake New Jersey reports say Here Maloney plans for his daughter to enter a convent to avoid another elopement with Samuel Clarkson. Papal Marquis Maloney allegedly seeks seclusion rather than a permanent divorce, as courts consider the case.
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United Press
Spring Lake
Maloney
Samuel Clarkson
Clarkson
Osborn
New York
Cascade Park to Close This Season After Labor Day
Cascade Park will close Monday September 7 marking the end of the summer season. The theatre at Cascade Park will be discontinued and all buildings shut for winter. The last Thursday night dance occurs tonight with an upcoming Masons dance next Thursday. Labor Day expected to draw a large crowd as the season ends.
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Cascade Park
Park
New Castle
One Killed and Four Hurt on Chicago Railroad
A Chicago Northwestern train struck a gang of track workers yesterday morning, killing one man instantly and fatally injuring two others while six were seriously injured as three trains approached simultaneously. The workers, confused, tried to avoid the trains and moved into the path of the city bound train.
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United Press
Chicago
City Northwestern
New Castle Athletic Co Wins O P League Franchise
At the Youngstown meeting of the O P league the New Castle Athletic company won the New Castle franchise while Youngstown’s was given to Sam Wright on a temporary basis. The final award will occur at the October Pittsburg meeting. President Morton and Secretary Farrell discussed season closing implications and reserve lists.
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O. P. League
Youngstown
New Castle
New Castle Athletic Company
Sam Wright
Pittsburg
Morton
Farrell
National Commission
Cascade Theatre Opens Monday for Winter Season
The Cascade vaudeville theatre on South Mill street will open next Monday afternoon September 7 for the winter season. Performances will begin again with high quality shows and bills changed twice yearly. The Cascade house was popular last season with many performers who also featured at Cascade park the prior summer.
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Cascade Vaudeville Theatre
South Mill Street
Cascade Vaudeville House
Cascade Park
Cascade
Death Record William James Dickson in Hickory Township
Death notice records the passing of William James Dickson in Hickory Township. Figenzio Gianpaoli of 16 Division Street is listed in connection with the record, age 52.
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William James Dickson
Hickory Township
Figenzio Gianpaoli
Division Street
Doctor Fred Austin Murder Mystery Deepens in Omaha
Police questioned Miss Leona Burnley after she admitted being with Dr. Fred Austin near his home on the night of his murder. The prominent surgeon and former Yale athlete was found fatally shot on his porch or near the door with no weapon recovered, while investigators search for the motive and trail from midnight to dawn.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
Fred Austin
Yale
West
Atlantic City
Donahue
Leona Burnley
Austin
Donchue
Dr. Rustin
Miss Burnley
Rustin
Wilkins Rustin
Charles B. Austin
Work on New Line to Begin at Early Date
James Strawhecker of Zelienople, president of the Wampum New Castle street railway, toured New Castle to discuss a proposed line through West Pittsburg and South New Castle borough. He aims for a route into the city near Terrace Avenue School and Jefferson Street, with operation starting soon.
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James Strawhecker
Zelienople
Wampum-New
Strawhecker
New Wilmington Globe Highlights News Trip Honor
The New Castle News held a contest to send 12 contestants on a St Lawrence River trip in Canada. Miss Hattie Eckels narrowly missed beating Miss Mary Mc Cready of New Bedford, earning Eckels a place as an honorary guest for her faithful work with the paper.
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New Wilmington Globe
New Castle
Appreciation from Nancy Dean for outing trip
In New Castle Pennsylvania on September 3 1908 Nancy Dean thanks The News Company for courteous treatment during their contest and expresses gratitude to friends who helped win a place on the company outing trip.
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New Castle
the News Co
Nancy Dean
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Lawrence Co. Fair
Federal
Niles Bank
Mr, Hitchcock
Speakers’ Bureau
Bogus Mason
M. Field JR
R. R
Roberts
Miss Harrington
William Crowe
New York City
N. C. Athletic CO
League
Youngs
Cascade Theatre
Atlantic
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