Advance Guard Conference Opens in City at First Church
The 78th annual session of the Hine conference of the Methodist denomination begins at First Methodist church on North Jefferson Street with student examinations for ministry as the first order of business. About 650 applicants are taking the four year course tests as ministers arrive and rooms are filled by visiting clergy.
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Jeferson Street
Hine
Charles W. Smith
St. Louis
Board of Stewards
John F. Black
Reynoldsville
Temperance Society
C. G. Farr
FE. J. Moore
Harrisburg
Anti-Saloon League
Auto Garages Prompt City Street Blockages
City officials discuss increasing auto presence as cars accumulate along Water street. Chief Mitchell proposes clearing city property on Water street and allowing drivers to park on that land temporarily to avoid curb blockages.
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Mitchell
Water Street
Boys' cat ends injure Vera Gordon in New York incident
Miss Vera Gordon, 28, an elocutionist, was struck in the jaw by a sharpened wooden piece thrown by boys playing cat. The pointed end penetrated the right jaw, fracturing the bone. She was helped by an ambulance surgeon and sent home. experts fear lifelong disfigurement.
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New York
Vera Gordon
Locke Secures the Tax Books
The county commissioners turn over the tax books to E. B. Locke to collect all outstanding county taxes assessed on city property.
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E. B. Locke
In Ward Streets Aimed Shooting Injures Paul Regna
Paul Regna 24 of 208 South Cedar street was shot in the shoulder and neck on South Cedar street after an Italian celebration. He was treated at Shenango Valley hospital. motive and suspects remain unclear though four Italians and a street altercation are cited. Regna, a peddler, faced warning from his father-in-law minutes before the attack.
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Paul Regna
South Cedar Street
Regna
Urey
Shenango Valley
Wallace
Cedar Street
Tony Quakliero
Freeman shoots at man preventing assault on two girls
Police report Fred Freeman confronted a armed Black man near Shenango street as he and two restaurant workers escorted home. Freeman fired, hitting the man in the calf to stop an alleged attempt to accost the girls. Marshall, hurt but not seriously wounded, disputes the account. No arrests yet.
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William Marshall
Woodstreet
Fred Freeman
Marshall
Freeman
Shenango Street
Shenango
Woman Held On Larceny Charge
Elizabeth Olfa faced an Alderman Ranney hearing on larceny charges from John Pete. She admitted stealing $10 but denied taking two watches and $20. Plea of not guilty entered. bail defaulted and she was committed to jail for court.
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Elizabeth Olfa
Ranney
John Pete
Big Tim Sullivan Vanishes Amid Mental Crisis
New York reports say former Eastside power broker Big Tim Sullivan has been missing for a week from his brother’s Kingsbridge home. Private detectives search in vain as concerns grow for his welfare while friends worry over his recent mental instability and delusions of persecution. Counselor Ellison recalls Sullivan visited him in normal condition about ten days ago and mentions a $20,000 check from a theatrical venture.
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International News Service
New York
Tim” Sullivan
Eastside
Kingsbridge
Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Wm. B. Ellison
Mr. Ellison
Canada
Ellison
Drought Worsens Corn Yield Across New York State
Deputy Secretary A. L. Martin warns three week drought will cut corn by about 20 percent. Severe conditions hit counties along the New York line, with smaller crops statewide. Late potatoes also face serious impact after blight-free conditions earlier.
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A. L. Martin
New York State Line
City Printing Contracts Awarded to Local Papers
Councils awarded city printing to The New Castle News at 2 cents per line. The New Castle Democrat won second with 5 cents for the first insertion and 4 384 cents for the second. The New Castle Herald bid 5 cents per line.
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New Castle News
New Castle Democrat
New Castle Herald
Controller Audits Flood Contributions
The city controller presented an audit of the flood accounts for Associated Charities to the city councils and placed the report on file. It shows receipts of $3226.40 and expenditures of $2141.72 with a cash balance of $1084.68. Extraordinary payments totaled $254.42.
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Associated Charities
Jail Bird Refuses to Name in County Court
In Pulaski a jailed man calling himself Anything At All faces aggravated assault charges. Indicted as John Doe, he insists his real name is unknown and refuses to disclose it or sign the indictment, prompting a return to jail.
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Pulaski
W. J. Hilty
Thomas W. Dickey
John Doe
Dickey
Tin Mills In New Castle Adopt Five Day Week
The big tin mills in New Castle switch to a five day week starting this week. The Shenango and Greer mills hot mills and tin houses will close Friday morning and reopen Monday morning. The cutback marks the usual dull season in the tin industry and may last for some time before full capacity returns.
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New Castle
Shenango
Greer Mills
Moore sues for charges to raise large Mercantile tank
Samuel Moore trading as Keystone Delivery files suit through attorney H K Gregory against Automatic Sprinkling Company of America to recover 50 dollars for raising a huge water tank on top of the Mercantile building. The tank was lifted three feet and Moore alleges the company refused payment.
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Samuel. Moore
Keystone Delivery Company
H. K. Gregory
Automatic Sprinkling Company of America
Mercantile
Moore
Two Killed In Auto Smash In Harrisburg Area
Mrs. D. M. Beck and Mrs. H. J. Forney died when their car was struck by a Reading passenger train at a grade crossing near Rossmoyne eight miles south of Harrisburg. D. M. Beck and two grown daughters were seriously injured and treated at Harrisburg hospital. Also noted, effective September 1, Union Telephone workers in Harrisburg received a voluntary wage increase announced by Superintendent MacGarty.
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Harrisburg
D. M. Beck
H. J. Forney
Reading
Rossmoyne
Here
Harrisburg Hospital
Union Telephone Company
MacGarty
Thaw Resists Deportation as Canada Delays Case
Harry K. Thaw, detained in Coaticook, waits through a six month to a year process to challenge deportation. Immigration officials expect Ottawa instructions while Thaw texts letters and manages a private secretary. Meanwhile the case against chauffeur Roger Thompson slated for Sherbrooke disposal and Thaw’s family, including sister Carnegie, may join him in Canada.
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International News Service
Coaticook
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Montreal
Thaw
T. B. Williams
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
William T. Jerome
New York
Mulvena
Jerome
Roger” Thompson
Canada
Sherbrooke
George Lauder Carnegie
Wm. Thaw
Moses Grossman
Court of Appeals
Liquor Charge Hearing For Two Men Held For Court
John Dunochti and Andy Ates were charged with selling liquor without a license and held for court after a hearing before Alderman Gross. They were arrested Friday at 808 S Mercer Street. Dunochti also faced a concealed weapons charge and pled guilty to that count, paying costs. They are held on $800 bail for the liquor selling charge.
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John Dunochti
Andy Ates
Sturton
Alderman Gross
S. Mercer Street
Dunochti
Typhoid Fever Reported in Blanche Fullerton Case
One case of typhoid fever was reported to the board of health this morning. Blanche Fullerton of 305 Rhodes Place is ill with the disease. Her home is given as North Beaver township.
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Board of Health
Blanche Fullerton
Rhodes Place
Beaver Township
Republican Victory Is Decisive
A Republican victory is reported as decisive with a safe margin in the district race. The result signals strong support for the party and could influence upcoming legislative priorities and committee control.
Maine special election yields Republican gain as Pattengall loses
In Augusta Maine Mayor Pattengall Democrat loses to Peters Republican by about 15 106 to 14 553 with Lawrence Progressive at 6 487. Critics say Democrats deserted to Republicans. officials stress no rebuke of Wilson tariff and note past results in the district.
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International News Service
Augusta
Maine
Wm. R. Pattengall
Waterville
Wilson
Peters
Lawrence
Pattengall
Taft
JT Roosevelt
Long Island
Washington
Smoot
Utah
Ollie James
Kentucky
James R. Mann
House
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Senate
Kern
Indiana
Frank P. Woods
Iowa
Republican Congressional Committee
Representative Flood
Virginia
Moore
Pennsylvania
Six Thousand New Castle Children to Act in Movie Scenes
Six thousand New Castle school children will act for the movies. Movie operators plan to film children as they leave buildings during fire drills and stage a fire rescue scene. The old Y M C A building on the public square may host the shoot if owner permission is obtained.
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New Castle
Puble Square
Death Record for Camilla McLaughlin and John J Gallagher
Death notices for Camilla McLaughlin age 2 and John J Gallagher age 77 with addresses at 621 Johns Street and Eastbrook. Dick age 71 also listed in Eastbrook.
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Pum
John J. Gallagher
Johns Street
S. Dick
Eastbrook
Automobiles Used to Summon 100 Jurors in Murder Case
Sheriff and deputy drive to recruit a hundred men from the county to form a jury for the Norman Vandivort murder trial, after only three jurors were found from a 48 person panel. The process begins with 50 summons each, with pay and mileage provided, amid concerns over preconceptions.
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Lawrence County
Robert H. Whaley
Carl Johnson
Norman Vandivort
Walter Linnenbrink
Whaley
Johnson
Court House
Judge Porter
George Roys
Big Beaver
John M. English
Union Township
C. W. Knox
Pulaski
Lowers Flag Rioters Oppose American Symbol in Mahoningtown
After an Italian celebration in Mahoningtown last night a small riot erupted when a group of foreigners tried to tear down an American flag on Liberty street near Cherry. Railroad workers intervened and rescued the flag, beating several assailants as the crowd swelled before police arrived and dispersed the disturbance.
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Mahoningtown
Liberty Street
Cherry
Raid on Speakeasy Seizes Liquor at 823 Warner Street
Sturton detectives raided a speakeasy at 823 Warner Street using a car. Mark Preston faces liquor without a license charge and a hearing before Alderman Gross. Six visitors were arrested at the scene.
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Sturton
Warner Street
Mark Preston
Alderman Gross
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S. F. Neigh
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Wes
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Tim
Bowery
NEWS
City Printing
Harry Thaw
Roosevelt
Camilla McLaughlin
Wam
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