Meat sale crackdown hits four city markets
State meat inspector Dr Newhouse and local food inspector J Ellison condemned unfit meat at four markets including 931 Moravia street 1912 Moravia street and West Long avenue. They seized 3 quarters beef 115 pounds beef 80 pounds weiners 25 pounds beef and more while ordering backroom live poultry to the outside. A second visit found 900 more pounds of condemned meat bringing totals to over 2300 pounds.
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Dr. Newhouse
J. H. Ellison
Dr. Steen
Sam Levine
Moravia Street
James Cucia
Newton
South Side
West Long Avenue
Dr. Newton
Ellison
Altoona Lad Is Captured
Chicago police arrested Walter Wendt 19 for the Altoona Pa. murder of Patrolman McGinley last October after a letter from home he carried led detectives to him. His older brother Carl was also detained. the torn letter was found in the younger man's pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Walter Wendt
Wendt
Altoona
McGinlevy
O'Connor
Fogerty
Carl
Thieves Steal 50 Chickens From Seventh Ward Yards
Thieves took about 50 Leghorn chickens from Walter and Brand's poultry near the Seventh ward last night. Investigations are underway and arrests are expected in a few days. In other news James Fitzpatrick and Lucy Landamm were taken for drunken and disorderly conduct. James was discharged, Lucy faces city duty assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter and
Brand
Seventh Ward
James Fitzpatrick
Lucy Landamm
James
Lucy
First Frost Expected Tonight Across Midwest
Chicago records a 45 degree low at 6 am as weather bureau warns the Midwest to expect the first frost of the year tonight. The report highlights cooler conditions across the region and advises protective measures for crops and morning activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middlewest
Weather Bureau
Waltonen Leaps From Moving Train In Escape Attempt
Arthur Waltonen, jailed murderer of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, tried to flee detectives during a New York bound transfer from Ironwood Michigan. He leaped from a moving train at Montrose New York as Detectives Enright and Foley pursued. Fire was exchanged, Waltonen injured lightly and hospitalized at Harlem hospital.
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New York
Arthur Waltonen
Elizabeth Nichols
Ironwood
Mich
New York Central
Montrose
N. Y
Waltonen
Enright
Foley
125Th Street
Harlem Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
Judge rules on gambling house case not guilty
Attorney Dickey argued Ed Palkovits kept a gambling house but the judge defined a gambling house as a place invited for money games. The jury found not guilty and awarded costs to the prosecutor Huston Caullis had testified for the state.
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North Hill
Thomas W. Dickey
Ed Palkovits
Dickey
Sloan
Huston Caullis
Palkovits
Walter S. Reynolds
The
Commonwealth
Injunction Granted Against Standard Steel Car Company
Joseph and Catherine Gerloch through their attorneys secured a temporary injunction restraining Standard Steel Car Company from filling McKinley Street and the adjoining alley. The Gerlochs reside at Mahoning Avenue and McKinley Street corner. The company is making improvements and hauling cinders to the street and alley, alleged to cause water to run onto the Gerlochs property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Catherine Gerloch
James A. Chambers
Edwin K. Logan
Standard Steel Car Company
McKinley Street
Gerlochs
Mahoning Avenue
Britons Break German Lines on Somme Front at Thiepval
British forces pierce southeast of Thiepval taking trenches including the Wunderwerk. They drive six mile front from Bouleaux Wood to the Albert Bapaume road advancing 2,000 to 8,000 yards and report heavy aerial combat with several enemy aircraft and balloons downed.
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Sidney B. Cave
I. N.S
London
Teuton
Thiepval
Somme
War Office
Bapaume
Albert
Bouleaux Wood
Bapaume-Albert
Albert-Bapaume Road
Charles F. Bertelui
I. N
Paris
Lake Ostrovo
Vardar
Matchoukovo
Gountchevo
Eksisu
North Hill Man Escapes On Friday Fifteenth
A lone North Hill resident wearing a seedy wide brim straw hat was seen on Washington street early morning. Police arrived, but he escaped past the Leslie House and could not be located. The piece notes Friday the 15th and remarks on seasonal curfews and fall hatters.
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North Hill
Washington Street
Leslie
Nellie
Bangkok
Panama
Old Sol
Man Shot by Mistake Taken to Hospital
Ralph Caprise of 119 East Clayton Street was accidentally shot in the knee and removed to Shenango Valley Hospital by Mahoning Company ambulance after being mistaken for another man. He suffers greatly from the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Caprise
East
Clayton Street
Shenango Valley Hospital
Mahoning Company
Not Guilty In Larceny Case Against Mrs Marshall
Under binding instructions a jury returned a not guilty verdict in the commonwealth versus Mrs Henrietta H Marshall charged with larceny and receiving stolen goods. Witnesses from New Castle and other firms identified items but lacked proof of theft. Defense urged acquittal while prosecutors and defense counsel were noted.
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Commonwealth
Henrietta H. Marshall
Robert M. White
Edwin K. Logan
Prohibition Wins in British Columbia Election
Vancouver reports indicate almost complete returns show approval of prohibition and woman suffrage in British Columbia. Liberal party gains hold a decisive 33 to 14 majority in the next legislature.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columia
New Castle Butterfly Goes A Visiting
A butterfly tagged New Castle Pa 8 27 16 was found over a Munhall lawn by Charles Richards 809 Eleventh Avenue. Initials on its wings were worn by dew or rain. Richards wrote the New Castle postmaster to identify the tagger and origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
New Castle
Charles Richards
Eleventh Avenue
Munhall
Richards
No Americans On Ship Sunk By Sub
London dispatch reports the Harrison liner Counsellor sunk by a German submarine and all crew saved including one American sailor who joined lifeboats and remained with the ship until rescued. Police seek Lizzie Vriebers, nine, who vanished from Hanna Street home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Harrison
Lizzie Vriebers
Hanna Street
Officers Blamed Over Memphis Wreck Court Martial Likely
Secret naval findings accuse Memphis officers of dereliction in the San Domingo Bay disaster. Daniels and the general board weigh court martial as the report notes the cruiser’s steam was far below the 150 pounds needed and compares her fate to nearby Castine, which could have escaped with proper steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Memphis
San Domingo City
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
General Board of the Navy
Castine
President Wilson Notified of Sister’s Sinking in New London
President Wilson was informed near noon today that his sister Mrs. Annie Howe was sinking rapidly at New London and preparations were made for him to travel there today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury, Park
N. J
Wilson
Annie Howe
New London
New Castle Readies Dollar Day Campaign
The city launches a large scale Dollar Day on Tuesday September 19 with banners in street cars slides in theaters and stamped mail pieces. Merchants plan extensive ads in New Castle and Lawrence county newspapers to draw rural shoppers to the biggest retail event in the city’s history.
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New Castle
Board of Trade Dollar Day
Lawrence County
Herald
Ellwood Co Gets Gasser On Harmony Junction Lease
The Thompson Harris Will et al lease at Harmony Junction yields Well No. 2 a large gas producer with a 300000 to 400000 feet output. The third sand strike follows a pumping first well and a second well. local owners foresee continued drilling and higher profits in the Har mony Junction district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City News Co
Ellwood City
Thompson-Harris-Willet
Harmony Junction
Four Sojourners Discharged After Barn Sleeping Quarters
In Plain Grove Township and nearby areas Freemont Rodgers aged 59 Ellwood City resident Keith Ferris seven and Mrs James Gribbon aged 78 are noted in a death record. Four Sojourners were given a warning by Mayor Newell after sleeping in Andrew Dietterle's barn on South Mercer Street and released. Names listed include Arthur Moseby Ralph Petrucci Francis McGrath and John Cromwell.
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Freemont Rodgers
Plaingrove Township
Keith Ferris
Ellwood City
James Gribbon
Eastbrook
Andrew Dietterle
South Mercer Street
Newell
Arthur Moseby
Ralph Petrucci
Francis McGrath
John Cromwell
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Altoona Lad
Bapaume Road
British Line
King George
King Cradce
King George of England
Western Front
Iallid
Henrietta Mar
Prohibition
Ellwood Co
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