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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
4
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The author criticizes paddle wheel and land roulette at Pulaski fairgrounds calling them fake games of chance. He notes indecent dances, alleges unfair betting practices, and recounts a county raid showing minimal wins for operators, arguing such sights hurt the fair’s reputation and prey on unsuspecting patrons.
Orville Wright and Lieutenant Selfridge were aboard a aeroplane when a propeller blade broke causing a 75 foot fall. Selfridge died from a fractured skull while Wright sustained a broken thigh and ribs but is expected to survive and continue aeronautical work.
The article notes that progress in the latest form of air navigation is slowed by a setback, warning of more accidents to come. It states that while the danger discourages, many will still pursue risk for profit, excitement, and the drive of rivalry in air navigation development.
A playful column of aphorisms and quips on rain, doctors, prices, politics, autos, and social quirks. The writer riffs on modern life with humor about rain, travel, meat prices, and consumer ironies, naming Roy Penrose and reflecting on policy and technology.
A scattered column blends comments on court life foreign language jokes and social notices. It notes Uncle John Edwards preferring chambermaid duties to court work, references Darius Green and flying, and mentions chestnut prices. Millinery openings by Brown & Hamilton and Sanderson announced for next week.
Testimony centers on Rocco Rocco's leadership of the San Rocco and connection to the Black Hand. Witnesses describe quarries duties, payoffs, and suspicions of violence amid a 1906 Hillsville quarry strike and factional splits.
Popular Mechanics praises the Hudson and Manhattan terminal building in New York as the largest and most wonderful structure. It notes 22 stories, 75,000 square feet ground area, 18,150,000 square feet of floor space, 4,200 rooms, 5,000 windows, 5,200 doors, and immense use of bricks, concrete and steel. The piece cites vast infrastructure including 39 elevators and long miles of plumbing and wiring, with expected daily crowds and staff numbering around 150 workers and 10,000 lodging capacity.
The note promises a superior carload of peaches at lower prices than last year. The seller urges customers to act and shop at Union Market located at 2413 Pittsburg Street.
Emma Patterson told Youngstown police that yesterday a man approached from behind and stole a valuable comb from her hair, prompting investigation by local authorities.
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