Property Holders Rally Against South Jefferson Street Paving
The Keweenaw common council rejected a paving and grading ordinance for South Jefferson Street and adjacent Keweenaw divisions after attorney W Falls argued the street is a dead end. He said most frontage owners face costly assessments with many not signed on, risking mortgage threats. Councilman Rigby halted the measure, citing lack of widespread support.
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Common Council
Jefferson Street
Keeen Division
Sutton Streets
Philips’ Hill
Attorney Falls
C. C. Rigby
Contractors Undercut Bids At City Council Meeting
Contractors bidding city sewer projects submitted bids well below engineer estimates. Madison Avenue storm sewer bid $435 vs $712.50 estimated. Chart Street sanitary sewer bid $56.34 vs $56.10 estimate. Wayne Street sanitary sewer bid $279.96 vs $329 estimate. Eighth Street sanitary sewer bid $295.42 vs $361.22 estimate. Rhodes and Myers awarded two contracts.
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Madison Avenue
Charles Stapl
Chart Street
Charles Staph
Wayne Street
Rhodes and Myers
Eighth Street
Centennial Invitations Issued for Deer Creek Congregation
Invitations have been issued for the centennial celebration of the old Deer Creek congregation at the U P church in New Bedford on Thursday October 15. The forenoon will host a social gathering and old friends meeting while the afternoon and evening feature a program. Committee members are W J Sharp A A Anderson and Dr C McBride.
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Old Deer Creek
New Bedford
U. P
W. J. Sharp
A. A. Anderson
C. McBride
Rain Quenches Forest Fires Across Ellwood City Vicinity
Rainfall on Monday halted multiple forest fires near North Sewickley Frisco and Celia and small blazes along Slippery Rock. Firefighters kept a cordon around the flames for days, protecting homes and fences as two weeks of alarm eased with saturated leaves unlikely to burn for several days.
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Ellwood City
North Sewickley
Frisco
Celia
Hebrew Merchants Close Shops for Jewish New Year
In celebration of the Jewish New Year, many Hebrew merchants closed Saturday and reopened at 6 p m. Orthodox Jews worldwide observed the day and will mark holidays through October 17. The Day of Atonement falls on October 6 as the year's most solemn holiday.
Forge expected to face Wampum again after 8 to 3 defeat
Wampum bowed 8 to 3 and musters resolve for another clash with Forge, who routed them last Saturday. Local fans say Forge will back their claim with money if the rematch is set for next Saturday.
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Wampum
Forge
Ellwood High Grid Team Heads to Butler Clash
Ellwood High football players depart Saturday for Butler to challenge a strong local squad. The Ellwood lads, unknown to Butler, expect a tough test but plan to use surprise plays to unsettle the Husk team famed for clever gridiron tactics.
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Ellwood High
Butler
Zelienople Visitors and Local Stops Noted
Jerry Butler was a Zelienople visitor Sunday. Frank Milliken was a New Castle visitor yesterday. Clyde Lowry is home again after a visit in Zelienople. Ralph McGinley returned from a visit at Zelienople. Walter Whittaker spent Sunday with friends in Zelienople. Rev. G. Morgan Davis was a New Castle visitor yesterday. Mrs. Claude Herwick of Zelienople was a visitor in town yesterday.
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Jerry Butler
Zelienople
Frank Milliken
New Castle
Clyde Lowry
Ralph McGinley
Walter Whittaker
Rev. G. Morgan Davis
Claude Herwick
Tabasco in Kitchens and Homes Across the Nation
For forty years Tabasco has been a staple in high class kitchens and dining rooms. The ad invites readers to acquire Tabasco from their grocer and join a limerick contest with prizes held by Geo. W. Young & Co., Bankers, New York City.
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Geo. W. Young & Co
Bankers
New York City
McCandless Report Moves Through Elkwood City Council
Ellwood City council rushed action on John McCandless expert accountant report. A special committee will study recommendations while passing the Harmony Line track extension ordinance and water contract. First Street paving was awarded to Albert Dahl for 1554.43 dollars as Harmony Line proposes payment of 1600 dollars plus street paving shares.
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Ellwood City
John McCandless
Grantley, McCarthy and Wehr
Harmony Line
Fifth Street
Lawrence Avenue
Albert Dahl
Hazel Dell
Wreck on P. L. E. line damages cars near Shelby Tube plant
A shifting engine at the P. L. E. railroad pushed freight cars along the siding by Shelby Tube company factory B. One car struck another, pushing it off the track into the plant wall. No injuries reported though both cars suffered damage and a hole was punched in the building. The wreck was cleared.
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Shelby Tube Company
Local basketball club opens practice season
Local club members start practice for the new season and announce upcoming games against out of town teams within a week. Manager H. L. Clarke Jr., who led last year’s winning squad, will again helm the team and promises a first-class group capable of challenging any class of players.
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H. L. Clarke, Jr
Local YMCA Branch Committees to Meet on Organization
The two committees handling the preliminary details of the local YMCA branch will gather at Borough Solicitor J. W. Humphrey's office. The full committee that initiated the movement will attend to discuss complete organization details.
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Young Men's Christian Association
J. W. Humphrey
Minister Travels to Conference for Weekend
The Rev. A. W. Renton, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, left town for Vandergrift this morning to attend the annual conference. He will be away until Monday and a pulpit supply for next Sunday has not yet been secured but will be announced later.
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A. W. Renton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Vandergrift
Harris
Pirry Harris
Jack
Four Men Escape as Limestone Cars Runaway at Lowellville Plant
Four workers narrowly escaped death at the Mahoning Limestone company plant in Lowellville when four heavily loaded limestone cars sped downhill toward a trestle. They jumped 25 feet to safety onto the ground, avoiding injury. The runaway cars smashed the scale house and crusher, with three cars stopping and a fourth plunging over an 80 foot embankment to the Baltimore & Ohio tracks below.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Limestone Company
Lowellville
Baltimore & Ohio
Eastbrook Social Notes September 29 1908
Miss Katherine Black employed in New Castle spent Sunday at home. Miss Clara Cummings visiting at George Annabels. Miss Florence McConaghy employed in New Castle on vacation at home. Mrs Joseph Pyle and Mrs Lee Pyle of New Castle visited here. Ruth Kemp returning from three weeks in New Castle. Mr and Mrs Philip Elder of Washington county visited Harlan Watters. Mr and Mrs C M McNickle visiting son Walter McNickle near Butler. Mr and Mrs B Rhodes and granddaughter Cora of New Castle visited here.
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Katherine Black
New Castle
Clara Cummings
Robert Dicks
Pittsburg
George Annabel
Florence McConaghy
Joseph Pyle
Lee Pyle
Ruth Kemp
Philip Elder
Washington County
Harlan Watters
C. M. McNickle
Walter McNickle
Butler
Pittsburg Sesqui Centennial Parade and Tickets
Pittsburg celebrates its Sesqui Centennial with a big parade on October 1. P and L E excursion tickets go on sale daily from September 28 to October 12. Round trip fare is $1.56.
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Pittsburg
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Joins Hartford Carpet as Bread-Winner
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., president's eldest son, begins work at the Hartford Carpet Corp in Thompsonville Connecticut. At 21 and after not finishing Harvard he will likely receive a diploma later and work at the office and clerical levels, facing a modest social life in a single-industry town of about 7,000.
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Thompsonville
Conn
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Theodore
Harvard
Steel Trust
Local Social Notes From Pulaski And Nearby Towns
C S Terrill spent a few days in Buffalo New York. R C Rayser went to New Castle Sunday to nurse a hospital case. Howard Michael of New Castle visited his parents. Mr and Mrs Clyde Book Mrs C S Terrill George Boyd and Miss Laura Houlette attended the Mercer fair. A B McFarland and Miss Josephine McFarland visited Beaver Falls to see J A Shaffer ill. Mildred Wilson and Mary Houlette visited Mrs Nettie Houlette. Ladies Kensington invite to meet Tuesday at Mrs J B Wood to quilt.
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C.S. Terrill
Buffalo
N. Y
R. C. Rayser
New Castle
Howard Michael
John Michael
Clyde Book
C. S. Terrill
George Boyd
Laura Houlette
A. B. McFarland
Josephine McFarland
Beaver Falls
J. A. Shaffer
Mildred Wilson
Mary Houlette
New Bedford
Divorce evil is blot on the fair name of America
In Newark New Jersey on September 29 United Press reports Rev John Wyckham opening a mission sermon at St Joseph s church condemning U S divorce rates. He cites seventy thousand divorces last year calling it a blot on America s marriage relations.
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America
United Press
Newark
N. J
John Wyckham
St. Joseph’s
Fathers of
New York
Father Wyckham
Officers Arrest 14 Dynamiters in Pennsylvania Streams
Greenville dispatch reports Deputy Game Warden McNary, Chief Penman, and Albert brothers returning from Columbus, Pennsylvania with warrants for 14 men caught dynamiting streams. All were convicted by arraignment, each paying a $100 fine plus costs for destroying fish.
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Greenville
McNary
Penman
Albert Brothers
State Department of Fisheries
Columbus
Forest Fires Are Checked by Rains
Copious rain across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Ohio ends the eight week drought and halts widespread forest fires. High winds accompanied the storm briefly affected telegraphic lines but reports indicate fires are rapidly extinguished in many stricken regions.
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United Press
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Reverend Sharp Fills Presbyterian Pulpit Before Move
Dr Grim travels to Conneaut due to mother in law Mrs Abzif illness. Mr and Mrs Joseph Pitts of near Middletown visit Mr and Mrs Lewis Pitts. Rev Sharp of New Wilmington preaches at Presbyterian church Sunday with plans to leave October 1 for Concord Ohio.
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Grim
Conneaut
Inlaw
Abzif
Joseph Pitts
Middletown
Lewis Pitts
Rev
Sharp
New Wilmington
Concord
Presbyterian Church
Eventh Ward Men's Club Meeting At Presbyterian Church
Members of the Presbyterian church are urged to attend the Eventh Ward Men's Club gathering next Thursday evening at the church. Rev. McCormick is the principal speaker and his talk is highly anticipated by club members.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Rev. McCormick
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Ellwood City News
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Holiday
Ellwood
Tabasco
Coreg Hne
Papasco
McIlhenny Company
Avery Island
McIiihenny
Lawrence Ntnegree
M’candless
Eastbrook
Mrs. B
Young Roosevelt
Connecticut
Pulaski R
MT. Jackson
Washburn
Crosby CO
East Washington Street
Herb D. McGoun
Zahniser
Methodist Church
I. R. Zanhiser
Methodist Sunday School
M. E
Mr. Zanhiser
Seventh Ward
Jack Harris
Venta Ward
E. J. Stern
Ed. Franks
Clayton Street
Porter
Dr. Porter
Paris Medicine Company
Pine St
St. Louis
Marconi
Bettie
James C. Hutton
Washington and
Jefferson Sts
M’kinley & Frantz
Washington
Mercer Sts
John
Wallace
Washington St
Love & Megown
Mill Sts
Physicians Pharmacy
North Mill St
Paisley's Pharmacy
Pittsburg St
Croton
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