Hints to the Girls and Local Chautauqua News
A Mercer County Judge fronts off constables as Chautauqua events unfold. Miss Kate Kimball and Miss Mary Mather address the Girls' Club with tips on budgeting and shopping. Rev Anna Shaw argues for women’s suffrage, praising women’s rights and critiquing male limits, with humorous exchanges about crowing. Tennis doubles and ball games highlight the day, while Buckley and Stagg lead lectures and athletic setups at the Chautauqua venue.
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Thas Bank
Mary Mather
Anna Shaw
Chautauqua
Traden
Jadt
Mise Shaw
J. M. Buckley
Miss Shaw
Buckley
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Chautaugua
Blakeslee Brothers
Westfield Boys
City Controller Wanta Demands Control Of City Purchases
McKeesport Pennsylvania August special column reports a confrontation between Controller Herwick and city officials over the purchase of city supplies. Wanta asserts that all purchases must be ordered through him and warns departments that unapproved material buys will be at their own risk. He has sent a letter to the Councils outlining his position.
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Mchkeesport
McKersreet
Herwick
TRAINMEN GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE IN LAKE SHORE DISASTER
Erie PA Special. Coroner Baker and jurors find Train Dispatcher Simon Lest of Buffalo guilty of gross negligence and disobedience of orders for not advising the crew of No 173 about movements of No 37. Engineer John M Hart blamed for careless lookout. Jury censures railroad officials for allowing dangerous practices and improper handling of signals.
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Buffalo
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Oe O Company
Man Tries Suicide at Cape May Hotel Columbia
Thomas J. Reese brother of a Cape May and Lehigh University pitcher cuts his throat with a razor at Hotel Columbia in Cape May New Jersey Aug 8. He is in critical condition after the attempt stemming from a mental aberration.
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N. J
Thomas J. Reese
Reese
Lehigh University
Hotel Columbia
Youghiogheny Bridge Company Doubles Toll on Passengers
The Youghiogheny Bridge Company has begun charging McKeesport and Reynold ton Passenger Railway Company one cent per passenger crossing the bridge, instead of the previous half cent. The railway company says it will pursue legal action.
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Youghiogheny Bridge Company
McKeesport
Shutting Out the Gamblers at Mercer County Fair
Judge Meharn in Mercer County clarifies gambling laws at county fairs. Constables urged to arrest operators of wheels of fortune during the Mercer county fair. Citizens urged to report gambling activity and fair associations urged to screen attractions to avoid legal liability.
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Mercer County
Shem
New Caspuz
Meharn
Mercer
Infatuated Youth Arrested for Objectionable Mail to Miss Wise
Jacob Kastoowitz of Mansfield was arrested by U S Deputy Marshal Ackerman in Cleveland on charges of mailing letters and pictures to Miss Phoebe Wise. Kastoowitz admits writing but denies making the pictures. Wise had previously endured a robbery and torture by a gang.
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Misa Wise
United States
Cleveland
Miss Wise
Belle Andrews a Akron woman near suicide at hotel
Two weeks after registering as Miss Belle Andrews at the Union Hotel, Akron, she ingested laudanum seeking relief from a headache. A physician was called and her life was likely saved. Authorities have not confirmed her intent to end life.
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Union Hotel
Belle Andrews
Akron
Drowning Victim Found as Local Inquests and Accidents Reported
The afternoon death of Oscar Bjornberg, a Swedish resident, is noted after drowning in the river ore following a bathing cramps. A coroner's inquest returns that John L Woll died from blows by John French and August B McKrestorr Tilbrook warns owners to muzzle dogs after many bites. James Nolan, intoxicated, rang a church bell to scare away what he feared. A pair of freight engine collisions injure Brake man John Lovejoy and Thomas Feeney near Brappock while William Barnard fractures a leg at work. Versatiles township may face damages suits over an old bridge. Massillon farmer William H Essig, 66, dies after being struck by a Chesapeake train two miles south of town. his body found at midnight. He served with the Stark County Agricultural Society.
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Augusta
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August B McKrestorr
Tilbrook
Brappock
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Baltimore and Ohio Bridge
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Thomas Feeney
Betraing
William Barnard
Barnard
Stort
McKearsront
Versatiles Township
Pauline Auberlil
Robert Waumpler
Massinton
William H. Essig
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Massillon
Congress Lake
Essie
Stark County Agricultural Society
Oil Production Slips at McDonald and Sistersville
Oil fields in Southwest Pennsylvania show a drop in daily output with McDonald under 20 000 barrels and Sistersville down over 2 000 barrels in recent days. Reports cite declining wells in falls around Sistersville and McDonald nearing exhaustion while operators eye new fields and possible lines to Pittsburg and Kentucky regions.
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McDonald
Sistersville
John Galloway
Sieteraville
Pittsburg
Tennessee
Kentucky
Bridal Day Delays as Ministers Fail to Arrive
In a comic wedding tale at the St James Hotel Winfield Scott Walker and Miss Margaret Justin wait twelve hours for a minister. After messengers seek several clergy and an alderman, Alderman Dunivan performs the ceremony at 9 30 with the couple returning to Cross Creek Valley.
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Winfield Scott Walker Baila
Cross Creek Valley
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Walker
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Margaret Walker
Justin
Pittsburg
Scott
St. James
C. E Locke
Fifth Avenue
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W. P. Warner
J. E. Williams
Thirty-third
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Revarin
Franklin Street
Dunivan
Pittsburg Becomes New Labor Center As Contractors Seek Workers
New York contractor W. M. Rexford visited Pittsburg to gauge labor supply, noting Eastern workers are hard to secure. He plans to forward fifty workers to Bradford for a railroad contract, signaling Pittsburg as a growing labor hub. Employment agent August Cook says the city already ships workers nationwide and from diverse nationalities, with demand expanding to distant sites.
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W. M. Rexford
New York
Duqueans
Bradford
August Cook
Keystone Employment Agency
Sieber
PLC
Indianattsburg
Supposed Leader Arrested in Penn Avenue Robbery Case
John Benner was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the robbery at A Ehnerdlinger's store, 1038 Penn avenue. Officer Holmes took him into custody on Twentieth street yesterday. a hearing is set for August 12 with additional arrests expected.
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Twentieth Street
Holmes
A. Ehnerdlinger
Sane
Penn Avenue
Benner
A Writer's Experience in City Whisky Tastes
The writer notes pleasant weeks in the city and observes wide use of C. F. C. Whisky among clubmen and gentlemen. He reports friends claim healthier effects and finer taste with O. F. C. over other whiskies and describes pleasing effects without any injurious results among peers.
Osborne Woman Note About Corner Property
A fragment notes Mrs. R. J. Osborne connected to the Cosborne Corner at Pacific and Arkansas avenues, indicating a property or ownership reference.
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Pacific and
Arkansas Avenues
R. J. Osborne
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