Box Car Burglars Crack Down In West Virginia
West Virginia officers search the state for the Cooleys after a New Castle trio from the Pittsburg and Western are arrested on burglary charges. Marion Stark engineer, S. C Hardy baggagemaster, and William McMahon yardmaster were accused of entering a Pittsburg and Western freight car around July 4 and stealing 63 bottles of whisky and a case of cigars. The whisky was headed to Fitch McConneill and Phipps. cigars to R Goldberg of Youngstown. They pleaded not guilty. hearings set with $500 bail each.
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New Castle
Marion Stark
C Hardy
Allegheny
William McMahon
New Castle Junction
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Shomo
Pitteburo and Western
Pittsburg and Western
Fitch, McConneill & Phipps
R. Goldberg
Youngstown
Marshall
Braddock Braces for Track Lifting and Arrests
In Braddock on August 17 Judge McCrong denies a preliminary injunction to stop the borough from lifting Braddock Electric Railway tracks on Kiehth street and Braddock avenue, ordering work to proceed. Fourteen workers, including Superintendent Ellis, were fined $10 and costs for interfering with borough crews. A man named George Hocker, found with stolen items and trousers from Squire Crawford, was jailed after Constable Best recovered a horse and buggy linked to a theft from the Presbyterian church jail at Washington. Arthur Cooper, 20, son of former Braddock clerk John H. Cooper, died in a Homestead Steel Works accident. his remains arrive tonight.
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Brappeck
Pecal
Squire Crawford
Port Perry
George Hocker
W. C. Irvin
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Hocker
Arthur Cooper
Homestead
John H. Cooper
Braddock Council No 29, Jr
Fourteen year old jail escapee from New Castle jail
William Custer aged 13 escaped from the New Castle jail while the turnkey dinner break was happening. He says he left to bathe, claimed two locks were picked with a bent gas pipe. He asserts other prisoners had a wooden key but balked at leaving. Custer had pleaded guilty to two burglaries and was recaptured after around five this evening.
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New Castle
William Custer
Custer
Stricken Deaf While Bathing in River
New Castle August 17 Special Balto Catigan age about 12 in Greenville Mercer county will likely be deaf. A day or two ago he was in the Shenango river bathing with other boys. While diving one companion cracked two stones together under water causing a concussion. In a few minutes the boy complained of ear pain and within 24 hours could not hear except loud tones. Doctors think the drum of the ear is broken. Contable Remanded for Trial Greensburg August 17 Special David Blansett borough constable who shot a Hungarian coworker at Calumet a few weeks ago while attempting to make an arrest was remanded to jail after a habeas corpus hearing. Hungarians testified Blansett was drunk and fired upon the Hun without cause.
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New Castle
Balto Catigan
Greenville
Mercer County
Shenango River
Greensburg
David Blansett
Calumet
Ater
Blansett
Burned pant ind
Mercantons Aug 17 Charles Blair held on $1000 bail to answer indictment for burning pant owned by Manufacturing Company. He was drinking night of fire and slept near building. Will iam Burkell injured when hook fastens around neck while working in iron and steel works. He was rescued before being drawn through rolls. Officials hunt Cooleys reported seen at eterniry evening pressing rack to Coketon. George Harvey 22, killed himself in Lima by shooting.
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G. H. Dippo
Mercantons
Charles Blair
William Burkell
Iron and Steel Works
Krxenoon
W. Va
Eterniry
Rack
Coketon
West Virginia Central Railroad
Lima
George Harvey
Man Found Dead in Vacant Lot After Visit to Grandfather
A man visiting his grandfather from Chicago was found dead in a vacant lot. He told family of marital trouble and planned to move to escape certain influences. He left a note to his mother saying he was tired of life.
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Chicago
A TO88 UP SETTLES A DEADLOCK IN PITTSBURGH
In New Castle on Aug 17 special report describes a judicial stalemate in which Butler’s John M. Grear and New Castle’s William D. Wallace sought a compromise after many ballots. A conference produced ten names from each side, then pooled to eleven and left three as additional conferees. Final selection includes Judge Stowe, J. W. Lee, and George H. Anderson, with nominating session set for Monday at the Hotel Schlosser in Pittsburgh.
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New Castle
John M. Grear
Butler
William D. Wallace
Zelienople
Grear
Walat
Wallace
Judge Stowe
Pittsburg
J. W. Lee
Venanzo County
George H. Anderson
Sewickley
Schlosser
The Death of Glaciers and Climate Change
The article argues glaciers melt and drown as temperatures rise, stopping flow at a fluctuating level. It notes Icelandic glaciers advance while Swiss glaciers oscillate, with warm dry cycles causing melt and damp cold cycles causing growth, a broadly global pattern across regions.
QUEER CUSTOMS AMONG ROMANS The Women of Old Spent Me at Their Time in Dressing the Hair
The article notes fashion overtook Roman simplicity as luxury grew. Early Romans veiled themselves abroad, but wealth led to slaves handling household tasks while dress and display became central. Even poor women kept neat hair with plaits and beaded pins, a tradition tied to ancient times.
Curious Indian Etiquette Delays Royal Wedding Invitation
A marriage at Jodhpore State reveals a quirksome ritual as a kharita invitation to the Maharajah of Gwalior is sent with old style address to his grandfather. The Gwalior ruler declines to read it, directing the envoy to the samad three miles away, leaving Gwalior representatives absent.
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Jodhpore
Gwalior
Scindia
Adaroga
Samad
Gaeetle Saya
McDonald Oil Output and Westward Drilling Activity Report
Western fields show McDonald output of 19 500 barrels yesterday with hourly gauges across multiple wells. Pennsylvania drillers push into Washington Everett area with Clarke Gailey team failing to find oil at 900 feet amid mud and quicksand. Everett Development Co holds 5 000 acres and plans further tests.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
F. T. Clarke
Lawrenceville
William H. Gailey
Everett Development Company
Hoboa
Clarke & Gailey
Everett
Snohomish County
Puget Sound
Seattle
Stroke Forest Oil Company
John McEwen
Willow Grove
Gregg
Gregg Station
Greenlee and Forst
Gladden Farm
Noble
Marshall Farm
McDonald
Sinclair OU Company
Greenlee & Forst
McMurray
Marshall
People's Gas Company
Royal Gas Company
The Three Waves Danger of Surf Bathing Explainer
Harper's Weekly outlines the classic surf hazard known as the three waves. A bather in chest-deep water faces a first heavy breaker, then a stronger second sweep, and a final finishing third wave that tests lifeguards. The scene culminates with a rough, chaotic struggle before rescue on the sand.
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Harper's Weekly
Lyrio Drama in Japan and Western Viewpoints
Flora Harris argues in the Chawliquan that Japan’s two centuries of peace yield little battle fire in its lyric poets. She notes Western readers expect martial themes and courtly love, yet Japanese verse often hides human emotion behind palace imagery. Harris laments the lack of a grand trumpet voice to honor the nation’s history with bold, modern symphonies instead of delicate aristocratic notes.
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Flora Harris
Tyne
Sone
Catching a Constrictor With Live Pies in Labyrinth Trap
Manchester Weekly explains how baiting a boa constrictor with a live pig in a large matting labyrinth is used to trap and capture the creature. The article details the setup and the animal’s methodical movement until exhaustion allows capture.
Petroleum oil market report with varied price ranges
Range of the September option shows opening 66c highest Stoc lowest 5c closing 5c. Sales 5,000 barrels refined oil New York 6800 London Antwerp omerry Aug 17 opened 553c0 highest c closed 533c lowest Bilge. Sal 42,000 barrels shipments 58,454 barrels transfers 83,098 barrels. New Year Aug 17 petroleum oil steady and advanced 40 on loans buying closing firm. Pennsylvania oil spot sales opening 50310 highest Bre lowest SSe opening 7 closing S6ige. Lima oil no sales total sales 35,000 barrels.
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New York
London
Antwerp
Omerry
Barre
Pennsylvania Oil
Lima Oil
Debtor Surrenders Gold Watch Once Belonging to Extra Billy Smith
A Madison county Virginia debtor turned over his sole property, a gold watch bearing the name Extra Billy Smith and the date 1830. Extra Billy, long deceased, once managed a Washington to Virginia stage line, later served as Virginia governor, congressman, and Confederate major general. The watch has run for at least 62 years and still keeps good time.
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Madison County
Extra Billy Smith
Extra Billy
Washington
Points
Virginia
Celebrated C. F. Whisky Now Popular in New York Clubs
A prominent figure notes the celebrated C. F. Whisky is widely used in New York clubs for its purity and exceptional flavor. The speaker calls it the choicest article on the market and highlights its growing popularity.
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C. F
New York
Farmer Foils Chicken Thief With Tarred Paper Trap
In Bradford County Florida a farmer laid tar smeared paper around his henhouse to deter thieves. A barefoot intruder later appeared asking for coal oil, his feet matted with tarred paper sand and briars. He received oil and a beating before fleeing.
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Bradford County
Fla
A Famous Portrait At World's Fair Exhibition
The original Ramage portrait of Washington, painted in 1789, is offered for exhibition in the Woman's Building at the World's Fair. The miniature locket features hair and a monogram at the back, with Miss Johnson calling it the finest yet and predicting it will become the standard like the Stuart portrait.
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Ramage
Washington
Miss Johnson
Stuart
Dyeing to Live and Living to Dye Pfeifer’s 25 Years at Work
Pfeifer the dyer marks a quarter century of dyeing work in the trade. Fragmentary text lists a street address and telephone numbers, with stray product names and a brief, unclear call to early risers. The readable portion centers on a veteran dyer’s long career.
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Pfeifer
Smithfeld Ssc
The Rise of a River by Organ Pipes and a Telephone
Prof E J Smith explains a river rise method using two matching organ pipes submerged at river and station, linked by telephone. A waterwheel driven bellows sounds one pipe, a second pipe at the other station mirrors it, and by matching notes the water height difference is found. Results show measurements within fractions of an inch, with accuracy improving by ear.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
E. J. Smith
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