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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
3
Tuesday's Christmas service filled the church to capacity. The event featured presenting a Morris chair to Rev. D. S. Boyer and a leather rocker to County Commissioner John Fisher by Sunday school teachers and scholars. Ish er is Sunday school superintendent. Both surprised and thanked friends.
The Adams Street Italian Mission hosted a Tuesday afternoon Christmas party for sixteen kindergarteners under Miss Grace Conn. Parents attended as children sang, received candy stockings, and dolls. one girl delighted as her dolly was told to sleep. The event was organized by the Sunday school class led by Miss Latsschar.
Catholic churches held services on Christmas with high mass at 9 a.m led by Rev Father Powers and Rev Father Slattery assisted by F A Slattery from Cincinnati seminary. Latre Mass in D Minor performed by choir. Organist Thomas Collins and director Mrs George Schaefer. Low mass at 8 a.m time noted. Evening vespers at 7 30 p m with boys choir Gregorian vespers.
Masses were celebrated at Holy Name with Father Weigand presiding at midnight in the Sisters chapel and a solemn high mass at 5 a m. The choir sang Millard's mass in C and the offertory featured Pastores. Children’s mass followed at 9 a m with Father McSherry and again at 10 30 a m by him as celebrant. Basement services included a third mass at 6 a m and 10 30 a m by Father Di Maio.
A colorful quotation from The Sketch mocks national stereotypes while praising Scotland and Ireland. The speaker playfully notes respect for Ireland, but asserts a bold stance about sitting on a rose shamrock or a thistle, using vivid imagery to contrast symbols.
A Bloomfield expert in conversation with the East Liverpool Tribune warns electricity in mines may trigger explosions. Fire bosses inspect sites, but lack switches at entry mouths, risking gas pockets. loose slate can bring wires to contact, causing a fire flash that ignites gas and fatal blasts.
Tom Porter a colored man robbed a Sixth and Washington Italian shop of about $12 this morning. The owner wrestled Porter to recover the money before he escaped. Detective Hastings later hauled back George Green, a secondhand overcoat thief, while other arrests included Jim Call and Red Hart for fighting and 13 lodgers plus six drunks in the lockup over Sunday. Officials note stolen gum boats identified by street railroad workers as taken from river belongings.
Johnson, used in a failed plot by attorney J E Hostetter to liberate him, was released on $200 bond and left the state. He admitted being hired to assault four Chester leaders but said his nerves failed him each time. Sheriff White offered no comment as Hostetter was jailed.
Peter Valanjo, a Slav living near Follanshee at Rex Carbon mines, slashed his wife three times with a razor in a drunken fit leaving her for dead. The woman, found bleeding on the kitchen floor, is in serious condition but expected to recover. Sheriff Carman and a Wellsburg posse seek the fleeing man.
Charles B. Buck, 76, a respected Steubenville resident, died in Wheeling after a fall fractured hip weeks earlier. Survived by two daughters including Eva C. Buck. wife predeceased him. Funeral at home Monday 8 p.m. Rev J H Littell will conduct. remains to be shipped to Steubenville for burial Tuesday.
George A. Campbell as administrator of Charles Walsh filed a $10,000 damages suit against La Belle Tron Works after Walsh known as Reed, an engineer on the Six Spot, died in the November 6 locomotive explosion. The petition claims failure to provide a safe locomotive, defective boiler, age and long use weakened material, and blames Harry Andrews on No. 5 for incompetence. Walsh supported his mother. Lewis represents the plaintiff.
H. L. May. Esq., as receiver, took charge of Jonas Miller's dry goods store on Friday in involuntary bankruptcy proceedings started in the United States court at Columbus by Arbuthnot Stephenson & Co. of Pittsburgh. The store will continue with adjustments to be sought.
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