Three Wars celebration gears up with grand marshal
Local reports state preparations are advancing for next week's Three Wars celebration. Arrangements include a veterans camp fire and a robust parade with nearly a dozen floats from fraternal groups. Capt A A Franzheim named grand marshal as volunteers solicit funds. Reservations include the old Pleasant Heights camp ground hosting U S Regulars from Fort McPherson Georgia.
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A. A. Franzheim
Pleasant Heights
U. S
Fort McPherson
Georgia
Unusual Sunday Fire Destroys Two Brooks County Barns
Sparks from a bonfire lit by local children on a hill north of Wellsburg ignited W. N. Brinker’s barn, a $20,000 modern structure. Firemen could not control the blaze, two hours later the Kercher barn adjacent to the Brinker property also burned, with hay and grain inside and an estimated $6,000 loss. Some insurance covered both buildings.
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Wellsburg
W. N. Brinker
Brooke County
Wellsburgh
Henry Kercher
Kercher
Brinker
Merger Rumors Swirl Around La Belle Intercats Wheeling Co
Reports in financial and quill circles claim a merger involving La Belle Intercats, Wheeling Steel & Iron Co, and Whittaker Glessner Co. Plans reportedly advanced to near completion with about 40 million dollars at stake. President Crawford absent, interviews delayed, official denial echoed days ago.
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W. D. Crawford
la Belle Iron Works
la Belle Intercats
Wheeling Steel & Iron Co
Whittaker-Glessner Co
Crawford
la Belle Company
Wheeling Steel & Iron Company
Whitake-Glessner Company
Cncern
Strike Zone Quiet as Mills Start Up Sunday
Strikers report many workers have left or been removed from the mills. Supt Williams says he has weeded out non mill men. Seven mills operated in part today with plans to restart at midnight Sunday. Some former workers may return for future jobs. An Italian worker accidentally discharged a repeating shotgun, grazing another man in the mill yards.
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Supt. Williams
Pope
Cleveland Press
Russian Pole Dies From Injuries At La Belle Tube Plant
Iohn Usile, a Russian pole worker at the La Belle tube plant, sustained fatal injuries on Saturday morning after hooking a load of pipe on a crane. He died about half an hour later.
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Iohn Usile
la Belle
Fatal injury after being struck at Prospect Avenue
A man, 43, was not watching when a vehicle or object swung around and struck him over the heart, causing internal injuries. He died shortly after at the all hospital. He leaves a wife and five children in the old country. The coroner conducts an inquest.
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All
Old Country
Prospect Avenue
Road work on Weirton road speeds with steel firm help
Merchants and the Chamber of Commerce push a road improvement project on the Weirton road. Carnegie Steel Plant at Mingo furnishes scrapers and a road superintendent, Doyle, with tools. Funds total 215 dollars, covering work valued at 500 dollars, with completion planned next week if more money arrives.
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Weirton
Chamber of Commerce
Carnegie Steel Company
Mingo
G. E. Wisener
Carnegie Steel
Doyle
Harmon Creek
West Virginia
Burglars Loot Distallevic Tailor on South Third Street
A bold Friday night robbery at 162 South Third Street Distallevic Tailor left about 20 pairs of trousers, cloth suitings, and four made to order suits missing. Entry was via a broken transom and a rear door key, with a sample case used for disposal. About $300 in goods stolen, safe tampered but not opened. cash register also looted. No clues found.
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South Third Street
Distallevic
Boy testifies of brutal father at Berghelz Probate Court
Ten year old Cero Horsfall of Bergholz recounts cruelty by James Horsfall who was arrested after forcing the boy from home and making him sleep in stables. The court found the boy sane, despite bruises, and the community protests as the father faces action. The mother is reported to be in an asylum.
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Cero Horsfall
Bergholz
James Horsfall
Horsfall
Berghelz
East Liverpool Council Acts to Restrict Gas Rates for Ten Years
The East Liverpool Council voted to have the ordinance committee draft a ten year gas rate ordinance maintaining 28 cents per thousand cubic feet to private consumers. The city solicitor will work with valley city lawyers before the Public Utilities Commission. Wellsville plans a similar move to preserve current gas prices once the ordinance is ready.
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East Liverpool Council
Public Utilities Commission
Bennett
Steubenville
Toronto
Wellsville
Fatal shooting during road construction near Cross Creek
In Cross Creek Pennsylvania on July 10 a foreigner employed on a new brick road was fatally wounded by a lone Black assailant who held up four foreigners near Morgan Sharp's home. The attacker fled. a second incident near Lurgettstown earlier was linked to the same man who escaped with about six dollars. The wounded man was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with severe abdominal wounds.
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Cross Creek
Pittsburg
William’ Pronufi
Lurgettstown
Eng
Neere
Injured man moved to Pittsburg hospital after crisis
The wounded man rallied enough to walk to his boarding house. A physician attended him through the night, but due to the serious nature of his wounds, it was decided to transport him to a Pittsburg hospital for treatment.
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Pittsburg
Drowning of Lewis Hout at Pleasant Heights
Lewis Hout aged 16 a chemist at La Belle Iron Works laboratory drowned in the Ohio river near the mill Wednesday evening after six. His body was recovered and taken to Coe's undertaking rooms then to his home. Survived by mother Elizabeth Hout and siblings George Everett Mrs Harry Stonebraker and Mrs Louis White. He was a member of the Christian church and respected by all who knew him.
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Lewis Hout
Park Street
Pleasant
Heights
la Belle Iron Works
Ohio
Coe
Young Hoat
Decease
Olie Hout
Elizabeth Hout
Pleasant Heights
George
Everett
Harry Stonebraker
Louis White
Christian Church
Hail storm and lightning damage hit Toronto area
A severe afternoon hail storm drenched Toronto, shattering hundreds of windows. W. F. Moreland’s greenhouse lost most panes, the High School skylight fell, Cassidy’s feed store roof tore, and other roofs suffered. Dr. Collins’s office sustained minor damage from lightning. another storm swept the area around dusk.
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Toronto
W. F. Moreland
Cassidy
Dr. Collins
Penrose predicts Republican gains in 1914 and beyond
United States Senator Boris Penrose spoke in Philadelphia predicting Republicans will win Pennsylvania in the 1914 gubernatorial race and likely capture the next House, while the Senate cannot shift before 1916. He argued tariff, Democratic policy, and a GOP split cost Democrats control and that other states fed by the split will swing back.
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Philadelphia
United States
Boris Penrose
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Penrose
Washington
Senate
Republican Party
Swift Specific blood medicine for lupus claim
An advertisement claims lupus is the worst skin disease caused by blood impurities and that a botanical preparation named 8 8 or 88 8 can cure it by controlling the blood supply. It touts Swift Laboratory products from Atlanta Georgia and promises expert advice from the Medical Department.
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Swift
Swift Specific Co
Bwift Laboratory
Atlanta
Republicans to Seek Strong Governor Nomination in 1914
A Republican party observer notes the next Senate likely remains Democratic until 1916, Pennsylvania elections will steer sentiment, and the governor’s race in 1914 will be pivotal. He warns no current nominee exists, urging a nomination with broad and spontaneous public support. Public sentiment after the November election will shape favored candidates.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Pennsylvania
Sacking of Seres by Bulgarians Reports Confirmed
A dispatch from Salonika confirms Bulgarian forces sacked Seres, looted and set ablaze most buildings, and attacked consulates. Foreign diplomats were harmed and the American Tobacco Company faced a $1,000,000 loss. Widespread killings and burnings left the town devastated and aid is being rushed to victims.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Salonika
Seres
Cornel Yankoff
Macedonia
George C. Zalpko
Vnce
Bank of Aithens
Oriental Bank
The
Metrpolitan
American Tobacco Company
Cloud burst paralyzes Columbus railroads and interurban traffic
A Wright cloud burst in Central Ohio swelled small rivers and creeks into torrents washing out bridges and causing landslides. In Zanesville the temporary Baltimore and Ohio line failed, cutting west east connections. Muskingum river reportedly rose nine feet as Pennsylvania rails between Columbus and the east were blocked. An eastbound New York train stalled at Newark before returning to Columbus.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Columbus
Ohio
Zanesville
Baltimore and Ohio
Muskingum
Pennsylvania
East
New York
Newark
Becker denied new trial in Rosenthal murder case
New York July 12 Charles Beck ar s application for a new trial on the charge of murdering the gambler Herman Rosenthal was denied by Supreme Court Justice Goff. The court ruled he had a fair trial and rejected newly discovered evidence. relief would come only from a higher court. Becker has been in the death house at Sing Sing for months.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
New York
Charles Beckar
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Goff
Becker
Lad
Sing Sing
Senate to act on Underwood tariff bill report
Associated Press reports that Clairman Simmons of the finance committee is authorized to report the Underwood-Simmons tariff bill after three months since the special session began. The committee passed it along party lines with Republicans voting against. the bill keeps key House provisions and President Wilson’s aims for free raw wool and sugar to be free by May 1, 1916.
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Associated Press
Herald-star
Washington
Senate
Wilson
Congress
Clairman Simmons
Finance Committee
Minnesota bankers hear Reynolds on bank leadership
George M. Reynolds, president of the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago, addressed the Minnesota Bankers Association today outlining leadership and strategic priorities for national banking. He emphasized stability, risk management, and expansion of services across midwestern markets.
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Associated Presa
Herald-Star
Duluth
Minn
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Minnesota Bankers’ Association
Criticism of administration currency bill voices concern
Mr Reynolds argues the plan to create a seven member federal reserve board would place banking under a political panel. He warns appointees by the president exclude bankers and business leaders from deliberations, risking domination and control over the banking system.
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Reynolds
Federal Reserve Board
Presidnt
Board of Bankers
Bulgaria Surrenders Balkans Peace to Russia
Associated Press dispatch from St Petersburg reports Bulgaria placing itself in Russia's hands to end Balkan hostilities and spare bloodshed. London confirms Bulgaria asked European powers to intervene to halt the war in the Balkans.
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Associated Presa
Herald-Star
St. Petersburg
Bulgaria
Russia
Balkans
London
Johnson Declares Intent to Stay in Paris After Bond Forfeiture
Jack Johnson, aboard the Corinthian at Havre, says he will not return to the United States and plans to reside in Paris. The Justice Department moves to seek forfeiture of his $30,000 Chicago bond tied to white slave indictments, with Judge Carpenter's prior stance left unchanged. State Department officials doubt France will allow asylum, noting possible deportation under European laws against admitting criminals.
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Associated Press
Herald Star
Havre
Jack Johnson
Corinthian
United States
Paris
Washington
Department of Justice
Chicago
Carpenter
Johnson
France
State Department
Wich
Pope Tin Mill Strike Report Shows Wary Calm And Return Talk
Strikes at Pope tin mill relax over the weekend with guards quartered on Slack Street and Lake Erie avenues. Pickets stay, boxing bouts and a tailgate ball game entertain workers while torpedoes on a nearby track prompt police action. Eight mills begin midnight operations as talks of resuming departments spread, with John L. Lewis and Harry Griffins addressing an Eagles Hall gathering of strikers and supporters.
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Mil
Slack Street
Lake Erie Avenue
Hull
Neutral engineers defend Phillips Sheet dispute in Steubenville
In Steubenville on July 13 1013 engineers and other neutral workers of the Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Co appeal to the Herald Star to publish their side. They deny any affiliation with the A A of I and S T workers and ask mayoral protection while asserting their satisfaction with company treatment and urging fair consideration of the dispute.
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Steubenville Ie
Herald-Star
Phillips Sheet & Tin Plant Co
A. A
Steubenville
Cleveland
Henry Stetmeyer
William Robertson Grant
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate. Co
It Cures While You Walk With Allen's Foot-Ease
An advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims instant relief from corns itching feet ingrown nails and bunions. It promises easier fitting shoes and reduced sweating and swelling with a trial package offered free and a 25 cent price. The ad lists Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York as the address.
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Allen
Lalies
Allen 5
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Adv
Big Storm Strikes Valley Nixing Barns and Bridges
A violent storm across the river valley and Pan Handle region caused lightning fires destroying three barns, including a James Keryser farm barn near Mt Zion and a Wintersville barn, with a horse killed, and property losses around $1000. A Pan Handle rail bridge washed out near Trinway halted westbound trains, later resumed.
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River
Pan Handle
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Belmont County
James Keryser
Mt. Zion
Bellaire
Miller Farm
Altamont Hill
George Bickerstaff
Dr. Donahue
Wintersville
Ferguson Lot
Ferguson
Wakatomika Creek
Trinway
Marriage Licenses Issued for Natali Timpirino and Maria Cusma
Ignajio Natali Timpirino aged 22 and Maria Cusma aged 17, both of Steubenville, obtained marriage licenses. The record notes their names and ages as filed in local civil records.
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Ignajio Natali Timpirino
Maria Cusma
Steubenville
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Epkareh
Rima Er
Pittsburgh Steel Co
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Pope Tin Mill
Eagles Hall
John L. Lewis
A. F. of L
Harry Griffins
Amalgamated Association
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