Taken directly from The Vindicator:
At an early hour Sunday morning, the Car Works Hotel at Mosier (Road), owned by Mrs. Margaret McCannon, was completely destroyed by fire. The building was a large one, comparatively new, and made a great blaze. Two daughters of Mrs. McCannon, who were sleeping in a room near where the fire originated, had a narrow escape from being suffocated, or burned to death, and so badly frightened was one of the young ladies that she has been seriously ill ever since.
It was about 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning when one of the boarders at the hotel was awakened and smelling smoke, started to investigate. Finding the building to be on fire, he awakened most of the occupants and went to the room occupied by the girls, and found it necessary to smash in the door before he could make them realize the danger that surrounded them. Meanwhile a bucket brigade had been formed by the guests at the hotel and the railroad men from the Erie yard nearby, and an alarm was
Series features Titanic
“Titanic: Facts and Lore” will be the topic of the next William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society’s Memories of a Lifetime lecture.
Traci Manning, curator of education for the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, will talk about the “unsinkable” ship, which hit an iceberg and capsized on its maiden voyage in 1912, and the prominent Youngstown family that was among its passengers. Manning has a bachelor’s degree in religion and Civil War-era studies from Gettysburg College and a master’s degree in applied history from Shippensburg University.
The program starts at 10 a.m. May 15 at Kravitz’s Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty. Admission is $5 for members, $6 for nonmembers, and reservations can be made by calling 330-726-8277.
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“Sudden Deaths. A strange case that is being rigidly investigated at Struthers. Coroner Tucker called to examine the remains of an employee at the Struthers Furnace.
“The sudden deaths in precisely the same manner, and no apparent reason therefore, have occurred within six months at Struthers. Last fall, a foreigner employed at the blast furnace in Struthers left his fellow workmen and entered a closet nearby. In a few moments, a companion discovered his dead body.
“Friday afternoon word was received in this city that a Slavonian laborer had been killed at the Struthers Furnace, and Coroner Tucker and Gillen’s Ambulance responded. Upon arriving at the furnace, the coroner learned that Joseph Needlect, a Slavonian, who had been employed in unloading coal cars, and just as the other man had done, six months before, left the car and entered a closet.
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“Lost a Lamb. A stock raiser finds one of his flock suddenly missing. A search warrant issued. Officers after parties engaged in selling young calves.”
“Frank Williams, a stock raiser living near Canfield, called at the mayor’s office this morning and reported that he had lost a lamb. Yesterday afternoon while driving sheep in the country, one of the lambs played out and was placed in a fence corner by Mr. Williams. He had only to drive the sheep about a mile when he intended returning to pick up the little lamb and take it in a buggy.”
Taken directly from The Vindicator:
“Caught in Machinery. Miss Lizzie Vaughn has a narrow escape at Fithian’s Laundry from being mangled to death.” Miss Lizzie Vaughn met with an accident at Fithian’s Laundry on the South Side yesterday, which nearly resulted in the loss of an arm. The escape of Miss Vaughn from sustaining more serious injuries than what she did is looked upon in the light of a miracle. Miss Vaughn is employed as a bookkeeper at the laundry and yesterday morning when she came to work and laid away her wraps, she walked back into the work room to warm her hands. She placed them over the collar machine, which had just been started up in motion, but only a slight pressure of power had been turned on. While paying attention to something else, her hands were permitted to go too close to the machine and one of them caught in the roller.