Heroic act earns reward for Sharon clerk
Miss Margaret Davis of Sharon received a 3500 Carnegie Hero Fund award after pulling Bodamer from a passing Erie freight train last December. Bodamer, formerly of Froklin, was struck and crushed by the locomotive. Davis and her sister were leaving the crossing when Bodamer tried to cross ahead of the train and fell. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission confirmed the incident and granted Davis 500 for her bravery.
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C Bodamer
Sharon
Froklin
Erie
Venta
Margaret Davis
Carenegle Hero Fund Commission
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Misa Digis
Admissions of Forged Checks Involve Local Suspect
Frankie, Pat and Peb. 15 The post office reports a young man in custody believed to be the mayor’s son victimizing merchants with forced checks. Samuel Webber, a 40 year old Dale Hill suspect, admits two cashed and a third attempt. Flo confessed to cashing a $12 fish market check and a $20 store check, alleging a Utli tn man forged them, though police suspect Webber wrote them or had close help.
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Franklin
Pat
Peb
Po Hce
Samuel Webber
Dale Hill
Flo
C. J. Hues
M. Waehuls
Utlitn Wan
Witt Or Webber
Memorial Hall project approved by grand jury
The Grand Jury, after reviewing petitions signed by 1600 taxpayers, favored the memorial to soldiers and callers from Wile county. The approval moves the project toward consummation.
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Ly Jouenn
Evie
Wile County
Unlucky Friday Bom Blshteh Faces Death Sentence
Levanten Feb 14 18yearold slayer William Peter Blshteh, convicted of murder on a Lackawanna line, awaits execution after a judge sentenced him to death. The prisoner, claiming a Friday born curse, reacted without remorse as the sentence was read, with family distress and town gossip mounting over the case.
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Levanten
Willian Peter Blshte
Livan Borger
Lackawanna
Tyler
B. G. Newcomb
Finchins
Hateer
Bully
Hishli
Alane
Wattad
D. C. Sparks In Trouble Again
D. C. Sparks faces renewed scrutiny in Corydon township where auditors say Sparks failed to turn over tax collections. The board has referred the alleged $1,000 shortage to an attorney to reopen the case with goals of repayment within 30 days. Some bonds may be released March 1 while Sparks continues as tax collector but omits required monthly reports.
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Sparks
Lay
Hay
Change of Venue Sought in Warren Case
Feb 15 report notes a motion for change of venue in the John Myrons case. Attorneys and county officials discuss the possibility of a Warren County trial with a different judge if the request is granted. Lyons has hired former Commonwealth staffer Mary Myers for courtroom work related to the matter.
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Warren
Arvind
John Myrons
Warren County
Venus
Lyons
Tetrtive Marery Myers
The
Commonwealth
Andrews
Girl Vaccinated May Lose Arm Feared Amputation
A Warren paper notes opponents of vaccination cite Miss Eleanor Welch as example of danger. After vaccination sores appeared on her arm and doctors fear possible arm loss, fueling talk of compulsory vaccination laws and petitions against further inoculations.
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Warren
Eleanor Welch
Misa Welch
William Welch
Acor
A Valuable Aid To Nursing Mothers
A historical nursing aid promotes Ferrozone as a reliable toner for new mothers. It claims to strengthen blood, calm nerves, restore appetite, and rebuild vitality, presenting it as a readily absorbed nourishment. Sold at 10 cents per box via Thos Downes and general dealers.
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Downes
Died in Philadelphia Uncle Stith Smith Passes Away
Dre A Ty Smith received a telegraph last evening announcing the death of his uncle Hid Stith in Philadelphia after a several month illness. He was over 56, brother of N. E. Smith of this city, formerly from Columbus. It is not yet decided if the body will be brought here for interment. Smith leaves a wife and one sister in California.
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Dre
A. Ty Smith
Stith
Philadelphia
Mr. Smith
Columbus
California
Pennsylvania Railroad promotes beef production drive
Philadelphia reports a new railroad agricultural effort by the Pennsylvania Railroad to boost beef production. The Freight Department distributes a publication titled Boat Production of Pennsylvania with guidance on soil fertility orchard development potato culture and cattle finishing to expand market opportunities and farm profits.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sampaign
Nan Juic
Pennsylvania
Tig Pennsylvania Railroad
Grath
Dalevawotg
Maryland
Virginia
És Nutk Triers
Vantuseais
Narrow Escape For Sheffield Man In Snow Crash
Sheffield Pa Feb 15 Dugene Inckley narrowly escaped serious injury when a horse attached to a sled bolted after ice slid from a building. He was struck by the cutter and dragged, then tossed to the road and sheltered from further harm by the cutter overturning as it hit an obstruction. Inckley suffered bruises and a painful body condition.
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Sheffield
Dugene
Ttrnet
Hinckley
Piquant Yet Decent Enough at the Library Theater
Alma Where Do You Live presents a French adapted play at the Library Theater on Wednesday February 21 featuring Jos Weber. The production balances American comedic restraint with Parisian flair, delivering melodic charm from Bil Net’s music and a mix of evocative song titles while highlighting its transitional tone for a younger audience.
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Alma
Library Theater
Wedesday
Jos Weber
Mr. Weber
Bil ‘Net
Metropolia
Lma
Fifty cases for March term in Wolf County court
Morte, February 10. A list of fifty cases for trial in the March term of the court of summons was completed yesterday by Prothonotary Hang. The list shows defendants will be called before the judge and jury on the first Monday in March, March 4, with weeks of court needed to complete the term.
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Hang
Brat Ier
Adee
The Erie Dispatch saga continues with gambling raid
In the wake of Mayor Stern’s order prohibiting all forms of gambling the first raid was conducted last night. Police moved swiftly targeting suspected gambling dens and unlawful games across the city, signaling strict enforcement of the new ban.
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Erie Dispatch
Stern
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Corry
Claes
BrLay AnvEiriind
Crasines Divaiaaier
Ceniya
Weel
Ten Hilts
New York
Chicago
Charles E. Bodamer
Bishie
D. C. Sparks
Corydon
Warren Court
Myers
Soves
Warren Girl
Smith
Golden Sun
Woolson Spice Company
Toledo
Ohio
Tire and Pet
BOE Jerome
Corree EA
Man
March St
Sam Jacobson & Co
Stein-Bloch Clothes
Simon
Sanitary Meat Market
Coons & Spencer
Props
Keam’s Grocery
First Avenue
Nick Kovar
Peter Sturgeon
Poles Court
Saventeen
Viotta
Hia
White
Aluminum
Barlow Hardware Co
Wn Chee
Gracies
Dowitt
Kemp's
Hinby
Witt
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