Petitions for Paying Street Improvements Circulated
Property owners along Smith Street sign petitions this week urging the city commission to approve paving from Wright to West Wayne and beyond toward Hsenex. If approved above West Wayne a sewer may be needed, seen as long overdue by most involved. Most owners along the route have joined, with little opposition and more signatures anticipated.
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Smith Strent
Vty Commission
Wright
Wayne Street
Ving ‘Xhova
West Wayne
Hayé
Hsnex
Oldy
American Vessel Lost With Crew
Washington Feb 26 The Theodore Palmer bound from New London is reported missing with its crew according to a Copenhagen Consul General dispatch. An Epsbjerg paper mentions arrival of the Valu! bearing word that a lifeboat survivor was plucked from the North Ben on February 1.
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United Prom
Washington D. C
Theodore Palmer
New London
Consal General
Copenhagen
Epsbjerg
Pather
Ben
Steel Cars Save Scores in Early Morning Wrecks
Wire reports from Lafayette Indiana and Claremont New Hampshire recount early morning railway incidents. In Lafayette, three passengers were seriously hurt when an express near Templeton hit a mile marker, cars wrecked but wood construction limited fire loss. In Claremont two cars of an express rolled into Sugar River injuring a conductor and a woman passenger, no fatalities reported.
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United Press
Lafayette
Ind
New York
New England
Wanderplleg
Templeton
Anty Milles
Ateol
Claremont
N. H
Sugar River
Washington notes shifts in war policy amid losses
United Press reports three Americans died in a ship collision as Rotterdam briefed the State Department. High administration officials signal withdrawal of the hard line and a move toward a more conciliatory approach with both England and Germany, with diplomacy aimed at reducing hunger and war impact.
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United Press
Washington, D
State Department
England
Germany
United States
New Cambridge Springs Lodge Encampment Inaugurated
Mather and other Jonathan lodge Odd Fellows traveled to Cambridge Springs to witness the inauguration of a new encampment branch. The lodge will be instituted this afternoon under Crawford district leadership, with Meadville degree team supervising tonight. Local Cor Fy members and others from the area are among many visitors expected.
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Mather
Jonathan Lodge
Cambridge Springs
Crawfordistrict
Meadville
Cor Fy
County Plans Bridge to Link Spring Creek and East Main
County likely to construct a bridge on the new road from Spring Creek to Corry to span the Brokenstraw and form a direct link to East Main Street. Viewers have recommended the bridge, with the report to go to the Warren County grand jury for approval and minimal delay anticipated.
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Spring Creek
Corry
East Main Street
Brokenstraw
Warren County Grand Jury
Wires Cut Between Vera Grux and Mexico City Pause Rally
Official department notice reports wires between Vera Grux and Mexico City were down overnight causing the ratWay raffle to be suspended. Washington officials show concern over events in Mexico City as details remain unclear.
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United
Washinkton
D. C
Vera Grux
Mexico City
Mextein
Becker Must Die In Landmark Murder Case
Former Police Lieut Charles Becker, condemned for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal, was denied a new trial by Supreme Court Justice Weeks. The ruling confirms Becker’s death sentence and ends lengthy appeals in this famous New York case.
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Bulletin
New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Weeks
War news knocks wheat down again
Ghengo Feb 26 news of British and French Neeta forcing through outer Dardanelles forts sent wheat futures lower. May opened at 1.51 and July at 1.21. Within minutes the drop widened to two to four points, and by ten o clock May stood at 1.48.
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United Press
Ghengo
Dardanelles
British and French ships damaged at Dardanelles clash
Athens reports that a British battleship and two French cruisers were damaged in the night battle with the Dardanelles forts. The vessels were said to withdraw, though Turkish reports did not confirm the firing that allegedly breached the outer forts of the passage.
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United Press
Athens
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Cablo
Rural Carriers Ok Senate Salary Rise For Standard Routes
Rural carriers across the country welcomed a Senate action that sets salaries at 1200 dollars a year for standard routes of twenty two miles or more starting July 1. Shorter routes will be graded accordingly and the amendment fixes salaries for routes of all lengths in a definite manner.
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Senate
Three Erie County Townships Placed Under Quarantine
State officials announced quarantine in three Erie County townships after investigation. The townships Groune Summit and Mill Grook were placed under a special quarantine order to prevent spread of the disease. Measures will be enforced automatically by local authorities.
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Erie
Groune
Summit
Railways Misleading the People Protest by Railroad Union
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Conductors announced its official reply to thirteen railways resisting the Bull Crew Law. They claim the ads and propaganda mislead the public to oppose the measure. Also, Governor Brumpaugh granted a respite to James Boyd of Philadelphia until March 29, as Boyd, in the last stages of tuberculosis, faced execution.
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United Praca
Harrisburg
Legislative Committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainment and Conductory
Brumpaugn
James Boyd
Philadelphia
Boyd
Three Men Executed in Sing Sing Chair
Ossining NY February 26 three men Kane Vogt and Campanelli were executed in Sing Sing's death house. Each left a letter pleading abolition of the death penalty before facing the electric chair.
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United Press
Ossinning
N.Y
Berlin Reports Steady Gains on Warsaw
Berlin reports swift progress as forces push toward Warsaw on multiple sectors. Advances on the Vistula’s right bank bring Warsaw within range while German positions press from the south and west, signaling a final struggle near Vysogrod and the Polish capital.
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Warsaw
United Prose
Vysogrod
Warsi
von Hincan- Durg
Vysogrod Pon
Aussierdsm
Svarden
United Seal
Paris
Mer
Tuited
Far Office
English
Admiralty
London
United Press
LaBasse
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