Twenty Years Ago from Journal Files 1909 Night Events
A roundup of items from January 2 1909 notes local happenings in Erie. The Warren Corry high school basketball team plays tonight. The P and E railroad keeps platforms clear of snow and ice. John Patterson announces mayoral candidacy. A derailment or valve horror occurs at the Erie Park Opera House. Carlton King dislocates his shoulder. Neal of Jamestown visits the city. Elk’s charity balldance at the State Armory was well received. Beebe dies after paralysis at Beebe's home. The Erie locomotive breaks down, requiring an extra engine to rejoin the train an hour late. Miss Tua Austin invites friends to her home to see the old year out and new year in, Harriet Swann visits Erie. Frank Gilson hosts a New Year’s Eve dance at Mackabee Hall.
Father and Sons Celebrate Wise Old Man’s Training
A middle aged American speaker at a father and son luncheon extolled his “old man” as a model who shaped nine successful brothers. He warned that excessive advantage can spoil boys and praised education while stressing the value of knowing what not to do. The talk echoed the siblings’ shared admiration for their father’s restraint and guidance.
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Christina Eve Rettilon
Rothers
Two County Offices to be Filled in 1929 Erie Times Reports
The Erie Times notes major 1929 races include sheriff and county controller. Deputy Sheriff Jack Applebee is first to announce a bid, with Harvey Willis stating he will run to succeed himself. Other Carry supporters may back a candidate for either post. these two offices are the only county positions on the year’s ballot.
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Erie Times
Jack Applebee
Harvey Willis
Willis
Carry
Hoover to reach capital early Sunday aboard U S
President elect Herbert Hoover and Mrs Hoover are 1200 miles from Hampton Roads as the battleship progresses toward Washington. They are scheduled to anchor Sunday evening and travel to their Washington home to begin about two months of preinaugural prep. Mrs Hoover will pack and move belongings to the White House as Hoover forms a new administration and addresses government planning needs.
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U.S
Hampton Roads
Utah
Aun
Herbert Hoover
Hampton
White House
Mr. Hoover
Fee
State and local duty rise in enforcing Volstead Act
A Washington correspondent notes a growing view that state and local governments must take a larger role in enforcing Prohibition. He argues federal enforcement alone cannot curb bootlegging and that Congress might fund enforcement heavily, yet local governments still resist or neglect cooperation, leaving the effort unfinished.
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Washington
Sahara
Congress
Federi
Playwrights and Critics Clash Over Brain Illustrations
Constantinople playwright William Boy used X ray brain photographs to answer critics who condemned his latest work. The defamers viewed the images to inspect his cerebral structure, but ribald critics remained unconvinced despite visual proof of normal hemispheres and convolutions.
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Iliam Boy
Constantinople
Thas
Kiazam
Rye
Berard Hhaw
Law in Mexico Tightens Repression After Christmas
President Gil issued a harsh order on December 25 expanding state power, promising strict enforcement of human rights while enabling swift military trials for government rebels. The decree, sent to the War Department, directs rapid action by commanders and signals a move toward harsher, centralized control amid regional concerns.
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Mexico
Gil
Mexican War Department
Sie Wold
Drimheid
Look and Learn Questions and Answers
Question and answer segment with historical trivia. It lists queries about U.S. presidents, burial places of English royalty, records in American ping pong, poets, the largest shrine, and yesterday's answers including Ivanhoe The Swedes Dr Lorenz a deep dungeon 20 feet square with 148 prisoners in the Indian Mutiny of 1756 and boll weevil.
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England
Ping
Ivanhoe
Dr. Lorenz
Game of Correct English by W L Gordon
A fragment from a classroom manual review shows spelling and pronunciation questions. It asks which word is misspelled among several, prompts for correct pronunciations, and includes garbled examples and exercises. The tone is instructional and dated, with references to yesterday’s exercises and pronunciation tasks.
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W. L. Gordon
Promouillée
Malber
Problem of Herd Animal Percentages Puzzle
A garbled math puzzle asks to compute the number of pigs in a herd given relations: seventy animals in the herd, pigs are 62.5 percent of horses, horses are 80 percent of cattle, cattle are 88.75 percent of keep, with a final missing value. The explanation line shows fragmented steps and misprints, but indicates division and proportions across animals.
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Divine
WLEW Broadcasting Schedule Fragment 1998
A partial OCR of a WLEW station schedule from January 3 1998 includes listed programs such as Aunt Sammy's Chat Luncheon Hour Music Harvey Frits Corset Time Weather Forecast Hasemblie Hour and The Merly Makers. It also mentions station announcements and various time slots across the day at WLEW 61 City Pa Amos.
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U Dept
WLEW
City
Sammy
Harvey
U. S. Weber
Harvey Frits
0. S
WLBW
Oil City
Fragmentary note on Wagner and the Barker in a distant locale
A garbled paragraph mentions Wagner and a barber, a composer at a trial, and a figure referred to as the Chest Valley Figur. The readable fragments imply a literary or musical context with references to Cosi and artistic clipping details, but the exact events and identities remain unclear.
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Wagner
Barker
Hoover Anxious To Get It Over With
Warrington correspondent Charles P. Stewart reports on Mayne Proslint elect Hoover aiming to move swiftly toward Washington. The piece analyzes Hoover’s strategy, potential obstacles, and how his presidency might shape U.S. policy, with emphasis on preparations, political maneuvering, and the anticipated transition.
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Hoover
Charles P. Stewart Warrington
Howe
Desert manhunt expands for kidnapper Palmer
United Press report from San Bernardino notes a fruitless Mojave search for Harry Palmer a 40 year old sign painter suspected in a kidnapping and a wrecking. Officers linked sightings near Barstow of a man with a frightened dirty boy to Palmer and accomplice Richard Grant 41 of Los Angeles.
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United Press
San Bernadino
Calif
Mojave F Desert
Harry Palmer
Richard Grant
Los Angeles
Barstow
Elieve
Palmer
Long Beach
Lumber prices rise as disease cuts timber supply
The Tree Revelation warns that disease directly increases lumber costs by reducing supply. Tens of thousands of trees are felled annually, threatening the availability and health of forests vital to the timber industry.
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Kent
Sign of Sunday in Motor Era
A whimsical note suggests if all U S motor cars were lined end to end they would reach Sunday afternoon, reflecting local humor on traffic and leisure in the motor age.
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United States
Arkansnsizle
Church Altars and Orientation in Early Christian Practice
A brief discussion notes that early Christian altars faced east with the principal entrance to the church facing the west. The tradition held that the altar was placed so the priest could face the direction from which Christ would come, reflecting liturgical orientation and reverence in antiquity.
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Altaes
Wile
Chris. Hanity
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