Sleet delays and factory accident headline 1912 notes
Journal notes from January 29 1912 describe sleet causing railroad and trolley delays in Columbus and a serious accident at Corty Metal Furniture Company where A B Cowles caught fingers in a shearing machine. Also included is a feature about Chinese British subject Chen a noted journalist and diplomat with ties to the Kuomintang regime and his family in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A. B. Cowles
Corty Metal Furniture Company
Ait Yand
Wileh
Chen
the Elks
Trinidad
England
Ti Jong
China
Tan Dificult
Peiping
Sylvia
Percy
Jack
Yolanda
Kuomintang
People's Party
Hankow
Alleged Erie Slayers Set for Trial on February 8
Victor Bonnell and Leo Bilecki face murder charges in the slaying of Thomas Zlotkowski. District Attorney Mor rtimer E. Graham announced trials for February 8, with a grand jury to consider indictments next week. Tom Brown, held in the Christmas Day killing of Alex Mitchell, may be tried February 16 if Bonnell and Bilecki finish first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Bonnell
Leo Bilecki
Thomas Glotkowski
Alex Mitchell
Ulal
Blacko
Bownell
Brown
Ers
G. Arthur Blass J
Bonnell
Miles B. Kitts
Bilecki
Train Wrecked On Low Grade No Injuries Reported
Train 227 on the Low Grade division between Driftwood and Red Bank derailed at Winterburg siding. The gasoline and baggage cars left the rails but no passengers were hurt. A Reynoldsville wreck crew cleared the track, and the train resumed to DuBois by 9 pm with passengers ferried by auto and breakfast provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois
Driftwood
Red Banc
Pennsylvania
Winterburts
Reynoldsville
Duols
Jose
Funeral services set for Marion Doane Sunday
Funeral services will be held Sunday for Marion Doane who died at his Wheelock home. The service will be at 11 AM from O K Doane's home, 188 Park Street, with Rev G B Morgan of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church officiating. Interment in Pine Grove cemetery. Doane, 84, had pneumonia last week. born Bear Lake Pa July 5 1847. Survived by wife, son C E Doane, daughter Maude Weber, three grandchildren Lucille Bronson G B Drake C M Howard, four great grandchildren, all of Corry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Doane
Wheelock
O. K. Doane
Park Street
G.B. Morgan
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Pine Grove
Doane
Maude Weber
Lucille Bronson
G. B. Drake
C. M. Howard
Corry
Federal Payrolls Grow as Bureaucracy Expands
An editorial from the Buffalo Courier-Express examines rising federal payrolls and bureaucracy. It traces wartime highs and postwar declines, noting 1981 figures near 617 thousand civil employees, with DC and outside DC distributions and caveats about undercounted government roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Courier-Express
Courier- Texpress
Federal Civil Service
American Bar Association
District of Columbia
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Columbus News Notes Summary of Local Activities
Columbus notes cover Sunday services at Community church led by Rees Ho A Sayren Tam, Sunday school at 10, Young Peoples Society at 7 30, and a Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study. The girls chorus will aid Sunday services as P T A meeting impressed with C M Flengat of Corry. Boy Scouts plan a bake sale at the hardware building Saturday. Mrs Ellen Blanchard resumes work at the post office. Bridge Club met with Mrs N R McGuire. Local men cut wood from area lots. Mrs Nellie Bennett of Adrian Mich visits sister Mrs Clare Gordon. Prof F Bartoo attends Warren county high school principals conference. Loren Upperman of Clymer visits parents. Kisdessie Smith visited Hillier Thursday. Mr Goodwill and family move to Gerald Faullner house east of village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Ellen Blanchard
Bridge Club
N. R. McGuire
Nellie Bennett
Adrian, Mich
Clare Gordon
F. Bartoo
Warren County High Schools
Warren
Bell Telephone to switch to new exchange system
The Bell Telephone Company plans to replace the old system with a new exchange and cable network installed at a cost above $60,000. Dr F A Beebe of Milburn Hospital on Spring Street dies at his pleasant Rayquomt block home. Mrs Tiffany hosts a literary musical evening honoring Mrs Ripley who moves to Spokane. George Barlow ships a Mit shell Six to Erie to buy a new car this spring. Clifford Bling and Frank Ames return from Cuba and the Canal Zone. Manager Shamburg of Amuse U is ill at home with a severe cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell ‘Telephone Company
Ne New Exchange and Cable
Rayquomt Block
Ft Tiffany
George Walker Ripley
Spokane
Wash
Unclear prompt fragment questions from historical page
The text appears to be a jumble of questions from a newspaper page. It references Hare Greek origin, Malta location, Martinique earthquake timing, prior Pennsylvania governor, school attendance in Corry, and a page 7 puzzle by an unidentified author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of
Malta
Martinique
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Corry
Baptist Church Cleaning Bee Success Report
The cleaning bee at the Baptist church continued yesterday with about twenty three participants. Floors mopped seats cleaned and basement floor newly cemented. Ladies served coffee and other refreshments as a joyful community effort with a prayer meeting following featuring a helpful study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Bradford Oil Man Stricken Suddenly Dies in Cambridge Springs
Bradford Pa Jan 4 John E Ward 56 prominent oil producer dies suddenly in Cambridge Springs hotel after losing consciousness Wednesday afternoon He was a member of several organizations including the shrine of Eric Body brought to Bradford for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
John E. Ward
Cambridge Springs
Ward
Shrine of
Eric
Real bullets found in Erie shooting near Cranberry
In Erie on a Wednesday evening near 7th and Cranberry streets, Mike Semple was fired on from a vehicle. Neighbors and Officer Lawrence Placido found four sawed-off shotgun slugs lodged in Margaret Adlehart’s porch at 1163 Worth Street and broken windows at 1155 West 7th Street. The vacant Youngbluth home at 1155 West 7th is owned by B L Youngbluth.
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Erie
tInstead
Fusil- Tude
Mike Semple
Srd
7Th
Cranberry Streets
Lawrence Placido
Semple
Placido
Margaret Adlehart
Jth
B. Il
Youngbluth
W. 7Th Street
Crescent Drive
Bestor to Succeed Dewey as Lake Placid President
Jamestown Jan 29 The Lake Placid Club Education Foundation announced the election of Dr Arthur B Bestor as acting president to succeed the late Dr Melvil Dewey. The foundation chartered by the University of the State of New York in 1922 operates educational programs and Northwood Schools. Bestor has served as a foundation trustee since its founding and was a close associate of Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Lake Placid Club Education Foundation
Jas
Arthur Be, Bestor
Melvil Dewey
University of the State of New York
Lake Placid Company
Northwood
Bestor
Dewey
666 Liquid Tablets Salve Remedy for Colds
A catalog entry promotes 666 liquid tablets and salve as an internally and externally used treatment for colds. It markets a complete and effective remedy claimed to be among the most speedy for cold symptoms. The listing emphasizes internal dosage and external application as a combined approach.
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Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
COLEGROVE _ stout
Arthur Colegrove
Fred Kimball, Inc
46Th St
New York
Ribune Tower
Chicago
Bovernment
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Columbus News
Loren Upperman
Clymer
Kisdessie Smith
Mr. Goodwill
Gerald Faullner
F. A. Beebe
Milburn Hospital
Springstree
George Barlow
Barlow
Clifford Bling
Frank Ames
Cuba
Camal Zone
Shamburg
The
Amuse- U
John
Scott
Cascara
Cascade Linen
Woodbury
Roxbur
Condra Pharmacy
N. Center St
Ze Rexel Store
Penn’a
Nggp
Ersonal Finance CO
Beneficial Sc Sociaty
South Center
Corry. PA
Rie
Echeeet
Riatone Nt
Beereraerean
Sra’ Ee Od
SPS
Ua Tae teubnLe
Ces Aera
Root’s
South Center Street
Corry, Penna
Lake Placid
E. E. Guignon
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
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