Oil Creek Fire and Flood Remembered in 1892 Tragedy
Forty three years after the 1892 Oil Creek flood and fire, Worthweston Pennsylvania recounts the catastrophe that devastated Titusville and Oil City. A Gerry Flyer excerpt describes days of heavy rain, rivers running two feet deep on First Avenue, cellars flooded, depots and hotels submerged, and hundreds dead or missing amid wrecked stores and driftwood strewn across streets.
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Worthweston
Pennsylvania
Thusville
Oil City
Gerry
Salm
Hirst Avenue
Bilt
Tome
First Avenue
Tomning
Second Avenue
Thiclid
Spring Street
Halter
Kelleher
Main
Muir Street
Downer Oil Works
Brown
Stone
Powell's
Barlow
Starbird
Depot
Phoeix Hotel
Main Street
South Center Street
St. James
Gold Street
John Lennox
East Washington Street
Gillies
Wat Stone
Mineral Spring Company
Smith Street
Eros
Wayne
Water Company
Smith
Titusville
Old City
Gre
Fiend Poisons Twenty Dogs In Kane Area
Police investigate a series of dog poisonings reported in Kane area. A Haines Street home was targeted with poisoned treats tossed into yards. Residents warned to destroy tainted meat and stay vigilant as authorities pursue the perpetrator. Witnesses described meat-wrapped morsels found in several yards amid fear in Woodland Heights.
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Kane Area
Ean
Vane
Haines Street
Follett
Woodland Heights
Oo City
Tupelo Becomes First TVA Power City in Nation
Tupelo Mississippi leads as the first U S city to receive TVA power. The rural electrification program funds and builds lines to farmers in Alcorn County. Pickwick dam under construction at Pickwick Landing will aid navigation and later power generation. Expansion seeks $50,000 more to extend lines, with TVA matching funds helping rural districts.
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Robert H. Brown
Central Press
Tupelo
Miss
United States
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alcorn County Electric Association
TVA
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Pickwick Landing
Pickwick Dam
Corinth
Iuka
Mias
Paducah
Kyth Pickwick
Guntersville
Ata
Alcorn County Electric Power Association
Alcorn County
Shiloh Park
Stantonville
Guy
Tenn
Biggeraville
Rienze
Danille
Kossuth
Migs
Alcorn County Association
Tés
Northern
Missis
Kane Borough Approves Ornamental Street Lights
Kane Kand June 6 Kane Borough Council ended three years of talks by unanimously accepting West Penn Power’s plan for ornamental lights on Fraley street from Poplar to Greeves and on Greeves street from Fraley to Edgar. The project, aided by three rate reductions since 1982, costs about the same as the present system and increases lighting from eight 400 candlepower lamps to forty seven 600 candlepower lamps along the route.
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Kand
Kane Borough
West Penn Power Company
Fraley Street
Poplar
Greeves Street
Fraley
Edgar
Counell
Tupelo Sheds Shade on TVA Cooperation Debate
Aippi hints at cooperation with the TVA as the Tennessee valley project expands. The piece contrasts local yard shade with government power plant plans and hints Tupato may oppose the TVA, suggesting a street protest message to rally common folks against federal projects.
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Aippi
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Smith
Tupato
Tupelo
Bey
Bunk
Noted Musicians to Visit Corry Church T
The Russian musicians the Slacks from Johnson City New York Ue Rev and Mrs Philip Slack and son Peter Slack will perform at First Baptist Church Corry starting Tuesday evening June 1 at 7 30 p m The Slacks tour major churches tabernacles and NBC CBS radio stations with a varied program Peter Slack plays fifteen instruments and composes Mrs Slack is lead soloist and nightly featured Rev Philip Stack will discuss his conversion from the Russian church to Christianity.
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Gospel Messengers
Johnson City
N. Y
Ue Rey
Philip Slack
Peter Slack
First Baptist Church
Corry
Tabernacles
NBC
CBS
Philip Stack
Ernest A. Hoole
Court cuts more Erie property assessments in null orders
On June 5 Judge Charles B. Copeland presided in county court and reduced valuations on 285 Erie properties. Total reductions reached $388,420 in yesterday's orders, boosting overall cuts to over $1,000,000 since the reviews began weeks ago.
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Erie
Charles B. Copeland
Westmoreland County
Second Child Has Close Escape Here
A report warns of highway dangers through a close escape involving a second child. It urges motorists and parents to exercise vigilance and caution on city streets and calls for stricter measures to reduce risks and prevent fatalities.
Roland Morris to address Allegheny commencement
Meadville Pa June details show Roland Morris of University of Pennsylvania International Law will speak at Allegheny College commencement on June 10. Other speakers include Bishop W J McConnell and Dr William Pearson Tolley. 44 graduates and guests from multiple classes expected to attend three day events.
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Meadvalue
Allegheny
Bb Lorie College
Proggsor International Law
University
Fof
Pennsylvania
Ambasside
Japan
Morris
Wraois J. McConnell
New
Olive
Coniedul Lake
John Corcoran
Pittshureh
Dhese Ovente
Hutings Hall
Irelord
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Oil Creek
West Main
U.S
TVA Power
R. W. Reed, Company
Reed
Jersey
Tomatoes
Hot House
Motor Oil
Penn
Ann Page
Atlantic & Pacifico
Mit
KANE
Roland Morris
Meadville
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