Erie County events and crime report span of 1912 era
Entries describe postponed Erie County Volunteer Firemen meeting, a purse theft in Erie, Jamestown army recruiting efforts, Nomination petitions looming, railroad pension cutbacks, heavy rain and a panoply of local notices. Also army recruitment in Jamestown and court cases involving Davis Scalise and Antonio Semplesi amid regional weather and health updates.
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Davis Scalise
Tre City
Antonio Semplesi
Ex Prothonotary Facing $7,000 Fee Demand in Erie County
Former Prothonotary James B. Yard owes Erie County about $7,500 in naturalization case fees. Controller Harvey M. Wilksby plans a discussion to seek a friendly settlement, noting an apparent legal misunderstanding and possible wider practice among prothonotaries. Yard allegedly retained fees of $2.50 per naturalization case started.
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Erie
James B. Yard
Erieounty
Harvey M. Wilk Jis
Yard
Willis
Tornado Toll Rises In South With 193 Dead
Reports detail devastating tornado damage across Plantersville and Columbiana. Families lose kin as houses collapse and residents struggle to survive amid wreckage. Neighbors rush aid, doctors and nurses arrive from nearby cities to treat the injured and manage scarce medical supplies.
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South
Butler Opens His Penn A Headquarters
Philadelphia report says Major General Smedley D. Butler begins his Republican Senate bid with state headquarters opened under Judge Artur Dale. Butler meets Governor Pinchot in Harrisburg and plans a formal statement upon returning to Philadelphia.
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Union Cross
Philadelphia
Smedley D. Butler
Artur Dale
Center County
Sutler
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Flour aid reaches Oil City and nearby towns
Four carloads totaling 120000 pounds of flour will be distributed free by the American Red Cross to Oil City and surrounding communities, with shipments to Bulenton Nicklevile Rockland Pleasantville and Rouseville. A separate note says a minimum cargo for 400 families over 90 days has been allotted to Warren County.
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CVTY
Oil City
Royal Chapter
American Red Cross
Washington
Red Cross
Bulenton
Nicklevile
Rockland
Pleasantville
Rouseville
Warren
M. McClure
Warren County
AmericaNallonal Red Cross
Walter Davidson
Red Cross Central Wheat Distribution Office
Wisher Building
Chisengo
Federal Farm Board
Four Die In Fire At Ett Hotel In Dallas Texas
Four men burned to death when a hotel fire driven by strong wind swept through the Ett hotel in Dallas. About 50 residents fled in scant clothing, suffering exposure to freezing weather. The victims include W. H. Bodenhammer of Chicago and Grover Hopson of Sherman Texas. others unnamed. A man identified as Granger of Chicago and another tentatively identified as Frank Fisher of Little Rock were noted among the dead or missing.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
Mar
Ett
Ey |Notel
W. H. Bodenhammer
Chicago
Grover Hopson
Sherman
Granger
Frank Fisher
Little Rock
Girl in Green Linked to Narcotics Arrest in Brie
Erie reports federal prosecutors tied taxi driver Charles McKeshan to a narcotics ring after he boasted of importing 480000 dollars worth of drugs from Canada last summer. The girl in green, a federal operative, led agents to the charges presented before a federal fraud jury at Brie.
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Erie
Charles McKeshan
McKeshan
Canada
McKeahan
Brie
Cleveland
Buffalo
30 Families Flee Flames in Chicago
Chicago report details a $100,000 fire that destroyed three East Chicago buildings. Thirty families lost their homes and were helped by neighbors as crews fought the blaze amid heavy snow. Firemen rescued several trapped residents from second story windows. one fireman and four others were harmed by collapsing structures. Roy Zink and Edward Foster were among the late rescuees.
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Chicago
Chinago
South Shore Electric
Roy Zink
Edward Foster
Arthur Johnson
Love and Jealousy Drive Plot in Chapter 27
Cleo Lucas Association presents a melodramatic tale where Arlene Kennedy schemes to win back Bruce Durand with vanity and perfume, while Lois lingers as a rival. Bruce feigns indifference to test Arlene as she imagines a glamorous future, but the night ends at a mansion drive with uncertain fate.
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Bruce Durand
Arlene Kennedy
Lois
Arlene
Ap- Jeng
Bruce
Mje
Vets Vet
Bruce Te
Bruce Dorand
Tial
Maya Eeles
Hind
Arlene Jay
Luh
Monmouth
Brice Durand
Charles Durand
Evanston
Ue Nuri Shore County Club
Adene
Presbyterian
Mighisan Boulevard
Stvanston Farm
Chay
Tier
Ariane
Arinne
Ner
Hols
Lola
Agin
Mack
Ariene
Beltce
Anite
Arlene Nimble
Hryce
Davenport
Merce
North Shore Road
Bryos
Shy
Kane Store Burglary at Black Jack's Tobacco
State police investigate a burglary at Black Jack's, owned by Fire Chief Jack Valentour. About 30 dollars in coins were stolen from a cash box that vanished from a hidden spot when Valentour found the shop at 6:45 am Monday. Entry likely occurred between Sunday night closing and Monday morning opening using a skeleton key, with no other items disturbed.
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dLcca
Black Jack's
Jack Valentour
Valentour
Unclear robbery tale tied to Valentour suspect
A fragmented report describes a robbery where a thief familiar with a store and its staff moved directly to a cash box, which was found secreted in a known location. The account mentions Mr Valentour as the thief and notes that the procedure appeared to be standard for that place.
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Pro- Sons
Cedure
Mr. Valentour
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