Peekskill Trolley Week Passes Spark Public Debate
In Peekskill a streetcar company rolls out weekly passes for unlimited rides at a fixed price, prompting discussion on the impact of a mileage-style system. The piece contrasts public benefit with company gains and suits the public’s travel needs while noting potential broader adoption. It also reports on a safety incident about a nine-year-old boy who tipped the alarm box during a fire scare, highlighting concerns over interrogation methods and the ethics of policing. The article ends with local notes and a postmaster notice about new mail carriers in Corry and related changes effective April 15.
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Peekskill
Toru Patton
Switzerland
Peeksskill
Savex
Twenty Years Ago From The Journal Files 1903
A digest of 1903 notes reports W Olds and Frank M Raymond seeking a business tip for Glimix Mfg Co and a school vacation debate over auditorium seats. Capt Lewis M Clark of Warren killed in the Philippines. remains to return with military honors. Joe Spiesman family to move from Mrs Mc Mahon’s house. Citizens No Hands bank declares quarterly dividend of 1.5 percent and adds 6000 to surplus to total 80000. Special election next Tuesday for councilman at large with two candidates Raymond and Kinley. Guy Rogers surprised on Euclid street for his birthday with refreshments and merriment.
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Lewis M.clark
Warren
Patives
Phillipines
Mym Raymond
Edward Kinley
Guy Rogers
Euclid Street
Ruhr Arbitration Seen as Path to German Reparations Solution
Labor and Socialist representatives of France England Italy and Belgium urge governments to place the Ruhr dispute before either the United States or the League of Nations for adjudication Germany may accept either form but favors America as arbiter while allies push the League The United States would be unlikely to refuse a call that benefits humanity if both sides accept the outcome Germany should be in the League as Versailles intended If the League handles the arbitration it could simplify the issue and strengthen the League’s standing by resolving the Ruhr tangle and aiding Europe after the war
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France
England
Italy
Belgium
Ruhr
United States
League of Nations
Germany
Althhogh
America
Cigar Store Robbers Captured After Philadelphia Theft
Two armed bandits robbed a United Cigar store of 220 dollars after binding a clerk and a customer. Police chased and captured them. suspects Joseph L. West of Buffalo and Frank Hart of Philadelphia were arrested. The report notes unrelated rental ads for a room at 631 Prospect Street.
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New Shearer
Philadelphia
United Cigar
Clerl
Joseph L. West
Buffalo
Frank Hart
Oddball Sayings and Notions From a Curio Column
A collage of quips and oddities covers money, luck, weather, and manners. It notes German paper money, four leaf clovers, hard work, goat feed costs, and a Kansas man who swallowed 27 spooks. Also mentions a Toledo saxophonist jailed and Indiana polygamy talk.
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Sera
North Pole
Kansas
Australia
Indiana
Toledo,q
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Cony Evening Journal
Corry, Pa
Colegrove
Arthur Calegroves
Corry
Schoar
Bre
Linzie Frans
P. A
Ann Franz
Chiquita Company
Jamestown
Micky
A. Miller
Girard
Actiing
J. J. Howley
Bates
Poutic
W. Olds
Frank M. Raymondelt
Glimix Mfg
Joe Spiesman
Citizens’ No Hands Bank
League
Europe
Willard
Oorry, Pa
Prospect Street
Bell
Tom Sims
Piso’s
Piri
Miss Barnes
N. F. Ames
Aetna Life and Affiliated Companies
Aetna
M. F. Coyle
Just
Sern
Clores
Roberts Shop
Pocketbooks
Warren National Bank
Liberty and
Second Sts
Warren Pa
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