Erie Debates Ship Canal From Lake Erie To Ohio River
A special Erie report notes mixed views on a proposed ship canal starting in Erie and heading toward the Ohio River. While most business leaders support the project for regional gains, rival voices warn it could reduce Erie as a freight hub and harm local earnings. The piece surveys the city’s industries and key firms and mentions gas wells and coal firms fueling Erie’s economy.
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Eere
Erie
Ohio River
John A. Reynolds
Wogle
Reynolds
Reynolde
Lake Erie
Ohin
Eric
Brewer
State Commission
Needs
Howon
Jarecki Manufacturing Company, Limited
Erie Paper and Chemical Mills
Stearns Manufacturing Company
Erie Car Heating Company
Lake Cities
Michigan
Union Coal Company
Youghiopheny River Coal Company
W. L. Scott
M Re
Oil Field Activity Surges Near Callery Junction
In Butler on March 2 activity rises in oil speculation amid difficult field access. Rail lines near Callery Junction enable easier lumber supply. market conditions remain unfavorable. The Forst Oil No. 4 on Irvine farm at Myoma drops from 40 to 10 barrels per hour but may rebound as drilling advances. A 50-barrel well on Thomas Anderson farm near Mars station gains nearby rigs, eight derricks added recently. Eicholtz, Young, Cable and Humphrey wells hold steady with others entering pay streaks. overall cautious optimism in 100-foot district.
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Butler
Callery Junction
Forst Oil Company
Irvine
Myoma
Thomeas Anderson
Mars Station
Eicholtz
Young, Cable
Humphrey Farms
Fire guts Uniontown Burgess building. prisoner saved
A blaze at 2 AM gutted the Uniontown Burgess office lockup and Council Chamber, with $5,000 in damage insured. A prisoner named Renzin Divilbess, who claimed to be the Lord's Army captain, refused to exit his cell and was dragged from the burning building.
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Uniontown
Council Chamber
Renzin Divilbess
Lord’s Army of the
Dead Sea
Caiming Tha
Erie District Y M C A Convention Concludes in Meadville
The eighth annual Erie District Y M C A convention closed in Meadville after sessions from Friday. State Secretary Hurlburt led the farewell meeting and the gathering endorsed a push for an association building in the city.
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Meadville
Eigth
Erie
Big Timber Purchase Opens New Texas Louisiana City
George W. Howell of Howell Jarrett Co, Kansas City and Chicago, has completed a buy of about 100000 acres of pine and cypress land along the Sabine river in Texas and Louisiana. The land runs nearly 100 miles long and 10 wide with Logansport La at the island end. A large mill will operate there and a town site will be laid out, with a city of several thousand expected.
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Archison, Kax
George W. Howell
Howell, Jarrett & Co
Kansas City
Chicago
Sabine River
Texas
Louisiana
Logansport
Venango Hotel Fire Terrifies Borough in Ardent Blazes
AVenango House and several smaller buildings in Venango borough were set ablaze last night. It marks a third suspicious attempt in months and a second within a week, with losses estimated at about $5000. Local authorities investigate possible arson.
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Meadville
Venango House
Venango Borough
Rubber shoe maker buys nearly a million pounds of market rubber
A leading rubber shoe manufacturer has purchased about 1,000,000 pounds of rubber, tightening the market as a smaller crop looms. Industry leaders who gathered in New York last week plan a meeting in Boston on Wednesday to discuss the situation.
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Dispatch
New York
Boston
Man Shot by Officer During Arrest Attempt
In City on March 2 James McLaughlin resisted arrest for intoxication and dis orderly. He knocked Officer W H Corsworth down and badly assaulted him before being shot through the shoulder. The wound was serious but not fatal.
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Om Crry
James McLaughlin
W. H. Corsworth
Early Regan Wounds Doctor in Business Dispute incident
Sax Andronic March 2 report says Early Regan shot and mortally wounded Dr. J F Bailey a veteran surgeon from Michigan. Regan is jailed after the incident which arose from a business matter.
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Sax Andronic
Regan
J. F. Bailey
Michigan
German Labor Federation petition to ratify treaty with Russia
The German Federation of Labor in Loeis on March 2 forwarded a petition to the State Senate urging ratification of a treaty with the Emperor of Russia. The appeal stresses a favorable outcome for labor and peace.
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Russia
Loeis
German Federation of Labor
State Senate
Aks
Banker Gunderson Flees With Funds From Reynolds
Grass Forks North Carolina March 2 Fred Gunderson operating as Hypothek Bank fled to parts unknown leaving numerous creditors in default and seeking repayment from the organization and its associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grass Forks
N. C
Fred Gunderson
Reynolds
Hypothek Bank
Parte
New York St Louis and Chicago Railroad Organizing
A new railroad venture to be known as the New York, St. Louis and Chicago is being organized locally. Names of the gentlemen interested in the project are not yet known.
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Es Mae Enterpriss
St. Louis
New York, St. Louis
Chicago
Special Sale of Black Sarah Silke Today at Penn Avenue Stores
Retail notice from Jos Horr & Co. announces a special sale of Black Sarah Silke with hundreds of pieces on display and superior values at the Penn Avenue Stores inviting all customers to attend for a grand event.
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Sarah Silke
Jos. Horr & Co
Penn Avenue
Sarah
Jos. Horne & Co
Beginning of Rev J N Hays ministry draws 300 at Cyclorama Hall
The new congregation of Rev J N Hays gathered about 300 for his first service in Cyclorama Hall. Dr Hays spoke on every man must care for his own goal and emphasized personal faith as the path to salvation. His remarks were shortened by the cold hall, to be improved later.
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J. N. Hays
D. D
Cyclorama Hall
Dr. Hays
Earth
Christ
Hays
Turning the World Upside Down at Third Presbyterian
Rev. Dr. E. P. Cowan preached on turning the world upside down from Acts xvii 6 at Third Presbyterian Church. He argued the apostles sparked a moral revolution through honesty and that genuine preaching must state truths without compromise, condemning ministers who seek public applause.
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E. P. Cowan
Third Presbyterian Church
Thessalonica
Paul
Silas
Dr. Cowan
Cowan
Discoveries of Faith and Modern Opportunities in Christ
The passage argues that Nathanael should believe first to see the divine claims of Christ, suggesting contemporary opportunities to settle those claims are greater than in Nathanael’s time due to two millennia of Christian triumphs. It emphasizes eye opening spirituality and belief preceding vision.
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Nathangael
Christ
Nathanael
Wages of Sin at Smithfield Church Sermon
Rev. C E Locke spoke on Does it Pay to Sin at Smithfield M E Church despite bad weather. He argued sin harms the soul, cited a Tuscarawas County murder case to illustrate reap what you sow, and closed with The Wages of Sin is Death.
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Smithfield M. E
C. E. Locke
Siuna
Loki
Locke
Tuscarawas County
Life of a Christian sermon on advantages and disadvantages
Rev. J H Barnett of Second Congregational Church Allegheny preached on The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being a Christian. He noted worldly drawbacks of seeking fame or power and contrasted them with the immeasurable blessings of a Christian life. A church meeting was set for this evening to plan a benevolence lecture.
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J. H. Barnett
Second Congregational Church
Allegheny
Barnett
Missionary Work in India by Lutheran Church Highlighted
Rev. George Scholl reported on forty years of Lutheran mission activity in India at Trinity Church Allegheny. He noted growth from no Christian workers in 1849 to 335 towns with 165 preachers, 11 000 to 12 000 converts, 52 schools with 4 000+ pupils, 113 Sunday schools serving 5 000+, and a four year college with 359 students. Other denominations also engage in India.
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George Scholl
Foreign Mission Board
Luthern Church
Baltimore
Trinity
Manifestation of the Grace of God Sermon in Allegheny
Rev James B McClelland of Grove City preached at Fourth U P Church Allegheny yesterday on Manifestation of the Grace of God His subject centered on salvation as the chief feature of grace illustrated by Paul's conversion He spoke also of grace in God's teachings and rewards
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U. P. Church
Allegheny
James B. McClelland
Grove City
Fulton
Paul
Sunday Blaze Destroys Dry Goods House in Iowa City
Fire at Denecke and Gelter's dry goods store wiped out the entire stock with about 30000 dollars in losses and 15000 dollars insured. Lee Welsh and Co. and Bloom and Mayer suffered smoke and water damage but insured their holdings. Buildings housing Denecke Gelter and Lee Welsh were uninsured for the loss.
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Iowa City
Denecke & Gelter
Lee, Welsh & Co
Bloom & Mayer, Clothiers
A Significant Contrast at First Presbyterian Church
Rev George T Purves preached on Wood street contrasting Solomon’s No New Thing Under the Sun with the apostle’s All things have become new The Christian outlook makes the world brighter and seeks new good to do daily rather than monotony of self
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George T. Purves
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
Wood Street
Solomon
Solotoon
Through the Eye of Faith by Dr Sutherland at Second Presbyterian
Rev Dr J R Sutherland preached on What one may see through the eye of faith from St John i 50. He argued that believing is seeing and Nathanael’s faith was rewarded with visions of Jesus conquering the grave and early church victories. Faith is the great power in the world.
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J. R. Sutherland
Second Presbyterian Church
St. John, i
Jesus
Nathanael
God
Dr. Sutherland
Seamen Rescued After Night in Hotel Room Search
Henry Hensler and John Mattheson sailors on the Belle Higgins from Darien Ga were found unconscious in a South Street hotel room after a fog incident with the French liner La Champagne. Mattheson blew out gas thinking it a candle amid drink.
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New York
Henry Hensler
John Mattheson
Belle Higgins
Darien
South Street
Mattheson
Sealskin Sale At Daylight Bargains At Jos Horse Co
A brisk sale period since February 1 proves sealskin bargains are here. About 100 garments fit every figure, a remarkable reduction at Jos. Horse & Co.'s Penn Avenue stores. Also tickets on Otto Hegner concert available at Kebers today. Special black silk sale ongoing with numerous pieces on display.
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Jos
Keber's
Otto Hegner
Kleber
Silk Bargains Drive February Trade at Great Prices
February business soars as stores hawk silk bargains. The retailer touts 100 pieces Silk Habitus and Wash Silks from 65c to 125 per yard, 27 inch India Silks in solid colors at 75c, Black Ground India Silks from 75c to 2, and 3,000 yards New French Printed Indias at 35c. Also features 27 inch India Silks, Canton and Shanghai Indias, Paris silks, Surahs and Black and White patterns at various low prices to lure shoppers.
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America
India
Paris
Soc
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Pittsburg
Er — Ee
Burdett Organ Company
Erie City Iron Works
F. F. Adams Company
Chicago and Ene Stove Works
Ball Engine Company
Erie Engine Works
T. M. Nagle
Skinner Engine Company
Hydraulic Iron Works
Davenport & Fairborn
Erie Car Works
Griswold Manufacturing Company
Erie Malleable Iron Company
Krown Folding Machine Company
Bay State Troworks
N. A. Watson
Hubbard & Haskell
Radiant Home” Stove Works
Erie Specialty Manufacturing Company
Gaton
Orton
Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
T. M.C. A. Convention
Association
Kooans City
Smithfield
M. E
J. H. Barnes
D.D
Rev. McClelland
Purves
Hood
LeTitern Nason
Lowell
Mass
C. J. Hoo &Co
Maas
Blooker
Jett utTrr
Faith
Macbeth & Co
Tnow
Biggert
Iolewood
Joms Biggeeart
Idlewood
Union Depot
Culgan
Swissvale
Edward William
Lucinda Kenney
E. W. Culgan
St. James' Church
Wilkinsburg
Dittrich
Renfrew Street
East End
Barbara
John Dittrich
SS. Peter and Paul's R. C
Larimer Avenue
Flannagan
Daniel Ritchie
Third Avenue
John Flannagan
Kane
Lombard Street
WilLiam M Eaney
Lardner
Thomasville
Charles Lardner
Sheridanville
Union Station
Cratton
P., C. & Slil RL
Mulvihill
Catherine
Patrick Mulvihill
Harrison Street
McMahon
David Alfred
Arthur
Annie McMahon
Stowe Township
St. Francis de Sales Church
McAdams
Fifth Avenue
James Garfield McAdams
Innes Ani Gon
William and
Annie Mem
Heavenly Bay
Perry
Lang Avenue
Frankstown
Mary Agnees
Samuel Perry
Pratt
Mayoo Kk
William A
Emma Pratt
Marion Street
Salsbury
Axsa M
M. K
Sarah B. Salsbury
Ast End Avenue
Brushton
Mowpar
Steec
Morningside Station
Lillian Ae
Robert
Margarette Steel
Schiedt
Cedar Avenue
F. Scutept
Pr. Uw
Stotzenbach
Tillim Carey
C. F. Stotzenbach
Sidney Street
Southside
Monpay
Anthony Meyer
Meyer, Arnold & Co
Lim
Geo. A. Smith
Fourth Avenue
Beaver Avenue
J. B. Murdoch
Ithfield ST
John R.&a.murdoch
Telephone
Insurance Co
North America
Wilam L Jones
NEW Adpvertis
Jewelers
Latimer
Federal
South Diamond Streets
TM. Latimer
Allegheny, Pa
Feuwrsu
N. B
Danziger’s
the Money Saving Stores
Sixth Street and
Penn Ave
Stu
Fleishman & Co
Apis Tunsedenseb
Apnea
Paulson Bros
Gloria
Umbrella
Pennsylvania Storage CO
Water St
Cor
West
Silk Department
Boos & Buhl
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