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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1918
Page
2
At week’s end banks show 814 300 in subscriptions with steady late receipts. Mrs Brann reports essay submissions from school children arriving thick and fast as effort continues toward the million mark.
Subscriptions at county banks total 814 300 toward a 1 million goal with work to top it by Saturday night. Essays by school children are flowing in under Mrs Brann’s committee. Multiple Warren firms report 100 percent bonds. citizens urged to display flags in windows for unity with troops in France.
An old advertisement claims eczema and skin eruptions respond to S. S. S. a blood purifier sold for fifty years. It asserts skin issues stem from impure blood and promises cleansing, urges readers to obtain a bottle and write for treatment advice from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
Assessors report 9 precincts with Sixth ward precinct one registering 569 voters and Fifth ward 571, both larger than Youngsville borough’s 556. Warren’s 1885 population was 3,045. current numbers exceed a quarter of that era. Glade township wasn’t yet part of the borough twenty five years ago.
Earl Campbell of Weldbank is ill with influenza. Lydia Hammer, a Red Cross nurse, also contracts the disease, prompting summons and concern in the community.
The health board imposes strict quarantines and closures. Theater saloon and dance hall shutdowns are ordered, funerals made private, wholesale liquor sales halted, and all schools churches and gatherings suspended. Physicians must report cases and hospitals prepare for emergency care.
Charles Slack loses index finger at Central Pennsylvania Lumber Mill after his hand is drawn into rollers. George Christian ill with Spanish influenza at Camp Lee. Harl Campbell and Lydia Hammer also listed among influenza cases. W C T U votes Liberty Bond purchase. Overseas arrivals announced. quarantine aims to spare Red Cross work.
Warren Tr Gilmore age 77 died Saturday at home 1818 Pennsylvania Ave West after about three months with heart trouble. Born October 28 1870 in Erie Pa he moved to Warren in 1889 and lived here since. He worked as a machinist, then in a laundry, later as a traveling salesman for J B Ford Co Pittsburgh. He belonged to Presbyterian church Royal Arch Masons Knights Templar Zem Zem Shrine American Club Elks and United Commercial Travelers. Survived by wife and two brothers Russell and Harry of Erie. Funeral Tuesday at 4 pm from home with interment at Oakland Cemetery pallbearers Burr Walker Edward Walker S E Walker Fred Meas G W Tyler H J Omionb.
Reports say Marcourt was captured by French forces after an all day battle, with about 1,500 Austrians taken, including a regimental commander. Twelve guns were captured I N S cable details say Vranje's seizure via the Helgrade Ga lomiki line. Champagne and Argonne fronts see American and French gains with retreating Germans and village burnings.
State and municipal health officials impose strict rules to curb Spanish influenza. Citizens are told to avoid crowds and poorly ventilated rooms, spray nose areas, eat well, rest, and seek medical care if symptoms appear. Public gatherings, churches, schools, and the Liberty Day parade are canceled to prevent an epidemic.
Mrs. Harvey Confer reports her husband who left Warren with the 12th contingent on July 26 has arrived safely in France. Mrs. Ruth Koehbly confirms Ed Koehbly’s overseas arrival after leaving Warren for Camp Lee. Mrs. George Penfield and others note Harry Holt and William Smith have landed safely in France and in the same dispatch.
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