The Lobby Wins Again on Governor Pattison Inquiry
Governor Pattison vetoed a legislative push for a mixed inquiry into state hospitals insanes asylums and prisons and warned the resolution backed by a powerful lobby would misuse public funds. He argued trustees run institutions under laws and boards of charities oversee operations, not physicians, declaring the proposed investigation wasteful and sensationalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattison
Warren
Senate
House
General Assembly
Board of Charities
Century Catarrh Cure Promoted By Medical Writers
Medical writers praise Century Catarrh Cure as non irritant easy to apply and capable of reaching remote sores and ulcerated surfaces. Testimonials include Hig s Dream Balm aiding influenza and catarrh with rapid relief and a Williams Hamilton endorsement for singing accuracy. Ayer s Cherry Pectoral touted as a reliable cough cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hig
Wm. H. Hamilton
Russo
C.D. Hess Grand Opera Co
Ayer
Dashen to Death as Circus Train Wreck Near Tyrone
A horrific circus train accident on the Pennsylvania Clearfield line near Tyrone Tuesday night left five dead and twelve fatally injured. Forty-nine horses and two sacred cows perished as a lioness, tiger, panther and many snakes escaped. three sleeping cars with 150 passengers were saved by a lunch car. Loss is about $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dashen
Amain
Tyrone
Clearfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fannie Crosby Life and Works Recounted in Uplifting Profile
The Mail and Express details Fannie Crosby’s life as Francis Jane Crosby, later Mrs Van Allstyne, her blindness, marriage in a New York home for the blind, and her prolific hymn writing since youth. It notes over 3,000 hymns, early nonreligious pieces, memory feats, guitar skill, and famous hymns such as Safe in the Arms of Jesus. The piece also mentions Bradbury’s influence, two cantatas, and published poetry, concluding with Crosby’s continued cheerfulness and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Crosby
New York City
van Allstyne
Francis Jane Crosby
Fannie
Teannot
Miss Crosby
Honeysuckle Glen
Henry Clay
Mexico
School For the
William B. Bradbury
Jesus
Fannis Crosby
Last Moments Balance Of Bills In Legislature
A day of rapid votes as the house cleared many measures, passing the new ballot bill on second reading while striking senate amendments, and defeating others like the chattel mortgage proposal. The clock ran late with 165 senate bills on third reading, and the governor’s half holiday bill approved.
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House
Senate
Cessna
de Volin
Philadelphia
Messrs
Riter
Cyssna
Niles
Baker
Pennsylvania
Representative Few
Trenton Battle Monument
York Hospital
United States Pipeline Company
Producers’ Protective Association
Producers’ Oil Company
Elk Oil Company
Pipe Line, Limited
Robert Watchorn
McCarrel
Memorial Day Exercises in Warren Honor Fallen Soldiers
Beautiful Memorial Day service drew many visitors as Oakland Cemetery blossomed with flags and bunting. Eben N Ford Post 336 G A R visited nearby cemeteries to decorate graves. a parade formed led by Warren Cornet Band and I N G P Captain Windsor. Hon. Louis Atkinson of Mifflin Township Pa gave an eloquent address before G A R ceremonies and grave decorations concluded the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Cemetery
Oakland
Eben N. Ford
Warren
Marshall
David Gardner
H. Davis
J. R. Mitchell
S. M. Cogswell
R. H. Smith
Warren Cornet Band
F. E. Windsor
Ford Post
A. R
Borchers
S. of W
T. W. Leonhart
Womans Relief Corp
Burgess and Pawn
Third Street
J. W. Smith
Messrs Messenger
Bartlett
Robertson
Freeman
Smith
Yates
Lacy Benjamin
Louis 4. Atkinson
Mifflintown
Atkinson
Meisse
Watson Hose Company
Woman’s Relief Corps
Niagara excursions and local exams noted in Warren column
This week’s Warren column lists the finish of annual school exams and upcoming events. Preparatory class exercises occur Tuesday at Library Hall at 10 a.m., with graduating exercises Wednesday evening for Class of 95 at the same venue. The baccalaureate sermon is Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church by Rev. J. W. Smith. Alumni host a reception Thursday evening in Library room ahead of the Hotel Struthers banquet. The column promotes Niagara excursions by the W N P B R including an outing from Warren on July 25 to Niagara Falls, highlighting the New Canadian Electric Railway and the Steel Tower at Prospect Park. Also notes a 48 page book Niagara in ’93 and recommends DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for digestion.
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Library Hall
Ada Sersall
Mamie Eckhardt
Hattie Childs
Clara Miller
Alice Reig
Belle Fox
Eugene McLaren
Fred Moore
Willi Hartmann
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Smith
Struthers
Niagara
W.N
P. B.R
B. Newton
Exchange St
Buffalo
Newton
W. N
Warren
Canadian Electric Railway
Queen Victoria
Frea Park
Queenstown
Devil's Half Acre
Brock’s Monument
Prospect Park
Niagara River
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Waters Hall
Reig
Mark Jamieson
Ides
Syracuse
N. Y
David Gerould
Market Street
J.W. Smith
Mrs. Irvine
Dunkirk Road
Sharon
Our Man About Town Finds Many Interesting Affairs
A column exploring readers theories on handwriting and impersonation notes that writers often adopt familiar styles and that readers can spot familiar voices. It highlights Washington correspondent James B. Morrow and editor Lew Emery, then shifts to local society events, minister resignations, and a running survey of town life, including weddings, entertainment, and upcoming infrastructure projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macbeth
Hamlet
Margaret
Juliet
Ellen Terry
Ada Rehan
Garrick
Irving
Cleveland Leader
Washington
James B. Morrow
Morrow
Lew Emery
Bradford
Hancock
New York
Lewis Emery
Sugar Grove
Cherry Grova
Cherry Grova Republican
Kinzua Kicker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foster
Charles Foster
Fostoria
Bank of North Baltimore
Davis & Foster
Brass and Iron Works
the Light and Power Company
Hill
Razer
Harrisburg
DeWitt’s
Morris & Mullen
F. H. Dix‘son
East Warren
Man
Tims
Cordage Trust
Mendelssohn
Paderewaki
London
Ed Allen
Jay Gould
Joseph Jefferson
Hall of Justice
Electric Street Car Company
Warren Electric Light Co
The
Baptist C. E
Portage Falls
Bridge
Henry Baxter
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