Destructive Fire Destroys Warren Extension and Veneer Works
A blaze swept through the Warren Extension table works and Hood, Gale & Co. veneer factory early Tuesday, destroying both buildings and leaving 150 workers jobless. Flames, fanned by a west wind, overwhelmed the sites near the pond with water unavailable, sprinklers ineffective, and hose lines inadequate. Investigators found no source yet, prompting calls for faster annexation and improved water protection to prevent a repeat catastrophe and attract investment.
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Warren Extension Table
Hood, Gale & Co
Warren
Table Company
Board of Trade
Glade
Chas. Faulkman
Motor shutdown details report by Superintendent Lin
Superintendent Frank Lin states the motor was not running after 5 30 PM Monday and that the current was completely shut off at 11 PM.
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Franklin
Wage dispute ends in court with Quaker Hill defendant
George Jenne sues Joe Mathis for wages and board in a case heard before Laurie Perry. Jenne alleges December hire with compensation in board clothes and spending money plus a watch redemption at Leon Hart's shop. Mathis denies, stating Jenne quit after hired girl rejected his attentions. Judge reserves decision. Jenne, once convicted for killing Bill Ellis near Tidioute, spent years in prison and is said to be mentally unbalanced.
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George Jenne
Joe Mathis
Quaker Hill
Laurie Perry
Jenne
Mathis
Jake’? Leonhart
Bill Ellis
Tidioute
Deadly Explosion At Philadelphia Chemical Lab
An iron cylinder filled with carbonic gas exploded at Smith Kline French Co. 307 Cherry street, killing Frank Robinson aged 25 of Camden and fatally injuring Frank Duffy 24 of Fourth street and Columbia avenue. Only Duffy and Robinson were in the annex room. Foreman J W Landas offered no explanation.
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Philadelphia
Smith, Kline, French Co
Cherry Street
Frank Robinson
Camden
Frank Duffy
Fourth Street
Columbia Avenue
Duffy
Robinson
J. W. Landas
Kilrain to Box O Donnell in Place of Maher
Kilrain will meet Steve ODonnell, sparring partner of Champion Corbett, instead of Peter Maher for the March 18 Baltimore bout. Maher would be a weak drawing card after his recent match with Jim Hall. Kilrain approved the substitution in a telegram. Charlie Gehring and Stanton Abbott clash again in Baltimore on March 11.
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Baltimore
Jake Kilrain
Peter Maher
Kilrain
Steve O'Donnell
Chamtypion Corbett
Suffolk
O'Donnell
Maher
Jim Hall
Charlie Gehring
Stanton Abbott
Franklin Judge Taylor resigns due to ill health
Hon. Charles E. Taylor president judge of Venango County tendered his resignation to Governor Hastings citing ill health. The Venango County Bar Association unanimously approved the action and moved to expunge related minutes. Speculation centers on possible successors including George S. Criswell and Frederick W. Hays.
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Pennsylvania
Chas. E. Taylor
Venango County
Twenty-eighth Judicial District
Charles EF. Taylor
Plumer
Samuel Plumer
C. E. Taylor
Association
P.O. Appointments in Pennsylvania and Germany
Fourth class postmasters were yesterday appointed for Pennsylvania Alfred Ewing Academy J H Gould Clinton D C Frey Cresswell Mrs Ida Newton Germany
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Alfred Ewing
Academy
J. H. Gould
Clinton
D. C. Frey
Cresswell
Ida Newton
Germany
Is this Anarchy Train Robbery Bill Seeks Death Penalty
Harrisburg February 26. A bill introduced by Mr Seyfort of Lancaster prescribes the death penalty for train robbery or any attempt to obstruct tracks. The measure aims to deter railway crime and empower courts to impose capital punishment in such cases.
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Harrisburg
New Base Ball Rules Adopted by National League Committee
New York Feb 26 The rules committee of the National Base Ball League met in New York at the Fifth Avenue hotel to consider changes. They propose adjustments to pitching plate size gloves allowed for fielders coach restrictions umpire enforcement penalties and penalties for rule violations. Also a broader bat size rule and new foul ball and foul tip interpretations favoring pitchers.
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New York
Edward Tlanton
Baltimore
James A. Hart
Chicago
C. H. Byrne
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue
Byrne
W. W. Kerr
Pittsburg
League
Corbett Calls Brady Talks Too Much In Interview
Champion Jim Corbett in a Wilkes-Barre interview criticized manager William A Brady for talking too much. He doubted defeating Fitzsimmons in three rounds, though he could win in twenty or less. Corbett refused to be quoted asserting a three round knockout. Fitzsimmons has not paid his third $2,500 deposit, Brady claiming it makes no difference, while Corbett insists otherwise.
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Wiilkes-Barre
Jim Corbett
William A Brady
Fitzsimmons
Brady
Three General Assemblies to Meet in Pittsburg in May
Three Presbyterian general assemblies will convene in Pittsburg in May for the first time at a single location and time. Reports indicate the church membership totals nearly one million across the Presbyterian United Presbyterian and Cumberland bodies.
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Pittsburg
Presbyterian General Assemblies
Presbyterian General Assembly
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Cumberland General Assembly
Presbyterian Assembly
New Three Per Cent Gold Bonds Attract Bids In New York
New York on February 27 reports the comptroller’s first sale of three percent gold bonds totaling 3,263,567 dollars. The issue was subscribed three times over, with twenty bids. Executors guardians and other trustees could invest under a new law. J Pierpont Morgan & Co led bids at 102.77 likely to receive most of the issue.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Rochester Driving Park Plans $20,000 August Purses
Rochester N Y Feb 27 The Rochester Driving Park directors announce purses totaling $20,000 for the August meeting set from August 9 to 23. Public attention centers on the new stakes and schedule for the racing carnival.
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Rochester
Lowell The Poet's Life And Public Service Chronicle
ALICE MARTIN surveys the life of James Russell Lowell from schoolboy rustication at Harvard to literary fame with The Biglow Papers and The Commemoration Ode. The piece traces his diplomatic service in London, his European sojourn, key poems like The Vision of Sir Launfal and The Courtin, and his family legacy at Elmwood.
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Washington
England
Ile
Spain
Almister Welch
London
Lowell
Biglow
Under the Willows
Norton
Charles River
Agassiz
Zekel
Farm House
Launfal
Arthur
Harvard College
Bigjow
Sy. L. D
Massachusetts
Boston
Elmwood
Alice Martin
Tragic Train Runover Kills Caroline Dahl in Snow Covered Cut
In TErUSVILLE Pennsylvania on February 25 Caroline Dahl was fatally struck by a frnight train near Spartansburg on the WNYP line. Her body was scattered along the track for hundreds of feet in a deep snow filled cut. A Corry coroners jury exonerated the railroad from blame. Mrs Dahl leaves four husbands and two children aged 13 and 7.
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Terusville
Caroline Dahl
Spartansburg
Corry
Mrs Drayton Strikes Back In Divorce Filing
Mrs Charlotte Augusta Drayton of Trenton filed a counter petition in chancery seeking a divorce from James Coleman Drayton on the ground of desertion. The suit comes after Drayton had previously sued for adultery. Petition filed by B V Landsbury.
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Trenton
N. J
Charlotte Augusta Drayton
James Coleman Drayton
Ling Wu
Court of Chancery
B. V. Landsbury
Smallpox Case Reported in Wilkesbarre
A young girl from Scranton was found to have smallpox yesterday in Wilkesbarre. The infected person resided in a house of ill fame run by a woman named Brandt. The house is quarantined and officials say there is no immediate danger of spread.
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Wilkesbarre
Brandt
Scranton
Hotel Dunn Fire Destroys Glen Lyon Inn
Wilkes Barre Feb 26 Hotel Dunn at Glen Lyon near here was destroyed by fire yesterday along with its contents and out buildings. The landlord his family and some guests escaped in night attire. Building loss about 3000 with 2000 on stock. Partially insured.
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Wilkesbarre
Dunn
Glen Lyon
Gas Explosion Rocks Sharon Double Residence
A natural gas explosion at the Shenango and Reno streets corner wrecked a double residence in Sharon Pa. The blast ignited accumulated gas in the cellar, blowing out all walls and leaving five people severely injured.
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Sharon
Shenango and
Reno Streets
Kearn's Successor Nomination Sent to Senate
Washleton February 26 The President today sent nominations to the Senate including Edmund A. Bigler of Pennsylvania for the post of collector of Internal Revenue for the Twenty third district of Pennsylvania.
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Washleton
Senate
Edmund A. Bigler
Pennsylvania
Twenty-third District
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