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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1895
Page
6
A colorful tale recounts a Nogal table etiquette contest organized to boost culture. The event descends into chaos as couples clash over dress, table manners, and a knife eating potatoes, ending with near shootings and an adjournment sine die.
The article honors James Donohue of the New York Central, famed for surviving seven wrecks and a fatal Rhinecliff crash after decades of service. It recalls near-miraculous escapes, including a Sing Sing derailment, and his calm decisiveness under pressure, with fellow engineer F. L. Greene assisting in one rescue. It also tells of John Barns of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern who chose a dangerous through-wreck pass rather than halt, saving the train at Irving.
A radical district reorganization is proposed by House committee chair Culbertson. Allegheny gains a fifth seat by a new north Ohio River district. Philadelphia districts shift with Thirteenth ward moved to First. New Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth districts formed by grouping counties. other changes create Thirty-ninth Forty-ninth and Fiftieth districts.
The Barron will dispute, valued at two million dollars, was settled in favor of the disinherited son. Judge found undue influence by the tester's second wife prompted the revision of the will.
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