Rambling on Warren gas Wars and urged inducements
A local writer criticizes the Pennsylvania gas company for high prices and alleged profiteering while urging citizens to pursue new gas suppliers and advertise offers to attract manufacturing locators. He cites dividend tactics, stock shifts, and territorial prospects near Sheffield and Ludlow estate, and notes ongoing electric light initiatives in Warren as counterweights to monopoly concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Association
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Warren
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg
People’s Gas Company
Pennsylvania
Erie
Jamestown
People’s Company
Ludlow
Warren County
Peoples’ Company
Sheffield
Arrest of Bradford Officer in Vosburg Death
Ed Vosburg of this city died in Bradford after an evening of drinking. Officer Trucks was jailed then released on bail after coroner’s inquest ruled death was by the visitation of God. W A Hall, the deceased’s uncle, pressed charges of manslaughter, and detectives reportedly shadowed all involved amid public excitement and pending court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. C. Vosburg
Bradford
Trucks
Vosburg
W. A. Hall
Warren
A. B. Richmond
Meadville
George N Frazine
Frazine & Wiggins
Report of Violla School Not Absent or Late Pupils
Report lists pupils not absent during March month. those not late marked with an asterisk. Names include Alice Wood Flora Blyler Gussie Blanchard Stella Ingraham Olive McKalip Edna Wood Maud Gibney Eve Seguine Tillie McNulty Myrtle Sage Eva Blanchard Cora Guilson Quay Ale Cane Jimmie Weir Ned Platt Henry Duck Lennie Ogden Fred Duck Julie Duck Minnie Etter Lester A. Skinner principal. Also room No 2 includes Nancy Farnsworth Tekla Nelson Lizzie Ogden Cora Templeton Bessie Templeton Bessie Farnsworth Rey Mealy Welcome Morris Frank Rogers Robt Weir Hexen Perrce assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wood
Flora Blyler
Gussie Blanchard
Stella Ingraham
Olive McKalip
Edna Wood
Maud Gibney
Eve Seguine
Tillie McNulty
Myrtle Sage
Eva Blanchard
Cora Guilson
Quay Ale- Cane
Jimmie Weir
Ned Platt
Henry Duck
Lennie Ogden
Fred Duck
Julie Duck
Minnie Etter
Lester A. Skinner
Prin
Nancy Farnsworth
Tekla Nelson
Lizzie Ogden
Cora Templeton
Bessie Templeton
Bessie Farnsworth
Rey Mealy
Welcome Morris
Frank Rogers
Robt. Weir
Hexen Perrce
Watches and jewelry repaired by Wyman and Davie
Wyman and Davie offer repair services for watches clocks and all kinds of jewelry in an elegant manner. The advertisement highlights skilled work and refined presentation in their repair shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman & Davie
Chautauqua Burned Homes Destroyed In Early Morning Fire
A morning blaze at the Chautauqua assembly grounds consumed seventy buildings including several large boarding houses on Simpson and Summerfield avenues. The Curtis cottage started the fire from a defective flue. fire apparatus was scarce, aiding rapid spread. The hotel Athenaeum was saved with difficulty. Corry and Erie departments were summoned. a special train came from Corry. The loss spans Simpson twenty nine structures on Summerfield and others on Terrace and Hedding avenues. Notable cottages owned by Ballard Wetmore Martin Ecker Dickens Briggs Cook White Chavir Moor Bennett Cummings Fassett and other residents perished or suffered heavy damage.
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Burrato
Chautauqua Assembly
Eckert
Mayville
Simpson and
Sunmerfield Avenues
Auditorium
Athenaeum
Corry
Erie
Simpson Avenue
Summerfield Avenue
Terrace Avenue
Hedding Avenue
Doctor Ballard
Bradford
Judge Wetmore
Warren
Martin
Mr. Fassett
Franklin, Pa
Burglars In Court House Safe Blown Open And Loot Lost
Burglars blew open the treasurer's office safe in the court house vault last Friday. Cash was about 25 dollars. A hammer, monkeywrench and drills were taken from Schemerhorn's shop. Three suspects fled toward Clarendon. Kane later reported three men captured in another safe blow. Suspects identified in Werren items, confined in Smethport jail. Local math notes Erie has one saloon per twenty four voters.
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Court House
Schemerhorn
Conewango Bridge
Glade
Clarendon
Kane
John Burns
Thomas Huges
Marion Guist
Burns
Hughes
Guist Hales
Corry
Werren
Foster and Magee
McKean
Smethport
Billingsley bill debated by Warren oil group leaders and supporters
A Warren oil producers meeting at the oil exchange weighed the Billingsley bill’s merits amid charges of pipage storage and shrinkage fees. Speakers urged reform, praised allied papers, and adopted resolutions endorsing the measure while warning senator Allen and local interests. Petitions circulated, with over a thousand signatories, as Clarendon and Warren gatherings pressed for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren and
Incinity
Oil Exchange
J.awerble
Burgess W. A. Rankin
Geo. P. Orr
George N. Frazine
Peter M. Smith
8. Y. Davis
A Nichol
H. W. O'Dell
George W. Sill
James Roy
J. B. Johneon
J. H. Lockwood
A. H. McKelvey
John Best
Q. F. Hoffman
Peter Berry
M. Silk
J. K. Weaver
Rankin
Captain Hassan
Oil City
Standard Oil Company
Billingsley
David Kirk
Brace
Senator Allen
M. H. Butler
Tidioute
P. Boyer
Titusville
Knights of Labor
Messares
Lillingsley
Harrisburg Evening Star
Pittsburg Distatch
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Meadville Tribune
Bradford Star
Clarendon
Warren
Allen
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Standard
Warren County
Bible Wines Debate Prompts Rethink of Scriptural Word
A reader challenges Prohibition views by questioning whether the biblical term wine always means intoxicating drink. The letter argues there were two kinds of wine in ancient times and calls for reevaluating traditional scriptural interpretation toward total abstinence and modern freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plincy
Aristottle
Solomon
Christ
Solomen
Cana of Galatee
Teetovlar
Devastating City Hotel Fire Kills Many in Warren
A blaze engulfed the Richmond hotel at Main and Eagle, destroying the building, St James hall, and adjacent property. Eyewitnesses say flames swept the elevator shaft as guests fled in night attire, resulting in twenty deaths and thirty serious injuries. Fire officials reported major losses across multiple establishments and insurance claims totaling high sums. An unrelated item notes an upcoming murder trial in Sioux City involving brewer John Arensdorf and nine others over the Haddack case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bupa
Dolfule
New Richmond
Main
Eagle Streets
St. James Hall
William N. Alport
Bunnell's Museum
Tivoli Hall
Washington Street
Main Street
H. P. Whitaker
B. E. Robinson
Lambert & Co
Smith
Library Association
Stafford & Co
Fuller & Townsend
Boston
Peter Pull & Bros
Albrecht & Kingsley
Sioux City
Iowa
John Arensdorf
George G. Haddack
Arensdorf
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Electric Light Company
Warren County Electric Light Company
George P. Orr
Orr
Ed. Vosburg
Violla School
Ren
Water Street
Bible Wines
Maines Golden
Golden Specific Co
Race St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wyman & Davis
Buffalo
L. G. Noyes
Drugg‘at
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