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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1895
Page
1
A local editorial notes a powerful sermon critiquing complacency in conducting faith and social duties. It comments on road conditions, sign boards, and proposed street name changes, urging clearer numbers and safer crossings while contrasting youth and age in outlook and desires.
Kane Leader notes a group of Warren youths caused a disturbance on Bayard street early Friday, pulling up shade trees and evading a vigilant policeman. They were brought before Burgess Davis, found guilty, but paid fines and costs and promised to keep the peace. It is said four worked for Schellhammer & Son on a Kane job.
Martin H. Whitling a prominent young businessman aged 38 died at noon. He suffered from Brights disease and asthma. He married Jennie Beaty and leaves a daughter. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at his home with interment at Oakland at Warren. Augusta Anderson died aged 56 after nearly four years illness. Her funeral was held Saturday at 12 o'clock.
A sleek stranger roams nearby towns committing a swindle by entering shops to obtain a $10 bill for small change. He seals an envelope with the bill, pockets the change, and escapes after the clerk counts 25 cents short. The ruse involves two envelopes and vanishing funds, reported by Kane Leader.
The Erie system, burdened by about 78 million dollars in debt, was sold to a reorganization committee led by C H Coster Louis A Fitzgerald and Anthony J Thomas for 20 thousand dollars above bonded indebtedness. The sale was kept secret with only high officials aware of timing and location. The potential sale of the NP&O was also mentioned but not confirmed.
Farmer Flint and Cyrus discuss a discovery the heavy end of a match. The tale shifts to Dr. BR Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claimed to cure pimples purify blood and restore health. An illustrated pamphlet offers the product from the World's Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo NY for 10 cents.
Full returns from eleven districts show a Democratic gain of two for Common Pleas Judges. Voters picks include York and Huntingdon Mifflin districts shifting to Democrats while most districts reelect Republican incumbents like Biddle and Wilson. Several named districts list both Democratic and Republican winners with mix of counties such as Philadelphia Beaver Greene Luzerne Venango Jefferson and Washington.
Judge Thurman suffered a serious hip injury from a fall in Columbus last Friday. A severe relapse followed and today there is little hope for recovery. He can take nourishment and may survive for several days or weeks.
The home is a divine institution and parents must not surrender religious instruction to Sabbath schools. Children’s first impressions come from family life, and parents should study and discuss lessons with them to build a biblical habit. Enrich Sunday schools without neglecting home teaching to keep Christ’s cause first.
In Salamanca on November 11 two tramps crossed the Erie R B and N Y crossing about six miles from the city and declared they would stay all night. Targett Tender Darnell ordered them out and a scuffle with day operator W Jones ensued during which a tramp was shot in the stomach. Deputy Sheriff Clark arrested Jones and the two tramps. Jones, 20, has Titusville parents and is said to have acted without blame. The wound is not believed fatal.
Edmund Hoskins, about sixty, of Glade township, was struck on the leg by a flying plug while workmen repaired a high pressure water pipe at the State Hospital. The injury mangled the bones so they protruded through the flesh on the opposite side. he is being carefully nursed at the hospital.
In Youngsville on November 8 drillers lowered the Thatcher farm well to 2000 feet. No oil found in the first two sands. A Newmaker well on the Davis lot struck a sand with a good showing of oil.
StoNEvAM reports John Quinn remains unimproved at home after returning yesterday. He is clearly feverish, and his revolver was found in an old logging camp about five miles east in the woods.
Philadelphia results show six Democratic candidates led by Yerkes in the Superior Court race. Yerkes holds majorities over Smith by 3,191, Moorhead by 6,825, Bechtel by 6,834, Noyes by 6,875, and Magee by an identical margin.
A blaze in a four story tenement at 311 Van Brunt street Brooklyn destroyed the top floor killing six members of a single family about 1 o clock this morning. Firemen fought the flames but the family perished before escape. The cause was not immediately determined.
Complete returns from every county show 738,660 ballots cast for state treasurer with Haywood winning by 184,105. Compare 1893 totals of 749,350 ballots and Jackson’s 185,140 plurality. Also notes 909,205 total in Hastings/Singerly governor race with 241,392 plurality.
Jerome Zimmmer man and Susan Parker both over fifty and married from Lock Haven were arrested for eloping in Pirrisune. Zimmerman vowed to stay in jail till doomsday rather than return to his wife while Parker declared she would never live with her husband again.
The government has secured a 1.5 million dollar loan from the Ottoman bank but carries little effect and only brief relief. Foreign ambassadors view the new Turkish ministry with disfavor as the situation grows critical. Several high officials have been exiled amid accusations of palace conspiracy.
The Pennsylvania Senate investigative committee led by Senator William H. Andrews met with Recorder Goff this afternoon to seek advice on how best to conduct the inquiry into Philadelphia’s police department. In Louisville the state legislature sits tied 69 to 69 between Democrats and Republicans, leaving Blackburn's Senate successor election unsettled.
James C. Matthews colored former recorder of deeds at Washington under President Cleveland has been elected judge of Albany's recorders' court, an office with powers of a supreme court judge.
CamastoTa N Y Nov 9 William Hawkins shot his wife yesterday afternoon and then killed himself. He died instantly while his wife, though wounded, is expected to recover. Family trouble is cited as the likely cause.
More than thirty bodies recovered with the toll rising as rescue work continues. Officials say the blast stemmed from a dry boiler in the Eve ning Journal building, authorities report.
More than a thousand actors presented Joe Jefferson with a massive silver loving cup in New York. Jefferson responded gracefully as an interesting program proceeded. Saloons Must Go. Brewers and saloon keepers in New York react to excise commission decisions to cut city saloons by at least half. Goundour is Champion. Jake Goundour defeated Bubear Haines and Rogers over a mile and a half course for the challenge cup and 31,000 with a time of 20:59. Rogers was second.
In Detroit on November 9 the last victim was recovered from the Journal building collapse bringing the death toll to thirty seven. All occupants are accounted for and rescue operations concluded.
Michael Frawley 35 of Evie, brakeman on the P and E railroad, was killed near Irvineton Saturday night when his foot caught exiting a moving train and he was mangled beneath the wheels. He leaves a wife and four children. He belonged to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and carried insurance. The body was sent to Erie for burial.
Prrrspure reports Peter Patrick Smith won by political backing from the Hibernians and the E. G. A. religious orders. Circul ars circulated to state officers and members urging support, reaching many only Monday, supporting a quiet campaign that secured Smith’s victory over Magee.
Two women exploited rural residents near this city by selling samples of tea and coffee while concealing sawdust in packages marked at both ends. They operated on Railroad avenue and in Poland town last evening around five, but police were alerted and the duo fled as officers pursued them.
John Aneron a fireman at Curtis tannery was badly injured in a shaft accident this morning. His left leg was broken his right arm cracked his hip and back left bruised his body severely bruised and his head cut in twelve places. Dr Pryor of Sheffield says he will recover.
In San Francisco on November 8 Theodore Durant was brought to court for sentencing. Attorneys requested a new trial and Durant will not be considered for execution for at least a period.
A letter from Senator Quay denies aiding Gorman and Brice. Chicago Armenians urge action to stop the Turkish Armenian slaughter. Indiana Republicans back Ben Harrison for president. Carlisle blamed for Kentucky loss. Puritan ran aground in fog. passengers safe. Pittsburg plumbers seek 10 percent wage rise. strike threatened. Americas Harriet G. searched by Spanish officers for arms. New Brunswick merchants to be arrested over ship scuttling. Buffalo depot offices burned. trains unaffected. William Hill, elderly, died by his own hand at Parkersburg. Financial embarrassment noted.
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