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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
3
An Ohio man visited Sharon Pennsylvania last Monday and offered shares of heaven stock in exchange for a haircut meal or a pair of shoes, then was arrested. The April 1 timing hints at the joke.
The new macadam road from Friendship to Bolivar, 11 miles, will cost 76,200 dollars this year. The state covers 52,292.25 dollars and the county 15,260 dollars.
Master Mechanic Laizure of the Erie shops at Hornell says an order to put the shops into full operation has been received, with 800 workers to be employed. Pennsylvania Railroad begins Monday a sleeper service on the low grade division between Red Bank and Falls Creek, diverting the Pullman to the P and E division toward Philadelphia via Ridgway. Titusville fair funding nears completion with about 5,430 of 6,000 pledged, boosting plans for a successful event. A Potters County report notes a stranger posing as a gin buyer is a government revenue officer hunting an illicit distillery. Grove City to vote April 30 on bonds up to 50,000 for a new school building due to overcrowding. Frank Saul of Sharon lost 25 in gold when his son burned the money in a fire, later sent to the mint. Venango County taxpayers lose 2,500 after a Sugar Creek township road mishap prompts a legal claim.
Butler hotel men who were refused licenses have reconsidered and will keep hotels open. At a Hotel Men's Association meeting last Wednesday they decided to continue to lodge and feed travelers throughout the dry spell.
W. W. Bowers a well shooter from Oil City endured a remarkable accident when his wagon carrying 200 quarts of nitroglycerine toppled after axle failure. The wagon and team escaped explosion and injury, with the explosive still contained after the crash.
Lamont Anderson six year old son of Mr and Mrs Albin Anderson of Jamestown New York drowned when an old scow capsized in Chadakoin creek Saturday afternoon at four o clock Francis Crouch thirteen year old son of Mrs Margaret Crouch with little swimming ability helped to shore but the swift high water ten foot depth prevented recovery of the body at the scene authorities continue search in the swollen creek near the capsized craft.
At Harrisburg last Friday State Health Commissioner Samuel Dixon approved plans for a sewage disposal plant at the North Warren State Hospital for the Insane. The project, costing about 40000, will start this summer with funding in place.
In marketing range of Little Valley New York more than two thousand bush els of potatoes are stored by farmers awaiting better prices. One farmer with 300 bushels declined 1.25 a bushel. An Olean dealer paid 1.31 delivered after bringing two cars from Michigan. Local dealers offer 1.15.
John Nowak was convicted of second degree murder in supreme court Ithaca New York and sentenced by Justice Gladding to life with minimum twenty years in Auburn State Prison. He killed William Millard Jr in a Plaia saloon brawl last May. The first Elmira trial ended in disagreement and the case moved to Tompkins County.
Public notice reveals banker W. A. Higginbotham of Victor New York was robbed of 2000 dollars in Rochester. He boarded a Rochester and Eastern train after drawing the money and three men fled the car as the crime was discovered moments later.
Ray Warwick of Union New York is accused of killing his four year old daughter Louise by hurling her in a fit of anger. He was arrested while making funeral arrangements for the burial. County authorities state the child broke her back from the impact.
Lamont Anderson, six, drowned in the Chadakoin river at Jamestown while two boys played in a boat. Francis Crouch, twelve, swam ashore after their boat upset by a strong current that ran higher than ever before.
William Robert Gardner a 15 year old from Ithaca New York died from blood poisoning after eating water hemlock mistaken for artichokes. Two doctors treated him for a long time but he did not regain consciousness.
Dunkirk New York vital statistics for March show only one marriage certificate issued, the smallest since 1885. The number contrasts with eight licenses issued a year earlier, indicating a sharp decline in marriages during the leap year period.
Bath’s Frank Campbell Hose company seeks support from local businessmen to secure the 1912 Western New York Volunteer Firemen's Association convention. Firefighters are actively raising funds for the effort.
The Rev. C. A. Aldeen, pastor of the Swedish Baptist church in Jamestown, resigns to accept a call to lead the Swedish Baptist church in Kenosha Wisconsin where he will assume the pastorate.
The New York state conservation commission says the reform bill to the fish and game law has not been signed by the governor. The old law remains in force and under the new bill trout season outside Long Island will start on May 1.
Augustus Havens, an aged paralytic of Hornell, was badly bitten by a dog while passing Elizabeth street in a wheelchair. Unable to defend himself, he was injured before help arrived.
Herbert J. Smith a well known farmer of Five Points near Little Valley was found dead in bed by a neighbor. The cause was heart disease. He lived alone and had probably been dead two days. A daughter a brother and a sister survive.
Robert J. Keck, once an express messenger, is found guilty of malpractice and pleads guilty to perjury. The trial involved Flossie Queen, age 18, whose father Frank Queen prosecuted. Keck receives three and a half years, plus a lifetime ban from witness duty.
A third attempt to wreck trains at Bergen New York occurred when a tool house was broken into and rails on track No 4 had spikes removed. Detectives from New York Central investigated and found a train had passed after the tampering and a derailment was narrowly avoided. The act was carried out just west of the station with the last similar attempt on August 28.
The Osonia Worster mills Jamestown plant posts that starting with the April 1912 payday there will be a readjustment of wages based on advances over the current rates.
A 45 year old man named Doucet his 25 year old son and the son's 21 year old wife were killed while crossing railroad tracks at Bue's Junction near Ogdensburg New York. Their horse died in the wreck as the trio were almost across when struck by a passenger train.
Fires started at the Mississippi Glass Company's Port Allegany Pennsylvania plant halt production with expected resumption on April 15. The Port Allegany facility is the nation’s leading wire glass producer and employs about 29 workers.
Percy Bunker aged 26 died while drilling for his father Leon Bunker at a McKeown farm lease near Dunker Center. He was thrown under a bull wheel, breaking his neck, and is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister in Dunker Center, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
Dunkirk's anti tuberculosis committee advances plans for a local tuberculosis camp. Robert J Gross donates eastern Dunkirk farm to host the facility. Twelve patients have signed to enter once established.
The Twenty Century Limited on the Lake Shore line struck Elmer Hardy Hatch and George Nelson at the Lion Street crossing in Dun Kirk NY. Hatch died instantly. Nelson sustained serious injuries.
Dewitt C Brown longtime custodian of Elmira Masonic temple and grand captain of the guard of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of New York state dies in Elmira aged 77. He led all Masonic bodies in Elmira for two decades.
Edgar Vaughan, 22, a West Point student, caused a police chase after perched on a fifth floor window ledge at Hotel Havlin. His mind, affected by fever from a southern illness, led him to escape the room and be found later at the Grand Central depot before being taken to a sanatorium.
Mrs. George Churchfield, a deaf and dumb woman, testified in court that her husband George Churchfield married another woman after their marriage. He received an 18 month sentence for bigamy as the defense for silence and control failed to save him.
In Pittsburg on April 11 Joseph Wood J J Turner of Pittsburg and B S Cunningham of Cincinnati were elected directors of the Panhandle railroad. The board will organize in Philadelphia later. For the year ended Dec 31 net income reached 4,190,088 dollars, up 578 from the prior year while tonnage fell 7.4 percent and passengers rose 2.06 percent.
Albert Seabrook, returning from a building and loan meeting, is held up and robbed of 800 dollars in cash and 2309 dollars in checks. An armed posse of 200 searches the area, discovering several checks along the road but finding no trace of the assailant.
An engine on the S and T railroad ran down Hastings hill near Nebraska Pa at over 64 mph with no engineer aboard. Trailing log cars followed and soon a road crash occurred as the locomotive sprang into the air and flipped several times, with cars piling up in a heap.
John Tro hasin known as Big Chief an Indian from North Dakota died at the German hospital after an appendicitis operation. He was the largest man admitted to the hospital nearly seven feet tall requiring a special bed. He became ill while visiting a daughter at the Carlisle Indian school.
Lancaster, April 11 Isaac Swope's will probated here leaves Emily Hall of Batman Australia 1000 dollars in remembrance of nursing him through a serious illness thirty years ago.
The Pennsylvania railroad management announced plans to invest 6.5 million dollars in Pittsburg for new freight depots and related improvements, aiming to modernize facilities and expand capacity.
The state game commission announced that the wild duck season ended at midnight last night in Yarrisburg. The season ran from September 1, with officials urging hunters to note the close and comply with regulations.
Mrs. Jack Fee, wife of a New Castle constable, gave birth to the third set of twins last night. The couple already has three other children, strengthening a remarkable family record in the city.
Albert Steinmetz aged 19 formerly of York and a machinist at Armstrong Linoleum works Lancaster was instantly killed when his clothing was caught by heavy shafting. The accident occurred at the Lancaster facility.
News item reports Calbraith Rodgers, famed cross continental aviator, killed at Long Beach California. Also notes rebel forces surprised at Parral Mexico and pushed back twenty miles. Railroads in Appalachian coal regions lay off numerous workers while wage talks continue. New York Central denied control of New York Ontario and Western stock. Midlands Miners Federation secretary Albert Stanley signals near end of UK coal dispute.
Colonel Roosevelt lamented unfair tactics in West Virginia during a Parkersburg address and reaffirmed his positions on related issues. The report also notes natives opposing a Tibetan Chinese republic and threats against Chinese residents. Governor Foss withdraws from premier candidacy affecting primary law outcomes. Mine Workers leaders condemn the mining house bombing and railway track damage in Trevorton, Pennsylvania.
Forty rebels were killed and sixty prisoners taken by federals near Mecaxa in Puebla state Mexico. Elsewhere Abraham Ruef, San Francisco political boss convict, began exposing who will assemble tomorrow to avoid conviction. Taft won his first spring golf match against General Edwards by one hole. Reuben Edwards, kin to Sid na Allen, arrested near Hillsville Virginia for aiding outlaws to elude capture. Roosevelt kicked off Illinois delegate speaking tour claiming opposition by those who distrust the people.
The Winooski River overflowed causing heavy damage in Montpelier and Barre Vermont. Local authorities assess flood impact with property losses and disrupted services in the central valley.
Louisiana state convention structures its delegates for Taft. G Lewis faces mail fraud charges in St Louis and recounts turning £1 25 into a magazine business valued in the millions. Floods hit Quebec Yamaska and Coaticouche rivers drowning three at Compton. Chicago grain men tell the House agriculture committee Patten did not corner wheat in 190% and call his actions beneficent. Mexican National railways workers announce a walkout April 15 after managers refuse demands.
An American carrying consul reports to Washington was robbed of his papers by Mexican rebels at Chihuahua. Colonel Roosevelt in Pittsburgh condemned Kentucky postmasters actions and urged suspending them. A Nile excursion steamer with 300 aboard capsized near Cairo. some drowned, believed Levantines. C Oliver Iselin pressed Mayor Gyles of Aiken to challenge accusations against Frederick Beach. the Beaches were in London and Beach denied the charges.
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