William Dean Howells quoted in Home Matters column
Local items report Mrs. Darius Magee fracturing her arm on Crescent street, O D Ruhlman drilling wells for A Hertzel & Son, and news of Elizur Strong's death in Oil City. Also noted are the Navy veteran Darius Morton’s passing, Lawrence Offerle’s death in Kansas, and several Warren County military appointments in the 16th Regiment N G P. The Chinese Commissioners showed interest in the Chautauqua System and were provided literature to study aboard their steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darius Magee
George Phillips
Crescent Street
Warren
Lawrence Offerle
Offerle
Lawrence County
Kansas
France
America
Chicago
Geneseo, Ill
Jacob Offerle
M. Salome Keller
O. J. Gunning
16Th Reg
N.G. P
Bliss
Ridgway
A. G. Lyons
Carl Swanson
Burn
Gunning
Thos. Conally
Bradford
United States
Charles M. Dow
Jamestown
New York
Niagara Falls
Building Improvements and New Homes Around Town
Mr. A. Hertzel undertakes extensive improvements on Second street with work by C. W. Ahdey. David Sword starts a new house on North Warren. Chas. G. Offerle adds a porch to his block on Pennsylvania Ave. E enhancing its appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hertzel
Second Street
C. W. Ahdey
David Sword
North Warren
Chas. G. Offerle
Pennsylvania Ave. E
Gregory denies Sheriff candidacy and pledges conduct
The letter from B G Gregory dated April 19 denies persistent rumors of a Sheriff campaign and states if nominated and elected he will assume the Sheriff’s premises and run the office. The page also advertises McClure's Magazine representatives sought, paying good wages, at 67 East 23rd Street in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Gregory
McClure’s Magazine
East 23Rd St
N. Y. City
San Francisco Visited by a Double Calamity
An April 18 earthquake struck San Francisco at 5:13 am, followed by widespread fires. Buildings collapsed, the water mains failed, and dynamite was used to combat flames. Martial law was proclaimed as downtown areas burned, with massive property loss and many casualties. Survivors sought shelter in parks as officials reported extensive destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Market Street
Sansome Street
Broadway
Palo Alto
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Memorial Church
Oakland
San Jose
Sacramento
Berkeley
Alameda
Multiple Marriages and Obituaries Across Warren Area 1906
A list of marriages and obituaries from Warren and nearby towns dated April 1906, noting brides and grooms from Warren Jamestown Tidioute and other communities. Entries include Hart and Moore, Green and Warn, Binder and Densmore, Nelson and Johnson, Ehrhardt and Crimpenshaw, Jacobson and Nelson, Thurber and Whaley, infant Nero, Sven son, and Smith. Also notices for Green Cora, schoolmaster Mrs Orpha Schoolmaster, and bereavements with family survivors.
Private Alaska trip led by W L MacGowan in private party
Warren Pa’s W L MacGowan supt of schools will lead a private Alaska tour starting June 23. It highlights interior and coastal sights via White Pass Yukon Route, six weeks of daylight in Klondike, Indian villages and totem poles, glaciers, icebergs, whale viewing, lush gardens, berries, and generous hotel service at unusually low rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. MacGowan
Warren
Europe
America
Yellowstone Park
Alaska
Klondike
Skagway
Sitka
United States
White Pass
Yukon
Wanted Assistant Manager for County and Territory
Chicago wholesale and mail order house seeks an assistant manager. Open to man or woman, permanent position, salary $20 plus expenses weekly, expense money advanced. Pleasant work, no investment or experience required. Spare time valuable. Write for details with self addressed envelope. 132 Lake St Chicago. 3-15-101 Legal blanks at MAIL Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Wholesale and Mail Order House
Lake St
Chicago
Births at Warren and Binghamton Born to Crull Anna and Ensworth
In Warren Mr and Mrs Frank Crull welcome a son. In Warren Mr and Mrs William Anna welcome a son. In Binghamton N Y on April 12 1906 Mr and Mrs Charles Ensworth welcome a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Warren
William Anna
A Sad Tragedy in Bear Lake Pa
Alfred Whipple a Bear Lake Pa resident was accidentally shot and killed by his wife Friday evening in Jamestown after bringing home a revolver he had purchased. The weapon was inspected by Mrs Whipple who discharged it by accident. The bullet struck Whipple in the abdomen and he died about an hour later. He was about 65 and survived by a son living in Bear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Whipple
Bear Lake
Whipple
Card of Thanks from Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Green
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Green thank friends and neighbors for sympathy, kindness, flowers, and deeds of kindness shown to their daughter Cora during her long illness, and extend sincere thanks for comfort and pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Green
Cora
Hunter's Cash Store Curtain and Netting Price List
A price guide from Hunter's Cash Store detailing Arabian net curtains and Nottingham lace options with numerous item prices and values. The listing compares current sale prices to stated values, noting multiple fabric styles and sizes including plain center with insertion and edge matching.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home Matters
William Dean Howells
KE. R. Wheelock
Sugar Grove
Illinois
O.D. Ruhlman
Hertzel
Ast Fifth Street
A. Hertzel & Son
Tur Mair
E. W. Parshall
Parshall
Elizur Strong
Standard Oil Co
Oil City
Strong
Pennsylvania Gas Co
N. Y
Darius Morton
Five Points
Warren Fitts
Morton
Bright
Ernest Morton
O. J. Gage
Chandlers Valley
California
Ninth Street
Grant, Parrott
Flood
Call
Examiner
Monadnock
Palace
Earle MacDonald
Hart—Moorer
Conaway
H. M. Hart
Alice Moore
Binder—Densmore
Tidioute, Pa
S. F. Marks
John Binder
Jane Densmore
Nelson — Johnson
Jamestown, N. Y
C. A. Seaberg
John KE. Nelson
Anna Johnson
Kane, Pa
Earnhardt — Crimpenshaw
Father Seiverding
Leon Ehrhardt
Mayme Crimpenshaw
Thurber —Whaley
Fredonia
Henry C. Drake
Charles J. Thurber
van Burren
Ind
Winifred Whaley
Grand Valley
Nero
Earl Franklin
Alfred Nero
Public Way
L. A. Williams
Corydon
Kinzua
Orpha
Sumatra
D. L. Lewis
Fred E. Schoolmaster
Frank Schoolmaster
West Virginia
Franklin Street
E. C. Deleplain
Hunter’s Cash Store
Nottingham
Madras
O. TL Tinnter & Son
M. F
Eberhart
Miller
Penn’a Ave
Slater & CO
Steel Makin
Broa
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