Local Notes and Social News Highlights
Firestone area items include visits by E W Drum of Emporium and N P Curtis now in Warren. D A V and P R R offer free relief supplies for San Francisco victims. Supreme Court fixes May 21 for appeal in Italian murder case. Mrs Fannie Miller returns home from visit with Mrs Mead. Conewango W C T U meets April 26 at 2 30 p m with large attendance urged. Daughters of the American Revolution plan San Francisco relief collection at Tidioute on April 28. West Virginia visitors Mr and Mrs W R Davis of Marlington join Frank Shepard and Perry Davis in Clarendon. one child ill with membranous croup dies. Warren Lodge U W initiates new class led by Wm H First. Degree of Honor serves refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Drum
Emporium
EK. T. Drum
Fannie Miller
Frank Street
Youngsville
G. F. Mead
Conewango
San Francisco
W.R. Davis
Marlington
West Virginia
Clarendon
Frank Shepard
Perry Davis
Warren Lodge
Ancient Order
United Workmen
Wm. H. First
Oil City
Degree of Honor Lodge
Private Alaska trip advertised by Warren Supt. of Schools
W L MacGowan Warren Pa superintendent announces a private Alaska trip starting June 23rd. The itinerary highlights Inside Passage icebergs glaciers whale watching Indian villages daylight six weeks Klondike gold region and White Pass Yukon Route travel with luxurious hotels and ample tables. Written terms offered directly by MacGowan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. MacGowan
Warren
Europe
America
Yellowstone Park
Alaska
Klondike
Skagway
Sitka
United States
White Pass
Yukon
Fatal railway accident kills Gus Anderson near Garland Pittsfield
Gus Anderson died after being struck by an engine while aiding telegraph pole work on a P and E Railway hand car between Garland and Pittsfield. He was thrown thirty feet and died at 3 p m. Survived by widow a daughter and two brothers John Wrightsville and Joseph Newton. Funeral services held in Pittsfield Tuesday at Lt Cemetery Wrightsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Anderson
Garland
Pittsfield
Anderson
John
Wrightsville
Joseph
Newton
Indian man dies after train accident near Salamanca
Peter Jackson, an Indian resident of the Cornplanter Reservation, had both legs crushed when he fell beneath a freight train near Salamanca last Thursday. He was taken to Corydon where Dr. Flatt amputated both legs, but he did not survive the shock and died soon after. Funeral details appear in Cornplanter Reservation items in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Jackson
Cornplanter Reservation
Salamanca
Corydon
Flatt
Jackson
Supreme Court limits divorces by residency rule
The Supreme Court ruled that a state cannot grant a divorce if only one spouse resides there. It voids divorces granted in states like South Dakota where temporary residence was used for separation. An estimated 20 000 children may lose legitimacy. The decision, a major ruling, passed 5 to 4 and undermines what it calls the Dakota permissive divorce practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
South Dakota
Supreme Court of the United States
Gibson Pictures Free in Buffalo Sunday Courier
The Buffalo Courier offers a Charles Dana Gibson picture free with each Sunday copy. The prints, valued at about two dollars in art stores, form a attractive series for collectors and art lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Courier
Sunday Courier
Charles Dana Gibson
SaLE Old Newspapers For Carpet Packing
Suitably priced old newspapers offered for sale for use under carpets packing goods or covering shelves. Call MAI office for details and ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mai
Fire destroys oil region power plants in Oil City
A Sunday dawn blaze wiped out the boiler and power houses of the Citizens Traction Co and Oil City Light and Power Co at West End. Loss is estimated between 250000 and 300000 with only 75000 insured. No streetcar service for Oil City Franklin Rouseville Reno and suburbs. restoration could take two to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Citizens Traction Co
Oil City Light and Power Co
West End
Franklin
Rouseville
Reno
Low Rates to California for Warren Round Trip
Round trip tickets from Warren to Los Angeles and San Francisco are priced at 74.30 dollars. Travel is valid April 24 to May 4 with return by July 31. Stop overs allowed both ways. Inquiries to ticket agents or A J Smith Cleveland O. Political notes report changes in Forest county with N P Wheeler seeking Republican Congress nomination and H H Cumings withdrawing Forest county candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Warren
Los Angeles
San Francisco
A. J. Smith
Cleveland
O. 2
Forest County
N. P. Wheeler
Endeavor
Congress
H. H. Cumings
Warren County
Help Wanted Assistant Manager in County Territory
Chicago wholesale and mail order house seeks assistant manager for this county and adjoining territory. Salary 20 dollars plus expenses. expenses paid weekly. No investment or experience required. Pleasant work, permanent position. Write with self addressed envelope to SY PEALXENDERT 132 Lake St. cane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Wholesale and Mail Order House
Lake St
Cane
Warren Burgess Calls California Relief Subscriptions
Notice from Warren Pennsylvania dated April 19 1906 requests a town committee to issue appeal and fund subscriptions for California sufferers. Names A J Hazeltine Levi Smith W D Todd A G Lyons Charles F Conarro F E Hertzel C E Metzgar named to lead appeal. Subscriptions accepted at local banks until committee issues formal appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Philadelphia
California
North American Earthquake Relief Association
A. J. Hazeltine
Levi Smith
W. D. Todd
A. G. Lyons
Charles F. Conarro
F. E. Hertzel
C. E. Metzgar
EK. H. Beshlin
Burgess
Cumings Declares Candidacy in Warren County Fight
In a message to Forest county Republicans he explains withdrawing from that county, states he remains a candidate until votes are counted, and says if endorsed by Warren county he will seek the nomination at the District Convention using honorable means.
Which American titled woman do our girls admire most
The piece contrasts two American daughters left fortunes by their father. One marries a French count, spends millions, and faces divorce after jealous infidelity. The other pursues simple, humanitarian work, avoiding vanity while earning the public’s honor as an unofficial queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
France
Paris
Richmond
Times- Dispatch
Views of the Ruins and San Francisco earthquake photos
The Illustrated Buffalo Express features views of San Francisco ruins showing the earthquake and fire’s awful results. It notes the steel frame building debate on safety, with San Francisco’s experience leaning toward the steel frame as the safer option. The issue costs five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Illustrated Buffalo Express
Gregory denies Sheriff candidacy in public letter
The writer states that reports claiming he is a Sheriff candidate are false. He adds that if nominated and elected, he will assume the office and run the sheriff's business from the provided premises. The note closes with a courteous sign-off and a mention of legal blanks at Man, Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Gregory
Marriages and Obituaries in Warren Area in April 1906
Marriages recorded include Archie PeQueen and Ida Eddy of Barnes Pa at South Dayton on April 14 1906 Covell and May Martin wed at Torpedo Pa on April 16 1906 Theodore William Johnson of Jamestown and Ida Olson of Russell Pa wed April 15 1906 in Ashville N Y Fortune Sara Ann of Warren dies at Emergency Hospital April 25 1906 age 56 Seaquist Sylvia H daughter of Carl Seaquist dies April 24 1906 in Warren Alexander J P dies April 25 1906 burial in Springfield Ohio Lawson Margaretta Christina dies April 21 1906 at North Warren Pa Beatty Nancy J dies April 19 1906 North Clarendon Pa Wood Mrs George R Wood dies April 20 1906 in Sheffield Pa aged 76 with survivors listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pequeen
Eppy
South Dayton
N. Y
Archie PeQueen
Ida Eddy
Barnes, Pa
Johnson—Olson
Ashville, N. Y
A. J. Patterson
Theodore William Johnson
Jamestown
Ida Olson
Russell, Pa
Grace. Lawson
North Warren
Margaretta Christina Lawson
John J
Edward
Gust N. Lawson
Amanda Hamilton
Jennie Anderson
Sugar Run
Beattty
North Clarendon
Nancy J. Beatty
Jennie Whettling
Warren
Dolly
John C. Beatty
Clarendon
William
Sheffield
Margaret Offett
Slippery Rock
Emma Palm
Titusville
Wood
George R. Wood
C. H. Smith
C. J. Gibson
Mary Wood
George W
W. C. Wood
C. L. Wood
Ohio
W. C. Culbertson
Girard, Pa
C. C. Culbertson
Augusta
Wis
McManus and Hesch Families Welcome Newborns
Birth notices report a son born April 20 1906 to Mr and Mrs Frank McManus at Warren and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs George Hesch at Warren.
Rebuilding Spirit Aids San Francisco After Devastation
The piece lauds San Francisco’s resolve to rebuild after catastrophe. It notes generous support from government and eastern sponsors, a $100000 foundation offer for Leland Stanford, insurers promising full loss coverage, and railroads supplying free transport, reflecting a global pledge to restore a stronger Golden Gate City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate City
East
Leland Stanford
Real Estate Transfers List Shows Numerous Property Deals
Christine Nelson and others sell Pine Grove properties to Ben Swan for 900 dollars. Einstein sells Sheffield lots to William Einstein et al for 5300 dollars. Smith transfers Glade property to E J Bauer for 4000 dollars. Crary sells Sheffield property to E W Wood for 200 dollars. Whitney transfers Youngsville lot to C O Bimber for 1 dollar. Donaldson sells Sheffield property to Robert Marshall for 1 dollar. Marshall sells Sheffield lot to William Donaldson for 1 dollar. Todd transfers Warren lot to Christina St Peters on 185 dollars. Tuthill sells Warren property to Carl Traub for 900 dollars. Crane and wife sell Spring Creek property to John Crane for 675 dollars. Woodard sells Columbus property to Mike Carroll for 2000 dollars. Dalrymple sells Youngsville property to Geo Pelton for 250 dollars. Ayling and wife sell Columbus property to Columbus and Erie R R Co for 5 dollars. William Brooker sells Freehold property to Columbus and Erie R R Co for 5 dollars. Bates and wife sell Columbus property to Columbus and Erie R R Co for 5 dollars. Dodd and wife sell Columbus property to Erie Land and Improvement Co for 5 dollars. Caroline Johnson sells Pittsfield property to Carl Carlson for 800 dollars. Viola Newell sells Warren property to Morris Nielsen for 3150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Nelson
Ben Swanson
Pine Grove
Florence A. Einstein
Wm. Eipstein
Sheffield
Clyde C. Smith
E. J. Bauer
Glade
Horace A. Crary
E. W. Wood
M. D. Whitney
C.O. Bimber
Youngsville
Wmm. Donaldson
Robert Marshall
Robt. Marshall
Wm. Donaldson
W. D. Todd
Christina St. Peterson
Warren
James D. Tuthill
Carl E. Traub
Thos. Crane
John Crane
Spring Creek
Anna Woodard
Mike Carrol
Columbus
Geo. S. Dalrymple
Geo. M. Pelton
Frank O. Ayling
Columbus & Erie R. R. Co
Wm. Brooker
Freehold
the F. Bates
Henry D. Chapman Et
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Home Matters
Tiona Oil
Gibson Pictures
Tale of
Covell—Martin
Torpedo, Pa
Smith
Walter Covell
May Martin
American Energy
Caroline Johnson
Carl M. Carlson
Viola H. Newell
Morris Nielsen
Hunter’s Cash’Store
Marseilles
Istork
O. A Uinter & Son
M. F
Eberhart
Miller
Penn’a Ave
West
T. O. Slater & CO
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