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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
4
The note to Berlin and its appendix are praised as a clear forceful protest against German submarine warfare. The piece emphasizes the Sussex incident as decisive proof of German wrongdoing and urges public disclosure of the note and President Wilson’s Congress address across the German Empire.
The Lexington Kentucky Herald denounces Dixon’s Birth of a Nation praising the Ku Klux Klan as marauders using night for greed and passion. The piece condemns carpetbagger money and defends Southern valor while criticizing sensationalism and public recalls. A separate note reports Justice of the Peace Thomas fining Lee Heasley and his wife $1.89 plus costs for selling unmarked oleomargarine as butter after a pure food probe.
We are authorized to announce Edward R Allen of Warren as a candidate for the Republican nomination for member of Congress from the twenty eighth district subject to the decision of the voters at the primaries to be held May 16 1916.
Hogwallow residents are informed that all barrels from the Musket Ridge moonshine operation must be returned immediately once empty. Jefferson Potlocks traveled to Rye Straw on a pleasure trip with wagon wheels and blacksmith tools. Yam Sims and Sidney Hocks swapped ponies at the road fork after deliberation, trading evenly with five dollars exchanged by each.
April reports from Columbus detail Arthur Hill finishing school on Baker Hill and starting Tillotson term. health updates for Miss Young of Warren and Mrs. E L Monroe after Clifton Springs and Ithaca visits. several social visits to Corry and Warren. home improvements and sales, including Bert Stockton selling his team to Beckwith. Ruslink store goods moved to Sheffield. Easter plans and club meetings noted. cemetery board to meet April 29 with Charles Brown. multiple Corry visitors and friends mentioned.
Editor announces O. D. Bleakley as candidate for Congress in the 28th District subject to Republican usages with primaries set for May 16, 1916.
Warren Pennsylvania February 21 1916 editor mail announces John Siggins Jr a candidate for the Republican nomination for Member of Assembly subject to the primaries on May 16 1916.
At the request of many friends General Charles Miller of Franklin Pennsylvania has consented to be a candidate for delegate to the Republican National Convention subject to Republican usages at the primaries to be held May 16 1916.
The Jamestown Journal notes the city shows Johnsons with 21 pages and Andersons at 15.5 pages in the latest directory. Smiths fill three pages while Ericksons Joneses Lawsons Olson Swan Nelson and Petersons span four to eight pages, with an average of about 50 names per directory page.
City officials retire the last of 153000 in municipal bonds issued in 1899 to fund the Water Works. The bonds carried a long pay schedule with final maturity in 1928. Citizens react to the achievement and its relevance to their own city projects.
Pittsburgh April 26 Herbert J Cunningham state highway commissioner died at his home in Sewickley this afternoon of heart failure after two weeks illness. He was 55 and had served as commissioner since April of last year under appointment by Governor Bradhaugh.
At the Good Roads conference in Warren on March 14 Commissioner Cunningham left a favorable impression on county Road Supervisors. They returned home satisfied with his leadership of the Sproul road system noting his plain business style and his achievement in reforming department wasteful practices.
The program will run for two months with boys able to stay from two weeks to the full period. Cost is about 20 cents a day, and each boy must provide his own uniform similar to a Boy Scout outfit. Trainees will undergo a strict course in field work, open order drills, and standard army drill, with practice sessions in city armories before the camp opens.
The Warren Mail seeks local correspondents to represent their community with a weekly letter. Submit a name and address of a capable person. we provide stamped envelopes and stationery, send the paper free, and offer future courtesies. Address The Warren Mail Warren Pa.
Miss Rosyola Moseley earns praise as a talented singer with a strong voice. Her growing fame spreads beyond the voting precinct, drawing audiences who sometimes move back when she sings.
The Excelsior Fiddling Band serenaded the Old Miser on Musket Ridge Tuesday night. He locked the doors and pretended to sleep to avoid passing out a jug to the band.
Cricket Hicks has come back from the Calf Ribs section where he spent two days holding a key job at a saw mill. He plans a rest of two to three months before deciding on his next work.
Raz Barlow was spotted drinking from a cistern bucket at the Dog Hill church last Sunday, a minor local incident noted by witnesses. No further action reported.
The Hogwallow Improvement Society orders Jefferson Potlocks to have his hair cut by next Saturday week, enforcing a community grooming rule.
Wilcox and Kane men from the bounty combine who robbed counties face perjury charges after state game warden Harry Hilton secured warrants. They allegedly claimed residency in Sheffield to obtain Warren county bounty payments and will be tried after their May 26 releases. Additional warrants are expected in other counties.
The Warren team lineup is debated but a proposed order includes Cooper at catcher Dolan at first base Shean at second Dunlop at shortstop Bullock at third Balinger or Burrill in left field Shaungkhen sy in center and changes at pitcher or catcher with Peterson Eby Seibert Roberts Armstrong the two Smiths and Al Hime as pitchers.
Prof Sap Spradlen traveled to Tickville last week to trade for a globe map to support his argument with Wild Onion trustees that the world is round. He previously taught with flat blueback maps, and plans remodeling of the globe at Tuckville due to European war related changes.
A passerby posted a soap advertisement in Hogwallow yesterday. Several leading citizens including the Postmaster objected and ordered the man to move along.
The mail carrier departed the post office this morning aiming for Tickville. He plans to push the route and believes the trip will take about a couple of days.
One of Tobe Moseley's wagon wheels ran off as he descended Musket Ridge yesterday. The wagon rolled ahead and left the missing wheel leaning against the Moseley stable when he reached home.
A crow has perched on a hay stack pole beside the post office for several weeks and is said to plan to nest in Hogwalow, with residents reporting no disturbance to the bird.
Poke Eazley who has begun following the shade around the post office has been badly upset for several days due to the persistent cloudy weather.
A strange woman visited this week selling unfamiliar items to women. She wore shoes laced up the back, a detail Sid ney Hocks questions as he cannot understand why footwear would have back door entrances after the visitor departed two or three days ago.
In Detroit on April 1 Mrs. Alice Stolter testified in Circuit Court that her husband Henry’s heavy morning nap habit led to the divorce suit. She described alarming the sleeping Henry with an alarm clock and hair pulling when he failed to rise, noting her six-year marriage.
A gold miner who struck it rich in Australia plans to return to England to meet his long-lost niece. He writes of meeting at the station and the niece suggests a test of recognition using a string of pearls in the left hand and an ermine scarf in the right.
In Grass Valley California on April 23 nearly all pupils and the young woman teacher at Smartsville School mistook a kitten for an animal. Johnnie Reading correctly identified it and escaped through a window. The incident led to new suits and the schoolhouse being fumigated.
A playful note describes Sunday sickness among church members, labeling it a non fatal 24 hour ailment that spikes at services. The piece mocks the ritual fatigue that follows church and ends with a return to normal Monday activity.
A humorous note on giraffes being silent, described as the only animal in nature unable to express itself by sound. The author jokes that giraffes seem to have nothing of importance to say and are “entirely dumb.”
A senator defines a party leader as a person who learns what the people want and then promises it to them rather than giving it. The remark highlights political rhetoric and voter's expectations in a Washington Star exchange.
A lone line from a contestant notes winter fading and the garden opening to spring as she imagines picking a crocus. The brief verse captures seasonal renewal and a childlike view of nature.
A Chicago News remark notes men with amnesia often forget their wives first, describing the unusual circumstance as a singular one.
A quirky catalogue mocks overhyped guarantees from tires to politicians. It lists items such as nonskid tires unsinkable ships holeproof socks and unflirtable girls as examples of overpromising goods and roles.
In a Far South city a newspaper editor sought opinions from prominent citizens about the film Birth of a Nation. An elderly Confederate widow offered a sharp remark saying she had seen it and it was no twilight sleep, implying a strong negative stance on its portrayal of history.
Bryan Mars has completed a well on his Colorado lease and plans two more, signaling light production. Don Stearns operates a Lincoln Hunter farm well at Goodwill Hill for Mrs. Cole of Pleasantville. Local social notes mention multiple visits and greetings among residents including Mrs. Dora Britton and Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Caswell, Mrs. Addie Doran and Irene, and others.
The town reports multiple funeral services and interments at Bear Lake Cemetery including Ava Hearns from Battle Creek and C P Brace in Lottsville. Mary Scholton dies at home on Townline Road with burial in Bear Lake cemetery. Other items note Easter visit, church services, and local residents ill or improving homes and verandas.
A quirky Life magazine remark has a French maid character asking for references, replying that the husband of the last employer gave her an automobile as a gift. The exchange plays on accents and social mores in a humorous light.
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