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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1914
Page
5
Miss Frances Gettings of Rogers Mills and Edward L. Patton were secretly married several days ago in Jamestown but the event became public and friends extend congratulations.
Mr and Mrs John Steen of Warren announce the engagement of their daughter Harriet to Edward W Davison of Titusville at a luncheon held at the Steen home. Davison is employed by the National Transit Company of Oil City.
President Wilson appoints John T. Brew postmaster at Erie Pennsylvania. Brew a longtime Democrat and Pennsy Railroad employee at Erie yards with strong ties across the party and region.
A bill approved 267 to 54 would grant $12 monthly to widows of veterans from the Spanish American War Philippine insurrection and Boxer uprising, plus $2 per month for each child under 16, with eligibility limited to widows who married the soldier before passage and who have no other substantial income.
After two weeks with pneumonia Mrs Magdalena Riwa died last Thursday at 1 45 AM at her daughter Minnie Allen’s Water street home. Born in Alsace Germany she leaves another daughter O F Pearson of Plainfield New Jersey a brother Gottlieb Brucker of Olympia Washington eight grandchildren and was a member of First Lutheran Church. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at eight from Mrs Allen’s home.
At Keystone company's yard near Sheffield paperwood loaders walked off the job at noon Friday demanding $2 per day or $1.70 for nine hours. About forty men refused to return without concessions. Fisher of Williamsport, an official, attempted to negotiate. those back before 2 pm would keep current wages or get $1.75 for ten hours. After 2 pm the offer dropped to $1.65. Only a few returned. most remain out, citing intolerable work for low pay. The company plans to press on with the remaining workers until replacements are found.
Will Sharpe aged 16 of Warren was injured Friday afternoon when a rifle lock blew off while firing. One cheek was cut and an eyelid gash noted. the eye survived. Warren County residents named as jurors for the U S Court in Pittsburgh set to convene May 4. The State Grange plans its Meadville December meeting at the State Armory with an estimated 1500 to 2000 delegates over a weeklong program.
The condition of Hon. O. C. Allen of Warren has grown serious at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after several weeks of treatment. His family was called to his bedside on Saturday, then returned home after a brief improvement and renewed hope for recovery.
P. J. Annis a young Greek man from Ridgway who vanished weeks ago has been found. He left work with about 300 dollars and traveled in the middle west during his absence. Friends feared foul play but his return ends those anxieties.
Arthur Kengstrom of Nebraska Forest county, the season’s first rattlesnake victim in Western Pennsylvania, was walking the Sheffield and Tionesta railroad tracks when bitten. He killed the snake and returned to Nebraska for treatment, suffering no serious results.
Independent refiners in Warren and elsewhere welcome the fall in crude prices. Producers wonder about the cause behind the standard dropping 10 to 20 cents. Pennsylvania crude drops to 2.10 dollars. Drilling has risen little since the 2.50 peak fourteen months ago, and many expected operations may halt until the market steadies.
Harrisburg April 28 The Pennsylvania State Board of Censors has drafted rules and standards for motion pictures and lantern slides used commercially. Films must carry an Approved by the State Board stamp after June 1. The rule seeks cooperation from manufacturers and dealers in the industry.
Berlin reports Germany's Frau Beese, pioneering woman aviator, will test a hydroaeroplane on the North Sea and aims to pilot a transatlantic craft next spring. She runs a flying school,has built six planes, and has trained about forty pilots. She believes aviation will flourish most on water and notes women learners excel in emergency handling.
W D Martin of Willows California, eighty six, long blind, gained sight for an hour before death. He recognized family and viewed earth one last time, then returned to blindness due to age. No disease caused the loss.
Sporting observers say Jack Johnson may lose his crown to Frank Moran. Moran is hailed as a leading white hope and believes he can defeat the champion. The two are slated to meet in Paris on June 27, the eve of the Grand Prix de Paris.
Records committee mix up delayed credit for two world marks by California athletes. Fred Welly USC ran 120 yard hurdles in 15 seconds at Berkeley May 10 1913, tying Forrest Smithson’s 1908 Olympic London record. Pat Donovan SF Pastime Club threw 56 pound weight for height 16 feet 11 4 inches indoor record.
Harvard's 1914 baseball outlook shows depth with veterans and last year's freshmen. Only three of the nine Yale series heroes have left by graduation, but Sam Felton's replacement looms as a major uncertainty. Rex Hitchcock and others face college office issues possibly delaying return depending on April exams.
Alfred Forbes Copeland sails to Europe to head the Austrian Olympic track team for Berlin 1916. He joins a notable line of American trainers including Ernie Hjortberg, Alvin C. Marenzlein, and W. K. Knox, with other stars like James Lightbody and Joseph Horner pursuing abroad coaching roles.
The Krupps produced a cast steel alloy for safes that resists oxyhydrogen and oxyacetylene burners used by criminals. The material, very hard to bore, would require six to fourteen hours to drill a 3.2 inch bore in a 1.6 inch plate, using about 3,000 gallons each of acetylene and oxygen.
At a Richmond convention the National Association of Merchant Tailors of America adopted tables of correct wear for spring and summer 1914. The guide covers weddings receptions church calls with details on hats collars cravats shirts waistcoats gloves trousers shoes top coats and hose.
Describes a formal to informal day outfit with dark unfinished worsted suit plus an extra pair of trousers in medium gray. Details include cutaway or morning coat with moderate shoulders, deep lapels, snug waist, full skirt, and knee-length cut edges. Accessories include linen or Madras shirt, various collars, four-in-hand or bow cravat, gloves, hat styles, shoes, and matching hose.
Describes a full dress ensemble for men and women including overcoats Inverness Chesterfield or fur lined, black dress coats, silk waistcoats, braided trousers, white linen shirts with stiff bosoms, wing or poke collars, white or pique cravats, white gloves, pearl or moon stone jewelry, black silk watches, silk or opera hats, patent leather footwear, black silk hose with clocks.
A novel Paris architecture on Rue Vavin features a six story building where each floor retrogrades creating a widened balcony in front of the windows. The design resembles a giant staircase and is said to offer hygienic advantages despite seeming space waste.
Washington reports rapid progress of eighteen naval officers in a joint program with Columbia University. The course blends thermo dynamics design electricity and radio with shipboard problems. The Navy furnishes drawings and specs while officers learn to inspect contractors and detect machinery faults.
Beaver Falls, Pa. George Konterline drinks twelve glasses of beer at each stroke of noon from a bank tower clock. He swallows his watch with the chain held in his teeth as spectators listen for the ticking in the beer.
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