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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
5
Warren officers patrol all vehicles and rarely miss a court appearance or fine for violations. They especially target cars that pass streetcars while passengers alight, maintaining heightened vigilance.
A special train carrying thirty three auto trucks and as many drivers passed through Warren Tuesday morning en route from Philadelphia to the Mexican border for Uncle Sam. The Riker trucks have bodies by J G Brill and engines by American Locomotive, representing about $125000 in investment.
Conewango Refinery workers move from two shifts to an eight hour schedule for the first time. They will earn the same pay as on the longer shifts. Manager Captain A G Lyons believes the change will pay for itself through economies. Andrew Miller, formerly of Bynd Farm near Oil City, was sent to North Warren State Hospital after a previous attempt on his wife and his own life. a commission was sought to examine his sanity.
The United States Civil Service Commission announced an exam for Warren County to be held at Corry, Warren, and Sheffield on Aug 26, 1916. It will fill rural carrier posts at Spring Creek and other county routes, open to male citizens domiciled in a local post office territory.
Mrs Gale Carr 35 of Grand Valley is seriously injured in Titusville hospital after cutting her throat with a razor at the D A V station in Grand Valley last Friday. Authorities say her long illness in the past three months affected her mind and interference by others likely saved her life.
On Monday evening August 7th at 7 50 o clock an effort to form a Humane Society or S P C A will be held in the High School auditorium at Second and Market Streets. All who oppose cruelty are invited. A rumor about J P Jefferson of Warren raising his yacht Idler hull is unverified. he is in Japan and will be away for about a year.
Andrew Miller, 45, a six month patient at North Warren State Hospital, vanished Thursday afternoon after taking a French leave. A former Erie County resident, he may have headed home but is described as weak and near discharge, with no active search planned. He was among farm workers and wandered into nearby woods in the heat.
William Muir president of Crew Levick announces transfer of control to Dougherty interests after purchasing all but about 600 common shares. Stock price referenced at 125 dollars per share. Preferred stock callable at 115 dollars, likely to be exercised by preferred stockholders. Total shares outstanding around 25,742 with holdings abroad in France and England. company operates worldwide.
The Aetna Explosives Company Irvineburg plant halted for several days last week due to a shortage of metal containers for gun cotton. About 230 workers were affected. Rumors of abandonment surfaced but superintendent Hitchns offered no reasons. Production was to resume, with possible expansion, within a week to ten days as material is readied.
Col. D. F. A. Wheelock opened a Warren armory recruiting station to fill the 16th regiment. Fourteen recruits ready to enlist under federal rules will transfer from National Guard status and join Mt. Gretna training before border service. Charles A. Love dies at Irvineton after limb stump abscess. ex county treasurer, survived by wife and four sisters and one brother. funeral held in Irvine.
A stubborn Sunday morning blaze on Liberty Street and Second Avenue in the Allen building damaged second and ground floor firms. Wyman & Conamo jewelry, Lester Shoe Co, Geracimos confectionery, and Dr. H. C. Jacobs dentist reported losses, with Lester Shoe hit hardest at about 3500. Fire was discovered by taxi driver Robert Eadie and fought by Fire Chief Gordon with two water streams for about two hours.
Jake Madigan night foreman of the Aetna company at Irvenburg returned home to ashes after an oil lamp explosion. The family escaped unharmed. Loss set at 1000 dollars with no insurance. A subscription drive started locally to aid Madigan in rebuilding.
Two large barns were destroyed by fire on Sunday in Warren County due to suspected spontaneous combustion. Richard Haller’s farm barn burned around 3 am with $1500 loss, and the Bay Morse barn near Grand Valley suffered $1000 in the hay mow fire. Fire Chief C. M. Gordon will not seek re election. he led the Warren Fire Department for three years.
Saturday night the Allegheny Foundry closed for an indefinite period. On Monday morning the workforce was notified of the suspension without given reasons. The main cause is the inability to obtain steel to fill orders. Twenty five men are affected, but high demand for skilled labor may ease their reemployment.
A husband faces a large bill for a ball gown after his wife recalls the green robe she wore when introduced to him last year. She implies the expense was a trap or financial trap set by the ball event.
The notice advertises subscribing to the Warren Mail for a year at one hundred dollars prepaid. It asks readers to enroll in advance and pay the annual rate.
The Brownies host a Mud Pie Luncheon for Elves Fairies and Gnomes on a rainy morning. Guests decorate mud pies with leaves and candles while Gnomes serve and sample dishes. A prize is awarded to a little Elf, a Toad wins a nine ty eight hour visit, and everyone enjoys the festive scene.
A Sunday school teacher asks Tommy if he would let another boy choose the larger apple. Tommy replies that in this bunch it wouldn’t be necessary to tell him which one to take.
A class of young pupils learns about the word double through spelling drills. Facing the sentence Up up John, and see the sunrise a student playfully renders Double up, John, and see the sun rise proving how children reinterpret phrases when learning new terms.
The Deutschland reduces speed as it passes a newspaper launch near the Timmins and then remains at sea within view, while questions mount in the Appam case over Lieutenant Berg and the prize crew’s fate. State officials anticipate court decisions that could place the ship under federal custody or lead to further appeals.
The federal court issued a decision holding for the Britons in a dispute that prompted questions about federal authority. The ruling comes as lawmakers consider implications for policy and governance at the national level.
Sunday brought extreme heat with shade temperatures from 90 to 100 degrees across Warren. Residents favored car trips and outdoor visits to Coneswango Creek points where many families bathed as the creek remained lively with women and children.
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