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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
Wilbur Wright makes a successful flight in Le Mans, France, covering about two kilometers in 1 minute 43 seconds after two prior attempts. The event marks a notable aviation milestone in early flight history.
Texas railroad commission files a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission accusing 67 railroads and common carriers of conspiring through the Southwestern Traffic Association to restrain competition and raise freight rates to Texas points. The report also notes recent disasters and political moves across the nation.
A collection of brief reports notes deaths from a ham sandwich dispute in Hannibal Missouri to a steam car explosion near Painesville Ohio and a fatal auto plunge near Sylvania Ohio. It covers murders in Missouri Kentucky and Georgia, train wrecks in Germany and Arkansas, fires in New York and London graft convictions, and other incidents, including a ship collision near Halifax and a bank failure in Minnesota.
Chicago. Moses D. Brown Austin F. Kelley and Ruth E McLaughlin found guilty of conspiracy to murder Annie M Nolain. Kelley and Miss McLaughlin sentenced to inde terminate terms. Brown fined 1000 dollars. Nurse McLaughlin accused of brain and nerve in the delivery of poison while Mrs Nolain on edge of death and now in a sanitarium.
Chief Wilkie reports counterfeiters are circulating altered five dollar notes in Texas Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi. The scheme slices the top of a twenty with a razor and pastes it to a five creating two twenties and a fifteen profit per job. Suspects Frank Johnson J W Young Windsor are arrested in New Orleans Vicksburg Oakdale.
Wilbur Wright of Dayton Ohio achieves the longest flight in a series at Le Mans France lasting 3 minutes 44 seconds. The aircraft circled the field three times at 36 miles per hour and landed near the grand stand amid cheers before continuing the demonstration.
A messenger's pouch containing government pay checks totaling nearly $2,000 was stolen last week in front of the building housing the Department of Commerce and Labor in Washington, D. C. The incident involves missing payroll funds and security concerns for federal employees.
Gas escaping from a building on Poff Street in Wheeling occupied by Mrs. J. S. Gavin caused a Tuesday morning fire. The blaze resulted in the deaths of three people.
Emile Kluck 22 of Oil City drowned in the Allegheny River at Eagle Rock. In Washington S A Noble 82 of West Alexander built two large hay stacks on his farm unaided in six hours.
William E. Nunn, stage manager at the Vaudeville theater near Four-mile creek, died from an electric shock after touching a defective current wire in a switch board. He was reported to be employed at the theater at the time.
William T. Cobb of Willow Grove McKean County aged 57 was killed when his rig ran away and overturned trapping him beneath the weight of the horses. The accident occurred near Oil City and Cobb died of a broken neck.
At a Slavish picnic in Greensburg three people were shot as several intoxicated foreigners fired revolvers to celebrate the event. There was no melee or fight reported, but the shooting interrupted the gathering and prompted a police inquiry.
Amos Martin aged 111 died at the home of his stepdaughter Mrs. Daniel Looney in New Castle. He served in both the Mexican and Civil wars and had lived there for many years.
The body of an unidentified Italian man was found in a secluded spot along High Street extension. Police noted a bullet hole in the left breast, and investigators are examining the scene for clues.
In Connellsville William Duffy aged 10 a deaf mute son of Michael Duffy of Lessenring No 1 was struck by a West Penn trolley car near his home and died at Connellsville hospital.
An explosion at the Knickerbocker colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. one mile east of Shenandoah killed two men and left three others in likely fatal condition.
Engineer E K Richey of Standard Steel Car Co. yard crew held to the throttle as a derailed engine plunged down a 20 foot embankment and turned over, but emerged unhurt.
In Greensburg Joe Rolless a Lithuanian quarreled with Mike Lesko of Harmer Park. A haystack on Lesko premises caught fire soon after. Rolless was seen fleeing and took into custody.
Rev. Father L. C. Carroll rector of St. Mary’s Church in Kittanning urges stopping the practice of parish youths staying at public parks late at night without parental supervision.
Jacob Klipfel of Greensburg appeared temporarily crazed by the heat. He hid cabbages using a scythe and damaged mirrors, windows and furniture before being committed to the county jail.
Martin Zillman aged 19 was killed and Samuel Schuler aged 18 was badly injured when struck by a freight engine at the Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston railroad at the head of South Eighth Street.
Mrs Harvey Meek slipped on a cellar stair at her residence and fell breaking her left arm near the wrist the bones protruding through the flesh in a severe injury witnessed by family members.
Joseph Clark of Kittanning who camps at Winona lake has been elected mayor of Bay City at the lake. Each summer hundreds of western Pennsylvania boys stay at Winona Lake and form a full municipal government.
Harrisburg reports that prosecutions will commence this week in Montgomery and Chester counties. State agriculture agents allege several feed firms sell cattle feeds containing substances not intended for such mixtures. The cases aim to curb unsafe additives in livestock rations.
In Swissvale two young girls Carrie Penrod aged 10 and Lorinne Longwell aged 8 were seized by a stranger while playing near an old stable. He warned them not to cry and dragged them inside threatening to slit their throats with a knife before vanishing. Carrie is gravely ill and Lorinne critically injured.
Josiah W. Leeds aged 75 known nationally for reform work died at his Westchester residence. Twenty five years ago, during a crusade he caused certain pieces of Philadelphia statuary to be draped.
Harrisburg report notes Isaac D. Lutz aged 75, the oldest thirty-third degree Mason in the state. He served for years as pharmacist at the State hospital and was a charter member of Robert Burns lodge.
Greensburg Edward Jersky a Penn station miner was burned at work after touching a live wire suffering burns to the hands left arm and hip the accident highlights the dangers of electrical equipment in the mining facility.
A large wool clip in Greene county has significantly eased financial pressures for the Waynesburg area. The article notes the impact on local commerce and the broader regional economy as wool shipments support sustaining livelihoods.
On the 111th ballot Prof. Henry H. Baish of Altoona was elected superintendent of the Altoona public schools by the board of education.
Special Agent J O Wilson of the state pharmacy board brings suits for sale of impure drugs in Pittsburg following a crusade in eastern Pennsylvania.
A safe in the Bellwood grist mill office near Bellwood was dynamited and about 400 dollars in checks and cash stolen. Office furniture was wrecked in the break.
Harrisburg. Auditor General Young has imposed penalties under the 1907 act on about 50 trust companies that failed to file their reports by June 20 as required.
Peter Spiker, 23, was struck by a Bessemer and Lake Erie train near North Butler and lay by the tracks until daylight unable to summon aid. The incident occurred in sight of his home.
In Greensburg the dealer in old buggies, Harry Hawley of Radebaugh, was ordered by his wife to open cushion seats and found cash totaling 971 dollars in bills and silver.
Two new wells on the Dodds farm near McBride were drilled in two days. The larger well marks a major development in the Butler field, echoing the McBride sensation of 1908 and attributed to Harry N. Hoffman.
In Van Buren, John Hunter attempted to defend his roosts by chasing thieves. The revolver he carried for protection discharged, injuring him as he sought to confront the raid.
William Thomas assistant superintendent at Rigeview Park was found dead in the park ice house by Superintendent Killian. It is believed he was stricken with apoplexy while lifting a cake of ice.
The Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Packet Line, once a major Ohio River operator, becomes insolvent due to unprofitable steamboat service from low water and is placed under a receiver.
Washington report notes Bob a gray horse owned by Jones and Laughlin Steel Co mining at Coal Center escaped danger after his bite pulled a grain slide releasing 300 bushels of oats into a granary above. The incident highlights safety risks at the operation and the animal's survival.
In a Monessen contest between local business men and Charleroi players, Peck Cornwall and Luther Bolig collided while pursuing a fly ball. Cornwall suffered a broken jaw and Bolig a broken collarbone, both serious injuries.
Spreading rails caused a Philadelphia and Reading passenger train to run off an embankment near Williamstown. Fireman Charles Ausback of Tremont, Pa., was crushed beneath the engine and engineer Jacob Schraeder, also of Tremont, was fatally scalded. Three coaches with 60 passengers remained on the rails.
Adjutant General Stewart reports a federal appropriation for the Pennsylvania National Guard this month totaling 133,469.76 dollars. About 100,000 dollars will equip the guard with arms and camp gear to match the regular army, leaving 33,367.41 dollars for rifle practice.
A large sink-hole along the Hartstown cut-off, 50 miles north, has swallowed 15 thousand carloads of dirt and rock over three years of excavation, as the railway builds its line and the tracks continue to sink.
Ford City plant of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. shattered shipment records over the last three months with monthly totals exceeding 1,000,000 feet of glass shipped.
Seven year old girl from Titusville is in critical condition after dodging a slap by her mother. The impact caused a dislocation at the neck vertebrae, creating serious injuries. This incident, labeled singular, highlights the unusual sequence leading to the injury.
The Los Angeles Times reports a chemist describing how animals are used to test drugs in a large chemical plant yard. Chickens are used to test ergotine, dogs for hasheesh, and frogs for digitalis, with humans sometimes testing drugs on themselves.
The captain praises the grampus a fearsome sea creature described as an overgrown shark or small whale. He explains that grampus pair hunt bowhead whales and feed by sinking into the whale’s mouth to eat the tongue, leaving the whale to die slowly.
A visitor notes widespread use of silver as currency at the Denver convention. A Tammany figure pays with a $1,000 bill and asks for change. a porter returns with 999 silver dollars and a 25 cent piece, delivering the change in a wheelbarrow.
A Chicago Daily News cartoon features a banknote germ and a kiss loving microbe in a cheeky depiction. The strip quips about a character who believes he is the sweetest thing on earth and encounters a door knob germ questioning his identity.
Comedy sketch line reads Mr Cute pleads with Miss Brown to sing Alas she refuses and the pair trade quips about a missing romance The dialogue hints at a lighthearted stage moment titled Half Holiday
U S and Canadian markets report mixed grain values from No 2 red wheat at 1.00 to 1.42 per bushel and oats around 50 to 60 cents. Livestock quotes span cattle from 5.50 to 6.60, hogs around 6.85 to 7.00, and sheep near 4.00 to 6.50 with regional differences across New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo Buffalo and Pittsburg.
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