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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
8
Glynn states he will not challenge Sulzer with force or seize the executive chamber. He clarifies his plan to govern from his lieutenant governor’s third floor room while Sulzer operates from the governor’s second floor room.
Democrats believe Glynn will be treated as New York governor by the state machinery including Lohmer Mitchell May and Carmody. Mrs Sulzer lies prostrated after a Capitol fall and serious illness, with warnings about her endorsement of campaign fund checks and stock speculation.
A man using an alias confessed at police headquarters to strangling his wife during a quarrel. He struck her with a mallet and hid the body in a trunk, later dumping it into Lake Como from a villa pier.
The article notes that a major railway strike will be averted detailing lines and routes including trackage through New York New Haven and Hartford and Ontario and Western to Pittsburgh and surrounding lines. It lists several rail corridors and railway companies across the region facing the potential disruption.
Electric outage grips town last night as a green snake crawls to a pole and shorts the circuit. Linemen find the reptile dead after contacting power lines. incident noted in The Mail and Go News.
Congressman Hulings of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to prohibit gambling in stocks and commodities with no delivery, to eliminate bucket shops, and to raise government revenue via two cent stamps on certificates and bills of sale. He cites the need to regulate and ensure delivery, noting prior mail-exclusion efforts failed. The measure involves Wilson, Bryan, McAdoo, and McReynolds in consultations, and is viewed as non partisan with cross party potential.
Mlevien State Normal provides a trained nurse for sick students and direct supervision by a teacher. Students must retire by ten. rooms must be kept in order and seven p m curfews observed. A corps of teachers is provided for the coming year. fall term begins September 9. Write for catalogue. John Ballentine, Clarion, Pa. Vice Principal.
The new Party Enrollment Act ties a voter's party to the majority of their November election votes. It imposes penalties for false registrations and outlines how to change affiliation up to 10 days before the September 16 primary.
The Warren school system lists detailed teacher assignments across High School Sub High, Jefferson Street, South Street, East Street and West End Buildings. Names include principals Miss A Bessie Johnson and Miss Mae M. Moran with numerous preceptresses, teachers and room assignments for each building.
A Washington report says Western Pennsylvania will receive three federal posts soon. Llewellyn of Fayette County is likely internal revenue collector. E Lowry Humes of McMaddenville seems set for district attorney. H H Wilson of Beaver is expected to be nominated for the marshal position.
The parcel post maximum weight rises to 20 pounds for fourth class mail delivered within the first and second zones starting August 15. Rates up to 11 pounds stay the same, while weights above 11 pounds follow a new scale.
Grapes growers and shippers in the Chautauqua belt oppose railroads over a rate change. The upcoming season shifts from 30 cents per hundred to a higher second class, costing Chicago shipments more. About 1,000 growers with $15 million in grape interests back a move to classify grapes as third class with IE C Commission. Thomas P. Hefferman of Dunkirk was hired to press the application.
John G. Smith announces his candidacy for Warren county District Attorney subject to Washington party voters at the September primaries. He states the decision rests with the party's primary electorate.
A brief cartoon caption shows a Sunday School teacher asking Willie what to do after breaking a commandment. Willie replies to muzzle the papers and hire a good lawyer, reflecting a humorous exchange from Life magazine.
The Lon don paper notes that amid the Jack the Ripper killings the gas sector saw higher dividends as fear shifted crowds to lit areas. It reports a widespread rise in gas sales, with confectionery and parailine oil also surging across east London.
President Timothy Healey of New York told the eleventh biennial convention of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers that the poorest paid powerhouse workers in the nation are in government buildings across the United States. He noted wages around 65 dollars a month with no raises in 20 years and referenced Secretary McAdoo's suggestion of a 3 dollar daily minimum for such workers.
Mrs. John Mashuko collapsed from exhaustion after dancing nearly continuously for 72 hours following her wedding on Saturday in Allentown. A public hall celebration allows men to dance with the bride for a dollar, and she reportedly took part in more than 700 dances.
A large bank barn owned by Amos Nissley near Florin, Marietta County, was destroyed by fire with crops and cattle lost. Investigators believe an incendiary caused the blaze, marking a significant rural loss and suspected arson in this August incident.
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