Rail line sale and various county, town, and industrial news
The Pittsburg Summerville and Clarion Railroad was sold at a Brookville sheriff sale for 150 dollars to Charles Heidrick on behalf of A L Cole. A Kane log train accident amputated a 25 year old worker’s foot. Erie County sues to clarify prisoner feeding costs. Six Kirkland boys, aged six to nine, arrested for placing stones on Nickleplate tracks. Exploding sawmill injuries near Tionesta. Corry editor G Scott Smith buys Kane Republican. Jamestown street railway fire causes 25000 dollar damage. Anchor Line strike affects Erie harbor workers. A Titusville boy pockets his mother’s eight dollars. Corry franchise vote proposed for city council. Olean conductor Joseph Gay injured near Hickory. Oil City foreman Harry Campbell dies. Dr and Miss Geist marry. Oakley campers imprison doctor overnight. McCalmont estate dispute response filed. Findley Lake editor J J Boorman dies. Savage bull kills Thomas Wheeler at Crosbys Hill. Apples urged as health, national fruit. Crop prosperity expected. Dunkirk milk regulations set for 1913. Don McPherson breaks arm cranking car near Gowanda. drives home with left hand. Northern California table grape crop smaller than last year.
Pioneer oil man Harrison Howe dies in Polk at 72
Harrison Howe a longtime oil country resident and broker connected with Oil Creek and the Oil City exchange died Friday night in Polk where he served as bookkeeper for the Polk Institute. He worked in banks during river oil operations and later joined the Chicago board of trade before ending his career at Polk Institute. He was a widower aged 72, survived by a son and daughter. funeral services were held Sunday in Polk and burial followed in Butler.
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Harrison Howe
Oil Creek
Polk
State Institution
Oil City Oil Exchange
Chicago
Board of Trade
Polk Institute
Butler
Woman Pioneers in Textile Industry Start Ventures
A historical note explains that textiles marked the first industrial entry for women beyond the home. It highlights how women entered manufacturing roles through fabric work and early textile ventures.
Evans Mills Farmer Arrested for Wife Murder
Gordon Priest, a young farmer near Evans Mills New York, was arrested for the murder of his 32 year old wife found slain in their home. Authorities say Priest first claimed robbery but reportedly confessed, with a $100 bill found hidden in the barn.
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Gordon Priest
Evans Mills
N. Y
Priest
Study beef shortage in Chicago cattle market
U S department of commerce and labor begins a study of conditions in the Chicago cattle market to solve the beef shortage. Investigators focus on supply and demand and current receipts to judge if the record price of 10.26 dollars per 100 pounds at the stockyards is justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Chicago
Fatal fireworks blast rocks Auburn home causing five deaths
An explosion at the Raphael Cheche residence in Auburn New York killed five people four instantly and injured a child who died later at a city hospital. Fireworks and high explosives prepared by Carmelengo for St Francis D Assissi church feast observance were blamed though investigators suspect dynamite. The two story frame house was totally demolished leaving mangled corpses and splintered debris.
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Raphael Cheche
Auburn
N. Y
Carmelengo
St. Francis D
Wreck Engineer Sues Over Literary Digest Claim
W. H. Schroeder an engineer in charge of the Lackawanna express sues Funk and Wagnalls for 50000 dollars alleging a Literary Digest report titled The Engineer Was Drunk and 39 Lives Paid the Penalty caused his suspension of duty and damaged reputation. He claims he was performing duties properly and had no warning of danger on July 4 at Corning.
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Lackawanna
Literary Digest
W. H. Schroeder
Lackawanna Express
Corning
Funk & Wagnalls of
New York
Eight Cows Die After Drinking Whisky At Illinois Farm
Fourteen Hereford cows at John David's Sterling Illinois farm drank from a silo leak where fermenting corn produced crude whisky after heavy rains. Eight animals died, six pulled free and survived. the rest drowned in the creek.
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John David
Sterling
Ill
Religious Denominations Active in United States
The piece notes 146 distinct denominations actively engaged in soul saving work across the United States. It excludes followers of Confucius, Buddha, Mohammed, Shintoism and other non Christian sects acknowledged long before Christianity's foothold.
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United States
Buddha
Oil field activity in New York and Pennsylvania July report
The Oil City Derrick notes modest July changes across New York and northwest Pennsylvania. Seventy five wells were completed with 418 barrels in new production, 20 dry holes and 15 gas wells. Total oil wells stood at 180, with 84 up and 162 drilling, a net gain of 19. Bradford leads new wells, Venango and Clarion add, Allegany falls.
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Oil City
New York
Pennsylvania
Venango
Clarion
Butler and
Armstrong
Allegany
Bradford
Beyond the Touch of Time in Atchison Globe
A reflective feature notes a man’s steadfast posture and confidence as he passes a looking glass, illustrating resilience and dignity across age. The piece blends imagined scenes with a gentle meditation on aging and self perception.
Sherriff Sale of Property in Warren County Pa 1912
By writ of Fieri Facias issued from Warren County Court of Common Pleas the sheriff will sell September 2 1912 at Warren Court House the land in Clarendon Borough Warren County Pa bounded by Pennsylvania Railroad and Elston heirs. Property included a 60 by 60 foot frame building and oil gas mineral rights reserved. Auction to satisfy Warren Savings Bank judgment against K G Shutt. Henry Park sheriff.
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Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Penn’a
Borough of
Warren
Clarendon
County of
State of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Brown Avenue
Elston
Albert Adulph St. Peter
W. R
K. G. Shutt
Warren Savings Bank
Divorce Subpoena Issued in Warren County Case
Subpoena in the Warren County Common Pleas Division No. 19 March term 1911 commands Henrietta Christenson to appear in person September 2 before the Warren court to answer libellant George Christenson seeking divorce. Sheriff Henry Park in Warren Pa dated July 30 1912 with August 15-22 notes.
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Warren County Common Pleas
George Christenson
Libellant
Henrietta Christenson
Borough of
Warren
Court of Common Pleas
Henry Park
Warren, Pa
Warren County Common Pleas case inquest for Matilda Jackson
In Warren County held at the Court of Common Pleas libellant William W. Jackson vs Matilda Jackson. Process against the respondent was returned non est inventus in Warren Borough. Court to convene the first Monday in Sept 1912 in Warren Pa with dates July 26 1912 and Aug 18 15 22 noted.
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Warren County Common Pleas
William W. Jackson
Libellant
Matilda Jackson
Borough of
Warren
Court of Common Pleas
Henry Park
Separation suit in Warren County court
Warren County Common Pleas case No 43 Dec term 1912 Carrie Donaldson libellant versus Victor Donaldson respondent. Subpoena and alias subpoena issued for the first Monday in Sept 1912 to show cause if any you have. Warren Pa July 25 1911.
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Warren County
Henry Park
Warren
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Kane Man
Kane
Tony Larson
Erie County Commissioners
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Tionesta
James J. Landers
Edward Fox
Corry Workman
John Cassidy
Crippen
Corry
Kane Republican
G. Scott Smith
Bradford Era
Bridgeport, Conn
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Jamestown Street Railway Company
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Erie
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Farley
Anchor Line
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mother
Titusville
Fred Weaver
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Hart
Joseph Gay
Olean
Salamanca
Hickory
Printer
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Plumer
Evan O. Burgess
Olive Geist
Girard
Union City
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Oakley Camping Club
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David B. McCalmont
Franklin
James Donald McCalmont
Findley Lance
J. J. Boorman
Findley Lake
Chautauqua County
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Faner
Thomas Wheeler
Crosby Hill
Wheeler
A. Grant Border
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International Shippers’ Association
Mr. Border
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Don McPherson
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Stone Harbor
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