Banker's Insanity Certs Remain Questionable
Dr Carlos MacDonald concluded banker Joseph C Robb was not mad after examination at Central Valley Sanitarium. Robb’s sister Dr Louise Rabinovitch Robb and former District Attorney Jerome claim custody and counsel. District Attorney Whitman said no further steps to apprehend Robb. bank to shut down as authorities say proceedings are in order.
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Louise G. Rabinovitch
Robb
Jerome
New York
Carlos MacDonald
Central Valles Sanitarium
Joseph C Robin
Justice Ament
H. Valentine Wildman
Max G. Schlaf
MacDonald
Robin
Louise G. Robin
Central Valley
Dr. MacDonald
Whitman
Robinovitch
Whitmaan
Robin Jis
Gts
Manhattan
May Schlapp
Womer
Schlapp
Cheney
Fingerprint Misidentification Vindicated in London Case
London authorities reported that a man acquitted earlier due to finger print evidence failed when new proof showed the prints belonged to another man. Subsequent investigation revealed the suspect was not in the army and had a prior sentence on another charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
High Gate
Swindled Paris Hotels Case in Wisconsin Court
Mme Nefew formerly Eleanor Nelson Smith was arraigned on a charge of swindling hotels by posing as a wealthy American with New York and New Jersey property. Her attorney argued past wealth, ruined by a string of lawsuits. The court sentenced her to one month, suspended due to it being a first offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pec
Mme. Nefew
Eleanor Nelson Smith
New York
New Jersey
Mme Noefew
State Comptroller Urges Early Adirondack Forest Lands Purchase
Albany December 29 The state is vitally interested in acquiring lands within the Adirondack and Catskill forest preserves and should buy now at current prices as values rise yearly. The state owns 1 577 710 acres including 111 724 in the Catskills. Comptroller Williams condemns the present land acquisition method as unbusinesslike and says efforts have been minimal beyond voluntary offers. He calls for a land purchasing board to act with capable agents to seize desirable tracts before prices climb further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Adirondack and Catskill State Forest Preserves
Catskills
Williams
Land Purchasing Board
Religious services mark quake anniversary in Calabria and Sicily
In Reggio di Calabria and Messina, on the second anniversary of the Calabrian Sicily quake, services honor victims. Wreaths and candles rest on ruined structures as the bishop blesses the dead and lays a foundation stone for a monument. A panicked search in Messina uncovers a decomposing laborer’s body and his starving 18 month old son, a miraculous near escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Dee
Calabria
Sicily
Reggio di Calabria
Messina
Via Ancoli
Skunk Law Violation Leads to Fine in Columbia County
Albany reports state forest, fish and game officers halted a skunk fur racket run by a Columbia county farming family. Jesse Goodrich admitted fattening skunks for skins, with 20 in a pen at Canaan. He paid a $100 fine and promised to cease skunk activity during the close season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Forest, Fish and Game Department
Canean
Columbia County
State Department
Cyro FE
Cadasso
James A. Colloten
Canaan
Jesse Goodrich
Goodrich
Colloton
Legge
Morgan Purchases Byzantine Enamel Collection in Paris
Jacques Seligmann has bought the Svenigorodskal collection of ninth century Byzantine enamels on gold for about 1.0 million francs in Paris. New York partner Ray of the Seligmann firm said the collection had been bought for J Pierpont Morgan but declined to reveal the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jacques Seligmann
Svenigorodskal
Ray
New York
Seligmann
J. Pierpont Morgan
Caught in the Act: Man Held in Dallas Diamond Robbery
Fred Hunt claiming New York origins was remanded to jail in Dallas on $1,000 bond after being caught in the act during the Linz Bros. jewelry store diamond robbery. He refuses to name his accomplice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Fred Hunt
Brooklyn
Albany
Buffalo
New York
Justice Work
Hunt
Linz Bros
Calls Aid as Gas Overcomes Her
In Muncie Indiana on December 29 Mrs Anthony Heff near death from gas from a small stove woke and called for help. A physician arrived in time to save her and her husband and a boarder. The doctor found Mrs Heff unconscious by the telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Anthony Heff
Marlborough Keeps Frame by Writing on Bridge Note
A scrap carried by the Duke of Marlborough from the Battle of Blenheim records a series of lines written to his wife in London. The note, penned after seventeen hours in the saddle, shows Marlborough’s calm temper amid 30,000 killed and wounded as French and Bavarians retreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blenheim House
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim
Marlborough
Schwanbach
London
New York Herald
Moynehan Indicted for Alleged Grand Larceny in Herkimer
Daniel Moynehan, former Democratic state committeeman for the Herkimer district and director of Clinton Beckwith Engineering & Construction, was indicted by the Herkimer County grand jury for alleged grand larceny. He allegedly misappropriated 4,000 dollars from the company, pleaded not guilty, and was admitted to bail of 4,006 dollars after arraignment before County Judge Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Moynehan
Herkimer
N. Y
Herkimer County
Moynehan
Clinton Beckwith
Self-inflicted revolver wound in Hammondsport man
George Davis of Hammondsport was brought to Bath hospital with a single 22 caliber revolver wound to the left side while cleaning a revolver. The weapon discharged when the trigger snagged the pocket lining. Davis suffered shock and blood loss but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davis
Hammondsport
Bath Hospital
Davis
Woman seriously burned by gas grate fire in Fredonia home
Mrs. Kirby F. Hayward wife of village trustee Hayward was badly burned when her dress caught fire from a gas grate. Her son Kirby Hayward Jr. rescued her with a heavy chair cover and sustained burns to hands and face. Mrs. Babcock, another household member, also suffered burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby F. Hayward
Hayward
Fredonia
N. Y
Kirby Hayward, Jr
Babcock
Death of Noted Spiritualist Lyman C Howe
Lyman C Howe a longtime leading Spiritualist died at his home in Fredonia aged 72. He was a prominent public speaker at camp grounds across the United States and Canada and authored several well regarded books on modern Spiritualism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman C. Howe
State
Fredonia
United States
Canada
Want Highway Board Abolished in Herlki mer County
The Herlki mer County board of supervisors call for abolition of the state highway commission viewing it as an unnecessary adjunct of government. They sent a resolution to Governor elect Dix and the incoming legislature requesting removal of the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Herlkimer Courty
State Highway Commission
Dix
Child Shot Self Accidentally in Jamestown
Six year old Herbert Geisler son of Mr and Mrs Edward Geisler on Seymour avenue Jamestown New York accidentally shot himself through the left lung while handling a loaded revolver owned by an elder brother. The bullet passed over the left kidney but Dr F B Nichols says the child will live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Edward Geisler
Seymour Avenue
Jamestown
N. Y
F. BA. Nichols
Foreman Fatally Injured by Plank at East Jamestown Factory
Thomas McWeever, foreman at the Dahlstrom Metallic Door Company chimney project in East Jamestown New York, was crushed when a plank fell from the top of a fifty foot chimney, fracturing his skull in a probable fatal accident Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas MclWeever
Dahlstrom Metallic Door Company
Jamestown
N. Y
Insolent Fop Brummel Roused With Snuffbox Tiff at Brighton
A caricature of Beau Brummel recounts his insolent wit and finery at the Pavilion Brighton. He orders a footman to empty his snuffbox into the fire over a bishop’s pinch. He snubs a carriage offer and mocks his humble birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beau Brummel
Brighton
Lady
Brummel
Brooks
Blackguard
London
Cigar Wrapping Flaws Tied to Handedness in Factories
The Chicago Tribune notes that poorly made cigars often curl and loosen when the wrapper is rolled by a left handed maker and smoked by a right handed smoker. It explains the need for equal use of both hands and efficient methods in tobacco factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Magna Charta and Bill of Rights Compared
The article notes Magna Charta won from King John at Runnymede in June 1215 and ranks as England’s landmark constitutional document while contrasting it with the Bill of Rights granted by King William to the Prince and Princess of Orange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Runnymede
Orange
England
William
New York
Americin
Son of American Revolution Dead
Lorenzo Oviatt aged 94 dies at Corning New York proclaimed last real son of the American Revolution in the state His father served two enlistments in the Revolutionary army and was with Washington at Valley Forge He was a member of Painted Post chapter Sons of the American Revolution
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Oviatt
Corning N
Washington
Valley Forge
Painted Post
Duck Hunters Narrowly Escape Death at Niagara Rapids
Two duck hunters narrowly escaped death in whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls when the ice bridge they walked on broke away and drifted downstream. A state reservation officer hauled them ashore with a rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beane
Niagara
The Olfactory Test in Grocery Store Appeal
The piece argues a grocery that greets patrons with enticing scents of coffee tea and spices signals strong customer draw and sound investment. It reflects on how aroma correlates with store success and the ideal grocer.
Secrets of Comfort in Small Pressures
The text argues that comfort comes from managing minor troubles and steadily applying small pressures, noting that few major evils are sustained long. It uses analogies of invisible pests and a single hair stopping a vast machine to emphasize prudence in shaping undergrowth of tiny strains.
Flying machines across English Channel discussed
Briggs notes a company could operate a line of flying machines across the English Channel. Griggs hopes for a future Broadway equivalent, imagining a flying line through city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
English Channel
Griggs
Broadway
Beck Watson Marries J M Beck In Buffalo
Beck Watson and J M Beck of Sugar Grove wed with Mrs. Victoria Watson of Warren present in Buffalo on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck Watson
J. M. Beck
Sugar Grove
Victoria Watson
Warren
Buffalo
Eastman and Flora Phillips Wed in East Branch
Justice J. E. Wheeler performed a marriage on Thursday December 22 in his office uniting Edgar Eastman and Mrs Flora Phillips both residents of East Branch Pennsylvania in a formal ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wheeler
Edgar Eastman
Flora Phillips
East Branch
Franklin pair united in marriage in December ceremony
Justice J. E. Wheeler performed the marriage ceremony uniting C. P. Mays and Miss Frances I. Shaffstall, both of Franklin, Pennsylvania, on Monday, December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice J. E. Wheeler
C. P. Mays
Frances I. Shaffstall
Franklin, Pa
Married in Court House in Tionesta
Harry Snyder of the Fogle Farm and Lettie Baker of Enterprise Pa were married in the court house Tionesta on December 14 1910 by D W Clark Justice of the Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Snyder
Fogle Farm
Lettie Baker
Enterprise
Court House
Tionesta
D. W. Clark
J. P
Prince and Klinger Wed in Jamestown Home Ceremony
In Jamestown on Saturday December 24, George F. Prince of Jamestown and Miss Iva M. Klinger of Bear Lake were joined in marriage by Rev. Walter A. Taylor of the Unitarian Church at his Chandler Street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
George F. Prince
Iva M. Klinger
Bear Lake
Walter A. Taylor
The
Unitarian Church
Chandler Street
Taylor and Lyon Couple Wed in Gerry NY Home
Earl V. Taylor and Miss Nora Lyon, both of Gerry, New York, were married at the home of Mr. Herman King on Prospect Street by Rev. W. E. Brinkman. They will reside in Gerry, New York.
Priestley couple celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary
Warren notes friends of Mr and Mrs George C Priestley have received invitations to a reception honoring their twenty sixth wedding anniversary on December twenty fifth in Bartlesville Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
George C. Priestley
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Swanson and Hake Wed in Levant Rites
Clyde C Swanson and Miss Florence Hake were married Wednesday evening in Levant New York by the Rev Seagard. They plan to reside in Falconer New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde C. Swanson
Florence Hake
Riage
Levant
N. Y
Seagard
Falconer
Annual Christmas Party at Conenango Club
The Conenango Club hosted its annual Christmas dancing party in its rooms on Tuesday evening. More than 200 couples attended, including many out-of-town guests, and the ladies wore exceptionally rich and handsome costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conenango Club
Pleasant Sunday School Christmas Exercises Shine
Pleasant Sunday School entertained a large audience at Christmas exercises last Friday evening. Supt. A. V. Koebley and his staff deserve great credit for the excellent work making this Sunday School a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
A. V. Koebley
Burns Frisbee Wedding at Grace M. E. Church
Sunday December 25 at 10 a m Grace M E parsonage Rev ek Burns united his niece Mollie Burns Frisbee of Ellington New York to C Cooper Burrows of Spartansburg Pennsylvania The wedding followed by worship service and a wedding dinner hosted by Mrs Burns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. E. Parsonage
Ek Burns
Mollie Burns Frisbee
Ellington
N. Y
C. Cooper Burrows
Spartansburg
Grace M. E
Burns
Marriage Licenses Issued by Recorder Allen
Licenses were issued to Lee J. Lyons of St. Louis Missouri and Esther C. Brecht of Youngsville Lewis C. McBride and Florence M. Rosequist of Tidioute Frank R. Hammond of Jamestown and Alice H. Brant of Columbus Cooper Burrows of Spartansburg and Mrs M Burns Fisher of Ellington New York O N and Clara Q O Bayer of Warren Ralph Brooks and Mary E Lydiatt of Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder Allen
Lee J. Lyons
St. Louis
Esther C. Brecht
Youngsville
Lewis C. McBride
Florence M. Rosequist
Tidioute
Frank R. Hammond
Jamestown
Alice H. Brant
Columbus
Cooper Burrows
Spartansburg
M. Burns Fisher
Ellington
N. Y
O. S. O'Neill
Clara Q O. Bayer
Warren
Ralph Brooks
Mary E. Lydiatt
Pittsfield
Ruth Ann Tefft Weds Al fred W Heelas Jr in Jamestown
At the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Erastus Tefft in Jamestown Ruth Ann Tefft married Al fred W Heelas Jr of Warren Pa The ceremony was at 3 pm conducted by Rev H G Ogden with about 75 guests The groom heads the floral shop at Warren and the couple will reside there after February 1 The bride is a Jamestown Business College graduate and former Lakeview Rose Gardens employee and active in the First M E church and its societies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erastus Tefft
Jamestown
Ruth Ann Tefft
Alfred W. Heelas, Jr
Warren
H. G. Ogden
M. E
J. D. Woodard
Heelas
Jamestown Business College
Lakeview Rose Gardens
M. E. Church
Christmas Visitors and Travels Among Warren Residents
Warren society notes list numerous local residents visiting relatives over the holidays. Couples from Franklin Waterloo Wellsville Philadelphia and Oswego are mentioned with trips to Los Angeles Seattle Rochester Harrisburg Bartlesville and Columbus. The State Educational convention attracts several figures as Attoney Schofield and L P Meyer travel to Bartlesville then Harrisburg for the legislature opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rice
Sugar Gore
Warren
C. S. Knapp
R. Re Adams
P. W.M. Pressel
F. H. Gage
Harrisburg
Joseph A. Schofield
L. P. Meyer
Bartlesville
Okla
Geo. W. Priestley
Mr. Schofield
Mailed Letters and Government Responsibility
A New York Press piece notes that under US law a letter belongs to the recipient only after delivery. The writer may reclaim mail by proving authorship to the sending postmaster, and can revoke via telegraph before delivery. Post offices must guard against impostors and the state remains the citizen’s servant, not his master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Post Office Department
New York Press
The Philosopher of Folly Advises on Marriage Rules
The Philosopher of Folly warns against marrying a stenographer saying she belongs to the union and knows the rules and will never let you hire another one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philosopher of Folly
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Murphy
Senate
Democratic State
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Swanson-Hake
E Pleasant School Entertainment
Burrows- Frisbee
Tefft-Heelas
Mrs. W. M. Dunham
Elbert Smith
Philadelphia
W. M. Robertson
E. A. Arnold
Ohio
James Brawn
Market Street
Charles F. Sill
Waterloo, N. Y
N. C. Sill
Fifth Street
C. D. Browning
Wellsville, N. Y
A. H. McKelvey
C. E. Metzger
C. F. Stonesifer
Newark, N. J
Joseph C. Fox
Los Angeles
Belle Fox
Seattle
Carl
H. B. Hyde
Rochester
John Siggins
Franklin
G. W. Thompson
Hazel Street
W. W. Hazeltine
Alice
Pittsburg
A. J. Hazeltine
Nancy Johnson
Greenspore, Pa
T. B. Clawson
Cora M. Bartholomew
Martin Beshline
Jefferson Street
Jeff Clemmons
Misses Clemons
Fourth Street
Roy Greenland
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