Emile Amann Murdered Friday on Tanner Hill
Coroner's jury rules murder in the Amann case after discovering Amann shot while on city duties at the reservoir on Tanner Hill. Witnesses recount a buggy, a revolver found near the body, and various alibi notes as detectives pursue leads into the Water Company and local authorities.
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Emile Amann
Tanner Hill
Thos. D. Allen
Allen Bath
Sleeman Farm
Bunker Hill
Saloma Hart
Hilda Schuler
Sleeman Place
Allen
Amann
Hart Farm
Sheriff Park
Peirce
Lyons
J. S. Bayer
J. A. Larson
C. A. Berger
Ralph Wilkins
Frank H. Wyman
Willis Cowan
Pierce
Bill for New Jobs Seeks Sponsor in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on January 28, reports say Senator Penrose’s distribution of legislative jobs has embarrassed Speaker Cox. Country lawmakers allege promises to induce support for the House slate led to vacancies, with many promised men already placed elsewhere. A bill to increase House employees is being prepared, but no member will introduce it yet.
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Harrisburg
Penrose
Cox
House
Woodward
House Appropriations Committee
Breach of promise trial for Miss Brumbaugh in Blair County
Miss Frances Brumbaugh sues Altoona society man George C. Kelchner Jr. in Blair county court for breach of promise. She details a three year courtship and presents a bushel of shorthand love postcards to prove affection. Damages sought amount to 5000 dollars and trial resumes Monday.
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Hollidaysburg
Frances Brumbaugh
George C. Kelchner, Jr
Altoona
George Kelchner
Blair County
Army officer to lead spring guard inspections in Pa
Harrisburg reports the National Guard of Pennsylvania will be inspected this spring by a United States Army officer detailed by the Secretary of War. The Sixteenth Infantry schedule lists inspections for Headquarters and Co. D Oil City April 11, and units from Butler Corry Meadville Bradford Cooperstown Franklin Erie Ridgway Warren Kittanning and Grove City between April 12 and 22.
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Harrisburg
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
National Guard
United States Army
Sixteenth Infantry
Headquarters and Co
Oil City
Butler
Corry
Meadville
Co. C
Bradford
Cooperstown
Franklin
Erie
Ridgway
Co. I
Warren
Co. K
Kittanning
Co. M
Grove City
Miss Adele Rafter Dead
Miss Adele Rafter daughter of Rev and Mrs W V Rafter of Dunkirk New York died in New York after an operation She was a renowned woman on the American stage and an accomplished musician Her parents were with her before the end She suffered from pneumonia and pleurisy The body will be brought to Dunkirk for burial Her father long served as rector of St Johns Episcopal Church
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Adele Rafter
W. V. Rafter
Dunkirk
N. Y
New York
Miss Rafter
St. John’s Episcopal Church
New President for Pennsylvania Gas Co
At the annual meeting in Warren C. N. Payne resigned after 21 years as president. Walter Jennings of New York succeeds him for this year. The firm serves Warren Jamestown Erie and other cities with fuel. Payne has focused on Lone Star Gas Co of Texas for the past two years.
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Pennsylvania Gas Company
Warren
C. N. Payne
Titusville
Walter Jennings
New York
J. P. Jefferson
W.H. Filler
James W. Kitchen
L. B. Dryer
J. B. Crawford
Oil City
Tax Department
L.L. Graham
Joseph Seep
L. L. Graham
J. B. Jefferson
Jerry Crary
M. W. Jamieson
W. W. Beatty
Jamestown
Doctors Cannot Cure Yawning Girl in Forest City
Miss Jillie Stratford suffers spells of yawning that rob her of sleep and air, baffling local doctors. For three weeks she cannot sleep more than an hour at a time and awakes with a start followed by paroxysms of coughing. No pain or other nervous disorder accompanies her case.
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Forest City
Jillie Stratford
Miss Stratford
Fine Dresses Land Negro In Night Raid
In Keyport three bold women in hobbie skirts and peach basket hats captured a male assailant after he seized a chatelaine bag. The trio, acting as disguising police, overpowered the thief and delivered him to jail, ending months of nighttime purse snatchings.
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New York
Keyport
Foss Proclamation Urges Noon Closure For Sunday Schools
Governor Foss issues a Lincoln Day proclamation requesting school closures at noon and business shutdowns where feasible to honor the martyred President. A caller questioned if Sunday schools were meant, prompting a revision before February 12, which falls on a Sunday.
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Boston
Foss
State House
Banker's Sanity Declared as Trial Looms
Joseph G. Robin, the indicted New York banker, was declared sane by a jury before Judge Swann in general sessions. The panel reached a verdict after three votes with initial counts of two to one and eleven to one, and then a final agreement within minutes.
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Joseph G. Robin
New York
Swann
Aged Woman Dies in Saybrook House Fire
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, an elderly widow living alone near the church on Sheffield road, Saybrook, died in a Tuesday evening blaze. The wooden house burned swiftly around 5:30 pm. her charred remains were found later and laid to rest at her daughter Mrs. Young’s home in Sheffield. Authorities suspect the gas stove started the fire as she could not escape. She was over 80, a member of the Swedish church at Sheffield, and well regarded by neighbors.
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Sarah Johnson
Saybrook
Sheffield Road
Sheffield
Cambria Economist Candidate Proposes Half Price County Job
Owen J. Jones a Wilmore farmer announces he will run for Cambria county commissioner and will accept only 2000 a year instead of the 4000 allowed by law. He argues the higher pay is an imposition on taxpayers and says three future vacancies could be filled for half the cost. Jones also writes on economic topics and aims to show taxpayers the feasibility of reduced pay.
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Ebensburg
Owen J. Jones
Wilmore
Cambria County
Owen Jones
Jones
Farewell Banquet for T. J. Kinney at Carver House
Employees of the South Penn Oil Company in Bradford and Warren honored Thomas J. Kinney former district superintendent with a farewell reception at the Carver House Warren. Kinney leaves for Oklahoma to join Titusville Iron Works as western representative. Attendees numbered 48 including J H Frederick T F Duck Charles Cassidy W E Wilson E W Penfield C B Sage R P Kelly O Clark. Kinney received a gold and enameled Shriner’s pin as gifts.
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South Penn Oil Company
Bradford
Warren
Carver House
Thomas J. McKinney
Mr. McKinney
Oklahoma
Titusville Iron Works
J. H. Frederick
T. F. Duck
Charles Cassidy
W. E. Wilson
E. W. Penfield
C. B. Sage
Ormsby and Simpson
Spears
Wilson
Fredericks
Schenk Jury Discharged In High Profile Poison Case
In Wheeling West Virginia Laura Farnsworth Schenk is declared by a 11 to 1 jury split to be acquitted on charges of poisoning her husband John O Schenk. The case will be re docketed next term unless a continuance is sought. A divorce and alimony dispute accompanies the action with injunctions requested to shield her from contact with her husband and children Virginia and Robert Schenk er. The trial damaged by sensational testimony left the jury hopelessly divided. Schenk was released on her own recognizance and relocated to island neighbor Mrs Lasch's home. The costs of the trial are expected to be borne by John O Schenk. A fuller history recounts an illness that afflicted John O Schenk after an ill fated European trip and a nurse and child Virginia Schenk er involved in the hospital case.
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Laura Farnsworth Schenk
John O. Schenk
Wheeling
W. Va
Saturdaay
Atlantic City
Mr. Schenk
Europe
Schenk Mansion
Miss Evans
Frank leMoyne Hupp
Hupp
Virginia Schenk
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Harry Shaw
Clarendon
Shaw
S. J. Wallace
Wallace Bros
Andrews
Tarr
Liberty Street
Water Company
Clarence R. Moore
F. D. Tarr
Post
Wallace Barn
Roy Bell
Liberty
Fourth Streets
Wm. H. Allen
Wm. Spinner
John M. Andrews
The
T. D. Allen
Allen Institute
Sleeman
Conewango Township
Mr. Allen
Wetherill
Morrison Run
R. W. Stone
Emile Amanu
Warren County
Bill For New Jobs
Pennsylvania Gas CO
Robin
Cambria
T. J. Kinney
Carver
Schenk Jury
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