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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1915
Page
5
Elk Tanning Company at Glade Run received orders from Supt J E Matson forbidding beer checks at saloons and deliveries of beer to homes. The move aims to halt alcohol distribution to workers and through company channels amid union and temperance pressures noted in the Glade Run area.
Warren High School seniors cannot take the Niagara Falls trip during Easter vacation as a representative body of Warren schools. The School Board voted Monday that raising funds for the journey would interfere with studies. James Edwards of the Carver House underwent gallstone surgery in Philadelphia. he recovered well and was expected home in four to five weeks. Walter Allen, former manager of the Central Park hotel, died of apoplexy last Thursday. Born in 1850 in Pennsylvania, he lived in Warren, later managing the Park hotel for about 18 years. survivors include his wife, a son Ora Allen of Silver Creek, and a daughter Mrs. William Matters of Dunkirk.
Eight year old Ralph E. Jones, son of Mr and Mrs Orley Jones of Corry, was fatally struck by an Erie railroad train while walking on a track near the Climax shops. He wandered in fright as the locomotive approached and died about four in the afternoon.
Dr Thomas Gregory died at the family home near Titusville last Wednesday night after a long life in the area. He was a widower with four sons Christopher Gregory Spartansburg Alexander Gregory Mansalonia Mich Walter Gregory Portland N Y and James Gregory at home. He left two daughters Elizabeth Gregory Queenstown and Belle Gregory Grand Valley, with Jane Louise having died earlier.
A 20 year old man died Monday when an ice jam on Willow Creek near Corydon broke away as he and about six companions worked to clear a gorge. The fall carried him downstream in swift water while friends watched, unable to reach him before night.
The Sheffield Glass Bottle Company reports a booming operation with the amber colored tank soon ready for production. Thirty six new blowers join the already large workforce to exceed one hundred workers as the factory progresses after a recent fire. In Warren and Bradford, reports of a would be suicide linger as a destitute stranger begged rope and later claimed poisoning after arriving in Bradford.
A urged reminder to keep windows open for ample ventilation even in cold weather. It argues that eight hours of cool air aids sleep and blood purification, advising gradual adaptation to night fresh air and dismissing old wives tales about night air being harmful.
The Sunday Press previews the February 7 issue with A C Alfenson's The Morrow Man a dramatic new tale by a fresh writer plus On With the Dance by Troy Kinney and the finale of Sonny of the Two Million.
A two story boarding house in Mayburg, Forest County, housing sixteen Macedonian woodcutters, burned after natural gas from a stove connected by a rubber hose exploded near a kerosene lamp. Nine men died, six were injured, and one survived uninjured after leaping from a window.
Reports from Paris claim 20000 German losses on Kaiser's birthday as fighting rages along the western front. Berlin says gains continue at Craonne while Austria recaptures Ustok Pass and plans a Serbia invasion. Petrograd notes heavy East Prussia fighting and Russian progress. Galicia sees stubborn Austro German resistance. unrest in Austria Hungary prompts government call for reserves.
The Warren County school directors convention closed Friday with new officers elected for the coming year. Homer K. Miller of Pittsfield was named president and C. E. Ru land Conewango first vice president. H. P. Riddlesperrer of Stoneham became second vice president, Charles A. Clark Russell secretary, and J. C. Goal Clarendon treasurer. Henry H. Bessett of Grand Valley was chosen auditor for Teachers Institute. Attendance averaged eighty per session, credited to County Superintendent Clyde S. Knapp who drew speeches from noted educators Professor Mulan of Washington and Professor VicNeoal of Starkshure.
Despatches describe the Russian occupation of Pillkallen in east Prussia and a rapid push toward Koenigsberg. Austrian reports claim Russian resistance in Galicia is broken and Austro-German forces move to lift Cracow. Allied air raid targets German trenches near Laon and Heeringen’s headquarters. Three British aviators die at sea after a clash with German fliers.
French Marine Ministry reports another U boat raid in the English Channel sinking two vessels near Havre. Petrograd dispatches note a major Carpathians battle with Austro German forces taking losses in Dukla and Wyszkow. Russian advances north of Dukla seize Austrian trenches while Paris says British troops retook La Bassee trench lines. Argonne fighting continues and a Rome riot follows a pro neutrality meeting with injuries. An Austrian embassy attack attempt also occurred.
London reports a German submarine sighting eight miles from Liverpool and a temporary suspension of shipping between England and Ireland. Submarines are said to aim at blockading British ports and stopping food and other goods to the British Isles.
The statement argues that dro aeroplanes are not war vessels and that selling such machines to belligerents does not constitute an unneutral act. It frames aircraft as civilian tools and emphasizes neutrality in commerce.
Reported movements show a large Austro German force under Archduke Eugene poised for a third assault on Serbia. Fighting continues in the Carpathians and Poland with renewed German pressure on Warsaw. Canada seeks extradition in Vanceboro case as Britain warns cargoes to Germany may be contraband.
Purported ad offering purebred registered Holstein bulk calves grandsons of Hegerveld De Kol with judges Hengerveld DeKol. Sold at farmer prices. Write to A. Shirey P O Box 425 Williamsport Pa. Feb 4 11.
A snappy exchange from the Boston Record shows a daughter defending her mother’s dress as a way to attract a husband. The mother retorts, noting daughters today imitate her style. The brief item captures generational shifts in fashion and marriage expectations.
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