Odd Fellows Home fund drive aims to add Meadville facility
Northwestern Pennsylvania Odd Fellows have launched a campaign to raise 25000 dollars for additions to the Odd Fellows Home at Meadville. Meanwhile local papers report on a six by eight inch egg laid by Peter Errickson’s hen near Oil City and various regional incidents from Jamestown to Brookville.
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Peter Errickson
Walnut Bend
Oil City
J. O
Odd Fellows of
Northwestern
Pennsylvania
Odd Fellows
Meadville
Editor Scott's Sudden Death
Allison R. Scott publisher of the Livingston Republican in Geneseo was found dead in bed Saturday morning from heart disease. A prominent Geneseo businessman he had enjoyed good health of late. He leaves three children Walter Reed and Jennie Scott and a widow.
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Scott
Allison R. Scott
Livingston Republican
Geneseo
Walter
Reed
Jennie Scott
Farmer Cass Stewart Injured in Hay Press Accident
Cass Stewart, a Campbell creek district farmer near Avoca, was badly hurt while moving a hay press. The drawn pole swung and struck the back of his head, causing hemorrhages and unconsciousness since the incident.
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Cass Stewart
Campbell Creek
Avoca
Stewart
Bradford Woman Inherits From Uncle Wheeler
Bertha I Wheeler of 187 Rockland Avenue Bradford Pa receives notice from a Baltimore lawyer that she inherited 250000 from wealthy uncle Abraham Wheeler upon his death. Miss Wheeler has long worked as a cook at the Rock Hotel and will travel to Baltimore at once.
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Bertha L. Wheeler
Weaver
Bradford
Baltimore
Miss Wheeler
Bradford Cook
Bertha I. Wheeler
Rockland Avenue
Abraham Wheeler
Rock Hotel
Yuan Shih Kai Inauguration At Nankin President Of Chinese Republic
A 21 member delegation led by Tang Shao Yi sails to Tientsin for Yuan Shih Kai to depart for Hankow and Nankin where he will be inaugurated as president. The capital dispute between Yuan and rebels hinges on Pekin versus Nankin, with the assembly to decide.
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Shanghai
Tang Shao Yi
Yuan Shih Kai
Tientsin
Pekin
Hankow
Nankin
National Assembly
Police officer becomes priest in Syrian Orthodox church
John George of the Wilkes-Barre police force was ordained a priest by Bishop Raphael of Brooklyn. He resigned from the force to begin church work in Geneva New York and is considered possibly the first police officer in the United States ordained to the ministry.
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Wilkes-Barre
John George
Raphael
Brooklyn
George
Zoeler
Geneva
N. Y
Miner's Cabin in Franklinville Sells for 4359 Dollars
Dr. Clarence Kine buys the Miner's Cabin once tied to Klondike gold for 4359 dollars, about half its value. He plans to move his family in March 10 and use the house as an office and laboratory.
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Franklinville
N. Y
Clarence Kine
Winchias
Longtime Dunkirk Area Farmer James Hall Dies at 66
James Preston Hall of Van Buren near Dunkirk N Y died from heart trouble last week after collapsing while pitching hay in a barn. He was 66 and spent his life in Van Buren. He leaves his wife and daughter Vanona May Hall.
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John Stvers
Derwood Walters
Canundaigna
Siver
Ontario Street
James Preston Hall
Dunkirk N. Y
van Buren
Dunkirk
Mr. Hall
Vanona May Hall
Remodeling Sale Closes Out Women's Ready-to-Wear Garments
A remodeling sale advertises the disposal of stock in Women's Ready-to-Wear Outer Garments with an average reduction of 70 percent.
Seneca Lake Freezes Shore to Shore for Fourth Time
The 38 mile long Seneca Lake freezes completely from shore to shore marking a fourth historic freeze. The lake measures 2 to 5 miles in width and, as with the three prior freezes in 1858 1875 and 1885, the event occurs in February.
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Seneca Lake
Case against Bayless and Hamlin continued to June terms
The case against Bayless Pulp and Paper Co. president Geoge C Bayless and superintendent Fred N Hamlin for involuntary manslaughter in the Austin dam disaster of Sept 89 was continued to the June term. A postponement was granted to allow dam base examination when weather permits. The prosecution consented.
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Geoge C. Bayless
Fred N. Hamlin
Bayless Pulp and Paper Co
Austin
Gas Well Struck At Homan Farm Near Silver Creek
Reports from Dunkirk say South Shore Natural Gas & Fuel struck a major producing gas vein on the Abraham Homan farm near Silver Creek. The accidental strike caused a large gas outrush forcing shutdown of the engine and boiler to prevent an explosion. Daily flow exceeds 1 909 000 cubic feet.
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Dunkirk
South Shore Natural Gas & Fuel Company
Chautauqua
Abraham Homan
Silver Creek
Power outage traced to rat at Ithaca station
Ithaca’s entire electric power supply failed Sunday night and was not restored until Monday after a rat gnawed insulation on a main wire causing a city wide short circuit. The rodent was killed by 2200 volts. From Hornell reports water supply worsens with a bottle water effort and two fire engines pumped river water to Hornell mains while private wagons sold water.
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Ithaca
Hornell
Elmira
Canisteo
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