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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
3
New York reports Diamond Jim Brady, famed for diamonds and donations to Johns Hopkins, spends 80 cents to a dollar on lunch. He notes he can eat well for six dollars a week and enjoys meals with friends at the Astor House, contrasting this with pricier lunches elsewhere.
New York supreme court heard Elbridge Gerry Snow Sr. defend against George Michell’s $15,000 slander claim after Snow allegedly called Michell a dirty thief and liar. Mitchell testified extra storage work raised charges to 660 dollars, beyond the 360 dollar estimate, while Mrs Snow described jewelry gifts to workers. Jury awarded $25 to Michell after instructions and a brief rerun of the verdict.
Clarence Caberry a Williamsburg shipping clerk lies at Eastern District hospital after plunging from his bedroom window at Peck Slip Hotel Broadway and Kent avenue. He was known to sleepwalk and had warned attendants of his tendency. Night porter Charles Babson heard a heavy thud at 3 o clock and found Caberry in his pajamas on the sidewalk.
Art connoisseurs anticipate a historic sale likely in London next year. The collection comprises premier imperial Chinese porcelains and ceramics from palaces, an unprecedented disposal said to be decided by the imperial family, with enormous value and global interest.
Ohio river packet owners report fourteen months of uninterrupted navigation the longest continuous period on the river in living memory of river men and operators amid steady commercial traffic and favorable river conditions
Detective McGee names Walter Henry aka Broadway Bob as suspect in a Broadway jewel robbery. Victim Albert Markler reported diamonds valued at 2040 dollars vanished after dining at Kaiserkeller with two strangers who accompanied him. Henry was identified from a rogues gallery photo.
West Orange, N J Bernard Cunningham a young businessman was bound and gagged by friends at his new home 4 Main street before his wedding supper He and his bride Miss Mary Brennan of 105 Adden street were to depart for their honeymoon but the prank postponed the trip Cunningham was later released and vows revenge on the pranksters
The Stay at Home Club was formed in New York with Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Philip Lydig Sidney Colford F C Beach and other well known young millionaires as charter members. It arose from a dinner party dispute over whether the modern man prefers his club to his home for evening leisure.
Cornelius Hadsaacker pleaded guilty to highway robbery and begged for probation. He claimed movies showed him how easy it was to steal, prompting him to desert the van and turn to highway robbery, specializing in holding up automobiles.
The historic town of Old Washington on the Brazos river in Brenham Texas, once the state capital and scene of Texas independence, was destroyed by fire. The blaze started in a small store building and fourteen buildings including the Masonic temple were lost.
Three women die in New York gas incident with two deaths as accidents. Express rates drop on pranes from California under parcels post limits. William Loeb Jr plans to resign as New York port collector to join Guggenheim Exploration before Feb 1. Admiral Bucknam alleged to have directed Turkish fleet in Dardanelles sortie. Fifty eight rescued from Turrialba reach New York aboard Seneca. Church area theft as a woman seizes collection envelopes then is stopped by a policeman. Over $90,000 in bills found with an elderly Connecticut woman’s death. Admiral Dewey marks 75th birthday noting health via riding and discipline. Two sisters in St Louis die amid medical neglect with $5,000 cash found among effects. Oklahoma farmer John Dawson missing after taking $10,000 to buy a farm. address forgotten in New York. Dr Alfred Mortimer of Philadelphia withdraws amid home life rumors.
A Writ of Fieri Facias from Warren County Court of Common Pleas directs the sale at the Warren Borough Court House.
A 1913 notice details Charles H Whaley estate parcels in Warren County Pennsylvania. It lists numerous tracts in Eldred Triumph Mead and Brokenstraw townships with metes bounds and acreages, including 115 and 14 acres plus reserves and conveyed portions to Carr Thompson Koosu Wright Wells and others, ending with a Warren Borough lot description.
Monday reports say express companies will cut long distance big package rates to combat the parcels post. A stray cat spreading diphtheria germs sparks a disease outbreak among Bayonne children. General Orozco proposes an American army of intervention to join Mexican rebels' interests in Washington. A woman testifies before the state arbitration board at Little Falls accusing police of beating striking mill hands "ike dogs." A suffragist army arrives in Albany exhausted, with only three of the original pilgrims among the marchers.
A Negro maniac escapes from Kings County Hospital and roams Brooklyn, racing along avenues and leaping onto vehicles as police pursue. In other news a New Jersey wireless tower aims direct link with Germany, while a Chicago clergy leader counsels men to pick wives via mothers-in-law first. Brigadier General McIntyre urges Puerto Rican citizenship and Philippine education, and Bishop Doane attacks the suffragist marchers as silly and exaggerated.
Leap year ending shows a record for marriages in New York City with 2,878 more weddings than in 1911. United Garment Workers strike starts with little disorder, the union claiming 100,000 out. Jesse Pomeroy, the notorious killer, attempts escape from Charleston prison but is captured when a cat’s mewing betrays him.
The parcel post system begins under Postmaster General Frank H Hitchcock as part of a broader shift in mail and commerce. Treaty with Russia ends, leaving U S relations governed by international law.
The southerly line of Parker Street 150 feet to a stake then southeast parallel 150 feet to a stake then southwest parallel 15 feet to the easterly line of Madison Avenue thence along Madison Avenue 150 feet to the beginning containing lots 1 and 2 described in a Corn planter Refining Company deed in Warren County. Seized and to be sold as the property of C H Whaley administrator of the estate of C H Whaley deceased at the suit of Anna Watson Syms. Henry Park Sheriff.
In Paris Boulevard Beaumarchais a tiny toy dog attacked a huge elephant in a frenzied chase. The distressed elephant charged through shops, smashing displays and walls, injuring property while the mahout battled to regain control. The dog vanished amid chaos as the animal was calmed.
Cambridge researchers for the Peabody Museum report field digs in the west yielding foundations of ancient homes and a rich collection of flint and jasper scrapers knives shell spoons arrow heads bone hoes polished axes and numerous ornaments showing a civilized coastal Nebraska culture distinct from later tribes.
A college professor meets a fallen student and hears him reply notwithstanding. Later the professor recalls Mr Junior who, after a fall, says nevertheless in response to how it happened, turning on a brief budget-related reflection.
A Frenchman named Marguy, said to have elephant hide instead of skin, is to undergo medical examination at the request of the French attorney general to determine his responsibility for a theft for which he has already been imprisoned for months.
Clergymen recall odd baptismal names in Pritish Guinea with Nannie Bellona John Pantaloon and Frank Locust among native converts children. Even stranger are Whisky Emmanuel and Seriatim ad Valorem as given names.
Friendship is essential for boys and young men, a prime necessity of life. As long as a man is young, unmarried, and unsettled, he is dependent on friendship as on air or food.
During demolition of Roxburgh Place parish church in Edinburgh a vault was uncovered exposing the remains of Lady Glenorchy of the Preadalbane family and founder of the original church.
Bran is much better to use for cleaning matting than soap and water. Tie the bran in a bag, dip into clean warm water, rub the matting briskly with this, then wash with a cloth wrung from warm salt water. This method freshens it up wonderfully.
Mrs. Anna Kounz of Pueblo Colorado recounts years of nervous prostration and failed remedies before a neighbor advised her husband about a treatment. The piece emphasizes keeping the nervous system in good condition as vital to bodily power.
A testimonial touts Dr Miles Nervine as a cure after two bottles, claiming long term health and urging readers with appetite loss poor digestion weakness sleep trouble or rundown condition to seek the remedy. The ad notes years of use in nervous disorders and promises money back if the bottle fails, with Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana listed.
Reverend Edward A. Wilson is said to have recovered from a long illness through a simple remedy. The advertisement offers a free full description of the cure to all sufferers of lung and throat maladies including consumption asthma bronchitis catarrh grip coughs colds. Address Charles A Abbott 60 Ann Street New York City for details.
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