Jamestown Population Stagnant. Local News Summary
Jamestown shows no population growth in the past year while 1914 birth death and marriage rates are lower than 1913. Warren residents and local incidents include smallpox illness of Mrs. A N Seeley, a Perry Cedarholm dog attack, road work on the old P R R line, a fatal axe injury near Russell, Daniel Staples death in Kane, and Belgium relief funds. The Dunkirk line becomes Valley Branch of the Erie Division after New York Central consolidation.
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Jamestown
1914
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and
Pittsburgh Railroad
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern
Valley Branch
Erie Division
New York Central Railroad
New York Central and
Lake Shore Railroad
Youngsville Cigarette Prohibition Strained by Kids
Prohibition of cigarette sales in Youngsville did not stop youths from obtaining them. The Law and Order Society is urged to intervene as merchants face ongoing enforcement challenges in the town. Captain M. N. Baker installed Eben N. Ford Post officers in Warren with 33 members present. total post membership 63. Warren County paid $550.20 to sheep owners for losses to dogs. Mercer County paid $3,755.40 for 349 sheep killed last year.
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Youngsville
Law and Order Society
M. N. Baker
Corry
Eben N. Ford
Warren
Warren County
Mercer County
Judge Halts Liquor Licenses in Elk County Court
Judge Harry A Hall warned Elk County liquor license applications would be delayed for inquiry. No new applications were heard. Ridgway Record libel suit dismissed as grand jury found no true bill against editor of Ridgway Daily Record. prosecutor Newberg to pay costs.
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Harry Alvan Hall
Elk County
Ridgway Record
Carl A. Newberg
Elk District
Ridgway Daily Record
Wounded in Battle Charles Burgess Receives News
Charles Burgess of Titusville, a well known manufacturer, reported that William Burgess, a British army nephew, wrote of a severe bayonet wound in the thigh from trenches in Belgium. The veteran, who served in the Transvaal, said he had recovered and received furlough to England to spend Christmas with relatives.
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Charles Burgess
Titusville
William Burgess
Belgium
England
Transvaal
Venango Liquor Licenses Face Uncertainty Amid Judge Criswell Ruling
Liquor men in Venango county delay license applications after Judge Criswell refused all licenses last year. Oil City favored applications though grants seem unlikely. Franklin reports opposition from liquor men and attorneys. Temperance advocates foresee liquor participation in the spring primaries as Judge Criswell nears term end.
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Venango
Criswell
Venango County
Oil City
Franklin
Columbus Man Charged With Assault and Threats to Kill
Charles Raymond of Columbus was charged with assault and battery and threatening to kill. The complaint by Margaret Damon alleges he beat his six year old grandson on January 2 and threatened to kill him. Bail of $500 was posted by Raymond’s father and a hearing was set for Friday.
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Charles Raymond
Columbus
Wheeler
Margaret Damon
C. P. Damon
Raymond
Temperance Force Mobilizes in Crawford County License Fight
Crawford County Reform League forms to seek 15,000 signatures for remonstrances against licenses. A countywide effort will oppose each license applicant, mirroring Venango county's dry turn last spring, with every township to be organized.
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Crawford County
Division in Erie Chamber of Commerce Vote
By a 176 to 156 vote the Erie Board of Commerce kept Penn building rooms as permanent quarters. About 60 members paid 400 dues to Secretary Weller to vote as rival groups clash with the Business Men's Exchange led by A M Howes seeking Weller's position.
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Erie Board of Commerce
Penn
Weller
Business Men’s Exchange
A. M. Howes
Board of Commerce
The
Exchange
Beardsley Case Relates to Joe Finn Conviction
The Beardsley case connected a Negro man named Joe Finn who was arrested with a woman in Summerdale and Mayville. Finn was sought by Altoona police for highway robbery and was recently tried and convicted there. He received a sentence of two years and six months in the western penitentiary.
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Mail
Beardsley
Summerdale
Mayville
Joe Finn
Altoona
Finn
Western Penitentiary
Three youths plead guilty in Meadville robbery case
Three 22 year old men confessed to crimes in Meadville and drew sentences to the Huntington Reformatory until discharge. Nick Bockowitz faced charges of breaking into and robbing the Erie station at Sparansburg. He said an station agent aided him by leaving a key in a designated spot.
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Meadville
Huntington Reformatory
Nick Bockowitz
Erie
Sparansburg
Nearly Three Hundred Marriage Licenses Issued
Registrar Bassett of Warren reports 296 marriage licenses issued in the past year, three more than 1913, with divorces not to exceed forty in 1914. Mrs. M. J. Hinckley, 55, widow of Warren resident, died Friday after a long paralysis, survived by husband, mother, five brothers and two sisters. Funeral held at Bear Lake on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Bassett
Warren
M. J. Hinckley
R. G. Chapman
Bertha Bolton
Selma Lake
Wash
Alice Boswell
Portland
Ore
Charles and
Leon
Wrightsville
Lewis and Clair
Mathews Run
Albert
Pacific City
Oregon
Bear Lake
Local News Briefs From Kane And Jamestown
Dr W A Davenport a Kane chiropractor and wife occupy rooms on the second floor of the Brown and Dion building on Fraley street. He was found dying last Saturday and coroner ruled suicide by carbolic acid and creosote amid drinking dispute. A “Jack the Hugger” is believed at large in Warren after a pursuing incident with Edith Lawson. Mrs Katherine Dalrymple, born Katherine Campbell, dies in Oblong Illinois. remains brought to Pittsfield for burial. Jamestown officers discover opium smoking paraphernalia and a hidden .38 revolver in a Celoron cottage occupied by three African American suspects linked to prior robberies.
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W. A. Davenport
Brown and Dion
Fraley Street
Kane
Sherman
Davenport
Jack the Hugger
Warren
Edith Lawson
Katherine Dalrymple
W. W. Dalrymple
Oblong
Ill
Pittsfield
Riverside
Katherine M. Campbell
Barnhart Island
N. Y
Minnesota
St. Paul
Warren County
George W
H. Viletta
R. M. Dalrymple
Jamestown
Celeron
Tailor Johnson Cashes Forged Check
J A Johnson clothing merchant found $22.75 short after cashing a forged check. A man using the name Charles Wilmott and claiming to work for W R Lavery and Sons appeared weeks earlier, extended credit, and returned with a check in the Lavery name that proved fake when presented at Warren Savings Bank.
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J. A. Johnson
Charles Wilmott
W. R. Lavery & Sons
Johnson
Laverys
Warren Savings Bank
Printing Prices Promised by Warren Mail Co
The Warren Mail promotes its printing services as a one stop shop for all kinds of printing. Call for price details and options.
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The
Warren Mail
Corry’s Oldest Dentist Dr H B Blair Dies
Corry notes the death of Dr H B Blair the town’s oldest dentist who began practicing in Westfield many years ago. Two girls Mildred and Georgianna Groesbeck aged seven and ten who had lived four years at the Children’s Home on Liberty Street leave for Towanda Pa to live with their aunt Mrs George Ketcham. A farewell party was held Tuesday evening in their honor at the Children’s Home amid fond goodbyes from the Ladies of the Children’s Aid Society.
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H. B. Blair
Corry
Westfield
Mildred
Georgianna Groesbeck
Towanda
George Ketcham
Warren
Liberty Street
Children’s Aid Society
Mrs E M Taylor dies after long illness at age 86
Mrs E M Taylor widow of John J Taylor longtime Warren resident died at her niece Miss Lucy Thomas on Poplar Street after a lengthy illness aged nearly 86. Survived by two brothers and one sister. funeral held at Mrs Danforth’s East Street home. Allen Mayland Place Albany notes civil service board talks with Edward L Allen and others.
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E. M. Taylor
Lucy Thomas
Poplar Street
Taylor
John J. Taylor
Warren
H. L. Simpson
Oil City
Margaret Danforth
Jennie Thomas
Conewango Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Christ
John Thomas
Jamestown
N. Y
Elisha Thomas
Danforth
East Street
Black Hand Letter Charged to James Scano
James Scano aged 32 is under arrest in Youngstown on a charge of sending a letter to President Wilson. He denied the charge as United States Secret Service Agent Washer of Cleveland made the arrest. The letter allegedly demanded money from the president.
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James Scano
Youngstown
Wilson
United States Secret Service
Washer
Cleveland
Scano
Jamestown Woman Dead After Bakery Career Forty Years
Jamestown reports the death of Mrs. A. D. Work at her home 219 West Third Street. A prominent local figure, she and her husband ran a bakery and confectionery business for 25 years. She is survived by her husband and their son Joseph S. Work.
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Jamestown
A. D. Work
West Third Street
Joseph S. Work
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A. N. Seeley
O. S. Taft
Perry Cedarholm
Spartansburg
Loveils
Russell
Robert Wright
Mr. Wright
Daniel Staples
Washburn-Crosby Company
J. C. Kibler
Kane Man
William Truby
Baker
Harry Hall
Crawford
Erie Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Tailor Johnson
Allen
New State Civil Service Board
Albany
Edward L. Allen
Jamestown Post
State Civil-Service Board
Whitman
Mr. Allen
Samuel H. Ordway
New York
William Gorham Rice
Warren’s Clothing Co
Investi
Warren's Clothing Co
Dell Clothing Company
Suspension Bridge
Warren Hardware
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lester Shoe Co
Second Avenue
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