Abandoned Test Well and Local Drilling Updates
A Nor Niobe farm well near Archie Wadling in Chautauqua county is abandoned after drilling to 2000 feet with tools removed. McKean county deep well near Derrick City halted at 4760 feet after coal shortage and a cave in. drilling will resume when coal returns.
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Archie Wadling
Niobe
Chautauqua County
McKean County
Derrick City
T’onesta
Deep Weil
Joseph G. Richards
Mayburg
Forest County
John R. Beck
Bradford
German Hill Road
Fortune in Bible Reveals Heirs to English Estate
A Bible brought from England to Walton New York leads Charles Horward Mrs W G Hollister and Mrs A Proper of Walton to be heirs to a British estate. The 1852 death of Nicholas Howard in England left no clear heirs and the estate reportedly reverted to the crown. The Bible found in Albany by T Howard Adams traces the line to the Walton residents as rightful heirs.
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England
Charles Horward
W. G. Hollister
A. Proper
Walton
Binghamton
N. Y
Howard
Nicholas
James Howard
T. Howard Adams
Albany
Appointment to Frawley athletic commission filled
Governor Sulzer appoints James R. Price sporting editor of the New York Press to the vacant Frawley state athletic commission seat after James E. Sullivan resigns. Dix declines to fill and seeks repeal of the Frawley law while senators consider paying commissioners 2000 dollars annually.
Livingston county farmers institutes set for winter sessions
An extended program of farmers institutes will be held in Livingston county during the winter. A week of institute school will commence at Geneseo the last week in February with three days of institute in Dansville on March 5 6 and 7. The first Livingston county institute week for 1913 includes Springwater January 27 Conesus January 28 Livonia January 29 Tuscarora January 30 Caledonia February 1.
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Livingston County
Geneseo
Dansville
Springwater
Conesus
Livonia
Tuscarora
Caledonia
Good Roads Plan Suggested by Ontario County Board
At the closing Canandaigua session the good roads committee reported 23 petitions for road improvements in Ontario county. The state highway department will be asked to upgrade roads in the listed order, but current appropriations make reaching the bottom unlikely.
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Ontario Co
Board of Supervisors
Canandaigua
Ontario County
State Highway Department
Bishop Sellew Embarks on Six Month Church Journey
The Rev. Walter A. Sellew bishop of the Free Methodist church left for a six months trip from Jamestown New York to further church work. Since his 10 years as bishop he has traveled twice around the world and visited most civilized countries covering over 20 000 miles annually for the past decade.
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Bishop Sellew
Walter A. Sellew
Free Methodist Church
Jamestown
N. Y
Mr. Sellew
Big Orders for Locomotives Placed by Harriman Lines
Harriman lines place an order for 56 locomotives with American Locomotive and a 189 engine order with Baldwin. The combined value exceeds four million dollars. The A T & Pacific Railroad orders 88 Baldwin locomotives.
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American Locomotive Company
Harriman Lines
Baldwin Company
A. T. & &. Fi Ilroad
Baldwin Works
Banana Bargain Between Father and Twin Son
Dialog shows Willie asking for bananas for a twin brother and Papa answering that no cheating will occur. The exchange emphasizes fairness and affection in a family moment.
Christmas Savings Society Opens At Warren National Bank
The Warren National Bank announces the Christmas Savings Society is now open and welcomes everyone to join. Read the full advertisement on page four for details and enrollment instructions.
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Warren National Bank
Christmas Savings Society
Farmers urged to buy wholesale and sell at retail co-ops
Seth Low addressed the New York State Agricultural Society in Albany urging farmers to cooperate, buy at wholesale and sell at retail. He cited his Westchester farm as proof of self-sufficiency and a five percent dividend on an $80,000 valuation. Roosevelt bills for licensed commission merchants and cooperative associations were supported. John J. Dillon backed central cooperative selling units to handle farm products statewide.
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New York State Agricultural Society
Seth Low
Albany
Denmark
Low
Westchester County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John J. Dillon
New York City
Committee On Marketing and Transportation
Schoolboy Killed by Erie Freight Train In Hornell
William R. White eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Elmer White of Hornell New York was struck and killed by a Buffalo division freight train at the Steu street crossing of the Erie railroad last week He stood on the westbound tracks waiting for the train to pass and did not note the approaching outgoing train which struck him crushing his skull The remains were taken to the morgue.
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Oil City
William R. White
Elmer White
Hornell
N. Y
Buffalo Division
Steustreet
Erie
Archbald Reassesses After Senate Dismissal
Former judge Robert W. Archbald, stripped of office by the Senate, spent Monday night with a son in Philadelphia and left Tuesday for Scranton to resume practicing law. His family says his conscience is clear and he will start over.
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Archbald
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
United States Senate
Philadelphia
Scranton
Shift of Wind Saves Hamlet Fire at Holcomb Mill
Fire of unknown origin began Sunday night in Lay and Dibble’s grist mill at Holcomb eight miles west of Canandaigua. The blaze caused about 12000 dollars in damage but a shift of wind kept the fire from spreading to the village. Lay and Dibble own the mill and an adjoining warehouse. Canandaigua fire department aided. A fire engine was hauled to Holcomb on flat cars by a yard engine in record time.
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Lay & Dibble
Holcomb
Canandaigua
Postoffice Custodian Reports Pecans Sale Funds
Washington Treasury receives letter from Elizabeth City NC postoffice custodian reporting $18 from pecan sales of a tree on postoffice grounds. He asks how to handle the money and is informed it will add to the general fund.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Elizabeth City
N. C
Fra Elbertus Is Fined for Immoral Mail Matter
Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora was indicted on six counts for sending immoral matter through the mails. He pled guilty before Judge Hazel in Buffalo and was fined $100 on one count with five counts suspended during good behavior. The charges arose from Hubbard's Last Aurora magazine.
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Elbert Hubbard
East Aurora
Grand Jury
Hazel
Buffalo
Hubbard
Last Aurora
Ramsey Re elected Head of Bank
The directors of the German National Bank of Pittsburg have elected W W Ramsey president. On March 12 1910 Ramsey went to the Western penitentiary where he served 14 months following his conviction in connection with the Pittsburg council graft scandal.
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Ramsey
German National Bank of
Pittsburg
W.W. Ramsey
Western Penitentiary
Rumor Ramsey Would Reclaim Former Elected Position
Rumors suggested Ramsey would win election to the role he held at the time of his arrest. The chatter focused on political control and potential renewal of his tenure amid ongoing discourse.
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Ramsey
Cambria Steel Wins 1200 Car Order for B&O Railway
Cambria Steel of Philadelphia secured a contract to build 1,200 freight cars for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A separate deal saw American Refrigerator Transit Company and American Car and Foundry Company close a contract for 100 refrigerator cars.
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Big Cambria Steel
Cambria Steel Company
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
American Refrigerator Transit Company
American Car and Foundry Company
Market Report from New York Provision Market
Market data shows wheat May at 1.00 dollars, oats at 39 cents, pork mess at 18.50 to 19.00, butter creamery extras at 34 to 35 cents, eggs state and Pennsylvania 35 to 37 cents, potatoes state per 180 pounds 1.75 to 2.00 dollars.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Buffalo Provision Market Prices Report
Buffalo market notes list grain quotes for WHEAT No 2 white 1.12 and No 2 mixed 1.12 while CORN No 3 yellow 54 1/2 cents and No 4 yellow 53 1/2. OATS No 2 white 39 1/4 and No 8 white 38 8c. FLOUR fancy blended patent 5.50 6.25 per barrel and winter family patent 5.50 6.25. BUTTER creamery prints 37 cents, state choice 32 33c. CHEESE good to choice 17 17 4 cents. EGGS hennery mixed 30 82 cents. POTATOES white fancy store 65 68 cents per bushel.
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Buffalo
East Buffalo Livestock Market Report and Farmer Notes
East Buffalo market lists prime steers at 8.38 to 9.00 per hundredweight for 1,200 to 1,400 lb cattle. Choice fat cows 6.35 to 7.00, choice heifers 7.25 to 7.75, choice pulls 5.75 to 6.50, veals 12.00 to 12.50. sheep and lambs 29.25 to 9.65 for spring lambs, mixed sheep 5.00 to 6.00. Hogs 7.70 to 7.75 for light Yorkers and 7.60 to 7.79 for heavies. A humor note, an Irish patient in a hospital tale complains of overeating and an emetic.
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East Buffalo
Too fond of pies Somerset citizen arrested as thief
Friday item notes a leading Somerset Pennsylvania resident arrested on charges of theft amid a global roundup of news events. The report ties local misdeed to wider economic and political tensions, including tariff discussions and currency schemes.
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Somerset
Albany bill would banish child labor in canneries and tenements
The measure targets child labor practices in factories and dwellings. The report notes public support from city officials as they push to limit youth work in industrial settings.
Public hearing granted in Brandt case by Governor Sulzer
Governor Sulzer grants a public hearing next Friday in the case of Foulke E Brandt. Gardner Murdock at the Edey in quest denies his wife’s report that he and Edey planned a wife swap. Representative Francis Burton Harrison urges a bill to place all food necessities on the free list. Powers threaten to occupy Con-
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Foulke E. Brandt
Sulzer
Gardner Murdock
Edey
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Ocean City Voters Move to Recall Mayor over Ice Cream Parlor Visit
Ocean City New Jersey residents rally against Mayor Headley after he was seen in an ice cream parlor on a Sunday. The drive to recall centers on public conduct and perceived Sunday propriety.
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Stantinople
Turkey
Ocean City
N. J
Headley
President elect Wilson faces cabinet selection uncertainty
President elect Wilson’s silence on cabinet picks unsettles Democratic leaders in Congress. Balkan allies threaten to end the armistice with Turkey and renew the war. Dr Woods Hutchinson in St. Louis advocates a modern health bal product. Governor Sulzer seeks a peremptory order to force Yonkers streetcars to run. Reuben Steckel of Allentown says his daughter was kidnapped and vows to spend half his fortune pursuing punishment.
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Wilson
Congress
Balkan
Turkey
Woods Hutchinson
St. Louis
Sulzer
Public Service Commission
Yonkers Street Railroad
Reuben P. Steckel
Allentown
Political Row Over Airplane Carrying Prohibition Refused
A fragmented report describes a House clash over an appropriation to experiment with aeroplane carriers. A murder plot is suspected in the death of Mrs Leah Hewett, a Chicago woman. A massive payroll raise is announced by United States Steel. Mrs Warren Wilson leads Southern society in a Turkey Trot at the Astor hotel in New York. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee reports favorably a resolution urging an investigation into mistreatment and robbery of Crow Indians.
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Leah Hewett
Chicago
Unit States Steel Corporation
Waron Wilson
Southern Society
Astoriel
New York
Senate Committee On
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John Blevins
New Castle
Cleveland
Normal School
Jane E. Leonard
Indiana State Normal School
Boston
Corry
School Board of
Crystal Hose Company
St. Mary’s Band of
St. Marys
Hose Company
Sremen
James Donald McCalmont
David B. McCalmont
Prohibition
Register of Wills of
Venango County
Eleuthera McCalmont
C. A. Dickinson
Kane
Farmers’ Institutes
Willie
Papa
Pap
Oe Eta
Fra Elbertus
Warren
Axminster
Green & Davidson
Green @ Blair
Market Report
Popular
News of the World
Globe
Mr. Underwood
Leslie M. Shaw
Wall Street
Eastern Railroad
Bessie M. Townsend
Atlantic City
Ernest E. West
United States Marine Corps
Atlanta
John H. Cove
Norfolk
Moseley
Con
Blanco
Madero
John W. Weeks
Senate
Rpublican
Massachusetts
Woodrow Wilson
Edith Balis
Richmond
Theomprece Court
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