Death of Oil City resident George W. Schneider
George W. Schneider of Oil City died Monday at North Warren Hospital after a long illness. Born February 9, 1833 in Germany, he worked as a wagon maker and later in oil industry ventures. He was a local preacher with the Methodist church and was twice married, with three children from his first marriage. He spent his final years with the Chambers estate and sought treatment in Warren.
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George W. Schneider
Oil City
Oil Creek
North Warren
Germany
Queenstown
Armstrong County
Brady’s Bend
Thomas Graham
Methodist
Katherine Peters
Adam Peters
Perry Township
Schneider
Wesley Chambers
Chambers
Albert
Tiona
Edward
California
Lamey
Pleasantville
Mary Beckner
Warren
Advertise in the Mail and Get Results
Advertising note urging readers to place ads in the Mail to reach customers. It emphasizes quick results and broad reach for local merchants seeking to boost sales and visibility. The brief promotes choosing affordable rates and timely publication.
No Delivery Sundays at Warren Post Office
Postmaster S W Waters announces that starting Sunday July 9 1911 the Warren Post Office will not deliver carriers mail on Sundays. The General Delivery window will stay open one hour each Sunday for travelers and those needing urgent mail may have items held or use Special Delivery for 10 cents with details.
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Warren
S. W. Waters
Waters
P. M
Epitaph Writer's Claim Sparks Skepticism
A witty quip questions epitaph authorship as July Lippincott’s warns subscribers about the Mail. The fragment hints at a literary rift and a sharp take on memorial writing.
Greensburg Hires A Professional Booster
Greensburg Board of Trade plans an aggressive boosting campaign hiring H. M. Weir editor of Town Development as professional booster. Weir will spearhead efforts after recently closing a $52,000 city campaign for development. Local business and professional leaders back the plan.
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Greensburg Board of Trade
H. M. Weir
Greensburg
Weir
Probably Astray Cow Causes Farmhouse Surprise in Iowa
A country Iowa editor recalls a cautionary tale about a farm incident. Samuel Parker found a cow, likely astray, inside his ground floor bedroom after entering through an open door last week.
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Iowa
Samuel Parker
Lippincott’s
Senators Move to Adjourn Soon Amid Reciprocity Debate
Washington July 6 A general senate push aims for adjournment by Aug 1 with longer daily sessions. Senator Penrose may seek unanimous consent to set a vote date on the Canadian reciprocity bill as insurgent senators pledge no obstruction. Senator Cummins criticizes Taft while Burton defends reciprocity and warns on food security and national strength.
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Penrose
Senate
Cummins
Taft
Washington
Congress
Finance Committee
LaFollette
Senator Cummins
Senator Burton
Indianapolis
Iowa
United States
America
Mother of the League Charms Baseballworld in The Red Book
Hugh Fullerton offers a profile of a traveling team caretaker known as The Mother of the League. The little old lady knits mittens, chats slang, and travels with the squad, adding a homey voice to the season in The Red Book Magazine July issue.
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Hugh Fullerton
Red Book
Dowager Queen Maria Pia of Portugal Dies in Turin
Rome reports the death of Dowager Queen Maria Pia, grandmother of former King Manuel, due to uraemia. Born 1817 in Savoy, she married King Louis of Portugal in 1862 and was daughter of Victor Emmanuel. Her family endured multiple political tragedies, including assassinations and deposition.
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Rome
Maria Pia
Manuel
Portugal
Turin
Uraemia
Margherita
Marie Pia
Savoy
Lisbon
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Luis
Clotilde
Napoleon
Humbert
Carlos
Serial Oil Romance in Petrolia Featured in Magazine
Volume 6 number 2 of the Oil & Gas Men’s Magazine presents a Charley Oliver serial set in Petrolia’s oil era. The hero Stopcock Jim wins reader sympathy with a right minded tale infused with oilfield romance.
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Oil & Gas Men’s Magazine
Charley Oliver
Petrolia
Oliver
German cruiser Bertin to Morocco as Morocco talks unfold
A Tangier dispatch says the German cruiser Bertin left Kiel July 1 for Agadi and will likely arrive today. The Panthr may serve as supply for Berlin. Germany signals openness to English led discussions on Morocco and Spain may join. France ready to listen and England inclined to engage. The bourse fell on lack of official news.
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Paris
Tangier
Bertin
Kiel
Morocco
Agadi
Berlin
Germany
Spain
France
England
Russia
Jealous lover shoots sweetheart then shoots self near Paw Park Lake
In Chicago July a 21 year old Henry Dehmer shot Miss Mary Peterson on a wooded path near Paw Park Lake as they returned from a dance. The first bullet hit her side but was deflected by a steel corset stay. Dehmer then shot himself in the abdomen, likely fatally. Peterson, from Wa hbansia avenue, returned to Chicago later. she was only slightly hurt.
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Chicago
Paw Park Lake
Mary Peterson
Henry Dehmer
Heat Drives to Death by Own Action in Pittsburg
Mrs. Mary Golden caretaker of the Duquesne blockhouse, famed for French and Indian War, killed herself after attempting to kill her 12 year old daughter Mary who refused to die with her. police believe heat drove her to rage as she strangled herself and inflicted knife wounds before neighbors raised alarm.
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Pittsburg
Mary Golden
Duquesne
Mary
Mrs. Golden
Heat Claims Five in Elizabeth NJ as Heatwave Rages
Five people die in Elizabeth New Jersey amid a heat wave. Two unidentified farm workers were moved to the morgue from Kenilworth and Linden. Dozens more are in area hospitals, including a fireman and several railway workers treated after being struck on trains.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Kenilworth
Linden
Heat Prostrations Strike Wilkes-Barre Residents
The Wilkes-Barre daily report states one person died from the heat and about forty people were prostrated, some seriously. Temperatures hit 102 in the shade and up to 110 near the post office doors, with relief from an overcast sky and thunder threats in the afternoon.
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Wilkes-Barre
Albany Cold Snap Brings Heat Death Toll Rising
Albany reports a temperature drop from 104 on Tuesday to 98 yesterday. One child died due to heat while authorities warn of continued risks from high temperatures.
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Albany
Town Returns Woman’s Gift To Yeomans Hall
Columbia Connecticut selectmen vote to return a $1,500 trust fund given by Mrs. Mary Yeomans for Yeomans Hall maintenance. The gift was accepted with a condition that no dancing or similar amusements occur in the hall.
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Columbia, Conn
Mary Yeomans
Yeomans Hall
Fire destroys Nobel home. two children die
In Viborg Finland July 6 the residence of oil magnate Ludwig Nobel burned overnight. Two of his children were burned to death in the blaze.
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Viborg
Finland
Ludwig Nobel
Cashier Robbed Bank in Utica Area for 43000
A letter mailed from Utica last week to First National Bank of Earlville reports cashier Guy H. Clark stole 43000 while visiting his ill daughter in Saranac Lake. Bank officials summoned examiner A. L. Fowler who confirmed the shortage after hours of investigation. Word then reached Saranac Lake where Clark was located.
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Utica
N. Y
First National Bank of
Earlville
Guy H. Clark
Saranac Lake
A. L. Fowler
Clark
Jersey cattle set new price records at Kirksville sale
New records for Jersey cattle were set in Kirksville Missouri on Thursday as 2 bulls and a cow sold for 26 425. Viola's Golden Jolly a seven year old bull brought 13 000. Jolly Royal Sultan a two year old bull sold for 10 000. Majesty's Lady Houhla six years old realized 3 425 as the highest Jersey cow price.
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Jersey
Kirksville
Viola
Golden Jolly
Jolly Royal Sultan
Majesty
Five Killed as Car Plowed by Electric Train at Glendale Crossing
An electric Long Island Railroad train struck a wagon at the crossing where the Rockaway Beach branch meets Woodhaven Avenue in Glendale. Five wagon riders were killed. the remaining passenger and the train conductor were severely injured.
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Long Island
Rockaway Beach
Woodhaven Avenue
Glendale
Death by own action at Jamestown YMCA
A. C. Dahlberg, about 45, who has lived in a YMCA room in Jamestown New York for two months, shot himself Thursday morning. The body was found in his room around 10 o clock. Little is known about the man and the motive remains unclear.
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A. C. Dahlberg
Jamestown
N. Y
New York Senate Passes Conservation Bill Replacing Agency
The New York state senate last week passed Senator Robert F. Wagner's bill favored by Governor Dix. The measure creates a state conservation commission to oversee conservation work while excluding water storage, replacing the former forest fish and game department.
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New York State Senate
Robert F. Wagner
Dix
State Conservation Commission
Forest, Fish and Game Department
Girl Shot Through Eye Struck by Stray Bullet Near Home
Doris Smith five years old daughter of W N Smith of Hornell New York may lose sight of her left eye after being struck by a stray bullet from a small caliber rifle while two boys played near her home Thursday evening.
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Doris
W. N. Smith
Hornell, N
German Troops Land at Aga dir Morocco
Uneasiness grips Paris as German forces land at Aga dir Morocco aiming to occupy the hinterland and threaten broader control amid ongoing wartime developments.
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Agadir
Morocco
Paris
Married His Stepmother In Easton Marriage Shock
Easton, July 6. Mrs Ruth Doster married her stepson Edward Depew Doster after obtaining a license and being wed by Alderman Brunner. Mrs Doster, divorced from General W E Doster on June 11, 1911, and Doster’s wife divorced in Galveston on Oct 25, 1910. Doster is a prominent attorney and Bethlehem resident. Mrs Doster is a 27 year old musician.
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Easton
Ruth Doster
Edward Depew Doster
Alderman Brunner
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