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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
5
Western Pennsylvania police are asked to locate 22 year old Andrew Dunlap a farmer from Harrisville Butler county who disappeared after leaving for Warren on July 4 and never arrived. Authorities request any information leading to his whereabouts.
Walter Milliken of the First Massachusetts regiment was taken from a troop train in Jamestown and confined in a contagious hospital for chickenpox. He broke quarantine on Thursday and drank alcohol, then was placed under arrest.
Hazel Smith of Clarion aged 16 and Sadie Thompson of Kane aged 18 were arrested in Dunkirk New York for wearing men's clothes to hop freights. Smith claimed she had previously paraded in boys attire and served 10 days in jail. Thompson had prior arrest in Warren for train riding.
Theodore Spetz a 14 year old of Parrish near Sheffield sustained severe injuries when a dynamite cap exploded after he grabbed it and began picking at it with a wire. His left hand fingers were partly blown away while his right thumb and groin were injured.
Workers demanding 33 cents an hour plus a bonus quit Friday at 12 30 pm after earning 28 cents hourly. Reported 800 of 1000 in their department are out, with plans to sway 1500 picric acid plant workers to join. Prolonged strike could affect Irvineburg and expand to Warren plant with many employed.
The coroner's jury ruled Mrs Anna Newgreen died in an automobile overturn near the P R R tracks on Pennsylvania Avenue West Warren. The verdict exonerates Mr Smith, who collided nearby. Next week Warren hosts Lake Erie meet with entries predicted to exceed last year, including Frank Bogash Jr and pacer Yedno with noted Grand Circuit times.
Congressman Samuel H. Miller has been homebound with a sore foot for weeks and will likely miss the rest of his term. He sits on the porch, his foot in a slipper, as gangrene flares earlier but improves. He planned to leave Merckx for Washington on July 8 but was advised elsewise by his physician. He informed Minority Leader Mann he cannot return to Washington. Speaker Champ Clark granted him an indefinite leave of absence.
Arrangements for Warren's big Labor Day observance move forward as the Central Labor union and local trade unions coordinate. Invitations have been sent to nearby cities inviting labor unions to participate.
Clarence Lanning of Kane underwent an operation at Emergency Hospital on Friday to correct a physical disability that caused his rejection by federal examiners at Mt. Gretna and to enable service with Company I of Warren.
John Fleming proprietor of the New Thompson hotel at Kane sent a $75 check to Warren fire department volunteers who aided at the New Thompson fire. Fire Chief Gordon confirms the money will be distributed among the volunteers.
Additional milk cars are being added to train No 2942 arriving Warren from Erie at 9 a m. Farmers around Union City and Spring Creek supply most of the milk. One to three cars pass Warren daily for eastern cities. A large depot near Pennsy station at Spring Creek is planned to be erected and should be completed before summer ends.
Warren endured peak heat with 92 on Tuesday and 94 on Wednesday as a surveying crew member John Goddard and a fellow worker from Alson Rogers’ team were overcome Monday. It took two hours to restore them to normal condition after the heat incident.
Improvement in their cooperage plant to cost 80000 started Monday by A Knabb & Company. The new building, 100 by 250 feet, will house the cooperage department and three dry kilns with offices and engine room. Completion is expected by January 1. The existing plant capacity is 1250 barrels per week with 75 employees.
Local officials and doctors deny reports of an outbreak in Warren and urge calm. A 19 month old girl on Plum street with paralysis of the brain but not the spine is recovering under care. doctors note no transmission to family or others and reassures that the case is not indicative of a wider epidemic.
Dr. M. V. Ball will leave Warren on September 1 to accept the pathology professorship at the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women. He will move his family to New York City and devote himself full time to the post, leaving a two-decade Warren practice in eye and ear diseases. Ball’s background includes advanced study with Koch and Virchow and recent revisions to a bacteriology text.
Lewis Sears longtime Pine Grove Township resident died at his Cable Hollow home near Akeley on June 23 1916 aged 80 years 10 months and 29 days. He leaves a wife and three children daughter Mary Van Orsdale of Frewsburg and sons Henry Sears of Akeley and Jefferson at home.
Mr and Mrs James Sumner of Russell barely escaped a July 4 fire started in waste paper in the well room. Neighbors extinguished it and an insurance agent settled the loss. A Pine Grove township bond of 20000 was approved for a new Russell schoolhouse to remedy crowded facilities.
The funeral for Mrs Eliza Putman was held Friday afternoon at her son's home in North Warren. Her remains were sent to Lander for interment. Born in New York State, she spent most of her 85 years in the area and died after a weeklong illness from paralysis. Survived by three sons Adelbert of Lander Frederick of Wattsburgh and H A Putman of North Warren.
Reports say rattlesnakes are plentiful near Sheffield this summer, pleasing no one who dislikes the bell bird. A woods foreman tried to kill a six foot rattler along the T V railroad, claiming it had 14 or 15 rattlers. After striking twice and nearly delivering a belt, the snake vanished into tall brush.
Receipts for the Warren post office for the quarter ending June 30 1916 reached 21506 25, up from 19175 16 in 1915 and 19531 09 in the same period a year earlier. The growing income is cited as support for a federal building to handle postal business, noting other towns in the region with lower receipts already have such facilities.
Miss Tula Marie Hampson daughter of Mr and Mrs T L Hampson and Thomas Jenkins owner of Jenkins voice and piano studios and choir director were married Tuesday afternoon at the bride parents home 16 Elm Street Rev J W Smith officiated attended by Marian Muse and Thomas Jenkins the wedding march was played by Mrs J C Russell the couple will reside in Warren
The Mix family reunion gathered July 3 at Mrs Mary J Mixs home. A social hour, lunch provided by the Ladies Aid, and a business meeting elected officers: President Dr J W McClune Youngsville Pa, Vice President Emmett Mix Hamburg NY, Secretary Treasurer Elton Mix Hamburg NY, Historian Allene Mix. Next years reunion planned at Eric Jenkins home near Russell. Attendees included Dr and Mrs W T Schlesinger and family of Cleveland, Dr and Mrs Herbert Mix of Ridgway PA, Emmett Mix and family, and Mr and Mrs Leo Mix of Hamburg.
July 12 report says a Republican senator who opposed the river and harbor bill refrained from blocking ratification of the conference report. The measure, carrying 42,886,085 dollars, passed the House and now goes to the President as the first general river and harbor bill in four years.
Washington reports President Wilson moved to end militia patrols on the border by recalling guardsmen with dependent families and calling up 4 000 to 5 000 former regulars. The war department also orders the regular army reserve to report to fill new regiments under the June act.
This guide outlines daily care for strong hair focusing on overall health, shampoo frequency, and proper technique. It recommends soft water, mild soap, gradual rinsing, careful drying, and brushing from root to tip to remove weak hairs and promote shine.
Pittsburgh July 13 story follows Colonel Martin O Grady and his mule Genevieve through three chapters. The war veteran recalls Spottsylvania El Caney service and a reunion when Genevieve appears in Pittsburgh as a 108 year old heroine. The tale blends memory and humor with a martial salute to a steadfast animal.
Petrograd dispatch reports Russia has authorized Chinese labor to be employed in Minsk Province per a semi official news agency.
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