Young woman killed in auto accident near Pittsfield
Miss Elizabeth Simonson, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs S P Simonson, was killed when a Peterson car carrying a card club overturned on Dugall Hill between Pittsfield and Wrightsville. Several others injured including Gladys Lund, 6, and two Peterson children, with coroner confirming instant death.
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Elizabeth Simonson
Samuel Peterson
Dugall Hill
Pittsfield
Peterson Handle
Warren Chair Works
Wrightsville
S. P. Simonson
Gladys Lund
Peterson
Warren
Panama Rocks
Peter Simonson
Simonson
Martha Peterson
Ben Mathis
Victor Engstrom
Peter Ostergard
Latle Son
Christ Lend
Miss Simonson
Sir Peterson
Ately
Conenango Avenue
Miss Lund
Christ Lund
Jamestown
Mr. Beck
First Lutheran Church
Oakland Cemetery
Osbornes Death in Prague Ends Noted Erie Figure
Hon A B Osborne lecturer writer and former Corry mayor died at 3 a m in the American consulate at Prague. He had suffered apoplexy while traveling in Europe while reporting on the Balkan situation for a national magazine. He moved to Erie fifteen years ago and is survived by his wife and one son.
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Erie
A. B. Osborne
Corry
Prague
Austria-Hungary
Brittan
H. J. Leslie
Europe
Corfy
Brady’s Body Shipped to America
Anthony N Brady died at the Carleton hotel in London and his body was sent to Liverpool last night. It will be shipped to America today aboard the White Star steamship Baltic.
Autos Collide Near the Outing Club
Tuesday evening two Packard cars collided at a sharp curve near the Warren Outing Club. Miss Fay Morrison was thrown from one car but escaped serious injury, while Mr. W D Packard Jr and his passenger avoided grave harm. The crash follows a prior fatality at the same bend two years ago as overgrown brush hides the curve.
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Packard
Outing Club
W. D. Packard, Jr
Packard Company
Bradford
Warren
Miss Morrison
Taoin
Fay Morrison
Frank Morrison
Mr. Packard
Eric Anderson
Beautiful New Y W C A Home Formally Opened
The new Young Women’s Christian Association home on Third Avenue next to the post office was formally opened with a Thursday afternoon and evening program. Dedication included an inspired prayer by Rev. W H Jones of Trinity Church and addresses by Mrs J P Rogers Mrs Edward Linlsey Miss Cole and others. Mrs Rogers chairs the association supported by devoted workers, signaling a bright outlook for the work. Lodging rest rooms and meals will be available to visitors and members.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Third Avenue
Beth
W. H. Jones
Trinity Church
J. P. Rogers
Edward §. Linlsey
Cole
Jamestown Vw. G. A
Back From Convention by Prof. H B Hyde
Prof H B Hyde returns from Rochester New York after attending the American Optical Association annual convention. He notes successful addresses and clinics on non drug eye examinations and advances in Toric lenses and spectacle mountings. He sees a growing professional focus on scientific eye work and fitting glasses.
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H. B. Hyde
Rochester
N. Y
American Optical Association
Hyde
Funeral for George W. Day Held at Youngsville Home
George W. Day died at his home near Youngsville. A large attendance gathered last Thursday afternoon at the family residence for the service conducted by Rev. J. W. Smith of Warren. Flowers were abundant and bearers included Archie S. Day, Will Day, J. H. Alexander, Ralph Husted, Rey Agrelius, and Dr. Ralph Stewart. Interment followed in the Youngsville cemetery family lot.
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George W. Day
Youngsville
J. W. Smith
Warren
Archie Ss. Day
Will
J. H. Alexander
Ralph Husted
Rey Agrelius
Ralph Stewart
Youngsville Cemetery
Batavia Woman Crashes Car into Ryan Brothers Store
Mrs. Herman Dargusch, proprietor of a Batavia moving picture theater, drove her touring car through the plate glass window of the Ryan brothers clothing store on Main Street to avoid hitting an elderly man who did not move. The car shattered a large mirror as the scene drew attention, and the man walked away unheeded.
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Herman Dargusch
Moving Picture
Batavia
Ryan Brothers
Main Street
Debates and trivia on history and public figures
A compilation of Q and A covering consolidation of Greater New York in 1898, the Empire State express first run in 1891, Debs election votes, heraldry origins, Cincinnatus of America, New Granada history, ski pronunciation, fourteen inch battleships, negro Catholic priests, national holidays, first mayor of Greater New York, stenography training and speed, postal clerks driving teams, and the national anthem status.
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New York
Chicago
Buffalo
United States
Nevada
Oklahoma
Texas
Wendell Phillips Death Date in Boston
Wendell Phillips died in Boston on February 2, 1884. The claim that Pope Pius X’s English name is Taylor is false. his birth name is Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, which translates to Joseph Sarto in English.
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Wendell Phillips
Boston
Pope Pius X
Taylor
Giuseppe Sarto
Joseph Taylor
Definition of initiative as power to propose laws by people
The initiative is defined as the people’s right to propose legislation to be acted upon, the referendum as referring legislation to the people for final acceptance or rejection. The initiative gives the people the power to originate laws. a petition signature threshold or mandatory referral may force legislative consideration or direct decision by voters.
Acknowledging Condolence Letters and Flowers
Family members should respond to both sympathy cards and flowers with brief acknowledgments. A short note thanking each sender for their condolences is appropriate, expressing gratitude for support during the loss. Keep it simple and sincere.
Mail delivery rules and a wartime swearing in power
The article explains only sworn in clerks can handle mail, with penalties for un sworn delivery and potential loss of postmastership. Congress allows extraordinary swearing in of any one to serve temporarily. It also notes a French paper prize quiz on sensational news items including the pope’s marriage and a black U.S. president.
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United States
Historic Territorial Voices and Home Repair Tips Recounted
The text explains a 50 percent profit question with a calculation yielding sixty six and two thirds cents. It then surveys the political role of Porto Ricans and Filipinos, noting delegates in Porto Rico and the resident commissioner in Congress, plus elections in the Philippines up to 1916. It ends with a home project advising plaster of paris to secure a loose wall nail by enlarging the hole, inserting plaster and nail, and allowing it to dry for a firm hold.
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Porto Rico
United States Congress
Philippines
United States
Washington
Big Kansas Wheat Yield From Sixty Acres Near Paola
Emil Overbeck of six miles southeast of Paola Kansas harvested sixty acres of wheat and earned 1544 dollars at an average of nearly 26 dollars per acre. The average yield was 35 bushels per acre on bottom land while chinch bugs on upland reduced yields to 15 bushels or less. Other notable yields include Talmo grower G R Lowell at 50 bushels per acre and Earnest Woods near Republican at 41. Henry Pachta Belleville 35, Ben Carson 33, Norris brothers 20 bushels per acre.
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Emil Overbeck
Paola
Kan
Republic County
Talmo
G. R. Lowell
Earnest Woods
Republic
Henry Pachta
Belleville
Ben Carson
Norris Brothers
Fat Pig At Cedar Hollow Triggers Freight Wreck
A three hundred pound pig caused a freight train wreck at Cedar Hollow station in Pa. Conductor Grant Shaffer of Bridgeport was on the first of eight sidetracked cars when the pig crossed the tracks. The eight car derailed two others, Shaffer slid down the embankment and was injured. The pig was killed.
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Chester Valley Railroad
Cedar Hollow Station
Grant Shaffer
Bridgeport
Cedar Hollow
Shaffer
New Grain Saver Sold in Milwaukee
A new grain saver lauded by Wisconsin farmers as the most significant harvesting improvement since the self binder is being sold by Bagley Structural Iron in the Hathaway building Milwaukee. It guarantees to pick up any fallen grain.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Bagley Structural Iron Company
Hathaway
Farmers Reject County Agent Funding In Indiana
Kosciusko county farmers scoff at formal agricultural guidance and influence the county council to refuse an appropriation for a county agent or agricultural expert. A college graduate teaching their fathers to farm is ridiculed as absurd. Council votes five to one against the proposal.
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Kosciusko County
Ind
Derrick Used For Heavy Funeral Lift At Perth Amboy
A manual derrick rigged by Andrew Anderson of Perth Amboy was used to lower the body of Mrs Beza Michanski from a third story window for burial. The 500 pound widow was transported in a 6 foot 3 inch by 39 inch by 26 inch casket weighing 925 pounds total. Ten pallbearers moved the coffin into the church.
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Andrew Anderson
Perth Amboy
Beza Michanski
Women in Post Holes Harvest Shade and Flags
Mrs Phillip Livinson and her 16 year old daughter from Harrisburg Pa entered telegraph pole holes to seek shade and protection by placing four American flags around them. They remained inside until the whistle at six ended the workday Yucca Telegraph personnel noted no injuries and continued operations after their exit.
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Phillip Livinson
Harrisburg
Iowa’s Great Corn Acreage Reported
Iowa’s corn acreage for the year is estimated at 9 434 500 acres, up 14 067 acres from 1912 township assessor reports in a special release.
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Iowa
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