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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
5
George E. Boyer of Warren and Miss Flossie H. Clark of Youngsville united in marriage at Jamestown New York on Thursday May ists.
Recruitment surged at the Friday drill as ten men enlisted, boosting Company I to 119 on the rolls. Captain Tribble and First Lieutenant Munson compiled enlistment blanks until after midnight, with plans to reach full war strength by month’s end.
The Chamber of Commerce reports 500 of 800 bushels of buckwheat sold after arrival last Saturday. About 300 bushels remain to be picked up by county farmers for their benefit. An order for 100 bushels was sent to Pittsfield for Wilson McGrew to distribute among Warren farmers.
Charles Rea of Sheffield died by suicide rather than enroll in the registration. The 28 year old bartender at the Sheffield House was found dead at the rear of his home after ingesting carbolic acid. He was married with a three year old son and had told a friend he would rather die at home than register.
A gas blast at 18 Parker Street injured and killed 65 year old widow Mrs Josephine Sandoff who woke to light a fire. Local hero Roger Olson rushed into the burning room, saved her, though he suffered burns. Fire Department extinguished the blaze and doctors at Emergency Hospital could not save her.
Ninety percent of Warren’s businesses closed for a noon hour as four divisions led by Colonel David Ordner formed a large military civic and church parade. Major C. E. Bordwell presided at Library Theatre with Rev. W. H. Jones of the Red Cross and Captain A. G. Lyons speaking.
Governor Brumbaugh vetoes the Sproul Senate bill that would assign the entire proceeds of the state tax on fire insurance companies to firemen relief organizations in various communities.
Nick Wendelboe and Harold Boynton left Sunday evening for New York for orders to report at the American Ambulance Corps headquarters at 5 p.m. They are the first from this city to join the corps and expect to serve soon.
A new ditching machine bought last fall was ordered off the public highway by a constable because it lacks a motor vehicle license. It had been tested at the Siegfried farm in Akeley and was being moved when the driver received half an hour to remove it. A license is expected to be issued.
A Wednesday night cyclone devastated Tidioute. The Methodist church roof was torn off and damaged a neighboring house. the Fuelshart house also lost its roof. Many small buildings suffered and hundreds of trees were uprooted across the county.
A large Goodyear Rubber Company gas balloon from Akron landed on J. P. Liberty’s farm along the Warren-Tidioute road Monday morning. Pilot Ralph Preston guided the craft with passengers including Frank Seiberling, Goodyear president, and another man aboard. Residents of Diamond, Oil City, Titusville and nearby areas observed the spectacle.
In Toulon France on June 7 a hydro airplane caught fire and crashed at sea. Ensign Debischop sustained a broken leg and was rescued by a second hydro airplane as Seaman Torreano dived to retrieve him. Quartermaster Baudoin was lost in the incident.
Albany June 7 Matthew J Mc Grath once a hammer throw champion may be restored to sergeant on the New York police force and John Healy to patrolman in Yonkers Police Department under two bills signed by Governor Whitman. The measures are special legislation but were signed with city approval.
French merchantmen faced submarines 28 times in May. Six vessels dodged torpedoes and 12 avoided gunfire. Eight torpedo attacks and two gunfire strikes sank vessels. Twelve engagements pitted French torpedo boats against subs, while hydroplanes fought submarines 14 times and patrol ships three times.
Columbus reporters say the state liquor license board upheld a ruling that keeps all saloons closed all day on draft registration day June 5. Some liquor dealers challenged the board’s authority and urged a 9 p m reopening compromise.
A steamship arrived at an Atlantic port with Egyptian cotton valued at 8 million dollars after ten days dodging submarines in the Mediterranean, according to the ship's captain.
In Kansas City Missouri a Periscope notice warns not to display the flag over the hole where you are hiding from Uncle Sam, reflecting wartime home front restrictions.
Rev. and Mrs. Swanson of Union City gave the Memorial address at the U B church at 2 30 p m. Mrs M I Hinckley of Erie visited her daughter Mrs L L Carpenter. Eugene Perkins and Bertha Boone wed May 26 at the U B parsonage. Perkins leaves for Washington D C to join the War Department. Children Day exercises planned for June 10 at 8 p m. Mrs Hettie Gardiner and family plan to move back. Gust Anderson returns from Jamestown hospital after a successful operation and shows rapid improvement. Frank Hawkins has returned home.
The board calls a special meeting of stockholders at 10 a m on August 15 1917 at the Warren office to vote on increasing capital stock. Secretary E A Arnold announces the notice advised by Alexander Clark solicitors.
Will act as the French agent in the United States to handle supplies and equipment for France's armies. Andre Tardieu, head of the permanent French commission, will supervise personally. He will serve as France’s official intermediary in all official business transactions between the two nations.
Public sale of an estate in Warren County Pennsylvania under Bankruptcy No. 8348 will occur July 6 1917 at 2 PM in Warren Borough Court House. The tract comprises 17 acres with multiple prior deeds and reservations including water rights and parcel frontages with cash on confirmation. L C Eddy is the trustee.
The Warren Mail urges readers to recruit reporters from their towns to send weekly letters. More news from diverse localities will improve the paper and strengthen community reporting.
The Mail office serves as headquarters for a range of legal blanks and sign cards. It supplies forms and card stock for legal notices and advertising needs. Local businesses rely on its catalog for standardized templates.
This piece explores art as calculation in fashion and portraiture. It discusses how materials textures and lighting reshape appearance, conceal flaws and enhance youthfulness, citing Millet and Timothy Cole as guiding voices for hiding technique behind artistry.
Rob Wagner in the Saturday Evening Post notes how custard pie gags and the so called comedy police shaped early screen humor. He argues the appeal lies in surprise and messiness with a bullseye hit. The piece reflects on a painterly era of knockabout fun and cinematic misrule.
The nations represented in the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague are Argentina Austria-Hungary Belgium Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Chile China Cuba Denmark Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador France Germany Great Britain Greece Guatemala Haiti Italy Japan Luxemburg Mexico Montenegro the Netherlands Nicaragua Norway Panama Peru Portugal Roumania Russia Salvador Servia Siam Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey the United States Uruguay and Venezuela.
Quote from Youth's Companion citing Sir Rabindranath Tagore on American wastefulness as shown by eating the bread and discarding the crust. The remark highlights health and waste concerns observed by the Indian poet and philosopher.
The piece recalls how Meyerbeer and Rossini, despite famed disputes, remained kindred in affection. Rossini quips that they never agree, explaining Meyerbeer prefers sauerkraut to macaroni.
The Boston Post quotes a wartime style rallying call urging men to till and feed during hard times. It celebrates collective labor, training crops to grow, and replacing water with weeds to aid sustenance while shouting the battle cry Feed em.
Local store touts affordable footwear with pairs priced from $1.48 to $10.00. Emphasizes women’s pumps for spring and summer and offers shoes for boys and girls at low prices. Promises reliable quality and a good guarantee.
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