Gregorys Adds Salesman as Measles Toll Rises and Local News
RB. G. Gregory hires O. B. Kelly as salesman while expanding shoe repair staff. Flag Day observed by Warren Lodge with Hon. Joseph A. Schofield address. April measles tally tops 7,000. total communicable diseases reach 14,710. False fire alarm at Daley building. second blaze near Conenango Refining plant. Sugar Grove township approves term teachers. Pennsylvania Bible conference set for Mount Gretna August 20-29. Bessemer Gas Engine tests crude petroleum gas. Dunkirk stockholders vote on bonds and lease modifications. Freeland warns of slick tongued swindler selling bogus horse cure. ISSUES include victims paying upfront and needed veterinary care.
Mohammedanism Encouraged in Africa Session Reports
At Edinburg a large audience heard John R. Mott report on evangelization efforts. He warned non Christian regions offer openings for a bold advance while Christian nations must renew church vitality. George Robinson criticized British policy aiding Islam in Africa. Dr. Karl Kamm noted Islamism's growth in the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
John R. Mott
New York
World’s Christian Federation
Mott
Christendom
George Robinson
Karl Kamm
London
Butter and Microbes in Fresh Butter Prefers Cold Storage
Butter serves as a prime breeding ground for bacteria that decompose it, rendering it useless unless kept cold. Salt slows growth but masks spoilage by taste or smell, leading to a preference for sweet butter among those who value freshness.
Market Report from New York Wheat Corn Oats Prices
Market report from New York June 15 lists No 2 red wheat spot 1.0414 futures July 995 c Sept 9684e Dec 97. No 2 white corn in elevator new 66c futures July 67c Sept 6714c Dec 6446. Oats natural white 26 to 32 lbs 41 43c clipped white 34 to 42 lbs 4214 47c. Pork Mess 23.75 24.25. Butter Creamery specials 27 28c extra 27c state dairy 29 27c factory 23 4c. Cheese State full milk special 1414 11e. Eggs State and Pennsylvania 24 26c. Potatoes Bermuda new per bbL 2.00 3.09 old state 1.00 1.25 per 180 lbs.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Old State
Buffalo Provision Market Report
Buffalo market notes dated June 15 show grain bids with Wheat No 1 northern at 1.07 and No 2 red at 1.04 per carload. Corn No 3 yellow 68c f o b atloat, and 62%c for No 3 yellow. Oats No 2 white 41?4c f o b atloat, No 3 white 39%¢. Butter creamery western tubs 7c, state creamery 28 29c. dairy prices fair to good 28 7%e. Flour fancy blenched patent per bbl 6.75, winter family patent 5.25 6.10. Cheeses choice to fancy 5e, choice 14 141c. Eggs standard selected white 24e. Potatoes white fancy per bu Sie, choice vl s2c.
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Buffalo
East Buffalo Livestock Market Prices Report
East Buffalo Livestock Market lists export steers at 7.25 to 7.75, select butcher steers 6.75 to 7.69, choice cows 6.00 to 6.25, choice heifers 6.75 to 7.00, common to fair stock 5.00 to 6.50, veals 9.25 to 9.50, sheep and lambs 5.00 to 7.75, hogs 9.80 to 10.00, with latest bids for light Yorkers and heavies noted.
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East Buffalo
Price quoting for Timothy and straw commodities
The item lists Timothy as No 1 on track with prices 19.00 and 19.50 and No 2 Timothy at 17.00 and 17.50, followed by straw wheat and oat priced at 8.00 and 8.50.
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Timothy
Court House News reports adjourned tax land sale and ongoing trials
County Treasurer Keefer adjourned a sale of unseated lands for taxes to Thursday June 23. Civil court convened with Judge W E Rice presiding and jurors selected for Frank Carlson vs W J Feeny Sr over a horse value. several other cases proceeded or were adjourned. Earl Curtiss vs West Peck awarded plaintiff 10.70. Sterling Paint and Glass Co. vs A L Thompson awarded plaintiff 95.22. Caroline W Hiles executrix case against Cousins and Motto continued Wednesday morning with Lindsey Mac Donald for the plaintiff and D A Arird for defendants. The court stenographer, Emmy Johnson, stood in for ill W B Weed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keefer
W. E. Rice
Siggins and
Walkerman
Emmy Johnson
Warren
W. B. Weed
Frank Carlson
W. J. Feeny, Sr
Earl Curtiss
West Peck
Sterling Paint and Glass Company
A. L. Thompson
Caroline W. Hiles
Harriett
Hubert Cousins
Josephine A. Motto
T. J. Prather
Crawford
W. T. Davidson
Harriet
Hubert E. Cousins
Lindsey and MacDonald
D. A. Arird
Frank C. Whitling
Bradford
McKean County
Local residents travel and visits listed in Warren notes
Gar lands F C Camp and J A Griffin are seen in Warren for court and civic business. Ira Sherman visits from Spring Creek. Tidioute and Cambridge Springs visitors appear. Warren area residents and visitors including Schimmel fengs, Drummonds, Cowan, Gerow couple, Brown, Hagerty Shortt, Muir family, and McCormicks are noted with trips to Ridgway, DuBois, Philadelphia, Conneaut and North Warren.
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J. A. Griffin
Corydon
Ira Sherman
Spring Creek
Charles Schimmelfeng
Warren
Ridgway
Clark D. Eckles
Cambridge Springs
Perry
Hugh Siggins
Coffeyville
Eas
Geo. Colvin
Thomas Creal
DuBois
Grand Chapter
The
Eastern Star
Government witness tests bleached versus patent flour biscuits
Miss Iannah L. Wessling of the government food laboratory in Chicago demonstrates differences between bleached and patent flour by baking biscuits from government seized car flour. The Griess reagent turns pink in biscuits from bleached flour, indicating nitrates, while biscuits from unbleached flour remain their normal color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Iannah L. Wessling
Government Food Laboratory
Chicago
Miss Wessling
Condensed News Roundup of Early 20th Century Events
Government crop figures show a larger wheat yield than last year. Governor Hughes vetoes Meade- Phillips primary bill. Puget Sound navy yard tests say oil is superior to coal for ships. Jeffries trains hard for Johnson title fight. Iron Mountain crash kills three, injures twelve near St. Louis. Havana police chief wounded in sword duel. Harrison snubbed by the president. Pekin dispatch notes Tokio presses misrepresenting American interests in China. Taft supporters hopeful after Iowa results. Five aviators crash in Europe. one spectator dies. Paris sets new passenger flight record.
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Hughes
Meade- Phillips
Puget Sound Navy Yard
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Havana
Francis B. Harrison
White House
Pekin
Tokio
China
Mr. Taft
West
Iowa
Notable Drowns in Italy and Aerial Trials at Indianapolis
Monday reports detail Mrs. Porter Charlton of New York found dead in a trunk at Lake Como with search for her husband. The Wright brothers move to Indianapolis for public demonstrations of six flying machines. Brodie L. Duke reportedly marries for the fourth time after eluding family. In Poughkeepsie a jury rules no cause of action in Mary Bulmer v Central Railroad of Vermont over alleged ptomaine poisoning from buffet sausage.
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Porter Charlton
New York
Lake Como
Italy
Wright Brothers
Indianapolis
Brodie L. Duke
Poughkeepsie
Supreme Court
Mary Bulmer
Central Railroad of Vermont
Belief Grows Porter Charlton Slain With Wife
Cable advices from Como suggest Porter Charlton and his wife were slain. The report fuels speculation as authorities pursue leads. Gifford Pinchot hints at a new political party in a Washington speech sparking further talk. David Ranken of St. Louis donates his entire fortune, about 3.6 million dollars, to a trade school. Vice President Sherman notes waning insurgency within the Republican party. Jeffries boxes outdoors for the first time and creates a stronger impression. Hamilton makes a sensational flight from New York to Philadelphia and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Charlton
Cable
Como
Gifford Pinchot
Muuch
Washington
David Ranken
St. Louis
Sherman
Jeffries
Fire Claims Buck Family At Coudersport Factory
Clarence Buck and his son Bernard perished in a blaze that destroyed the Buck Manufacturing powder factory at Coudersport Pennsylvania. The origin of the fire remains unknown and the loss is part of a broader string of industrial fires noted in the period.
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Clarence Buck
Bernard
Buck Manufacturing Company
Coudersport
Walter S. Brookins
Indianapolis
Charlton Porter
Lake Como
Senate Committee On Cost of Living
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Fire devastates Falls View tenement injuring Hungarians
A fire at a Falls View Ontario tenement, home to Hungarian laborers of the Ontario Fower company, claimed twelve lives and eight survivors were taken to General hospital in Niagara Falls. Also Chicago wholesalers cut dressed beef prices by half a cent per pound in three weeks. A Pekin cable says Russia mobilizes troops on the Mongolian frontier. Letters from C A White seeking loans from Lee O Neill Browne allege Browne paid 1000 dollars for White’s vote for Senator Lorimer. evidence introduced at Browne’s Chicago trial.
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Falls View
Ont
Ontario Fower Company
General Hospital
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Russia
Pekin
C. A. White
Lee O'Neill Browne
White
William Lorimer
United States
Browne
Cecil Apologizes for Embarrassing Night in Family Talk
The dialogue shows Cecil asking his mother if she heard about his mistake and Elida reporting that his mother had not noticed anything unusual. The exchange hints at social embarrassment and family dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil
Elida
Gargoyle Sees His Double Leave in Chauffeur’s Honk
A vintage humor line depicts a gargoyle remarking as a chauffeur honks and a doppelganger exits. The quip plays on a grotesque observer and a reflective gag about identity.
Wrinkle Advice Prompts Editor Mix Up
A lighthearted exchange finds a reader asking for forehead wrinkle remedies. The managing and sporting editors joke about who should answer and suggest playful tips while noting the odd request.
Temperature over Tongue Why Doctors Prefer It
A dialogue on medical practice notes that measuring temperature may be preferred for a patient to remain quiet. The exchange mentions a woman taking temperature as the preferable approach, with a remark about furnishing the trimmings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rattleby
Local Firms and Organizations List Warren Pa Area
A readable OCR fragment enumerates businesses and institutions in Warren and surrounding towns. Names include Metzger Co., Cook Oil and Gas, Y M C A assistant secretary N Platt Neb, Conewango Trust Co., Mintz Clothing Marionville, Warren Water Works, Washburn Crosby, O Dell Clothing Warren, Bon Air Hotel Crystal Beach Ontario, Penn a Lumber Sheffield, New Orleans Great Northern R R Buffalo, Mosser Tanning DuBois, Grunninger Warren, Henry Insurance Warren, Sheffield Bottle Works, Spaulding Buffalo, Jonek Warren Refining, Rogers Shear Warren, Jacobson Machine Mfg Warren, Peterson Furniture Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C E. Metzger Co
Warren
Cook Oil and Gas Bo
Mayburg
Eoee American Hone Co
Tidioute
N. Platt
Neb
Vacons Insurance Office
Jamestown
Yves -Conewango Trust Co
David Mintz Clothing Co
Marionville
Warren Water Works
Washburn-Crosby
Voettees O'Dell Clothing Co
Bon Air Hotel
Crystal Beach
Caoeee Penn’a Lumber Co
Sheffield
New Orleans
Great Northern R. R. Co
Buffalo
Mosser Tanning Company
DuBois
Jx Asse
Henry Insurance Co
Warren, Pa
Sheffield Bottle Works
Spaulding Co
Jonek Warren Refining
Rogers Shear Co
Jacobson Machine Mfg. Co
Peterson Furniture Co
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Gregory
O. B. Kelly
Forest
Warren Counties
RB. G. Gregory
Warren Lodge
No 223
Joseph A. Schofield
Grand Army
State Department of Health
Daley
South Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Conenango
Sugar Grove Township
Board of
Township High School
Clare Russell
Lillian Anderson
Rosa Aimberg
Gray School
Froy Lawson
Dalrymple
Katie Hultberg
Brown Hill
Bessie Saunders
Rouds Hill
Ethel Magnuson
Stilson Hill
Olive Palmer
Young Men’s Christian Association
Mount Gretna
C. M. Cobern
Pittsburg
W. M. Bell
Los Angeles
Cal
Fred B. Smith
Edward Judson
Peter Roberts
W. C. Pearce
Bessemer Gas Engine Co
Grove City
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg Railroad
Albany
Philadelphia
Guaranty Trust Company
New York Central
Hudson River R. R
Freeland
Luzerne
Bellefonte
Africa
Market Report
Buffalo Provision Market
Mercer Black
New Castle
North Lima
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Corsicana
Adams
Court House News
F. C. Camp
Garland
W. R. Dawson
J. A. McCormick
A. C. Drummond
Clara Cowan
Conneaut
Ohio
C. E. Cobb
Edward Gerow
New Struthers
Tionesta
Mrs. Gerow
S. W. Brown
Donald Hagerty
Charles Shortt
Sugar Grove
Chrisman
Wm. Muir
Frank van Tackey, Jr
Titusville
Mr. Muir
A. B. McCormick
Mrs. McCormick
John S. Olson
North Warren
Iron Mountain
Texas
Europe
Paris
Charles Ek. Hamilton
Triumph of Medicine
Tightwad
Reggie
Angela
Hoff
And
Salamanca Business Colleges
Paalley Cutlery Works
Little Valley
N. Y
B. R
P.R. R. Co
Salamanca
Erie
R. R. Co
N. E
Erie R. R. Co
Tes
Deia Mack
Harry Brown
Fanny Roff
Fred Jonas Ivah M. Earl
Robert Patterson
Mary van Vessen
Arthur Tyler
Helen Mulray
Earl Noyes
M Bennett
Frankohnson
Garth Ridout
Kloyd Bozard
Uriah Fluen
Harry Griffin
Guy Bradley
Floyd Lawson
Georgia Whitman
Mary Daniel
John Thelin de Clara Lowe
Daisy M. Hain
Roy A. Gage
Elin Snarbure
Earl Lawson
Verena Huber
Frank W. Cass
Ray Niver
Gregg
Sadler-Roe
I. J. Hoff and
L. J. Holmes
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