Dr Rogers Israel consecrated bishop of Erie Diocese
Rev Dr Rogers Israel was consecrated bishop of the new Erie Diocese in Scranton Pa with about 900 attendees. The ceremony at St Luke s Church featured bishops from several dioceses and gifts including a pastoral staff and gold cross. Israel, a graduate of Dickinson College, previously led St Luke s in Scranton for 19 years and will assume duties soon.
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Scranton
Rogers Israel
New
Erie
Episcopal Church
St. Luke's Church
Israel
Francis Hodur
C. T. Olmsted
New York
Major Reynolds
E. V. Selden
Oil City
Joseph Kaye
Emporium
H. K. Gregory
New Castle
Turner W. Shacklett
A. B. Osborne
Josiah Howard
M. L. Tate
Harry Alvan Hall
Ridgway
Albert Osborne
H. E. Ryerson
North East
D. S. Perry
William Posant
S. S. Gray
Mr. Jones
E. E. Madeira
Titusville
Radcliffe
Bethlehem
Whitehead
Pittsburg
Cameron
Clarion
Clearfield
Elk
Forest
Crawford
Jefferson
Lawrence
McKean
Mercer
Venango
Warren
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Christ Church
Meadville
St. Luke’s Church
Hen with tricks foils Grohan by coin steal in New York
John Grohan of Glenville trains a white leghorn pet to follow him to the trolley. On rushing to board a car he feels a flapping and sees the hen land on his shoulder. The hen picks up a nickel dropped in the scramble and chases after him.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John Grohan
Glenville
New York State
Grohan
Delaware Gas Magnate J Edward Addicks Active in Politics
J Edward Addicks, noted Delaware gas magnate, remains a prominent figure in state political affairs. His ongoing involvement highlights continued influence of industrial leaders in local governance and electoral strategy.
Bill to forbid treating in liquor sales venues
A proposed bill represented by Rep Benson of McKean County would ban giving or purchasing liquor in licensed or other selling places. Propri'etors face license revocation for treating. individuals involved face misdemeanor charges and fines up to 25 dollars or 25 days in jail.
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Benson
McKean County
Indictments Opened Against Former Lisk Mfg Officers
Fifty five indictments to prosecute James R. McLaughlin of Rochester L A Parkhurst of Mason City Iowa and John J McLaughlin of Warren Illinois charging embezzlement of company funds from Lisk Manufacturing totaling 421 016 were opened in Canandaigua New York district attorney s office. An earlier October indictments accusing about 59 000 theft were opened with trial set for April 17. The largest single theft cited is 50 009 with other amounts including 43 009 and 20 000 among smaller sums. All three men have been arraigned and released on 2500 bail each.
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James R. McLaughlin
Rochester
L. A. Parkhurst
Mason City
John J. McLaughlin
Warren, Ill
Lisk Manufacturing Company
Canandaigua
N. Y
Cassadaga Man Drops Dead in Fredonia Waiting Room
Truman Richardson of Cassadaga New York died of apoplexy in the Buffalo and Lake Erie Traction waiting room at Fredonia after buying a ticket for Buffalo. He staggered and fell as he walked across the room and was pronounced dead by Dr. Johnson. He was 65 and unmarried.
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Truman Richardson
Cassadaga
N. Y
Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company
Fredonia
Buffalo
William Schwarziager
Johnson
Elmira College Announces Three New Courses Policy
Elmira College in New York unveils a policy adding three courses to the curriculum. A degree granting music course and two vocational courses expand offerings alongside the opening of Carnegie’s new science hall. Prospective teachers are urged to attend Edinboro Normal for teacher preparation. Spring Term begins March 23, 1911.
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A. ©. McKenzie
Elmira, N. Y
Andrew Carnegie
Edinboro Normal
John F. Biceer
Taft Warns Magazine Men on Postage Plan
President Taft told a White House delegation of magazine publishers that the push for higher second class postage will continue and may return in the next Congress if defeated now. He cited a $250,000 government investigation and defended proposed changes as a fair matter of public revenue and burden. Other attendees included G. Patterson, T. Zimmerman, F. Batch, Seth Brown, John Flynn, W. Kramer, B. Larger, and S. Landers.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Men
Crane
Senator Penrose
Senate Post Office Committee
United States
Post Office Department
G. ©. Patterson
The
Pacific Monthly
T. J. Zimmerman
Home Life
F. O. Batch
Postal Defense League
Seth Brown
Standard Advertiser
John J. Flynn
W. F Kramer
Blacksmiths’ Journal
B. A Larger
S. L. Landers
Garment Workers’ Bulletin
Robinson for Assembly in Herkimer County
Theodore Douglas Robinson nephew of former President Roosevelt has visited Little Falls New York several times last week from the Warren estate and announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for member of assembly from Herkimer county this year.
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Theodore Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Little Falls
N. Y
Warren
Herkimer County
MISS IDA TARSELL Magazine Writer Opposes Woman Suffrage
Ida Tarbell, noted magazine writer, publicly voices opposition to extending the ballot to women. Her stance contrasts with growing suffrage movements and sparks debate among readers and civic groups.
Heyburn Denounces the Forest Service in Senate Speech
Washington March 2. Senator Hey burn of Idaho used two and a half hours of agricultural appropriation debate to attack the forest service calling many employees grafters from the east. He defined grafting as attaching to another's property and contrasted miners and prospectors with geologists.
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Washington
Senate
Heyburn
Idaho
Forest Service
Knute Nelson
Minesota
Mr. Heyburn
Albany Balloting Shows Deadlock Among Senate Candidates
Albany March 2 report on Tuesday's ballot shows William F. Sheehan leading with 89 votes and Chauncey M. Depew at 75 in a deadlocked race for senator. Total 184 votes, 93 needed. Minor shifts occur as Assemblyman Chandler moves to O'Brien and Kennedy drops Conway for Littleton. Near insurgents continue backing Sheehan.
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Albany
William F. Sheehan
John D. Kernan
Martin W. Littleton
Morgan J. O’brien
William Sulzer
John J. Hopper
Alton B. Parker
Martin H. Glynn
John N. Carlisle
J. Hampden Dougherty
Edward M. Grout
Chauncey M. Depew
King Ferdinand insulted in Nuremberg train incident
At Nuremberg a crowd of intoxicated men heckled King Ferdinand of Bulgaria as he prepared to depart for Sofia. German students boarded the train and were forcibly ejected amid the disturbance. The king appeared deeply offended by the insult.
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Berlin
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Nuremberg
Sofia
Architect Carrere Dies After Auto Crash Injuries
New York March 2 John M Carrere prominent architect died in Presbyterian hospital after injuries from an automobile accident. He had been seriously hurt and succumbed to his injuries during the night.
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Architect Carrere
New York
John M. Carrere
Presbyterian Hospital
Mail Advertisements Drive Results for Local Businesses
Local merchants boost reach by advertising in the Mail. Readers report stronger inquiries and orders after placing ads, with many noting quick returns on small campaigns. Listings highlight affordable rates and seasonal specials to attract customers.
Woman Arouses Bigamy Case From Auburn To Matteawan
Myrtle Lapp, committed for bigamy in 1907, was sent from Auburn prison to Matteawan. Her habeas corpus petition, signed by Lawyer Lees, claims she is sane and seeks return to Auburn for humane treatment. She alleges assault and injections by Matteawan keepers. a March 4 hearing in Newburgh is ordered.
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Auburn
Matteawan
Rochester
Supreme Court
Morschauser
White Plains
Myrtle
Lees
Manhattan
Miss Lapp
Auburn Prison
Gilke
Alton
N. Y
Frank Renway
William Slick
Glenville Poultry Contest Ends With 1039 Eggs
M Johnson, a Glenville New York poultry fancier, wagered 60 hens would lay 1000 eggs in February. By Tuesday morning the count reached 1000, then at 5 30 last night the final tally was 1039 as all hens reportedly finished strong.
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M. Johnson
Glenville
N. Y
Johnson
Salamanca Man Strikes Oil in Mosquito Field First Major Find
Mark C. Hubbell of Salamanca New York struck an oil well with initial production of zero barrels per day on his Carrollton lease in the Mosquito oil field seven miles from Salamanca. It rushed to the surface without being shot and tanking arrangements are now being made. Hubbell and other Salamanca men have long shown interest in Carrollton area, but this is the first significant strike.
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Hitchcock
Mysel F
Tam
United States
Congress
Mark C. Hubbell
Salamanca
N. Y
Mosquito
Carrollton
Hubbell
Ex-Senator Gardner Acquitted in 1908 Vote Bribery Case
Former Senator Frank J. Gardner of Brooklyn was acquitted of offering Otto G. Foelker $12,000 for a vote on the Hart-Agnew bills in 1908. The jury, before Justice Genbury, deliberated over an hour and cast four ballots, with initial counts of eight, ten, and eleven for acquittal.
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Frank J. Gardner
Brooklyn
Otto G. Foelker
Hart-Agnew
Justice Genbury
Criminal Branch
Supreme Court
Congress Spring Park Purchased for State Reservation
Congress Spring park in Saratoga New York was bought to join the state mineral springs reservation. The state authorized a expenditure of 609 009 dollars for the reservation. The purchase follows the commission’s recent acquisitions of Carlsbad and two Hothorne springs for the state.
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Congress Spring Park
Saratoga
N. Y
Reservation Commission
Carlsbad
Ithaca Chronicle Plant Burns in Weekend Fire
The Ithaca Chronicle and Democrat plant in Ithaca New York burned early Sunday, causing about 10000 dollars in losses. The Chronicle published the Cornell Daily Sun and other student university publications.
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Ithaca
New York
Chronicle and Democrat
Chronicle
Cornell Daily Sun
GIVES UP WIFE TO ANOTHER MAN
Springfield, Mass. decree grants divorce to John T. Swenson after his wife Mrs. Swenson admitted loving another man in letters. She met an old flame in Scandinavia after a 1904 marriage and three month Sweden honeymoon. She asked for divorce to wed her first love. Swenson testified he sued when she would not return.
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Swenson
Sweden
Scandinavia
America
Conway Leaves Land Office Meeting In Dispute
Albany March 2 Lieutenant Governor Thomas F Conway left a state land board meeting in a flurry after insisting on appointing a candidate as land appraiser. The board appointed three appraisers William D Powers Myron Blackman and B Meyberg reportedly to replace Irvin Freeman Datus Clark and William H Vicary with the $1500 salary plus expenses.
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Albany
Thomas F. Conway
Commissioners of the Land Office
Conway
Clinton County
B. Meyberg
New York City
William D. Powers
Onondaga
Myron Blackman
Lancaster
Erie County
Irvin Freeman
Datus Clark
Peru
William H. Vicary
Lockport
State Land Board
New York State Farm Associations Elect Officers
At Ithaca New York two associations held farmer week events at Cornell State College of Agriculture forming the New York State Fruit Growers Association and electing officers for the Drainage and Plant Breeds groups. Officers include presidents C P White Elmer 9 Phippin Samuel Frazer and others with Ithaca Geneseo Trumansburg Morrisville Ballston Lake Geneva Aurora and Morrisville named among officers and executive committee members.
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Ithaca N. Y
Cornel State College of Agriculture
New York State Fruit Growers’ Association
C. P. White
Iowa
M. H. Holmwood
Orchard Park
Paul Work
Ithaca
C. H. Aldrich
Mattituck
New York State Drainage Association
Elmer 9. Phippin
C. H. Cook
South Byron
C R. White
New York Plant Breeds, Association
Samuel Frazer
Geneseo
Herbert P. King
Trumansburg
Arthur W. Gilbert
George R. Shauber
Ballston Lake
A. P. Hedrick
Geneva
E. W. Mosher
Aurora
J. P. Eastman
Morrisville
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Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead
J. Edward Addicks
Delaware
Cassadaga Man
New Policy
Elmira College
Ida Tarsell
J. E. Purdy
Senator At Albany
Gardner
Old Flame
Springfield
Mass
Ibsen
John T. Swenson
Senator Young
Redhot
Fruit Growers of State
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