Bandits Burn Tesate Post Office and Kill Clerk
The Tesate customs office and post office were burned last night. Frank V. Johnson the postmaster was shot dead by three men described as Mexicans. Warren Widenbeck wounded. bandits fled after looting and setting the store on fire incinerating Johnson's body. Authorities pursue the attackers as border tensions flare.
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San Diego
Cal
United States
Tesate
Frank V. Johnson
Warren Widenbeck
Johnston
Tecate
Fort Rosecrans
Frank Johnson
Wideback
Elliott Johnson
Bryan
Hiram W. Johnston
Sacramento
Kittner
Washington
Roosevelt to Speak in Pennsylvania Campaign Tour
Secretary Oscar K. Davis announced that Theodore Roosevelt would tour Pennsylvania in three weeks to campaign for the Washington party. The plan centers on opposing the Republican party and follows a meeting of Pennsylvania Progressive congressmen over the Brumbaugh gubernatorial bid and Penrose faction prospects.
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Washington, D. C
Oscar K. Davis
Progressive National Campaign Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Pensylvania
Pennsylvania
Davis
Washington
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Penrose
Parcel Post Extension Approved by Postmaster General
Washington March 15 Postmaster General Burleson approved an amendment to parcel post rules. It allows butter eggs fruits vegetables poultry and other items weighing twenty to fifty pounds to be shipped in first and second zones in crates like express company shipments. Parcels of twenty pounds or less remain unchanged and must be securely packed for bag handling with other matter.
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Washington
Burleson
Parcel Post
D A R Holds March Meeting at Women's Club
The General Joseph Warren Chapter D A R met at the Woman's Club on Thursday March 12 with a board of managers session beforehand. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted and plans for patriotic education and a flag donation for libraries discussed along with archival efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Joseph Warren
Board of Managers
Continental Congress
Inez Brownell
Albrecht
Belle Stevens
Detroit
Mich
Lillian Hunter
Tidioute
LeVan
Lane
Warren County
L. C. LeVan
W. S. Pierce
Willis Cowan
Derfield Township
Forest County
Philadelphia County Tops Wheat Yield in 1913 Survey
Harrisburg reports Philadelphia County produced the highest wheat per acre in Pennsylvania in 1913 at 25 bushels. Beaver County had the lowest at 10, with several counties ranging from 11 to 22 bushels. regional price data show wide variation, from 87 to 1.25 dollars per bushel, by county.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Beaver County
Carbon
Elk
Lancaster
Northampton
Berks
Lebanon
Allegheny
Luzerne
Armstrong
Warren County
Cameron
Cabon
Fayette
Tioga
Huntington
Indiana
Lawrence
Monroe
Pike, Sullivan
Washington
Westmoreland
Philadelphia
Cumberland
Dauphin
York
Shester
Columbia
Junita
Potter
Perry
Calling Cards and Wedding Invitations Service Ad
For the latest in up to date calling cards and wedding invitations contact the Mail Office in Warren Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Steber Cigar Factory May Relocate Here
Warren Chamber of Commerce pursues reestablishment of the Steber cigar factory in Warren. Negotiations with F. A. Steber & Company aim to create a larger operation, restoring about 85 skilled jobs and a weekly payroll near $2,000, with possible expansion and regional employment gains.
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F. A. Steber & Company
Chamber of Commerce
Steber
Warren
Reading
Pennsylvania Avenue West
Betwen J
Cigarmakers’ Union
Warren Chamber of Commerce
Indica
Huerta Refuses to Pay for 4000 Mexican Refugees
The Mexican government informed the United States via Nelson O'Shaughnessy that it will not cover the cost of maintaining Mexican prisoners at Fort Bliss Texas. Washington noted no immediate comment while awaiting official report and said the United States will seek payment from the next Mexican government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Huerta
United States
Fort Bliss
Mexico City
Nelson O’shaughnessy
Fort Fliss
Texas
Charge D’affairs
Washington
O’shaughnessy
Braumbaugh Seeks Governor Nomination On Welfare Platform
Philadelphia March 16 Superintendent Martin G Braumbaugh announces Republican bid for governor citing home support He backs local option as liquor solution supports traffic reforms and endorses woman suffrage scientific government efficiency and farming He invites a campaign on moral issues.
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Philadelphia
Martin G. Braumbaugh
Braumbaugh
Ridgway Farm Sold for Forty Thousand Dollars
In Ridgway Pennsylvania on March 15 C O Salburg sold his farm across from the Perry Smith gas well for 40000 dollars The buyer was Consumers Gas Company of Johnsonburg The price was at least 20000 more than its farming value and the property boasted the finest buildings in the area.
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Ridgway
Perry Smith
C. O. Salburg
Consumers’ Gas Company of
Johnsonburg
East Branch Farmer Dragged to Death in Runaway
David K. Tubb a leading Warren County farmer was killed near East Branch when a sled load toppled and frightened his team. He was 62, survived by his wife and five children. His son Willis, 16, previously died in an accident with a companion six years earlier.
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David K. Tubb
Warren County
Tubbs’ Corners
East Branch
Mr. Tubb
Spartansburg
Crawford County
Mr Tubb
Sylvia Tubb
Phine Tubb
Warren Business College
Leon
Gordon
Virgil Tubb
Willis
Chum
Harvey Schultz
Beardsley case linked Ethel Austin granted 1.50 daily
In Mayville Justice Bissell approved 1.50 per day for 60 days that Ethel Austin must stay in the Chautauqua County jail as a witness against Joseph Finn and the Beardsley case. The order caps at 99 and critics questioned the Beardsley children’s placement.
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Mayville
Ethel Austin
Beardsley
Justice Bissell
Supreme Court i
Chautauqua County
William S. Stearns
Corry
Pier
Titusville
Justice Bussell
Chautauqua
Austin
Altoona
Joseph Finn
Finn
Golden anniversary honors Rev Fradenburgh in Oil City
West ern Pennsylvania and adjoining states gathered in Oil City to honor Rev Dr. Jason N Fradenburgh and his wife on their 50th wedding anniversary. A buffet luncheon accompanied tributes from the Woman's Relief Corps Hays Post G A R and Civil War veterans. Gifts included gold coins and hand painted china as out of town guests signed the roster. Rev Dr Fradenburgh, a noted Methodist historian, spoke of his career continued by his son and daughter.
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Pennsylvania
Oil City
Jason N. Fradenburgh
West Front Street
Frandenburgh
Woman's Relief Corps
Hays Post
Adelphia College
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ernest M. Fradenburgh
Waterford
Lillian F. Siling
Still River
Conn
Woman’s Relief Corps
William E. Biederwolf
William McEewen
Roy G. Upson
James Heaton
Don Cochrane
Otis D. Tronmonger
Mr. McEwan
Mr. Fradenburgh
Daniel Fisher
Post
Georgia
Self Confessed Murderer Believed Lunatic in Meadville Case
Meadville Pa March 13 There is little chance John Turner of Girard Erie County will be tried for the December 29 1885 wife murder. District Attorney Albert L Thomas will seek a lunacy commission to test his mental state before any indictment to avoid needless county costs.
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Meadville
John Turner
Girard
Erie County
Conneaut Township
Albert L. Thomas
Thomas
Crawford
Pittsfield Woman Dies by Own Action in Attic
Mrs. Kate Shutt, living apart from her husband, hanged herself at her Pittsfield home Friday afternoon. Neighbors and her three children learned of the death after Helen found her mother in the attic, wrapped in sheets and a clothes line. Justice of the Peace Frank Childs, deputized by the coroner, ruled it a clear case of death by own action.
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Kate Shutt
Pittsfield
Samuel
Helen
Fred
Justice of the Peace
Frank Childs
Coroner DeForest
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Torreon
Roosevelt
Pinchot
Patriotic Education Committee
Blanche Hawkins
Emil Lampe
L. M. Ridesperger
Geo. L. Folkman
Pioneer Circle
T. O. Slater
Steber Cigar Factory
U. S
Ridgway Farm
Helder
Warren Methodist
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