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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
1
Philadelphia report details a fifth floor poker scheme at the Central Y M C A with two-card bets and a growing kitty. Nine residents were ordered to vacate by week’s end as officials cite maintaining the standard, amid rumors of alcohol and a long-running secret game.
Tamaqua March 28 The Southern anthracite region braces for a possible strike with violence expected. In Panther Creek valley the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company runs 14 collieries producing about 4 million tons yearly. The firm orders 10 090 cats and plans long closures with only firemen pump men and watchmen remaining amid tense union clashes.
Brigadier General Willis J. Hulings of the Second Brigade National Guard of Pennsylvania and former state senator from Venango and Warren districts has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Twenty-eighth district, opposing incumbent Peter M. Speer.
In Philadelphia on March 28 Mrs Hazel B West and button maker George B Lippincott rushed to the marriage license bureau just after her divorce from John G Johnson for desertion. Joined by Jacob C West, they secured a license within three minutes of the decree. The 20 year old bride elect plans to marry today.
Madrid reports higher Spanish casualties from the March 22 Mellila engagement than official. Four officers and one soldier killed, six officers and 47 men wounded. Moorish losses unknown. Moors pursued Spanish troops to their encampment amid fierce fighting and heavy hand to hand struggles.
A local 1912 letter to a Warren, Pennsylvania, bachelor reveals a spoof leap year proposal scheme. The note asks for a marriage pledge or five dollars and a dress, ending with a playful threat of rope if rebuffed, signed Your Mrs. and featuring rhymes and gift mentions.
The measure passed by the House and Senate and sent to the president would reform U S land laws to reduce residency from five to three years and allow settlers to be absent five months yearly. Western lawmakers argue it will counter Canadian land temptations and migration from border states.
Warren county borough license court opened Monday with no remonstrances against dealers. Judge Hinckley granted all applications except Garland where William Clancy’s was refused. Detective Owen Wiard rumored to present incriminating evidence, and talks of Court of Quarter Sessions action loom for criminal cases.
A Sunday incident saw Mrs. Yerkes hit in the face by steam from a baked potato that exploded in the oven. The force sent shards crashing onto a table of costly china and glass, leaving her with minor injuries and a surprising escape from serious harm.
A Kittanning youth twice mixed letters meant for his best girl and his laundry woman. The laundry woman received an invite to an auto ride while the girl read a sharp note about rumpled shirts. Now they pass each other in silence.
Genevieve Parker a young dancing teacher in Shelbyville declines to testify before the grand jury investigating a February assault on Mrs Helen Elliott wife of J Walter Elliott a prominent local resident The judge Wallace Blair rules protection against compelled testimony applies Mrs Elliott and the Elliotts are currently in California a masked woman attacked Mrs Elliott with a monkey wrench delivering a fruit basket prior to the assault
Pottsville Pa March 2 John Miller was jailed on a bigamy charge after secretly marrying Miss Margaret Frank in a rush ceremony at the English Lutheran church. The bride’s mother filed a warrant upon learning Miller had a prior wife alive in Pittsville. Relatives fear he is unsettled in mind.
Caleb Story eighty four years old died in Wabash Indiana after fasting thirty nine days and consuming only water for over a month. Police report he halted eating due to unknown cause and medical exams are pending.
Fred Clayman, a Lake Shore railway watchman, was found burned in a toolhouse. Initial signs suggested foul play due to a window hole and blood near the hand car, but autopsy found no bullet wound. District attorneys and detectives concluded accidental death as the verdict.
A hydro phobic black dog from Darien, New York, escaped quarantine and roamed Alexander, biting several dogs. It fatally attacked DeForest Kelsey’s dog on his porch before three shots failed to stop it. A posse tracked and shot the animal as it neared Linwood.
Mary Taker G Eddy's Massachusetts estate is appraised at 266360 after probate filing. Real estate at Chestnut Hill valued 1250000 and Commonwealth avenue home at 20000 with 111560 in personal property. remaining over 2000004 tied up in New Hampshire litigation.
Levi Rice of Addison New York section hand was struck and killed by Erie passenger train No 4 two miles west of Addison while at work on the tracks. He leaves a widow and seven children.
Christina Robinson 79 perishes in Lyndonville near Anburn when clothing ignites from a kitchen stove leaving her alone as the house is consumed by flames. Fire follows destroying the residence.
Last Saturday at 12 oclock time expired for declarations of candidacy for delegates to state and national conventions and committeemen positions. Names filed include Republican delegates T D Collins Nebraska John S Morrison Greenville J J Desmond Columbus Walter S Palmer Sharon Dr J C Russell Warren and alternate John Curry Ridgway. Republican State Convention George E Langdon Youngsville George F Yates Warren E B Allen Warren W Brady Youngsville Russell Morrison Collins Curry Leander Allen. State Democratic delegates F A Shaw Tidionte L Kraer Sheffield. National Democratic delegates William Hasson Oil City John P Hines Stomeboro alternates C E Bordwell Warren and Charles A Miller Sharpsville.
City Chemist James Dunwoody tested well water in Erie and, upon returning home, asked if anything was missed. A child mentioned two missing cats, which Dunwoody concluded were likely in the same well, prompting a lighthearted end to the visit.
In Wilkes Barre a baby girl weighing eighteen pounds surprised after birth by crying loudly. A nurse noted a tooth in the lower jaw, the first recorded case in the city. The Merrows celebrate their fifth child, all previously larger babies.
Natale Colucci, about 20, of Arcade N Y, is hospitalized in Buffalo with a bullet wound to the abdomen after a dispute in a record game. Suspect Severio Maggestrale, about 50, is jailed on a shooting charge. the wounded man is not expected to survive.
Henry Tubbs a wealthy farmer near Osceola Pennsylvania was killed when a horse he was examining hoofed him cracking his skull instantly.
A playful cautionary column describes seasonal hobo signs like chalk circles on doors and fences, two arrows on depots, and a triple bar indicating a town marshal watch. It explains how tramps read these symbols to find food, shelter, or to avoid towns, using a light, period-voiced tone.
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