Prince of Tramps Weds and Other Local News
Henry M Seaton known as the prince of tramps married Amelia Gorka of Erie by Mayor Stern after traveling 35000 miles. Seaton gave the mayor an account of his journeys through Australia and India. T Deitrick sues his wife Matilda Dietrick over a claimed 1000 kept in trust since 1869. Rodney Jewell and Delia Brennan plan marriage after long pen pals and photo exchange. Chautauqua county seeks funds to dredge Jamestown outlet to curb floods. Ella Lattimer, ex money clerk at New Bethlehem post office, jailed for 6118.80 embezzlement. one month in Armstrong county jail plus fine.
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Henry M. Seaton
Prince of Tramps
Amelia Gorka
Erie
Stern
Seaton
Australia
India
T. Deitrick
Butler County
Matilda Dietrick
Dietrick
Ella Lattimer
New Bethlehem
Pittsburg
Armstrong County
Dignan Pleads Guilty in Bank Draft Swindle Case
Martin J. Dignan, 27, who tried to swindle a Greenville bank in Mercer county by forging a draft, pleaded guilty in Elyria Ohio to a similar charge and was sentenced to Mansfield reformatory. He allegedly carried out the scheme in several western towns.
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Martin J. Dignan
Greenville
Mercer County
Elyria
Mansfield Reformatory
Infant's Body Found in Canadaway Creek Near Fredonia
The nude male infant about 10 pounds was recovered from Canadaway Creek near Fredonia. Dr. Moore confirmed the baby was born alive. Police Chief West leads the investigation.
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Canadaway Creek
Fredonia
Moore
West
Milk Price Control Plan Drawn by Four Farmers
Farmers from Dunkirk Sheridan Fredonia and Laona plan to form an association to regulate milk prices to peddlers in Dunkirk and Fredonia. A uniform price will be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
Sheridan
Fredonia
Laona
Farmhouse Fire Destroys Balcom Home in Chautauqua County
A Balcom family home on a farm in Balcom, Chautauqua County, burned down. Firefighters believe the blaze started from a defective chimney and the family saved most furniture.
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Balcom
Svvenus Balcom
Chautauqua County
Woman Dies After Fall At Hornell Home
Mrs. Mary Elwood, 69, of Hornell, fell downstairs at her home. She collapsed while entering an ambulance and died in an attendant's arms. Internal injuries and shocks are thought to cause of death. she was well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elwood
Hornell
Physician Injured in Auto Crash Near Batavia
Dr A F Miller of Batavia sustained injuries when his touring car veered off the road returning from Alexander to Batavia New York and struck a telephone pole. He later suffered a blood poisoning from a cut thumb while using a saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Batavia
N. Y
Pr. A. F. Miller
Painter Falls From Ladder Feared Injured In Island Park
Levi Robbins of Friendship New York fell from a ladder while painting the band stand roof at Island Park and fractured two ribs. Doctors fear internal injuries and Dr Howard treated the fractures.
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Levi Robbins
Friendship
N. Y
Island Park
Howard
Runaway Horses Hurt Fremont Farmer In Fire Blaze
William Roane of Fremort New York was thrown and badly hurt when a wagon loaded with burning hay spooked by a runaway team. The horses fled toward Hornell and crashed into Ti farm yards where the hay and wagon were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Roane
N. Y
Hornell
Man Holds Woman as Robbery Is Executed
Homer Zeeliff of Hornell New York handed his wife his week’s wages on a Main Street street corner. A Black man seized the woman by the neck, snatched her pocketbook, and fled through the crowd of about 500 spectators. The woman was hysterical afterward and police had not arrested anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Zeeliff
Hornell
N. Y
Mob Demands Arnold's Life in Norwich Arrest Scene
About 8,000 people gathered outside Frank T. Arnolds bungalow to demand his life after federal officers arrested him for wrecking the First National Bank at New Berlin. Commissioner James Flanagan and Marshal Foster Black moved him from a sick bed to a car and to Norwich county jail at dawn.
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Arnold
Frank T. Arnold
First National Bank
New Berlin
United States
James Flanagan
Norwich
Foster Black
Free Service For Prattsburg Express Delivery
The public service commission is advised by Wells Fargo and Co that it will extend free delivery service in the village of Prattsburg Steuben County New York. The extension follows a complaint that nearby towns with similar populations receive free express delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prattsburg
Public Service Commission
Wells-Fargo & Co
Steuben County
N. Y
Populaton
Man Held for Grand Jury on Horse Poisoning Charge
Harry Wolen was held in Dunkirk municipal court for the grand jury on charges of poisoning two horses owned by Peter Borden. Bail set at 500 dollars was furnished. Two witnesses testified that Wolen threatened to poison the horses and later claimed he had done so.
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Harry Wolen
Dunkirk
Peter Borden
Wolen
Dunkirk Attracts Motor Company Relocation
Dunkirk board of trade announces Motor and Manufacturing Company will move from Geneva to Dunkirk. The firm makes patent mufflers for automobiles and marine engines and plans to begin operations around June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
Dunkirk Board of Trade
Motor & Manufacturing Company
Geneva
Manre
Denkirk
Port Allegany Bank Consolidation
The First National Bank of Port Allegany Pennsylvania has bought the liabilities and assets of Citizens National Bank of Port Allegany and merged to operate as the First National Bank of Port Allegany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Allegheny
First National Bank of
Port Allegany, Pa
Citizens’ National Bank
Horse’s Kick Fatal Near Albion Farm
Lafayette McGlinn aged 24 was kicked to death by a horse on Andrew Wahl’s farm two miles east of Albion New York. He resided at Kanona Steuben county and was employed on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette McGlinn
Andrew Wahl
Albion
N. Y
McGlinn
Kanona
Steuben County
Non Fraternity Students Outperform Fraternity Men in Study
Dr. Jacob G. Schurman of Cornell reports in a statistical study that non fraternity students show higher ratings as students than fraternity men.
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Jacob G. Schurman
Cornell
Avoca Pastor Resigns to Take Up Farming
The Rev. Daniel Redmond, after 11 years as pastor of Avoca Presbyterian Church, resigns to manage a farm he has purchased near Avoca.
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Avoca
Daniel Redmond
Bradford Man Ends Life With Gas In Woods Home
James A. Keyes 59 and his son Roger arrived in Bradford to visit his daughter Mrs. Fred W. Fesenmyer at Long Bird. James Keyes was found dead in an old wood house after turning on gas and suffocating himself. A $240 cash remnant lay on the body.
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James A. Keyes
Roger Keyes
Bradford
Fred W. Fesenmyer
Long Bird
Mr. Keyes
Shooting Incident In Columbus County Involving Carpenter
Arthur Carpenter farm hand used a woman as a shield during a gunfight with an officer in Columbus County. Carpenter was wounded and jailed in New Berlin. Scorre Cyirr, a farmer, delivered milk to the condensary and swore out a warrant against Carpenter. A pursuit followed with shots exchanged in the Spurr yard. Carpenter hid in a barn and claimed a self inflicted forehead wound. The wound is not dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Carpenter
Columbus
Madison County
New Berlin
Scorre
Carpenter
Spurr
Woman Passes as Man Two Years Then Reveals Way
Erie woman Mrs. Zeleski worked in mines and machine shops for two years by posing as a man. She disclosed her true sex after fainting, ending the ruse.
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Zeleski
Erie
Fire Marshal Orders Closure Threat for Path Theater
The New York state fire marshal told W. H. Purdy that the Purdy building on Path has to add fire escapes or close as a theater by May 3. Purdy later received a 30 day extension and will install escapes and make required alterations to meet regulations.
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W. H. Purdy
Purdy
Path
N. Y
Student Lesie Butterfield Found Dead in Huron River
The body of Leslie F Butterfield a Belfast New York student who escaped from the Ann Arbor Michigan university hospital during a typhoid delirium was found in the Huron River by Edward Kent a fraternity brother Butterfield a notable figure in university music circles graduated from Michigan in 19% last fall he returned for a master's degree
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Lesie F. Butterfield
Belfast
N. Y
Ann Arbor
Mich
University Hospital
Huron River
Edward Kent
Butterfield
Michigan
Police Chief Locks Up Gypsies in Addison Threat
Police Chief Erwin of a village detains several loads of travellers who planned to encamp near the town. In the morning they are released with injunctions not to return. residents warn that gypsies would be kept under lock and key if they came to Addison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bies
Promi
Erwin
Addison
Bank Failure Tied to Farmer's Death and Loot Allegations
Eugene Bartley, a farmer near New Berlin New York, killed himself after the New Berlin bank failure. Frank T. Arnold allegedly looted up to 350000 dollars. A woman lost her fortune and another faces poverty and mental distress after the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bartley
New Berlin
N. Y
Frank T. Arnold
Elliott D. Nichols Dies at Watts Flats After Accident
Elliott D. Nichols aged 63 died at his Watts Flats home near Jamestown from blood poisoning believed to follow internal injuries after a two week ago accident. His chauffeur Frank Codd was thrown from the vehicle but escaped serious injuries.
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Elliott D. Nichols
Watts Flats
Jamestown
Nichols
Frank Codd
Seria Iniurad
Bank Balance Sheet Fragment Reveals Liabilities and Assets
The document lists loans and discounts totaling 1,587,478.63 along with overdrafts secured and unsecured and U.S. bonds to secure circulation. It also shows assets including deposits from banks and bankers, reserve agents checks, U.S. bonds, and a banking house value. Total liabilities exceed 4,234,100.64 with 1,164.71 in another category.
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Ede
Agbocadyahach
U.S
U. S
SAS Dahon i Dhs
Cep Victoire Rocns Een
EWR
Pnd Ogsee Saunssonnekcertaanedennt Tndshe Tod Aanes
Orve
Tobacco Raising in Ireland Industry Gains Notice
Irish tobacco and cigars are bought in Dublin with patriotic pride and smoked with enjoyment. The raising of tobacco in Ireland is a new industry with pronouncedly good quality, signaling potential global recognition for Irish cigarettes.
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Ireland
Dublin
Censorship in Russia Spurs Mixed Market for Cook Books
In Russia, cookery books once condemned for containing the phrase perfect freedom have resurfaced and are selling without hindrance, while a long and varied list of other books remains suppressed.
Mistrusted Santa Claus Inspires Child’s Cautionary Wish
In a Christmas moment a boy named Bob confesses trust in Santa yet doubts his memory. He tells his mother that Santa is busy and sometimes forgets, recalling last year's four dogs instead of a toy goat and asking his mother to handle the request herself.
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Santa Claus
Bobby
Santy
Tariff Debate Sparks Colorful Parliament Exchange
In Canada’s early tariff discussions an opposition member mocked the government as “a sight that would make angels weep and jackasses laugh.” Frank Oliver, then interior minister, replied calmly that the gentleman had been among those who laughed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Oliver
Interior
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Omaha
Neb
Delia Brennan
Harwood
Hazelton
Chautauqua Lake
Building Chemical Plant
Collins and Brown
Mayburg
Samuel H. Palmer
DdFy Journal
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence County
Palmer
Creek
Rsemer
Hay
Belmont
Warren
Pennsylvania
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C. T.conarro
C. T. Conarro
Ozro Nesmith
Joseph A. Schofield, Frank Morrison, T. B. Clawson
Citizens National Bank
State of
County of
I. O. A. Pressel
A. Pressel
Esther M. Park
D. L. Gerould
I. H. Beshlin
H. A. Boor'rh
Warren National Bank
Peninsylvania
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Cee Csceee
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H. Lampe
Rose H. Davin
Russia
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Hertzel Hardware
Warren, Penn’a
Penn’a Ave. W
Steinhauer
Princeton
W.F. Frederick
Penn’n Ave. West
Warren, Pa
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Isthmian Canal Commissioners
Atlas Portland Cement
Derrien
Panama Canal
M. Larsen, Warren, Penn’a
Bell
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