Erie Man Kills Brother Then Ends Own Life
In Erie on May 6 William Larter shot and killed his brother George after a dispute over a signed note. He tore the note and then shot himself, both men dying before aid arrived. Police Officer J. T. Grant witnessed part of the event at 215 E Tenth Street.
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William Larter
Eri
George
J. T. Grant
E. Tenth Street
William
Madero
Tamborel
Manuel Guerlita
Garibaldi
Blanco
Viva Madero
Diaz
Juarez
Federal
Insurrecto
Felix Mesias
Rosenda Calles
Mesias
Salary Boost for Judge Hinckley
Harrisburg May 6 The governor signed a law raising annual salaries for state judges. Chief Justice gains 13 500, associate 13 000. Superior Court chief 12 500, associates 12 000. Philadelphia Allegheny counties 11 000. other ranges 8 500 7 000 6 000. Judge Hinckley in Warren County to 6 000. Dauphin county court judges receive 9 000 after 2 000 state case add-on.
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Harrisburg
Supreme and
Superior Courts
Courts of Common Pleas
Orphan’s
Tener
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Warren County
Hinckley
Dauphin County
Chautauqua County Fair Dates Set for 1911
The Chautauqua County Fair Association executive committee fixed the fair for August 22 to 25, one week earlier to align with district fairs. Arthur R. Maytum will oversee operations and appoint all assistants. William J. Doty of Sheridan serves as president with William E. Clark of Fredonia as secretary.
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Fredonia
Chautauqua County Fair Association
Eighth Judicial District Fair Association
Arthur R. Maytum
William J. Doty
Sheridan
William E. Clark
Taxpayers to Receive Notices Within Fifteen Days
A new governor approved law requires the tax collector to mail notices of taxes to all taxpayers within fifteen days after receiving the annual duplicate. Warren County officials, led by Collector Robert H. Winger, plan to mail notices once the duplicate arrives in early June. The measure aims to ensure taxpayers are informed of taxes due.
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Warren
Robert H. Winger
Mother Kills Two Daughters in Gas Tragedy
In Harrisburg on May 11 Mrs. George S. Trout despondent over illness caused the deaths of her two young daughters by locking them in her room and turning on the gas. She left a note saying she would not recover. Neighbors found the scene and called help. Mrs. Trout survived and was taken to a hospital. Both children died when the door was forced open. Trout, a railroad man, collapsed upon learning of the tragedy.
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Harrisburg
George S. Trout
Bradford Hive L. C. T. M. WINS THE PENNANT
The seventh district convention of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World met at the Exchange Lyceum Bradford to elect delegates for the state convention at Williamsport. Crystal, Pearl and Clover Hives hosted. Bradford Hive members secured many new initiates and Crystal Hive won the prize pennant for most new members.
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Hannah M. Haggerty
Bradford
Mary Strong
Kane
Ella M. Cochran
Clarendon
Letta Wiggins
Warren
Harriet B. Harrington
Akeley
Mary Breese
Rixford
Clara Anderson
Mt. Alton
Lena D. Hyde
Smethport
Marie Burns
Mt. Jewett
Laura Black
Sheffield
Martha Huntington
Dallas City
Jennie Delo
Derrick City
Bradford Hive
Pearl Hive
Pearl and Clover
Nellie E. Lounsbury
Crystal Hive
Pastor Resigns for Detroit Post Over Baseball Preference
Rev. Dr. Homer B. Henderson resigns from Wagoner Place United Presbyterian Church in St. Louis to join First United Presbyterian Church in Detroit. He plans to move June 1. A former Xenia college student, he became a baseball enthusiast in college and says Detroit’s baseball fits his interests.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Homer B. Henderson
Wagoner Place United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Michigan City
Henderson
Xenia, O
English France Backing Crucial for Bagdad Line
The dispute over financing the Bagdad railway centers on England. Germany would need English and French capital to proceed. If England with France refuses, the German project cannot succeed.
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England and
Bagdad Railway
England
Germany
Bagdad
France
Size of Red Sea Measured Versus U S Distances
A curious comparison estimates the Red Sea would stretch from Washington to Colorado and would be about three times as wide as Lake Ontario, illustrating scale in geographic terms.
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Red Sea
Washington
Colorado
Lake
Ontario
High Grade Oil Refining starts new plant in Butler county
The High Grade Oil Refining Company announced a new refinery being built at Bruin Butler county Pa with initial capacity of 20000 barrels per month and potential to 40000. They claim crude prices have not dropped despite refined product cuts and urge producers to join the movement.
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Butler County
Bruin
Harvard Expert Claims Women Closer to Savage State
Dr. Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard's Sargent Gymnasium for Women asserts that women are biologically more primitive than men, possess greater physical endurance, and should engage in labor and exercise to preserve nature and benefit the race. He argues women outlast men under deprivation and should not be kept as pets.
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Dudley A. Sargent
Department of Physical Culture
Harvard
Sargent Gymnasium
Cambridge
Dr. Sargent
Judge Rules Wife May Search Husband Pockets Case
In a separation suit from Providence, Elizabeth England testified that husband John England slapped her after she searched his pockets for a watch and ring. Judge C M Lee advised reconciliation and warned the wife not to search pockets again, noting a man may slap a wife who does so.
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C. M. Lee
Providence
R. I
Elizabeth I. England
John E. England
Englands
Navarro Surrenders Juarez to Madero Rebels After Heavy Fighting
General Navarro and key officers desert as fed eral forces fall back through Juarez. Rebels capture the city at 10 o clock after heavy cannon fire and a stubborn defense in churches and municipal buildings. Madero declines executing Navarro and contemplates a prisoner exchange for Hayes.
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el Paso
Juan Navarro
Juarez
Francisco I. Madero
Navarro
M. Jamborel
Manuel Gueblita
General Navarro
Eduardo Hayes
Insurrecto Board of Strategy
Chihuahua
Hayes
Madero
Mexico City
General Orozco
Jefe Politico
Martinez
Silent Mexico City debate on Juarez fall and Diaz resignation
Foreign office offered no statement on the Juarez surrender. Well informed circles and public opinion see Navarro’s fall as clearing the situation. Rebels demand Diaz’s resignation as a condition for peace, an announcement expected soon.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
Juarez
Navarro
Diaz
Jamestown Factory Fire Destroys Golden Furniture Plant
A major blaze at the Golden Furniture Co. plant in Jamestown destroyed two upper floors just after six o clock. Loss estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 with extensive job losses amid strong insurance coverage.
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Jamestown
Golden Furniture Cos
Advertising in the Mail Brings Results
Local notice urges businesses to place ads in the Mail to reach readers. It highlights quick, measurable responses and emphasizes the newspaper as an effective marketing channel for promotions, services, and announcements.
Queen Giraffe Zozo Dies of Grief at Circus Grounds
The $6500 giraffe Zozo of Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers United Shows died after two weeks of mourning for her mate. Police and city officials faced jurisdiction as workers removed the $500 hide and the carcass was carted away amid circus chaos. the show plans a Warren stop on May 15.
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Pittsburg
Exposition
North Side
Zozo
Warren
Despondent Woman Dies From Arsenic Poisoning
Mrs. Ida M. Moore aged 28 died at her home last Thursday from arsenic poisoning in a personal crisis. She suffered despondency after a nervous breakdown, had married three years ago, and her husband a taxidermist at Polk institution kept the poison in the house. Several physicians failed to save her. Coroner A W McElroy investigated the case at Polk.
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Ida M. Moore
Grove City
Polk Institution
A. W. McElroy
Polk
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Chautauqua County Fair
Ladies of Maccabees
High Grade Oil Refining Co
Butler Eagle
Pascual Orozco
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Orozco
Rabago
Chihuahue
Sauz
Jamestown Factory
Sults
Are
Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus
Mate
Ida Moore
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