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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
8
The Philadelphia Inquirer urges a plain unbossed convention with open candidate access, rejecting slates harmony committees and bossism. It argues Republicans should support a straight ticket from delegates using their best judgment for a victory in November.
Domestic industrial conditions are greatly improved by the anthracite coal settlement and lake traffic resumption. Foreign conditions are unusually important to U S business due to money markets. Prices have recovered. gold imports ease stringency. Manufacturing runs near full capacity with steel orders into 1907. Wholesale trade strong. unseasonable weather slows retail, farm delays. Railway earnings up 9.7 percent. New York exports rise $4.53 million and imports $428k. Bank exchanges up about 24 percent. Commercial failures May total $3.08 million with most in manufacturing. 209 U S failures this week, 17 in Canada. Dun s Review May 12.
All copy must reach by Tuesday weekly. Correspondents must sign each communication but names are published only if requested. Do not write on both sides of the sheet.
Frewsburg items cover visits by Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt of Kiantone to John Curtis, a funeral at Frewsburg, and a Union temperance service led by Rev. A J Maring. Arbor Day programs, street railway changes, and weather disruptions include storms, hail, and cold following a warm spell.
Mr and Mrs John Curtis visited Fentonville last week. Miss Maggie Peterson of Jamestown has returned there after a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Christ Peterson of Water Street. Edgar Pangborn purchased a fine colt from Mr Bartlin.
Irvine report covers Frank J. Clark called to West Virginia for a large construction contract. Conductor Conroy visits his mother in town. G W Shannon and wife attend Quarterly Conference in Dugall. Joseph Jordan of Erie visits family and plans move. Uncle John Cooney recovering from illness. Henry L Johnson moves to parsonage on the hill. E W Cooney and Carl Myers attend Knights of Columbus in Warren. Chas J Samson secures road work in Brokenstraw Township from Rouse Hospital to Fuller's Mill. Mrs Kelly and E W Cooney install street lamps boosting night lighting. Epworth League supper at I O G Templars hall nets $25. Irvine church repairs near completion. Sunday school and Christian Endeavor to resume. Schools close for spring. Prof. Heineman leaves with best wishes. Mrs M E I Biddle hires carpenters and painters for improvements. Primary election held in I O G T hall by Republicans. Note: item received too late for May 10 issue.
May 8 reports travel of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rudicil visiting Mrs. Maria Reeves in Oil City and returning home. Miss Etta Griffin attends business college in Warren. Mrs. Maud Reed visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Tome in Oil City. The Ladies' Aid served supper and ice cream at the I O O F hall. Loyd Hall of Salamanca visits his in laws, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter. Belle and Hazel Fitzpatrick spend the summer in Springville. Our school closes for summer vacation.
Miss Verna White entertained a friend Sunday and Miss Nellie Marsh hosted the Young People's Aid Tuesday evening. The town notes several new telephones installed in homes and businesses, though the report arrived too late for publication.
May 8 report lists Sylvester Walling on a business trip to Warren F A Nelson of Germany in the area William Anderson halts mill work for farming Leonard Back abandons Jamestown relocation John Limstrum expands his store O E Headley runs biweekly stage to Warren Peter Larson buys daughter Matilda a new organ Visitors Zabin Wright wife visit from Quaker Bridge S L Morrison wife from Kinzua visiting Mrs M K Shearman Martin family moves to J M Greens corner Corydon residents Mrs C B Hook ill at Mrs Shades Mrs I N Williams Corydon visits in town at Mrs M E Shearman's Syracuse
May 15 entries note J N Scribner and wife from Kinzua stopping at Clair Hooks. A A Wilcox of Onoville N Y visited with his son Leo at Sugar Run House. Mr Eggenburg, staying in town, left for Bath N Y. C A Anderson's brother spent Saturday in town. Winter lingers as snow covers ground.
May 15 notes from Akeley record Abbey of Warren visiting friends, Pickett of Stockton visiting daughter, Nesmith of Warren camping nearby, Donaldson’s niece from Corydon visiting, and death of Mrs. Wm. Brogan after short illness. Also mentions Walker and McFarus of Warren visiting Gerald Landers, Rickerson of Frewsburg in town, Swager of Fentonville, and a local dance attendance on May 10 at Russell.
The notice seeks a dependable correspondent at Youngsville to communicate with the paper’s publishers.
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