German Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg Speech Summary
Editorial notes publish a Wireless Press summary of Von Bethmann Hollweg comments on May 5. He urges dropping sentimentality and pursuing victory while avoiding rupture with America. He questions submarine aims, warns neutrals may follow, and stresses restraint while keeping options for future action.
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von Bethmann- Hollwegr
General Committee
Reichstag
Germany
America
Wireless Press
England
Our Medicine Man and the Oil Monopoly Tale
A satirical take on the Standard Oil breakup and its promised era of fair prices. The piece notes producers facing low prices and consumers paying high prices, implying the monopoly rebounded in effect. It cites a past Supreme Court ruling that dissolved Standard Oil and warns the remedy may be failing to deliver promised competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Standard Oil Company
Tribunal of Last Resort
Supreme Court
Saturday Evening Post
Perils of dry counties swirl in Wyoming scam tale
The Laceyville Messenger reports a new swindle targeting Wyoming County drinkers. In a drily themed scheme, tablets promising homemade whiskey failed, prompting buyers to seek refunds. Operators allegedly promise alcohol for a fee, then vanish. The piece notes uncertainty about who is behind the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Fejjers
Wyoming County
Laceyville
Hogwallow News Daily Tales From a Tiny Town
The Hogwallow News reports scattered local happenings. Tobe Moseley advertises his farm and household goods for sale while Fletcher Henstep is robbed of chewing tobacco near Gimlet creek bridge. Raz Barlow is hired for a barn raising on Musket Ridge as moonlit picnics loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Moseley
Gimlet Creek Bridge
Fletcher Henstep
Raz Barlow
Excelsior
Raz
Swindler Poses as Vinegar Seller in Whiskey Scam
Victims and the victims refuse to reveal if they acted, while a man described as a gentleman sold goods claiming vinegar. He carried a tasting bottle with whiskey, charging about four dollars a gallon. Customers signed orders for vinegar and agreed to pay in advance, receiving whiskey instead.
Denunciation of Commercial Evangelism by Bishop Berry
In a Pittsburgh address to Methodist ministers, Bishop J F Berry of Philadelphia attacked “tabernacle machinery” and commercial evangelism. He warned that sidelining pastors harms church outreach and said evangelists are often unable to fill charges, placed by bishops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
J. F. Berry
Philadelphia
Biceps Before Brains Demand at Northwestern Banquet
Northwestern University coeds heard Dean Mary Ross Potter urge athletic participation and female solidarity. She told the women not to seek male friends for lasting value, but to pursue athletics to gain grace, poise, and strength as key assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern University
Mary Ross Potter
Woman’s Athletic Association
Dean Potter
Little Fidity Flinders Swats Flies With Butter Paddle
Little Fidity Flinders spent the week swatting flies using a butter paddle as a quirky domestic pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flinders
Simp Flinders Returns From Bound ing Billows
Simp Flinders emerges from Bound ing Billows where he has spent time chasing a squirrel around a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simp Flinders
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene Mosquito Control
Dr S G Dixon urges community action against mosquitoes to curb malaria and yellow fever. He notes breeding in neglected pools rain barrels and clogged drains and recommends draining filling ditched areas and petroleum treatment with reapplication after wind disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Greece
Preparedness for War and Internal Threats Described
The piece argues for national preparedness amid global war and domestic unrest. It cites riots in Chicago and other cities, warns of internal threats from “Huns and Vandals” within, and urges renewed patriotism, civic duty, and reverence for the flag to defend the Republic and schools.
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Congress
England
Germany
France
Russia
Italy
Macaulay
Henry S. Randall
Chicago
Lawrence
Los Angeles
Youngs‘town
Colorado
Paterson
Wilkes-Barre
Pittsburgh
United States
Common
Leslie
Jurors drawn for June term of court in Warren county
Grand jurors listed for the term beginning June 5 1916 with names from Warren, Spring Creek, Deerfield, Conewango, Sugar Grove, Tidioute and surrounding towns. Traverse juries for first and second week include numerous farmers, merchants, laborers, clerks and professionals from Warren and neighboring communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
H. H
Warren
Bates
R. S
Youngsville
Cappel
Archie
Farmer
Spring Creek
Carrier
E. G
Columbus
Cochner
Frank
Deerfield
Carlson
F. R
Henry
Conewango
Crippen
A. L
Brokenstraw
Lindquist
Erick
Russell
J. D
Sugar Grove
Swanson
Ben
South West
Boro
Scott
David
Samonis Henry
Glade
Witz Christian Farmer
Weld
R. J
Spee Harry
Shefeld
C. A
Dyer
Chas R
Delong
M. H
Deane
Walter
Pumper
Eldred
Engstrom
G. F
Eckdahl
John
Barber
Elmquist
G. W
Stillman
Freck
Leslie
Sheffield
Flasher
W. S
Griggs A. P
Farmington
Granquist
August
Gustafson
Charles
Triumph
Hedstrom
Axel G
Helm
Grant
Jackson
Melvin
Johnson C. C
Merchant
Pittsfield
Johnson
C. J
Larson
Leonard
Lackowski
Steve
Mead
Manley
A. D
Mumford
A. W
Mullen
J. B
Maitland
P. R
Clothier
Morton
P. S
McKinney
Nasman
Peter
M. R
Owens
Joseph Farmer
Pleasant
Peterson
Harry S
Richerson
Gerald
Rowley
Herbert
Butcher
Carl
Stoneberg
H. D
Limestone
Morley
Schultz
Sherman
C. I
Freehold
Sears
Fred
Pine Grove
Taylor
Foreman
Weiler
W. R
Wilson
Leon
Whipple
L. H
Yates
Bishop
Clerk
Hill Henry
Cers Henry
W. F
Warren Holmberg
Solomon
Keller
George L
Lesser
Fred A
Lay C. P
Magee
H. B
Morgan
Martin
Carpenter
McIntyre
Sorenson
William
W. R. Carpenter
Corydon
Walters
Whaley
Paul
Ward
George
Williams
Young
A. E
Warren Disk District Sets New Compensation Office
Warren hosts the Erie district compensation office after moving from Erie to the Woodard building. G Scott Smith serves as compensation referee with headquarters in Warren. Secretary Evens travels from Erie to supervise the opening saying Warren is nearer the district center and easier to access for clients.
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G. Scott Smith
Erie
Woodard
Evens
Warren
Wedding Invitations and Cards at Moderate Prices
Handcrafted wedding invitations, announcements, and at home cards offered at affordable rates. Request price lists and sample packages to compare designs, paper stock, and printing options for a dignified, lasting impression.
Demagogues urged to accept wage rises to avoid higher costs
A Leslie's editorial argues if railroad and coal miner wages rise the public pays more for goods. It warns that public may tolerate higher costs only if labor and capital unite to expel demagogues and keep the dinner pail and pay envelope full amid prosperity.
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Leslie
Letters of Administration for Lydia Akeley Estate
Notice of Letters of Administration granted for Lydia Akeley of Pine Grove Warren County Pa. Administrator John G. Smith invites all debtors to pay immediately and all creditors to present claims properly authenticated for settlement. May 25-6 times.
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Lydia Akeley
Pine Grove
Warren County
Guardian account of Alvira A. Daugharthy’s guardian scheduled
Notice states J. C. Russell guardian to present account to the Court of Common Pleas in Warren County PA for confirmation on June 26 1916 at 10 AM. The account will be allowed unless a contrary cause is shown. Prothonotary C A Clark posts May 24 1916. May 25-4 times.
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J. C. Russell
Alvira A. Daugharthy
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Pennsylvania
C. A. Clark
Automobile Thieves Arrested After High Speed Crash
Walter Bordwell and Harold Russell stole a car from Peterson and Woods of the Winter Garden theater. They lost control while speeding on the main road between Westfield and Ripley, were thrown out, and arrested by police with warrants sworn by Chief Johnson.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Walter Bordwell
Harold Russell
Peterson & Woods
Winter Garden Theater
Westfield
Rivley
Johnson
Robbins
Wood
Treff
Denmark Considers Sale of West India Islands
A report notes Denmark may sell the Danish West Indies including St Thomas and St John. It contrasts their small area and population with Greenland, Iceland, and highlights the islands’ English usage, earthquake and hurricane risks, and limited economic revival efforts.
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St. John
St. Thomas
Coral Bay
Antilles
Cruxbay
Denmark
Greenland
Iceland
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Warren Mail
J. A. Larson
Penn’a
American Press Association
New York
Hogwallow News
Polk Eazley
Hogwallow
Hogwallow Improvement Society
Jefferson Potlocks
Hog Ford
Rye Straw
Dog Hill
Depuy
Columbus Allop
Buzzard Knob
Prof
Sap Spradlen
Fit Smith
Sidney Hocks
Tickville
Dunk Botts
George Bingham
Adams Syn
S. G. Dixon
Grand Jury
John G. Smith
Warren Nat. Bank Bldg
Warren Pa
Redding Shoe GU
Mt. Vernon
Baltimore
Harrisburg
B. P. Fraser
Brisbane Building
Buffalo
R. R
Trip
Farmers’ Excursion
State College
West India Islands
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