Warren Residents Head to Presbyterian Assembly in Atlantic City
Mr and Mrs James W Kitchen departed last Wednesday for Atlantic City where Kitchen will attend the General Assembly as a delegate. The couple will be away two weeks. Charles Smith a mill employee near Allegheny Springs suffered severe lacerations to his left hand and wrist when his hand struck a circular saw while at work. He sought medical help in Warren and doctors hoped to save the hand after initial fears of amputation. Smith said a wood block caught his hand and thrust it into the saw damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Kitchen
Atlantic City
Kitchen
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Charles Smith
Ian Employe
Allegheny Springs
Warren
Smith
Russell
Citizens’ Committee
Co. J. Frantz
Col. J. M. Siegfried
Henry Arthurs
George W Feldman
C. H. Vermelyin
T. T. Moll
W. C. Hale
Linen Shower Honors Inez Stanton With Engagement News
Miss Edna Stanton hosted a linen shower for her sister Inez at 116 Pennsylvania Avenue East last Thursday evening. Over 40 guests, including Bell Telephone office workers and Miss Stanton's Sunday school class led by Mrs Staub, attended a three course luncheon and the engagement to William A Engle of this city was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Stanton
Pennsylvania Avenue East
Inez
Bell Telephone Office
Miss Stanton
Staub
W. E. Staub
Tnez
William A. Engle
Tionesta Boy Wins West Point Appointment
Nine candidates from Venango Mercer Elk Warren and Forest counties sat for a West Point examination in Oil City. Arnold K Henry of Tionesta topped the list with 78 5 7. A W Hay St Marys, Fred J Stevenson Oil City, Henry D Walker Warren and Paul Bleakley Mercer were top finishers and alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venango
Mercer
Elk
Warren
Forest
Oil City
West Point
Arnold K. Henry
Tionesta
A. W. Hay
St. Mary’s
Fred J. Stevenson
Henry D. Walker
Paul Bleakley
Henry
Missing Warren Man Died in New York City
Telegram from Warren reports the death of Thomas Watson formerly of 101 Grant street. He disappeared five weeks ago as his wife searched for him. He had planned to go to South America but fell ill in New York and died in a Brooklyn hospital. The body is held there while efforts seek his wife and family. Mrs Watson is said to be in Elmira, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Thomas Watson
Grant Street
Watson
South America
New York
Brooklyn
Elmira
N. Y
D. W. Murphy
South Street
Mr. Murphy
W. John Murphy
Walter H. Murphy
St. Johns
Beaver Falls
Warren Axe & Tool Company
Murphy
United States
Mr. Moriah Lodge
Royal Arch Mason
Jamestown N. Y
Iron City Lodge
Pittsburgh
M. E. Church
City
Teachers Elected For Conewango Township Schools
Conewango township school board at its May meeting elected teachers for North Warren schools. Prin R H Paderson. assistant Isabel Buck. Room 1 Ella Franklin. Room 2 Mabel Wenzel. Room 3 Georgia Bole. Room 4 Agnes Hallberg. Room 5 Ethel Neeley. Room 6 Lena Duprey. Also listed are staff for Star brick Arthur Fehlman Grunder Ade aide Pepke Mead Hill Gertrude Bryan Kitchen Hallie Dinsmore Janes Katherine Lauffenberger Jack son Run Hazel Jutman Dutch Hill Corabel Godel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conewango Township
North Warren
Prin
R. H. Paderson
Isabel Buck
Ella Franklin
Mabel Wenzel
Georgia Bole
Agnes Hallberg
Ethel Neeley
Lena Duprey
Starbrick Arthur Fehlman
Grunder
Adeaide Pepke
Mead Hill
Gertrude Bryan
Kitchen
Hallie Dinsmore
Janes
Katherine Lauffenberger
Jackson Run
Hazel Jutman
Dutch Hill
Corabel Godel
Forest Grants All County Liquor Licenses After Hearing
Forest County court heard liquor license applications Monday through Tuesday. Joseph Bastian’s Keystone Hotel Marienville license was granted with no objections. Four more licenses were approved after remonstrances, including M F Costello Globe Hotel West Hickory, Robert A Fulton Central House Tionesta, and Mrs Emma S Pierce Hotel Weaver Tionests. Associate Judge Carson dissented on all licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest
Forest County
Joseph Bastian
Keystone
Marienville
M. FE. Costello
Globe Hotel
West Hickory
Robert A. Fulton
Central House
Tionesta
Emma S. Pierce
Hotel
Serious Charges Against Two Sheffield Men
Clifford Decker and Ben Custer of Sheffield face felonious assault and battery charges after a confrontation with Chief McFarland last Saturday. They were arrested, heatedly resisted, and jailed in Warren County after a preliminary hearing in Sheffield. Evidence described includes blows with a billy and a shove that toppled the officer and bystander. Bail set at 500 dollars, later unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Clifford Decker
Ben Custer
Warren County
John Berdine
D. G. Burlingame
Warren
Custer
Chief McFarland
Billy
McFarland
Decker
Elk Tannery Bookkeeper Resigns After Thirteen Years
J. R. Stanton, bookkeeper for the Elk Tanning Company at Glade Tannery, resigns after 13 years due to ill health. He plans to become a traveling salesman, leaving a long service record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Tannery
J. R. Stanton
Elk Tanning Company
Glade Tannery
Stanton
Want Youngsville Man Committed to Asylum
A hearing was held Saturday morning in the courthouse on a petition to commit William Jackson of Youngsville to the State Hospital. President Judge W. D. Hinckley presided with Associates Hughes and Siggins. The petitioners were represented by W. S. Clark and Mr. Jackson was represented by Plumber Mead of Youngsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jackson
Youngsville
State Hospital
Court House
W. D. Hinckley and Associates Hughes and Siggins
W. S. Clark
Plumber Mead, Esq
Two Year Old Boy Poisoned by Morphine Tablet
A two year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs James Simonsen, nearly died after taking a quarter grain morphine tablet from his father’s supply. He was rushed to the hospital, revived, and declared safe by Dr. Chapman at dawn Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Simonsen
James Simonsen
Chapman
P R R to Be Double Tracked Between Erie and Warren
Corry reports preliminary engineering for double tracking the P E road from Erie to Warren will be completed this summer. In Waycross Georgia a ten pound loon arrives for Mr and Mrs W G Alexander on Wednesday May 17. Alexander is son of Mr and Mrs James Alexander of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Erie
Warren
Waycross
Georgia
W. G. Alexander
Alexander
James Alexander
Barrel Workers Get A 25 Cent Daily Pay Increase
Knabb Barrel Works posted a notice on Monday announcing a voluntary wage raise of 25 cents per day for about 100 employees, effective May 16. The update details the pay hike and the number of workers affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knabb
Stoneham Man Fall From Street Car
John Ek of Stoneham sustained a scalp wound and other injuries Saturday afternoon after being shoved from the rear platform of a Sheffield Warren street car. He worked at the stave mill in Sheffield and was with fellow workers who were jostling during the ride. The car was moving when Ek was jolted off the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoneham
John Ek
Stave Mill
Sheffield
Eli
Clarence Erickson Dies in Kansas at 34
Clarence L. Erickson died Saturday morning in Ellsworth Kansas at about 34. He hailed from Warren, was known in theater, owning Virginia Minstrels and The Smart Set of Virginia. A Mason, he married Anna Simpson of Bradford two years ago. He underwent appendicitis surgery followed by two more operations. Remains were brought to Warren for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Warren
J. S. Olsen
A B. McCormick
Dorothy
Binghamton, N. Y
George Olsen
Barbarton, O
Thomas Kane
Virginia
Kane, Pa
Clarence Erickson
Kansas
Clarence L. Erickson
Ellsworth
Warren
Mr. Erickson
Virginia Ministrels
Anna Simpson
Bradford
Mary Simpson
Mt. Alton
Adrian Hospital
Punxsutawney
Grange Hall Social Raises Funds and Enjoys Variety
In West Spring Creek on Friday the Grange hall social drew strong attendance. A supper fed about sixty and boosted the fund for cutlery by seven dollars and fifty cents. Local updates note visits, arrivals, and community activities from Grange members and neighboring towns.
Mail Office Legal Blanks Headquarters Ad
The Mail Office advertises as the headquarters for all kinds of legal blanks with affordable prices and quick service for your next order.
Roy C Adams Marries Nina Mackenzie in Buffalo
Roy C Adams of Russell wed Nina Mackenzie of Toronto in Buffalo with Rev. McGarvey of the M. E. Church officiating. Adams is a well known Russell resident and the marriage is expected to enrich local social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Adams
Russell
Nina Mackenzie
Toronto
Buffalo
McGarvey
M. E. Church
Adams
Warren to Open Natural History Museum
Warren may shortly host a natural history and historical museum to preserve local interests. A room from the public library could be repurposed for the Warren Academy of Science working with the Historical Society the Daughters of the Revolution and the Chamber of Commerce to collect and maintain worthy artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Natural History and Historical Museum
Warren Academy of Science
Historical Society
The
Daughters of the Revolution
Chamber of Commerce
Allen Leads County By 693 Votes In Primary Count
County Commissioners completed the official tally from last Tuesday's primaries. Palmer 596 and Whiting 1,376 for Supreme Court nonpartisan. Allen 1,366 Bleakley 673. Warren County man Allen leads by 693. Lininger 5. Democratic state committeeman 419 Cramer and 367 Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Palmer
Whiting
Judge of the Supreme Court
Bleakley
Warren County
Lininger
Cramer
Orr
Private Water Plants Cut Warren Company Revenue
Residents of the block bounded by Fourth and Pennsylvania Ave plan a cooperative water system costing about 1000 dollars. The Warren Water Company has faced private plant competition as public interest in municipal ownership recedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Water Company
Fourth, Poplar
Pennsylvania Ave
Hazel Streets
C. W. Ahdey
Oak
Pennsylvania
Woman’s Club
Fourth Avenue
Pennsylvania and
Titusville Man Is Sent to Workhouse
Neil Hood of Carter Wyoming pleaded guilty before Magistrate Fugassi to failing to conduct his business and was fined 50 dollars or thirty days in the workhouse. Hood and Dr Gilson of Titusville were partners in oil stock ventures with Hood’s actions including taking money from women and fleeing Chicago after a stock sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Neil Hood
Carter
Wyo
Pennsylvania
Fugassi
Hood
Dr. Gilson
Titusville
Blanche Knowlton
Homewood
Chicago
Negro electrocuted in Westmoreland murder case at Rockview
Charles Douglass a Black man was executed in the electric chair at the state penitentiary in Rockview Pennsylvania for the murder of Joseph Smith in Westmoreland county. He proclaimed innocence as the first electrical surge ended his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockview Pa
Charles Douglass
New State Penitentiary
Joseph Smith
Westmoreland Country
Douglass
Wedding Invitations and Announcements Offered at Moderate Prices
Elegant wedding invitations and at home cards advertised with dignified style. Samples shown and prices listed for affordable options. Offers include announcements and formal invitations suitable for brides and grooms seeking refined stationery within a modest budget.
Carl Hagenbeck Wallce Circus to Visit Warren June 15
The Carl Hagenbeck Wallace Circus announces a Warren visit on Tuesday June 15 with a tented show featuring trained wild animals. The program includes more than 400 artists, new European acts, six arena performances daily at 2 and 8 pm, plus a 10 am street parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Carl Hagenbeck
Hamburg
Germany
St. Louis
E. B. Wallace
Hagenbeck
Pearing
United States
Police Seek Clarence Roebeck in Bicycle Theft Case
Warren police hunt for Clarence Roebeck who claimed Ridgway as his home. He is charged with stealing two bicycles and clothing from Mike Hartnett and Karl Krautz. One wheel was borrowed and not returned. another bicycle bought for Krautz's son, later sold for six dollars, was found in Krautz's cellar. He had been boarding at the Krautz residence and took clothing as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Inman
Salamanca
Warren Council
Patroman
Inman
Warren
Aetna
Sam Thompson
William Schultz
Schultz
Clarence Roebeck
Ridgway
Mike Hartnett
Roebeck
West End
Mike
Karl Krautz
Water Street
Post Card Conversation on War Echoes Racial Slur
A quotation from Fuh and Frolic in the People's Home Journal depicts a discussion of the European war between two Black men. The exchange features a racist stereotype about French cannons and a threatening comment about German weapons and personal address.
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Presbyterian Assembly
Inez Stanton
Tionesta Boy
New York City
Charles H. Horner
Gresham
Crawford County
Allegheny County
Wilcox
Elk County
Truman Forest County
Fred Horner
F. J. Kranking
Mayburg
David Myers
Washington, D. C
Fred Bussman
Binghamton
Alexanders
Clarendon
Claud Herbert Kirkpatrick
Genevieve Elizabeth Million
United Brethren Parsonage
W. B. Nelson
Jane Ritchie
Belle Seeley
Samuel Kimmel
Yearington
Nevada
Miss Seeley
West Spring Creek
Grange Hall
Grange
Reid Wood
Matteson
Spring Creek
Wrightsville
Ada Belden
North East
Ripley
Westfield
Fay
Chautauquin
George
S. L. White
Workhouse
Potato Growers
E. D. Everts Hardware
Carver House
Penna. Ave. W
Conewango Building Loan Association
Second Avenue
Conenango Building Loan Association
Leisureland
Albany
Troy
Lake George
the Adirondacks
Beautiful “Searchlight Magazine
Hudson Navigation Company
Pier
North River
BIG Circus
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