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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
5
Postmaster General Burleson extended aid to Santa Claus by ordering 60 000 post offices nationwide to display placards urging early mailing of Christmas parcels. Clerks and carriers are reminded to wrap securely and address plainly to ensure timely delivery during the busy season.
The Sharon Herald reports Peter M. Speer will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in the 28th district next year. General Willis J. Hulings is noted as the Bull Moose nominee, and William J. Breene is mentioned as a potential Democratic nominee. Oil City appears set to dominate candidate chatter.
S S Crawford, a Butler resident, sued Clean Commonwealth a temperance paper for alleged libel. After a bitter trial before Judge Prather in Crawford County Court, the jury awarded six and a quarter cents damages, indicating the damage was not deemed serious.
C O Miller formerly of Corry was arrested in Knoxville Tennessee on embezzlement charges by a New York nursery firm. He allegedly took about $200 in stock while working at Shippenville Pennsylvania and misused mail services before fleeing and converting assets.
A Sun transcription describes a fable set in Sheffield village where two large black bears fight near a honeyed hollow tree with one bear killing the other and a farmer later taking the honey. The note is dedicated to Republicans and Progressives. American industry updates follow.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Jas Foust issues telegraphic instructions to 10 agents in Philadelphia Pittsburg Scranton Erie Johnstown Warren and other cities to enforce the cold storage act controlling egg storage. Agents must placard overdue crates and pursue prosecutions for sale of aged eggs with eight month limits. Information blanks were mailed last week to support enforcement efforts. A new spring operated fan patent is noted as well.
Mayor Tyler of New Castle adopts a new approach for convicted police offenders. Instead of sending them to the county jail, they are sentenced to the poor house farm for hard labor ten to twenty days, mirroring actions in Venango and Clarion counties.
Glassman and daughter have settled with E. I. Glassman in Warren after fleeing Kiel during riots linked to the Beilis ritual murder trial. Glassman is a brother of a Warren merchant, formerly a Kiel resident for many years.
In Clearfield county the Republican nomination is treated as election. The sole Republican winner was coroner Doctor J. I. Pollum of DuBois who won by 13 votes. He did not run on a straight ticket but carried the endorsement of the Washington party.
Henry DeRocher, a veteran gauger for the National Transit company in the Tidioute district, slipped while handling an oil tank on the Irvine Oil company lease near Tidioute and fell about eight feet striking a log. He suffered three ribs torn loose from the backbone but drove home to the village.
Plans to enlarge the Bradford Pennsylvania depot and freight house are under study. The railroad superintendent recommends using the old frames as casings with brick exteriors and adding substantial enlargements. Delays stem from needed additional trackage space for freight operations.
Ridgway Light & Heat raises gas price to 28 cents from 22 with a 3 cent discount for payments by the 15th. Consumers express outrage and state plans to switch to hard coal for heating amid the higher cost.
Erie residents who rely on raffles for Thanksgiving turkeys must pay for the birds this year. Mayor Stern warns police to arrest anyone running raffles and enforce the order to the letter.
During a drink fueled riot among Erie railroad workers near Cambridge Springs last Sunday, George Barnah was shot in the stomach twice by Stanka Cooklich. After the shooting Cooklich fled to Youngstown, Ohio, where he was captured on Wednesday. Barnah lies in a private Cambridge Springs hospital and is not expected to recover.
A resident of Edinboro reports a cruel prank when someone cut the wire netting around a ten to fifteen skunk pen in his yard, allowing the animals to escape. The skunks were harmless when undisturbed and were kept for their pelts. The incident occurred recently and has left the owner seeking the return or capture of the escaped animals.
Frederick St John, an Erie youth, attempted to drink from a water glass containing a silver half dollar. The coin lodged in his throat despite efforts to dislodge it, and he was shaken by two men before swallowing it. He was rushed to a hospital and doctors may need to operate to remove the coin.
Miss Gertrude Wiltsie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jay Wiltsie of Russell, was seriously burned on the right hand after falling into a bonfire days ago. The injury is improving with the hand healing and little pain.
Genevieve Knott of Freeport Arm strong county laments missing a book of all addresses. She hoped the postmaster general would have it to locate her grandmother Ellen Wagner last heard from in western Kansas.
Elmer Mong of Venango county captured a rare white weasel in a trap and claimed a bonus of two dollars plus two dollars for the pelt. The Venango county treasurer recently disbursed one hundred five dollars in bounties in a single day.
Mrs. Samuel Sweet, living with Delbert Nelson a boarder in Oil City, Pennsylvania, attempted suicide with poison after her husband was allegedly assaulted by Nelson in the cellar. A physician saved her life. Sweet is hospitalized with a bullet wound. Nelson’s trial was postponed until January.
R. C. Lund leaves Thursday for San Francisco to sail on Thanksgiving Day to Manila. He will report January 1 as a government stenographer with a salary of 1200 dollars per year and two months vacation with pay plus traveling expenses to the United States each year.
Last Wednesday Jacob Fiscus proprietor of the Grand Restaurant was in a slight collision while dodging between a street car and wagons. His auto struck the curb causing $50 damage. Mrs. D. Bentley and Fiscus were the only occupants and none were injured.
A bridegroom was badly stung when his horse bolted after disturbing a hive of bees. He fainted but was revived, and the wedding proceeded. The couple likely won’t recall the event as a honeymoon highlight.
William Traub aged 13, son of Mrs. Fred Traub of Mohawk Avenue, lost his right hand when caught in the Times Publishing Company newspaper press during printing. He was hospitalized and his palm bones were crushed. the hand was amputated at the wrist on Monday.
Publishers of Clarion county papers raise annual subscriptions from 1.00 to 1.50 dollars due to higher newspaper production costs. Despite duties on pulp wood and paper being removed, paper prices rose, leaving publishers with little profit and some still undercutting printers.
The Corry and Columbus Street Railway company began installing additional street lights along Columbus this week. New lighting will cover the park bridge post office and main street with about a dozen more lamps on both sides of the bridge. After installation the borough will receive nearly thirty electric lights free from the company. Rhodesia plans a college of agriculture costing 150000.
Miss Mabel Carrier, teacher in the Columbus intermediate grade, was instantly killed at 8:50 Wednesday morning on the Erie railroad when struck by train 9 at a street crossing. She was walking to the schoolhouse, allegedly distracted by thoughts of her work, and failed to notice the fast passenger train.
Harold and Bernard Joy, Kin zua youths, hunted with a dog on a runway and surprised by a bobcat aiming to strike. One boy fired shot while the other’s gun misfired, then the wounded cat lunged. he drew a revolver and killed the animal, reportedly the largest seen in years.
East Side Dramatic Club presented the Society Minstrels to two large Thursday and Friday crowds at Library Theatre for the benefit of the Church of the Holy Redeemer. Karl Lyons led music. Ed Connelly of Jamestown hosted with pro style, earning hearty applause and encores for Warren’s top local talent.
James E Gaul a lifelong Jenks township Forest county resident was found dead in his buggy near home last week cause heart trouble He left home after dinner to go to Marienville about three miles away His son found him sitting in the buggy near McCray station and after attempting to move the horse learned his father was dead He died within minutes of leaving home aged 54 son of the late Colonel John F and Deborah Eldridge Gaul born on the family farm three miles north of Marienville.
A blaze on East Second street in Jamestown caused about 100000 in damage to the W. W. Hotchkiss block. The old timber section suffered extensive interior wreckage while the new fireproof portion was only lightly damaged. P. M. Johnson lost the most, with stock valued at 70000 to 75000 and uninsured losses pushing total exposure to about 150000. Firemen were overcome by smoke but all crews recovered. others affected included F. D. Moore, Dr. W. N. Girvin, John Long, Joseph Meii, Bell Telephone Company, and Eddie Wilson the injured fireman.
A massive granite boulder nine and a half feet tall and four and a half feet wide has been placed as a marker in Hale cemetery at Akeley. It honors the parents of D M Howard and T M Howard with bronze tablets. The boulder, discovered on the Howard farm, weighs about twenty tons and was moved by a Jamestown truckman in four days.
David Hodges, 13, of Russell, was critically injured when his 20 gauge shotgun discharged after he slipped on a log during a hunt. A four inch below elbow amputation saved his life but the left arm was lost and pleural pneumonia worsened his condition.
Court petitions trustee D L Gerould to sell two parcels in Richland Pleasant Township Warren County totaling about 2 acres and 4 perches and 5.9 perches. Land formerly conveyed to Gerould by D L Davis and wife in 1909. Final hearing set for December 22 1913 at 10 AM. All interested persons may attend.
Mrs Colescia Mahan widow of Harry W Mahan died at her Lander home about 6 PM after months of illness. Born June 1 1848 in Farmington township she lived there all her life. Survived by sons Warren David and Harry all Farmington. daughters Mabel and Mrs Roy Putnam. sisters Mrs F E Hodges Rochester NY and Mrs Martha Miller Jamestown NY. Funeral Saturday afternoon at her late home. Interment in Lander cemetery.
The Pine Grove township public school teachers and directors met at the Randall home in Russell on Friday evening. A series of papers covered topics from agriscience in district schools to homework, reading, discipline, examinations, and the teacher board relation. A lively discussion followed each paper, and refreshments were served by Grace and Genevieve Randall.
Isaac A. Carrier of Summerville married Mrs. Catherine Plyler Hetrick of Heathville in a November 7 ceremony at United Evangelical church South Fork. Carrier, a retired coal operator, is active in local church work. Mrs. Carrier is mother to two sons who are ministers. Rev. Franklin E. Hetrick and Rev. L. R. Hetrick serve in Brookville and Johnstown.
J M Bemis and son complete a large timber transaction in Texas and the West, selling holdings once bought over fifty years ago for a fraction of today’s value. The deal totals well above £1,000,000, signaling a landmark exit for Warren capital.
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