Warren Borough to Decide City Status Under Third Class Motion
Warren Borough sought voter approval to become a third class city under a commission form of government. The November 4, 1913 election was set to decide if the change should take effect, with publication and certification of the resolution required by law. Secretary Evelyn Weed affirms the resolution and records it in borough minutes.
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Borough of
Warren
Commonwealth of Pennsylvan
Commonwealth
United States
Pennsylvania
Messrs
Durham, Clark, Schueltz
Schuler
Mumford
Hazen
Rowland
General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
A. D
Warren County
Evelyn Weed
M. Evelyn Weed
Borough St
Sheriff Sale of Half Lot in Warren Township
By virtue of a Levari Facias from Warren Court of Common Pleas the 2 PM October 20, 1913 sale of the east half of Lot 120 in Henry and Russell addition East Warren borough Warren County Pa. seized as the property of Guy C Swanson at suit of Wm D Brown Sheriff Henry Park Jet 29-16
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Court of Common Pleas
Warren
County
Court House
Warren Borough
State of
Pennsylvania
Henry and
Russell
East Warren
Recorder’s Office
Warren County
Irvine Street
Joseph F. Anderson
Rose T. Anderson
Gust Olson
Guy C. Swanson
Wm. D. Brown
Henry Park
Jet
Estate of William Messner Deceased Notice
Orphans Court of Warren County will hear A Hertzel administrator c t a discharge petition on the second Monday of October 1913 at 10 A M. Hearing point for all interested parties. Alexander Clark attorneys. Sept 18 25 Oct 2.
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William Messner
A. Hertzel
T. A
Alexander & Clark
Notice of estate settlement for Brown deceased
In the matter of the estate of Brown deceased the account of Brow administratrix filed. the petition of M. D. Brown for discharge as administrator to be heard by Warren County Orphans Court on the fourth Monday of October 1913 at 10 o clock A M. All interested may attend. M. D. Brown Admx Oct 2 9 16 phonans
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A. Hertzel
Orphans’ Court
Warren County
Brown
M. D. Brown
Admx
Kiss If You Wish Health Expert Says
Chicago Health Commissioner Young champions kissing to prevent disease spread arguing only excessive kissing is risky. He orders removal of article warning against kissing from the weekly health bulletin while noting danger rises with improper observation and urges normal affection.
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Chicago
Young
Weekly
Health Bulletin
C. St. Clair Drake
Dr. Young
Lane spends entire salary as interior secretary
Portland report quotes Franklin W Lane saying it costs him 10000 a year for a cabinet home plus 2000 for cream and pink teas totaling his 12000 annual pay. He says he has no savings left except “the glory” and notes he lives in his previous interstate commerce commission residence with 1500 rent and two colored servants while not lavish in entertaining.
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Portland
Ore
Franklin W. Lane
Interior
Washington
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Homer Arrives From Pribilofs With 2400 Sealskins
The steamship Homer returns to San Francisco with 2400 sealskins and 1060 blue fox skins from government stations on St George and St Paul. The furs are valued around 1 million dollars. Seals are harvested to supply Eskimo food on the islands. last year the Homer carried 5000 sealskins.
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San Francisco
Homer
Pribilof Islands
United States
St. George
St. Paul Islands
Time Extended for Essay Contest on Earth Roads
The U S Department of Agriculture announces extending the submission deadline for the Earth Roads essay contest to March 2 1914. Open to farm children aged 10 to 15, essays must be up to 800 words, written by the child, and mailed to the Committee on Children's Road Essay Contest at Washington D C.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Logan W. Page
Office of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Agriculture
D. C
Smallest Painting on a Grain of Corn Discovered
Camden native Samuel T Schutz, a Wilmington Del painter, recovered a landscape painted on a grain of corn in 1869 by a 19 year old youth. The tiny work, once owned by Charles A Wise, traveled Europe for decades before returning to Schultz who had kept it in its original frame. The corn came from an ear picked at Wheatland Pa near James Buchanan's estate during the ex president's funeral.
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Camden
N. J
Samuel T. Schutz
Wilmington
Del
Art Center
Europe
Charles A. Wise
Schultz
James Buchanan
United States
Wheatland
Lie
Fifty Locomotives Ordered by Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia Sept 25 Fifty freight locomotives costing 1 200 000 were ordered from Baldwin Locomotive Works for lines east of Pittsburgh. Negotiations aim for 50 more for lines west of Pittsburgh totaling 2 400 000. The H 95 design features larger calenders boosting tractive power about eight percent. Locomotives cost 24000 each, higher than typical. Baldwin builds 69 more as part of 144 recently ordered. Lumbering capacity at Altoona and 17 500 workers.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Baldwin Works
Pennsylvania Lines
Altoona
Iice
Allen B. Johnson
Hotels Break Rule Allow Prize Dogs to Quarter
Daniel P Ritchel a New York hotel man had two prize winning dogs allowed to stay in an expensive Lasalle Hotel suite for a Chicago show held at Bis marck Garden. The dogs Ginger and Louise, kennel names Berties Best and Urswicker Louise, won blue ribbons before Ritchey returned to New York.
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Chicago
Daniel P. Ritchel
New York
Lasalle Hotel
Mr. Ritchey
Mr. Ritchel
Bismarck Garden
Ginger
Louise
Bertie
Poison tablet injures Philadelphia worker in Pottsville incident
Matthew Langan of Philadelphia, employed on a local theater project, took a tablet believed to be medicine but it proved poison. He was admitted to Pottsville hospital where doctors kept him for several days and required signing papers before leaving. Officials say he has a fighting chance to recover.
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Pottsville
Matthew Langan
Philadelphia
Pottsville Hospital
Langan
Cooperative news bureau opens in Southern missions
A new cooperative news bureau was opened in Nashville Tennessee last week serving the Southern Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian foreign mission boards with a woman press agent in charge.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptist, Methodist and
Abyterian Foreign Mission Boards
Sunday school speaker condemns dress code outrage
Alfred Day, a national Sunday school specialist, denounces police reports accusing women of wearing slashed skirts as a joke and urges not to inflate moral panic. He warns that focusing on styles can fuel street degeneracy and urges trusting the girls, at the Allegheny County convention in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Alfred Day
Allegheny County
Mr. Day
Drowning Probe in Chautauqua Lake Involves Two Men
Authorities probe the Chautauqua Lake drowning of Thomas Lane Jr. 30 after a trip with Hall near Mayville Monday night A rescue party met Hall returning alone claiming a quarrel led to Lane being knocked overboard Hall is held for further investigation.
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Chautauqua Lake
Thomas Lane, Jr
Mayville
Lane
Hall
Werner and Hiscock Nominated for State Appeals Court
At the Republican state convention in New York on Tuesday W. E. Werner of Rochester was nominated for chief judge of the state court of appeals and Judge Hiscock of Syracuse named for associate judge on the same ticket.
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Werner
Hiscock
New York
W. E. Werner
Rochester
State Court of Appeals
Judge Hiscock
Syracuse
Princess Victoria Hohenzollern in hospital in Munich
Princess Victoria of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, now titled throneless queen of Portugal by marriage to exiled King Manuel, is reported to be in a Munich hospital after her September 4 wedding.
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Munich
Victoria
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Portugal
Manuel
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