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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
Kane Silk Mill at Kane suffered a fire on Wednesday noon causing heavy damage to machinery and materials. The incident added to a day of local misfortunes and industry concerns across the region.
A messenger for the Astor estate executors delivered a 3 150 000 transfer tax check to the New York comptroller in Albany. The executors’ attorneys from Carter Ledyard Milburn indicated the payment reflects the present value estimate of Colonel John Jacob Astor’s estate, which they say is much less than earlier projected.
Miss Bertha Scott and Miss Mary Tarberry were riding home from Canaseraga New York when their horse bolted. Scott suffered a dislocated shoulder serious cuts to head and face a crushed arm and six teeth knocked out. Tarberry also dislocated a shoulder and endured severe bruising from the fall.
Red Phil Davidson was indicted for first degree murder in New York City for killing “Big Jack” Zelig. The prisoner’s bravado faded after two days. he is said to be nervous, cowering in his cell, weeping and praying as Assistant District Attorney Minton prepares for trial.
Claire Stanley ten year old Hor nect schoolboy died at St James Mercy Hospital from loss of blood after being struck by an Erie freight train in Hornell last week. He is survived by his parents two sisters and one half sister.
Reverend Henry P. Margettes pastor of the Nineveh Presbyterian Church in Proome County New York collapsed and died at Shawmut station Angelica while buying a ticket home. Coroner William Todd ruled death from heart disease. He was 76, born in England and visiting relatives.
Altoona Oct 17 A Pennsylvania railroader T M Dobbs awoke at 3 AM after biting into pie and found a mouse head among the apples. He suffered violent vomiting and a doctor was called to quiet him.
Calvin J. Huson commissioner of agriculture declares a dog quarantine in Yorkshire town Cattaraugus county New York due to rabies cases. All dogs must be muzzled confined and not removed from the quarantined area during enforcement period. Police officers alerted to enforce the order.
Dogs killed seventeen sheep and badly injured seven more on the Briggs Brothers property in Russell Warren County Pennsylvania. The county paid damages totaling 94 dollars, the largest claim of this kind ever paid by the county.
Ada Welch of St. Louis confronted a stranger in Pascagoula Mississippi and asked for a kiss saying she had been mistreated by the world. The man kissed her and she drank poison, dying instantly.
H Leo Sternberg once a notable Southern tier businessman was arrested in Oneonta NY on embezzlement charges for 2660 dollars belonging to the L C Smith Typewriter company for which he acted as agent.
George Smith 83 former Liverpool New York postmaster and longtime village notable was found drowned in the Erie canal after disappearing from his boarding house several days earlier. The crippled man had lived in Liverpool for many years.
Mrs Elizabeth Young wife of John Young a wealthy farmer near New Castle Pennsylvania was killed while crossing a field with a grazing bull. She tried to reach a tree but the bull gored her as her husband shouted a warning and could not reach her in time.
A man giving the name Earl Steele was jailed after allegedly burglarizing Adamsville post office and MecMaster's hardware. A companion fled. Steele was nabbed by a posse in James Shearer's barn near Hartstown, hidden in hay. A pitchfork used to probe the loft pierced his ear.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a first cousin marriage is not illegal if formed in a state that recognizes such unions. The case involved Mrs. Sarah Beatty Schofield and her cousin Charles F. Schofield married in 1906, later seeking annulment after two children.
Colfax Washington October 17 Girard Clark an inland wheat grower with a 2000 acre ranch yielded a vast crop this year. Eleven threshers worked twenty days to shell it and Clark hauled 17000 sacks to Colfax filling four warehouses. He also moved 15000 sacks to another town and 15000 sacks to Pullman. The rest stays on the farm until rail space opens.
Max Flohenhont a first year Penn Law student killed himself at his brother’s South Fifteenth Street home while temporarily deranged. Relatives say the burden of law study and the pressure to pass the entrance exam caused his unbalanced condition. He worked hard with little vacation and suffered insomnia. He was a member of the Progressive club and interested in party nominee shootings.
The senate committee investigating campaign funds will resume hearings today and run through next week. Thomas F. Ryan will testify Monday and several other witnesses are expected to appear, with key participants needed for the ongoing inquiry.
Ruth Stear aged 15 and Wallace Weidemeyer aged 19 eloped last night in Pottstown Pennsylvania. Bloodhounds tracked them after Ruth escaped by climbing down a rope from her home. The pair are being traced by Eli Stear a noted horseman.
Safeblowers dynamited the Bank of Worth vault in Worth Missouri, stealing 1706 dollars in currency before making their escape. Three explosions were heard by residents but dismissed as unimportant.
London reports that a shortage of cottages for rural laborers is draining the countryside. A country parson cites a drop in agricultural marriages from six yearly to one in eight years, arguing low pay and high rents push workers to cities, worsening wages, strikes, and local business decline.
A weekender seeks a very cheap place for a short stay and offers five shillings a week for a laborer’s cottage on the condition of restoration. The landlord accepts and renovates it, noting that a laborer’s rent can be far lower than urban prices.
Philadelphia Magistrate Coward declares it not a crime to call a policeman a gink. Officer Pill admits he does not know the term meaning. He had arrested ex pugilist Jack Hanlon for allegedly calling him a gunk but is discharged after the cross examination.
New York firefighter David P. Condon donated forty inches of skin to aid his son's medical treatment, illustrating a remarkable act of family sacrifice by a New York Fire Department member.
A quarrel erupts as hubbub wakes a sleeping spouse, the wife protesting a 20 distressing noise while the other party berates the disturbance in a tense domestic moment.
New York market report shows wheat No 2 hard winter at 1.02 and a half, oats standard fob 39 and a quarter cents, creamery extras butter at 31 to 31.1 cents, eggs white fancy new laid 40 to 48 cents, and state potatoes per 180 pounds 1.50 to 1.75 dollars.
Wheat No 2 white 1.10. Corn No 2 yellow 68 to 69 cents. Oats No 3 white 36 to 39 cents. Flour fancy blended patent 5.50 to 6.25 per barrel. Butter creamery prints extra 33 cents. Cheese good to choice 17 cents. Eggs state chennery white fancy 37 to 38 cents. Potatoes white fancy from store per bushel 48 to 50 cents.
CATTLE prime steers 9.00 to 9.50 per 100 pounds with 1 200 to 1 400 lb classes. Other steers 7.25 to 7.50. Choice fat cows 6.00 to 6.50. Choice heifers 7.00 to 7.75. Choice bulls 5.75 to 6.50. Choice veals 9.75 to 10.00. Fair to good 9.25 to 9.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS choice spring lambs 7.10 to 7.25. Mixed sheep 4.35 to 4.75. HOGS light Yorkers 8.25 to 8.50. Heavy hogs 9.25 to 9.35.
Timothy No. 2 on track at $15.00 to $16.00. No. 1 choice clover mixed hay ranges $14.50 to $15.00. Oat and wheat straw priced at $9.00. Local listings show current bid intervals and quality grades among buyers and sellers.
Warren Emergency Hospital lists numbers for September with in hospital patients totals, admissions, discharges and deaths. Donations and gifts include Mrs Witz, Dr Keller from Russell, Mrs Printz, Miss Gross, Mrs Dunham, Mrs Metzger, Mrs Eaton. Visiting physicians for October and November are Dr Russell and Dr Paul Stewart.
An advertisement urging readers to mail order guaranteed returns offers is described as a direct mail pitch. The notice highlights potential rewards and the ease of sending a request by post, targeting individuals seeking quick income or promotions.
A preacher proclaims Rev Edward A Wilson healed from consumption and offers a free full description of his cure for consumption asthma bronchitis catarrh grip coughs colds and throat diseases. Send requests to Oh Here Abbott 60 Ann Street New York City.
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