Sibley and co-defendants waive hearing in Warren case
Former Congressman Joseph C Sibley Frank Taylor and four associates pleads not guilty and are released on $1000 bail each after waiving a preliminary hearing in Warren county conspiracy to bribe voters. The group faces quarter sessions on Sept 5 with judges and attorneys from Oil City Warren and Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Sibley
Frank Taylor
Charles D. Crandall
George B. Munn
David M. Howard
Mr. Sibley
Warren County
Sibley
H. 5S. Perry
Congress
Ball
Lindsey
Crandall
Allen
Carmichael
John M. Siegfried
Warren
Taylor
Munn
Howard
New York Matron Wades Sea in $100 Gown for $50 Bet
Atlantic City witnesses a daring stunt as Mrs J C Thompson of New York wades into the breakers wearing a $100 lingerie gown. She emerges dripping and claims a $50 wager on the stunt, drawing cheers and curiosity from onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
J. C. Thompson
New York
Mail Advertisements Promise Quick Results
Classified notice urges advertisers to use the Mail service to reach a wide audience and secure fast responses. It emphasizes practical exposure and measurable outcomes for local businesses.
State Soldiers Get Pay Checks for Gettysburg Camp
Adjutant General Stewart distributed pay to the Pennsylvania National Guard for summer camp service at Gettysburg. Totals by units run to 126 310 99 dollars with separate horse hire and commissary costs not yet calculated.
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Harrisburg
Stewart
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Governor’s Staff
Signal Corps
Engineers
Governor’s
Sheridan
Roosevelt Nephew IVes Reception At Henderson House
Douglas Robinson hosted a reception at Henderson House attended by more than 500 insurgents from Herkimer County who aided him in a recent fight. The gathering aimed to pave a political entry for Robinson and unsettled many Republicans. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt joined the receiving line along with other host family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Henderson House
Herkimer County
Robinson
T. D. Robinson
Eton
Woman's Body Found In Delaware River At Philadelphia
A middle aged woman was found dead in the Delaware River near Bake House wharf Philadelphia with a 75 pound stone attached to her waist. A satchel of smaller stones and jewelry hung from her neck. No identity or manner of death determined.
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Delaware River
Bake House Wharf
Philadelphia
Oil Producers Organize High Grade Oil Refining Company
In Pittsburg on Aug. 24 Butler and Warren county oil producers announced four directors for a planned refining company aiming to set crude oil at 2 dollars a barrel. Directors named are Homer Elliott, M. W. Everson, Joseph Schofield, and A. N. Sutton. The venture, called the High Grade Oil Refining Company, has an Arizona charter. Schofield leads the movement and says plans are not to oppose Standard Oil or guarantee $24 per barrel, with further meetings held in Butler.
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Butler
Warren County
Pittsburg
Homer Elliott
Wellsville
N. Y
M. W. Everson
Joseph Schofield
Warren
A. N. Sutton
Steubenville
Mr. Schofield
Arizona
Schofield
Standard Oil Company
Man commits suicide on boardwalk after firing at spectators
Walter Metz a hotel employee on the Maryland avenue boardwalk fired a revolver in a dramatic street scene after allegedly assaulting his wife. He aimed at himself but fled. witnesses found the gun empty with blank cartridges. Relatives fear he used the act to end his life after overwork strain.
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Atlantic City
Maryland Avenue
Walter Metz
Imperial Place
Metz
Pittsfield Hotel Destroyed by Fire
The Pittsfield hotel and its barn were consumed by a late Thursday fire causing an estimated $5,000 loss with $2,000 insured. Rain aided firemen from Pittsfield and Youngsville, saving horses and some vehicles while many farm buildings burned. Local owner N L Acocks built the hotel in 1856 and family escaped with minimal time to evacuate.
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Pittsfield
N. L. Acocks
P. Beckenbaugh
Youngsville
49th Annual Teachers Institute Opens in Warren County
The 49th annual Teachers Institute convened at 1 30 pm in the Warren county courthouse with about 300 teachers in attendance. County Superintendent C S Knapp presided with R T Adams and E M Mixer as vice presidents and Mrs Blanche McClintock as secretary. Instructors included Edwin E Sparks Paul M Pearson Anna Botsford Comstock and others. Alfred J Mooney led music. Clergy conducted morning devotions as two entertainments were planned for Tuesday evening at Whitney Charter.
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Teachers’ Institute
Warren County
Court House
C. S. Knapp
R. T. Adams
Warren
E. M. Mixer
Sheffield
Blanche McClintock
Edwin E. Sparks
State College
Anna Botsford Comstock
Paul M. Pearson
Swarthmore College
Oben C
Gartner
Mansfield
Alfred J. Mooney
H. M. Conaway
W. H. Jones
Price A.crow
Whitney Cnarterry
Cace
Public service commission expands NY jurisdiction on telegraph and telephone
Albany reports the upstate public service commission now governs all telephone and telegraph operators in New York. Taxed entities with property over 14 000 fall under the new rule, while telegraph companies are fully covered. Service must be adequate and rates fair with no improper discrimination or free passes beyond defined employers and charitable workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. X
Upstate Public Service Commission
New York State
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Lawyers For Sibley Audit Postponed To September 13
In Franklin Pennsylvania the audit of Joseph C. Sibley’s $42,500 election expense account was postponed from Monday to Tuesday September 13 at the request of Sibley’s lawyers. Judge George S. Criswell granted the delay after long arguments and said vouchers may replace witnesses. Costs may exceed $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Joseph C. Sibley
George S. Criswell
Sibley
Frank H. Taylor
James S. Carmichael
Criswell
Taylor
Mercer County
D. J. Ball
Warren County
William R. Parker
Well Known Warren Woman Fatally Shot
Colonel Gardner received a telegram last Tuesday from Philadelphia stating that his son in law Ellwood N. Smith shot and killed his wife then killed himself. Smith was a wealthy contractor and had been drinking. He and his wife had been separated for some time and he sought reconciliation before her refusal to live with him again. Mrs Smith was formerly Belle Gardner, eldest daughter of Colonel Gardner of Clarendon. One child, a girl eight, survives and is visiting her grandfather in Clarendon.
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Colonel Gardner
Philadelphia
Ellwood N. Smith
Smith
Bef Ale
Snifith
Belle Gardner
Clarendon
Taft Laid Cornerstone at Beverly Y M C A
President Taft served as mason for the Beverly Massachusetts Y M C A cornerstone ceremony. Thousands gathered for the dedication in the summer Capital. He praised the Y M C A as a club for young men and noted its universal usefulness and high honor to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Beverly Y. M. C. A
Young Men's Christian Association
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J. S. Carmichael
Henry P. Hammond
Peter M. Speer
Oil City
Wm. H. Allen
State Railway Commission
Sibley, Taylor and Munn
Ralph W. Stone
Stone & Son
O. C. Alien
Edward S. Lindsey
D. I. Ball
EB. Bordwell
Justice Perry
Walter S. Page
Pennsylvania
Court
Tawyer Ball
Supreme Court
Speer
Mr. Ball
Newo 2d
Sults
Harmon
Ohio
American Press Association
Buckeye
Roosevelt
Ives
Telegraph and Telephone Companies
Ice Commission
Gardner
Mason
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