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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
4
Warren County forms its first Prohibition club at Garland with H. B. Millward delivering an advocacy address. Also notes new St Joseph’s priest arrival, local deaths, church appointments, a planned hotel rebuild, gas rights purchase, and a public auction.
Two patients at the State Hospital for the Insane at North Warren escaped last Thursday and remain at large. The runaways are Claude Cook from Wenanggo county and Reuben Shirley from Jefferson county. They had a pre arranged liberty plan and were taken out daily for walks. Cook eluded attendants when pursued and both are not considered violent.
Readers note a famed steep stairway on St Helena called Jacob's Ladder. It features more than 700 steps rising at about 45 degrees and is the direct route to the hill summit. Hundreds climb daily and some veterans ascend without stopping for breath.
Anonymous threats target Mrs. James B. Eddy and Mrs. S E Walker linked to the John M. Andrews conviction. Letters accuse witnesses and demand vengeance as federal agents investigate with secret service in Warren. Andrews’ attorney denies knowledge and suggests weak or manipulative sources behind the letters.
Boston aviator Harry N. Atwood, MIT graduate, rises to fame with 108 mile flight from Squantum to New London on June 30, then 145 mile leg to Governors Island. He earns a pilot license, attempts longer routes to Washington, and faces crashes and repairs while gaining the Aero Club of America gold medal from President Taft.
The first Lounsbury family reunion was held at J. O. Lounsbury’s Quaker Hill home with 35 guests, officers elected, and plans for an annual meeting at Jamestown. A third annual Carr descendants reunion followed in Russell with 127 attendees and a program at First M. E. church. Engagement announced at a Warren dinner, plus two 1912 marriages in Warren and Salamanca with details of attendants and venues.
A conversation features a quarrel over a rumored Browns skeleton. She insists the skeleton roams their area, while he dismisses the claim and counters that her hints prove nothing. The exchange highlights suspicion and humor about hidden secrets.
Prof LeRoy B Campbell director of the Warren Conservatory of Music wins both a long and a short prize in the Prize Essay Contest by the Musician, open to writers worldwide. Judges praise his piano teaching ideas and his influence in musical education.
An indignant citizen recalls writing a scathing letter to a newspaper and signing as One Who Knows to avoid revealing his identity. The Detroit Free Press records the exchange with a stranger who asks if the author signed the letter.
Two vivid wind shot episodes are described from Sir Henry Smith's Autobiography. A horse collapsed as if lifeless yet the rider was unharmed, and an officer was knocked down by air blast with a face darkened as if after a boxing bout.
The ninth annual Chase family reunion will be held at the Hotel Adams in Russell on Saturday September Sth. All relatives are invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Geo A Troutman and Clinton Sloan of Butler Pa paused in Warren for a few hours Wednesday during a long car journey to New York City.
Mrs. Gottleib Sheppner, a Cleveland washerwoman, seeks a share of the estate of her first husband Jacob Schulee. She contends the amount could reach at least one million dollars and may include a Rhine castle. Her attorney contacts A. Klein of Ansburg, Germany, as probate proceeds.
W S Jackson of Colorado Springs retires after fulfilling a 15 year pledge to leave $1,000,000 to each of his six children. He is worth about $6,000,000 in cash mining stocks and real estate. His first wife was Helen Hunt Ramona author. she died childless. He later married Helen Hunt’s niece Edith Beaufield.
The Erie railroad now allows men to be employed in any department starting at age thirty-five. The change sets a uniform age limit across all divisions, affecting applicants seeking positions, promotions, or transfers within the system.
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