Conferees Named in Franklin for Republican Congressional Seat
The Venango county Republican committee selected Col. Geo. C. Rickards and C. R. Galbraith as conferees to back P. M. Speer for Congress. Forest county chose Hon. C. A. Randall. Mercer backs Samuel H. Miller. six conferees named across Mercer Venango Forest Warren Elk. The contest centers on Miller versus Speer with coalitions forming in several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Joseph C. Sibley
Park Hotel
Franklin
Warren
Nelson P. Wheeler
Sibley
J. E. Wenk
Tionesta
Wheeler
Republican Committee
Forest County
Court House
C. A. Randall
Randall
Mercer County
Samuel H. Miller
Thomas C. Cochran
Mercer
Venango
Forest
Elk
Venango County
P. M. Speerr
Miller
School Board Holds Regular Meeting Monday Night
Thirteen board members met in regular session. Miss Agnes Rowland was granted a year's vacation for ill health and a vacancy will be filled promptly. Marion Hamm was hired as piano accompanist for the physical director at $5 weekly. Bills totaling 1046.75 were approved. Supt. Adams reported partial school organization and need for more textbooks. repairs across buildings were finished. Clerk Pressel to obtain prices for a second hand safe. building committee to price a rubbish burner. Treasurer Bennett reported about 12000 on deposit with Warren Trust. bond set at 20000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Rowland
Marion Hamm
Supt
Adams
Pressel
W. F. Bennett
Warren Trust Company
Great Britain as Port of New York's Top Customer
The Port of New York reported exports to Great Britain totaling $700 million in the last year, marking the highest market among all countries for the port. The figure underscores Britain as the port's leading recipient of goods.
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Great Britain
New York
Death notices from Warren area obituaries and funeral details
Several deaths are noted in Warren with details on age, residence, and survivors. Eliza Flannigan, 66, died at Emergency Hospital and was buried in Ridgway after service at St Josephs church. George W. Deming, 73, longtime resident, Odd Fellows and G A R member, funeral at Oakland Cemetery chapel. David M. Samuelson, 61, Chandler Valley native, funeral at home and Swedish Lutheran Church. Nelson Greenland, longtime fur niture merchant, funeral at home and Oakland Cemetery with survivors including wife Mary and children, described as valued local citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Flannigan
M. E. Costello
Penn.a. Avenue W
Warren
Ridgway
St. Josephs Church
George W. Deming
Watson Street
Whitney
Kosongo
Iowa
Deming
Odd Fellows Lodge
G. A. R. Post
Tenth Penn
Warren Guards
Oakland Cemetery Association
Odd Fellows
H. M. Conaway
David M. Samuelson
Chandlers Valley
Mr. Samuelson
Florinda
John P
Delor A. Samuelson
John Akins
Youngsville
James Mickelson
Cobham
Fred Seymour
Samuel Johnson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Carlstrom
Nelson Greenlund
Geath
St. Clair Street
South Side
Nelson Greenland
Greenland
Mary L
E. T. Beck
B. J. Greenlund
Clifton Forge
B. A. Greenlund
H. L. Greenlund
Andrew and
Christian Greenlund
Jamestown
Herman P. Greenlund
Engel Holm
Denmark
Oakland Cemetery
Enough Oil Signed for One Refinery
In Butler Eagle coverage, independent refiners in Warren and western Pennsylvania seek oil at a premium to run their plants. Schofield explains supply cuts by National Transit impact and outlines profits for producers, refiners, jobbers, and consumers. Potential new refineries in Butler, Venango, and Warren counties hinge on pledged oil and line construction costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield
Warren
Pennsylvania
Levi Smith
Mutual Refining Company
Valvoline Oil Company
Butler County
Venango
Warren County
Butler Eagle
Cosmopolitan Magazine seeks Warren representatives
Cosmopolitan Magazine requires a Warren representative to handle subscription renewals and extend circulation by successful methods. Salary and commission. Experience desirable but not essential. Full time or spare time. Send address and references to H. Campbell, Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1789 Broadway, New York City. Sep 1-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Warren
H. C. Campbell
Broadway
New York City
Edinboro Normal Encourages Prospective Teachers
Edinboro Normal highlights state tuition support for budding teachers and invites applications. Fall session starts September 6, 1910, with circulars and catalogues available from Principal John F. BicLear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinboro Normal
John F. BicLear
Exonerating the Hookworm
Uncle Eben speculates that hookworms latch onto travelers they ride with, arguing the parasites are blamed for illnesses due to shared past exposure and mere association rather than individual infection. The remark frames a humorous folk explanation of disease.
Global Happenings: Inauguration in Nicaragua and Records
General Juan Estrada was inaugurated president of Nicaragua at Managua. Troops are paid and the country is quiet as General Mena becomes minister of war. Medical authorities in Berlin report no cholera cases. Leon Morane set a world height record in a monoplane. A. E. Buckingham dies in Munich after a runaway car accident. A bronze statue of Thomas B. Reed is unveiled in Portland, Missouri. The U.S. money stock stands near 3.5 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Estrada
Nicaragua
Managua
Mena
Berlin
Leon Morane
A. E. Buckingham
San Francisco
Munich
Alwine Goodrich
Thomas B. Reed
London Note: Lord Kilmarnock Hurt In Accidental Shot
Lord Kilmarnock, part of the King George shooting party at Balmoral, suffered four pellet wounds from an accidental discharge. his injuries are not serious. Cardinal Vannutelli receives warm Quebec welcome amid Montreal Eucharistic congress preparations. Bilbao cited as besieged by Spanish government due to rioting linked to local strike. Expulsion of Jews from Kiev and other Russia points outside the pale continues on a reduced scale. Newark grand jury says mayor and officials could have prevented Carl Etherington lynching. officials have since resigned or been deposed.
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Kilmarnock
Balmoral
Cardinal Vannutelli
Montreal
Quebec
Bilbao
Kiev
Russia
Newark
Carl Etherington
Morane Survives Narrow Aircraft Escape After Motor Fails
Leon Morane reached a height of 2471 feet in an aeroplane when the motor stopped and he had a narrow escape from death. The report notes the incident as a perilous aerial moment but provides no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Morane
England
United States
France
Russia
Apulia
Washington
Philadelphia
Lisbon appoints Count de Tovar ambassador to Vatican
From Lisbon comes notice of Count de Tovar’s appointment as Portugal’s ambassador to the Vatican. In Berlin German English designers report plans for cruiser destroyers that may outperform dreadnoughts. Placards in Barcelona call a general strike in support of coal miners dock workers and teamsters. H S Wise US attorney at New York is pushing a suit to dissolve the American Sugar Refining combination urged by President Taft. Mayor Gaynor sails a yacht on Long Island sound for several hours.
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Count de Tovar
Portugal
Vatican
Lisbon
Berlin
Barcelona
Taft
H. S. Wise
United States
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Gaynor
New York City
Long Island Sound
King Menelek Improves Amid Unrest and Global News
Reports say Menelek of Abyssinia shows improvement. A policeman and his family were killed near Reggio di Calabria in what authorities attribute to the Black Hand society's vengeance. Coal miners strike in Bilbao and Zaragoza ends as workers return. James J. Hill warns Portland audience that without farm innovations the US risks losing self sufficiency in food. Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore links social unrest to American economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menelek
Abyssinia
Reggio di Calabria
Italy
Black Island Society of
New York
Bilbao
Saragossa
Spain
James J. Hill
Portland
Ore
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltmore
Tax deadline notice for voters from Republican committee
Voters are advised that September 7 is the last day to assess taxes and October 8 is the last day to pay taxes to be eligible to vote in the November election. A. G. Eldred, Chairman Republican County Committee. September 1.
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A. G. Eldred
Republican Co. Committee
Scranton-Cady Reunion Marks Seventh Gathering in 1910
The Scranton-Cady families held their seventh annual reunion at the Lander Grange hall on August 27, 1910, with about 70 relatives and friends present. Officers elected were Frank Kingsley, president. Lavern Hinsdale, vice president. and Mrs. Emma Sanden, secretary and treasurer. After a dinner and business meeting, attendees spent the afternoon visiting and playing a ball game before planning to meet again in Lander on August 26, 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton-Cady
H. D. White
Lander
Grange Hall
Frank Kingsley
Lavern Hinsdale
Emma Sanden
Lander, Pa
Entertained For Guest By Local Ladies
Last Friday Miss Blanche McClintock entertained teachers in honor of guest Mrs. J. H. Hassinger of Konnarock Virginia and friend Mrs. W. C. Harding of Clarksburg West Virginia. On Saturday Mrs. Z. T. Weaver of Clarendon hosted a noon dinner for Mrs. Hassinger and a Saturday evening dinner followed by six o'clock by Miss Grace Thomas in honor of Mrs. Hassinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche McClintock
J. H. Hassinger
Konnarock
W. C. Harding
Clarksburg
W. Va
Z. T. Weaver
Clarendon
Hassinger
Grace Thomas
Warren Guards Reunion Brings Eight Civil War Veterans Together
Eight surviving members of Company H Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves met Comrade Nelson P Curtis and wife in Warren on Oak Street for a reunion. The Warren Guards were the first Warren county unit to go to the front, leaving May 30 1861 with 100 men and entering Gettysburg with 41 fit for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Reserves
Nelson P. Curtis
Oak Street
Hiram T. Houghton
Louis B.learn
Henry Howard
Andrew Clendenning
Charles and
Edward Lyon
James R. Mitchell
Warren Guards
Warren County
Warren
Erie
Pittsburg
Harry Allen
Gettysburg
Nurses Strike At State Hospital for the Insane Warren
Nurses at the State Hospital for the Insane in Warren walked off after the new rules imposed by the new superintendent Dr Hawke. Forty eight nurses from the south building quit last Friday and could rise further as talks fail to yield an agreement.
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State Hospital For the
Warren
Hawke
Americans Reach London After Paris Flight
John B. Moissant, the American aeronaut, landed in London after a three week voyage from Paris. E. J. Albano, acting president of Chili, died of pneumonia three weeks after President Montt. Emiliano Figueroa becomes minister of justice. Ex President Roosevelt praised Taft in St. Paul. Republicans win Vermont with full state ticket and Congress members.
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John B. Moissant
London
Paris
E. J. Albano
Chili
President Montt
Emiliano Figueroa
Justice
Roosevelt
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Taft
Vermont
Congress
Hoff Business College Opens Ninth Annual Session
The Hoff Business College begins its ninth annual session on September 6. A business education is the thing, enroll now by writing for the catalogue. L. J. Homes, Manager, September 1 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoff Business College
L. J. Homes
Advertising in The Mail Delivers Prompt Results
Local merchants can reach a broad audience by placing ads in The Mail. Quick placement options, affordable rates, and proven readership drive inquiries and sales. Contact the advertising desk for booking and deadlines.
Crary Couple Welcome Baby Boy
Mr and Mrs C J Crary rejoice over the birth of a son. Mother and baby are doing nicely.
New Police Lights Installed at Key Intersections
Two new police lights have been installed at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue East and Franklin Street and at the northwest corner of Pennsylvania Avenue West and Chestnut Street. Police calls will be answered speedily from these points at night.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
East
Franklin Street
West
Chestnut Street
Speed Warning Signs Installed by Police Chief
Chief of Police Berdine has posted twenty danger run slow speed signs, each bearing the bold message. The notices mark regulated sections to curb speeding and improve road safety.
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Berdine
Love germs and liver as centers of affection debated
A Chicago man claims the love germ resides in the center of the nervous system while another figure declares the liver is the seat of affection. The text notes a flood of opinions with no end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Katherine Elkins to Wed Duke of the Abruzi
Katherine Elkins plans marriage to the Duke of the Abruzi in the latter part of February. The announcement notes the wedding will take place at a location yet to be specified and confirms the betrothal.
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Duke of the
Abruzi
Elkins Bride-To-Be Set for February Wedding
Reports from Paris say Miss Katherine Elkins will wed the Duke of the Abruzzi in late February next year after a Venice meeting on August 2. She will receive the title Countess of Teramo and join the Roman Catholic Church with guidance from Mgr Beccari and Mer. Bissett, with a marriage portion of 5 million dollars reflecting Senator Elkins wealth.
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Miss Elkins
Teramo
Katherine Elkins
Abruzzi
Paris
Duke of Aosta
Venice
Aosta
Africa
Mgr. Beccari
Mer. Bissett
Europe
Storm Hits Shenandoah Coal Region
A severe electrical storm with high winds and heavy rain swept Shenandoah Pa and nearby valleys causing damage to two electric light plants and communications services. Lightning struck and ruined the Methodist Episcopal church steeple while two barns in Catawissa and Roaring Creek valleys suffered serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Methodist Episcopal Church
Catawissa
Roaring Creek
Silk Company Declared Bankrupt in York Court
Silk Manufacturing Company of York was declared insolvent and bankrupt in federal court by Judge Archbald. George E. Neff of York was named receiver after petition of creditors and posted a 25,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Y ¥ Silk Manufacturing Company of
York
Archbald
George E. Neff
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Mrs
Rere
the Eagle
Mr. Schofield
Uncle Eben
Globe
State Hospital
Business College
Duke of
The
Ruzzi
Silk Company
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