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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
3
A 0.58 geological survey shows Blue Knob near Pavia rises about 1000 feet above Kane. An oil well 1800 feet deep is to be drilled near the Assembly Grounds at Chautauqua by contractor H S Cornell with Titusville driller A E Whiting assisting.
The Homer tract of land near Olean is to be cut into building lots after being purchased by a Boston real estate firm. The 1100 acre tract was long owned by Horatio Seymour, former governor of New York and Democratic presidential hopeful.
New York State Commissioner of Agriculture Calvin J. Husin projects a net profit of 56000 from Syracuse state fair receipts. He notes slot machine admissions could greatly boost revenue.
Last week three strange dogs bitten valuable cattle owned by EB Eldridge and FO Langworthy in Main settlement. Dr William Bosler of Oiean declared the dogs mad. Cattle placed in a three week quarantine while the dogs have disappeared.
The left column spells General Count Maresuke Nogi's name, noted as Japan's greatest soldier who died by suicide in Tokyo as Emperor Hirohito's body moved to its resting place. The right column names Berlin's Hotel Adlon where the autograph was written, with Nogi's will requesting burial of teeth hair and nails and an apology to Prince Arthur of Connaught, Britain's special ambassador.
B C Gillett secretary of the New York State Fruit Growers association releases his annual fruit conditions report. The Lake Ontario counties report an 84 percent apple crop average, up from 61 percent last September, while Central New York counties also average 84 percent, up from 50 percent a year ago.
Mack Huntley, a fireman on the Lackawanna train tied to the Corning wreck on July 4 that killed 39, was discharged from Corning hospital and returned home to Elmira. James J. Griffin of Newark remains the sole injured patient still at the hospital.
Rochester police found Anthony Hassil a pedler of rat traps entangled in his own stock. He carried traps on his back trading them for liquor. An ambulance was sent as surgeons at the hospital had difficulty removing the traps sticking to him. He suffered bruises and cuts.
Grape crop in the Chautauqua and Erie belt is seen at 50 to 60 percent of last year’s yield after 1911’s record 1100 carloads. Prices look good and Concord shipments may start late next week. Michigan’s smaller crop favors raisers, but a car shortage looms as a chief worry.
The first Le Roy case of infantile paralysis appeared last week in the Walter Ingles family with their three year old son diagnosed. A quarantine has been established to prevent spread.
Bradford city council moved toward a public market after a meeting last week approving two ordinances. One bonds the city for 20 000 dollars to buy a site and establish the market, the other provides for submitting the issue to the voters.
A head on collision between a Pittsburg Shawmut and Northern excursion train and a freight train three miles west of Friendship New York killed two people and left several others gravely injured. Engineer W H Johnson of Olean is among the dying and Miss Grace Marsh of Portville and W A Grace of Fillmore are dead. The accident is blamed on a misunderstanding of orders.
Pittsburg Sept 26 The Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal company reports for the year ended June 30 1913 gross receipts 18742624 up from 16863049 expenses taxes etc 14892262 up 1576070 net earnings 3989361 up 286979 balance for dividends 2485971 25.98 percent on outstanding capital stock surplus 1288346 cash on hand 2701606 receivables 3454857 profit and loss surplus 3569691 taxes have risen to 719469 in 1912 from 101307 in 1901 adding 13 cents a ton on 3985425 tons mined.
Six workers and a locomotive crane completed the Allentown Rollings Mills machine shop frame in twelve hours. Foreman Patrick Gallagher directed the Lehigh Valley Structural Steel company crews in Allentown.
Reports to the Great Northern railroad say more than 350 Montana farmers are crowded out of homes as bumper crops fill houses with grain to second story windows. Harvesters camp in tents beside stubble fields awaiting cars to move the season’s yield.
The New York state civil service commission suspended rules to appoint Paul McLoud as chief engineer of the state highway commission without examination. The $5,000 salary places him in the role vacated by Harry P. Willis.
Batavia records 17 infantile paralysis cases the highest since the contagion began with cases reported in nearly every town in the county as town health officers warn.
Nelson Rian foreman of the Hasset canning factory in Forestville New York caught his left arm in a rapidly revolving pulley and was dragged into the shaft. His arm was torn off at the elbow, rushed to a doctor then to Brooks hospital Dunkirk where surgeons amputated the remains. He is 27 and unmarried and expected to recover.
Boys discovering a skeletal remains near Crystal Lake Freedom New York report a tall, large man believed to have died about two years earlier. Coroner Smith notes no cause of death and raises murder or suicide possibilities.
Coroner Moore investigates reports that a child of Mr and Mrs Munroe Bender near Tremont died while being treated by a witch doctor who attempted pow wow to cure dysentery. No physician was employed and officials believe proper medical attention might have saved the child.
Statewide auto use grows as 14 cars with chauffeurs are funded by taxpayers. Eight are used by the State Highway Commission, three by State Engineer Bensel, and one by Excise Commissioner Farley.
Women Socialists held 27 meetings to protest rising food prices in Berlin on September 26. They adopted resolutions urging the government to open frontiers abolish duties on cattle meat and cereals end import certificates and to provide meat at cost price through local authorities.
London reports Lord Kitchener warned he might be shot en route to Paris on the way to Egypt. Scotland Yard has taken extraordinary precautions for his safety.
Marshalltown Iowa September 26 reports the largest Iowa family by far as Captain D K Ewart aged 73 farmer near Albion gains a daughter his eighteenth child with the new birth.
The National Magazine Home Department suggests using turpentine mixed with carbolic acid kept in open vessels around the room to greatly lessen the risk of contagion from fever and diphtheria. The claim reflects period health remedies and warrants caution due to hazardous ingredients.
New York report lists Wheat No 2 hard grade at 1.00 per bushel, Oats Standard 39 cents, Pork Mess 19.50 to 20.00, Butter Creamery extras 30 30 and a quarter cents, Eggs State and Pennsylvania white fancy new laid 39 to 40 cents, Potatoes State and Pennsylvania per 180 pounds 1.50 to 2.12.
Buffalo market report dated September 25 shows wheat No 2 white at 1.08 and No 1 mixed at 1.68. Corn No 2 yellow 78 cents, No 3 yellow 78c. Oats No 3 white 26.75c, No 4 yellow 35.75c. Flour blends and patents listed, butter prints 32c, cheese 16 to 16.5c, eggs 32c, potatoes white fancy 60 to 65c per bushel.
The Washington state fair management announces Wyandottes win the seven week egg laying contest. The event began after stories in New York papers and drew strong interest across the Northwest.
State Food Inspectors C. J. Standard and C. J. Koch of Buffalo visited 30 Jamestown milk dealers last week and sampled milk. They also checked several groceries taking samples of olive oil.
E. J. Gillett secretary of the New York State Fruitgrowers Association issues the annual fruit conditions report showing New York state enjoys a crop better than in many years.
The animal uses its long tongue to coil around branches and pull them down for feeding. This adapt trait complements the giraffe’s long neck, aiding in reaching foliage beyond other herbivores.
Immense amounts of sulphur are mined in Louisiana by pumping which reduces Sicily’s exports to this country. Seven or eight years ago Sicily sent more than one hundred thousand tons annually, whereas now its shipments are far smaller.
Letters of administration granted to the undersigned for the estate of W L Lopus of Pittsfield Warren County Pa. Creditors urged to pay and claimants to present authenticated claims for settlement O H Wilson Warren Pa August 27 1912.
A brief promoting mail advertising services promises strong response for local businesses. The piece urges readers to advertise through mail channels to reach targeted households and boost sales.
Prime steers bring 9 008 to 9 50 per head in heavy 1200 to 1400 pound range. Cows and heifers sell from 6.00 to 7.65 with top veals at 11 50 to 11 75. Sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 7 75 to 8.00 and hogs 8 25 to 9 05.
Timothy No 2 on track price 14.00 dollars. No 1 choice clover mixed 13.00 to 14.00 dollars. Oat and wheat straw 9.00 dollars.
The document lists numerous local churches and districts with assigned officers and delegates. Notable names include professors from Allegheny College and various superintendents and pastors such as J A Lovely, J A Mc Camey, W H Crawford, C M Cobern, and H B Potter. Also noted are missions and officers like Missionary in Italy Joseph Grisafi and Commissioner Permanent Fund R T Borland.
An advertisement claims a new treatment Dyspepsules can stop indigestion, with quick relief and low cost. It urges readers to ask their druggist or send 25 cents for a trial to Rockar Enn Drug Co., 141 Liberty St., New York City. A cartoon caption follows about liking cats and parrots.
A Worth Maine mother recalls how her thirteen year old daughter recovered from severe heart trouble after using Dr Miles Heart Remedy. The letter urges others with breathlessness fainting spells swelling chest pains and heart discomfort to seek the Remedy, guaranteed by Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
The letter claims Rev Edward A Wilson recovered from consumption using a simple cure and offers a free full description of the treatment to any sufferer. It invites readers to write to Charles A Abbott at 60 Aun Street New York City for the cure details free of charge.
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