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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1928
Page
5
Firemen housed at the Fourth Ward firehouse near the Pennsylvania Railroad station report the roof leaking and walls buckling with the back wall showing a two inch spring. H. H. Houghteling urges immediate repairs or abandoning the third floor to reduce strain and installing a new roof.
Report from Tokio and London describe Chinese Nationalists attacking Japanese troops at Tsiwan and Tsinan Fu. General Chiang Kai Shek fled to Taian as fighting raged, several hundred casualties reported and civilians affected. Japan prepares transports and reinforcements, with looting and prisoner counts uncertain.
Borough officials report a fresh contract offer from Associated Gas and Electric to swap all arc lights for incandescent units of equal power, saving the borough $47.63 monthly. The agreement is filed in the borough secretary’s office for council review.
Due to a flood of bids last night the council adjourned to Monday evening May 14 to pick the winning bid for a truck to be used by the street department. Bids ranged from about 200 to over 1000 dollars with multiple firms submitting proposals.
Firemen saved Mr. and Mrs. James Carmin from a two story frame hotel at Cenneaut Lake near here as flames gutted the Carmin hotel. Property loss is estimated at $20,000 and the building had just been remodeled and was a popular tourist lodging.
Sandy Nelson aged 68 died at home Tuesday morning in Clarendon. He is survived by his widow Amanda Nelson four sons Charl and Glen of Bradford Russell and William at home three daughters Mrs Albert Gronet of Saybrook Mrs IF Johnson of Warren and Mrs Arvid Ernburg of Jamestown. Nelson was a member of K O T M. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM from the home with Rev Carl Jacobson officiating. Interment in Oakland Cemetery.
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