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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1903
Page
2
Global War News And Local Incidents In One Release
The dispatch reports Gen Thomas Stewart addressing U.S. soldiers in New Orleans acknowledging diminishing prejudice in both sections. It notes multiple violent incidents, burglaries, suicides, and accidents across several states, plus civil service changes, indictments, and economic figures including fire losses, rail accidents, and immigration data.
Indictments and Executions Mark Era of Turbulent Crime and Politics
Alfred A. Knapp indicted in Hamilton for murder of four wives. A. L. Belding hanged in Portland for triple murder in 1902. Will Dorsey hanged in Birmingham for highway robbery. Roosevelt to tour west starting April 1, 14,000 miles, 22 states. West Virginia cruiser to be launched April 18. Legislation and tariffs feature in ongoing national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Knapp
Hamilton
Trade Reviews
Minneapolis
A. L. Belding
Portland
Ore
McCroskey
Frank Woodward
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Will Dorsey
Birmingham
Ala
Greenville
Miss
National Council of Women
New Orleans
Mary Wood Swift
San Francisco
West Virginia
Newport News
C. K. G. Billings
New York
Coal Strike Commission
Ellis Island
Harbor
Chicago
Seventy-First
Maine
James S. Harlan
Porto Rico
Grover Cleveland
William B. Allison
Havre, Mont
Tanana
Alaska
Klondike
Notable America Mourns Deaths Of Prominent Pioneers And Leaders
Obituaries list major figures including William B. Byers founder of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, George D. Haworth inventor of corn planters in Decatur Illinois, Uriah H. Crosby Chicago builder, Isaac B. Price at 101 in New York, Nathaniel K. Fairbanks Chicago philanthropist, William V. McKean Public Ledger editor in Philadelphia, Gustavus F. Swift of Swift & Co in Chicago, and Dr. John P. Wood a 75 year physician in Thomas Oklahoma, noting ages and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Byers
Colorado
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
George D. Haworth
Decatur
Ill
Uriah H. Crosby
Chicago
Crosby Opera House
Brewster
Mass
Isaac B. Price
New York
Nathaniel K. Fairbanks
William V. McKean
The
Public Ledger
Philadelphia
Gustavus F. Swift
Swift & Co. Packing Industries
John P. Wood
Thomas
Okla
Notable 1903 Headlines From The Era
Maj Gen Sir Hector Macdonald suicide in Paris en route to court martial for immoral conduct. Toronto opera house burned with an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. Castro reads delay message as Venezuelan president resigns. British commons see Irish land bill proposing 750 million dollar tenant purchase loan. Alice Roosevelt given warm reception in San Juan theater. German Emperor invites US fleet to Kiel during May regatta week. Four men drown at Bass Lake near Owen Sound. Carthusian monks denied permission to remain in France. Nicaragua revolution suppression boosts hopes of order restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Macdonald
Ceylon
Paris
Toronto
Ont
Castro
San Juan
Porto Rico
Alice Roosevelt
Emperor William
United States
North American
Kiel
Germany
William Nichol
James McClellan
Hugh McCallum
H. Bolton
Bass Lake
Owen Sound
France
Republic
Nicaragua
Irish nationalists warn on land bill amendments
The British ministry faces a warning from Irish nationalists that defeat or concessions will occur if the land bill is not amended to meet their demands. The report notes growing pressure and potential political consequences.
Whale split by steamer Altonia near Boston
The steamer Altonia arrived in Boston and cleft a large whale in two 350 miles from port as the creature surfaced in its path. The two halves drifted astern with no damage to the ship noted.
Minor News Items Crossing the Nation and Abroad
April 15 marks the start of work on the $14 million railroad terminals in Washington. United States ranks third in naval power by battle line ships. Governor McBride vetoes a one cent per pound beet sugar bounty bill in Washington. Joseph Jefferson tops West Palm Beach electric power company. Cardinal Gibbons accepts opening prayer at St. Louis fair. A Europe wide sensation arises from The Curse of Central Africa. Captain Amos H. Martin to teach military science at the University of Maine. New Hampshire votes on woman suffrage shows low turnout. amendment defeated 35,000 to 13,000. Dr David Starr Jordan condemns athletics focused college aims. French Marine Minister Pelletan lauds the US navy in senate. Gabriel Godfrey the Miamis chief parts with estate in Indiana valley. Cleveland to give opening address at St. Louis fair. trip political none. Mrs Susan R Barr dies at Fort Scott owned Antietam battlefield farm. friendly to union. Arioch Wentworth dies Boston rich real estate holder. leaves 7 million for an industry school in his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Gov. McBride
Washington
Joseph Jefferson
Electric Light and Power
West Palm Beach
Fla
Cardinal Gibbons
Europe
Central Africa
Congo Free State
Amos H. Martin
Nineteenth Infantry
University of Maine
New Hampshire
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Pelletan
France
Senate
Gabriel Godfrey
Mississinerva
Wabash
Indiana
Cleveland
St. Louis Fair
Susan R. Barr
Fort Scott
Kan
Antietam
Arioch Wentworth
Boston
Industria
Washington Woman Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
Mrs Laura L Barnes of Washington DC testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female weakness and related ailments. She praises its effect on headaches backaches irregular periods and nervous issues and offers $5000 forfeit for any forgery of her letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura L. Barnes
Washington, D. C
Burnside Post
No. 4
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Second St
N. E
Lydia Binkham
Fastidious Young Man on Missouri Farm
A fastidious local youth, famed as the most meticulous man in Missouri, was found near Nevada on Autenrieth road after bare footprints appeared on a farm. He had just shined his shoes and carried them under his arm to keep them from muddying, a detail reported by the Kansas City Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Nevada
Autenrieth
Kansas City Journal
This Will Interest Mothers
This advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by Nurse Mother Gray at a Children's Home in New York. It claims to cure feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles destroy worms and is sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a sample free from A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
A.s.olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
The Overland Limited and Associated Lines Ad
A clipped ad fragment mentions The Overland Limited running daily from Chicago to the Coast via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western lines. It includes brief quotes and personal testimonials, with 1900 date references and various product names like Horehound and Tar remedies and Pike’s Toothache Drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland Limited
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
Raw Tomato Or Potato Cure For Rheumatism Tale
A Philadelphia Record anecdote recounts a fat man claiming rheumatism relief after carrying a vegetable. He credits a janitor who advised a raw tomato, then realizes it was a raw potato he meant. The gag ends with the patient presenting cigars to the janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
William
Business opportunities and colonist excursions in the Great Southwest
The notice advises investors to explore Missouri Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma and Texas for relocation. It cites business chance books praising the region’s prosperity and offers free material. A contact is given as "KATY" 304 Wainwright Bldg. St. Louis Mo. It mentions low colonist excursions from the North on the first and third Tuesdays each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Great Southwest
Katy
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis
Farmer Reconsiders Sale After Reading Real Estate Notice
A Jasper County Missouri farmer praised a Carthage real estate agent for a notice that described his land so vividly he chose not to sell. He said the description revealed a place he had been seeking all his life. Milwaukee News quoted the farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Carthage
Milwaukee News
History by Pilgrimages Enhances Civic Pride and Learning
The Froebel method in teaching history via site visits strengthens impression of events beyond textbooks. A Four-Track Series by New York Central highlights local historical sites near New York useful for teachers. This approach promotes local knowledge, governance interest, and community welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froebel
New York Central Management
New York
Leslie’s Weekly
Clerk Seeks Early Leave From Boss in Odd Jobs Plea
A brief London Answers item notes a clerk asking to leave work early to tend housework while daylight remains. The manager refuses, and the clerk nevertheless thanks him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
To Cure a Cold in One Day Promotes Laxative Tablets
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cold cure with a money back guarantee if it fails. The offer costs 25 cents and is presented among other period quips and trade lines.
Kidney Colds and Dean's Kidney Pills
A Winchester Virginia wood yard owner recounts severe kidney pains after influenza. He used Dean's Kidney Pills from Franck Baker & Sons' drug store and recovered, praising the remedy. A free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is available, with pills priced 50 cents per box at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
A. T. Ritenour
Wood Yard
East Cork Street
Winchester
la Grippe
Franck Baker & Sons
Ritenour
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Honeymoon Honey Joke Stuns Philadelphia Hotel Guests
Adad Siboinne, calling himself Johnson, wed recently and took his bride to an upstate hotel famed for honey at each meal. At tea the groom asked for honey only to learn the staffer whispered that his wife does not work there. The amusing miscue prompted lighthearted laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adad Siboinne Ydergrs
Johnson
Philadelphia Ledger
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Thor
Grand Army
Thomas Stewart
Fairport
Pennell
Burdick
Margaret O'Day
Nellie O'Day
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Civil Service
Hayden
Rochester
Post Office
J. Y. Johnson
Glenwood
John V. Connolly
Madison
P. J. Cogan
Saxton, Pa
Baltimore & Ohio
Hynman
Francis Hare
Ravina
I. T
Hare
New Jersey Traction Company
A. J. Cassatt
Newark
N. J
American Cycle Company
India Rubber Company
Akron
Shaw
Arthur R. Pennell
Lowell
Drake University
Des Moines
N. M. Drake
Walter Chism
Luther Owen
Jennie George
Caruthersville
James N. Tyner
Post Office Department
Berlin
San Miguels
Philippine Ladrones
la Coste
Mexico
Cuba
Senate of
Turkey
Medjidia
Cramp Yard
San Miguel
Mariquina
Altonia
J. P. Morgan
Wilmington
Del
America
Glasgow
W. H. Henderson
United States Navy
Fall River
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad Co
Norwich
H. Earl
Norwood
R. I
Henry Cole
Earl
Herbert B. Paine
Gid Ashe
Robert Schwab
Ashland City
Tenn
Ashe
Chicago Daily News
Harvard Lampoon
Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
Pike
Brepner
Hazlitt
Chicago & North-Western
Missouri River
Chicago Journal
Johnuson
Sean
Hamfort
California Fig Syrup Co
Ieee
Louisville, Ky
New York, N. Y
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