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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
1
The store advertises roofing plumbing sheetiron and pipe fitting services plus a full farm and garden tool line. It lists plows harrows seeders weeders cultivators hay machinery bicycle brands stearns racing wheels fishing tackle housewares and a full hardware assortment including paints glass brass goods belts and fittings.
A reflective poem fragment on time memory and mortality contrasts lost days with the hope of renewal. It ponders Earth Life Fame and Love as fleeting, illusory, or transcendent, citing translations and noting source authors.
A diverse page of verse and quips including Charles Gordon Rogers meditation on social ills, Lucy Larcom affirmations on kindness, Florence Earle Coates sentiments, and humorous maxims on war balloons and daily life. Contains reflections on poverty and peace, maternal memory, travel, duty, and wit.
A roundup of events from March 29 to April 4 notes political contests in New York Ninth district with Goodwin faction gains, a Toledo Clover Leaf railroad sale for 12.2 million, court verdicts in Utica and Harrisburg, deaths from accidents and suicides in New Haven and Elmira, and various political and criminal developments across New York and beyond including strikes, births, and international events.
Harrisburg April 3 Attorney General John P Elkin reviews Pennsylvania insurgents defeats and notes eighteen stalwart gains for regulars in county nominations. He predicts Quay backed nominees will control the legislature and the state convention with Philadelphia and Quay allies strengthening the regular line.
In Havana March 93 Mrs Wood wife of the governor general gave birth to a 10 pound girl at the palace at noon both mother and child are reported doing well Havana records show no other governor general child born here The Discussion notes well wishes to the family and hopes the child grows up to support Cuban independence.
The B and O executive committee proposes to offer about 6.4 million dollars in treasury common stock at 80 per 100 to holders of about 38.6 million common shares as of book close, payable October 1. The sale funds equipment and system betterments, with subscription guaranteed.
Frederick Burbridge, manager of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine, was the chief witness as investigators probe the Coeur d'Alene uprising. General Carlin planned further testimony on the 1892 insurrection, but his official report sufficed.
New York April 3 report from the annual meeting in Jersey City shows capital stock issued totals of 46,484,300 in common and 53,260,900 in preferred. By Dec 31 1899 the company earned 5,111,038 over expenses, paid 3,195,541.50 in dividends, leaving a surplus of 1,915,496.69 as of Dec 31 1898.
The Woolson Spice company part of American Sugar company lowers package coffee price by half a cent per pound to 912 cents. The Ar buckle Bros. endorsed the reduction.
Albany reports the New York canals set to reopen on April 21 subject to favorable weather. Last year the canals opened April 26, one of the earliest dates on record.
In Bloomingdale Georgia on April 4 Allen Brooks a 19 year old Black man accused of assaulting Mrs F W Hart was taken to the crime scene identified by witnesses and lynched by a mob.
Money on call stands at 4 percent. Prime mercantile paper at 44 5 percent. Sterling exchange shows actual bankers bills at 4.864 for demand, 4.82 for sixty days, posted rates 4.8314 and 4.87. Commercial bills 4.8144 to 4.82. Silver certificates at 60 percent 4 61 percent. Bar silver at 59 1/2 percent. Mexican dollars at 47 percent.
A daily market listing shows prices for flour types including winter patents at 3.65 to 4.00, Minnesota patents 3.70, rye flour 3.20 to 3.50, cornmeal yellow 0.87 to 2.25, and various wheat corn oats rye figures. Dairy eggs and butter quotes and potatoes from Jersey and New York regions are also provided along with cheese and pork values.
Wheat and corn quotes steady with No 1 hard wheat at 82 cents f o b afloat and No 2 yellow corn at 43 1/4 cents. Oats and rye mixed, flour ranges from 2 to 4 dollars per barrel, butter and cheese show varied values, eggs steady, and potatoes quoted by state No 1 white and Jerseys by barrel.
The Pennsylvania primaries boost Colonel Quay and warn insurgents. Fayette county backs Quay with a clean slate slate for assembly candidates Arensburg McCune Davis. In Allegheny county Magee Flinn faction holds power while Andrews loses in First district. Washington county faces Acheson backlash amid calls for reform and opposition to his control.
CATTLE prices listed with export steers at 4.40 to 5.20, fair to good shipping steers 4.06 to 5.20, good to choice medium steers 4.54 to 5.00, fat coarse steers 4.06 to 4.85, western branded corn fed steers 4.00 to 4.50, fat heifers 4.50 to 4.85, cows 2.20 to 3.50, and good bitcher bulls 3.75 to 4.10.
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