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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1904
Page
2
Senate began considering the post office appropriation bill while the House debated the sundry civil appropriation bill. Reports detail coinage at San Francisco mint, factory strikes, rail and mine incidents, and various local and national events across the United States.
Odessa reports a triumphal welcome for Korietz and Variag survivors and the Malaya steamer, with crowds cheering, clergy leading a parade, and guards of honor as streets flutter with flags. In Tokio a corps of foreign correspondents sails toward the front, while Chemulpo reports a 50 000 strong Japanese army staging three river crossings toward the Yalu.
Northwestern Korea sees Seng-Cheng captured by Japanese forces with minimal resistance after Cheng Ju retreat. Russians withdraw in two columns toward Yalu as patrols pull back east of the Pekin road. Port Arthur braces for a possible Japanese advance while transports reach Chemulpo and Seoul. London reports renewed skirmishes with unclear details.
London reports bombardment at Port Arthur with unconfirmed details and Japanese advances in the Far East, while St Petersburg notes heightened troop movement secrecy ahead of land operations. Chicago: John C. Eastman buys The Journal, Rh. O W. Harden joins ownership. paper to remain independent after decades as Republican.
In Chicago on April 6 Assistant State's Attorney Barbour simulated summoning Cornelius Van Zandwick from the grave to testify against George Freeman for murder. He described wounds and pointed to an empty chair as Van Zandwick, widow and two children sobbed, the court overruled defense objections.
The German steamer Thenedos rescued the Belgian vessel Clematis, which had drifted 25 days after its shaft broke and stern tube shattered. The Thenedos towed the Antwerp bound ship 625 miles to Fayal, despite broken tow lines and long boats in rough seas.
A bottle with two pounds nitroglycerin and 100 detonating caps was found on the Albany guard rail. The fuse burned close to the caps but went out. A White sock and Chinese tissue paper wrapped the bomb, suggesting a Chinese plotting to destroy the steamer. The company has refused to employ Chinese workers.
After 22 weeks the polishers and buffers strike at factory H of the International Silver Co in Meriden Conn was settled on Tuesday. The company will hire back strikers as positions reopen and has filled others with non union workers. The dispute started over emery wheel type and wage increases.
Des Moines Iowa April reports that railways will lay off at least 500 men immediately. Seventeen switching crews and 19 full train crews in Des Moines and Valley Junction are out of work. Similar actions at Boone Belle Plain Oska loosa Ottumwa and Adbia affect about 1000 workers. Churches closed and schools shut for a week until coal is secured. only one classroom remains open.
Chicago voters elected 15 Republicans and 16 Democrats to the council with one independent Republican in the Sixth ward. The Mueller law asking for municipal ownership of street railways passed for city control and for immediate takeover, with strong majorities. Milwaukee elected Mayor Rose over Goff and Berger. Kansas City framed a Republican city ticket led by Neff. Omaha held elections focusing on decency with fall election implications.
A Florida Methodist college pleasure party from Sutherland lost five members when their boat overturned near Anclote lighthouse during a Cruise. President Walker and Miss Newton survived. Bodies of Mrs Walker Miss O Connor and three others washed ashore. The party had sailed for the lighthouse amid rough Gulf water.
Chicago reports a violent clash as 300 Greek workers try to reach the plant during a strike. Union pickets attack with stones and clubs, and John Nichols is killed by a bullet allegedly fired from a train carrying non union workers.
Pittsburg April 6 officers of the Window Glass Workers association were surprised to learn that the American Window Glass Co plants at New Castle Shenango and Liaowrence had closed. In Jefferson City Missouri April 6 four convicts armed with dynamite and sticks attempted a dramatic escape from the state penitentiary but were quickly overpowered by guards after their cells were breached.
Bourke Cochran condemns a popular novel as poor and barren likening it to Elmo county land. Interlocutor questions the claim as Cochran insists the land is poor with weeds and rocks. Two travelers encounter a farmer who declares he owns none of the land.
In Lowndes Missouri on April 4 Mrs Harty says spring illness used to sap her health for years and hinder work. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills last spring she reports strong improvement, more energy, and claims the pills have outperformed every prior remedy. The ad touts the pills as best spring medicine and a trusted family tonic.
Mrs Brown questions Mrs White while Mrs Black defends Mrs White's odd view on dress for comfort over appearance in a brief Boston Transcript exchange.
An advertisement for Cuticura claims the three products Soap Ointment and Pills cure hair loss dandruff and parasites while soothing the scalp. It touts a complete external and internal regimen for skin issues from infancy to old age and states a single set often suffices.
An ad extols Salter Seed Co. offerings including Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass Teasiate and Earliest Cane to boost hog and cattle growth in Oak Mountain South Dakota and beyond. It invites readers to mail 10 cents for catalogs and seed samples.
A compilation of assorted 1900 advertisements and taglines for consumer goods. Prominent claims include Allen's Foot-Ease curing foot swelling and aiding shoe fit, Piso’s Cure for consumption praised by customers, Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets for cold relief, and Putnam Fadeless Dyes with money-back offers. The items reflect period marketing tone and include names like A. Olmsted and references to the Chicago Daily News and Yale Record.
A Erie Pennsylvania man, Charles Bierbach, testifies that kidney trouble caused severe back and limb pain. He credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with rapid, lasting relief and notes his wife’s backache also improved. A free trial offer is extended by Foster Milburn Co. and pills are sold by druggists at 50 cents per box.
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