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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
2
A concise survey of industrial field news, personal and political items, and happenings at home and abroad. It compiles notable domestic developments and international events from the week into a compact recap.
Senate speeches on the oleomargarine bill and extended claims for governors’ expenses. The House passed the sundry civil appropriation bill and a revenue cutter service efficiency bill. Chinese exclusion and Philippine reform measures are debated. a Horton Butler seat vacancy is declared. Weekly financials show rising exchanges and rising rail earnings amid an array of legal and crime notes.
Mutiny threats and hunger fears emerge as travelers stranded for four days near St Paul share harrowing escape stories. Cold suffering and near-riot conditions mark the tense episode during the winter travel delay.
Democrats in Indiana district nominate Frank EK. Hering for congress. Junius Henri Browne, noted author and journalist, dies in New York. Mrs Esther Morris first woman justice of the peace in Wyoming dies at Cheyenne age 88. Allied People's Party formed in Louisville composed of reform elements opposed to Democrats and Republicans.
Two Australian officers executed in Australia were charged with the murder of ten Boers a German missionary and many natives. A force of 1500 Boers under De larey and Kemp was defeated by British troops under Gen Kitchener near Hart s river with heavy losses on both sides. Miss Ellen M Stone the missionary released by brigands sailed from Southampton for New York on the Deutschland. The prince of Wales is likely to visit the United States next fall.
Summary of diverse items: James Whitfield, long a Kansas City Star editor, dies by suicide at home. Washington carriage workers strike for eight hours and $2.50 minimum. Wool buyer John M. Kennedy dies of heart trouble en route Charlotte to Rochester. Fowler Colorado bank robbed by safecrackers. two suspects later arrested. Milwaukees Capt Edward Laveland dies after long illness. King Cotton mills in Augusta strike for 10 percent rise led by Textile Workers. Josiah L. Lombard dies in Pasadena. reformer banker left vast estate. Body of George Levin found among Michigamme drowning victims. Senate backs war tax cuts and Chinese exclusion. House approves Chinese exclusion. war tax repeal sent to president. 20-year charters bill for national banks passes.
A spring Macedonian uprising against Turkey is anticipated. A New York labor bulletin reports lower idleness in building trades. J Pierpont Morgan and daughter left New York for Europe on a pleasure trip. Mrs William Small of Leavenworth Kan gives 50000 to found an old ladies rest in that city. Germany appeals for U S aid to curb wireless telegraphy monopoly. Whisky famine forecast with 17000000 gallons used annually versus 25000000. Chicago Rock Island Pacific to raise capital to 75000000. A new Texas railway line planned. German imports from the U S rise by 5375000 in 1901. exports to U S fall by 13500000. British revenue up by 63306575. income tax yield 174000. Five Tuskegee graduates sail to German Togo colony to teach natives. Statue of Liberty torch to be darkened after $50000 appropriation veto. New York Court of Appeals upholds union right to strike against nonunion workers. Bellamy Storer returns to Cincinnati for rest. Rubens Holy Family sells for 50000. buyer is George P Blow of Pittsburgh. Manitoba government refuses NP railroad border extension, signaling rail resistance. European nations to receive list of deleterious exports that could be barred.
London April 5 Cecil Rhodes leaves a vast endowment to fund 60 Oxford University scholarships for England and colonies and nearly 100 for the United States two per state and territory. Scholarships worth 1500 yearly for three years emphasize literary scholastic merit manliness and public virtue. The will also provides five German birth student scholarships and favors broad distribution across colleges.
A fragment combines a humorous dialogue with a travel rail rate list. The piece cites the Chicago & Northwestern Railway offering March and April fares from Chicago to Helena Butte Anaconda Ogden Salt Lake City Spokane Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Tacoma Vancouver Victoria and many others with $30 to $33 plus tourist sleeping cars and maps from W B Kniskern Chicago.
Fragmentary remark in Tit-Bits describes a passenger urging quick boarding while a sister receives a farewell kiss moments before the train is set to depart, highlighting informal railway chatter of the era.
Fruit, agricultural and oil land offered in 5 to 40 acre tracts for sale. Prospective buyers can write for an illustrated prospectus with map. Exchange Oil and Refining Co. advertises in the Denver Colorado area seeking reliable agents.
An exchange between a gentle optimist claiming delusions are sweet in life and a cynic questioning a man’s singing ability appears in the Washington Star.
Advertisement for Earliest Russian Millet from John A. Salter Seed Co. urging farmers to plant millet to produce 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Lists prices 50 lbs at $1.90 and 100 lbs at $3.00 with low freights, La Crosse Wisconsin. Includes slogan Better unconscious egotism than self conscious humility Wellspring.
A historic advertisement urges a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It promises a full refund from druggists if the remedy fails. The price is listed as 25 cents.
New York and other hubs publish daily price ranges for grains and livestock. Wheat corn oats and hay show steady to mixed quotes, with beef veals sheep lambs and hogs reported at varying bid ranges across Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and East Liberty markets.
Grateful user shares relief from suppressed menstruation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports regular cycles, no pains, and renewed energy. Elizabeth Caine of Fond du Lac Wis endorses the remedy and recommends others seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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