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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
4
The passage mocks medical cures and religious appeals while noting power figures Vanderbilt Morgan Rockefeller and a push for air and water control. It includes a remark on Republicanism praising Lincoln’s emancipation and reports Harrisburg's busy three-session week aimed at finishing business by about May 23.
While the national treasury shows a healthy surplus, Great Britain faces a deficit exceeding 250 million dollars. The piece urges establishing a Republican party to govern Britain for a period, framing a treasury surplus as a Republican specialty.
President McKinley signals that better Philippine conditions may avoid full use of the army and restrict enlistment to what is necessary, countering talk of a large standing army and imperial aims.
The passage hails postwar growth in trade with Cuba Puerto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines and asserts U S projects succeed when free traders do not spoil them. It frames annexation as a blessing and credits Uncle Sam with universal success in completing tasks.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds a man riding the trolley car side step with conductor's knowledge is protected as a passenger. The appeal involved a rider knocked from the side step by an ice wagon. The ruling is described as good law.
Democratic papers lament spending on McKinley’s inauguration but the inaugural committee reports receipts exceeded expenditures, yielding a tidy surplus. The piece contrasts imperial magnificence with a deficit against Jeffersonian simplicity.
Senator Quay will sail for Europe around June 1 with his wife and two daughters. They will visit Paris Moscow St Petersburg and Astrakhan to meet friends. He plans a fall return for Florida duties before Congress resumes in December.
Governor Allen in Washington disputing claims that Puerto Rico faces famine and unemployment. He notes about 1.25 million dollars from the U.S. treasury has been allocated to the island and spent on road and highway projects. He adds large quantities of army rations have been distributed to needy people.
Feltman Bros advertises lamps and globes at reduced prices with emphasis on deep discounts and limited stock. The notice suggests a storewide sale event aimed at attracting bargain shoppers.
The government announces President McKinleys nationwide tour beginning April 29 from Washington. He will travel south west to California visiting major cities and Yellowstone Park then to Buffalo for the Pan American Exposition, with a Niagara Falls side trip. The trip covers 23 states and two territories, ending back in Washington on June 5.
Road experts from the Department of Agriculture compare load movement on various surfaces noting that improved rural highways could save two thirds of the $946 million annual farm shipment haul and raise farm property values by about $5 billion.
The article argues that church membership has risen four times faster than population over the last 100 years, highlighting extraordinary growth of organized Christianity. It states that more than a billion dollars a year is the church’s answer to skeptics.
On April 10 a syndicate of eastern capitalists led by R L Henry of Chicago bought the Texas Western Oil Co property for 1 250 000 The Beatty gusher with a 70 000 barrel daily capacity is included The transaction handled by Charles B Pullen of New York for the buyers and Dr Beatty for Texas Western covers about 250 000 acres of oil and mineral leases near Beaumont
A promotional note urges readers to subscribe to Mart newspaper to stay informed about court matters public improvements and market quotations. It promises 52 dividends a year on the dollar invested and highlights weekly social and political updates.
The Iron and Steel concerns ask who will own the Mor gan led steel combination with Mor gan as financier Schwab captain Carnegie mortgagor and Rockefeller possibly the largest stockholder. Estimates place Rockefeller holdings at 75 to 100 million dollars and note a 1891 prediction he might control iron and steel production within a decade.
A twelve car egg train moved from Kansas to California carrying 144000 dozen eggs nearly two million. It marks the first shipment of its kind. Blank deeds and mortgages for typewriter use are for sale at the mail office.
A Washington dispatch reports the free delivery service will issue circulars to postmasters outlining a petition by heads of families in rural areas to obtain free delivery. Routes must be 20 to 25 miles long with at least 100 families, good roads, and box payment by residents. Boxes cost 1 to 3 dollars with locks, and tampering carries penalties. Boxes must be near the highway and rural carriers will deliver only registered, special delivery, or pension items. Residents must clear roads after heavy snows and cooperate with the program.
Over four years factories expand rail freight capacity and new car production rises to meet spring demand. With Lake and river traffic still limited, rails face increased tension as oil and other exports boost transport needs and earlier lean years give way to a broad development surge.
The Harrisburg Telegraph quotes Gov. Stone saying he aims to wind up his term by harmonizing party differences and establishing the right kind of majority rule. He warns that appointing Major A. M. Brown would not be a factional deal and stresses the need for sensible political harmony for honest economical government in Pittsburg.
The text notes that over two thirds of world sugar comes from beets, contrasting with 1840 when beet sugar accounted for less than one twentieth of consumption. It highlights a major shift in global sugar production and the impact of chemistry.
Lame back and kidney bladder trouble sufferers urged to try Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. The ad claims medical success from this kidney and bladder remedy and offers a free sample bottle by mail plus a booklet. Readers are advised to mention the newspaper when requesting the sample.
Martha Thompson Jewett died February 24 1901 at Wango Chautauqua County New York aged 88. Born December 3 1812 in Chenango County she married Enoch Jewett in 1838 and lived in Stockton Deerfield Hanover before settling in Hanover. Survived by daughter Mrs Bartholomew and son Oscar with ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. daughter Tracy died earlier and daughter Mary died in childhood.
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