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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
2
Short items from around the world and local scene highlighted for quick reading. Jovial observations and concise reports summarize events, people, and places making headlines this week.
From Tokyo comes word that Russian forces bolster the Vladivostok fortress as work progresses steadily. No fleet movements are clarified, but a doctor aboard the Orel at Saigon states the Baltic squadron is bound for Vladivostok.
William Conway aged 65 choked on ham from a free lunch in a Janesville saloon. The report lists numerous other incidents including bank robbery in Cherbusco Inn, a Cripple Creek shooting, and fires, with regional unrest and labor actions across the country.
A sweeping roundup of notable deaths and misfortunes from across the country includes Dr. Lee Adams in Washington at 63, Angelo Gentile slain after a card dispute in Philadelphia, dynamite explosions in Luzerne Pa and elsewhere, a fatal Erie railroad collision in North Tonawanda, and multiple crimes and accidents. Authorities report arsons, suicides, legal actions, and ongoing searches as communities react to the losses and tensions.
A collage of brief items reports suicides and assaults in Chicago and Wheeling, drownings in Michigan, church denomination shifts in Manchaug, tributes at Washington for the DAR, infant deaths in a buggy, a U S Supreme Court ruling on bakery labor hours, Bulgarian-Greek clashes in European Turkey, death sentences in Pennsylvania, statue theft in Logansport, a deadly Masonic Temple incident in Indianapolis, street turmoil in Chicago, labor strife and strikes, a 105th birthday, wage disputes in New York City, a lighthouse keeper’s death, creditor combines deemed illegal, a New York conspiracy case dismissed, Equitable Life profits disclosed, unrest in Lodz and Libau, barn burnings, train disruptions, a Tennessee explosion, a rain prayers appeal in Montana, Christie’s auction prices, and a Sevres vase selling for 21 000 dollars.
The U S Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice Peckham rules that the New York law limiting bakery workers to ten hours a day and sixty hours a week violates the liberty of contract. Justices Harlan White Day and Holmes dissent. The decision centers on Lochner v New York and questions police powers.
In Indianapolis on April 18 frenzied crowds of newsboys seeking free tickets to a patent medicine show caused a deadly crush on a narrow stairway in the Masonic Temple. Four boys died and several others were seriously injured as panic spread and policemen worked to disentangle the entangled crowd.
A Bulgarian raid on April 15 against the Athamas monastery held by Greeks left fifteen Bulgarians dead, with the rest fleeing. Greek pursuers killed many attackers and burned several houses. Nearby near Prizren Turks clashed with Albanians, the Albanians losing around thirty men.
In Logansport Indiana on April 18 sculptor C D Billman removed an heroic statue of William McKinley from City park. Billman says the statue had not been paid for.
Chicago on April 18 reports that T C Haynes, secretary of Rand McNally Publishing Co, shot and killed himself Monday at the Marquette club. He was nearly eighty years old.
In Albany the Senate debated Equitable Life Assurance Society matters as Senator Brackett attacked the company's management. The day included votes on a policyholders' suits measure and a resolution to compel deeper accounting, though the resolution was defeated. The hearing followed lengthy discussions at the Hotel Savoy where agents urged mutualization and reforms.
Victor Mora Wetz of New York testified to the senate committee on inter state commerce as chairman of the executive committee and general counsel for the Atchison Topeka amp Santa Fe railroad He estimated 450 000 people would be affected by legislation and said carriers meet to discuss rates a practice he called a possible combination that Elkins noted violates the law and Morawetz agreed that such violations occur daily in the industry
In Rockport Indiana the Republican nominating convention to pick a congress candidate for the seat held by James A. Hemenway adjourned amid a riot. Durre’s gavel was seized, furniture broken, missiles thrown. Brady backers held the chair at Princeton with plans to reconvene there. Cunningham faction announced Evansville as the meeting point.
Daily Mail reports from Singapore that Russian agents severed the cable linking Foo Chow and Formosa. A Ma nila dispatch dated April 18 notes 16 Japanese cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers patrolling off Sampalo Point this morning.
The third trial of Nan Patterson for the murder of Caesar Young in New York was begun yesterday in the court of general sessions before Recorder Goff. A panel of 200 talesmen was drawn for jury selection.
Jacksonville Florida April 19 Senator James P Taliaferro was formally re elected to the United States senate yesterday by the joint assembly of the Florida legislature.
Oxford Michigan resident William Jones suffered three years of rheumatism after exposure in February 1901. Six physicians could not help until he tried Dr Williams Pink Pills in September 1904. By the third box he improved and is now entirely well, with many asking what he took. Sold by every drugstore.
Humorous exchanges between a teacher and Harry about mean time lead to a quip on early bedtimes. A child recalls his grandpa’s age and compares worn boots with red tops and copper toes. The light dialogue reflects small town humor and memory.
In a small chatty scene, Tommy notes the church is 200 years old while Ethel recalls 100 years from grandma. The exchange ends with a playful remark that memory might stretch to the limit.
Two and a half year old Dorothy told her grandfather she is not Miss Taken but Miss Deeds, replying to his question with a confident clarification. The exchange shows the child’s playful self awareness.
A brief, devotional line asks God to make Mamie Ross a very good girl and to grant a noble, selfless attitude about a new doll. The speaker frames the request as a sincere prayer.
Small Clarence visits the new baby and lightly laments that he may now be only the core. The mother confirms he was once the apple of her eye, highlighting a playful family moment.
An eminent Texas physician admits bias against ads for Grape-Nuts and credits the cereal with improving health. He reports stronger energy, relief from eructations and indigestion after using the product weekly since last winter while visiting Corpus Christi. The notice endorses Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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