Greece and Turkey clash as war widens across frontier
The piece notes active combat since last Friday between Greece and Turkey amid a broader state of tension since Crete’s occupation. It argues European powers show little sympathy for Greece, warns of potential intervention, and asserts Greece faces a difficult future but seeks to curb Turkish advances and preserve Christian populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Turkey
Crete
Europe
Armenia
McKinley to pay all Dolphin trip expenses out of pocket
President McKinley traveled on the Dolphin not as a government guest but as a private spender. He insisted on paying every expense that could be charged to him and said he would continue to do so on future trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Cleveland
Atlantic
Postoffice Post Proves Unwanted in Warren County
Congressman C W Stone urges discontinuation of South Corydon office in Warren county. The current postmaster resigns and no candidate will take the job, which pays about $100 yearly. Locals say the office is convenient for avoiding Corydon or Cornplanter and question why no advertisement is made for a new postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Stone
Washington
Stone
South Corydon
Warren County
Democrats Fail To Show Tariff Craft In Dingley Debate
The piece argues that Democrats lack tariff construction skill and cites President Cleveland's denunciation of the dishonest tariff he refused to sign. It notes the measure reached statute status after the deadline and proved worthless for revenue or protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
McKinley backs bimetalism push with new commissioners
President McKinley moves to implement party pledges on international bimetalism. He names Senator Wolcott, ex-Vice President Stevenson, and C J Paine as Commissioners to prepare for an international conference. Peru halts silver coinage, Colombia aims to stock gold, San Salvador follows, Uruguay bans foreign silver, and Chile values gold, signaling rising cost of the silver standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Wolcott
Colorado
Stevenson
Illinois
C. J. Paine
Massachusetts
Peru
Columbia
San Salvador
Uruguay
Senator Shortt Return Highlighted by Mirror
The Mirror lauds Senator Shortt returning to Harrisburg last Sunday. It calls him a prominent state senator, a diligent committee member, and an active conscientious worker representing his district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortt
Harrisburg
Mirror
State Senate
Washington Monument Dedication in Philadelphia May 15 1897
The grant memorial in New York has lagged, but Philadelphia will dedicate a monument to man’s make haste slowly. Initiated in 1810 by a fundraising committee, the dedication occurs on May 15, 1897.
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Tue Grant
New York
Washington Monument
Philadelphia
Young woman civil engineer hailed as a pioneer
Marian S. Parker of New York is described as the only practical woman civil engineer in the country. A slight young woman of about twenty she began studying engineering at fifteen and graduated from Ann Arbor in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian S. Parker
New York
Ann Arbor
Bettie Chappel-Brock-Hazelrigg
Opposition to Pennsylvania Guard visit to New York cited
The Bradford Era notes one objection to the Pennsylvania National Guard’s visit to New York. It argues that the Pennsylvania boys would give New Yorkers several shades the worst of it in a competitive drill.
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Pennsylvania National Guard
New York
Pennsylvania
Weyler's Cuban Campaigns Seen With No Victory
General Weyler has led 200000 soldiers in Cuba for two years yet never won or fought a battle. His campaigns have devastated homes sheltering women and children and non combatants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyler
Cuba
President McKinley Attends Washington Baseball Opener
President McKinley, a baseball enthusiast, accepts an invitation to attend the season opening in Washington today with special seats reserved for him and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Washington
Prohibition State Convention Set for Altoona on June 3
The Prohibition State Convention of Pennsylvania will meet in Altoona on June 3. Rev. Dr. Swallow is proposed for State Treasurer amid remarks that Pennsylvania cannot swallow this man.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
Dr. Swallow
Shattuck Defends Bundy Annapolis Cadet Nomination
Representative W B Shattuck of Ohio defends Cincinnati colored boy Bundy for an Annapolis cadetship after a rival effort to revoke the nomination. A competitive exam selected Bundy over rivals, and Shattuck will not recall the nomination, urging white cadets to support fair play and resist prejudice.
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W. B. Shattuck
Ohio
Cincinnati
Annapolis
Gen. Shattuck
Shattuck
Bundy
Toledo Blade
Naval Academy
United States Navy
Pennsylvania Day at the White House Quietly Noted
At the White House President McKinley sees callers in a bare room only a desk and chair present. A line forms for favors as three Senators four House members and a dozen aspirants wait, with light chaffing about Pennsylvania’s large 300,000 majority for McKinley last November.
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McKinley
United States
House
Pennsylvania
White House
Postoffice Department
Harrisburg Telegraph
The Commercial Gazette Promises Western PA News Primacy
The Commercial Gazette touts Western Pennsylvania and nearby regions news as its focus with AP partnership. It highlights the Quiet Observer column, trusted sports coverage, and market reports, claiming accuracy and reliability. Subscriptions are one cent per copy or $3 yearly by mail.
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Commercial Gazette
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Metropolitan Press
Great Associated Press
Quiet Observer
Union Soldiers Dismissals Prompt Restorations
The Bradford Era reports that over a thousand Union soldiers were removed from government service in Washington under the Cleveland administration and few were then appointed to fill vacancies. In early April Secretary Wilson reinstated a dozen in the Agriculture Department and other department heads plan similar actions, likely restoring most dismissed soldiers in the first half of the new administration.
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Cleveland
Bradford
Washington City
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Buffalo Express Delivers News With Notable Insight
The Buffalo Express is noted for timely reporting on major items and frequent scoops compared with peers. Its news pages offer engaging, Kipling-like storytelling alongside current events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Buffalo Express
the Express
Kipling
Olney to Write Book Defending Cuban Policy
The St. Louis Democrat notes Mr. Olney plans a book defending his Cuban policy. It argues that under this administration it is easier for an American citizen to leave a Cuban prison than it was during the prior era.
Old newspapers given away to Mall subscribers
Free old newspapers offered to all Mall sub scribers as a handy housecleaning aid. Call soon to claim.
New York City Teachers Petition for Higher Salaries
In hearings on the charter of Greater New York the request from New York City teachers urges minimum pay of 600 dollars a year for all teachers and 800 after ten years, with women principals receiving a 250 dollar raise to 2,500 dollars, citing 4,000 women teachers and a wage gap versus other city workers. Carrie Chapman Catt endorses the petition.
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New York
Greater New York
Charter Commission
New York City
Health Department
America
Jim Carrie Chapman Catt
Spring Poem Praise from the Indianapolis Journal
A lively note from the Indianapolis Journal extols spring as grass and trees revive. The verse mentions birds singing and flowers blooming while a playful urban scene appears with posters and a daring youth on a bike heading toward the pike.
Monument to Washington to be unveiled in Philadelphia
A monument funded by a long running Philadelphia committee is set for unveiling on May 15. The idea originated at a July 4 1811 meeting of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati which urged erection of the memorial and issued a fund appeal that faced slow response but persisted as members passed and vacancies were filled until the total was raised.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati
North Dakota
Hampton
New York
Grant Monument
Senate
Hamilton Road
House
Fecht
Quay
Hastings
Haywood
Gen. Mylin
McCarrell
Boyer
Gov. Hastings
Senator Shortt
Warren County
Gov
Pennsylvania
Nashville
State Capitol
John Wanamaker
Business Men’s League
Commonwealth
Wanamaker
Harrisburg
Mr. Wanamaker
Wong Chin Foo
Chicago
Columbia College
Chinese Equal Rights League
Illinois
Clark Street
United States
League
George W. Lawrence
Monongahela
Congress
King Quansha
Tantree
Africa
Cordage Company
Massachusetts
Orphans’ Court
Archibald Rhind
Conewango
County of
Warren
State of
G. BR. Starr
John Rees
Elihu Kingsley
Pinegrove
John Abbott
John
Russell
Alva Chandler
Rhind
Dunkirk,arren
Pittsburg
Bookstore encounter sparks a lighthearted shoppers note
A Chicago clerk recalls a young woman entering a shop asking for a present for a young man. When pressed, she describes him as tall with light hair and always wearing blue neckties, prompting a humorous exchange about selecting a suitable book.
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Chicago
German Emperor’s Health Questioned by Doctors
A physician reports Emperor William is not sane and prone to periods of peculiar idiosyncrasies while another calls his ailment megacephalous or big head, a view that gains currency among German burghers.
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William
Germany
Regret Over Rail Excursion Schedule in Emporia Advertisement
In Emporia Kansas residents lamented the railroad advertisement for a Port Arthur excursion. The notice promised no birth charges for the trip if 25 people agreed to participate.
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Emporia
Kan
Port Arthur
Congress of Old Maids Proposed in Washington
The plan envisions a Washington congress next fall with leading suffrage figures backing the idea. All women aged 27 and above would be eligible to serve as delegates.
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Washington
Silverton Notes Sorrow Over Births Deaths Record
A week passes without new entries in Silverton Colorado birth or death records, the local paper laments the lack while recognizing many men around who might die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverton
Col
Evangelist Signals Sinner Response With Rocket
A traveling western evangelist uses an outside assistant at meeting sites. After each new convert, he signals the helper who responds by sending up a skyrocket. The quirky scene highlights revival practice in frontier towns.
Kansas Woman Sues Man After He Backs Out Following Marriage Ad
A Kansas woman who traveled to St. Louis to marry a man who advertised for a wife has filed suit after he backed out upon seeing her. The case centers on a failed arranged marriage and seeks legal remedy for breach.
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Kansas
St. Louis
Petition for conference on relief in Turkey and Greece
On McKinley’s first day March 4 the Senate paused as William Giles Dix of Peabody Mass presented a petition requesting a conference of all American powers of the western hemisphere to discuss relief measures for Turkey and Greece to be held in Washington D C.
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William McKinley
United States Senate
William Giles Dix
Peabody
Mass
Washington, D
Turkey
Greece
Notice on Foxcroft dinner rally price list
The Piscataquis Observer reports a notice at Re Nef Corps hall North Street Foxcroft detailing meals priced to voters fifteen cents and non voters including minors Indians paupers idiots and women ten cents.
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Maing
Piscataquis Observer
Re- Nef Corps Hall
North Street
Foxcroft
Quail and Pheasant Killing Banned in North Dakota
In North Dakota, killing quail and English and Chinese pheasants is barred until 1906, and beaver or otter trapping or killing is forbidden until a later date, with details obscured in the damaged text.
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North Dakota
State Capitol debates and Quay influences in Pennsylvania
The piece outlines legislative action and high level politics in Pennsylvania with mentions of vetoes, inheritance taxes, school funding, capitol construction timelines, and party battles around Senator Quay and Senator Penrose. It notes Wanamaker’s withdrawal from a State Treasurer bid, recent county-level Quay victories, and future appointments under President McKinley.
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Quay
Wanamaker
Bradford
York
McKean
Columbia
Delaware
Lawrence
Bloomsburg
Berwick
Catawissa
Delaware County
W.C. Sproul
Sproul
U.S
anti-Quay Syndicate
John P. Elkin
James 8. Beacom
Westmoreland County
Hardenbergh
Wayne
Levi G. McCauley
Chester
J. P. S. Gobin
Lebanon
Senaor Quay
Republican State Organization
Auditor
Penrose
Harrisburg
McKinley
White House
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Senator Quay
Senator Penrose
Philadelphia
United States
Charlemagne Tower
Austria
Penrose A. McClain
Linn Hartranft
State Department
Magee-Martin-Warwick Combine
Rheumatism Relief Prompts Quick Recovery
Mrs Samuel Stamm of Loganton Pennsylvania suffered knee rheumatism for years until Chamberlain’s Pain Balm gave instant relief and restored mobility after continued use. Sold 25 and 50 cents by Morris and Mullen Warren and P. B. Canfield Corydon.
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Samuel Stamm
Loganton
Mr. Stamm
Chamberlain
Morris & Mullen, Warren
P. B. Canfield
Corydon
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by a new remedy. It reduces pain in the bladder kidneys and urinary passages for males and females and eases water retention. Quick relief and cure claimed. Sold by Noyes Drug Store Warren Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noyes Drug Store
Warren
Mall
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Pinghanten
N. Y
Fresh Seafood Display at Riverside Fish and Oyster Co
The Riverside Fish and Oyster Co. shows fresh shad mackerel bluefish sea bass yellow pike and whitefish at 828 Water St Warren. This store offers bright display and easy access for shoppers today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Fish and Oyster Co
Water St
Warren
Mrs Casemere’s repair shop offers expert clothing mending
A local ad touts Mrs Casemere’s as a top quality repair shop next to the Mail office. Prices are low and repairs like rip fixes or patches are described as artistically done. The note invites calls and gives 305 Second St as the address. Also cited is a testimonial from West Monterey Pa about Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with local sellers listed Morris Mullen Warren and P B Canfield Corydon.
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Messrs
Davis & Buzard
West Monterey
Chamberlain
Morris & Mullen, Warren
P. B. Canfield
Corydon
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Warren Mail
EE. Cowan’s
Willis Cowan
Dwight Cowan
Warren, PA
John H. Fuellhart
Frank M. Knapp
W. 8. Peirce
Warren State Hospital
Waters
John Curwen
Indianapolis Journal
William Capricorn
Commissioners
Borough of
Clarendon Borough
Scofield
Malone Farm
Fana
Mead
B.F
Columbus TP
Clemons
Thos
Cullum
Gala Re
Deerfield
Gibson
R. H
Smith
Odol
Roy
Pereos
Anes
Seer An. Bees Harmon
Boas
Seeeent le
Woods Ee
Albert
Crouse
Eldred
Glade
Udkmowd
Midland Oil Co
Darling
W. L
Wade
Chas
Aj&lw Seco
Pittsfield
Storer
Jennie
Sheffield
Dart
J. E
Spring Creek
Reynolds
Cummings
Sally
South West
Bates, W. RB. S.ccess
Burt
Tamien
Nces Ess
Watson, L. Bocce
Sei
Kerr
David
Triumph
Ballarderie Veces Ne VY. & Alle
Huidekooper
Owens
Damascare
Co Gorman
Bough, WM
Kortman
Falconer Heirs
Valentine
Cordelia
Neill, J. A
Beckers I
Hig Availares
Wallace
Seean
Watson
Bully Hollow
Cornell
N. Side
W. J. Mead
H. M. Preston
Attes
B. Jackson
W. V. Hodges
Ruese 1
Hodges
Admr
C. Smith & Son
Baker & Bowman Co
Utz & Dunn
Levis & Pifer’s
Ladies’ Fine Shoes
Goker & Son
Golden Horse Shoe
No. 309
Second St
First National Bank
F. H. Rockwell
F. K. Russell
Penn’a
Drands
Low Est
Yates Exchange
Treland
Scotland
Rmn
Fen
J. H. Watson
At & Co
Warren Co
Nat
Kinzua, Pa
J." Warson Ww.weney
George Ball
Northwestern
Pennia
W.H. Zuern
Carver House
Natal A
W. B. Mrap
Deering
Deerine
Deerinea
W. B. Meap
A. Steber
Burgess
le U. Arird
N.greenlund
Herman
N. Greenlund
Arren
the Mail Office
Philadelphia Weekly Press
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