Attorneys and Counsellors at Law in Warren area
Attorneys at law Edward Lindsey Jas O Pab and W M Lindsey announce offices in the Warren Savings Bank Building and Johnson's Exchange second story arren Pa with a notary public Edward Lindsey.
30 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
1
Attorneys at law Edward Lindsey Jas O Pab and W M Lindsey announce offices in the Warren Savings Bank Building and Johnson's Exchange second story arren Pa with a notary public Edward Lindsey.
Burgess James W. Wiggins presides over a roster of town officers including trustees Alden Messenger Brann Borchers Masterson Hill Mead Offerle Segerty Conarro Trushel and O Neill. Clerk Arird Treasurer Hazeltine Justices Perry Meacham Collector Heck Attorney Schnur Engineer Wheelock. Constables by ward with named keepers and School Directors led by Dinsmoor McLaren Richards Cowan Baker Ball King Beaty Davidson Yates O Neill Schimmelfeng.
A roster lists county government roles and occupants including Member of Congress Charles W. Stone Senate Charles M. Shortt Assembly Paul W. Brown President Judge Charles H. Mosee late Judges H C Huntington and J H Sandstrom Prothonotary George F Yates Register and Recorder Wm McCray Sheriff D M Howard Treasurer M A Myers County Commissioners John A Akins C B Sampson Roger Mooney Commissioners Clerk Fred B Jackson District Attorney J W Dunkle Co Supt of Schools H M Putnam Jury Commissioners S G C Graham R E Geer Coroner Dr W S Peirce Auditors W J Alexander John A Jai mes Logan County Surveyor D F A Wheelock.
The page compiles a week of dramatic items from April 23 to 29 detailing public figures, crimes, political shifts, and notable events. Included are the Jackson murder trial at Newport Kentucky, political upheavals in several states, arctic and civic shocks, trials of notable criminals, and advances in science and industry. The breadth shows a nation in flux with sensational cases, strikes, and international affairs shaping daily life.
Eager crowds fill Newport Kentucky courthouse as ten witnesses testify and 52 remain by April 28. Prosecution presses hard with letters from Will Wood to Scott Jackson. defense objections flood the day with debate and motions. In Albany, the legislature plans adjournment sine die with gifts for Lieutenant Governor Saxton as terms end.
Pittsburg April 29. Intelligence reports the capture in Guatemala of John L. Cowan who disappeared last February leaving creditors and victims about 200000 dollars. Cowan ran a lumber business and his victims were spread across Pennsylvania Wisconsin Michigan and Canada. Steal Blaw is at the Mar. office.
The piece notes the duke of York selling stamps to a Rothschild for 600000, contrasts royal speech with continental stiffness, and highlights aristocratic women riding astride, Archduchess Maria Theresa lifting a heavy iron column, and Queen Margherita of Italy posing for photos after a park incident.
A historical note on dogs in England and Europe discusses Bulldog prowess against larger predators, Barry the St Bernard who saved 40 lives, and the varied lineage of breeds. It also contrasts canine intelligence and teeth, mentions biblical views of dogs, and notes crossbreeding among wild canids.
The fragment lists multiple performances with times and names: skating by J F Donoghue in 2 minutes 123 five seconds, iceboat at Newburg Bay on the Hudson, rowing by Ellis Ward on the Savannah River in Florida on April 1 1872, running by W G George amateur by T P Conneff with 4 12, walking by W Perkins England and F P Murray USA in 6 23 and 6 29 five seconds, canoe by C E Archibald at Croton Point Long Island 15th annual A C A meet in July 1894, greyhound race one mile in 1 14 4 seconds or 1144 seconds, and swimming by J H Tyers and G Whitaker with times around 28 minutes 52 five seconds and 27 minutes 212 five seconds with seven turns.
The article cites Japanese regimental measurements showing uniform height and weight. It notes Chinamen view cockroaches as sacred omens and avoid harming them, leading to pest overrun. It also recalls Pliny on dogs as delicacies and Apicius on Romans fattening and eating full-grown dogs for banquets to gods.
Charles E. Lamb a machinist in New Haven lost memory of the previous decade after a switch-engine collision in the railroad yard. He was hospitalized in Stamford and later at the Emergency hospital where he wandered between memory loss and moments of recognition before regaining his recall.
Rev S H Doyle reflects on Christ's message to His disciples about sorrow and joy. Christianity does not remove sorrow but enables joy in trials through faith in Christ and the Holy Spirit. The piece urges cultivating a spirit of Christian joy and notes joy is contagious and enduring in this life and the next. Bible readings follow.
A Christian Endeavor service at St Thomas Ont featured a consecration meeting with three questions. Of 80 active members 35 would go to a foreign mission field if it was the Lord's will, 20 would like to go, and 9 expect to go. Notices were given four weeks in advance.
A reflective meditation on unseen progress in agriculture and personal development. The author notes that growth in crops is visible only with time while character and discipline ripen through daily actions words and routines. Ambition wanes while grace matures as life proceeds.
A devotional meditation contrasts earthly sorrow with Christian hope, urging believers to endure trials by keeping faith in Christ who goes before. Isaac Williams speaks of the joy found in suffering through love that constrains, inviting steadfastness and heavenly perspective.
A reflective meditation on human emergence from darkness into light, urging progress amid daily struggle. The speaker, Orville Dewey, contends that our being seeks expansion and heroic crisis, answering a call to advance toward boundless light.
The quote argues that a person standing on moral principle gains strength even when opposed by many. It says one should not fear being in the minority and that principled stances form the basis for minority status.
A Wellington New Zealand note highlights St John's society members with an honorary physician who provides free medical advice and aid to relief cases. The piece urges steadfast faith for personal life and broader movements with a fervent call to public spirit and spiritual energy.
The article argues that children are born innocent and in God’s favor, and that family nurture is essential for spiritual growth. It defines home as a Christian institution with family relation as its basis, authority and affection as pillars, and dependence and reverence as cement. Christ’s Nazareth home is cited as a timeless model. It ends with a seasonal poem celebrating youth and nature.
The article emphasizes Scripture as defense, light, and strength in both Old and New Testaments. It highlights the Word as a shield, sword of the Spirit, and source of comfort, guidance, and moral training for youth, urging memorization of Proverbs, Psalms, and Ecclesiastes.
A historical note highlights the "Rules Relating to Marriage" in Methodist Discipline and the Bible. It argues for preaching caution on marrying unbelievers and consulting mature brethren before forming unions to avoid unhappiness or spiritual peril.
The Methodist Episcopal church asserts it has built far more houses of worship in the last 25 years than Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Protestant Episcopalians, or Roman Catholics combined. The message urges believers to act with steadfast effort, warning against complacency and urging a wider impact.
A Victorian verse fragment by Charles Swain on home as a shrine of affection and the longing for a loved one. The text shifts to Lena defending human equality and questioning orthodoxy and creed in love and friendship against bigotry. It juxtaposes domestic warmth with a plea for universal acceptance.
A poem quoted in the Chicago News recalls courting days and the narrator’s reverence for his wife’s feet. He says love remains despite aging and that he will not touch her feet, deeming it sacrilege.
A collage of poems and quotes from Chambers Journal Chicago Times Washington Star Atlanta Constitution and Harper's Magazine includes E Blair Oliphant on a caged thrush, Frank Putnam on toil, a boy’s feats, and a Brighton Falmer railway tragedy with a youth struck by lightning.
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