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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
2
William D. Haywood was declared not guilty of the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg after a 21 hour jury deliberation. The Idaho case left Moyer and Pettibone still facing trial, while other national events include a socialist parade crackdown in Hancock Michigan and major fires, floods, and deaths across the country.
Across Philadelphia ghetto Jewish women attack kosher shops in anger over meat price hikes. Rioting leads to numerous injuries and arrests as police quell disturbances.
In Syracuse New York the Erie canal bed near Onondaga creek failed Tuesday afternoon causing five canal boats to drop into the creek. Fifty feet of the Empire flouring mill wall collapsed endangering nearby Barrels and Greenway breweries. Rescue efforts saved several people including Fred Race and his family as more vessels and the mill wall suffered damage.
United States Steel Corporation announced record quarterly earnings for the spring period ending June 30 1907 totaling 45 503 705 dollars. This marks a 5 378 672 dollar increase from the prior year and follows a rise in unfilled business to 7 603 878 tons. The board disclosed 18 500 000 dollars reserved for new plants and construction, up 5 500 000 from 1906.
The Ohio Republican State Committee backed William H Taft for the presidential nomination by 15 to 6. The vote rejected any move to remove Senators Foraker and Dick and split factions remained as the amended resolution passed. A I Vorys said the endorsement signals Taft support to other states and that Ohio will back his delegation at the national convention.
Secretary Anson P. Stoxes of Yale University received a cable from Kuling China reporting that Rev. Warren B. Seabury Yale 1900 and Rev. Arthur S. Mann 1899 have been drowned. Mann died while trying to rescue Seabury.
Irvin Pa John H Jones of Pittsburg general manager of the United Coal Co and Joseph Graham fire boss were killed last night in Edna Mine No 1 by a fall of slate.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners and co-defendant with William D. Haywood, is released on a $25,000 bail bond arranged via the Butte union. Pettibone’s case set for October 1 with a speedy-trial motion. he may seek bond later. Denver plans a large demonstration marking Haywood’s acquittal and a Federation parade. Haywood reportedly seen as a potential socialist presidential candidate. he won 16,338 Colorado votes for governor while imprisoned.
Duluth Minnesota reports limited progress as ore handlers push for arbitration. The union seeks resumption of work without discrimination and invites five arbitrators to rule within 30 days on all issues including pay and union recognition. Some officials oppose arbitration on key questions while dock operations in Superior resume.
In Guayaquil Ecuador a court martial sentenced 15 soldiers tied to the plot against President Gen Alfaro to death by shooting. Eight were executed in Guayaquil on Monday while the others await further action.
A house on Christie street where all occupants were Italians burned early Monday. Eighteen people died and at least fifteen were seriously injured in the blaze.
Peter and Walter plan to leave Harlem for Goldfield and seek to sell their second hand items. A Broadway chophouse encounter frames the scene as a furniture dealer offers low prices for a brass bed chair lamp and other pieces, leaving the pair wary of a late visit.
Buffaloes multiply in a New Hampshire park under Austin Corbin’s herd, defying old plainsmen’s forecast. The herd’s rapid growth strains grazing space for workers within the Corbin fence, becoming a nuisance as numbers rise and management becomes harder.
Swiss Lake Brusio hosts Europe’s most powerful electricity plant. Water from the Poschiavino through a three mile conduit feeds a reservoir then five pipe sets drive generators 1,280 feet below. The output of 36,000 horsepower reaches Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, and the Milan plain.
A New York dentist recalls a patient who, while rushing for a 9 o'clock appointment, brings along a corner boot black to shine his shoes during the visit. The doctor, initially hesitant, concedes as the hurried businessman insists the teen helper aids efficiency. The anecdote highlights quick thinking in a tight schedule.
Market roundup with grain, livestock and dairy prices across New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat 9644¢ in New York and 92c in Cleveland, hogs at 6.75 in multiple markets, cattle steady to strong, and butter at 26c in Cleveland.
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