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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
2
Fire and accidents dominate national news round up
Mora fire consumes twelve business houses causing about 70000 loss. A dynamite bomb shocks a New York grocery. Hoopeston wrecks injure three and kill Fireman James Frames. New Haven house burns killing elderly couple. Navy yard coal pocket fire at Portsmouth destroys 6000 tons coal. Several deaths and legal actions follow across states with labor unrest noted and a Rosebud land drawing underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mora
Minn
George Stanley
Cadillac
Democrats
Michigan
New York
James Frames
Chicago
Hoopeston
Ill
Elizabeth
N. J
Patrick Meckeesey
Saengerbund
Northwest
Milwaukee
Wis
John Harper
New Haven
Hamilton County
Harper
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Louis Voetzel
Nashville
Tenn
State Bank
M. C. Bergh
Manston
Pennsylvania
Chamberlain
S. C
Rosebud Reservation
Blain Castor
Webber Williams
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Castor
James Frame
Arthur Nutt
Amelia Davis
Swanders
Henry R. Hodges
Statesboro
van Schaick
Fleming
Lundberg
Slocum
Leonard Wood
Department of Mindanao
Philippines
James Robinson
Newcastle
Charles McWilliams
Erie and
Pittsburg
Sharon
Galveston Sea Wall Completion and Other Regional News
The Galveston sea wall is completed after expending 1 198 318 dollars, with a length of 17 693 feet and height of 16 feet. A two year old died in Great Falls Montana from mercurial candy. An absolute divorce and 50 000 alimony were granted in Chicago. A clash between non union men and strike supporters occurred in St Joseph Missouri injuring five. World's fair attendance reaches 5 657 577. Two men drowned near Cleveland Ohio while fishing. Ohio lawyer Richard A Harrison dies at Columbus. Governor Peabody defends militia use in Cripple Creek. Postmasters attend Niagara Falls convention. Auto tourists finish 1318 mile run to St Louis. Frank Benedetto hanged himself in Chicago jail. Chicago stock yards riot injures police and damages buildings. about 200 hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
A. J. Fousek
Great Falls
Mont
Minerva C. Love
Chicago
Sidney C. Love
St. Joseph
John Rockers
Jacob Margo
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Richard A. Harrison
Ohio
Columbus
Congress
Ohio Constitutional Convention
Gov
Peabody
Cripple Creek
Payne
National Association of Postmasters
Niagara Falls
St. Louis
New York
Frank Benedetto
Stock Yards
Bluecoats
Wisconsin convention nominates ticket headed by W H Clark
The Wisconsin prohibition convention in Madison nominates a state ticket headed by W. H. Clark of Ripon for governor. A letter from Elihu Root to Gov Odell says he cannot be a candidate for governor on the Republican state ticket or accept the position. Roosevelt resumes duties in Washington after Oyster Bay vacation. Converse named chief of the bureau of navigation. Fourth Missouri district convention in St Joseph recesses after 602 ballots. Thomas E Watson accepts the Presidential nomination tendered by the populist convention. Chicago to host western campaign headquarters. Troops to Bonesteel for land filing period August 8 to September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
W. H. Clark
Ripon
Elihu Root
B. B. Odell
New York
Root
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
George A. Converse
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
H. C. Taylor
St. Joseph
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Chicago
Bonesteel
Battle Near Haicheng Signals Impending Engagement
Reports say fighting rages as forces north of Haicheng draw near with Japanese visible from the Russian camp. A decisive engagement may come on a signal.
Ministers Rescued After Two Hour Plunge From Capsized Boat
Rev. R W Shaw and Rev Henry A Dexter clung to the keel for nearly two hours after their sailboat capsized in a lake off Chicago during a squall. Life savers recovered them unharmed as the craft settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Shaw
Henry A. Dexter
Chicago
Saltsburg
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
J. R. Keene
New York City
Sysonby
W. B. Leeds
John D. Rockefeller
Joseph Campbell
Jersey City
N. J
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
National Bank of Commerce
New York
Bruce Register
Wyman
Asbury Park
Bessie Lyndall
Gladwyne
Ella
S. Betts
Manhattan
Brooklyn
N. Y
George Hardie
Elizabeth
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Fanwood Station
Inventors Parade Modern Inventions and Advances
A Joliet man patents a steel beer keg process using old Trails and an improved envelope sealer in Topeka claims 8 000 to 15 000 envelopes sealed hourly. Mrs Alice Sessums patents a bodkin improvement and has bids. Lath and wire fencing gains English competition with che tnut palings on galvanized steel wires. A Austrian surgeon proposes a narcotic bomb with a time fuse to incapacitate 2 000 soldiers. Burnley operators create an automatic loom with steel tube weft shuttling. German milking device uses electric suction and rubber hoods to draw milk, claimed to imitate calf suck and improve cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Topeka
Kan
Alice Galleher Sessums
Davis Sessums
Louisiana
United States Patent Office
Sessums
Burnley
England
Lancashire
Global tensions flare as many nations clash headlines
The report covers Germany and Russia signing a commercial treaty, Japan and Russia amid war with Osaka style dispatches. It notes the Korea steamship reaching port, Plehve’s assassination in St. Petersburg, and Oku’s advance near Tatchekiao. It also cites British reform talks, Kuropatkin’s presence, and Russia protesting contraband shipments to Japan. Port Arthur reports indicate a final Japanese attack while Venezuela activity and Vatican rupture add to the turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Pacific Mail Company
Korea
Vladivostok
M. von Plehve
St. Petersburg
Oku
Tatchekiao
Newchiatun
Balfour
House of Commons
Benckendorff
Lord Lansdowne
Trinidad
Port Arthur
France
Paris
Vatican
Startling report on Grand Republic life gear failures
Inspector James M. Todd told the federal commission the Grand Republic has practically worthless life saving and fire fighting equipment. The ship, sister to the General Slocum, is owned by Knickerbocker Steamship Co. with officers under indictment for manslaughter and negligence. Fire hoses burst under pressure, lifebelts date back to 1877, lifeboats have broken oars and rotted components, and many preservers sank when tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Republic
Federal Commission
East River
Knickerbocker Steamship Co
Slocum
James M. Todd
Roche
Murray
Coney Island
Miners Stand Pat on Check Weighman Decision
Scranton, Aug. 3. United Mine Workers District No. 1 executive board approved the miners' stance on the conciliation board. They will follow Pittston convention instructions and investigate collieries not obeying Umpire Wright's check weighman ruling. The adjourned meeting will occur in about a week to ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
United Mine Workers’ Executive Board
Wright
Hanna family contributes to Ohio Republican fund
W F Burdell, treasurer of the Republican state committee, received a $5 contribution from the Hanna family through Elmer Dover of the Republican National Committee. Dover said the family wished to aid Republican efforts in Ohio. The Hanna family has also given $5,000 to the national campaign fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
W. F. Burdell
Repulican
Lesday
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
Senator Hanna
Ohio Republican Campaign Fund
Burdell
Dover
Harma
Ohio Committee
Hanna
Republican National Campaign Fund
Striking Telegrapher Workforce Halts Missouri Line
At the Order of Railway Telegraphers headquarters 450 operators and station agents on the Missouri Kansas and Texas system are out. Only six remain at work. Passenger trains run three to 12 hours late and freight schedules are demoralized as the strike disrupts operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Gen Miles's Wife Dies at West Point
Mrs Nelson A Miles, 62, died at West Point New York from heart disease while visiting their son Sherman a student at the academy. Gen Miles was away from town when the death occurred. She was daughter of Charles Sherman and niece of Senator Sherigan of Ohio and Gen William T Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Nelson A. Miles
Gen. Miles
Sherman
Military Academy
Miles
Family Peace Makers Proposed by Chicago Minister
Rev. David D. De Long urged Congregational churches in Chicago to form home-mending societies that act as peacemakers in family disputes. He argued churches should intervene in divorces or child-parent conflicts to preserve homes and prevent separations. He planned to start the plan in his church and urged others to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Societies
Chicago
David D. de Long
Mount Vernon Graduates Kidnapped by Hazers
Fifteen Mount Vernon High School graduates were abducted after commencement by former classmates. They were taken to a woods pond and tied to trees, then burned free using matches from their pockets after about two hours. Police had warned of possible hazing but could not prevent the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Dyeing Eggs Stirring English Trade Debates
Lord Onslow, president of the British board of trade, exposed foreigners dyeing eggs with coffee to win the London market by a preferred brown shade. He urged English producers to imitate continental rivals by using coffee to boost egg value by 25 cents per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Onslow
British Board of Trade
London
Market prices across cities show mixed farm goods yields
The August 3, 1904 market notes record varied figures from New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh markets. Flour prices range 5.10 to 5.50 at Minnesota and 5.35 to 5.50 at Cleveland. Wheat No 2 red around 98c to $1.02. Corn 57c. Oats 43c to 46c. Cattle and hogs show steady or strong bids in places with steers $5.00 to $6.00, heifers up to $6.25, hogs near $5.70, lambs $5.00 to $7.75, and sheep $3.75 to $5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Buffalo
Cipher telegrams delayed Hay dispatch confusion
While Secretary Hay stayed in the United States a cipher telegram was planned for official business. No cipher message arrived as expected. A telegraph operator reports a twisted dispatch that could not be deciphered, so it was not sent to Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Washington
New York Tribune
Cures While You Walk Patent Foot Ease Sold by Druggists
Advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty callused feet with a 33 cent price and a claim of no substitutes. It lists Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York as address and mentions a trial offer for a remedy. The text also references imported red ants in cotton fields with functions against boll weevils and to keep cotton pickers active. A separate claim touts Great Nerve Restorer with a free $2 tin treatise by Dr Kline in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Kline
Archit
Ila
Orangerties
Boston
NASA
Paxton CO
Pope Bldg
Mos
Witty remark on a man’s character from the Indianapolis News
A sharp line from the Indianapolis News declares that no sensible woman would deduce from a man’s remarks that his character contains any real complexities. The quip underscores a plain view of personal depth and communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Chief of Police Harris Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
Newberry's chief of police D H Harris says years of kidney trouble and backache improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports back pain relief and normal kidney function after two boxes. A free trial offer is extended by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York, with 50 cents per box price and dealers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
D. C
W. H. Harris
Dean
Harris
United States
Foster-Milburm Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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Candy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
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