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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
2
Rock Island Railroad forms to take over stock
The Rock Island Railroad with a capital of 150 million dollars is incorporated in Jersey City to acquire the present company’s stock for a new issue. The lengthy list of other events includes ship and rail news, mines, floods, fires, riots, and international matters from the era.
Politico Reports Nominations Across States and Conventions
The piece notes congressional nominations in Indiana and Illinois, including John W. Spencer in the First Indiana district and Z. F. Yost in the Seventeenth Illinois district. It cites Iowa Republicans backing Roosevelt in 1904 and naming W. B. Martin for secretary of state, along with other regional party calls and a Vermont gubernatorial campaign kickoff by Secretary Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Spencer
Congress
Indiana
Z. F. Yost
Illinois
Iowa
Des Moines
Roosevelt
W. B. Martin
Adair
Malcolm Smith
Cedar Rapids
Michigan
Detroit
George H. Durand
Flint
Treasury
Shaw
Vermont
J. R. Williams
Notable Generals Farewell from Cape Town to Europe
Generals De Wet Botha and Delarey received an ovation on leaving Cape Town for Europe. Kingston shows broad support for annexing Jamaica to the United States. The British steamers Prince Alexander and Ban Linzuan collided in the Malacca Straits with 40 drowned. A bulletin reports King Edward II recovering well and able to walk unaided. Mareconi wireless is to be adopted by Sweden on Gotland. Sixty seven bodies recovered from Mount Kimbla colliery explosion at Wollongong Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Wet
Botha
Delarey
Cape Town
Europe
Jamaica
United States
Kingston
Prince Alexander
Ban Linzuan
Malacca Straits
Edward
Mareconi
Gotland
Mount Kimbla
Wollongong
Victoria
London Visitors May Peek Inside Westminster Abbey After Coronation
The abbey will reopen to the public from August 12 to August 16 after the coronation, allowing visitors to view interior spaces previously closed during the ceremony. The timing marks a brief post ceremony public access period to the historic site.
Minor News Items From Across The Nation
The silver peso is declared no longer current in Guatemala. Reports to the comptroller show bank prosperity. The War Department plans to relieve officers in the Philippines by transfers. Andrew Carnegie gifted Lord Acton’s library of 100000 books to Rt Hon John Morley. Rose Coghlan seeks US citizenship in Oregon. Charles Howard is jailed for vagrancy in Baltimore. Moody limits salaries to work done. Lt Gibson’s pay cut by 200. Admiral O Neill on new fuse penetrating armor. No friction with Cuba over naval site in Havana harbor. Senor Valdez reprinted libel and was arrested. Medals to Porter Funston Mills for valor. A Chicago special train will demo road building in the northwest. A record largest tree discovered in California Sierra reserva tion with a 154 ft line around at six feet height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of
Guatemala
War Department
Philippines
Andrew Carnegie
Lord Acton
John Morley
Rose Coghlan
John S. Sullivan
Oregon
United States
Charles Howard
Baltimore
Moody
Navy Department
S. H. Gibson
O'Neil
Cuba
Havana
Senor Valdez
Manila
Horace Porter
Chickamauga
Gen. Funston
Aguinaldo
Col
A. L. Mills
Chicago
Agricultural Department
Northwest
Sierras
California
Fierce Battle Delays Panamanian Peace Mission
Peace commissioners returning from Agua Dulce report a fierce battle between Herrera forces and government troops since July 29. Casualties exceed 200 rebels and eight government soldiers killed with many wounded. a temporary truce allowed burial. Morale and supplies to Gen. Berti rise as Salazar and Moreno praise the defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Colombia
Herrera
Agua Dulce
Salazar
Morales Berti
Berti
Moreno
Trade Review Highlights Mixed Farm and Industrial Outlook
Bradstreet reports quiet trade with focus on crop and industrial developments. Farm prices ease while fall and winter prospects look best. iron and steel show strength with some weakness hints. Rail traffic, pig iron demand, building hardware, and lumber rise. 1903 output exceeds past records. R G Dun weekly note cites rain, crop progress, fuel scarcity, and rising railway earnings as fall sales loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet’s
R. G. Dun & Co
Texas
Iron and Steel
Exaggerated earthquake reports questioned in California
Reports from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties over earthquake damage in Los Alamos and surrounding areas are disputed. Damage within Los Alamos is under four thousand dollars with several buildings cracked and a landslide near Hoover ranch. Local experts attribute tremors to subterranean gases and oils rather than volcanic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamos
Cal
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Juan Careaga
Lompoc
Hoover Ranch
John H. Conway
San Francisco
Gen Smith Arrives in San Francisco From Manila
Gen Jacob Smith lands in San Francisco aboard the Thomas after arriving from Manila. He refuses interviews via aide Lieut M H Shields and avoids visitors at the Occidental hotel. Veteran of over 40 years service, 62 years old, appears deeply strained and nervous by recent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jacob Smith
Manila
Thomas
Gen. Smith
Maj. Davos
Transport Service
Occidental
President Roosevelt to visit Chicago on October 8
A formal announcement says President Roosevelt will arrive in Chicago at 8 30 a m on October 8 and depart at midnight. The Chicago committee outlines plans for his entertainment during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Army officers warn coast fortifications are defenseless
Washington reports a panel investigating the nation's coast defenses says harbors are practically unprotected. They condemn artillery regulations as outdated and unfit for modern warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Detroit to Build Two Giant Side-Wheel Passengers
A conference among President Alexander McVittie of Detroit Ship Building, the Detroit branch of American Ship Building, and General Manager W C McMillan of Detroit and Cleveland Navigation reached a final plan to construct two enormous side-wheel passenger steamers. Estimated cost is 1.7 million dollars, 850 thousand per boat, each with four decks and 4 000 carrying capacity. Sleeping capacity 1 100 to 1 200 with 300 state rooms. The project may extend the Detroit and Mackinac run to Petoskey and offer a Cleveland to Mackinac through service in 25 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
The
Free Press
Alexander McVittie
Detroit Ship Building Company
American Shipbuilding Company
W. C. McMillan
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Mackinac
Petoskey
Cleveland
Grave Digger Strike Delays Funerals at Concordia Cemetery
Twenty five grave diggers at Concordia cemetery walked out for higher wages causing several funerals to be refused entry. Rumors said workers from Forest Home and Waldheim cemeteries would join, making burials at Concordia nearly impossible. Non-striking laborers are currently not employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Concordia
Forest Home
Waldheim
Armours Take Control of Hammond Firms in Possible Mega Merger
Chicago reports Armours have secured control of the two Hammond packing companies and a full merger of large concerns is near. Estimated financing runs about 150 million dollars. Expect injunction actions from state and national law departments against the Armott Hammond deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Armours
Hammond Packing Companies
State
National Law
Armott- Hammond
Post Office Robbery in Niles Abrades Local Office
A trio of thieves blew the Niles Ohio post office safe early Friday and took about $160 in money and 2000 stamps. The safe was wrecked and the building damaged. the robbers fled in a buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles, O
National Debt Rises to 973 Million in July 1902
The monthly statement from Washington shows the national debt outside the treasury cash at July 31 1902 totaling 973 910 367 dollars, up 4 453 126 dollars from July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union Pacific Engineering Aims Improve West Roads
The Union Pacific's engineering improvements are praised as models for other firms. Straight roads reduce costs and traffic jams, while avoiding passenger sickness from curves and rough grades. The piece urges rapid expansion and simplification of routes to boost safety, speed, and comfort nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Brooklyn Eagle
Allen's Foot Ease Advertisement Aids Swollen Feet
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot Ease. A cure for swollen sweating hot aching feet. At all Druggists 25c. Accept no sema Trial pack ape FRE Address A. 8 Olmsted Le Roy. Self reverence self knowledge self control these three alone lead life to sovereign power. Tennyson quotes and Ohteane Daily News reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Tennyson
Audacity as Step toward Success
A concise maxim from the Chicago Daily News places audacity as the catalyst behind achievement, framing bold risk taking as a path to success. The quote underscores bold action as a driver of progress and personal advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
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Daniel Farley
Memphis
Tenn
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David Watt
I. P. Miller
Mabel Wells
Monticello
Minn
Eva Lasker
Laura T. Tye
Faribault
Shenandoah
Stone
Hay
Roumania
Ames
Minneapolis
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William H. Wilson
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Belle Aborn
Waverly
San Marcos
Logansport
Ind
J. M. Anderson
Kenton, O
Obe Jones
Tiffin
Columbus
Germany
James R. McConnell
George Garrett
Judge Keller
West Virginia Federal Court
President Mitchell
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Company
George Neff
Bellaire
John Shaw
George Wheeler
Charles
Cornie Bottoms
Ark
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Joseph Hardesty
Wolfe Creek
Lawrence County
Harry Tracy
Wenatchee
Mitchell
Wilkesbarre Citizens’ Alliance
Towa
Nebraska
Kansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Niles
Warren Johnson
Joseph Bordges
Salinas
Will Dentzler
Megro
Hattiesburg
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Ed Gardner
Pittsburg
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Samar Island
J. C. McCaslin
Salt Lake City
Lottie Russell
F. Max Peters
G. W. Bray
Earl Johnson
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Cadillac
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Horton’s
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Pitzer
Robert Brooks
Brinkley
Joseph Podanski
el Reno
O. T
Arthur Lynch
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Lord Pauncefote
Evelyn B. Baldwin
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Richard Henry Stoddard
Sag Harbor
France
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Reval
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Hyde
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Paris
Spalding
William
Prince Henry
Trade Review
Chicago Daily, News
Ohteane Daily News
Libby
Libby, McNeill & Libby
the Saturday Evening Post
Curtis Publishing Company
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
Bingle
Hanson Truss CO
Sixth Ave
N.Y
Henry C. Blair
Hamlin
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