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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
2
Fire destroys Albion drug store and nine others in Iowa
Fire of unknown origin devastates the building and stock of A. J. Kupka and eight additional small businesses in Albion Iowa causing about 15000 dollars in losses. The report lists multiple national incidents and obituaries alongside the fire item.
World News in Brief from a Turbulent Era
A collage of early 20th century items reports Chicago strike tensions and rising output, a family murder in Blain Wisconsin, a death by suicide after love disappointment in Asheville, a Newsboys Day celebration at the world fair, grain and wheat crop declines in Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma, a hotel fire in Glidden Indiana, railroad appeals to boost St Louis fair crowds, a Wisconsin insect bite death, Mason City Iowa fatality by suicide, Chicago fire death toll and losses, an heir found for a Lake Michigan mate, a banker jailed for bad checks, Manila water works and sewer plans, a New York typist world record, and various military and imperial dispatches from Asia and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Kemp
Blain
Wis
Ethel Deveraux
Esmeralda Inn
Asheville
N. C
National Newsboys’ Association
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Glidden
Albert R. Jefferson
Lake Michigan
Paul F. Knefel
Joliet
Washington
Ziegler, Ill
Ziegler Coal Company
Political shifts and nominations across parties
Thomas Taggart announces William F. Sheehan as executive chair. Dr. Brown Ayres accepts UT Knoxville presidency. Populists set Cooper Union meeting on August 18 for nominating tickets. A. A. Ames files to run for Congress on the Republican ticket amid a bribery case ruling. Smyser nominated for Congress in Ohio. West Virginia no white man plank, Cornwall nominated for governor. Tibbles shifts to oppose fusion unless it fights monopolies. Parker resigns as New York Court of Appeals chief justice. Lodge opens eastern campaign with a pro reciprocity speech. Cowherd contesting Wright wage tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
William F. Sheehan
New York
Brown Ayres
Tulane University
New Orleans
University of Tennessee
Cooper Union
New York City
A. A. Ames
Minneapolis
Congress
M. L. F. Smyser
Wooster
Ohio
West Virginia
Cornwall
Thomas H. Tibbles
Alton Brooks Parker
Carroll D. Wright
Eight saved as ship sinks off Digby coast
A vessel with eight people aboard capsized near Smiths Cove in Digby Bay Nova Scotia. Seven perished with one survivor reported.
Republicans shun Wisconsin faction, push court handling
The Republican National Committee will not intervene in the Wisconsin factional fight and leaves the case to the courts. Ex Secretary of War Lamont says he is not a candidate for New York governor on the Democratic ticket and believes no man should seek office this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
Lamont
New York
Robert Hess
Edward Chester
Malheur
Yale
Ore
Thomas
Fred Winters
West Side Athletic Club
New York City
G. W. Stoessen
Madison Square Garden
Colorado
John D. Armstrong
John D. Armstrong & Co
Norfolk
Little Bay
Old Point Comfort
Armstrong
Japan
London
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Notafles Notes Show Hepburn Era Curiosities and Quips
A miscellany notes various figures: Mrs Eugenia Metzger named to the zoological station Naples for June through August. Rev J R Lawrence praises preachers who farm. a Hamilton descendant aged 74 runs Elk Neck Md country store and post office. Sec Hay struggles with Russian. Robert Lockhart credited with introducing golf in the US and founding clubs. Prof Langley argues labor-saving devices harm workers and uses a stable cat anecdote about the mousetrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Metzger
University of Missouri
Zoological Station
Naples
J. R. Lawrence
United States
North Middleboro
Mass
Alexander Hamilton
Elk Neck
Robert Lockhart
Edinburgh
Scotland
New York
Yonkers
N. Y
Apple Tree Gang
St. Andrew’s
Bank of France Declares Half Year Dividend
The Bank of France pays a gross dividend of 67 francs 70 centimes and a net dividend of 65 francs for the first six months, matching the amount distributed in the first half of 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of France
Slaughter at Port Arthur Battles with Massive Losses Reported
Telegrams from Chefoo and St. Petersburg describe ferocious fighting around Port Arthur. Chinese sources claim Japanese losses near 10,000 with Russians around 1,500 killed or wounded. Other dispatches note Kuropatkin surrounded, Kuroki and Oku pressing, and naval actions near the harbor with torpedo boat destroyers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith’s Cove
Digby
N. S
Powell
Nord
Hayti
Port Au Prince
St. Petersburg
Stackelberg
Zaroubaieff
Nodza
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Arabia
Germany
Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
War Office
Chefoo
Stoessel
Kuropatkin
Stakelberg
Nodzu
Tokio
Togo
Akebono
Obasa
Iwasuma
London
Kuroki
Yushu Pass
Yangtse Pass
Liaoyang
Count Keller
Simoucheng
Haicheng
Strike Triggers Bank Run in Chicago as Strike Tightens
In Chicago on August 6, deposits at the Drovers' Trust and Savings Bank surged as a crowd formed to withdraw about 250000. Officials blamed a malicious rumor that funds supported strikebreakers, prompting wives and families to join the draw. President Donnelly’s return spurred talk of halting meat deliveries from cold stores. A labor parade and picnic followed, highlighting deepening rifts between workers and employers as weeks of strike resistance continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Drovers’ Trust and Savings Bank
Forty-second
Halsted
Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
Call
Shannahan
Packing House Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
Aug
Oswald’s Grove
Fifty-second
European squadron ordered to Turkish waters to press sultan
Washington reports the American European squadron under Rear Admiral Jewell sails toward Smyrna to enforce demands for equal rights for American citizens and institutions in Turkey. The music of force is seen as needed to compel the sultan to grant liberal treatment and end discrimination against American schools and missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Keller
Liaoyang
Jewell
Leishman
Washington
United States
New York World
Smyrna
Turkey
France
Germany
Ville Franche
C. T. Jewell
Tragic double-train incident claims Pelan couple
In Omaha on August 5, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pelan were fatally struck between Albright and South Omaha on the Union Pacific. They stepped onto the tracks to avoid an oncoming train and were hit by a second train, dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Michael Pelan
Union Pacific
Albright
South Omaha
Union Votes to Reduce Wages in Boston
The Housesmiths and Ornamental Iron Workers' union in Boston voted to cut wages to 42 cents an hour to aid employers. Some shops paid 45 cents while others paid 42, and the union aimed to avoid disadvantaging the higher-paying employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Housesmiths and Ornamental Iron Workers’ Union of
Merchant Slain in Hartman Saloon at South Elgin
Elgin Illinois August 8 a South Elgin merchant O L Eggner was shot and killed by Julius Padelford in Hartman s saloon. Eggner was said to have threatened several persons and attacked the bartender.
No Revolution Rumors Quash Venezuelan Revolt Talk
A Bogotá cablegram dated August 4 and signed by Gen. Rafael Reyes reports that rumors of a revolution in Venezuela are false and no uprising is planned, countering circulating speculation in Caracas on August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Bogota
Rafael Reyes
Chicagoan Loses 3000 In Bunko Box Swindle
Jeremiah Cassady of Chicago, summering in Waukesha, fell prey to a tin box bunko scheme. He was relieved of 3000 dollars plus a similar amount won moments earlier at cards. The box appeared to hold money but contained only stones and dirt. No arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Waukesha
Jeremiah Cassady
Fire Burns Through Albion Drug Store and Eight Shops
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the building and stock of drugs owned by A. J. Kupka and eight other small businesses in Albion Iowa on Wednesday. The entire side of the main business street burned before crews controlled the blaze. Loss estimated around 15000 dollars, partially insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Ila
A. J. Kupka
Detective shoots escapee in Newark forged check case
Herbert Earle was shot dead by Detective Sergeant Farrell in Newark after Earle, under arrest for passing a forged check, attempted to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Herbert Earle
Farrell
Campaign Chief Denounces Wright Wage Figures
Chairman Cowherd of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee charges Carroll D. Wright used unfair methods to collect statistics and disputes figures on wage increases and the cost of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cowherd
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Carroll D. Wright
Newsboys Day Set for August 16 at Fair Grounds
In St. Louis on August 8 the city announces Newsboys Day on August 16 to celebrate the birthday of the national newsboys association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
National Newsboys’ Association
Britons Enter Lhassa Amid Himalayan Campaign
London reports Maj. Gen. MacDonald with 5,000 British and Indian troops occupied Lhassa, capital of Thibet, last Wednesday. The event marks a historic entry into the sacred Buddhist center after lama resistance in the Himalayas. Col. Younghusband insisted on signing the treaty in Lhassa with conditional troop restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
MacDonald
Lhassa
Thibet
Asia
Himalayas
Col. Younghusband
Dalai Lama
Cloud burst drowns two near Fisher canyon Trinidad
A cloud burst in Fisher canyon north of Trinidad Colorado on Sunday night killed two men. William Haigh, general manager of the Trinidad Coal company, his son George Haigh and an employee William Richardson were in a canyon drive when flood swept through. Haigh and Richardson drowned. Haigh’s body was recovered five miles downstream. George Haigh survived after clinging to a rock until rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Col
Fisher Canyon
Here
William Haigh
Trinidad Coal Company
George Haigh
William Richardson
Richardson
Decline in Wheat Crop in 1904 Across Kansas and Plains
Reports from about 300 grain men and millers in Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma indicate a wheat crop 60 million bushels below 1903. Half the loss comes from heavy rains in June and July on harvest ready fields and threshing delays. Kansas July 1 output was expected above 80 million, with Oklahoma down 3 million and Nebraska nearly 7 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Aged Father Kills Son in Wisconsin Family Dispute
In Waupaca Wisconsin on August 8 Edward Kemp age 75 of Blain killed his son age 35 with a small knife delivering a neck stab. The son died within ten minutes. The tragedy arose from a family dispute. Kemp was jailed at Stevens Point after being taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupaca
Wis
Edward Kemp
Blain
Kemp
Stevens Point
Raleigh Woman Dies After Cliff Jump in Asheville
Miss Ethel Deveraux, a prominent Raleigh resident and guest at Esmeralda Inn, leaped from a 200 foot mountain cliff near Asheville on August 8 due to a heartbreak. The tragedy highlights the fatal act resulting from romantic despair and local visitation by the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff
Asheville
N. C
Ethel Deveraux
Raleigh
Esmeralda Inn
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