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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
4
The piece argues publicity and advertising drive business success and marks the C S S C 25th anniversary at Chautauqua. It endorses President Roosevelt condemning lynching and notes Luzerne County leads Pennsylvania in electing Republican delegates pledged to Roosevelt for 1904.
The passage portrays Kernel W. J. Bryan attacking ex President Cleveland as a bunco-steerer while many people compare his free silver program to a green goods scheme. The remark underscores partisan sarcasm in financial policy critique.
Reports indicate General Miles has been relieved of active duty as army head while his aspirations for vice president and commander-in-chief of the G A R gain momentum, promising engaging coverage in forthcoming papers.
A law passed by the Legislature last winter and signed by the Governor April 21, 1903, requires each and every collector of school taxes to issue a monthly statement of taxes received and to pay the amount to the school treasurer by the 10th of each month after deducting lawful commissions. The Youngsville Citizen notes the paper’s eighth birthday celebrated last week with a strong issue of news under editors W. H. Benton and C. W. Clizke, and expresses hope for continued improvement and future celebrations.
Railroad men report steady business advances with freight car demand at its strongest this year despite persistently low stock prices on exchanges. The Wall Street gambling clash continues while Gen Prosperity leads an ongoing era of growth.
The passage notes pins vanish daily and could bury the earth if dropped. It reflects on the common female experience of losing pins while dressing, frequently replacing and loaning them as they search for missing fasteners.
The state treasurer notified banks and trust companies that within three or four months a large portion of Pennsylvania deposits will be called. Distribution of the $5,500,000 school fund will start September 1, with heavy payments planned for the new capitol building. The total amount needed is about $7,000,000.
In Berks County Pennsylvania school boards struggle to hire for winter, short by about fifty teachers as boards raise salaries. The County Superintendent cites young men leaving for higher paying jobs while women shift to stenography or marriage.
A Bell Telephone worker, McCardell, was killed instantly while stringing wires near Meadville when a slack line touched an electric trolley wire. Other workers were seriously injured but expected to recover. The Titusville Advance urges underground conduits for all telecom and trolley lines and removal of poles to prevent future deaths.
Dr. Charles R. Henderson at the University of Chicago laments U S jail systems noting idleness and bad associations foster crime. He compares European practice of separating prisoners to American ‘herding’ youths and seasoned criminals together and calls it a national disgrace.
The Milwaukee Sentinel warns that the current pass ing orgy of riot and lynching must end soon as law and order will prevail. It criticizes self styled champions of humanity for failing to control mob violence and defends the civilized world’s stance.
The stated clerk of the Presbyterian General Assembly notes a drop in ordinations from 290 in 1848 to 188 last year. He argues ministers leave the calling for better pay, blames church support, and suggests a state minimum salary like that for teachers to spur improvement.
A Philadelphia report notes near elimination of smallpox after mass vaccination. In Montreal, superstition and quack influence keep cases high and over 2000 schoolchildren have stayed away from vaccines.
Dr Warren the Dairy and Food Commissioner reports from his Pittsburg agent that analysis of milk samples from towns near Pittsburg shows twenty five percent are watered or preserved. He has received statewide commendations for prosecuting those who deal in adulterated food.
All automobiles must be registered and operators pay three dollars to the city or county treasurer for a license. Registry numbers must be on the back of the vehicle in letters at least three inches square. License holders must carry and produce their license when asked by any constable or officer.
The text notes that since 1883 the price of imported sugar dropped from five cents per pound to about 1.7 cents. It also states that last year Porto Rico and the Hawaiian islands marketed a billion pounds of sugar in the United States.
The Grange urges taxpayers and pupils to seek higher educational value from public schools statewide. It notes the Grange aims to educate farmers, promotes August picnics, and cites the upcoming Thirty-first Pennsylvania State Grange Session in Wilkes-Barre December 8–11, 1903 with plans for growth and travel.
The 1903 revised game laws require non residents and foreign born residents to obtain a license before hunting with a $10 fee and $25 penalty plus forfeiture of hunting gear. It notes that seized guns and gear may be sold and rewards for enforcement costs. It also repeals 1901 fish law allowing seines for certain fish and forbids possession of a seine except minnow seines with a $100 fine and 3 to 6 months jail.
The New York Herald warns mob violence as a national peril more dangerous than a plague. The Indianapolis News deems enforcement of law the greatest current national challenge, reflecting a broader newspaper sentiment across the country.
The new Pope, though crowned, finds the pace too rapid for health and duties. He fainted last Tuesday while receiving friends and has retired from public duties.
Readers are urged to try Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder remedy. The ad claims success in curing lame back and related issues and offers a free sample by mail with a book to those who write from the paper. Includes address in Binghamton New York and notes standard bottle prices.
The item surveys rural route cuts for low mail volume, milk adulteration fines in Johnstown, export of Percheron stallions to the United States, a milk scarcity tied to farming labor shortages, pension swindle warnings to G A R posts, a family baseball game in Dexter Arkansas, a 72nd birthday union event for Jens Rusch, and a large Busch family baseball program with ages 10 to 45.
Special Sunday trip to Cleveland Youngstown Sharon via Erie Railroad on August 16 with 2 dollars round trip. Fast Corry departure at 74 M Central time with stops at Sharon and Youngstown returning Cleveland 6:25 PM, Youngstown 8 PM, Sharon 8:30 PM Central time. Excursion tickets to Lily Dale sold Sundays and Wednesdays all summer by D A V and PR R agents for same day round trips.
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