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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
2
A mosaic of early 20th century items reports suicides, murders, plant fires, and accidents. Notable figures include John J. Forney and Lord Curzon, with global events from Memphis hangings to Pacific tensions. Industrial strikes, bank ruptcies, shipyard changes, and political shifts color the international picture.
Edwin H. Conger of Iowa resigns as American ambassador to Mexico effective October 18, with Roosevelt accepting. Likely successor is David E. Thompson of Nebraska, current ambassador to Brazil, who reportedly desires the post. Francis B. Loomis will not be appointed, with his resignation as assistant secretary of state expected soon.
The weekly Weather Bureau crop summary notes unusual heat in central and western Texas, cool conditions in New England and the northern middle Atlantic states, and widespread excessive rainfall injuring crops in the lake region, south Atlantic and central gulf states. Corn remains in excellent condition, tobacco and potatoes show stress, apples are generally inferior.
Reports from St. Paul indicate a Sunday night storm caused widespread destruction from Anoka to Fillmore counties. Families are missing, debris buried victims, with many maimed and fatalities not yet known. Crops were damaged as hail and wind stripped grain and ruined haystacks.
Denver officials announce a fully organized plan for the thirty-ninth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Churches and school buildings in downtown Denver are designated as meeting spaces and headquarters, with vacant stores and private homes offering rooms for lodging and quarters.
Four men were killed when an engine exploded on a dredge boat near Norborne Missouri. The dead include James Lynch of Bosworth and Isaac Wade of Norborne with two unknown laborers among the victims. Bodies reported terribly mutilated.
Mrs. S. E. Mize of New York City was murdered last night by a robber during an evening walk in a fashionable Chicago South Side district. Neighbors reported a sudden struggle and the assailant escaped with valuables. Police cordon off the area as investigators seek clues.
The body of a man identified by papers as J. W. Hartnett, former Wabash railroad train dispatcher at Decatur, North Carolina, was recovered from the Chicago River yesterday. He had home address listed as Hornellsville, New York.
New York in early October will host a notable display of good will between British Royal Navy and United States Navy crews during the arrival of the second cruiser squadron of the British fleet.
Washington reports imports into Russia over the European frontier decreased by 27.5 percent in the January to April period compared with 1904. Exports for the same span rose by 7.2 percent, reflecting a shift in trade balance.
In Dewitt near Lansing Michigan, a street car collision last evening left one man dead and six people seriously injured. Police and investigators inspected the scene as emergency crews transported victims to nearby hospitals.
A brief Chicago style comic exchange shows Jenners joking about the merry go round and water wagon while guests tease about company at dinner. Truthful Tommy remarks on abundance of food but less share for him.
Snippets of conversations reveal lovers arguing over trust as a man loans a razor to open canned tomatoes. The athletic girl asks about independence while paddling at sea, and a financier questions the size of a loan amid family opposition.
A three year old boy toppled a box of baking powder. His sister set him on a chair and told him to behave. After a while he declared with dry resolve that he had done as asked and asked if she was satisfied, replying I am.
Senator Sorghum answers a question about national debt of gratitude noting it cannot foreclose any mortgage. The exchange highlights a skeptical view of patriotic obligation versus financial leverage in political discourse.
Kipling excels in carving miniature ships and Mrs. Ogden Goelet buys a deluxe edition of Hyperion for her library. Annie Laurie’s heroine is the daughter of Sir Walter Laurie of Maxwelntown. William Douglas wrote the Annie Laurie song in Kirkcudbright. Leonid Andreyev rises alongside Gorky in Russia. Prof White returns to Berlin with Fiske collection for Cornell. Harold Speed of London shares witty artsy quips and a dandy air.
The piece surveys burial practices without coffins using a sheet over graves and notes a south church side tradition tied to sun worship. It describes South American grave borders with medicine bottles, Labruck Ireland interments with a pipe ritual for mourners, and pipe smoking after burial with stones stacked over the grave.
A Welden Illinois woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing severe stomach trouble and headaches after months of sickness. She gained 20 pounds in weeks, regained strength, and eats Grape-Nuts exclusively, reporting lasting well being for herself and her two sons. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
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