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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
4
Governor William Draper Lewis of Philadelphia Lieutenant Governor Percy S. Smith of Allegheny County Secretary Internal Affairs Ired E. Lewis of Lehigh County
The piece weighs the tradition that the pope should be Italian due to cardinals and government influence. It lists European royal connections and potential papal candidates such as Cardinal Merry Del Val and Cardinal Ferrata, noting predicting the next pope remains practically impossible.
Items survey costs of war, trade, and politics in Europe and America. Bavaria resists the tobacco trust over army cigarettes. Chicago cites 7152 saloons and 1114 churches amid liquor debates. Berlin hosts 1 000 abandoned trunks as tourists flee. Georgia eyes ice manufacture for cities. Detroit highlights diverse immigrant scenes. public hygiene offices discuss marriage health. National Civic Federation plans a food and drugs survey with Vincent Astor chairing. Kentucky primary violence kills and injures. Warren resigns as editor of Appeal to Reason. Koehling succeeds. Paris renames Rue de Berlin to Rue de Belgis in anti Prussian sentiment.
The North American will publish a double page map of Europe next Sunday August 30 showing city locations army sizes fortifications and strategic points. The map helps readers locate cities mentioned in war dispatches and understand army relations. Order now to secure a copy at no extra cost as supplies are limited.
A concise gazetteer listing Louvain Libau Diest Hasselt Mulhausen Muhlausen Antwerp Nancy Strassburg Dinant and Charleroi. It notes Louvain as historic military camp site near Brussels, Libau as Baltic port, Antwerp as major fortified port, Strassburg as a German stronghold, Dinant and Dinant’s brutal past, with distances and rail links.
An old Cincinnati Enquirer joke asserts male superiority by claiming men always know where to get a headache, reflecting dated gender humor from the era.
Franklin News notes a published letter from John M. Andrews of Warren to a resident who testified in Andrews case. The reply suggests a convicted first degree murderer should remain silent until evidence implicates another. The paper frames it as good taste from those cleared by law.
Colonel Roosevelt plans a Pennsylvania tour to aid Candidates Pinchot and Lewis, a move likely to please supporters while Senator Penrose may disagree. The campaign activity rivals wartime excitement and adds vigor to the political fight, though European news currently dominates audience interest.
The piece urges communities to denounce wholesale dealers who raise food prices and criticizes retailers who add extra margins when wholesalers raise costs. It ends by asking if the reader is glad they did not take a Europe trip.
The article describes a river city in Belgium known as the iron district center with water links to France and across Belgium. It was ceded to France after founding and with Vauban fortifications that resisted William of Orange. Fortifications were razed then rebuilt in 1816 by Wellington’s order and finally dismantled in 1859.
The Clarion State Normal School sits in an attractive town with superb facilities and a strong corps of specialized teachers. Emphasis is on enriching student life culturally. Write for catalog. Amos P. Reese, Principal August 27, 1911.
A Detroit Free Press poem condemns war’s illusions and glorification. It contrasts the lure of battle with the cost to families, arguing true sacrifice requires justice not selfish conquest. It questions how long humanity will rush to kill and laments the bloodshed on the bloody plain.
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