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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
2
A digest of domestic and international items notes Roosevelt reviewing mobilization at Fort Riley and actions at sea near New England. Also reported are mines in Delaware, fires in Portland and Chicago, stock and rail updates, and political and labor developments across the United States with notable figures including Morgan and Roosevelt.
The Democrats announce nominations for Illinois Twentyeth district Henry G Rainey and Iowa First district John E Craig Second William Hoffman plus Joseph Shirk grain cradle inventor dies at 83 near Lancaster Pennsylvania. Russell A Alger declares Senate bid to succeed McMillan Michigan. Augustus Torrey Detroit railroad chief dies age unknown. Jacob Spawr Illinois resident dies in Lexington at 100. Franz Sigel dies in New York age 77. George Lea longtime theater operator dies at Port Jervis age 84. Wisconsin Attorney General Hicks says women may vote for state and county school superintendents. Spooner reelection seen as factions bury hatchet. Initiative and referendum advocates plan Springfield Illinois Sept 3 4 5 to push constitutional amendment.
German statistics place world trade at 25.8 billion dollars with Britain leading, Germany second, and the U S third. Manila reports George W. Davis may succeed Chaffes, then Bates. Palma opposes a 55 million Cuban loan. Boer and white tension rises in South Africa. Bessie Bonehill dies in Portsmouth. White Star’s Ce dric launched in Belfast. Taft arrives in Manila amid large demonstrations and predicts free trade in two years.
Crop reports in southern Russia show the largest output in ten years.
A Richmond man fatally shot his friend in a mistaken burglary case in Virginia. Hazleton special officer Hazleton Scheuch wounded rescuing his son from strikers. President Roosevelt to hunt bears in North Carolina under Big Tom Wilson near Mount Mitchell. Lock No 2 on the Big Sandy river in West Virginia suspended, 600 idle amid coal strike. Boston police inspector Thomas J. Barry dies, famed for rogues gallery. Michigan wild ducks case appealed to U S Supreme Court. Colombian rebels grow near Isthmus. Colon defense at risk. Paoli lawyer John C. Bullitt dies at 78, linked to Jay Cooke estate and Porter trial. Southern railway passenger wreck near Harbins. two switches opened, several injured but no deaths.
A Cuban senator seeks removal of all United States flags on the island. Pressed Steel Car of New York reports orders exceeding 20 million dollars for new cars. Luther R Marsh, once Daniel Webster’s law partner, dies at Middletown NY aged 89. John W Gates foresees unprecedented prosperity for laborers and capitalists. German consular system expands rapidly in consuls and efficiency. Powers yield to Chinese control of Tientsin captured in the Boxer War. Two former war governors alive ex-Goy Ramsey of Minnesota and ex-Gov Holbrook of Vermont. Surveys to map surface water depth in the western U S. A 15 million dollar mortgage on United States Shipbuilding Company property filed in New Jersey. Rear Admiral Taylor warns wage boosts for warrant officers are needed to prevent service strains. Palmer of Joplin plays a fife once used by his grandfather in the War of 1812. Carnegie’s ten million dollar university endowment largely funds life origin research. Three Norwegians elected governors of South Dakota with Herreld continuing as executive. Vanderbilt Jr abandons auto sport. New York and Newport leaders follow. Site selection board for a lakes naval training station plans near Chicago. Immigration bureau to track arrivals for naturalization and fraud prevention.
A west of New Albany wreck on the Southern railway at a steep grade leaves four dead Edward Naval Dudley Cox Hense Ross and Engineer Henry Goodale among the injured. Meyers and Osburn are also hurt with extensive debris and trestle collapse. Traffic suspended as crews rebuild the 300 foot structure.
General Randolph urges War Department action to keep gun mechanisms in good order and crews trained. He recommends short notice target practice at forts to ensure readiness and prevent delays if a defense is needed.
Mrs J H Haskins of Chicago Illinois describes severe pain and weakness before childbirth but credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Pills and Wash with restoring health after her fourth child. She now uses the product seasonally and praises its preventive care and guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Galesburg Evening Mail reports doctors expect heavy rains will largely prevent hay fever outbreaks in Tinois this summer. Excess moisture drives pollen into moist soil, reducing pollen exposure. Some cases may arise from non pollen sources, but most victims may escape if rain continues.
A head on crash on the Bay Shore Terminal line near Futa's Siding Norfolk killed motorman W S Vandall and C B Colden and ten year old Linwood Fentress. Dozens of passengers were injured as two excursion cars collided on a curve. many hurt were treated at the scene or taken home.
The steamship Norseman carrying 1,179 horned cattle and 1,398 sheep sailed Saturday night from Portland Maine. Cattle inspector Dr. F W Huntington says this is a new record for transatlantic cattle shipments. It will require 18 carloads of hay and grain to feed the herd during the ten day voyage to Liverpool.
James Vincent aged 35 of Battle Creek Michigan leaped from a train ten miles east of Hinton collapsing his neck and dying instantly. The coroner's jury ruled the death accidental despite many believing it was self harm.
Made Fast Time Boston Aug 25 The battleship Maine on her trial off Cape Ann proved fast by achieving an average speed of 18 knots as required by the contract.
Physicians at Harlem Hospital New York report the recovery and discharge of Joseph Tiernan son of Silent Mike Tiernan from lockjaw following antitoxin treatment. After a July fourth hand injury, spinal injections at the lumbar region relieved jaw spasm by day fifteen.
The narrative describes a young woman who threw her arms into the air and fell amid a crowded shopping street. The Chicago Inter Ocean questions why bystanders, mostly women, fled in terror while a man helped the distressed woman, urging women's clubs to discuss the scene.
A Kansas man has named his baby daughter E Pluribus Unum. He says she is his eleventh child and the other ten are living. The Chicago Record-Herald notes the unusual choice.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes Andrew Carnegie tells London audiences that giving money away is hard work. It adds several professions may be harder tasks, implying philanthropic effort competing with other duties.
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