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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
2
A weekly digest of industrial field events political developments and notable happenings at home and abroad highlights business trends government moves and international affairs. The compact column surveys varied topics and offers concise snapshots of recent notable occurrences.
A mob of 3,000 surrounded Akron jail seeking a Black suspect. Officers fired, two killed, many wounded, and city hall and records burned. Ohio National Guard deployed after destruction totaling about $200,000.
In Chicago patriotic services opened the thirty fourth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment week. A number of deaths and incidents are reported including drownings in Wisconsin New York and Pennsylvania shootings and a fatal mine explosion. President McKinley will miss the Chicago reunion for duties in Washington. The Vesper crew won the eight oared title at Paris regatta and the Mexican War Veterans plan a Cincinnati meeting in September.
Gov Shaw of Iowa appoints John P Dolliver to fill Gear's Senate seat. Wisconsin Democrats name L G Bohmrich for governor as Populists pledge support. Clergyman Rev Enoch Marcellus dies in Fulton at 85. Oarsman George H Hosmer dies in Boston at 42. Tourists union nominates Dewey and Bazill. Mormon pioneer Joseph R Noble dies in Bountiful. Michigans independent Populists back Daniel Thompson for governor. Everett Bray named Democrat candidate for Congress in Michigan. Bryan notified by Populists and Monetary League. Mrs Katherine Funk Rice marks 104th birthday in Mount Morris Illinois. Wisconsin Prohibitionists nominate governor candidate J B Smith. Iowa Democrats nominate Foley and Dale for Congress. First Wisconsin District backs G F Hodges for Congress. Rev Royal H Pullman dies in Maryland at the Thousand Isles.
Advises report forces routed near Tientsin as American troops assault the imperial city of Peking. The US plans to withdraw Chaffee’s division if Russia keeps up hostilities while a joint military administration forms in Peking.
Washington dispatches say claims of war among Russia Germany and Japan against China are false. Allies report driving the Boxers from Peking while negotiations with Li Peng positions falter awaiting plenipotentiaries. Lord Roberts moves to Wonderfontein as Boers clash near Machadorp. US warship off Tangier seeks remedies for an American citizen’s murder.
Telegraph notes report Utah rich Mormons scarce and telephones rare in Turkey and Greece. A Pan American expo in Buffalo is forecast as an architectural triumph. Carnegie iron ore deal extends control for fifty years in Lake Superior. Russia seeks large loan from U.S. insurers due to China campaign. Dublin to get artisan dwellings costing over £60,000. Swede Johan Hanna arrested in Halifax for nine Swedish murders. Missouri apples win first prize in Paris exposition. Spain shifts time counting from 1 to 24 hours effective Jan 1 1901. El Paso cattleman Joe Alvarez killed in a New Mexico feud. gang leader Medina in custody. Chinese government buildings to stay yellow. private use of that color banned. Rye straw judged suitable for high grade paper including books.
A Vatican note informs Catholic governments that the pope will recognize the new king only as king of Sardinia until Italy recognizes the Holy See. It also states the pope renounces no papal rights over the Roman provinces.
The American National Red Cross, under powers from the last Congress, will immediately begin famine relief in India. A relief headquarters has been established in New York City to coordinate the effort.
The base hospital at Nagasaki protected by the government has been abandoned. Wounded and sick from China who would have been treated there will be brought directly to San Francisco and treated in the general hospital at the Presidio.
Hail stones as large as walnuts fell for half an hour in Larned Kansas damaging fruit and leaves, killing many birds and small animals, and leaving the ground covered with ice.
An elite Washington dinner features a mysterious salad described as partly meat and partly vegetable with a faint distinct flavor. The French chef explains a simple dressing and ingredients as guests press for the recipe, noting a delicate aroma and the chef's pride.
Terre Haute man credits Palmer's Lotion with curing thirteen years of beard scrofula and pimples after spending over 200 dollars with doctors. The ad notes Palmer's Lotion Soap shares the lotion's medicinal properties and offers a free testimonial pamphlet and sample if a local druggist does not stock it.
Great Rock Island Route runs one night trips from Chicago on August 21 September 4 and 18 at 445 pm to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah Excursion tickets are one regular fare plus 2.00 round trip with return limit October 31 1900 Tickets valid on regular trains Berth reservations and the Colorado the Magnificent book are offered free by John Sebastian G P A Chicago
The New York market shows flour patents at 3.75 to 4.00, wheat No 2 red 78 to 83 cents, corn No 2 at 44 to 45 cents, oats at 27 to 28 cents, and mixed livestock values from beef to hogs. Cleveland and Toledo list similar grain and live stock ranges with oats and corn quoted, while East Liberty and East Buffalo note cattle, hogs, and sheep price bands, and Cincinnati records hogs at 4.45 to 7.40 dollars ending Aug 28.
An old style ad promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bone realignment aids health. It asserts gentle effects on liver and kidneys and promises cures for oak head ache with prices 25 and 50 cents. The fragment also notes a dubious prison wall story and a nonsensical line about rock fish.
Letters from Miss Eona Frederick of Troy, Ohio August 6 1899 and Sept 10 1899 praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing long standing kidney and menstrual issues. A Windsor Pennsylvania case Mrs Mabry Barshinger notes relief after sixteen years of illness.
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