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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
4
County Chairman Wilbur urges Republicans to register by Thursday September 7 and pay taxes by Saturday October 7 as he mobilizes volunteers for the upcoming November election. The drive focuses on turnout and party organization statewide.
At Portsmouth this morning the conference reached complete accord on all questions and agreed to draft a peace treaty. Japan waives cash indemnity, and Russia will surrender Saghalien with no indemnity payment. M. Witte confirmed peace had been agreed and Russia rejects any indemnity.
Mayor John Weaver pursues a run for Pennsylvania governor with growing national backing and a possible Penrose endorsement. Simultaneously Supreme Court Justice John P. Elkin gains a stronger gubernatorial bid, creating a contest between the two Republican figures for the state’s top office.
Collier's Weekly notes railroads in Great Britain and Ireland carried over a million passengers outside suburban service, while the figures cited for fatalities and injuries reach 25 killed and 769 injured amid millions in other traffic. The piece contrasts British rail freedom with American practice in conducting business.
National Guardsmen post impressive scores at Sea Girt as annual average marks rise, signaling stronger citizen soldier readiness for potential future conflicts. Cuba reports a treasury surplus of 22 million dollars, an unexpected twist under Spanish rule, with Uncle Sam held responsible for Cuba’s financial state amid uneasy peace prospects.
The article highlights Governor Folk's belief that honesty is not only the best policy but the best politics. It notes a public claim as he promotes ethical governance and contrasts it with business and wartime ethics. The tone links reform to political advantage and features a remark about Archer Rockefeller’s actions against the San Francisco gas and electric company.
The editorial page abandons Cowan’s name with a pledge to continue a conservative Republican stance. The paper aims to deliver crisp news without padding, calling out misdoings regardless of source while staying profitable and readable for all classes. The Farmers’ Outlook reports promising yields and strong prices with record crops anticipated in wheat corn oats and meat production. County notes summarize school reopening in Sheffield, teaching appointments, local marriages, and professional milestones across nearby towns.
A magazine writer credits hens with producing 280 million dollars worth of poultry and eggs yearly surpassing gold mines sugar factories and cotton plantations. Eggs average 198 per person annually for 80 million inhabitants and prices per dozen range from 12 to 25 cents. An exchange mocks bank stock cards and a note urges sending thanks by letter. Democratic and Prohibition endorsements are cited as unusual political harmony.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes German meat costs climbed 25 percent in six months while Germany remains slow to react. It contrasts with earlier US price rises of two to three years ago and adds a lighter aside about sour milk not extending life when added to coffee.
The Oil City Blizzard notes the Russian legislative body will be known as Gosudarstvennia Douma. The Census Bureau cites a national teacher to pupil ratio of about 1 to 71 and 140 per 10,000. It explains population decline in Towa as young people moving west for opportunities.
The Railway World reports the Pennsylvania Railroad will, after 385 years of paying employees by checks drawn on nearby banks, resume payments in cash. The temporary change affects about 120,000 men.
At 2 PM a property in Warren borough bounded by Hazel and Fifth streets is offered for sale under execution. The description includes an original borough boundary and additional reserved strips on Hazel and Fifth streets. The property features a three story frame house and is tied to the Crary Horton estate and R F VanDoorn interests. Sheriff R N Brown notes the sale date of August 15, 1905.
Register Crandall announces that several administrators guardians and executors have filed accounts for estates in Warren County and that the Orphans Court will review them on September 4 at 2 PM The filings include L M Schramling administrator of Mary Schramling David Cook and Oscar Linquist guardians of Walter Linquist Perry D Clark guardian of Wm A Greaves Levi Ashton estate O P Thompson administrator of Levi Ashton Charles Chase guardian of Lizzie Irvine Rose LeRoy administratrix of Charles Shaw Albert D Walter and George St Walter executors of David Walter Andrew Hertzel and Chas Schimmelseng executors of Philip Hertzel W R Dawson administrator C T A of H F Head C D Crandall Register.
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