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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
4
The column laments blunt talk and urges silence within families and schools. It notes drilling for oil grows more strenuous in Pennsylvania as winter nears. It warns of numerous hunting accidents and suggests protective laws, urging cautious hunting to spare deer and birds.
The Ohio election results report 877,203 total votes. Myron T. Herrick leads Gov candidate Tom L. Johnson by 115,512, the largest gubernatorial plurality on record. Speaker Cannon rejects any bid for Vice President and stays in the House.
Due to a large Democratic vote slump in Erie county the party will receive only three delegates to the next State Convention, down from ten three years ago. Warren county loses one delegate from two, leaving one delegate.
The Secretary of Agriculture cites a national horse census showing 16,557,373 horses in the United States with an estimated value of 1,030,705,959 dollars. The era of no horses appears to be indefinitely postponed.
A Missouri rural paper extols its role noting nine babies are born daily in Kansas City, while city papers neglect such news. It defends the rural press as the sole outlet that reports all local news.
As the holiday season nears post offices see higher mail volume and more misrouted letters and packages. The majority of errors stem from senders misaddressing mail so readers are urged to be more careful when sending items.
Senator Penrose introduces a Senate bill to pension Union prisoners of war held in Confederate camps from May 25 1861 to May 1 1865. It would pay 2 dollars per day of captivity plus 12 dollars per month to each ex prisoner. The measure aims to win support among veterans.
The New York State Excise Commissioner reports that thirteen of seventeen states that adopted absolute prohibition have abandoned it in favor of high license, with the document noting extensive information on excise statutes and systems across states.
The Buffalo News lists seventeen young football players killed in the last two months while playing the sport. It notes many more were injured, and questions the game's safety by comparing fatalities to prize fighting, calling the sport unusually dangerous for athletes.
Gov Pennypacker appoints Samuel G Thompson of Philadelphia to fill the Chief Justice seat after McCollums death. The selection surprises supporters who favored another candidate and critics note the court’s regional balance favors the west. Thompson is a Democrat who had previously served on the bench under Pattison.
The Butler town faces a typhoid outbreak with about 1500 cases and high mortality after a water supply was diverted from a polluted stream following a reservoir break. The paper notes a need for expert help, more nurses, and a safe permanent water system, while criticizing officials and politics for delaying filtration and cure efforts.
Senators Quay and Penrose of Pennsylvania secure top committee posts in the current Congress. Quay chairs organization, conduct and expenditures of executive departments and sits on Agricultural and Forestry, Appropriations, Indian Affairs, Public Buildings and Grounds, Territories. Penrose chairs Post Offices and Post Roads and serves on Commerce, Education and Labor, Finance, Immigration and Naval Affairs, plus the Select Committee on National Banks.
The article urges readers to shop early for Christmas as crowds form and stock dwindles. It argues that those who delay will find selections picked over and prices less favorable, and urges timely purchases to secure the best bargains.
The December issue features character sketches of Speaker Cannon and M. Bunau Varilla as the Panama envoy. It also offers editorial views on the Panama situation Cuban reciprocity and other live topics. A substantial Christmas Magazine with lasting appeal is included.
Queen Lilivokalani, former ruler of Hawaii, expects to press her claim for 200000 against the government for crown lands seized after her deposition. She has pursued the money previously without success, and the reason for her renewed confidence in this session of Congress is not clear.
The Conneautville Courier marked its 56th birthday last week, praised as a clean, progressive and reliable country weekly. It notes it is slightly older than the Mail and compares favorably in quality and service.
Up to date the open season for deer in Wisconsin has resulted in twenty men killed, five mortally wounded and twenty two seriously wounded. Wisconsin deer art might as well have played foot all.
Butler's dire extremity and appeals for aid prompt statewide response. The episode serves as a costly lesson on impure water and the necessity of boiling water to stay safe.
An elegant line of holiday goods now on sale at the Davis Drug Store. Includes perfumes toilet sets leather goods hand bags and more. Call and see.
The store offers a large stock of blankets robes gloves and mittens at very low prices. Keller's Sons invites shoppers to browse the selection and save on cold weather necessities.
In 1903 Pennsylvania raised 2 313 000 bushels of corn placing it third among states Illinois first and Indiana second Generals Wiley and Cobin were reappointed by Gov Pennypacker The Pennsylvan ia Railroad issues a winter resorts guide and notes a turkey shipment delay due to a block on main line Officials warn that no school district will receive appropriations unless it complies with the compulsory education law
New Yorkers walking upper Broadway at night report a brilliant glass tube lamp hanging in shop windows. The Peter Cooper Hewitt design is said to be the cheapest light with higher efficiency and longer life, though its vapors give a ghastly green hue.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip tickets from all Pennsylvania stations to Wilkesbarre for the State Grange meeting December 8 to 11. Tickets are valid December 7 to 10 with return until December 12 at reduced rates, minimum 25 cents.
An era wide warning notes kidney trouble harms both genders and daily life. Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer claims to ease symptoms and restore vigor with sample bottles and pamphlets mailed from Binghamton New York.
The 1904 Irl R Hicks Almanac is ready and available by mail for 30 cents. It and Word and Works together can be sent for one dollar a year. Word and Works Publishing Co. at 2201 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. distributes both publications.
New and handsome store of Jacob Keller Tailor on Penn a Avenue offers affordable overcoats and Loeb's fine custom shirts. Call soon before zero weather. Agents for Loeb's shirts.
A notice for the best job printing services appears on record. The announcement highlights quality printing options and office use. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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