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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
2
A compact digest of industrial news, personal updates, politics, and global happenings. Highlights include domestic developments, notable business moves, and international events shaping the week's commercial and political landscape.
In a broad 1902 style dispatch the Ninth district reports 14,000 idle miners from 51,000 former workers. St. Louis and Chicago mail, bank, and factory cases abound including a Clark's Hill post office break in, Bridgeton hangings, a Boston stable fire, Newport cottage deaths, Warren bank shootout, and Denver mint progress. Political shifts, liquor debates, and tariff talk mix with maritime, railroad, and war notes.
A farewell audience with Ambassador White saw Emperor William present the empire’s gold medal for science and art to the individual deemed most deserving this year. The award, open to Germans and foreigners, recognizes merit as judged by the government.
Democratic campaign committee to become permanent. Leroy Pelletier of New York plans a summer quest for the north pole. Havana newspapers urge Cuba to accept 20 percent tariff relief from the United States. Congressman Cannon of Illinois arrives in Washington claiming pledged votes to be speaker. Immigration head postpones action on Cuban children ordered deported. Prince Henry to succeed Baron von Holleben as German ambassador to the U S. Panama paper praises Admiral Casey in peace talks. Killing of William Fitzgerald in Guatemala City linked to an old Kentucky feud. Henry C. Frick offers university site and 2.5 million endowment to Pittsburgh. Kansas farmers report strong finances as corn, poultry, butter, alfalfa lift incomes. Investigation into Mrs Gertrude Young’s death reveals others adopted fasting. Republicans projected 208 seats vs Democrats 178 in next House. Ex Queen Liliuokalani in Washington seeking payment for crown lands seized at annexation. Canadian officials expect 100 000 American immigrants in spring, citizenship concerns loom.
Salt Lake City Dec 2 A Mormon Church interview with President Joseph Smith clarifies polygamy policy and Reed Smoot’s ecclesiastical standing. Smith says the church does not sanction plural marriages and that Smoot’s church duties do not preclude his secular roles as banker, manufacturer manager, and mining investor.
Wilson Misener, brother of a St. Louis Episcopal pastor, recounts an involuntary six year sea voyage to the Arctic. He describes a ship pressed by moving icebergs reaching within 600 miles of the North Pole, narrowly escaping complete destruction by its captain and crew, and enduring severe perils and privations that he says were worthwhile.
Naval officers deem the Adder acceptable after finishing defects but warn trials in sea conditions are needed for this novel vessel. The board urges testing another boat at sea later. Also reported, Lizzie Wilson was shot dead and Ruth Stern wounded in a Colwell street resort. Police seek Harry Singer as murder suspect.
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