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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
2
A condensed weekly news item notes Congress in session briefly with routine business on the 4th and 5th. The House advances a bill to establish April 14 as Martyrs' Day to honor Abraham Lincoln. Senate recesses until the 7th and ends its extra session.
A sweeping list of incidents and events spans politicians, crimes, fires, strikes, legal actions, and disasters nationwide. Notable items include gunfire in Chicago, horse losses in St Louis, post office statistics, rail and car barn fires, labor disputes, drownings, hazing suspensions, and international diplomacy shifts involving Roosevelt, Panama, and Great Britain.
A roundup notes deaths of oarsman Joshua Ward at 65 in Cornwall on Hudson and congressman Henry Burk at 53 in Philadelphia. It records gubernatorial candidacy by Vespasian Warner for Illinois Republican nomination and other long-lived figures aged over 100. Also mentions shipwreck casualties near Tobago and Ottawa University fire causing $500,000 loss.
Scarcity of orders keeps Sharon Pennsylvania steel works idle as workers press for a new agreement. Howard Axe Company in West Homestead suspends operations for months, with about 500 men affected. Breach of promise suit and other local cases appear amid broader strikes and wage disputes.
Grand Rapids reports chapter two of the water scandal as warrants are issued for seven more men on conspiracy and perjury charges. The list includes J Clark Sproat, Charles S. Burch, E D Conger, J Russell Thomson, Isaac F. Lamoreaux, with additional charges against William F. McKnight and George E. Nichols for suborning perjury and perjury respectively. W arrants arise from Lant Salsbury’s testimony and promises of bribes to secure a city water contract from Lake Michigan. Maximum penalty for conspiracy is a $2000 fine or one year in jail, or both.
A reflective profile lists reasons for a worker’s stagnation citing persistent grumbling lagging behind lack of self belief and reluctance to act. It notes poor work habits missed lessons from mistakes and a sense of being above the position.
The display features silver heart shaped boxes and heavy gold chain bracelets noted as more artistic than popular silver pieces. A peacock brooch with a gem studded tail, coral accents, and coral or gold set pieces highlight the collection, emphasizing ornate, costly items for holiday shoppers.
In Dessau a lion tamer named Dee Fischer was killed in a menagerie cage yesterday. She misfired a whip to make a lion jump through a hoop, provoking a deadly attack as three other lions fought over her mangled body. Assistants then dragged the lions away amid panicked spectators and injuries.
President Roosevelt renominated Wood for a major army post and backed 167 other army officer promotions tied to Wood’s fate. The nominations also included about 25 civilian appointees, among them Dr. Wm. Crum as collector of the port of Charleston, S C, and others from the last recess.
Mrs. Cathrine I. Curtin widow of Andrew G. Curtin and former representative in three congresses died suddenly of apoplexy aged 84. She was stricken while eating lunch in Bellefonte Pennsylvania. She leaves one son and three daughters.
Rear Admiral Robley Evans dispatches the gunboat Annapolis to Tamsus Formosa to probe the attack on the crew of the American ship Benjamin Sewall abandoned October 5 about 40 miles southeast of Tobago. The mission's findings will guide State Department decisions on seeking Tokio government's inquiry.
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