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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
2
Congressional representation cut debated in senate
The senate on the 7th considered a bill by Mr. Platt to reduce southern congressional representation. The house moved through many bills and passed the propriation bill, with a holiday adjournment from December 21 to January 4, 1905. The 12th saw senate debate on the Philippine government bill and the house pass 148 private pension bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Platt
House
Congress
Moscow reports limited mobilization across districts
War office notes 423 of 764 Russian districts have seen partial mobilization. Other items include Washington obituary for Charles H. Laird, a 1879 international champion, and various international wartime developments and local incidents.
Skeleton Evidence Shapes Nan Patterson Murder Trial
New York events reveal a headless skeleton and autopsy findings used to trace the bullet path in Caesar Young’s death. Prosecutors argue the shot moved inward toward the spine, while defense questions rib cage deflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Hyman Stern
Young
Stern
Morgan Smith
Sweeney
Smith
Justice Davis
Mr. Rand
Philip O’hanlon
Levy
O’hanlon
Rigims
Hudson Street Hospital
Minneapolis Fire Wrecks City Amid Looted Losses
A massive blaze in Minneapolis, starting at O H Peck & Co on Fifth and First, has destroyed $3,000,000 in property with expected total losses near $5,000,000. Boutelle Brothers furniture supply, northwest's largest, soon caught fire, spreading embers across blocks. Relief from St Paul arrived as the disaster claimed at least three firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
O. H. Peck & Co
Fifth Street
First Avenue
Peck
Boutelle Brothers
St. Paul
Boston Area Municipal Elections Report
Boston and 18 Massachusetts cities voted Tuesday with few surprises. Cambridge saw a defeat for the Democratic ticket by a non partisan candidate. Salem D. Charles won the street commissioner post over Guy W. Emerson by about 20 000 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Newburyport
Woburn
Cambridge
Salem
D. Charles
Guy W. Emerson
Assassins of Von Plehve Sentenced
In St Petersburg the trial of Sasoneff and Sikoritsky for the July assassination of Interior Minister Von Plehve ended. Sasoneff received life penal servitude and Sikoritsky 20 years penal servitude in a closed court proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Plehve
St. Petersburg
Sasoneff
Sikoritsky
Court of Appeals
Steamer Lost in Gale Off Spey Coast
A small steamer went ashore near the Spey mouth in a gale. The ten crew members aboard were drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Spey
Demand for The Jefferson Bible Tops Government Books
Washington readers show huge appetite for The Jefferson Bible as the 10,000 copy edition nears exhaustion. Congressmen report floods of requests and resolutions for a second edition have been introduced in both the senate and the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Progress at Washington Post Office Highlights 1904 Operations
The postmaster general reports rising postal revenues and reforms in mail classification and bulk handling. He notes rural free delivery expansion, growing routes by rail, steamboat and electric lines, and improved money order exchanges. Errors in mail handling are rare, with one error per 11,181 pieces distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railway Mail Service
Two Disasters at Sea Near Prov incetown and Pea Island
A Boston fishing schooner Fish Hawk struck Peaked Hill Bars off Cape Cod. Four crew members died after deserting. five others, including Capt. Bly, survived a six hour freezing gale to reach Provincetown harbor. Body of Kennedy recovered by life savers. In North Carolina, the Montana ran aground near Pea Island during a gale. Six of seven crew saved. Henry Edwards frozen to death, body left in rigging. The remaining survivor in serious condition was rescued and taken to Pea Island life saving station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Light
Mass
Boston
Cape Cod
Bly
Provincetown Harbor
Thomas Kennedy
John Woodworth
Everett
John Drew
Joseph Kehoe
Gloucester
Kennedy
Norfolk
Montana
Baltimore
Charleston
S. C
Pea Island
N. C
Cape Hatteras
Boyce
New Inlet
Bodies Island
Henry Edwards
Two Trainmen Killed In Dunkirk Collision
Two railroad workers died in a Nickel Plate crash near Dunkirk New York early Sunday due to a misplaced switch. Engineer Laughlin from Buffalo and Fireman Doty of Conneaut were killed as an eastbound train collided with a westbound train on the double track segment between Silver Creek and Dunkirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick Observatory
Chicago
Waldron
Moses Bluemenstock
Ludington
Mich
R. S. Woodward
Columbia University
New York City
Carnegie Institution
D. C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Highland Bay
Bingham
Utah
Harriman Lines
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co
Minneapolis
Minn
A. A. Ames
Elliott
Supreme Court
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
la Crosse
Wis
Henry Fidlin
Charles T. Bliss
Philip E. Corlett
Philadelphia
Senate
House
Charles Swayne
Northern District Court of
Florida
Buffalo
N. Y
Nickel Plate
Dunkirk
Laughlin
Doty
Conneaut
Silver Creek
Tragedy on Turtle Creek Tracks Claims Two Family Members
Emma Croff aged 21 slipped and fell in front of a freight train on the Pennsylvania tracks at Turtle Creek. She died soon after as her brother Martin Croff tried to pull her free and was struck, breaking his shoulder while escorting his eight year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Emma Croff
Martin Croff
Croft
War in the Far East Causes Damaging Attacks on Vessels
Reports describe serious damage to boats and property from recent attacks in the Far East. Japanese losses are said to be very large, with ongoing hostilities affecting ships and coastal facilities.
Japanese bombard Port Arthur as sea battle drags on
Tokyo reports ongoing Japanese shelling of Port Arthur with the Sunken Russian ships still attacked. The Sevastopol remains anchored outside possibly returning at night. Telegraph reports quote Japanese casualties at Port Arthur in late October reaching 3,000 killed and 10,000 wounded, with heavier losses later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Port Arthur
Sevastopol
London
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Tien Tsin
Port Arthur Under Heavy Bombardment Damages Reported
Dispatches from the Japanese army besieging Port Arthur describe a Sunday bombardment that seriously damaged the battleship Poltava, the transport Amur, and the wireless telegraph station at Golden Hill, with the arsenal also set on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Port Arthur
Poltava
Amur
Golden Hill
Smoot Inquiry Hears Mormon Church Testimony in Two Days
Washington reports detail two days of hearings by the Senate committee on privileges and elections into Senator Reed Smoot. Witnesses from church circles discuss endowment house rituals, plural marriages, and church influence on Brigham Young University and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reed Smoot
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
J. M. Buckley
Christian Advocate
New York
Salt Lake
Utah
Joseph Smith
George Reynolds
Church
John Henry Hamilton
Lillian Hamlin
Abraham Cannon
Smith
Smoot
Senate
Brigham Young University
Margaret Geddes
Postmaster General Removes Rural and Letter Carriers
Washington reports Postmaster General Wynne has removed Frank H. Cunningham of South Omaha Nebraska and James Keller of Cleveland from office. Cunningham is president of the National Association of Rural Carriers and Keller heads the National Association of Letter Carriers. Dismissal follows an inquiry into charges of insubordination unapproved absences and violation of the January 31 1902 order prohibiting government employees from influencing legislation or seeking pay increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wynne
Frank H. Cunningham
South Omaha
Neb
National Association of Rural Carriers
James Keller
Cleveland
National Association of Letter Carriers
District Court Appeals Affirms Postal Conspiracy Sentences
The District of Columbia court of appeals affirms the criminal court ruling in the postal conspiracy cases of August W. Machen George E. Lorenz Samuel A. Groff and Diller B. Groff. Each defendant was sentenced to two years in the West Virginia penitentiary and fined $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Criminal Court
August W. Machen
George E. Lorenz
Samuel A. Groff
Diller B. Groff
West Virginia
Anti-government Demonstration in Nevsky Prospect
In St Petersburg on Sunday a large student composed crowd gathered in Nevsky Prospect. Police and mounted guards charged the demonstrators causing panic and injuries. About 50 people sustained serious injuries and many were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospect
Flocking into Canada Driven by Land Scarcity Says U S Consul
Major Allison Edwards United States Consul General in Montreal describes North Dakotans moving into Western Canada as droves due to dwindling land. He notes boundary lines ignored, says migrants are well heeled and prepared, and that government agents will provide homestead land information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Edwards
United States
Montreal
Allison Edwards
Fargo
North Dakota
Canada
West
Gimlets Provokes Humble Writer's Vanity Jibe
Robert W. Chambers says he dislikes literary conceit and notes a New York novelist whose book Gimlets was deemed not released. The libraries reportedly shelved the work, and the author asked a librarian if Gimlets was out, only to be told it never was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Chambers
Ular
Chambers
New York
Temperance Man Says Water Drinking Is Boastful
A playful definition from the Philadelphia Press describes a temperance man as someone who boasts about drinking water to excess. The remark frames temperance humor as a brag about restraint and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Philadelphia Press
Peruna Almanac Offered Free Through Drug Stores
The Peruna Almanac now in eight million homes is available from all druggists free and should be inquired for early. The 1905 edition is published and supplies will run out soon. The note cites 3500 patents granted to women but no device to keep hats on straight. Milwaukee Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Milwaukee Sentinel
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Claim Draws Refund Promise
An advertisement asserts a guaranteed cure for piles with a refund if Pazo Oasrment fails within six to fourteen days. It also touts Piso's Cure for Consumption as a noted medicine for coughs and colds. The message includes quotes from readers and a jurist remark about unexpected prominence dimming a halo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
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Congressional
Benjamin S. Baker
New Mexico
Bernalillo County
G. R. Koch
New Ulm
L. C. Gebhart
Roosevelt
Morton
Navy
Fritz Herleher
Haledon
Germany
Supreme Court of the United States
Reinbeck
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Great South Bay
Long Island
Spencer Charrington
House of Commons
Tower Hamlets
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Sharon
Martin’s Ferry
United States District Court of Appeals
Thomas E. Barrett
John P. Dolan
Frank E. Garrett
United States Court
St. Louis
Denver
Martin L. Devanney
Thomas Culp
Cornelius L. Wells
Reformed Synod of America
Brooklyn
Wells
Flatbush Reformed Church
Conger
China
Mexico
W. W. Rockhill
Bureau of American Republics
Pekin
Charles P. Neill
Carroll D. Wright
Catholic University At
Murcia
Sisters of Mercy
Loretto
Sanborn
United States Court of Appeals
Doud Et al
Supreme Court of
Russia
War Office
Charles H. Laird
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Post Office Department
Swift
United
America
Christopher Tripp
Murray
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Canadian Pacific Telegraphers
International Association of Accident Underwriters
Pontiac (Ill
Ogdensburg
James
Perth Amboy
Grand Jury
Auburn
Cal
Adolph Weber
Placer
Weber
Leshey Coal Co
Masonic Temple
Altoona
William Ale
Lilly
National Civil Service Reform League
Japan
Hague
Thackeray
Charles Tennyson
Lord Tennyson
Patterson
Massachusetts
Provincetown
Far East
Dakota
Gimlets
Chicago Daily News
Wrade Mark
St.Jacobs Oil
A.N. K
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