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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
4
Kansas farms harvest more wheat than any state in the union. In its 309 county belt no county drops below 1,000,000 bushels, Sumner County alone records 6,812,102 bushels as petroleum boosts prospects. Exports rise $34.5 million in November, part of an $82 million eleven‑month gain.
Dissatisfaction over higher assessments for older members leads to a charter for the Grand Lodge of New England Workmen in Rhode Island with Massachusetts Grand Lodge joining. The piece notes President calls for stringent supervision and punishment of corruption in the Post Office Department. Also discusses bitter winter grind for milk wagon workers and ice like cans, plus rough freight train work.
Scientists seek the source of heat from radium noting the element emits warmth without consuming material or shrinking. The paradox questions how heat arises when no fuel is burned, challenging accepted theories of heat origin and leaving philosophers puzzled.
State Supt. N C Schaeffer receives favorable comments for urging broader focus on the three R's. He says reading writing and arithmetic should be thoroughly taught before pupils are distracted by other tasks. He argues early mastery prevents future harm in examinations and overall learning.
The National Grange receipts for 1903 reached 40208.39 dollars with 25 states represented at Rochester. About 700 members took the Seventh Degree and Portland, Oregon, chosen for the next annual meeting. Resolutions backed woman suffrage, while officers included Master Aaron Jones and Secretary C M Freeman. The State Grange met in Wilkesbarre with 432 delegates as Worthy Master W F Hill praised the year’s fruits and urged rural improvements. Membership rose 5000. 26 new granges formed and seven dormant units revived.
The Venango Spectator notes Speaker Cannon assigns Joes Sibley as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures while retaining a post on the Post Office Committee. Sibley declines Insular Affairs, and Cannon offers the Post Office chair. Washington whispers claim Sibley prefers Manufactures and favors popularity among House members.
A readable catalog of traditional anniversaries lists first through diamond milestones. Entries cover cotton paper leather wooden woolen tin silk crystal china silver pearl ruby golden and diamond wedding anniversaries with several in between.
A Methodist couple in New York, after seven years of marriage without children, received two girls and a boy on Thanksgiving Day. The pastor announced to the prayer band to end such petitions, noting blessings and troubles do not come singly.
The Boston Bulletin notes a favorable 1903 trade balance estimated at 450 million dollars with December 31 as the year end. It says October exports topped 160 million dollars, a figure surpassed only once in U.S. history, October 1900 at 163,389,680.
The Northern Pacific railroad will discharge men known to drink intoxicating liquors, aiming to boost safety on its lines. Officials say drinking impairs work ability and yields no benefits to the company or passengers.
Secretary Hitchcock finds the pension system has cost the government 3 134 271 524 dollars from foundation to present time. He says the amount is a strong answer to the belief that republics are ungrateful. The fund is described as a big sum that has done a big lot of good.
Notice lists reduced holiday rates for the D A V and P R R on December 24 25 and 31 1908 and January 1 1904 with good return travel through January 4 inclusive. Printing services offered at the mail office.
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