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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
3
A nostalgic verse recalls a moonlit winter ride with Claire. The scene unfolds on a cold sparkling night as frost and snow blanket the landscape. Names such as Roy Griffith Fanny Cremorne Willie Ford Kate Du Pays Ronald Lais are invoked alongside horses and a beloved companion.
In a moonlit Norfolk Pike ride a narrator recalls racing a cutter with Lord Ronald and Lady Claire. The scene blends brisk horses, festive cheer, and a growing romance as the narrator contemplates love, courage, and lingering memories of a golden age.
A collection of poem fragments from various writers celebrating Christmas. It includes Lizzie D. Curtis’s Christ is come this wondrous night, a reflective piece by Chicago Evening Post, Sarah Wilson’s festive verse, and plans from The Washington Star about a hard luck story where Santa may bring help.
Two literary snippets present a romantic theme. Truman Roberts Andrews of Chicago Inter Ocean writes a longing called My Christmas Gift expressing greed for the beloved's gaze as a grand prize. F L S of Atlanta Constitution replies with The Christmas Blessing praising a lover as the true gift and renewing devotion.
Washington Dec 14 The naval court of inquiry into Rear Admiral Schley’s conduct during the Santiago campaign ends after three months of sessions. The majority finds fault with his actions on several points yet commends his leadership during the July 3 battle and the ultimate destruction of the Spanish fleet. George Dewey and Lemly sign the reports with minority views by Dewey. Secretary Long will act on the findings without further proceedings.
Signor Marconi announced a wireless transmission across the Atlantic from Cornwall to Newfoundland using a kite aerial at Signal Hill in St Johns. He notes the test used a high power station at Poldhu and plans to return to England to expand the experiment with stronger equipment.
Williamsport Pennsylvania dispatch reports three men dead after freight engine No 83 plunged through the Lycoming Creek bridge on the Philadelphia and Erie division. The engineer John Martz fireman Frederick Glass and brakeman George Farey of Sunbury perished. The two span iron bridge gave way under the fast freight amid high floodwaters and late schedule. Salvage attempts were hindered by swollen waters.
A poem from the Chicago Daily Record laments small stocking gifts as a boy grows. He longs for a house and a full future while old wishes endure, and he seeks tokens of friendship across shops and days.
Milwaukee reports a man Joseph Anderson and a woman named Lizzie Smith found dead in bed at 1520 Greeling Street. Police think Anderson shot Smith and then killed himself, a mystery surrounding the deaths. In New York, litigation over Cornelius Van Shaick Roosevelt’s will ends with a $2,000,000 estate. the president’s nephew to receive $150,000.
Severe snow storm continues across Wyoming with wind and extreme cold. Five herders reported dead and several missing near Point of Rocks as flocks scatter and stock losses rise. Cattle losses are minimal while railroad crews face risks amid ongoing blizzard conditions.
The Senate approved the Hay-Pauncefo te canal treaty by 72 to 6 after five hours of closed discussion. Senator Teller led opposition while many others spoke briefly for or against ratification. The session also confirmed Philander C. Knox as attorney general.
Government troops of 70 clashed with liberal forces at Nombre De Dios near Colon. About 18 men were killed and 40 wounded as the government won control of the entrenchments. Women children and foreign residents sought refuge on a nearby island as troops moved back toward Colon.
J J Hill of Northern Pacific fame backs the Standard Steel Car Co and seeks control of the Pressed Steel Car Co. His syndicate plans large scale steel industry expansion including furnaces and steel mills for plate and structural shapes while remaining independent of market pressures.
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