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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
6
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The Wilkesbarre Record, once a Machine ticket supporter, endorses Colonel Louis A. Watres of Scranton for Governor. It urges the party to nominate Watres or a man of his caliber to save the Republican Party in the state and promises Watres is determined to win.
Constantinople reports that Turkey formally surrendered to the Powers and accepted the plan for financial control of Macedonia. A note delivered to the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador ends eleven months of talks and authorizes the withdrawal of the international fleet.
The first sale of Governor Pennypacker's library occurred Friday, including Franklin related books and letters as well as Poor Richard's Almanac. The collection also held Pennsylvania assembly records and old issues of the Pennsylvania Gazette, realizing about 10000 dollars.
Representative Sibley introduces a measure for a public building at Sharon and notes numerous bills aiding old soldiers through special acts. The list names pensions and increases secured by individuals including Chas Shafer Emlerton Sylvester McClelland Geo Bates Margaret Heckathorn Alfred Whipple Geo Byers Frank Elliott B H Miller Isaac Lytle James Kipp Joseph Bond Harry Marks Catherine Hoagland Lydia McDonald Henrietta Marshall Sarah Wynne Milton James Conaway Reese Margaret Persing among others.
The piece urges persistence and self effort, citing successful business figures who prevailed over obstacles. It then reports President and Mrs Roosevelt announcing the engagement of their daughter Alice Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth, a U S representative from Ohio, with a wedding planned for mid February at the White House.
Charles A. Peabody has been elected president of Mutual Life. He is described as a worthy man with one notable fact his salary will be one third of McCurdy’s. The salary is 350,000, equal to the United States president’s pay.
A snappy column notes poor business for Washington vaudeville shows amid Democratic minority exhibitions in Congress. It reflects on debt paying individuals dying with respect and hints at Russia Japan war affecting Korean views and rising revolutionaries arming themselves. It ends with a jab about czarist job seekers.
Holiday trade leads with record retail sales and liberal orders while staples stay steady. Wage increases effective January 1 boost income. building permits rise and exports beat expectations. December money market firm with strong securities. commercial failures total 239 in the U S, 27 in Canada, against last year.
The policy splits postmasters into excellent, good, fair, and poor. Excellent records protect reappointment, good prompts for successors, fair allows relief if a strong replacement is found, and poor leads to summary relief after term ends. Public opinion favors merit based staffing despite spoils system opposition.
A December review notes Mexico expanding English compulsory in public schools and sending teachers to the United States to study pedagogy. It highlights growing cross border student and visitor exchanges and the Americanization of Mexico’s vice president who supports U.S. investment and education for his family.
Carl Schurz's Reminiscences in McClure's December issue recount his early schooling in Germany. The piece traces teachers methods and peers and the awakening influences shaping his character as a fighting idealist ready to pursue political and moral reform.
Reduced holiday fares on the Pennsylvania Railroad for Christmas and New Year travel. Excursion tickets available between Buffalo and Oil City, Oil City and Salamanca, and from several Western stations to Pittsburg and return, plus Buffalo to Franklin. Tickets on sale December 23 24 25 30 31 and January 1 valid for return through January 3. Consult ticket agents for details.
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