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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
2
A compact digest notes US Senate actions on a McKinley bust appropriation and statehood debate, plus pension and deficiency bills. It covers currency, Venezuela tensions, warship movements, and arbitration hopes. Also reports on postmaster embezzlement, Rockefeller gifts, coal strike issues, fires, earthquakes, and disaster tolls.
A news roundup reports President Baer of the Reading railroad condemning independent coal operators for allegedly raising coal prices to 11.50 a ton to dealers, 14 to consumers, amid a broad array of disaster, political, and labor items across cities and states.
Solomon Hirsch former United States minister to Turkey died in Portland Oregon at 63. Benjamin F Dennison treasurer of the American Baptist Publication Society died in Philadelphia at 67. John W Ela president of the Chicago civil service commission died in Philadelphia from an apoplectic stroke aged 62. Gen Peanuts famed midget and clown with Barnums Forepaugh and Sells died in bed in New York. Gen Wagner Swayne died in New York from a disease complication. Charles P Griffin influential Ohio politician and former speaker died of heart disease in Toledo.
Reports from Rome claim Bishop Quigley was chosen archbishop of Chicago. Britain weighs arbitration and a war basis, while Greece and Caribbean tensions rise. Moggy island seizure, Cuba and Nicaragua tensions, and cold deaths in Hungary are noted along with prorogation of Parliament until February 17.
Six miners died crushed in a mine at Inman Virginia while pulling down pillars. A trolley crash in Weehawken New Jersey injured 57. three women were fatally hurt. Burglars dynamited a Miller’s drug store safe in Valley Junction Iowa, stealing 3000 dollars. Chicago earners face lockout as manufacturers demand arbitration. Severe snow blockade disrupts railroads in northwestern Nebraska. Four masked men attempted to rob White River bank Loogootee Indiana after looting a hardware store. Rev E M Mills reports full cash for Methodist Episcopal Bank offering fund. National Association of Manufacturers urges anti labor circulars amid AFL. The pope appoints Quigley archbishop of Chicago and Canevin coadjutor bishop of Pittsburgh. Congress adjourns to January 5.
The United States minister at Seoul seeks 1.5 million dollars for an electric railway project. Winston Churchill named aid-de-camp with colonel rank by New Hampshire official Bach elder. Senator Pritchard of North Carolina backs reducing southern representation at GOP conventions. Nebraska Supreme Court voids marriages of divorced persons within six months of decree. St Louis hotel owner liable for guest death in a fire. widow awarded 5,000 dollars. Rev H H Fotenhauer of Hamburg Minnesota elected president of Concordia College Fort Wayne. Nebraska governor elect Mickey opposes inaugural ball and halts preparations. Internal Revenue Commissioner Yerkes requires liquor licenses for soda dispensers mixing spirits into soft drinks. Indiana Supreme Court says victim blamed in Manion bridge death case. Joseph Downey, Chicago education official, travels to Japan to win 20 dollar wager. Ambassador Tower’s credentials note a modest exhibit for St Louis expo. Illinois legislature to consider shielding state taxes from out of state corporations. New Jersey and Arizona inducements to aid evasion are cited.
Washington reports Great Britain favors arbitration with safeguards while Germany accepts in principle but seeks many adjustments Italy agrees in principle but will be bound by senior partners. ambassadors in London Berlin Rome seek responses as to whether to refer the dispute to The Hague tribunal amid delays and potential apologies.
A lumber laden car on the Mays Siding of the Philadelphia & Erie line ran away down a steep grade and rammed a double header freight eastbound. The impact killed two engineers, James Murphy of Kane and Charles Dieffenbach of Erie, and injured four others including fireman Graw and brakeman Davis.
Everett Harman a Malcolm Iowa native and student at the Iowa Wesleyan University killed himself Friday by cutting his throat with a razor. The blade reached the bone but did not sever the jugular vein. Harman died five hours later.
A New York Democratic club committee handed Mayor Law 2500 dollars to be used for buying coal for the poor. The donation was presented on December 20 in the city.
In St Louis on December 20 five former house of delegates members were found guilty of bribery over the suburban street car bill. Each faces five years in prison after a verdict that followed a trial that began Tuesday. Judges noted $75000 had been placed in deposit to be used as required. All defendants filed motions for a new trial and were released on bond.
Eighteen Chicago furniture plants face a potential strike by about 5000 workers over proposed pay and hours. Workers demand $2.10 daily for nine hours, while current terms are $1.70 for ten hours. The manufacturers report a $200,000 strike fund to defend their position.
Albert Swift aged 53 a well known Buffalo magnate and originator of the Johnstown Flood at the Pan American exposition died suddenly in a Turkish bath early Thursday of heart failure. He was a prominent figure in local business circles and famous for the flood project at the exposition.
In a brief Philadelphia Press note Tess and Miss Sere quarrel over a remark about age. Tess defends herself, and Miss Sere counters that she was told she was 24. The exchange ends with a pointed aside about timing.
Government report for 1902 shows Texas holds the world record for rice reduction. Some of the best rice lands in the state lie along the M K and T railway line. An interesting book on rice will be sent on request. James Parker, Gen's Pass. Agent, M K and T Ry. 501 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis.
A fragment reflects a kitchen table exchange about a burglar and a chloral form, with Bob and Richard joking about illness and neuralgia in a Detroit Free Press context. The snippet captures street dialogue tone and humor amid crime mention.
This reader notice advertises a 10 by 20 inch calendar, printed in 12 colors, priced at 6 cents plus postage, with higher priced 50 cent calendars available but less attractive. It directs senders to Murray Street in New York for the calendar.
The Indianapolis News notes that public suggestions at romances may hinder lovers. The witty remark implies crowd input could complicate a private relationship as it traces the course of true love in public attention.
A vintage drug ad promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Patrons can obtain a refund if the remedy fails to cure. The price is 25 cents.
Miss Alice Bailey of Atlanta recounts suffering three years with pain before a doctor diagnosed ovarian inflammation and proposed surgery. After two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved, gained eighteen pounds, and regained health. The letter notes typical ovarian symptoms such as dull throbbing pain and tenderness with occasional swelling.
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