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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
2
A compact seven day digest covering home and foreign news, industrial developments, personal and political items, and notable happenings around the world. Read as a concise overview of the week’s events distilled for quick perusal.
Senate debates invite to the king of Siam during his U.S. visit. House passes Philippine revenue bill and considers measures on pensions, national holidays, and executive security. Navy, labor, education, and charity issues tied to McKinley era politics surface across committees and floors.
Floods in Pennsylvania cause 4000000 dollars in property damage and kill nine people. Other items note a Christmas bonus for 10000 AmEx employees, and various national events including political resignations, labor talks, and court actions.
Rhode Island Governor William Gregory died at his Wickford home at age 52. In other notices, Richard Croker pledged to stay leader of Tammany Hall. Mary Emery of Wabash Indiana died at her daughter’s home aged 100. Mrs Virginia Young died at Redwood New York aged 101. Louis Rock died at Ludington Michigan aged 107.
Reports say Lloyd George attempts a pro Beer meeting in Birmingham spark a riot with about 50,000 participants. The American tobacco trust expands, buying German factories and seeking Russian plants. Commandant Kritzinger, famed Boer leader, is wounded and captured at Hanover Road. Spencer Eddy envoy leaves for Bulgarian frontier over Miss Stone’s release. Hay Pauncefote treaty ratified, drawing praise from English political circles.
Perry Belmont nominated by Democrats of New York Seventh District to succeed Muller. Montague Lessler nominated by Republicans. A Louisville & Nashville freight train derailed on a trestle near Ridge Top Baker Tennessee, killing three and injuring one. Two miners killed and one seriously injured at Pittston Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania Coal Co No 6 mine. Col John C Noble dies at Paducah aged 84, wartime service and editor. T J Cotter dies after fall at Detroit Hotel Brunswick. Rev Schaeffer donate 10000 marks to Boer children via Rhine and Westphalia. James E Madison of Newark NJ arrested for embezzlement 1600. Toledo records eight below zero. Toledo factories shut for coal shortage. Gov Sayres pardons 60 convicts for Christmas.
In Pittsburg, on December 20, a gas explosion at the Soho furnace of Jones & Laughlin Limited on Second Avenue near Brady Street killed ten men and injured four. The barrow incident caused the blast, panic ensued, and molten metal and debris rained down on Second Avenue as ambulances and police responded.
Practical notes on grease cleanup with cold water, salt use in milk dishes, lemon salts removing rust stains, a showcase of furnishings designs for clubs, and a ginger wine recipe with capsicum and ginger. The tips emphasize quick action and simple ingredients for home use.
The article notes the global submarine cable length at 187 353 172 nautical miles. It envisions two gaps in North Dakota to Miles City and Billings to the same, creating an ocean spanning line via Boston New York Chicago Helena Portland to Los Angeles. Lieut Mitchell will extend a telegraph line from Fort Egbert to Valdez Alaska this winter. The Copper River line now reaches 15 miles from Valdez and will extend 480 miles this winter. By next summer Valdez and Nome are to be connected by a substantial telegraph system.
In Centreville Texas on December 20 L T Exum a local farmer shot his wife after she objected to shooting into the floor near her feet He then laid her on a bed with his children present and shot himself in the head dying at the scene authorities report a grim family tragedy in rural Centreville.
Sailors from the Danish cruiser Valkyrien marched through Charlotte Amalia with music and banners. The crowd greeted them enthusiastically and urged that the islands not be sold.
Cherokee Netoowah tribe members in Going Snake district near Tahlequah are reported starving due to crop losses and a severe blizzard. News notes worsening famine conditions among Indigenous communities in Oklahoma.
Doctors from different states endorse Peruna with claims of curing catarrh and related ailments. Dr Llewellyn Jordan cites quick improvement after a month. Dr George C Havener and Dr L S Smith attest to benefits in chronic catarrh, ovarian trouble, and menstruation. Dr Mary Smith lauds Peruna for sick women and urges usage. Contact Dr Hartman for free advice.
New York flour patents range 3.75 to 4.00, wheat No 2 red at 84 85 cents, corn 71 to 74 cents, oats 54 cents. Cleveland notes similar grain figures, butter 26 cents, eggs 29 30 cents, cattle at 5.25 to 7.00, hogs firm near 5.80, lambs 5.00 to 5.60. Chicago shows December wheat 77 1/4, corn 64, oats 44 1/2, cattle 6.00 to 7.25. Toledo cash wheat 36 3/4, corn 67, oats 46. East Buffalo cattle quiet, sheep up to 5.40, Cincinnati hogs 4.00 to 6.20, cattle 2.25 to 5.35, lambs 3.25 to 4.85.
A comic exchange in which a gay couple asks a parson to wed them again after a recent divorce. The parson replies he cannot refit their past union and directs them elsewhere, joking about not running a repair department. The dialogue captures satire on marriage and clergy.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt Brown notes people believe odd things while dismissing obvious truths. Black agrees, contrasting Green who distrusts hash yet devours croquettes and mince pies, illustrating selective faith.
The Baltimore American notes an intelligent artisan crafting cowcatchers for milk trains while engrossed in his work. The brief vignette highlights the marvels of modern science and industry as observers marvel at his mechanical skill.
An old Sunday school exam asked what Moses did for a living with Jethro. A child answered aloud that Moses married one of Jethro’s daughters, provoking a ripple of laughter in the room.
An announcer notes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar as a winter lung fortifier. The line claims quick relief for toothaches with Pike's Drops in one minute. A humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution discusses Jones and a bakery receiver appointment.
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