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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
2
Condensed review of global happenings with foreign information highlights. A compact digest outlines major events from around the world, offering a quick snapshot of international developments for readers seeking top-line summaries.
Congress adjourned for the Christmas holidays and will reconvene January 3. The period includes commentary on Roosevelt acts, canal plans, labor imports, land law reform, and various national events and notices.
Roosevelt urged Harriman to end the Colorado river break that caused Salton sea. NebraskaLand and Feeding Co. figures Richards, Comstock, Jameson and Triplett convicted of fraud in Omaha. Stickney blamed shippers for rail car shortage. Governor Higgins commutes Albert Patrick sentence in Rice murder case. New York Attorney General sues American Ice Co. burg, Pa. honors 106th birthday with Roosevelt telegram. Leadville masked bandit wounds depôt agent and robs cash drawer. Mrs Mills perishes in Butler fire leaving 60 homeless. Post office spending drops shown by Madden report. Austrian postal strike. Vatican protests French government. Sheriff Compton shot while reclaiming child in Keensburg. South textile merger forms American Textile Woolens Co. Burnham Jr. convicted. Two years Sing Sing. Fire destroys SS Peter and Paul church in Spring Valley. Cuzons landslide entombs eleven. Bloomington planing mill fire losses reach 150909.
Frank B. Sargent, immigration commissioner, could owe a fine after riding the Nippon Maru from Honolulu to San Francisco. The Nippon Maru was fined 1000 dollars for violating a law prohibiting foreign vessels from carrying passengers between American ports.
A St Petersburg court martial convicted Rear Admiral Nebogatoff and three ship commanders of surrendering at the 1905 Sea of Japan battle. They face death, with a plea for mercy to commute to ten years in fortress custody. Four other officers receive fortress terms. the rest are acquitted. The trial began September 5 in St Petersburg.
Judge Duncan rules the probate court has no jurisdiction in the Standard Oil cases under the Valentine anti trust law. The court cites lack of service provisions for corporations and affirms exclusive original jurisdiction in the common pleas court. Prosecution by David seeks renewal after further court light. Indictments against Rockefeller Vilas Robertson and McIntosh await review.
A light engine collided with passenger train No. 2 at Ealey's crossing near Eagle Rochester. Engineer Michael Lynn and fireman Henry Gath died. Light engine engineer George McNally injured and fireman E Palmer reported killed.
Four people died in a Princess Anne county residence fire on Sunday night. The victims were the wives and children of two men, Samuel Poyner of Norfolk county and William Grimstead of Princess Anne county, all reportedly burned to death at the Grimstead home.
Two masked men robbed 17 occupants in the Columbia hotel's war room in Goldfield Nevada late Sunday night. They took $825 from gambling games and did not find $3,000 in a safe.
The city celebrated a generous Christmas with widespread charity. Salvation Army, Timothy D Sullivan, and Bowery Mission fed thousands, with 37 000 poor recipients and 5 000 baskets plus 1 000 bags of groceries distributed at Grand Central Palace.
Report of a racial riot in Wahalak Mississippi after a wagon dispute escalated. White mobs killed several black residents while conductor Robert Harrison of the Mobile and Ohio railroad died from wounds. Gov. Vardaman ordered troops to Scooba as more violence spread to nearby areas.
In Sturgis a fight between West Kentucky Coal Co guards and striking miners left three dead C J Dougherty Billy Malloy Will Gray and four wounded with L I Moore Sam Barnaby William Goch and Henry Delaney among the injured The downtown melee followed a long strike with guards used on non union workers and caused a one hour reign of terror as shots rang out about one mile from the mine
In Leavenworth Kansas on Monday night a riot on a street car led to fourteen arrests Tuesday for the violence and gunfire within the car. The majority of the detained troops are troopers of the Ninth cavalry colored unit.
In Cincinnati Ohio Henry Siebele aged 16 used a revolver he bought with saved money to shoot and kill his stepfather Henry Brinker 44 in what authorities describe as a fatal incident tied to a Christmas gift plan.
Two boys read a sign on West Federal street offering a five thousand dollar reward for the capture of outlaw Jim Bradley. They discuss a foolish plan to cut film from a moving picture to claim the reward, joking about their sharp schemes.
Young Joseph Choate faced a damages suit where the shopkeeper’s employee harmed the defense. The defendant lost, yielding a $5,000 verdict, and the merchant insulted his lawyer. Choate coolly retorted that his father would have disagreed about making him a lawyer.
The bank directors, about to adjourn after drawing fees, are informed by the cashier that the bank failed three days earlier for seven million. The oldest director dismisses the news as none of their concern and departs with remaining gold toward waiting automobiles and broughams.
Reindeer haul 600 pounds on sleds through snow with 400 pound deer. They cover 30 50 or 90 miles daily, carrying mail 650 miles from Kotzebue to Point Barrow Alaska. No food is carried for deer. at rests they forage on white moss.
A wise figure notes that profit does not guarantee happiness. Dustin Stax retorts that lucrative deals let him envy the other’s worries, leaving him smug by comparison. The exchange lampoons material success and personal insecurity.
The Detroit Free Press recalls a cheerful man named Gayboy who bears a headache yet remains grateful for memories of the night before. The piece notes his cheerful demeanor and grateful recollection as a lighthearted vignette.
The financial note lists commodity prices across several markets dated December 25 to December 26, 1906. It covers flour, grains, butter, eggs, cheese, potatoes, hay, cattle, veals, sheep, lambs, and hogs with varying price ranges in New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo Pittsburg and other centers. Major items include Minnesota patent flour at 4.10 to 4.35, No. 2 red wheat around 77 to 79 cents, and hog prices around 6.60 to 6.80 in several markets.
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