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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
1
The Thursday bulletin notes arbitration treaty signed in Washington by English and Venezuelan officials to settle the long standing boundary dispute. Other items report famine in Dharampara district India, fires at several towns, arrests and trials, drownings, and political moves across continents.
An eastbound Union Pacific flyer derailed at a switch in the west yard. Engineer W H Van Noy was found unconscious and taken to a hospital with hope for recovery. Fireman Thomas Krause died after being crushed beneath overturned engines.
Money on call rates and bank bills shown with dollar values and sterling equivalents. New York Produce Market lists flour, buckwheat flour, cornmeal, oats, and wheat with bid prices and futures quotations. hay and other feeds priced, with regional and grade distinctions.
Florida-wide frost damage devastates orange groves and truck farms south of Jacksonville. An estimated 200000 acres of vegetables face a 90 percent loss, threatening farmers, merchants, banks, and railroads with heavy financial fallout as growers race to replant after the blizzard and prior 1895 freezes.
Garabad Assadourian and his wife and child, separated in 1884 by a Turkish firman, were finally allowed to leave Ichmeh. Secretary Olney protested to the sultan, enabling their journey via Harpoot France and New York to Grand Rapids where the reunion occurred.
Stella Randolph of north Denver lies semi conscious at home, claiming hypnotic influence from former sweetheart John H. Smith, a West End Electric conductor. After rejecting him a month ago, she reports repeated courtship attempts and a drowsy spell during rides, leaving her unable to open her eyes though able to talk.
A report describes Tierra del Fuego as having near constant precipitation with rain or snow prevailing throughout the year. The text notes a harsh climate perception in the southern region.
The region of Lake Rudolf gains attention from geographers and colonizers as Dr. Donaldson Smith and English explorer A H Neumann extend the early expeditions along the lake’s eastern shores while Italian Capt Bottego heads toward Mombasa. Lake Rudolf was first charted by Count Teleki in 1888 and has no visible outlet. Current studies promise aid to British East Africa’s development.
Copenhagen engineers outline an elevated railroad from the city to Charlottenlund woods with motive power either electricity or compressed air, signaling a bold step in urban transit.
Rev S H Doyle discusses the denominational scope of Christian Endeavor beginning Feb 14 theme What our denomination is doing It surveys missionary work good citizenship temperance education and philanthropy within denominations urging youth to learn names places and leaders to foster loyalty and activity. Bible readings listed follow.
A Bishop Brooks passage extolls missionaries as the era’s heroic idealists. He asserts missionaries embody faith and selfless devotion to Christ, arguing their extraordinary actions arise from supreme belief rather than mere human achievement.
The Presbyterian view contrasts performing Christian duties out of habit or form with doing so from love. It warns that true devotion requires soul fervor and emotive energy, otherwise grace declines. God judges the heart, condemning lack of feeling despite outward correctness.
Catholic Standard and Times argues for practical administration of justice with reduced reliance on formalities and artificial statements. It warns such reform could raise crime convictions and instill fear of wrongdoing in offenders.
A Jewish Voice piece contrasts prophetic warnings with hope in divine promises. It highlights the phrase Comfort ye, comfort ye my people and asserts the enduring steadiness of the word of God amid human fragility.
The text notes ten tons of coal donated by One Chicago Junior society for its church. It mentions the Wilmington union solving union social issues by rotating entertainments among individual societies. It cites Rev. Charles Roads interpreting a motto and references to Friends Endeavorers at an Indiana yearly meeting, urging mission work before singing Speed Away. It highlights Ellsworth Me Baptist Christian Endeavor pride and reports on church loyalty. It also lists 33 denominations in Illinois with 2,824 Christian Endeavorers.
Stamford report says Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher’s mother in law Mrs. Samuel Scoville is in markedly improved comfort after a period of decline. doctors expect death to come gradually like falling asleep rather than a sudden end.
The New York State Bankers association group No 9 held its first annual banquet at the Hotel Manhattan on Feb 10 with about 150 guests. Speeches followed dinner by Mayor Strong Lieutenant Governor Woodruff Mr Kilburn Mr Jordan and Colonel James.
The governor general of Canada the Earl of Aberdeen with Lady Aberdeen and suite plan to travel to Nashville Tennessee on Friday in their private car to attend the wedding of Hon Archibald Majoribanks son of Lord Tweedmouth and Lady Aberdeen to Miss Brown of that country.
The passage reflects on Isaiah xi 1 5 and the nation s distress from war and impiety. It notes a remnant of Zion s restoration under the Anointed One from David s line, aided by God s spirit, leading to safety and peace. Fulfillment spans Hezekiah s era and a future kingdom in Christ.
The article describes winter study trips by chapters using cross continental routes Mediterranean regions and diverse topics. It urges broadening to mission fields China Japan India Africa Mexico with mementos photographs engravings crafts and natural curiosities and ends with stereopticon lectures.
Canon Farrar recalls his mother’s daily routine of an hour after breakfast spent in Bible reading meditation and prayer. He credits this quiet time as the source of her unruffled temper steadiness and avoidance of anger or gossip. The text emphasizes drawing strength from private devotion to endure life’s desert paths.
The Epworth League is praised as an elite force within the Methodist Episcopal church, likened to the Tenth Legion for Caesar and Napoleon's Imperial Guard, uniting piety zeal enthusiasm and consecration in a vast alliance of about fifteen hundred thousand.
The Wine and Spirit Gazette notes growing prejudice against the liquor trade and calls for cross party unity to abolish the saloon nuisance. It argues social influence of saloons requires more than denunciation and seeks to channel popular fraternities toward effective reform.
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