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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
2
A concise summary of industrial field news, personal notes, and political items from the week. Includes domestic highlights and international happenings, with emphasis on notable events and figures in the period.
A Senate bill to grant pensions to ex-slaves freed by Lincoln’s proclamation is introduced. The House passes anti trust and post office bills while discussing tariffs. The week features isthmian canal debates, district funding, and multiple state and local incidents. Reported deaths, labor issues, and industry notes accompany updates on oil, rail, and foreign policy.
A sweeping roundup reports Saguenay Bay drowning fears for forty Bay City fishermen after ice shanties were broken by a storm. Other items note Chicago coal men dodging anti trust prosecution by conspiracy trial, Washington vessel work orders at Mare Island, and Major General reassigments.
Sixty four Japanese coal miners were killed by a gas explosion. A hurricane and tidal waves claimed a thousand lives in the South islands. Copenhagen reports new proposals for US purchase of the Danish West Indies.
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Co directors announce a five dollar per share dividend. The Montreal and Halifax express on the Canadian Pacific railroad wrecked at Greenville Junction Maine, injuring Engineer Eaton and Fireman Ord with Beaton likely to die while passengers were unharmed.
In a Baltimore sermon Gibbons compared polygamy to broader moral failures. Across items, Dowie and Zion host in New York threaten an invasion, beef prices drop in New Orleans after a packer conflict, and rail and military reforms are discussed. Historic Tara auctioned for 18500 dollars with a female buyer.
Obituaries list several prominent figures: Justin R. Whiting former Michigan congressman died in St. Clair at 56. Henry Dawes former senator died in Pittsfield Mass at 86. Edwin Maxwell longtime Virginian legislator died at 78. J H Moody former North Carolina congressman died in Wayn tion of the lungs. Dr John Homans famed U S surgeon died in Boston. Henry G Hayes Washington journalist died at 74. Also Charity Green aged 103 died in Omaha and Robert Bailey died in Wisconsin at 100.
Fez reports claim the Morocco pretender has been captured and rebel forces suffered heavy losses at Fez. Russo Austrian troops threaten action on the Roumania frontier as a large army is organized in the north. In Canada, Montreal streetcars halt amid wage and hour protests.
News of a massive disaster in the South Sea islands reports a death toll around 1000 with about 80 islands affected. French officials and warships rush aid to Hao Hikuera Makeno and Makoko, while survivors face starvation and exposure after a devastating cyclone and tidal surge.
A New York Sun tale says a professor deciphers a double layered papyrus from Oshkosh Michigan that claims Blanche Terwilliger, an 18 year old brunette, seeks a trusting husband and notes his marital status. The professor rejects the implied intrigue, noting he is already married.
Granton Oklahoma resident H Gosney reports ten years of severe kidney trouble cured after trying Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with a complete recovery and urges others to consider it, amid a brief joke from a New York weekly.
The Nickel Plate Road advertises attentive service for all travelers including women and children. Uniformed staff and Pullman sleepers are offered with a focus on convenience and safety, especially for those traveling alone. Three daily through trains connect Chicago with California Oregon and Washington, under the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line.
Edward M. Sturgess a Mexican prospector based near Douglass Arizona reports a enormous gold strike in the Torres mountains about 40 miles from Cos terminus of the Nacozari railroad. He says he has taken 150000 dollars in six weeks with a crude outfit and ore samples run up to 3600 ounces of gold per ton valued around 72000 dollars.
Solomon Spiegelstein a 40 year old rag peddler was found dead in a lower room of his apartments with his head and body crushed and mutilated in a horrible manner. Zahn his roommate has been questioned by the police and Ignatz arrest ed is being held on unspecified charges.
Cleveland February 9. The Pere Marquette Railway company ordered two large car ferry steamers from the American Shipbuilding company at an estimated cost near $750,600.
Dull flour markets and varied grain prices across multiple cities with readings for wheat corn oats and potato values. Live stock prices show mix of best steer calf and lamb ranges alongside hogs and sheep across Cleveland Toledo East Liberty East Buffalo and Chicago markets.
The Kansas City South ern Railway Almanac for 1903 is ready for distribution. It offers information on southwestern Missouri the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations in the Indian Territory western Arkansas eastern Texas northwestern Louisiana and the Coast country. Write for a copy to 8 G War City oe A K 0 8 Railway Kansas
A witty exchange recalls Mrs Buggins admitting she did not know her future husband before marriage, saying she only thought she did. The quip appears in the Philadelphia Record as a humorous anecdote.
M. K. & T. Ry offers discounted Colonist Tickets to California starting February 15 with St. Louis 30 dollars and Kansas City 25 dollars. Tourist Car to San Francisco leaves St. Louis Tuesdays at 8 32 p.m. Contact Katy agents or James Barker at 202 Wainwright Building St. Louis for details.
An 1880s advertisement notes Mother Gray a nurse at a New York Children's Home selling powder to ease feverishness teething stomach troubles and stomach worms. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with free sample at A. B. Olmsted LeRoy NY. The motto There is nothing that costs less than civility.
Advertisement notes cough relief and cold remedy Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents. Includes scattered promotional lines and a Chicago Daily News style blurb about color dyes and pugilists leading sluggish lives.
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