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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1900
Page
1
A playful couple in 88 shares a shy kiss as a brute interrupts and mocks their romance. The scene ends with a dramatic refrain of waiting and numbers rising to 8 000 008, as quoted from Frank Crane in Century.
Poem contrasts two types of hearts. Wells offer cool water to draw from and share, yet hoard their wealth. Springs endlessly bubble to follow paths, giving life to travelers without seeking praise.
A playful scribble in rural dialect imagines a lone observer forecasting hailstones to scare away singing birds as sunshine and wind shape white clouds above. The whimsical tone evokes a simple country scene and a quirky weather concern.
A brief etiquette guide advises dropping unwelcome acquaintances by not sending cards and warns informal callers to avoid meal hours. Do not over apologize for not calling, and avoid hurried or absent minded visits. Do not impose, rise to leave when you are speaking, and never appear bored.
Senator White of Syracuse pursues Kirk park track record with Red Bee 2 13 14. Lipton drives two American trotting mares on the road. Denny Foley 2 19 14 to be trained for 1900 races. Fantasy 2 06 may return to turf next year. Berlin fast green pacer shows 83 quarter. Hambletonian heirs scarce ten remaining full sons. oldest Artumas 30 youngest Sir Walkill 25. Derby Princess 2 08 5, Royal Baron 2 10, Belle J 2 11, Pearline C 2 12, Billy Abshire 2 17 14, Robert Lee 2 18 drive by Ira Ryerson. Frank Starr to stay in czar’s dominions until a Russian trotter proves worthy.
Items of Interest note the four top wheat elevator centers Minneapolis Duluth Chicago and Buffalo. Ferdinand de Lesseps statue placed at Port Said and dedicated. In northern Alaska census takers must trek on dog sleds. Yule is an old Scandinavian solstice word not tied to Christmas. Japanese buy salted whale meat while whales are caught off Korea and sent to Japan.
Mrs. Gabbie remarks on Mr. Starboard's reluctance to provide money while he boasted he paid as he went. Mrs. Bordem notes she cannot persuade him to leave, prompting tension and a domestic stalemate in Philadelphia.
A long chronicle notes many 1900s items: soldiers sent to Washington and San Francisco, fires in Chicago and Jamestown, civil conflicts in Colombia and the Philippines, New York political moves, deaths from accidents and violence, naval actions, floods, and maritime disasters. It lists officials, battles, rail incidents, and notable deaths across multiple dates and places.
Amos Rice, a well known resident of Charlotte in Chautauqua county, died by suicide yesterday in Jamestown. He was 70 years old.
New York market report shows money on call at 2 percent and prime mercantile paper at 4 to 5 percent. Sterling exchange quoted at 4.875 for demand, 4.87 for others, with sixty day at 4.8414. Posted rates 4.86 and 4.884. Commercial bills 4.83 to 4 percent. Silver certificates at 59 cents per ounce. Bar silver 59 1/2 cents. Mexican dollars 47 1/2 cents.
New York and Buffalo markets show mixed commodity values across flour cornmeal and cereal products with details for patent winter and Minnesota varieties, oats, rye flour, buckwheat, and various cheeses butter eggs and potatoes. Prices include No 2 red wheat 0.75-0.80 afloat, corn 0.434-0.46, and butter creamery ranges 16-28c.
In Philadelphia the insurgent Republican faction plots to unload John Wanamaker amid waning popularity. Bill Flinn and Dave Martin press for a letter from Wanamaker declaring no Senate bid, aiming to split the anti-organization vote and strengthen their line against regulars.
The city is praised as patriotic and public spirited as it raises 100000 dollars guaranteed for the Republican national committee. Funds will cover convention expenses and national committee costs with surplus aimed at educational literature distribution ahead of President McKinley’s nomination.
The Daily Chronicle warns that Russia and Britain face a brinkmanship over Herat and India. Parliament voices a warning that the next move toward Herat could trigger war, with Russia able to act immediately while England would need weeks. The piece notes India’s defense looms as the moral barrier to Russian aims.
A Coudersport report says Potter prohibition was repealed by a vote around 1200 to 1500 in Potter County. The 1866 law had made the region famed for crime and timber-related disputes. The repeal follows a legislature backed referendum and costly campaigning over "pig’s ears."
A general strike spreads between Sandy Lake and Jackson Centre as miners refuse a 5 cent per ton raise for run of mine. The Mercer Iron and Coal Nos 2 3 4 mines Hall shaft Hill mines and Hardly Able mine are idle, all running full time and weeks behind in orders.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad reports for the year ended December 31 1899 gross earnings of 21 325 122 a decrease of 843 222 in operating expenses total 11 735 489 down 1 706 759 net earnings 9 589 633 up 863 537 receipts from miscellaneous income 1 481 354 and a surplus after all charges and dividend payments of 1 607 000.
Eva Roch of Montreal awakens after a second sleep that lasted from two days before Christmas until Sunday. Doctors had given up hope, but she now shows signs of recovery and improvement.
Rev. W. H. Brooks D D longtime secretary of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts died in Boston yesterday at age 68. He was a Baltimore native and a respected church leader.
Boston Globe reports John P. Woods captured a mackerel at Provincetown with a rubber band around its body. Similar bands were found on fish along the New England coast years earlier, puzzling fishermen. The band sank into the fish, indicating it was placed when small. the fish remained intact though the band caused a deep fissure and collapsed the body when removed.
The Melbourne Argus recounts an anecdote about President Kruger meeting an American delegation. When asked which side Americans would take in a crisis they replied they would be on liberty and good government. Kruger retorted that all would be tarred with the same brush and British in their hearts.
Harrisburg reports a heated Republican primary in Jefferson and Indiana counties. Insurgents led by William Flinn back J W Morrow while regulars support John S Fisher allied with Attorney General Elkin. Money and agents flood the contest as dynamics shift in the first postwar battle.
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