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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
2
Rioting broke out in South Omaha Nebraska following the murder of a policeman by a Greek suspect. Buildings burned and many people injured as U S diplomatic strains loom over assaults on Greeks. nationwide observances marked George Washington’s birthday as officials assess security and repercussions.
Congressmen Burton and Rainey clash over Panama canal purchase as Rainey defends stance. Hemenway accused by the president of an inaccurate secret service report. Smith urges probe of American Tobacco Company. Knox confirmation clears in cabinet fight. La Follette and Penrose spar over committee control. Navy bill passes at 136 million and Roosevelt backs lock canal design.
Former President Castro plans return to Venezuela as private citizen from Dresden. Sylvia Green, daughter of Hetty Green, wed Mathew Astor Wilks. Elihu Root to speak in Albany before Washington inaugural. Taft arrives Philadelphia to finalize cabinet with Hitchcock. treasury post pending. Bulgarian emperor hosted in St Petersburg by czar’s circle. Taft joins Cincinnati Knocker's Club amid city crusade talk. Nichols resigns as United Mine Workers District 1 president after 11 years. Roosevelt cites resource-saving cooperation. Mrs. Lewys awarded divorce and 6000 yearly alimony. Raeinsey convicted in graft exposés. Michigan Senator Smith blocks Canadian waterways treaty ratification.
In Rock Island Illinois a duel between W W Wilmerton and John Looney ends in gunfire. Trains collide in Delmar Delaware killing seven and injuring several. Cholera strikes St Petersburg with ten thousand deaths. Jimmy Britt loses to Johnny Summers in London after twenty rounds. Napoleon’s death mask reappears and returns to New Orleans from Atlanta. Japan’s Takahira says no war with the United States. Mount Gilead Ohio pastor cites kissing during services. Leon Wachsner dies on a Buffalo bound train. Two Spain earthquakes cause little damage. Elche worshippers flee a church.
Judge Anderson orders a new venire for the Standard Oil of Indiana retrial after quashing a 150 person panel found to be farm heavy. He calls for a panel with a substantial share of Chicago and Cook County business men to reflect the district's industrial character.
A tornado struck Fisher, Arkansas, killing thirteen people and injuring many others. Most buildings were demolished. a relief party from Marked Tree was forced to abandon rescue efforts due to floods.
Congress reports progress on the Brownsville affair. The Aldrich bill providing means for re-enlistment of Negro soldiers discharged without honor was passed by the Senate on the 23d, while the House spent the day debating the sundry civil bill.
The federal circuit court had fined the New York Central Railroad Company $108,000 for granting rebates to the American Sugar Company. The U S Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the verdict.
Argentine steamer Presidente Roca ran aground near Buenos Ayres with forty fatalities. Rescue and salvage operations follow as authorities assess the disaster and its impact on the crew and port facilities.
In a Paris Temps note a French man in the Orient sends his wife a diamond studded cross. He claims seven diamonds from bottom to top and seven on each branch. After theft of two diamonds, the counts from top to bottom and from bottom to each branch remain seven, creating a clever puzzle for readers.
Professor Munyon issues a complete almanac with moon phases phrenology palmistry card reading dream interpretation and beauty culture. The magazine almanac promises both valuable information and family amusement and is offered free by the Munyon Remedy Company of Philadelphia.
Anna Margaret resists giving up her beloved baby doll despite her mother's plan to donate broken toys to poorer children before Christmas. She asks if God would give Aunt Jessie another baby and insists she must keep Baby Jean, her sleeping companion.
Baltimore February 21. The Lorrimer Institute led by Wm. Chas. Keene reports strong public interest in its hair food treatment. Free trial outfits are mailed prepaid from Branch 208 Baltimore to those seeking help with baldness or faded hair.
A child explains God’s appearance by a joke about corn ears. Margaret, more logical, tells Dick that God resembles a stalk of corn because it has ears on all sides, reflecting a Sunday school discussion and a mother’s remark.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as they do not reach the disease. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and works on blood and mucous surfaces. It is a non quack remedy prescribed by reputable physicians and sold by druggists for 75 cents.
An old farmer in a museum encounters a human contortionist known as the Human Frog. He asks how the performer discovered contortionist talent. The performer hints at a secret experience trying to fit in a Pullman sleeper upper berth.
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children sold by a nurse at Children’s Home New York claims to cure Constipation Feverishness Teething Disorders Stomach Troubles and destroy worms with 30 000 testimonials. All druggists charge 2 cents Sample free Address Allen Olmsted Le Roy New York.
At a porcelain display in China an exhibitor cites literature claiming porcelain was invented about 25 centuries before Christ. Foreign experts doubt the art existed before the seventh century of this era.
An advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy as relieving red weary watery eyes with physician oversight and claims conformance to Pure Food and Drug Laws. Other products praised include Garfield Tea and Hamlin’s Wizard Oil, with various health claims and prices.
Dialog notes a traveler Blinks recalling standard Pullman travel as hands up humor echoes a railroad holdup tale with Winks presenting the scenario.
An advertisement urges women suffering from sex related distress to trust Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health. It emphasizes belief in the remedy and reassures readers of its effectiveness.
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