03 Jan 1894
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1894
Page
1
The Baptist Christian Endeavor Society held a New Year prayer service with Rev. Swartz Meisse and Smith present. The week theme Beginnings urged fresh effort in 1894 citing John 1 1 17 and related verses.
In Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia the Endeavor societies of the Disciple church form a 17 society union with 782 members. One Washington group sparked 17 new societies while Maryland peers funded $340 to transform a church Sunday school room. Other units provide extensive charity, cover evangelistic costs, or host three weeks of services yielding 40 converts.
A sunbeam enters a cold bare office and falls across a desk burdened with papers. The troubled man at the desk notices the light and recalls God’s goodness and the Sun of righteousness bringing healing in its wings.
The Chicago Union outlines three recommendations for Endeavorers to read a daily paper, run meetings by parliamentary law, and maintain a literary society alongside each Endeavor society. It notes Dr. Clark’s Montreal talk emphasizes moral reform, temperance, political reform, and social life improvements.
Fragmentary verse envisions a dawn when prophecy fulfilled love unites humanity and war ends. It speaks of revelation of God’s face and a future where even predators and prey lie together in harmony under calm anointed peace.
In CuHicaco on December 30 the jury found Patrick Eugene John Prendergast guilty of murder in the charged manner and recommended the death penalty. The panel’s verdict was read by Clerk Fitzgerald as Prendergast trembled and clutched a chair. The jury was unanimous for hanging, with Judge Brentano lauding their intelligence and public-spiritedness.
At Recital hall a Chicago Woman’s Club session hosted editor W. Stead who contrasted praised and disreputable women. His remarks angered many attendees, causing a stormy, unresolved meeting and a wave of refusals to attend future gatherings with the Englishman present.
Salvador Pecani, a Sicilian fruit seller and three time murderer of his uncle Salvador Conchilli, was released from jail by a supreme court order. He says he would rather hang than be persecuted by the mafia. After the uncle’s murder several Italian suspects vanished and Pecani alleges they are mafia members who killed his uncle and would kill him too without protection.
Buenos Ayres reports the Brazilian cruiser America off Pernambuco with the Nictheroy and other ships joining to sail for Rio de Janeiro. The fleet plans a decisive blow to crush the revolt.
New York January 2 Hugh O Pente cost the newly appointed assistant district attorney was a warm admirer of the Chicago anarchists and in public speech compared them to the American revolutionists.
Washington Jan. 2 inquiry shows the minority report on the Hawaiian resolution holds Mr Blount’s authority as paramount commissioner to Hawaii unconstitutional. The note casts doubt on the legality of his powers and the policy they support.
New York January 2 Mary Northrup once well to do and an artist was found dead near Fiftieth Street and East River. She had threatened death by own action.
Governor Mitchell vows the planned Corbett Mitchell boxing match will not take place in Florida. Jacksonville dispatch reports he will act at the proper moment to prevent the fight, calling it an offense to state peace and dignity. Bowden of the Duval Athletic Club braces for emergencies and awaits court decisions.
An extraordinary grand jury in New York has handed up eleven felony and misdemeanor indictments against John Y. McKane and Justice Newton, Justice Sutherland, and 18 Gravesend election inspectors. McKane posted bail totaling $32,000.
New York January 2 An alias Reverend Clement Maitland acting as N C Cantwell duped several prominent clergymen and laymen, securing alms loans and hospitality before vanishing to parts unknown.
The Cambria iron company of Johnstown is working its men overtime and building a new 1,000,000 dollar plant. Nearly all the mills of the Pittsburg iron district will resume this week.
New York on January 2 William Sinclair Crewe known as Lord Sinclair Crewe a social lion in earlier years was recognized by Police Justice Grady as the swindler charged.
Providence reports growing belief that Bennett, a missing Globe National Bank teller, may have died by his own hand. His shortage is estimated to reach $12,000.
In Omaha on January 2 a box offered for express to Iowa City contained the bodies of a man and a woman. They had been taken from a cemetery for a medical college.
In Lexington the congressman’s son says he investigated Madaline Pollard’s Cincinnati testimony and found it a tissue of falsehoods. The claim targets a political hearing and references a named witness.
A Brooklyn trolley car collided with a fire engine resulting in the death of the engineer. His wife had died days earlier, leaving four children as orphans.
New York reports Mrs Mangano who runs a fruit shop on East Fifty-ninth street claims police persecution ruined her business. She asserts municipal actions harmed her livelihood and seeks redress.
Chicago January 2 Attorney Wade counsel for Prendergast says lawyers across the country urge him to continue the fight for his client.
Popocatepetl volcano erupts violently sending flames into the sky. Tourists and sulfur miners are believed to be in peril as authorities monitor the状况 from Mexico City.
A column lists prominent women and notable events: the Duchess of Portland as the tallest duchess, a Teck relation as a Berlin cafe dancer, Mrs. George P. Andrews in New York society, Miss Alice Van Rensselaer with an ivory fan miniature, and the Runyon family’s ties to Germany. It mentions Mrs. Blount in Honolulu, Mrs. Goelet’s household prudence, nurse Annesley Kenealy in Hamburg, Mrs. Snyder’s daring rescue in Hazleton, and Mrs. R. R. Phillips’s near-death after peritonitis. It notes Duke of York and Princess May sending wedding cake, Baroness de Rothschild owning Mme. du Barry porcelain, Emily Soldene becoming a journalist, Mrs. Cornythe in New Britain trading widely, and Ada M. Bittenbender’s candidacy and legal career.
A St Louis Globe Democrat piece argues many legends are false or exaggerated. It challenges Horatius at the bridge, Romulus, Scaevola, Napoleon at Elba, Elizabeth I, Xerxes and Louis XIV citing questionable sources and inflated counts.
Mrs McLean prominent Mount Vernon society woman suffered critical burns when a candle ignited her dress while she handed out presents at a Christmas festival for poor children. She was near the Christmas tree when the fire started.
Boston police conduct a house to house canvass of the unemployed, nearing completion with an estimated total unlikely to exceed 10,000, according to Superintendent of Police Eldridge.
In Watson West Virginia on January 2 Frank Billings L e a killed his wife at the insane asylum by slashing her throat then killed himself. Police report the motive given by neighbors was a pretense to kiss his wife goodbye before the fatal act.
In Topeka on January 2, Mrs. Lease declares she will continue to preside over the Kansas charity board despite Governor Lewelling appointing J. W. Freeborn a Populist to succeed her.
New York dispatch reports A. H. Howland a Boston civil engineer is believed to have jumped overboard from the Pilgrim during its trip to New York City.
Prendergast says he has no plan to take his own life and warns that if he must die he will force others to kill him rather than act himself. The remark was made in Cuicasco on January 2 as he disclaimed any attempt at self harm.
Indianapolis Jan 2 Lewis Snyder courted Mrs Olive A Cloud for two years. When she refused to marry him he shot her dead. He then surrendered to police.
A pleasure party boating on the Kiama river 90 miles away was wrecked at sea in front of hundreds. Seven of eight aboard were drowned with only one survivor.
John Cummings set fire to his house and locked the doors killing himself his wife his mother in law and his infant child in Omaha Nebraska on January 2 authorities report the devastating act occurred after he started the blaze and sealed the exits.
The Dutch tank steamship Burgermeister Petersen, previously reported disabled and lost, has arrived in New York Harbor on January 2.
Ambassador Wayne MacVeagh in Jacksonville says he will depart for Rome in February. He notes no position would please him more than the Italian ambassadorship, a post he values highly as his preferred assignment.
James Morris a colored man died in Lyons aged 112. Born in bondage to Mrs Zallman Rice in Delaware he lived his long life as shown by his birth record in the family Bible.
Collins Ohio January 2 McKinley's candidates have no opposition as the Foraker Foster and Sherman backers withdrew leaving a clear field for McKinley’s nominee.
New York January 2 Tammany Hall is expected to nominate Isidor Straus and William L Brown to succeed Messrs Fitch and Fellows in Congress.
Yokohama January 2 Reports say Japan's parliament dissolved by the Mikado after a sharp row. Exciting election campaign anticipated as political factions prepare for the vote and a new session.
Washington January 2 Republican senators will press a proposal to consolidate Arizona New Mexico Nevada and Utah into a single statehood effort. The move aims to create a new political unit and shift regional representation.
President Cleveland revoked the appointment of J. Hampton Hoge as consul to Amoy China in Washington on January 2 signaling a change in diplomatic staffing.
Newark January 2. Federation of Womens clubs incorporated in New Jersey includes 300 clubs and 40 000 members.
Washington dispatch reports President Cleveland and his party returned to the capital after a hunting trip with very poor luck. Ducks were scarce and several forays after them ended in disappointment for the presidents party.
The report lists money at 1 1 percent, prime mercantile paper at 3 1 4 and 5 4 percent, sterling exchange with actual business at 4.8594 for demand and 4.834 for 60 days, posted at 4.85 to 4.874. Government bonds show United States 3a reg at 1.13, do 4s coup at 1.14, and Pacific 6s 95 at 1.02 with rail bonds into 1895 listed.
MILWAUKEE Jan 2 Northern Pacific employees will operate under the new schedule on a temporary basis with adjustments to current shifts and routes during the transition.
Rochester mourns the death of Professor Myron G. Peck a longtime educator and art connoisseur noted for a fine painting collection in his late career. He helped shape local educational work and cultural circles through years of service.
Washington reports a new batch of New York nominations will include unexpected selections. Officials promise surprises in the upcoming list.
Boston headlines a year with fire losses near 150 million dollars above all but the Chicago and Boston fires. The city alone accounts for about 5.3 million in property destroyed, a substantial share of the national total for last year.
The United States warship Kearsarge has started for San Domingo after reports that two American sailors were shot by natives, a news item cited by the Advertiser from New York dated December 29.
Edward S. Stokes refuses to surrender the Hoffman House to receivers appointed by New Jersey courts. The standoff centers on control of a property tied to the Hoffman House case in New Jersey.
In Attleboro Massachusetts two tramps died four fell ill and one remains missing after they reportedly purchased alcohol for external use and attempted to drink it The incident points to unsafe consumption amid a spree of likely tainted or adulterated alcohol in the area.
Chicago January 2 report says George W Leighton of Cincinnati Indiana, indicted for alleged swindling, evidently killed himself to escape his upcoming trial in Chicago.
The Ericsson boat the Pirating formerly the Destroyer is reported placed in drydock at Martinique. Tariff and Hawaiian questions are set to be debated in the House this week with the Hawaiian issue on the agenda.
Boston January 2 at the fiftieth annual banquet of the Mystic fire club it was decided to make it the last banquet honoring the club’s history and members.
A statewide meeting of daily and weekly Republican editors will be held in New York City on January 10 and 11 for political and social purposes. John A. Sleicher leads the planning, Chauncey M. Depew to give a welcome at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. ROCHESTER residents report Thomas Jenkins charging Newark asylum management. an inquiry under Governor Flower will review Jan. 6 under Charles McLeouth supervision.
William Grim was arrested in Fort Wayne on the information of a Brooklyn detective who says Grim married five women in and around Brooklyn. He courted each, lived with them for a few months, and then deserted them.
Burra December 29 grain prices list Wheat No 1 hari 10.4c No 1 northern 0c No 2 red 63c No 1 white 64c Oats No 2 white 83c No 2 mixed 2c Corn No 2 yellow 4244c No 2 41c No 3 4034c Flour spring best patent per barrel 4.25 4.50 low grade 1.75 2.00 Winter wheat best family 3.0 3.75 graham 3.50 8.75 Butter state creamery 29 30c western 2 gic.
In Washington on January 2, it is expected the decision in the case of Judge Charles Long of Michigan against Commissioner of Pensions Jochren seeking restoration of his former pension rating will not be issued until the latter part of next week.
Philadelphia reports the relief fund for the unemployed has reached 57 994 74 dollars as of December 29. The total reflects contributions collected to aid jobless residents.
ALBION N Y Dec 30 George M Pullman is building a 70000 church here as a memorial to his parents.
A promotional quote urges advertisers to update ad content regularly, comparing stale ads to repeated news or editorials. The argument stresses that practical business advertising should mirror changing news to stay relevant and compelling.
In tough periods many businessmen hide and fail through inaction. The piece argues advertising as a golden opportunity for bold men to push goods, talk to buyers through frequent ads, keep products moving, and win public attention and money.
The piece urges sellers to price ads and goods just below ruling rates by a penny or two to attract buyers. It claims establishments offering lower prices will attract more business while those asking more will sit idle, urging sellers to remember this in setting ad prices.
AQuotation argues that business dullness stems from absent advertising and urges advertisers to promote to improve. The piece stresses a cycle where lack of effort feeds stagnation and vice versa, urging proactive promotion.
Mrs. John Brisben Walker wife of the Cosmopolitan editor is described as a quiet Virginian daughter of General Strother Porte Crayon. She is gentle and absorbed in family life with nine children eight of whom are boys.
A speaker reflects on two graves in a churchyard. One stone bears no name or date but tells a quiet tale of the unknown dead. Nearby a grand inscription honors a famed soldier, yet the speaker is more moved by a mother who made a home and endured.
A playful piece blends English puns and phonetic quirks. It contrasts homophones and spelling traps with wry moral asides about letters, seasons, and human foibles. The quatrains weave humor and caution through linguistic twists and literary riffs.
Poem fragment asserting love should not hinge on brave deeds or pride lest the speaker fall from grace and seek penance in vain. The speaker warns against vanity and material status influencing affection.
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