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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
2
A condensed digest of notable global happenings compiled from diverse sources. Highlights sweep political, economic and cultural headlines, reflecting the era’s interconnected news landscape.
Reports from southern Italy and Sicily describe about 200000 deaths, with 110000 in Messina and Reggio. Relief efforts surge as the king and queen aid victims, Americans aid generously, and martial law evacuates Messina and Reggio amid ongoing aftershocks.
A roundup of brief crime and legal notes across cities. J. Harry McMillan, miner, arrested in Tonopah for passing worthless checks. Ezr. Blake, San Francisco, sentenced to four years for attempting to bribe a juror in Ruef case. Count Boni de Castellane loses custody bid in Paris. Emmanuel Paley trested in Seattle for theatrical fraud admission. W. M. Williams, bishop, arrested in Omaha for fraud. Former President Castro operated on in Berlin, says report. Wilbur Wright wins Michelin cup with 73 mile flight lasting 2 hours 9 minutes.
Austria’s minister to Belgrade demanded an apology from M Milovanovics Servian foreign minister for anti Austrian remarks in a national assembly speech. A Calgary Alberta Western Milling Company elevator burned causing seventy five thousand dollars in losses. Francis J Heney in Philadelphia linked E H Harriman to graft in Frisco. Charles Weatherhead Sr of Peoria drowned while skating. Rudolph Witte a 39 year old electrical worker was stabbed to death in Chicago by Daniel Rogers a 46 year old boarder with his wife and 12 year old son as witnesses.
Washington notes report the Supreme Court refused to review the 29 million dollar Standard Oil fine case, denying the governor’s certiorari petition. The court split on the Chicago and Alton Railway rebate case, and Waterbury indictment for false pretenses is noted.
A collection of brief reports: Henry C. Potter Jr. and other executives linked to banks and railroads face death by own action and graft indictments. A Philadelphia physician dies in an auto crash. A shingle mill burns in Bellingham with $415,000 loss, while a saw filer perishes from burns. A Korean man is sentenced in San Quentin. Cab strike in New York ends. Rugby ND bank closes by directors. Rumors of Central America conflict and a gunboat sent to Bluefields. Calcutta riots over cow slaughter. troops fire on rioters. A Clinton MS inspector is killed. funeral crowds attend. US soldiers accused of abuses against Chinese in Puget Bay. Yuan Shikai’s dismissal worries foreign ministers. Denver poison candy case. a Chicago book fraud conviction. Greenbank WV fears a volcanic crater. Conspiracy to smuggle Chinese charged in Poston. Philadelphia fire damages the wool district.
Roosevelt rebukes Representatives Tawney Smith Sherley and Fitzgerald for seeking limits on secret service duties. He argues no corruption charges against the house and urges reversing last year's restriction. He calls for higher pay for the chief and for placing the service as a bureau under justice.
Passengers aboard the Zulia told of 27 Castro political prisoners freed at Maracaibo. They described ghastly condition and starvation in Fort San Carlos, with no family contact, subsisting on self-caught fish and meager rations.
In the Thornton J. Hains trial, cross examination revealed that years ago William K. Annis and Mrs. Claudia Hains shared a hotel visit in Marblehead Mass. Hains admitted not telling Capt. Hains of relations and voiced fatigue from five months’ imprisonment while denying specifics of prior testimony. He could not explain why he did not check Jesperson’s office reference amid a Waldorf trip.
Washington reports the Senate swiftly passes the house bill authorizing 800 900 dollars to aid Italian earthquake sufferers with minimal opposition. The House adjourns in memory of Representative Davey of Louisiana after a brief session. The President's messages are read as nominations are considered.
In Chicago a 59 year old man William Mackentin shot Garrett Schollens after being told by a Black Hand threat to place 500 at a named spot. Misidentification sparked the fatal shootout as detectives failed to locate the target and the victim guided them to the house.
The state board of charities estimates TB costs in New York at about 63 million dollars annually, reflecting the value of workers lost to the state and other economic impacts.
Thirteen Republican insurgents met Tuesday night as guests at a dinner hosted by Representative Cardner of Massachusetts at the Metropolitan club in Washington. The gathering signals continued intra party maneuvering as GOP factions seek influence ahead of votes and policy debates.
A 12 second earthquake rattled Teneriffe in the Canary Islands on Tuesday overturning furniture and triggering bells. Residents fled into the streets in a state of alarm as tremors were felt across homes and streets.
In Washington a committee of 100 has been appointed to carry the evangelical campaign into the spring primaries and election. Judge J A Meclvane chairs the effort urging churches to pursue Christian citizenship in borough government. Bewildering family ties in East Finley township follow a marriage pattern uniting a father and his two sons with a widow and two daughters creating a tangle of in laws and relations.
At the American Steel and Wire Co plant in Sharpsburg 500 workers return to jobs after repairs and modifications. A crew had been at work for several weeks to restore operations and improve the plant's functionality.
The Johnstown Ministerial Association released resolutions opposing Joseph G. Cannon’s re election as speaker of the national House and John F Cox’s election as speaker of the state lower house. The resolutions accuse both men of opposing temperance legislation and movements and argue no Christian man should support them for office.
The annual auditor general department report for 1907 has been released after prior delays. It outlines extensive operations in detail and notes an early start on the 1908 report, which will cover activities up to December 1.
The Harrisburg convention of state high school principals adjourned after electing officers led by President William L. Smith Allegheny and Vice President C S Davis Steelton. Other officers include Secretary John Hosterman Montrose Treasurer L S Ulmer Williamsport and executive committee members C A Herrick Philadelphia J F Addams Millersburg C D Koch. State inspector M Harrisburg and A H Welles Scranton also noted. Professor T J George of Carnegie spoke.
Harrisburg reports Auditor General Robert K Young plans to enforce corporate tax payments owed to the Commonwealth. He will use state legal machinery to collect thousands of dollars from corporations that have failed to settle accounts for years, after studying the tax situation.
Pittsburg The Pennsylvania Railroad Promotion breaks a long standing policy by elevating John S Considine of Columbia Pennsylvania from track foreman to assistant supervisor. Previously a track foreman was the highest non commissioned rank with upward promotion limited to graduates from technical institutes.
Harrisburg reports 1908 as a record year for road building with 542 miles of improved highways. Five years earlier only scant progress existed as the state department grew from three men and a boy. The expansion reflects rising demand for better roads connecting towns and draws nationwide imitation.
Secretary of State elect Samuel S. Koenig of New York City returns to Albany with Mrs. Koenig and new first deputy Thomas F. Fennell of Elmira to take the oath before Secretary Whalen.
Gov. Hughes appoints a commission to investigate the New York Produce and New York Cotton exchanges. A meeting decided this inquiry will be the first action of the commission into the conduct of the exchanges.
A wealthy young man in Plainfield New Jersey suffers a delusion that everything he touches soils his skin and spends hours bathing daily. Dr. Harry V. Hubbard notes this is the most severe of three similar cases and expects to cure him, though the patient bathes repeatedly for hours each morning and throughout the day, washing after every garment and object.
A humorous club in New York forms the 500th Club where members are heavyweights. The president reportedly weighs 500 pounds and honorary members join at 450. Once a member hits 500 he is a life member with risk if weight falls below that threshold. If weight rises or falls, special rules apply and one member may be urged to withdraw.
A man and a woman share a moment in a parlor as he asks for music. She hesitates, claiming her playing is poor, while he reassures that her music will please him and that he enjoys it regardless.
A humorous take from the Cleveland Leader notes that a couple’s romance ended in marriage then divorce, yet they renewed affection after separation. The quip implies reconciliation through legal break and subsequent lasting bond.
A Baltimore American snippet shows dialogue on health and fashion. A character mentions seeking a dyspepsia specialist while another notes a wife attending a fashionable cooking school. The quip contrasts medical concern with culinary pursuit.
On January 6 New York reports steady money on call at 2 2 1/2 percent and prime mercantile paper at 3 4 percent. Grain and live stock show mixed levels with Minnesota patents at 5.25 to 5.65 and hogs at 6.35 in Cleveland and 6.30 to 6.45 in Buffalo. Cattle and sheep prices vary by city, with steers around 5.65 to 6.95 in New York and calves up to 9.50 in Cleveland. Pittsburg lists heavy hogs at 8.55 to 8.75.
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