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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
2
Senate Votes to End Liquor Sales in Army Canteens
The senate approved the house amendment by 34 to 15 to abolish liquor sales in army canteens. The house focused on river and harbor legislation with limited progress. Other actions included a favorable report on a train robbery penalty and pension increases for Gen. A V Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
United States Senate
Gen
A. V
Legislature Fires Up Across States and Notables Happenings
The piece notes multiple state actions including Illinois and New Jersey legislatures meeting in Springfield and Trenton, Kansas City incidents, arrests falling after saloon closures in Chicago, and governors and speakers named. It also reports a large salt cave found near Atlanta, notable hangings in Pennsylvania and Georgia, finance data from U S exchanges, and Theodore Roosevelt and Indiana Wisconsin political moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Springfield
L. Y. Sherman
House
John J. Brenholt
Senate
New Jersey
Trenton
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Minnesota
St. Paul
Samuel R. van Sant
Wisconsin
Madison
J. J McGilvie
Black River Falls
Chicago
General Assembly
Indiana
Indianapolis
Salvation Army
Philip H. Kennedy
Kansas City
New York
Plunkitt
Charley Ross
New York Bay
John J. Sadler
Stewart McCune
Greensboro
Theodore Roosevelt
Colorado
Griggs
Supreme Court
United States
Gov. la Follette
Will Hines
Camilla
Minnie Walker
Atlanta
George Duerrstein
Lillie Bergman
Galena
Ill
United States faces week of business failures and disasters
In the seven days ended the 11th there were 324 business failures in the United States, up from 268 the prior week and 274 a year earlier. The report also notes numerous calamities including a fatal tram accident in Plymouth Michigan, a deadly turnout at a Chicago Turner Hall, a fire at Rochester orphan asylum killing 31, and various other deaths and incidents worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cyrus Taylor
Brazil
Ind
Louise Schaefer
New York
Frank Brill
Chicago
Hyman Saperstone
Rochester
N. Y
Edward Bockus
Boston Herald
Dorchester
Handy Westbrook
Marion
Ark
Plymouth
Mich
Moore
Blische and
Kennedy
Rocky Mountains
Theodore Roosevelt
Meeker
Col
Gerald Webb
San Francisco
Taku
China
O. M. Ellefson
Louis Currier
Albany
Ann Lake
Newark
N. J
Belleville
Ill
Wing
Ring
Notable Obituaries and Deaths in Various States
A roundup reports the deaths of prominent figures across the United States including Congressman Frank G. Clarke of New Hampshire in Peterboro aged 51, and Henry E. Burnham named to succeed Chandler as U S senator from New Hampshire. Also listed are journalists, veterans, and long‑lived individuals such as Mrs Mary B. Smith of Los Angeles aged 106 and No Knife, last chief of the Omaha tribe at 115.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Clarke
New Hampshire
Peterboro
John P. Hopkins
Chicago
State
Democratic Committee
Philip D. Armour
Graceland Cemetery
John Laing
W. H. Redman
Iowa House
Newton
Henry E. Burnham
Manchester
W. E. Chandler
United States
John W. Quackenbush
United States Navy
Washington
George J. Smith
Nebraska
Omaha
Elizabeth Parigin
Richmond
Ind
W. L. Trenholm
Cleveland
New York
Mary B. Smith
Los Angeles
Cal
John G. Fea
Berea College
Berea
Frederick Wickham
The
Norfolk Reflector
Ohio
Beekman du Barry
Alexander Henderson
Yonkers
N. Y
Joseph Yates Paige
S. R. Cockrell
Arkansas Supreme Court
Little Rock
No Knife
Mathew Tyndale
Pender
Neb
Boers Strike Posts as Global Talks Fray Over China Peace
Reports from the era describe Boer commando raids near Kimberley and shifts in diplomatic signals as Li Hung Chang, Prince Ching, and officials in Paris and Washington navigate joint notes and imperial seals. Meanwhile rumors of Kruger ill and reorganized troops surface as Moscow and Washington align on China policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Andree
Manila
Paris
McKinley
Peking
Washington
Paul Kruger
Hague
Russia
America
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Minor News Items Highlight Diverse 1900s Happenings
Columbia University appeals for 100000 from friends. Georgia Horticultural Director reports 2,000,000 fruit trees to be planted by March 1. Census starts April 1 with all residents counted by March 31. Port of New York foreign trade rises over 67000000 in 1900. Local notes cover philanthropy, theater syndicates, and cultural debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Mississippi
Alfred Vanderbilt
Elsie French
Smith
Europe
Scott
Georgia
Memphis
McKinley
John C. Heenan
Pugilist
Sarah Stevens
Montreal
England
Canada
Quebec
Abraham Oppenheimer
Philadelphia
Fairmont Park
Broadway
New York
William Winter
Crane
Massachusetts
Statehouse
Port of
A Fat Man's Lesson In Courtesy On West Side Street
A brief street incident ends with a boy exposing a hero's flaw. A fat man in a crowd shouts for help as a fire breaks out in a west side apartment, then offers a quarter when the mother is saved. The messenger boy rebukes him, and the crowd laughs at the cowardly display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Mail and Express
Burlesque Venture Noted In Traveler's Tale
A musician asks what he will get and the pawnbroker inspects a battered tuba with wire netting on the bell. The exchange hints at a traveling one night burlesque show in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Press
Grain-O the coffee substitute gains broad grocery store rollout
A new cereal based beverage named Grain-O is promoted as a coffee substitute. It is said to suit delicate stomachs and be suitable for children. It costs 15 or 25 cents per package and is offered in all grocery stores.
Towne Newman's Crash Sparks Quick Comeback Note
In the Philadelphia Press Brown questions how Towne Newman fared after a recent automobile race. The blurb notes he appeared on crutches about a month later, highlighting a rapid recovery trajectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Newman
Brown
Philadelphia Press
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Movement
A patent medicine notice touts Lane's Family Medicine as promoting daily bowel movements and general health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief from sick headaches, priced at 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Man Drops Dead in Bargain Crush at Store
Shopper cries out as a man collapses in a crowded bargain event. Floorwalker notes the undertaker department has not yet opened, signaling a grim incident at the scene. Police and emergency responders attend as witnesses recall the chaotic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim Laxative Tablet Ad
An old newspaper fragment cites a medicine claim for curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers refunds if it fails. It also mentions ads for Dr H H Green's Sons dropsy treatment and a dye product, across a column of notices and quips from various papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Green
Naval and political headlines from 1900 era summaries
England shows slow naval progress with no battleships launched in 1900 while two first class armored cruisers and four sloops are built. Missouri's governor inaugurations, a deep Reading Co mine shaft project, a deadly Denton hat factory explosion, Paterson anarchist mail seizures, and New York Central Big Four merger talks feature alongside Kansas and Ohio governors swearing in for second terms. Senate attacks on ex-commissary Eagan and partial army reorganization notes close the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
W. A. Dockery
Missouri
Reading Co
Brookside
Tower City
Denton
Paterson
N. J
la Questione Sociale
New York Central
Big Four
Vanderbilts
Topeka
W. E. Stanley
Kansas
McKinley
Capitol
Cavalry
Ohio National Guard
Miles G. Owen
New York
House
Peruna Famed as Cure for Grippe and Catarrh
Correspondent Frances M. Anderson of Astoria urges Peruna for grippe relief and post illness debility. Letters from Samuel M York, Caroline J. Kahl, and others claim restoration of health and hearing, pulmonary improvement, and strong loyalty to Peruna with Dr. Hartman offering free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. Anderson
Judge Anderson
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Higher Educational League
la Grippe
Peruna
The
Astoria
Grippe
Samuel M. York
Union Grove
Ala
Samuel Mark
Caroline J. Kahl
Otisco
Ind
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