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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
4
Subscribers are warned the post office will not accept mail at second class rates if arrears exceed one year. The paper urges delinquents to pay immediately to avoid loss of delivery and potential friction, noting the expiration date on each label and the obligation to follow the new order.
Congressman John Dalzell of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to punish false reports harming national banks. Anyone who makes circulates or transmits untrue statements about a bank’s solvency could be fined up to 5000 dollars and imprisoned up to five years with hard labor. The act would take effect immediately.
The article extols Pennsylvania apple production highlighting record barrels and rising acreage. It urges growers to plant more trees, adopt modern care methods, and emphasize liberal spraying to combat San Jose scale, while advising buyers to source clean stock from reputable nurserymen for strong starts in new or expanding orchards.
A reflective passage links existence to continual motion from birth to death and back, likening life to melting ice dividing into sunlit drops. It asserts the pursuit of an end that never arrives, while depicting love as both sacred worship and self-serving affection.
A terse note argues that only limited welcome is due and warns against overdoing hospitality or praise, urging restraint in public reception and recognition.
Condition of Trade notes more plants resuming and easy credit at 6 percent, yet unemployment limits demand. Retail apparel sales slowed by mild weather while bargain stocks shrink. Immigration for December totals 66,574 with year 1967 setting records, and merchandise movement shows export gains and import declines in New York. Bank exchanges fall and January commercial failures reach 16.45 million dollars across the United States.
In Washington DC a probate jury ruled Captain John M. Clapp era died in Lakewood New York but was domiciled in the District of Columbia. The estate worth over 2 million dollars is to be split among Frances Pearson Clapp Hall and siblings with much in trust. If NY residency were proven, Hall and co heirs could gain nearly 700000 each by immediate partition.
Justice Mestrezat explained that the Supreme Court ruling applies solely to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other roads seeking exemption must show the rate would be unjust to them.
The Warren and Chautauqua Gas Co. annual meeting was held Tuesday. William Barnsdall of Bradford was elected president, James Clark of Warren vice president, W. R. Hadley secretary and treasurer, and Geo. R. Brink assistant secretary and treasurer. The existing board of directors was re-elected.
The Ninth Annual Meeting and second Annual Corn Show of the Pennsylvania Live Stock Breeders Association will be held at the Monongahela House in Pittsburgh on February 5 and 6. Admission is free. Cash prizes and a $25 silver cup will be awarded for various ears of corn. competition is open to youth. Noted speakers from agronomy and livestock fields will discuss corn, alfalfa, stallion law, meat inspection, and balanced cattle rations. A 1907 meeting report can be requested for 5c postage. For details contact K. S. Bayard, East End, Pittsburgh.
A late Nobel Brothers strike at Bibi-Ekibat in the Baku fields becomes the largest recent find, starting at 120000 barrels per day. Earlier wells on Tcheleken island and Surakhany increased output, with November production about 4.675 million barrels. The new well aims to nearly double January production, reviving Russia as a key European export supplier after years of decline due to labor troubles and war impacts.
The Independent describes West Virginia as having enormous coal wealth within its 24 780 square mile area. It notes inexhaustible supply and immense value, claiming the coal alone exceeds the value of all Pacific coast gold and silver, with 17 44 square miles of land underlaid and over 10 000 000 acres of mineral land.
February 1908 will feature five Saturdays with the 1st and 29th both falling on Saturdays, making this calendar anomaly unique for fifty years.
The article explains France leads snail production with Austria Bavaria and Switzerland home to thousands of farms. Paris consumes millions of snails each year from September to May. European cities host dedicated snail shops with gilt snail signs and prepared paste filling schemes.
The Dover article notes a ninth century Latin Bible in the Cottonian collection used for coronations about year 1000. A quarto of 217 leaves contains the four gospels with rich illuminations. survived Ashburnham House fire of 1731. Evidence links it to Athelstan circa 925–940 who may have gifted it to Dover church.
The Vermont Legislature adjourned last week as a liquor bill modeled on the Maine law was reported from the Senate with a people vote amendment. If approved in March the act would take effect in December 1853. The measure, passed 61 to 60, now awaits the people’s decision, with temperance supporters optimistic.
Dec 9 ceremony in the Borough conducted by Rev S Moran joined Mr M P Chapman of Warren and Miss M J Powell of Kinzua. The report notes a Philadelphia committee sent to Erie to conduct examinations regarding the Sunbury project.
Representatives from Philadelphia expressed satisfaction with the current state of affairs and gave assurances of an early subscription by Philadelphia, signaling strong local support for the Erie Railroad project.
A Western tale from decades past recalls a missionary who sought lodging with a religious Swede. The Swede hesitated over Indian visitors, arguing the Bible promises many mansions and a separate house for righteous souls. The anecdote reflects cross cultural tension and faith.
In a London police court Morris protested a sentence on a comrade and shouted Shame. He was arrested after resisting police, placed in the dock, and revealed himself as William Morris, artist and poet. The magistrate, unaware of his identity, released him immediately.
A passenger, winded from running, questions train departure times from the porter. The porter replies the train is gone and that the passenger may choose any clock, while noting the church, post office, and porter clocks show different minutes past.
A humorous exchange quoted by the Chicago News features a horse reporter asking if a man’s wife helps with his work. The man confirms, joking that she keeps his wife and mother-in-law jokes from appearing in his material.
The passage contrasts French wording for gray hair with a worry over butter containing a small amount of dust from the road of life. It notes the poetic charm vanishes when such debris is found in butter, highlighting concerns about product quality.
The quote contrasts error with certainty, noting that errors reveal humanity while confident correct guesses imply superior foresight. It reflects on humility in judgment and the difference between missteps and perceived intelligence.
Chairman Andrews of the Republican State Committee issues a formal call for the Pennsylvania State Convention at the Majestic Theatre Harrisburg on Wednesday April 29 1908 at 10 30 a m. Delegates will nominate a judge of the Superior Court and elect four delegates and alternates at large to the Republican National Convention in Chicago June 15 1908 plus transact other business. Representation based on 1904 presidential vote with one delegate per 2000 votes and additional delegates for fractions over 1000.
Following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling the two cent maximum fare law is inapplicable to the Pennsylvania Railroad and its branches the company will restore the fare schedule in effect from November 1 1906. The system prior to October 1 1907 will apply again including 180 trip three month tickets 100 ride tickets and other commutation privileges. Clerical orders resume March 1.
Two more open hearth furnaces restarted in Portstown while Eastern Steel mills’ rolling mills resumed full operation. The Reading Coal and Iron Company lists 38 collieries with 30000 workers returning to work after idle time since January 23 and 1000 repair shop workers on reduced hours.
A Richmond township subscriber reports a gang of stove range agents canvassing the area. An agent persuaded a farmer to let a range stay on trial then had him sign a paper. A second agent then demanded a $69 note signed earlier. The farmer later paid the note to settle the matter, prompting a public warning from Cambridge Springs Enterprise.
State Fire Marshal Creamer calls for replacing common parlor matches with safety matches struck on the box after studying 40 000 Ohio fires. He attributes 12 percent of rural and 18 percent of urban fires to parlor matches and cites 30 child deaths in the state last year due to matches.
The piece argues William Jennings Bryan must win 668 Democratic votes at the Denver convention next July to secure the presidential nomination. It contends Bryan is popular yet not a true Democrat, labeling him a Populist masquerading in Democratic robes. It predicts the next president will be a Republican.
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