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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
2
A concise survey reviews major home and foreign news gathered from quarters around the world. It highlights political developments economic trends and notable events shaping the week for the busy reader.
A roundup of incidents and events: Robert Ohnmeiss Jr. faces defalcation charges after confessing to stock market losses. the shah of Persia proclaims amnesty to restore Teheran calm. Elihu Root seeks medicine and movement at White Plains. John W. Gates visits St Charles before Europe trip. Ralph Aldrich admits forging notes in Springfield. Grover Cleveland’s burial follows services with Roosevelt present. Taft journeys to New York and meets Booker T. Washington. William H. Pettis faces embezzlement charges in Sac County Iowa. H W Tiers accused of $51,000 bank theft in Pittsburgh. Sherman ill but improving with gallstone operation planned. Theodore Roosevelt Jr earns Harvard bachelor degree. Rockefeller to write autobiography. Stephenson seeks re election. Taft leads Yale march as Harvard loses. Roosevelt Jr may join United States Steel for summer work.
Seven killed and over 60 injured as a Clinton Minnesota tornado destroyed homes. Pukwana South Dakota nearly wiped out with no injuries. Mil waukee fire kills Mrs. Julius Krueger and three children. Krueger and one son seriously hurt. Mannie Fisher and Anna Taylor drown near St Joseph Missouri in a boating accident. Mexican troops rushed to Torreon as rebels occupy Matamoras near border. Mexican government asks US to capture rebels in Texas. Ionia Michigan fire destroys depots church and buildings. Huntsville Missouri shooting ends life of Thomas L Bagby. Lofty Pennsylvania train wreck kills engineer Aaron Raub, injures several. Kentucky first night rider conviction: Dr E Champion gets one year. Ida Grove Iowa mother drowns four children in cistern. Teneran reports 500 killed in two days of street fighting. Munich bankers Max and Theodore Klopfer commit suicide. Iowa Republicans endorse Cummins, progressive reforms, and Senator Allison.
Two men killed and five injured in Indianapolis car collision. Daisy Leiter of Chicago welcomes a second son for Lady Suffolk. Georgia Sullivan drowns in Black Lake at Holland Michigan. Tennessee Gov Patterson wins Democratic primary. Mexican attacks near Los Vacas repelled with heavy casualties. Three delegates injured at Newport and one dies from heart failure. Fire destroys Duluth elevator and dock facilities, over a million in losses. Fire in Cleveland leaves three children dead. Harvard defeats Yale in the varsity boat race as Taft and Roosevelt attend. Royal honors announced for Edward birthday celebration. Coahuila clashes leave several dead after capture of Viesca. Chicago chemical works explosion and fire kill five. Several other political, industrial, and social items noted.
The 15 member Cleveland team won the spelling contest at the National Education Association convention in Cleveland Hippodrome Miss Bolden achieved a perfect score The Pittsburg team placed second with 47 misses New Orleans third 66 Erie fourth 85 The contest covered 100 written and 400 oral words Livingston C Lord oversaw the word selection May Thursby did not miss a word in either portion Ethel Cook and Maude Lesmer had one written miss each.
John Seavey, arrested aboard the Nellie Johnson near Frankfort Michigan, was brought to Chicago after being pursued by United States deputy marshals aboard the Tuscarora. Seavey allegedly seized the schooner with two companions, one wanted for counterfeiting, and faces heavy fines or up to ten years in prison for running away with a vessel.
Architects for Equitable Life Assurance filed plans for a 34 story main block with a 28 story tower and 150 foot flagpole totaling 909 feet to the tip, aiming to surpass Paris heighest tower by several hundred feet at lower Broadway. The project, brick and granite exterior, would cost 10 million dollars and occupy an entire block. Meanwhile the Metropolitan Life building was completed at 657 feet with a 710 foot flagpole.
The war department ordered troops to the Mexican border at Del Rio and other Texas points to preserve order and prevent violations of neutrality laws.
International Paper Co officials in Glens Falls New York announce a ten percent wage reduction effective August first. The cut will affect several thousand workers across the company.
In Railroad borough a blaze burnt the Rosedale flour mill and six adjoining structures, causing about $7,000 in losses. The fire's origin and the extent of damage to adjacent properties were reported, with investigators assessing the scene.
Five year old James Donnelly was instantly killed in Monongahela when struck by a Pittsburg and Lake Erie observation train. The incident details indicate fatal injuries with no further survivors noted.
Greensburg report: Thomas G. Eisa a farmer near Madison collapsed and died at breakfast from heart failure. Local authorities note he was known in the community and left a widow. Funeral arrangements are pending.
An escaping natural gas blast leveled the Houston residence of Ellis Ellis, severely injuring the couple who later died in the tragedy.
A cerimonial church honoring Josiah Copley, built by Mrs. Wm Thaw, was struck by lightning and totally destroyed, leaving the memorial structure a blackened ruin.
In West Newton Pricdale a raid by constables led to the arrest of two white individuals and two Black suspects on illegal liquor selling charges in a town that has been dry for 45 years.
During an electrical storm three large West Penn Oil Co. tanks at Meadowlands were struck and filled with oil. No further details provided on damage or casualties.
William M. Wintermute of Scranton, a lineman, was fatally burned when he lay across live wires at Pittston. The current burned his legs and arms to the bone.
Frank H. Ruby of Beaver Falls sustained likely fatal injuries at Mahoningtown when his foot slipped while boarding a moving freight train and he was dragged several yards.
In Altoona a 17 year old boy, James Davis, saved his pet fox terrier by sucking the poison from the wound in the dog’s neck after it was bitten by a copperhead snake.
Lawrence Peter son, 16, of Donora, squeezed an old mine cap in a vise. The resulting explosion horribly burned his face and one eye, as reported in Washington.
A new 50 ton open hearth furnace at Page Woven Wire Fence Co. was lighted recently with Mrs F S Ougheltree as sponsor. The furnace was christened Betsy marking the event in Monongahela.
Washington reports James Bruse fired a revolver in a busy street corner amid loud crowds. One bullet pierced a window but no injuries were reported as bystanders fled the scene.
J Vernon Smith a brakeman on the Monongahelia division of the Pittsburg Virginia Charleston railroad was thrown from a car and fatally injured. He died at Memorial hospital here.
Washington report notes 76 members of H. W. Donehoo’s Cross Creek Sunday school class embarked on marriage a ceremony pairing Miss Sara McNelly and Miss Flora Sharpe in Cross Creek this county.
The Pennsylvania Jamestown exposition commission held its final meeting. After paying all bills about 18000 of its 100000 appropriation will be returned to the state.
J. A. Ray land agent for the Pittsburg Buffalo Co. filed satisfaction papers canceling a $3,000,000 mortgage against the company in Allegheny Armstrong Greene and Washington counties.
Connel lsville reports a tank explosion at the American Reduction Co near the Baltimore & Ohio railroad left four employees seriously burned and one fatally hurt.
Miss Mary Hubler aged 36 pulled a cork from an alcohol barrel and lit a match to see inside. The vapors ignited and she suffered severe burns in the resulting explosion.
Harrisburg says Food Commissioner Foust told Erie inspectors have slashed adulterated food samples in open markets from 80 percent eight years ago to between three and five percent now.
In Greenville the Filer mines at Pardoe saw non union workers amid a strike clash, as operators resisted the walkout and incendiaries burned the pump house and hoist following the Butler Mercer coal field tensions.
At its annual meeting the International Text Book Co announced a push of its correspondence school work in foreign lands. A new entity named the International Educational Publication Society with twenty million dollars in capital has been formed to carry on the work.
Charles A. Shafer aged 52 owner of the Franklin Ice Co. died by suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. He was a local businessman and resident in Franklin. The death was reported as a self-inflicted tragedy with investigators awaiting details.
In Harrisburg two workers were killed when a loaded hoist fell during operations on the new Mulberry street bridge. The accident occurred at the building site, and authorities described the fatalities as immediate.
State Game Commissioner Kalbfus, returning from Clinton county game preserves, reports that game will be plentiful this fall. The remark underscores expectations of strong wildlife conditions and hunting opportunities across the region.
In Oil City twenty boys aged 12 to 17 were each fined one dollar for serenading a newly married couple with wash boilers drums and other noise making devices.
Wilbur Wilhelm, 25, a miner at the Naomi mine near Belle Vernon, died instantly after contacting a live wire. The accident occurred at the Belle Vernon area mine, authorities reported no further details at this time.
Allentown reports a boy spilled gasoline and wiped it with a rag which caught fire, threatening extensive damage to Baumanstown in Carbon County.
Vincent Pustett aged 68 a native of Bavaria and longtime eccentric bookbinder in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio has died in Greensburg after 35 years of service to the trade.
W B Harman a Pennsylvania railroad foreman directing work near Harrisburg was struck on the head by a tie. His skull was crushed and he died within hours.
Anello Costable, 21, Italian, was shot through the lung during a dispute over a $1.50 board bill with Nicola Visconti at Mount Pleasant. Costable may die as Visconti escaped.
John Petro aged 22 died at Westmoreland Hospital after lingering unconscious since June 16 following an attack by men at his Greensburg boarding house.
Philadelphia reports physician W. H. Wilson fell ill at his home after what appears to be ale poisoning and died soon after admission to a hospital. Coroner will investigate possible foul play while authorities treat the incident as a sudden death.
A severe wind storm swept Marwood and surrounding countryside causing damage estimated in the thousands. Five oil rigs were leveled, acres of timber destroyed, several buildings blown down, and telegraph wires along the West Penn railway were torn down.
In Philadelphia the body of Mrs. Annie Cassner 27 was found with a stab wound to the heart. A bloody butcher knife found nearby led to the arrest of Robert Brown 22 a local butcher who had courted Mrs Cassner before her marriage.
George Stivanson was gored by a mad bull in a Crooked Creek pasture near Kittanning while with Leechburg men camping. The animal gored his left side in a 15 inch wound and trampled him before rescuers reached him.
Government officials told boat captains at Olcott Beach that Lake Ontario will probably not recede this year. Water levels are about two feet above normal due to a dam built on the St. Lawrence, causing extensive damage to the beach area.
In Greensburg a jury awarded $615 to G W Kiser in the end of a suit against Kerbaugh Construction Co. This is the second of 26 suits by Bradenville residents after a 1903 dynamite blast damaged the town. Both cases awarded damages.
Harrisburg notes Health Commissioner Dixon writes to the state pharmaceutical examining board affirming the value of free anti-toxin distribution. He cites figures to show the program is highly beneficial and worthy of support.
Beaver Falls George W. Morton aged 55, a well known citizen, shot himself through the head and died instantly. Health and despondency were cited as the cause.
William Bloomfield, a one armed man, saw 8 year old Chris Kaercher struggling in Beaver River and plunged in to save him despite his handicap. He reached the shore with the drowning boy and brought him to safety.
A poor carter relies on an old white horse for livelihood. Recurrent colic spells end with a fatal night. The vet notes the horse’s death and remarks that Jim will work for the carter no more, prompting a puzzled reaction from the owner.
The economical girl explains that fashionable hats can be dyed in any color using pre prepared materials, no longer limited to black. She notes she will trim and sew to hide white showing around the crown and worries about running out of dye for the brim.
A man explains how he bought a suburban lot after a rival built a livery stable next to it. He and another neighbor placed beehives along the border, driving the rival away by mid June and selling the lot for half the rival’s price.
A Dutch traveler seeks the famed city of Philadelphia's aid as he ends up seated backward in a coach through the Black Forest. At a stop he asks for a swap, but the postmaster replies there is no one opposite to him for the exchange.
A wife asks if her husband missed her on her absence and the maid notes he showed despair upon her return, reflecting a domestic vignette from a humor column.
A humorous exchange where a boy plans memory lessons. Farmer Corn tossel jokes that the boy already remembers every foolish tune ever whistled, hinting at the limits of cultivated memory.
Financial notes show money on call at 1 1 2 percent and steady sterling around 4.869.86. Grain and livestock prices update from New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg with benchmark figures for wheat corn oats hay butter cheese eggs potatoes and hogs plus cattle and sheep prices and regional variations.
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