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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
3
Poems in a Minneapolis housekeeper column reflect on sorrow and resilience. The author urges patience through gloom, noting even pain and hardship reveal hidden beauty in duty and the sweetness of rest after labor.
In June 1862 a federal soldier is found dead within Confederate lines after being shot from close range. Holbin aids the wounded man and arranges transportation to the Union outposts, while Frances and others navigate complex loyalties. The incident unfolds amid ongoing skirmishes and the city’s tense atmosphere near Richmond.
A watch taken from a dead deserter was later found to bear the name Capt Richard Somers and the regiment he served with. It contained a curl of red hair tied with a ribbon bearing the name Frances, sending Somers a bittersweet clue amid Richmond’s siege and the hope of a long-lost beloved.
Raymond Holbin discovers a sealed packet tied to Frances and Richard Somers, learning Somers may be Frances's husband and the plot could threaten the Brookin estate. He plans to cross lines for revenge and proof of Somers's death, while his mother weighs dangerous counsel and secrecy.
A Chicago Times-Herald tale recalls a New England farmer explaining that true wealth comes from integrity and responsibility. The man is rich not in money or land but in honesty, debt-free living, and trusted word. Neighbors respect him for duty to self family and community.
Pittsburg July 1 AMalgamated Association president Shaffer will issue a callout of all unionized workers in the American Steel Hoop Co. mills and open mills at Hollidaysburg Pittsburg and Monessen, totaling about 50 000 affected as part of a broader strike with the American Sheet Steel Co. The union vows financial support and a prolonged fight, stressing workers will quit when notified.
The United States consul at Lyons, John C. Covert, notes France leads in chestnut production with Lyons factories processing over 25,000,000 pounds yearly. He suggests American cultivation could lower prices for candied nuts, but trees mature after ten years, delaying immediate price drops.
A traveler recalls a strange clash in South Africa where a caterpillar and hundreds of ants fight. The ants repeatedly bite the caterpillar, which defends itself by biting and killing several attackers. After fatigue, ants attack in a coordinated uproar, and a grass stalk collapses as ants swarm and kill the caterpillar.
At a formal dinner in England a foreign ambassador pressed Nathaniel Hawthorne on the queen’s miswritten autograph letter. Hawthorne, usually shy, deftly replied that the queen has a perfect right to do as she pleases with her own English, exposing the critic's emphasis on style.
From Bluefield West Virginia on July 1 the Pocahontas field flood has produced 31 confirmed deaths with 5 more missing making 36 drowned. Relief work continues as ice cars supply drinking water while repairs resume and coal output nears half normal.
The state through its governor and attorney general asks the commissioner of internal revenue to decide if wholesale and retail liquor tax stamps apply to South Carolina dispensary laws. It seeks a refund of 4996 dollars already paid, arguing over whether federal internal revenue laws govern the state liquor system.
After a week of conferences, coal miners and mine operators in Alabama agree on renewing the old wage scale for the coming year starting July 1. The agreement sets a 45 cent per ton maximum and reserves local conditions for consideration as needed.
A notice on the door of the City Bank in Buffalo announces the bank is in the hands of the comptroller of the currency and will not open today. Directors claim ignorance of the cause. Comptroller Dawes and President Cromwell are not speaking to the public, and no explanation of the bank’s weakness is provided.
News from the Presidio reports Maj. Gen. W. R. Shafter placed on the retired list and command transferred to Maj. Gen. Young. Four volunteer regiments the Forty-fourth Forty-ninth Forty-eighth and Thirty-eighth were mustered out with over eight paymasters disbursing more than one million dollars.
Seven hundred workers from the John W. Green hat factory were returning from Glen Island when the Mohawk struck a rock. Panic and a deadly crush left women and children injured as the steamer sank. three launches raced to rescue. The crash was blamed on the pilot’s incorrect side of buoy.
Word comes from Chicago of the Preston sinking after a storm on Lake Superior. The Atha basca rescued all but Eckert of Algonne, the wheelman, who was crushed and sank. the rest of the crew were landed at Fort William. The Preston carried lumber for Mackenzie and Mann of the Canadian Northern railway.
Kansas City reports extreme heat across Missouri and Kansas with hot winds threatening crops. Abilene sees 105 degrees and widespread damage in Dickinson county. Mexico and Sedalia record 101 and 103 degrees driving fears of crop failure without rain.
Chicago July 1 report says prompt arrival of firemen at the Hotel Brunswick halted a panic Saturday night. Some women went to stairs while others were carried down ladders. Fire crews raised ladders to the fire escape platform and assured there was no immediate danger. Some women refused to listen and demanded to be carried down.
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