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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1902
Page
3
Chicago faces a growing sympathy strike as 9,000 teamsters join 8,000 freight handlers. Gov. Yates orders state militia while railroads and wholesale houses halt shipments. Longshoremen switchmen and others join, paralyzing lake and rail freight with riots reported. fruit growers in southern Illinois fear immense spoilage.
Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan of Chicago died suddenly at 3 p m Saturday at the archbishop residence. He was 73 and the death was caused by apoplexy. He was the first archbishop when Chicago was elevated to an archdiocese in 1880.
Detroit and Buffalo Steamship company slashes its first class fare to half the rail lines second class rate, signaling a price conflict between lake steamships and rail services for Detroit Buffalo travel on July 14.
H C De Rooy a Boer war adjutant under Delarey visits Colorado Springs. He says peace will not last two years in the Transvaal and notes that arms turned over to the British are worthless while good weapons are hidden in secret places.
London July 14 reports the king's recovery remains steady and a move is planned to transfer him to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Portsmouth next Tuesday noon.
Reports from London cite royal officials and medical authorities confirming King Edward's health and possible coronation date. Medical journals deny malignant disease, noting rapid health gains and strong constitution. A separate incident near Langham Place ends with Miss Streathy dead and multiple injuries in a rain squall.
Minneapolis July 12 Plans were laid for a National Teachers Federation to unite elementary grade teachers and boost classroom conditions. William T Harris spoke on how school strength aids individuality as 20 000 to 25 000 attended 45 department meetings and six general sessions. Resolutions urged Congress to create a cabinet level education department and Bible in schools. Next year likely Boston with Eliot favored as leader.
Minneapolis July 11 The National Education association held a busy second day with a general session and department meetings. The nominating committee selected officers led by President Charles W Eliot of Harvard and Treasurer W N Davidson of Kansas with Beardshear named first vice president. Notable addresses came from James Wilson Carlisle secretary of agriculture Dr Jacob Gould Schurman and Carrie Chapman Catt.
In Johnstown on July 14, 114 miners are confirmed dead from Thursday’s explosion at Cambria Steel’s Rolling Mill mine. Funeral crowds filled the streets as corteges moved through Conemaugh City. Seventy-seven deaths were recorded at the mine and hospital, with dozens more in danger or missing as gas and afterdamp hindered rescue efforts. Officials say Klondike heading was penetrated and a rule violation may have caused the blast. Superintendent Robinson praises local doctors for lifesaving work and notes the mine will reopen. There are 64 widows and 138 dependent children among the victims.
Water levels drop slowly in Des Moines as flood damage remains. Hundreds shelter in tents, with relief aid planned. In Topeka the Kaw River climbs a foot since Friday, driving evacuations in lowlands and delaying rail service due to washouts and submerged switches.
Lord Kitchener arrives in London after the Boer War to jubilant crowds at Paddington and a luncheon with the Prince of Wales. He is greeted by King Edward and Queen Alexandra at St James's, receives the Order of Merit, and tours Portland Place as tens of thousands cheer. The Orotava arrives in Southampton with a similar triumphal reception.
Gov. Stone declines a request from Sheriff Gombert to dispatch troops to Langford and Summit Hill to restore order. The strike in Panther Creek Valley has miners restless as Tamaqua and nearby towns prepare to form vigilant committees to maintain law and order.
Manila reports Capt James A Ryan of the Fifteenth Cavalry near acquittal on charges of unnecessary severity to natives. Gen Maxilon convicted of treason on Cebu island with ten years imprisonment and a $2000 fine. Gen Davis hands command in Mindanao to Gen Sumner as Moros confront troops at Camp Vickers. Cholera decline noted with totals of 2181 cases 1715 deaths in Manila and 12476 cases 9357 deaths province. Chaffee enforces Roosevelt pacification proclamation guiding officers to focus on military matters.
Providence July 11 The Baptist Young People's Union opened in Providence with an estimated 10000 delegates from every state attending. The first rally took place Thursday afternoon across ten churches and halls. Speakers include Rev. Dr. F F Perry of Chicago Prof J M Stifler of Chester Pa Rev Dr J W Weddell of Davenport Ill and Rev Dr Russell H Conwell of Philadelphia.
Gen Lloyd Wheaton was welcomed with a monster reception in Peoria Illinois after arriving from Chicago. The event included units of the national guard naval reserves from Moline Union Veterans G A R and Sons of Veterans civic societies and veterans groups. Wheaton born on a Peoria area farm enlisted at the start of the Civil War and may retire July 15 to reside on the old farm.
Fire consumed Bear Creek Wisconsin destroying a dozen stores the post office Chicago Northwestern depot and a lumber mill by noon. Originating in a millinery store at four o'clock Friday morning the blaze may reach a hundred thousand dollars. Residents fought it with buckets.
Richard Jones a prominent local farmer near Belmont in Van Buren county was killed when a runaway team dragged him. Two children riding with him are believed fatally injured with skull fractures and broken necks.
Salina Kansas July 12 Professor W F Hoyt elected acting president of Kansas Wesleyan University to fill the vacancy caused by President Gridley’s resignation. Hoyt is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University.
Springfield July 14 Col Theodore Ewert assistant adjutant general ordered home from Eldorado after reporting calm and troops guarding the homes of Rev P A Green and J Beam. Mayor pledges cooperation as protection continues indefinitely.
London reports the Marquis of Salisbury has resigned as prime minister and Rt Hon A J Balfour is appointed to succeed him after a private audience with the king. Washington notes Balfour will maintain cordial Britain United States relations with no changes expected in policy or stance.
The Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational society closes a landmark year at its Cincinnati offices reporting 105,182 dollars in annual conference collections, debt reduction surpassing 25,000 dollars, and over 50,000 dollars received for annuity debt funding over two years. Also in New York Bishop Potter engages Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark. marriage date not set.
Gen Thomas J Morgan aged commissioner of Indian affairs under Harrison and longtime Home Mission Society secretary of the Baptist church died at Yonkers after illness. The news notes his public service and church leadership.
By direction of the president the official yacht Mayflower has been ordered from the Brooklyn navy yard to Oyster Bay. No plans for the vessel during its stay there have been made.
Uriah White who conceived the idea for Ocean Grove the famed Methodist resort in New Jersey died in Trenton on July 14 at an old age his death ends a notable chapter in the town’s origin.
Four masked men stopped the Denver & Rio Grande train near Mill Switch two miles east of Chester at 8:50 a.m. Monday. They blew two safes in the express car and relieved passengers of money and jewelry. no money was reported stolen by the express company. Passengers and crew were unharmed, though engineer Ruland suffered a head injury. authorities pursue robbers across Marshall Pass.
Reports from Keokuk indicate the Des Moines and Missouri basins face rising floodwaters with eight feet surge and dozens of square miles flooded. Levee breaks, crop losses, and railroad washouts disrupt life across Iowa and eastern Kansas as a cloudburst drives continued inundation and several drownings are reported in the Kansas River area.
The 98 metre detatched Campanile of St Mark's church in Venice collapsed Monday with a thunderous crash, leaving a ruin on the piazza. It stood opposite St Mark's Cathedral, founded in 888 and long celebrated for its marble top and angel statue.
Gen Chaffee is relieved of command in the Philippines and ordered to head the Department of the East. Gen George W Davis succeeds Chaffee as commander in the Philippines per a Monday order from Secretary Root.
A June 6 collision in the Straits of Malacca between the Teutonia and a Chinese junk left both vessels sunk. Only 68 of 106 people aboard were saved.
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