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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
4
A brief list of common sense cautions for hot weather from Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. Do not worry or dwell on the heat, avoid ice cold drinks, stay busy with useful work, do not chase street cars, and do not overeat.
Treasury changes the nickel replacing the Goddess of Liberty with a Buffalo. The reverse will show an Indian head. Artist J W Fraser of New York designs the new coin, to be issued within a few weeks.
Representative Berger predicts 2000 votes for Socialists in the coming November election. He blames Republican disorganization and public dissatisfaction for the forecast. He also questions Colonel Roosevelt's stance on major issues, suggesting the former president may revise his opinions due to an erratic mind.
Washington postal authorities plan to curb abuse at general delivery by requiring young applicants to give home addresses and by forwarding mail to those addresses. Clerks may demand identification and hold or forward mail, aiming to prevent criminal use and keep general delivery for travelers and visitors.
In a breezy society column the Sleeping Porch craze is satirized through Mother Goose figures Jack and Jill and Little Bo Peep as they endure cold nights and illness from outdoor sleeping. A Kansas editor’s note skewers reader wit about brains and hair.
The document presents a Republican ticket including Auditor General A. W. Powell of Pittsburgh and State Treasurer Robert S. Young of Tioga. It lists Congressmen-at-large Frederick B. Lewis, Arthur R. Rupley, John M. Morin, A. H. Walters, and Presidential Elector 28th District D. I. Ball of Warren. Also shown are Congressman P. M. Speer of Oil City and State Assembly Jos. A. Schofield of Warren.
In the wee hours, P. J. Meising city editor of the Herald burglarized the Courier office to obtain a half tone cut of a prominent citizen who died Tuesday night for use in an obituary, as noted by the Titusville Courier. A separate warning urges merchants and producers to follow strict laws against selling tainted meats, eggs, and frozen goods with heavy fines and prison risk.
An English sparrow rode the steamship Austrian Prince from Newcastle to New York, a 3000 mile voyage. Captain Davies notes the bird foraged on deck for food and rested at night among the warm girders in the stoke hole.
A photo shows the boundary stone on the Trans-Siberian railway in the Urals with Europe painted on one side and Asia on the other. The image captures the east bound express speeding by while the operator clings to the engine with two friends holding him for balance.
The Lancet notes that a good tea can become bad if over brewed while a bad tea cannot be made good by blending. Excessive infusion spoils fine tea and a brief infusion of poor tea can be as objectionable as a long brew. Proper preparation reduces digestive risk for high quality tea drinkers.
Alaska residents face a summer ice shortage as the Japan current shifts ice supply inland. Copper River and Northwestern Railway freight moves live glacier ice toward Chitina and McCarthy, crossing Miles and Childs glaciers. The Miles glacier is dynamic, yielding chunks rare for being in motion, while dead glaciers linger with debris and glacial bears. The unusual current also cuts Bering Sea passenger traffic via St Michael, boosting Yukon routes previously blocked by late ice.
Mollie Measday nine bitten by rattlesnake while picking berries. Her eight year old brother Charles sucked the wound and washed his mouth. both children hid the incident until their mother learned of the illness. Doctors expect recovery.
H B Eakins of Venice California has inherited a large Baltimore estate once linked to jeweler George Eakins of Philadelphia who died twenty six years ago. Relatives lost track after the departure, a Baltimore sister received a note, and newspapers appealed for the heir to claim the growing fortune. A Philadelphia correspondent wired the tale to California hastening the reveal.
Medford fish market owner W. H. Kenworthy found a pea sized gold nugget in the craw of a hen imported from Gold Hill. The nugget assayed at one dollar pure gold and the find is expected to boost demand for Gold Hill chickens locally.
The French chamber of deputies adopted the government electoral reform bill. The Washington report notes 21 bubonic plague deaths in Porto Rico to date. James Crealman says the English civil service lags a century behind New York. Portuguese royalists burn Braga, capital of Entre Minho e Douro. Postmaster General Hitchcock reports higher postal savings deposits. Congress members and army officers discuss a war college draft for army reorganization.
Senator Dixon in Washington opened an insurgent fight to block the president's nominee for Savannah postmaster. The Cuban government’s troops turned Oriente over to civil authorities, ending the rebellion. The House voted 222 to 1 to impeach Judge Archbold of the commerce court, with managers named for Senate presentation. The Republican National Committee raised $1,900,000 in 1904 for Theodore Roosevelt per Cortelyou’s Senate testimony.
No new bubonic plague cases in Cuba and Porto Rico were reported. National bank loans rose by 71 737 834 dollars. Senator Bailey warned of revolutionary-like conditions in the United States. David Lloyd George was assaulted in London over the national insurance scheme. Italy showed eagerness to end the war with Turkey and offered to pay a heavy indemnity for Tripoli and the Aegean islands.
Tuesday reports show C. W. Benett warning of Anglo Saxon influence from immigrant flows to America while Surgeon General Blue urges rat killings to prevent bubonic plague. Senate colleagues press William Lorimer toward vindication and possible House run. John Armstrong Chaloner in Richmond transfers estate to educational and charitable groups as a government weather bulletin predicts cooler, shower-filled week.
Senator Root supports Great Britain in protesting a canal bill that discriminates to favor U S shipping. The piece notes parliamentary and executive reactions to the measure amid broader interlocking interests in canal policy. The report mentions other political maneuvers and upcoming appointments within the Democratic party wing.
A Shanghai dispatch notes opposition to the Chinese loan is expected to fade. August Belmont is cited for giving 250000 to a Democratic fund in 1904, about a third of the total. Letters from officials support Andrew charges against Mr. MacVeagh. A penate resolution condemns executive interference with Congress. General Rojas calls for loot from General Orozco, threatening mutiny and control of insurgent forces.
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