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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1904
Page
4
The Mail office offers to promptly print Public Sale bills and public notices. Morris Town New Jersey plans a physicians trust to fix service prices and maintain a dead-beats list for mutual information. Major party campaigns appear unlikely as nominees stay home and welcome delegations on their front porches.
Secretary Cortelyou likened to the oil can of the Roosevelt era, smoothly running the machine. Once an obscure clerk eight years ago, he now leads a government department and serves as chairman of the Republican National Committee, earning broad esteem.
People who have dealt with the Navy Department praise Secretary Paul Morton for handling business with speed and certainty, likening his approach to the President. They note his readiness to assume responsibilities and his quick, clear conclusions despite red tape.
A public warning urges readers to favor local merchants who advertise in the MaIL. It contrasts reliable advertisers who fulfill sales with traveling agents who vanish after taking payment, claiming better value and goods.
Bradford Era notes there are two party nominations in McKean County, Republican and Prohibition, urging voters to pick. Warren County faces the same split. A Farmington Township Democrat with an X ray machine sought the Democratic county ticket but returned home disappointed and plans to vote Republican if Democratic managers do not act soon.
A weather writer notes humidity rather than heart temperature causes heat stress as people gripe about summer heat. The piece contrasts winter cold and summer discomfort, and quotes a laborer praising perspiration as a sign of life, with a racial remark attributed to the Atlanta Constitution.
The Chicago Chronicle denounces the Parker ticket and party as signs of a Democratic collapse. It calls a timid Eastern Democrat an unknown nominee aligned with an octogenarian West Virginia free silverite and a Chicago Kansas City platform. The paper breaks with the Democrats and aligns with Republicans, declaring the current Democratic party a menace to the nation’s peace and prosperity. The stance reflects a broad Middle West sentiment.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes New York State is the key battleground as both parties plan conventions and designate campaign bases in New York City Oyster Bay and Esopus. Backers insist their chosen candidates can win the Empire State with crucial organizing and promises. The article emphasizes the state's decisive role in determining the national outcome.
A city woman's fond dream of farming life is weighed by the country editor who cites tough chores. He notes wood shortages, fence repairs, wet clothing, cow drives, torn dresses, a curious goat incident, and animals roaming indoors to argue that meandering is not what it seems.
A baby boy in New Jersey discharged his father's shotgun, fatally wounding his mother who died two hours later after comforting the child. The father left the firearm in the corner, a memory he will carry for life. The incident underscores the deadly danger of guns in homes.
The Milwaukee News lauds Paul Kruger after his death, declaring he will be remembered as a heroic leader. It notes the vicissitudes of history, stating the defeated can rise in triumph and no just cause is lost. Freedom struggles are not in vain.
John Mitchell travels to Paris for the International Miners Congress in August and plans to tour Europe. He will study labor conditions, and the findings will be shared as a series of letters in the Illustrated Buffalo Express. This reporting aims to interest employers employees and students of social issues.
New York police publish a full tallied account of the Slocum disaster casualties after a prolonged investigation. Identified dead include 421 adults and 476 children, totaling 897. unidentified dead are 61, missing 62, injured 180, and 235 escaped. Total dead and missing equals 980.
Texas now has the largest woodland acreage among states, but five years ago it was about 64,000 square miles and this year estimates place it at 27,000 square miles. The drop results from active timber harvesting for market demand.
Fire at Chautauqua damaged a block of stores but was rapidly contained with all traces removed within two days. Temporary quarters were arranged while new buildings rose. The season remains on track with no visitor disruption and a thriving program including Mission Week speakers, prize spelling, and noted lecturers such as Miss Jane T. Miller and Miss Carrie S. Riley in addition to events featuring Miss Marie L. Shedlock and Frank Beard.
The Cleveland Leader notes no cause for alarm in the business world amid the presidential campaign. It asserts that a businesslike administration for the next four and a half years will prevail regardless of which party wins, reducing election year unease.
A reporter recounts a mother’s fear over news of Reginald Speak. He is not dead but faces legal trouble after speeding and hitting an elderly woman, with mounting concern about his fate and recovery. The piece then pivots to humorous vignettes from two editors about art, storms, and a dog portrait mishap.
A New York window display advertises hand tailored worsted suits at 10 dollars, claiming others cost 12 and 15 dollars. A passerby laments being swindled yet condemns the conspicuous bed grammar in the sign as well.
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