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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
1
Reports from Athens, Shanghai, Vienna and London describe Austria and Germany declining a mediation conference over the Serbia dispute. Bombardments reach Belgrade with banks hit. troops mobilize in Vienna and on the Adriatic frontier. British fleets mobilize, stock markets slide, and Belgrade sees civilian evacuations amid military buildup.
The immediate cause of the break between Austria and Servia was the assassination of Grand Duke Francis Ferdinand and his wife as the result of a Servian plot. Diplomatic relations between the two nations have been strained for ten years, the trouble starting when a quarrel over a treaty arose. In 1908 relations became more strained where Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the Balkan war, Austria tried to force Servia to withdraw her troops from Albania. In event of war, European coun tries will line up as follows: Servia, Russia, France, Great Britain and Montenegro, or one side, and Austria, Germany and Italy on the other.
Austria declared war on Serbia and troop movements surged at borders while Germany rebuffed Britain’s peace bid. Market turmoil followed the global escalation with London and Paris markets collapsing, New York seeing foreign selling and a grain surge as gold shipments headed overseas.
Two Servian steamers were seized at Orsova on the Danube by Austrian forces. The Austrian flag replaced the Servian flag aboard the seized vessels. Continued on page eight.
Paris July 28 Madame Caillaux was acquitted of the killing of Gaston Calmette editor of Le Figaro. The jury was out about an hour and demonstrations erupted outside the courtroom. The prosecution had waived a premeditated murder verdict, sparking cheers when she was freed.
The House and Senate have passed a bill to correct Lucien P. Rogers of Warren Pennsylvania military record. It assigns him to Company F 74th Illinois Infantry from August 1 1862 to June 28 1864 with an honorable discharge. The measure, long sought in Washington, awaits the President's signature.
Twenty laborers on a Pennsylvania railroad work train near Titusville were struck by the overhead red line used for oil well pumping. Seven were seriously injured and hospitalized. all are expected to recover. The train moved slowly on unballasted track and the red line had fallen earlier at the Orville Buck farm as the work crew moved east of Oil Creek.
George Morgan of Pottsville shouted during a revival in a tent on Mauch Chunk Street that there is no hell. Police Chief G W Hoepstine arrested him as he argued he had a right to express his opinion on a theological subject.
New York July 23 Chairman Barnes of the Republican State Committee says he has authorized his lawyers to sue Colonel Roosevelt for libel. The action follows Roosevelt’s charges that Barnes is tied to administration corruption in New York. Roosevelt, at Sagamore Hill, remarked I can make good and urged the issue be judicially determined.
Census bureau figures show on June 30 1913 the per capita national debt at 10.59 dollars versus state debts 3.57 dollars. Arizona and Massachusetts exceed national per capita debt. New York’s is 9.05 dollars largely from the Erie canal.
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in Postal Telegraph Company v City of Altoona upholds the right of third class cities to tax poles mains pipes of public utilities. The Blair county lower court ruling allowing the city to tax was affirmed, sustaining municipal tax powers for utilities.
In Kane Pennsylvania on July 2 two men aged 29 and 27 from James City drowned in Crystal Lake after tipping a boat and failing to swim. The incident was witnessed by John Horscheck, 4, the son of one victim, from shore.
Bound volumes of the 1913 Year Book and 1912 edition are available free to applicants through Congressman Willis J. Hulings at 422 House Office Building Washington D C. Farmers Bulletins and pamphlets on cooking poultry disinfectants forestry fertilizers farm management dairying canning and preserving and guides like The Care of the Baby Hygiene of the Painter's Trade and First Aid Instructions for Miners are offered for free distribution.
Gilbert Perkins, former head of a Pittsburg detective agency, was freed from Leavenworth after a three year term for using the mails to defraud. He sent threatening letters to Charles H. Strong after the mausoleum desecration of Rep W L Scott in Erie. Perkins refused parole before, saying it would not vindicate him until the courts cleared him.
Harrisburg Pa July 24 The State Bureau of Medical Education and Licensure defines optometry and says after January 1 1915 it will be unlawful to practice without a State license. The definition: use of no drugs to measure vision or adapt lenses. Those with over two years continuous practice and good character get licenses without examination. others must take one. Applications go to Dr Nathan C Schaef fer superintendent by November 1 1914. The license will not authorize the title doctor.
In Sharon Pennsylvania on July 24 Little Jimmy Frankfurt of Carr Avenue Farrell tickled a mule's hind legs. He sustained a fractured jaw a crushed nose and facial cuts and was taken to the hospital where doctors expect recovery.
Milwaukee July 24 Judge A C Backus says John Schrank who tried to kill Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 probably will not be tried on the assault with intent to kill charge. Physicians at Waupun report Schrank is daily growing worse mentally, delaying any trial until he is declared sane. The assault charge remains but cannot be pursued until mental status improves.
Emerson R. White 28, a Jamestown woodworker, admitted to shooting Charles Haight 30, in Saturday morning events. White led officers to Haight's body hidden under brush, says Haight fired first, others doubt his story and await coroner findings.
A Chautauqua Lake railway train backing across Fairmount avenue struck a street car full of passengers. Mrs Louis Gronberg suffered a crushed leg and is described as seriously injured. No other passengers were hurt.
Harrisburg Pa July 28 Secretary of State Bryan gave two Chautauqua speeches in the area Sunday. A Democratic State HQ statement said the first 250 from gate admissions went to Bryan and the excess over that was shared with the management.
William Rapp Jr. announced intent to appeal the divorce decree awarded to Mme Ernestine Schuman Heink. He seeks to prove Mme Schuman Heink’s legal residence and argues the trial judge erred by denying cross examination of certain witnesses.
A state committee from the State Board of Education met in Lock Haven with Central State Normal School trustees to approve the purchase of the school by the state and to pay open accounts. Transfer to the state is set for August 15.
Henry Poyer 62, a Pennsylvania Railroad employee, told colleagues he felt well as he headed to work in Surbury. Three blocks later he collapsed and died within minutes from heart trouble.
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