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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
4
The Bradford Era notes Mr. Tank of Cleveland making prohibition speeches Mr. Waterman operates a Kentucky distillery Rev Mr Lusher of Jamestown is a sober religious man and McKean County Prohibitionist Mr Beers is described as staunch.
While Governor Stone vacations in the Adirondacks he will return to Harrisburg for the New Capitol Commission meeting on August 5 and is expected to appoint a judge to replace Judge Pennypacker on the Philadelphia bench.
The article cites 1115 typhoid cases in Pittsburg over five months and calls for water reform. It notes Pennsylvania's 224 248 farms valued at over a billion dollars and proclaims the state a leading agricultural, coal mining, and manufacturing power. It reports Gov Stone planning a congressional return in the Allegheny City district, where his partner William H. Graham has represented the seat since Stone became governor.
The piece notes unions declaring war on the National Guard and enlistees pledging to withdraw at term expiration. It adds weary hope that after Christmas the cold may bring snow and a pause in the rain.
The article notes an unusually rainy stretch over two months affecting farm hands. It describes persistent wet weather as “awful” and implies widespread dissatisfaction with the season’s conditions and impact on work. Institutions or specific places are not named.
The piece notes Pattison cannot avoid Bryan in this trip while recalling Bryan’s influence in the last two presidential campaigns. It comments on sugar content in grapes and compares fruit sweetness with peaches, then shifts to farm prices with eggs at 22 cents a dozen and butter at 20 cents, and ends with weather notes for July and a speculative August harvest.
Rev John McDowell a miner describes dire conditions in coal regions. He cites laws on age for work and widespread violation to support families. He notes high death and injury tolls over decades and the daily risk to miners and their families.
Review of Reviews reports Judge Taft's Rome visit outlines a feasible base for settling Philippine land disputes and related charitable, educational, and ecclesiastical property issues. It notes friars face local hostility and are unlikely to hold lands or parishes much longer, with withdrawal expected to Spain or South America.
The U.S. Postal Service logged eighty seven thousand unaddressed letters and fifteen thousand unaddressed letters containing money last year. One hundred fifty six thousand people forgot stamps, losses occur despite overall efficiency. The article urges readers to check letters before mailing to avoid losses caused by individual carelessness.
The Chicago freight handlers strike ends after ten days of paralysis as workers return to duties. Drivers who quit in sympathy resume service, leaving workers with lost wages and potential job losses, while business losses reach about ten million dollars and trade diverted to other cities.
The US Geological Survey shows Pennsylvania producing over half the national pig iron and Allegheny County alone producing more than half of Pennsylvania’s output, a quarter of the nation’s total. The coal strike keeps fuel prices high at $8 a ton with no settlement in sight as the eleventh week opens.
Speaker Marshall and Auditor General Hardenburg announce next year’s state treasurer candidates with Levi G. Morrison editor of the Greenville Advance Argus named as involved. The editor is hoped to secure the post.
The commission selects George Barnard E A Abbey and Miss Oakley to decorate the Capitol designed by Joseph M Huston. The project carries 4 500 000 dollars with 150 000 for murals 300 000 for sculpture. Barnard directs carving including about 40 marble statues and one bronze statue at the dome base. A further meeting is set for August 5 to invite bids and start by September 1 with a target completion of January 1 1906.
The post office at Shamburg will close July 31 and mail will be routed by rural carriers from Pleasantville. Once a thriving oil town with hundreds of wells and dizaines of wells, it connected Pleasantville to Miller farm and Plumer with nicknames like Dogtown and Red-Hot. Today the area is largely deserted, with remaining wells producing lightly and land overgrown with scrub, home to rabbits and small game.
A Bradford Era note quotes a Pennsylvania political program favoring Pennypacker over Pattison. It suggests Pennypacker’s growing popularity and potential permanence in politics, while Pattison’s prospects appear uncertain amid partisan expectations.
In Boston last week Kernel W J Bryan urged newsboys to save and strive for self rule, arguing happiness comes from helping others and personal restraint, while opposing trusts that curb individual enterprise. A separate etiquette note observes a polite carver rarely sits, though it hints at a playful image of table manners with a hungry bird.
Closing out at cost 1000 yards of cloth for rainy day skirts in 30 shades for cash only. Jacob Keller the Tailor. The Best Job Printing at the Mail Office.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the kidney liver and bladder remedy promising relief for lame back and related ailments. It offers a free sample by mail and a book on kidney and bladder trouble with instructions to mention the newspaper notice.
A collage of editorial remarks on trusts, naval christening, desk design, animal rights, army uniforms, churchgoing norms, King Oscar, a wedding quip for graduates, a new S Weir Mitchell novelette, postoffice rules on box rent and lock box access, and a pension increase under a new law.
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