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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
2
A compact digest of home and foreign items spanning industry, politics, and daily life. The cronicle highlights notable events, societal shifts, and key developments shaping communities abroad and at home.
The senate debated the Philippine bill with a vote plan stalled. In the house the immigration bill passed with amendments banning alcohol sales at immigration stations and abolishing the bar in the capital. A final Philippine bill vote was set for June 3. The day also covered coinage expansion and river and harbor measures. General Brooke’s retirement as lieutenant general received favorable committee action. Adjournment set for June 2.
Five thousand union men strike in Denver. President nominates Robert S McCormick for ambassador to Austria Hungary. Girard Ohio post office robbed of 552 stamps. Pueblo flood damage estimated at 500000. Extradition treaty with Chile completed. Cass Daveron kills wife then dies by suicide. both performers. Locomotive explosion in Manchester Virginia leaves one dead five hurt. ICC finds rail pools common. Kentucky bans Indiana due to smallpox. 13 year old Jacob Graham confesses to murder in Missouri. Indian appropriation and omnium claims bills signed. Frank Robinson shoots sweetheart Gertrude Rawlins wounds rival then self in Kansas City. William Harmon hanged in Philadelphia for murder. Snow falls in Alleghenies. Wreck kills two at Blairsville Pennsylvania. Emil Rossman murders 17 year old Sophia Batel then commits suicide in Chicago. Flag Day proclaimed in Illinois. Gen Wood denies Cuban waste charges. Soft coal miners may strike if anthracite dispute persists. Colored group seeks 500 million to aid emigration. Earthquake shocks strike Chattanooga. Funeral of Lord Pauncefote in Washington. Warship to carry body to England. Arkansas Governor Davis expelled from church for drunkenness gambling. Cuban tobacco trust consolidates major firms. Edison unveils storage battery for 100 mile car range.
Reports cover US politics with Buencamino defending actions in the Philippines and Roosevelt praise for civil government. labor talks in Cleveland on coal strike. severe Texas floods and property damage along Red River. McFetridge murder verdict and judge’s rebuke. Cincinnati judge James M. Smith dies en train ride. Roosevelt decorates McKinley grave. Michigan statue unveiled. memorial day observed nationwide. immigration at peak amid prosperity. Philippine force to 25 000. patrols and commissions announced. business failures rise. Hawthorne race grandstand fire. Eagle Pass mine explosion. family tragedy in Salt Lake City. Cuban and British war-end discussions. Pacific fleet reinforcement. Ferne mine disaster bodies found. Hatzie missing. Lake Land peace fight. Boer peace claims. Maine dead graves decorated.
Ohio Republicans in Cleveland nominate Lewis C. Laylin for secretary of state and call for the crushing out of anarchy. Kansas Republicans in Wichita nominate W. J. Bailey for governor and pledge support for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Michigan Eighth District renominates Joseph W. Fordney for Congress. Paul J. Sorg dies at 62 in Middletown Ohio. Michigan nominates Townsend and Smith for Congress in its second and sixth districts. Wisconsin Seventh District backs John J. Esch. Capt. Charles A. Hill dies at 68 in Joliet. Noah Brockway Beacon dies at 102 in Des Moines. Michigan Democrats set convention in Detroit July 30. Tennessee Democrats nominate James H. Frazier for governor. Sylvester Pennoyer dies in Portland aged 71.
Arthur Williams, U S consul at Saltillo, dies in Monterey. M Benjamin Constant, famed French portraitist, dies in Paris at 57. Herbert G Squiers presents credentials as U S minister to Cuba. Palma’s first congress message thanks America and calls for Cuban legislation. Mont Pelee activity hints at larger eruptions in Martinique. Adolf Kussmaul, introducer of the stomach pump, dies in Heidelberg at 80. London peace sentiment cites Boer reunification talks. Rosebery urges liberal peace terms for Boer allies.
May 31 1902 national bank notes circulation stood at 356 747 184 dollars an increase of 5 164 594 for the year and a drop of 240 215 for May. Mount Vernon NY Justice Marshall jailed a woman 60 days for flirting with a married man. Castro ordered 10 000 Mauser rifles and 5 000 000 rounds. New incorporations in May totaled 248 000 000 capitalization, down 16 000 000 from April. New Jersey led. Absalom Bainbridge longtime Lincoln assassination associate dies in New York City. May saw 50 suicides in Chicago and 134 Brights disease deaths. Roland B B Molineaux set for Sept 22 in NYC murder trial. Blairsville Pa miners strike injunctive suit against Patrick Dolan and others. Philippine bill debate in Senate continues. House approves no memorial resolution for McKinley service.
Mixed tidbits report accusations against National Lamp association members over a trust. Jockey Pat Meagher killed at Lorents track in Ontario. Ada Gray found destitute in City Island cottage. Amura steamer revival of Yukon navigation through Lake Superior. Roosevelt carries a loaded pistol on rides. German firm seeks Chinese opium monopoly for 15 million yearly. A tiger killed after entering a draft-horse car near Poughkeepsie. German shipping consolidations praised amid American peril fears. Spanish nationalist leader sends congratulatory note to Roosevelt, censored. Gould railroads to tidewater at Baltimore to cost 20 million. Rail mileage to surpass Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, and Harriman lines. Balzac works deemed immoral by Chicago jury. buyer not liable for subscription. Edison touts storage battery to revolutionize motive power. Jewish ghettos removal debate at Detroit conference. Northwest flax crops expected to rise. Minnesota and Dakota yields set to hit record levels.
Hon. Michael Henry Herbert, secretary to the British embassy in Paris, is expected to become Britain's ambassador to the United States after Lord Pauncefote. Royal approval remains uncertain until after Pauncefote's funeral arrangements, with King Edward's sanction seen as essential.
London May 31 King Edward’s birthday celebrated Friday with home station events on May 30 for a military display. Trooping the colors on Horse Guards Parade featured the Irish Guards and Life Guards detachments as the king appeared with his escort to thunderous cheering.
Four persons die when a row boat capsizes on the Columbia River near Martins Bluff Washington Oregon line twelve miles above Kalama. Names listed include Herbert Martin Ivy Martin Lilly Durkee and Lizzie Durkee with two other women in the craft. Herbert Martin saved family members before perishing.
Toronto reports jockey Pat Meagher was killed at the track on Friday while riding St. Sulphire in the steeplechase. His horse fell at a jump opposite the grand stand, rolling onto Meagher and breaking his back.
Fire at Hawthorne race track in Chicago Friday afternoon burned paddock grand stand and betting ring causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze disrupted evening racing activities and prompted swift emergency response.
Washington May 31 Memorial Day observed with G A R ceremonies and Arlington honors. President Roosevelt spoke praising war heroes led by Washington and Franklin and urging support for U S military and civil governance in the Philippines, condemning cruelty while affirming humane conduct.
In a playful exchange, Me Was recalls Miss De Peyster promising to marry him. She calmly accepts the news and jokes about her plan to wed before year’s end, noting any old thing would do. The lighthearted banter captures a moment of flirtatious certainty.
Allen S. Olmstead in Le Roy New York sells Allen's Foot-Ease to cure hot sweating callous swollen feet. Druggists carry it for 25 cents with a free trial package and substitutes discouraged.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet contrasts money with death. Egbert recalls a friend who owed $10 and died last week, noting money cannot follow a person after death. The exchange explores lingering debts and final fate.
A playful exchange notes Miss Fadden gaining fame and an unexpected aging remark. The Chicago Daily News quips about her being older than expected, while the Atchison Globe jokes about hints and recognition.
Mrs Kate Taylor attests Peruna is the finest tonic for lingering illness aftereffects claiming quick relief and restored vitality. The note mentions Dr Hartman offering free treatment for female catarrhal diseases this summer and directs readers to The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
Toledo customs collector J. C. Bonner fined the tug Woods $500 and the launch Frolic $200 for neglect following the recent accident in which the two boats collided and seven occupants of the Frolic were drowned.
Chicago May 30. William McFetridge was acquitted of his brother’s murder Thursday night and was killed by a blow from one of his friends. The assailant was arrested.
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