Notable 1904 News Notebook From The Warren Mail
A wide roundup notes Arthur Eddy in Los Angeles convicted of murdering Daniel Mitchell in El Paso. Chicago police disrupt an alleged car-thief ring. Missouri Supreme Court curbs contempt rulings before testimony. James Gayley unveils a steel making advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Eddy
Los Angeles
Cal
Daniel Mitchell
Cincinnati
el Paso
Tex
Michael Donovan
Chicago
Missouri Supreme Court
State Board of Arbitration
James Gayley
United States Steel Corporation
New York City
New Jersey
Chatham
Projected Broom Trust
National Broom Co
Glencoe
Oklahoma
Newton
Kane
Sand Creek
Woodbury
T. M. Myers
George Brownlee
Wallace Bennett
Crook's Corral
White Bird
Idaho
William H. Miller
Ancient
Order of United Workmen
BattUle Creek
Mich
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fairmont
W. Va
Bad Axe
A. Frost
Knights of Labor
Terence V. Powderly
Frank Niezorowski
Milwaukee Board of Public Works
Niezorowski
Southern Railway
Harrodsburg
John Seanlor
Samul Williams
James E. McGarr
Worcester
Mass.) Insane Hospital
Recorder Goff
John Crane
Arthur Nagel
New York Maritime Exchange
Conemaugh
International Mercantile Marine Co
Honolulu
New York
Navy Department
Tokyo forces take Port Arthur outer works amid Russian sortie
Tokyo dispatches report Japanese troops occupy Port Arthur outer fortifications and Kwantung heights with heavy artillery. Russian squadron reportedly attempted a sortie but withdrew as Japanese fleet dominated. Casualties for Japanese at Nanshan Hill tallied at 4304.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Central News Telegraphs
Tokio
Giornale D'Italia
Port Arthur
Liberal
Kwan Tung
New Chwang
Liao-Tung Peninsula
New Chiang
Mukden
Nanshan Hill
Japanese Russian clash on Liao Tung peninsula June 2
Dispatches from Dalny report Japanese forces within two miles of the Russian army on June 2 and seven miles from Port Arthur outer forts. In later fighting near Chu Chia fun on June 3 the Russians retreated with higher casualties, while Japanese losses were lighter. A Russian gunboat Giliak was torpedoed and destroyed at Port Arthur on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Petersburg
Matin
Liao Yang
Port Arthur
Che Foo
Liao-Tung
Dalny
London
Daily Telegraph
Stakelberg
Wafangtien
New Chwang
Stoessel
Tokio
Pulantien
Chu Chia Fun
Telishu
Kuroki
Ai Yang Cheng
Ai Yang Pienmen
Feng Wang Cheng
Chaimatsi
Simasti
Boy Starts Riot With Baseball Near Pier 42
A boy hurled a baseball at about 150 Italian coal passers near Pier 42 on Sunday, injuring four Italians who were rushed to a hospital. Fourteen Italians were arrested as police wrestled a crowd. An Italian drew a stiletto and attacked an officer before other officers subdued the riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pier 42
North River
Port Arthur rumors persist amid limited official news
Reports from Che Foo and other ports claim a Russian sortie from Port Arthur and a Japanese land attack, but authorities cannot confirm or deny. In Liao Yang, Japanese advance guards pull back from Wafangon after railway and telegraph damage, while Cossacks harass Japanese forces toward Port Arthur. A killed Japanese officer carries papers indicating Japanese losses on May 30. London reports a Daily Telegraph dispatch noting the Russian gunboat Giliak’s loss and another gunboat blown up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Liao Tung
Che Foo
Wafangon
London
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Giliak
Irrigation Land in U S Reaches 9 487 077 Acres in 1902
Census bureau data show 9 487 077 acres irrigated in 1902 across 184 086 farms at a total cost of 93 320 452 dollars. Average irrigation cost 9 84 per acre, with 8 471 641 acres in arid states and 5 799 in humid states. Colorado leads in area. Louisiana dominates rice lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Colorado
California
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Connecticut
Florida
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
National Travelers Protectives reports $4200 shortage
Springfield June 8 The National Travelers Protective Association held an executive session over Louis Lebaume national secretary treasurer of St Louis. Books examined by experts show a $4200 shortage but the association says it will not affect the group as Lebaume’s sureties are good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic J. Murphy
Cleveland
Panama Canal Commission
St. Louis
W. R. Hearst
Anna B. Etzel
Denver
Col
Lewis Etzel
Oklahoma
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Masters and Pilots’ Association
Buffalo
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
Lake Carriers’ Association
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Benton
Menado Tua
Celebes
East Indies
Guam
Shanghai
East Asia
Ludlow
Watt Waters
Kings Mountain
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Ben Sandford
Springfield
Ill
National Travelers’ Protective Association
Louis Lebaume
J. W. McDonald
National Directors
Lebaume
Worst Flood Delays Hit Santa Fe Route Across Kansas
The Santa Fe system reports its worst flood delays ever in Kansas as heavy rains flood the Neosho Cottonwood Verdigris Arkansas and Marmaton valleys. Towns like Emporia Fort Scott Newton Strong City suffer flooded streets and property damage while trains halt and hundreds flee homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Neosho
Cottonwood
Arkansas
Emporia
Fort Scott
Newton
Strong City
Postal Telegraph Building
Bank of Strong City
Topeka
Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Joplin
Review of Trade Signals Slower Industry Amid Holiday Strikes
R G Dun weekly review notes disrupted progress from a holiday, labor conflicts, and bad weather causing a damp trade mood. Money market remains easy and mercantile failure liabilities are low, showing caution, plant hours and wages trimmed, several strikes swelling unemployment, iron and steel steady with cautious contracting. US failures 220 this week vs 182 last year. Canada 26 vs 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
United States
Canada
Yates Breaks Deadlock Nominates Deneen for Governor
Springfield Ill June 4 Gov Yates ends deadlock in the Republican state convention by a 79th ballot coalition with Charles S Deneen L Y Sherman Howland J Hamlin and John H Pierce The ticket includes Deneen for governor Sherman for lieutenant governor Rose for secretary of state Small for treasurer McCullough for state auditor and Stead for attorney general
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Charles S. Deneen
L. Y. Sherman
Howland J. Hamlin
John H. Pierce
Yates
Deneen
Lowdon
Warner
McDonough
James A. Rose
Golconda
Len Small
Kankakee
James S. McCullough
Champaign
W. H. Stead
Ottawa
Nine Die In Missouri Pacific Train Collision Near Martin City
Nine people killed and many injured in a head on crash of Missouri Pacific trains near Martin City Missouri south of Kansas City. The westbound Colorado Limited No. 1 collided with the eastbound Hoisington Kansas Accommodation No. 36. Relief trains and surgeons were dispatched to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Martin City
Colorado Limited
Hoisington
Kansas
Two Murders and Three Lynchings in Greenville
In Greenville Mississippi on June 4 a planter John Simms of Trail Lake and his manager William Cato were killed by two negroes Samuel Clark and Van Horn after a dispute. Horn was captured at Leland and lynched. Clark fled back to Trail Lake and was killed by a posse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Miss
John Simms
Trail Lake
William Cato
Samuel Clark
van Horn
Horn
Leland
Clark
Disraeli On Engines Of War In Diary Entry
During a Franco German war dinner Disraeli remarked that the French believed they had superiority in weaponry with the chassepot and mitrailleuse but lacked a single specimen of the third engine: a man. He then fell silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disraeli
Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff
Thought She Couldn't Live
Moravia New York June 6 Mr Benjamin Wilson speaks of his wife suffering four years from sugar diabetes and rheumatism. After using Dodds Kidney Pills she gained weight from 130 to 190 pounds and regained strength. He calls the pills a God send and the sole savior of her health. The London Mail notes a Giessen burial regulation that only allows interments after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
N. Y
Benjamin Wilson
Dodd
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
An old advertisement proclaims Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty feet and calluses. It claims relief for swollen aching feet and notes it is sold by all druggists, price 25 cents, with a trial package free and the address Allen 8 Olmsted, Roy, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted, Es Roy, N. Y
B.B.B
B.B. B
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Filipinos at St. Louis Admire New Ten Dollar Bills
The Washington Post notes that the savage Filipinos at St. Louis admire the bright new ten dollar bills as ornaments, implying a perception of artistic taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Washington Post
Doctor Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Claims Cure
The ad touts Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer as stopping fits after one day and permanently curing nervous trouble. It offers a free $2 trial bottle and treatise from Dr. Kline at 931 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Five Dollar Limit Stream Bargain Sparked Debate
A saying about aid prompts a debate on a fixed five dollar limit for donations or trades in a local market. Community members discuss generosity versus value while a stream fundraiser frames the issue.
Testimonial and street-corner quip from Minneapolis
A dated 1900 note from J W O'Brien of Minneapolis praises Piso's Cure as a cough remedy. A playful exchange follows with a street banner style line asking if ten cents buys a cure that works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
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Danville
American Tobacco Co
Nelson, Morris & Co
Syracuse
Dan Sheehan
Bristow
Samuel M. Clemens
Mark Twain
Florence
Italy
New Haven
Conn
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Cook
Guatemala
Woodside
J. A. Burden
Troy
Boston Society
George F. Phillips
Merrimac
Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Cambridgeport
Mass
Phillips
Navy
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Hackberry
Big Bug
Arizona
Society Bay
Sou Cyoy
Kinchou
State of
Santa Fe System
Review OF Trade
Illinois
Giessen
Hesse
London Mail
Mike
Pat
Botanic
Tzake
Geo
J. Charlton
Chicago, Il
Cash
Logan, Ohlo
Fitzgerald & CO
Washington, D.C
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