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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
3
Washington reports slow gains in Mrs. McKinley's health after a week of severe illness. Doctors warn against reducing stimulants as risk of a sinking spell remains, while plans to move her to Canton are considered if she strengthens.
A six person party including three girls was afloat off North Esingtion near Philadelphia when a skiff swamped in a squall. The three girls Rosie Koons age 17 Mary Koons 19 and Mamie Traynor 22 drowned while three men were rescued. The Federal Boat club hosted the group and members aided in the search.
In a battle at Lipa Batangas Lieut Anton Springer of the Twenty first infantry was killed Capt W H Wilhelm of the same regiment Lieut Fitzhugh Lee Jr and five enlisted men were wounded in the action报道.
Appointment by the president on Saturday includes Elmer B. Stephen as collector of internal revenue for the Nebraska district and Myron H. McCord as United States marshal for Arizona Territory. McCord previously served as governor of the territory.
The census bulletin lists 10 602 incorporated places in 1900 up from 7 578 in 1890 with 38 cities over 100 000. New York Chicago and Philadelphia exceed a million. three cities 500 000 to 1 000 000. no 400 000 to 500 000 in 1900. Major states Illinois 30 towns and Pennsylvania 833. New York has 438. Alaska has none.
Cincinnati prepares for July 6 to 10 as the Christian Endeavor meets with a 1500-voice choir at Music Hall. Open air bands in Washington Park, welcomes from Gov Nash and Mayor Fleischman, and annual addresses by Dr Clark and Secretary Baer mark the opening events.
A ferocious tornado and accompanying hail and rain swept 50 miles from the Kansas line into eastern Kay County Oklahoma, destroying Eddy and Tonkawa districts. Dozens of buildings leveled, several injuries, one unknown fatality near Eddy, lightning kills carpenter F H Crawford near Blackwell, and wheat crops ruined for about 400 farms west of Blackwell. Farmers seek returns on ruined equipment as losses linked to prior good years ease distress.
Conservative delegates at the Cuban constitutional convention expect the Platt amendment to be accepted with several radicals likely joining the pro acceptance camp. Outside pressure spurs a retreat from opposition as the body prepares a secret session with a vote anticipated after days of deliberation. In New York and Washington Cuban colonies urge swift action to safeguard independence.
Weir Allen, nine year old deaf mute, died from burns sustained during an alcohol bath at the state institute for the deaf, dumb and blind in Berkeley California. Attendant George Hoffman lit a cigarette and threw a match into the alcohol, causing the blaze.
Vancouver Washington June 10 Maj. Lewis S. Tesson medical director of the department of the Columbia and post surgeon at Vancouver barracks died suddenly from apoplexy.
Robert Fulford, a Chicago contractor, killed his mother in law Jennie McCord at the McCord farm in Ilderton Ontario then shot himself. The victim and Fulford’s wife Gertie McCord were related as cousins and had separated recently after a divorce. Fulford had followed his wife to the farm after a dispute and demanded her whereabouts before the fatal shootings.
A freight train taking water at Vestal New York was rear ended by a double header wildcat freight. The dynamite in one car exploded tearing both trains apart. Five men were killed seven injured and the blast shattered plate glass windows up to 30 miles away in Vestal Union and Binghamton.
Marshalltown Iowa June 10 Judge Burnham ruled the Iowa cigarette tax law constitutional and that dealers and building owners may have property attached for back taxes. The county faces several thousand dollars in unpaid taxes and similar suits are awaiting the Marshall County decision. The American Tobacco company is said to plan an appeal.
Edward Moran eminent marine and landscape painter dies Sunday afternoon in his Fifth Avenue apartment and studio from uraemic poisoning linked to a yearlong illness. Born in England in 1829, he moved to America at age 12, later residing in Maryland and Philadelphia before settling in New York 25 years ago.
Washington reports the United States has again urged arbitration at The Hague over China indemnity terms. Mr. Rockhill secured authority from Secretary Hay to propose a settlement path while noting no agreement on the amount or method of satisfying Allied claims. Foreign troops prepare to withdraw from Peking as September draws near. Japan plans to depart with two-day notice after other powers vacate.
Treasury officials report record strength in national banks as of April 24, with 4,064 banks in operation. Total resources reach 5.63 billion dollars, deposits total 2.89 billion, and loans and discounts 2.91 billion. Surplus and profits stand at 416 million, with lawful money reserves at 565 million and an average reserve of 29.1 percent.
Dr William Hudson Daly former major and chief surgeon in the United States volunteers died by suicide in Pittsburgh after long brooding over official criticism of his remarks before the board of inquiry into the embalmed beef scandal. His wife had died recently, and he fell into melancholia losing interest in his practice.
Milwaukees Sentinel reports from Mineral Point that thirteen thousand dollars in gold coin stolen from the First National Bank on May 24 has been recovered. It was found in an earth vault inside a common outhouse at the City hotel near the looted bank where Steward Jellett boarded. The loot consisted of five bags, nine thousand in one and thousand dollar lots in the others. The discovery plus eight thousand previously recovered accounts for all missing gold.
At Port Royal Pennsylvania the Pittsburg Coal and Coke Co’s shaft No 2 caught fire after an explosion. About six men were in the mine at the time and four were rescued but 29 more remain underground. Rescue efforts continue amid further explosions. The district is notorious for gaseous conditions.
The bodies of L Hartman and his wife were found in their Great Northern hotel room in Chicago with bullet wounds to the temple. They registered June 6 from New York, wealthy connections cited, she once an actress named Rose Violet, likely a runaway marriage driven by a father’s rigid stance. The room showed no struggle, revolver in Hartman’s right hand, and no one witnessed the couple after Sunday night.
Professor Frank D. Tubbs, ousted from the chair of natural sciences at Wesleyan University in Salina Kansas on charges of heresy, denied the accusation and challenged trustees and church leaders to cite a single conflicting statement. The North West Kansas conference factions of Methodism appear poised for a clash over the dismissal, which has fueled long simmering tensions.
Chicago June 11 Judge Waterman ruled that a stock yards firm legally blacklisted several girls after their February strike and the workers were not to be rehired. The decision will be appealed.
The trial of John and Edward Biddie and Walter Dorman began in Pittsburg for the April 12 murders of grocer Thomas D. Kahney and detective Patrick Fitzgerald. The Biddies pleaded not guilty while Dorman pleaded guilty as burglaries and robberies terrorized the city beforehand.
Chicago officers report August M. Unger and F Wayland Brown found guilty of conspiracy to defraud insurers through Marie Defenbach death and sentenced to the penitentiary under the indeterminate act. Frank H. Smiley pleaded guilty and turned state's evidence, possibly escaping prison.
The International Machinists association in Toronto on June 11 approved extending financial help to non union strikers with no strict limit. Over 40 000 has been distributed since May 20. A call was made for AFL to fund the strike via its constitution. The group largely rejected pledging the union to socialism and discussed moving HQ from Washington, with Chicago or Cleveland possible. Milwaukee was noted as a future meeting site.
Denver on June 11 Judge Peter I. Palmer sharply rebuked more than 100 reformers who protested injunctions against city fire and police boards over Sunday liquor sales. He warned he would investigate clergymen who denounced him from pulpits for possible contempt of court and act swiftly if justified.
Plans for a consortium of 21 large plow factories in the United States nearly complete after a Monday meeting in Chicago. Ex Judge W A Vincent leads the effort and expects corporate formation within a month with capital set at 75 million dollars.
Fire destroyed the old Catholic church on Madeline Island La Pointe Wisconsin on Monday June 11 The landmark had drawn hundreds of tourists yearly The 1835 building by Father Sparaga housed an ancient painting The Descent from the Cross said to have been gifted in 1669 by Father Marquette Some believe the painting was stolen and the blaze staged to conceal the loss
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