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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1904
Page
4
The piece sketches options for higher meat prices pushing readers to vegetarianism or fishing. It notes a beef trust cash flow, a Roosevelt Fairbanks ticket, and Miles out of contention leaving General Uncertainty in Democratic circles. Georgia reports a peach yield twice normal with abundant melons. cod crops look strong.
The record shows Janada trailing the United States in a key divorce statistic. Over thirty four years Janada recorded sixty nine divorces while the United States total reached about seven hundred thousand.
The St. Louis Fair is in perfect order with all exhibits in place and running smoothly. Next September and October are highlighted as the best months to visit the big show if you can wait.
A terse editorial laments that after Chicago and New York incidents the nation reacts slowly, locking doors after disasters and drowning the concerns of theatres and steamboats amid national fear.
In Kansas City a three story house was moved two hundred feet upward using a timber framework and an array of three hundred jacks arranged in thirty groups. The dramatic lift showcased local engineering skills and attracted attention from residents nearby.
The report notes 4 434 killed and wounded in a single U S battle amid peace and July Fourth. The author questions why dangerous firecrackers and toy pistols are sold and urges a prohibition.
Last week 223 persons were treated in Boston hospitals for injuries from explosives on Bunker Hill Day. With the Glorious Fourth near, the piece urges caution, calling American fireworks use criminally and deadly foolish.
The report states that 2000 Armenians have been massacred and hundreds of young women seized by Ottoman forces. The article notes Europe’s silent stance as these outrages continue.
A dated legal reflection holds that a lawyer’s duty to the court and public outweighs mere client interests. It warns that without recognizing this standard lawyers could become the most dangerous class in the community.
In parts of New England wild pigeons are reported to be reappearing, suggesting a possible revival of a species once thought nearly extinct. The text notes past slaughter in Northwestern Pennsylvania, where roosts vanished after mass killings, and argues for new laws to protect the birds.
A movement named the Young Crusaders forms in Akron Ohio. Members are Sunday School boys in kahki uniforms with swords, sleeping under tents and loud talk. Two of Senator Dick's children join. Purpose unclear but may target tobacco lies laziness and disrespect. If so, it may prosper.
Russell Sage, nearing ninety with a vast fortune, denounces vacations as harmful. He advocates nonstop work, arguing wealth and business are supreme and that a continual counting room lifestyle is a perpetual vacation. He counters the idea that short relief from toil improves life, urging preservation of relentless industry.
Edward J Chambers, an English mechanical engineer touring the country, criticizes crowded streetcars outside the Grand Hotel. He cites London rules that fine drivers for overloading a tram and notes Chicago once carried 152 people in a car built for forty, praising his country’s focus on passenger comfort.
The Supreme Court decides against oleomargarine makers in their fight against federal restrictions. The ruling requires oleo to be sold truthfully as oleomargarine and butter to be real dairy butter. The decision ends debates, reducing illusions and deceptions by ensuring clear labeling and honest product descriptions.
The July frontispiece of Booklovers Magazine presents a silver point drawing of President Roosevelt by Carl J. Becker, praised for its lifelike likeness. The issue stresses adventure and recreation with timely articles including Wilson on the Philippines at St Louis, Reid on Thibet, Morris on a German portrait painter Len bach, and Jones on Maxwell Sommerville. The illustrations are noted as very fine and artistic.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers a round trip from all lines to St Louis for the Democratic National Convention, valid July 2 to 5 with return by July 19. Tickets priced at single fare for the round trip, with validation by Joint Agent in St Louis. Check with ticket agents for schedules and further details.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a special Sunday excursion on June 26 to Warren Oil City and Titusville. Departure Warren 9 56 a m with returns from Titusville 7 00 p m Oil City 7 40 p m and Warren 9 00 p m regular trains resume June 27.
The Best Job Printing is available at the Main Office offering printing services.
The piece notes Mexico's move to elect a vice president after a constitutional amendment, prompted by President Diaz's advancing age, signaling a new political structure alongside remarks on other national matters.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy for rheumatic pain, back pain, and urinary issues. It claims to normalize water retention and reduce nighttime trips, offering samples and a free booklet by mail from Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
A Titusville Herald correspondent denounces widespread dog ownership as a modern nuisance. The letter laments garden damage, flea issues, and danger to people and domestic animals, arguing for stricter punitive measures and even dog killings to curb nightly trespasses.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court issues a second decision restricting telegraph and telephone rights over private property under charter powers. Eminent domain applies only on public highways, with landowners due compensation for highway easement. In cities and boroughs councils control street use and owners receive no compensation for poles and wires placed with council approval. Outside municipal areas companies may occupy highways but must compensate abutting landowners. Telegraph and telephone firms cannot gain rights on strictly private property without landowner permission.
Thomas Nelson Page argues in ScRIBNER’s July issue that grandfather clauses justify disfranchising the Southern Negro population. He states the disfranchisement is necessary for the permanent welfare of both races and views it as a measure of high necessity.
The Phila. Record cites a wide range of actors including mine owners union miners county officials mining districts state courts the governor and militia captains as failing to uphold state or federal law. It describes a horrific carnival of crime and a travesty of free government that reads like a nightmare.
A widow, returning from her husband’s funeral in Des Moines Indiana, received 1777 dollars from a committee representing the policyholder’s insurance order. The note mentions July 4 excursion tickets sold at reduced rates by the D A V and P R R, valid to July 5 with connections.
The note promotes subscriptions to THI Malt and the New York Tribune Farmer at 150 dollars per year and the Tri-Weekly Tribune and the MaIt at 2 dollars per year urging readers to subscribe now.
Notice is hereby given that an application will be made to Hon. W M Lindsey President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County on September 5 1904 for a charter for a proposed corporation to be named The Kitchen Cemetery Association. The corporation will provide and obtain a cemetery.
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