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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
4
A North Pole navigator named PEAky asks for 150000 to finance another northward search. The note adds a pun on paying dear for his whistle and hints Editor J M Bloss of the Titusville Herald will become Titusville postmaster succeeding Captain Rouse.
The 1903 petroleum production in California is forecast to exceed 20 million barrels valued at at least 20 million dollars, surpassing the state’s gold output by a few million. Pennsylvania records the most Odd Fellows in the nation with 117,474 members, up 1,017 in the last year, leading secret orders in membership in the state.
A Pennsylvania Building at St. Louis sits in rough condition while planners debate the high price of a temporary structure. Critics say spending over 80000 dollars shows wasteful use of funds.
An estimate puts the 1903 wheat crop at about 740 million bushels, higher than 1902 and 1901 figures, though lower than 1909. The prediction is described as a very happy condition that will please the country.
Mr. Carnegie buys a notable fossil collection to be presented to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. The piece raises questions about the city’s interest in fossils versus its current sentiment for its baseball sluggers.
Gov Pennypacker cannot attract a first class engineer for the state commissioner of highways with a $3500 salary. A new law bans painting or attaching signs to public or private property and prohibits further rock advertising on mountain slopes.
The piece recalls a farmer’s dry humor about rain asking for a gentle drizzle rather than a flood. It notes recent heavy downpours and contrasts with two weeks of needed rain for crops.
On June 1st the average money in circulation rose to 29 dollars and 64 cents per person, a new record and one dollar higher than the October 1st figure from last year.
Kansas presses for 25000 harvest hands from other states as it readies to harvest six million acres of wheat. The state hopes for its largest crop yet but notes help is scarce nationwide.
The state lists 317 retail, nine wholesale dealers and one manufacturer licensed to sell oleomargarine and renovated butter. License funds totaling $35,306.92 were deposited in the state treasury to enforce laws governing manufacture and sale.
A reflective quip notes that a woman not approaching a mirror signals lack of self regard or self awareness, implying inner emptiness without vanity. The remark uses concise wit to critique superficial self scrutiny.
Pennsylvania reports total actual real estate value of 3 697 647 909 dollars with assessed value 2 308 916 297 dollars, 62.44 percent. Luzerne reports 20 percent to 93 percent ranges with 21 674 957 assessed and 108 264 465 real value. County figures include McKean 4 2 percent, Potter 36 percent, Cameron 58.9 percent, Elk 55.6 percent, Forest 44 percent, Warren 68.4 percent, Venango 66 percent, Erie 78 percent.
Emma A. Stuckman of Nappanee Indiana completes fifty second year as a school teacher and her hundredth term in the classroom. She raised two sons and a daughter and has never missed a full year in all her school terms or normal sessions.
The July Scribners Magazine commemorates the Gettysburg battle with Gen Gordon providing a Confederate perspective. He explains Confederate errors at Cemetery Ridge on day one and details the climactic third day including Pickett’s charge and a claim that prompt Lee orders could have punctured Meade’s center and altered the outcome.
The article asserts Americans expect President Roosevelt to prevent atrocities like those in Russia, but notes the US cannot control Russia's internal politics as Russia remains an independent nation and outside interference is not permitted.
At the Gettysburg convention nominations were made for state offices. Herbert G. Ames of Lycoming and M. H. Stevenson of Allegheny for Superior Court. Elisha Kent Kane of McKean for Auditor General. Henry D. Patton of Lancaster for State Treasurer. The platform blasts both parties over saloon laws and the Salus Grady act. It also supports suffrage without regard to sex.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen, the oldest beneficiary order, totals 451 510 members at end of 1902. The organization paid 9 860 416 to widows and orphans in the last year while maintaining strong recruitment as veterans age. The death rate was 11.84 per 1 000.
A Bradford Era passage notes the automobile owner’s somber face reflects economic strain, while steel mills forecast a shortfall of four hundred thousand tons in rails this year and next due to booming railway and trolley construction exceeding capacity.
Senator Burton rode a handcar through flood streets of Salina after boarding in Abilene asking where to sit. The section foreman told him to stand and pump at the handlebars like the devil, and the senator complied in a brisk, if comic, display.
The good roads movement gains strength in New England as scenery and tourism drive interest. New Jersey begins road construction while Pennsylvania pledges 6.5 million dollars, two thirds public cost, totaling over 8 million this year for highways. Local towns build stretches, but cross-state thoroughfare plans require better connections. the movement and canal improvements are linked in the Republican platform.
The United States leads in postal service with the most post offices and employees, delivering more mail per person and maintaining far longer mail routes. It surpasses Germany and Great Britain by thousands of offices and tens of thousands of workers, with Russia as a distant follower and a yearly spend about ten million dollars higher than rivals.
The Tribune of Chicago catalogues governors by faith. Maine and Utah have Universalist and Mormon leaders respectively. Delaware heads a Quaker governor. Rhode Island and Wisconsin governors are Unitarians. Pennypacker is noted as a Protestant Episcopalian. Six Baptists seven Presbyterians eight Methodists, and twelve governors are not church members.
A ninth death from lockjaw caused by toy pistols occurs in Pittsburg. Advocates urge criminalizing the sale of such toys as a felony to prevent further tragedies.
Plans and specifications for a combined residence and school on Cornplanter Indian lands near eran Pennsylvania are ready. See C. J. Gunning at Warren Court House or Homer Ensign at Coryden for copies. Sealed bids due 12m July 1 1903 to C. J. Gunning at Warren Court House.
Tickets at reduced rates will be sold by Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg R A until July 6 for travel to points on connecting lines within 200 miles of the selling station. See agents for particulars.
Local note recalls N K Wendelboe's spring paper change with a choice line of Dew papers on display and promises prompt attention to all orders.
A Scranton man who attempted a paralysis cure through fasting died after fasting forty days. The item notes engraving cards and wedding invitations at The Mail office.
The Atchison Globe mocks a Kansas figure in a group sculpture showing a half naked woman with a sickle beside a tame bull. It jokes the piece misrepresents Kansas and questions the scene and attire, noting women and bulls in conflict with rural life.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip tickets from all Pennsylvania stations east of Johnstown and from the Buffalo and Allegheny Valley Division north of Oil City to Gettysburg for the July 1 2 3 commemoration. Round trip fare is a single fare with a $1 minimum. Tickets are valid June 30 July 1 2 3 and return is allowed until July 6.
Just received a large lot of cloths suitable for men’s suits and ladies’ skirts and sacques. Bought cheaply and offered to friends and patrons at very low prices. Call to take your choice. Jacob Keller the Tailor.
Excursion from Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg R. R. to Saratoga Springs July 5 and 6 with return tickets at half fare. Return valid until July 20. Inquire of ticket agents for details.
Erie announces July 3 and 4 excursion tickets for all regular trains between all stations Sala manca and west within 200 miles at a fare one way round trip. Round trip fare good returning on or before July 6. Details from Erie agents.
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