28 Jun 1893
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1893
Page
1
A list of trains numbered 11 19 21 3 and 1 appears, indicating a regional timetable or routing sequence. The fragment suggests a rail network update or passenger service note without further detail on dates, origins, or destinations.
Descriptions of a Fourth of July celebration with a large beef feast for 22 beeves served from a railroad grill, amid Comanches and white onlookers, followed by a Panhandle dance where cowboys join in a crowded, energetic square dance with a veteran caller guiding intricate figures. The scene endsWith a supper and dancing spilling into night.
New York reports money at 7 25 per cent closing and 4 per cent. Exchange shows actual business for 60 day bills and demand around 4.82. Posted rates cap at 4.84 with commercial bills near 4.75 to 4.82. Government bonds quote 4.83 to 4.85 for 60 days, 4s coupon at 1.13 to 1.14, and Pacific railroad bonds trading with minor bid ranges.
Wheat prices show mixed spots and futures with No.2 red around 72 to 78 cents, Minnesota clear near $2.50 per bushel, and patents up to $4.00 to $4.60. Rye, cornmeal, oats, barley, hay, pork, butter, cheese, and eggs also listed with varied regional quotes and futures.
June 26 market brief lists Wheat No 1 hard 74 cents No 1 northern 6814 cents No 2 do 634 cents No 2 red 69 cents No 1 white eC. Corn No 2 yellow 444 cents No 8 yellow 4434 cents No 2 corn 4334 cents Oats No 2 white 3 cents No 3 white 35 cents No 2 mixed 33 cents Flour Spring best patent per barrel 4.50 1.65 low grade 2.25 2.50 Winter best family 4.10 4.25 graham 3.75.
The Philadelphia Ledger calls for celebration with bugles drums bells and a roar of freedom across a land that is happy and free. It extols the Union’s victory over oppression recalling blood shed for liberty and the divine origin of the nation’s boundaries and ideals.
Passengers on the Petrel from San Francisco to Melbourne celebrate Independence Day in midwinter. Tom Thurston survives a shipboard fire, drifts with two others for weeks, is saved by a native woman who scales a telegraph pole to contact the white man's God for his deliverance.
A barefoot waif named Tom endures hunger and cold while a black woman sacrifices for him. Linemen rescue them after a damaged wire incident. Tom later wanders Melbourne, recalls a ship voyage, then hears a singing voice at a grand house. A wealthy woman recognizes him as her son, and Tom finds a hopeful reunion.
The piece notes the United States grew from 4 000 000 to 65 000 000 since 1776 with population center moving westward. It highlights new settlements, farms, and the nation as a great granary and wealth creator. It cites $7 000 000 000 annual output and vast rail and telegraph reach as signs of independent internal commerce and national wealth surpassing older empires.
Prescriptions carefully compounded and fresh drugs of all descriptions at Gro Davis' Drug Store.
A New York Recorder piece extols Uncle Sam as the nation celebrates his 117th birthday. It frames him as a joyful, nonpartisan figure who inspires children to patriotism through Fourth of July customs, firecrackers, and shared national pride across regions.
A Sunday school picnic in New Towns ends in chaos when a boy hides a large cannon cracker in the salad and lights it under the pastor’s grace. The blast sprays lobster, oil, eggs, and lettuce, shocking the crowd and sparking mixed fear and amusement.
A Civil War era reflection notes Grant Sherman and Sheridan on July 4 1864 as Union victories push toward peace with Martinsburg evacuated and Petersburg pressure while Lincoln calls for troops and Chase resigns. The piece contrasts wartime triumphs with the coming calm and postwar aid to the South.
The New York Sun calls on adults to provide for children who want to celebrate the Fourth of July. It urges big and small Americans to ensure little ones have a chance to make noise and join in the festivities.
Philadelphia June 23 The board of managers of the Reading Railroad company have decided to abandon the rehabilitation plan. Little Johnnie’s loss is mourned as a distant echo in a fragmented report.
Ridgway Pennsylvania reports the private bank has suspended payment with assets of 364000 dollars and liabilities of 216000 dollars. In Massachusetts Mrs Cleveland and her party including Baby Ruth arrived at Buzzards Bay aboard Commodore Benedicts steam yacht Oneida.
Daily summaries from the World’s Columbian Exposition news desk recount exhibitors at the Gallery of Manufacturers complaining about ventilation under Chief Peabody, plans for 25 cent admission day, and heavy crowding as international visitors arrive. Reports cover rail and baggage congestion, emergent express travel patterns, and notable visits such as Governor McKinley.
A sailor from a steamer arriving in the Tyne from Nantes in Loire Inferieure, France, has died from cholera.
In Philadelphia on June 24 the Reading Railroad receivers conducted a prolonged session to review the company’s financial situation. The hearings covered all aspects of the case but no final decision or result was announced.
Kittanning reports Dr. George G. Wyckoff received a 12 year term for murder and a four year term for burglary. He was also given six months in the workhouse for operating a gambling house.
Brief Review of the News of the Week reports Pittsburg iron and steel manufacturers and Amalgamated Association executives failing to agree on wage scale. After two days of talks neither side yields a clear proposal, with manufacturers seeking wage reductions and workers promising a shutdown starting July first if reductions are demanded.
In Wilkes-Barre area eight men at work in No 9 slope of Susquehanna Coal were hit by a gas blast that killed four men and a boy instantly and seriously injured three others. The disaster occurred about three quarters of a mile from the shaft bottom.
EBENSBURG Pa June 24 John Kauffmann found near Carrollton insensible then alive he says four companions attacked him and John Clare killed and hidden in brush search uncovers Clare's body. Six coal miners implicated in Beans Creek robbery fled to avoid arrest Kauffman placed in county home may recover from severe beating.
The first conference of the joint committee of amalgamated workmen and manufacturers to fix next year’s wage scale ended in disagreement. Two long sessions failed to bridge the 10 percent advance for rolling steel, which manufacturers refuse. Twenty sheet mills employ 12,000 men. a shutdown may occur if no settlement by July 1.
In Pittsburg on June 22 readers discussed the veto of the repeal of the 1855 special law. Opinion was nearly unanimous in denouncing the governor's action. Some were surprised by Pattison's policy, others expected it, and members of the governor's own party joined in strong criticism.
Mrs. Mabel Canfield of Indianapolis promotes dress reform during her visit. She faced a tollgate dispute when crossing the tollbridge as the keeper demanded toll from all wearers of pants. She paid the fee after a sharp exchange.
In Philadelphia on June 26 the Duke of Varagua and his suite were guests at the Stratford hotel where Donna Marie del Pilar Columbus, the duke's daughter, received a gold medal from 100 children representing the Leo-Columbian club of the city.
Bishop Howe marks his eighty fifth birthday in Reading on April 5 after over six decades in ministry. Census figures show the Free Methodist Church in Michigan with 197 churches and 4 502 members across 145 edifices worth 107 185 dollars. Christian Endeavor enrollments exceed 100 weekly. 3 400 junior societies noted. Globally, Afghanistan has 6 million people with no missionary, India one per 275 000, Persia one per 300 000, Thibet one per 2 million. If 40 000 missionaries went to India, a ratio of one per 50 000 would still remain. The British Isles host sizable Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, United Methodist Free, and Methodist New Connection memberships.
The peach trees in the United States cover over 507 000 acres. Tall Washington firs yield masts up to 125 feet. Lavender appears in South Australia near Black Swamp. The cow tree sap resembles milk and is nourishing. A Venezuelan tree grows 100 to 125 feet. Ageratum makes a fine bed border with blue white rose and a new chamois yellow variety.
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