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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
2
A weekly digest of home and foreign items covers industrial developments, political updates, personal notes, and notable happenings at home and abroad. The compact column surveys diverse events from the past seven days, presenting a concise snapshot of current affairs.
The senate debated punishment for Tillman and McLaurin amid calls for suspension or expulsion. A 54 to 12 vote censured the South Carolina senators. The house sent the Philippine tariff bill to conference and other measures moved in both chambers. Memorial services paused business as major political and criminal cases unfolded nationwide.
A ten year old girl Mrs James Irwin of Centerville Tenn wed a husband aged 45 to 50. A great freshet on the Wi nooski River did thousands in Montpelier Vermont damage. The Empire State Express stalled by ice at Castleton N Y. passengers cared for by boats. A Cuban, Raymond Fanchey, was arrested in Chicago on a San Francisco warrant for $9 350 in diamonds and gold. Colombian fighting near Bogota ends with government victory. Bank of Elkhart Ill failed to open. deposits about $80 000 short. Northern Securities concerns deny Canada incorporation for a protective railroad merger. Floods wash bridges in Catskills. two deaths reported. Senate discusses ship subsidy bill. rural free delivery bill debates. Philippine tariff conference report amid filibuster.
The report lists Republican renominations in Indiana and Kansas with A L Brick and Charles Curtis, notes Mrs Honora McCarty turning 112 in Vermont, Theron Drew’s July wedding to Mrs Robert Miller in New York, the death of John W Bailey of Record Publishing in Philadelphia, PW Parker of Chicago University from Pass Christian Mississippi, Michigan socialist W E Walters nominated for governor, and the death of Billy Rice minstrel in Hot Springs Arkansas.
The steamer Neckar carrying 1,000 passengers bound for New York endured a nine day battle with gales and arrived at Halifax in a disabled state. The voyage remains a perilous ordeal for travelers across the Atlantic.
The summary notes diverse items: Hawaii hosts its first farmers institute while Miss Stone plans a U S visit. Leo XIII nears 25th year as pontiff at 92. a near transcontinental railroad 500 miles east of Eureka California is planned. Chicago stockyards employes vaccinated at 1000 daily. Taft denies Filipino cowardice claims before Congress. Roy Reistarff to explore Amazon. Abyssinia’s King Menelik possibly visiting St Louis fair. Salmon Gluckenstein sold to a trust. coal ore unloaders to save 80 worker jobs. London teachers leave due to pay cuts. Chicago union station cost projected at 10 to 15 million. Joseph Devlin elected to British Parliament for North Kilkenny. Rev Joseph W Cook dies en route to Florida. Rev William Stark undergoes brain operation for neuralgia recovery hoped. the Adams Ex committee death by own action at temporarily insane.
A father refuses to send his daughter to a cooking school claiming she will not work in the kitchen after marriage. The principal counters that the curriculum teaches how to boss the cook and to discharge when needed, prompting the father to hand over the full term’s tuition.
Promote the prodigally prolific millet as a hay crop with potential yields of 5 to 8 tons per acre. Advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin lists prices: 50 pounds for $1.90 and 100 pounds for $3.00 with low freights.
A dialogue from Tit-Bits presents a motherless boy seeking comfort and guidance as a woman offers to fill a maternal role. The exchange highlights care, reassurance, and nontraditional bonds between characters without explicit actions.
A humorous note extols antique patent medicines, praising Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar for healing and Pike’s Toothache Drops said to cure in one minute, reflecting era medical quackery and advertising voice.
A collage of 1900 era clippings features Liniments and cures for coughs with Piso’s Cure cited by J W O’Brien, a humorous heater remark, and jaunty quips from Philadelphia and Chicago papers. Also notes Putnam Faceless Dyes praised as easy to use.
Daily price listings show wheat, corn, oats, and butter values across multiple cities. Cattle, sheep, lambs, and hogs range with steers around 5.10 to 6.60 in New York and similar spreads in Cleveland Toledo East Liberty and East Buffalo, reflecting steady demand.
Mrs L A Harris of Chicago testifies that ovarian troubles vanish after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Savinve Wash for five months, avoiding surgery. She urges others to try the treatment first, noting costs and risks of operation. A $5000 claim asserts genuineness of the letter.
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