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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
2
A seven day digest summarizing market and industrial updates, political items, and notable events at home and abroad. It compiles personal notices, foreign developments, and domestic happenings into a compact weekly record.
The U S senate referred a rules amendment to cap debate to the rules committee. Senator Morgan warns that Great Britain risking war over the Clayton Bulwer treaty if it is enforced. Also noted are McCormick's nomination to Austria Hungary, a deadly Arcadia La fire, and various political and crime items across the country.
Allen C. Adsit of Kent is nominated for supreme court justice while Elmer G. Goldsmith of Petoskey and Edward Shields of Howell are named for university regents. Herman Weippert, 53, editor of the Danville Zeitung, dies of heart trouble. Anna Porter Douglas celebrates 100th birthday in Frankfort Indiana. Mark Trafton, former congressman from Massachusetts and noted Methodist minister, dies in Boston at 90. Chris L. Magee, opponent of Quay, dies in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
A storm on the Black Sea drowned seventy two pilgrims. Reports from dispatches note the tragedy alongside other international updates including talks on surrender terms being discussed by Gen. Botha with Britain and a mine explosion in Prussia killing ten.
A brief survey notes a million acres of oil lands found in New Mexico. Robert F. Kennedy, president of the Jacksonville & St. Louis railroad, died in Philadelphia. Cotton production totals exceed 4.67 billion pounds with Texas contributing over 1.30 billion. Inter Island Telegraph of Hawaii opens as the first wireless system for business. General Federation of Women's Clubs plans a bicentennial convention in Los Angeles. Mrs. Jennie McCorker, 68, attends night school in Omaha to learn to read. Scientists date the earth at about 250 million years old from South Dakota fossils. Missouri v Chicago Drainage trustees marks the first U.S. jury trial in 107 years. Harvard geologist Shaler predicts gold mining advances will flood supply within 30 years. Oregon electrician E. A. Leasure sentenced to Sing Sing for manslaughter related to the Santiago battle. Texas surpasses Georgia in population, earning the label empire state of the south. Francis L. Pettus dies in Montgomery from rheumatism. U.S. government reports a $16 million loss to dishonest agents on $32.66 billion gross receipts. London elections favor municipal ownership of utilities. Northern Arizona forest reserves created with rules to prevent spoliation and fire.
Floods hit Greenville Pennsylvania flooding 30 houses and washing out mills while workers flee by boat. Hickory Swamp colliery strike ends with 500 returning workers and non union men joining United Mine Workers. A Hastings New York landslide blocks tracks and Peekskill floods disrupt transit causing damages. Texas storms hit railroads with property losses. Pine Prairie Arkansas fatalities reported and Blossom Texas nearly all homes unroofed. Spain Manlleu riot after strike leaves two dead. U S exports February total 65 760 998. Orange New Jersey smallpox ward mob destroys building. 400 attackers assault guards. Agriculture March reports show wheat 128 100 000 bushels and corn 776 200 000 in farmers hands.
Three commercial travelers meet at a hotel in winter and share a supper. To split the bill they agree the eldest name goes free, leaving the others to cover half. Richard Eve and Adam Brown are named, then the third man reveals Mr B Ginning, a veteran with humor and confidence winning the day.
Train crews in parts of South Dakota face delays as vast masses of Russian thistles blow into track cuts. The oily fibres clog wheels and make rails slippery, forcing trains to slow or stop despite sand usage.
A humorous dialogue from the Detroit Free Press shows a wife listing a string of purchases from a single dollar, including a bonnet wrap shoes and coats, while the husband complains about the lack of funds. The wife jokes she cannot recall where the change went.
A wealthy figure known as Mr. Solidrocks faces a heavy deficit and contemplates secrecy, while Mrs. Solidrocks urges public exposure of the financial strain and affordability challenges. The dialogue hints at a tense household dispute over money.
The piece extols spring as a time for renewal and recommends Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy as the best spring tonic. It cites testimonials from Mr Stoughton L Farnham of Manchester and claims physicians back the remedy as a physician’s prescription from Dr Greene of New York City.
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