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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
4
The New York Sun reports Hobson as sole author and promoter of a forthcoming clash with the United States. Hobson declares war for the Japanese government and schedules a first engagement within ten months, with dates kept secret. He plans front-line appearances to boost gate receipts and will admit no Japanese spy without an advance fee.
A call to town residents to favor local merchants and trades, stressing that supporting home businesses lifts property values and labor demand, improves markets for farmers, and strengthens the community through unity.
A bill introduced in Harrisburg requires all railroads to install full width safety gates at grade crossings in cities and towns. Gates must close when trains approach within 100 feet and a $500 penalty is set for noncompliance. The measure also imposes a fine for improper operation.
The New York World presents school girls singing of leaving school and home to work for suffrage. The poem laments duties of toil and the need to come out to vote in the U S A must be run someday by the troustrette.
The senator tells constituents he has been vindicated after arrival, while noting no official confirmation from the United States Senate. The remark frames his stance as proved though Senate validation remains unresolved.
Congress will come back on April 4 and likely stay through the dog days. The remark hints at a tongue in cheek punishment for not attending to business on time. Salon discussions may improve after the next advisory.
County voters are informed that FE E Thompson and A C Mook are authorized candidates for county commissioner in the upcoming Republican primaries. Each is listed as a declared candidate for the post in the party primary.
The announcement lists John Sig gins of Tidioute J W Hughes of Warren and George W Cogswell of Warren as candidates for associate judge in the upcoming Republican primaries.
The Weare Republican committee announces BE. R. Allen as candidate for register and recorder. They also nominate Frank A. Wood of Grand Valley for register and recorder and clerk of the Orphans' Court at the upcoming Republican primaries.
The Mail announces Ernest D. Stewart of Conenango township and A Love of Irvine as candidates for County Treasurer, subject to Republican voters' decision at the upcoming party primary.
Representative Schofield’s proposal to allow a referendum on county questions upon petition by 25 percent of voters is a cautious first step. The writer notes 25 percent may be high but acceptable as a starter and quips that Pennsylvania lags in reform, needing gradual progress.
The piece notes prior federal reports on the Western Penitentiary’s unsanitary state provoked protests in Pittsburgh. It argues officials now focus on a new location and buildings to drain state funds, criticizing locals who flip stance with the condition.
The legislator who cultivated support from opposing factions before the election will need a smooth diplomatic explanation for his vote to satisfy one political class when he returns home.
An exchange notes that some people dedicate so much time to practicing religion that they have little time left for practical Christianity.
The Municipal Research Bureau released tests on Philadelphia retail groceries and meats. Of 225 by the pound items sugar rice peanuts fruits bacon and butter 158 were short weight 58 overweight and nine correct. In 50 quart tests of beans cranberries and peanuts 46 were short weight and four full measure.
A Detroit Free Press report recalls a sixties era practice in girls schools where principals urged tight waists via corsets. Prizes, mandatory nightly lacing, and daily inspections aimed to keep garments secure, with monitors sealing laces to detect any loosening at dawn.
Warren Messerly, once of Warren, earns a fine promotion on the interurban line in Kansas after a year of service. C. M. Chapman and his brother purchase C. C. Johnson’s general merchandise at Matthews Run. EK and M Groat apply for a wholesale liquor license in Sheffield. A gas well on Schwartz lease in Clarendon is promising but not yet finished. A Russian Symphony Orchestra visit and other local notes follow.
Measles epidemic in Sheffield eases with only a few cases under quarantine. Health Officer Howard reports fumigation of all reported houses and expects no further cases to develop.
Chicago Grand Opera Co withdrew Salome drawing loud protests. Police Chief Leroy Steward and Sergeant Charles O'Donnell blamed widely though the public declining tickets was the actual cause. Garden defended Chicago saying not all America, while London had seen Salome toned by its censor.
Patrick Coleman shows slow improvement after a severe illness. Smethport jail escape reported as Wilson Crane and Brady fled with outside help. Sandy Lake endures measles outbreak with 70 plus cases and school quarantine extended. Clyde Cook dies after being shot by his brother near Kane. Erie mills burn. loss about 50000 dollars. owner won't rebuild. Joseph Houk declared legally dead. daughter to settle estate. McKeesport board to fund warm breakfasts for poor children. Strong man H B Franks dies in Indianapolis after stunt. Baby found dead in ice box along French Creek. identity unknown. Church trials threaten in New Castle over license issue. lawyers may face action. Wheeler's secretary Gus B Evans resigns to join Eclipse Truck Co in Franklin.
Catherine Barker aged fourteen inherits fourteen million dollars from her father John H Barker head of a Chicago area car plant. She owns stock in Chicago and Duluth banks with a Chicago trustee to manage income and guard future marital access. Barker enjoys outdoor life and polishes languages and sports.
Lightning struck a church near Limo ges during a funeral, burning the altar cloth. A girl outside the church was killed and four bearers of the coffin were knocked down.
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