18 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1897
Page
1
A sweep of global incidents features a $2000 gem theft in San Pedro California and a string of political, criminal and seismic events. From Hawaii census figures to Panama canal unrest and a Paris Rome arson indictment, the week details notable deaths, trials, floods, wrecks, embezzlement cases, and policy moves across continents.
Money on call stands at 144 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper at 83 4 per cent. Sterling exchange shows actual bank bills at 4.874 to 4.8714 per dollar for demand and 4.8544 to 4.8514 for 60 days. Posted rates are 4.864 to 4.861 and 4.884 to 4.88 per dollar. Commercial bills at 4.8444. Bar silver 63 cents. Mexican dollars 49 34 cents. Silver certificates 63 24 to 64 cents.
The report lists flour prices from City Mills Minnesota bakers and winter patents with ranges from 2.50 to 4.85. Rye flour buckwheat cornmeal barley wheat oats and hay prices for Buffalo Milwaukee and state markets, with futures and spot quotes for March May and July. Butter cheese eggs and dairy prices show regional variations across Western and state markets.
Britain objects to a Transvaal bill aiming to place the high court under the volksraad. Mr. Chamberlain withholds direct talks, warning that the measure breaches the London convention. Brown had pegged a £300,000 mining claim later nullified by lottery and new tenure rules.
Moscow Idaho tailor Mirris Yenzel reports finding 5,000 shares of Leroi stock once given as payment for clothing now quoted at eight dollars a share with dividends. The Levri mine owners seek English syndicate sale. Yenzel asks twenty dollars a share or one hundred thousand for all.
The piece notes Lyman J. Gage, potential secretary of the treasury, uses finecut tobacco in a soft twist. It suggests Chicago interests fear he must quit tobacco upon taking office and instead turn to gum or chocolate creams.
French inventor Paul Giffard unveils a repeating rifle firing liquefied air without gunpowder. The rifle uses steel cartridges of 300 bullets each, with rapid or slow discharge and easy cartridge swapping. It claims 300 shots cost 214 cents.
Pennsylvania public schools report the highest average daily attendance at 779000 pupils, compared with 757000 in New York. The figures reflect ongoing enrollment trends across the two states.
The Sun day school in Stockport England reports an attendance of 5 000, marking a significant turnout for a weekly service and community program.
A young contralto at a Handel concert under Sir Joseph Barnby tried a higher final note, saying she had an E to show off. Barnby replied that she loved two knees, warning against showing them off in the concert.
A Russian painter completed a scene for Negus Menelek showing Saint George on a white charger aiding Abyssinians to defeat Italians at Adowah. The tale grows from Italians converting a church dedicated to Saint George into a cavalry stable near the town.
The brief praises High Life Coffee as unmatched, urging readers to try the product from PEHUMAN Bros. An implied endorsement emphasizes quality and distinctiveness in a compact advertisement tone.
A Christian Endeavor lesson for March 21 explains how the body influences the soul, arguing subjection of body to mind and mind to the soul. It cites scripture and Daniel as examples, urges care of the body to aid spiritual life, and lists Bible readings on the topic.
The piece contrasts judgment day with the second coming of Christ. Believers look upward with confidence as the coming day marks triumph for the Master and His church. It notes the Savior will complete His work on earth and reward faithfulness.
A religious quotation from Sunday at Home centers on eternal love and wisdom. It recalls the Man of Sorrows inviting all who labor and are heavy laden to come and find rest through faith.
A Ram's Horn quotation muses that revival is as natural as existence, framing life and renewal as equally wondrous concepts. The line emphasizes the inevitability and sweetness of living anew.
A religious notice from United Presbyterian urges believers to become savers themselves to enjoy salvation.
Twenty seven Albany Christian Endeavor societies joined a successful prison service. Afterward each inmate received a personal visit in his cell. Philadelphia Traction granted car sheds for gospel meetings by city Endeavorers. Congregational Chinese Endeavorers in San Francisco gave 17 dollars for the international fund and 30 dollars to the American board, supporting six missionaries in China. Maine district secretaries plan county organizing drives to spread Christ where blashemous speech is common. The Portland Floating Society received six comfort bags from a 72 year old Andover, Massachusetts Christian who remains active in ministry.
The St Louis Republic notes six famous figures whose combined given and family names total eighteen letters. Lucius Domitius Nero Nicolas Copernicus William Shakespeare Emanuel Swedenborg Napoleon Bonaparte. The Italians render Columbus as Colombo creating another 18 letter form.
WHEAT No 1 hard 8444c No 1 northern 8lig e Winter wheat No 2 red 88c CORN No 2 yellow 2c No 8 yellow 234c OATS No 2 white 21%c No 3 mixed 18 184c RYE No 2 33g FLOUR Spring best patent 4.75 5.00 winter best family 4.75 4.90 graham 4.10 4.25 BUTTER State creamery 19c western 19c CHEESE Faxzey full cream 12c cheese do 9c light skims 5c skims 5 7c EGGS State 11c western 10 14c
Market report lists cattle prices for export steers at 5.19, 5.15 pounds, with heavy butchers at 8.25 and calf values around 2.00 to 2.25. Sheep and lambs shown with bids from 4.00 to 4.75, hogs priced heavy at 4.30, medium at 4.15, and pigs near 3.90.
Rev W J Yates outlines Isaiah Ix 3 9 on the worldwide spread of Jehovahs kingdom. The text envisions Zion illuminated and nations, heathen and Gentiles, drawn to holiness. Old concepts of narrow bounds fade as worship expands to distant Isles and ends of the earth.
The article recounts Dr. William Butler’s 1856 Lucknow mission entry amid danger and heathen practices. It notes a vast change after British presence, including disarming Lucknow after the sepoy rebellion, ending suttee at Benares, and safer bazaars with growing mission infrastructure.
The author compares Barnabas and Ananias and Sapphira to illustrate true piety. A stingy, boastful giver is condemned as selfish and worldly, while genuine piety weighs gifts by ability and personal sacrifice. The piece warns that real value lies in heart and proportion, not amount.
The passage argues that inconsistency does not prove insincerity and often stems from weakness or ignorance. It urges caution in judging others and ourselves, condemning harsh judgments. It calls for ongoing sincerity and as much consistency as possible, avoiding bitterness or rash conclusions.
A Covington report recounts Mrs Walling at Alexandria jail pleading with Scott Jackson to tell the truth to spare her son. Guards intervened as Jackson denied concealing information and remained agitated after the encounter. McCreary Guards of Frankfort will maintain order at the execution.
In Cleveland on March 17 three workers were fatally burned at the Emma blast furnace as molten metal exploded and flying iron pieces wounded several others. The victims named are John O Rourke John Burns and Antonio Molinaski.
W. C. Rowland & Sons offer the best and most complete stock of wall paper in Warren with new designs in latest styles colors and designs continually added. Before purchasing, examine the stock at Exchange block.
Poem excerpt notes that shared joys uplift us and small acts of goodness bring lasting worth. It contrasts worldly wealth with inner blessings formed by memory and the consolation of having done good. C. D. Stuart cites the New York Ledger.
A romance vignette about a choir member with hair the color of choir who captivates the narrator. He praises her charm and smile while noting her new sacque and bouquet from last Sunday and expressing hope she favors him over other beaux.
A vivid athletic moment describes the command easy all as rowers cease effort. The oars drop from rowlocks and the crew’s breath returns while the tense muscles relax and the boat slows from its pace.
A reflective meditation describes a vale between worlds, touched by silence and the chariots of the soul. The speaker speaks of touching its bounds, laying the dead within its bourne, and waiting for a faint echo from beyond its sphere.
A wry Chicago Record line suggests a man would court his former lover's daughter if fate forces a reunion, illustrating a familiar trope of vanity and ambition in romantic intrigue.
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