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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
2
A digest of notable events lists wide ranging incidents from 1900s America including student unrest at the University of Michigan, dynamite deaths in Acme Pennsylvania, political resignations and court decisions, labor strikes, and fires across multiple states. It notes prominent figures such as Taft, Goldman, and Piatt, plus national economic and legal developments.
Alfred Peats once a Chicago business figure known nationwide as the wallpaper king died in a White Plains New York sanitarium. The big timber Montana business district suffered a total fire loss with damage estimated at 400000. A bank robbery in Tyre Kansas yielded 2500 before the bandits fled toward the Oklahoma line.
United States Senator William Pinckney Whyte of Maryland died at his Baltimore home after a long public life begun in 1847. Born August 9, 1824, he held offices from state comptroller to governor and U S senator, including Baltimore mayor and Maryland attorney general. He served multiple terms and influenced Baltimore’s 1897 98 charter revision before final senatorial terms.
American heavyweight champion Tommy Burns stopped Jem Roche of Ireland in the first round at Theatre Royal Dublin to claim the world heavyweight title. A quick right to the jaw dropped Roche, who failed to rise before the ten count as the crowd watched in stunned silence.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Chas S Sperry will command the Atlantic battleship fleet when it sails from San Francisco in July to circle the globe. President Roosevelt and his cabinet chose the posting after Evans requests relief at the end of the May naval review. Evans retires in August while Thomas assumes command for Puget Sound voyage and homeward leg. Promotions follow to Seaton Schroder and Richard Wainwright with Emory taking second admiral duties.
In Fangeas Lozere an innkeeper Avignon faces a deadly scheme by an old guest. After poisoning potatoes, the innkeeper forces the man to eat and he dies. The plan to rob the inn involves two accomplices who flee when alarmed by the boy’s detection.
Dr. Charles F. Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist recounted a tale of an Argyllshire elder in London. The elder described a dwindling congregation from 400 to 200 after division, then ten after a disruption, and now only he and his brother remain doubting Dugald's orthodoxy.
Messrs Bass & Co have placed a vast contract for red triangle labels used on their pale ale. The order amounts to over 1,000,000 labels daily for all working days of the year, produced by about 80 workers dedicated full time to this contract.
In Arctic regions people can converse over more than a mile due to cold dense air acting as a good conductor and the smooth ice surface aiding sound travel.
Station master Mr Noble at Colwyn Bay Eng has secured a pledge of total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors from all men under his command after prolonged efforts.
Prices show mixed to firm trends in flour, grain, and livestock. New York reports dull flour and steady hogs with veals and lambs higher, while Cleveland lists varied grain costs, butter and cheese values, and cattle and sheep ranges. Toledo records cash wheat, corn, oats, and cloverseed values, and East Buffalo notes export cattle and sheep prices along with hogs and pigs.
In an amateur boxing event at the Bijou Theatre Philadelphia Willie Robinson 18 died after boxing with Charles Wolf 18. The tragedy followed the regular performances Tuesday night at the venue.
Three workers for the Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. of Chicago were killed Tuesday afternoon when a heavy steel beam fell during construction for railroad elevation in Indianapolis.
Pittsburg market notes show cattle prices with Choice steers at 5.75 to 6.00 and good at 5.40 to 5.60. Sheep demand features prime wethers at 6.20 and lambs from 5.50 to 7.75. Hog categories include Yorkers at 5.10 and pigs at 4.60.
Mrs. Thomas Dunn of 153 Vine Street Columbus Ohio reports over ten years of backache that left her exhausted and in pain. After using Deans Kidney Pills she found quick relief and a permanent cure. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Harper's Weekly quote recalls Cuchuillin the champion at Tailtin as the king and nobility witnessed a spectacular hurley ball display. President Conway of the Irish Athletic Association offers a playful answer about how far a ball can travel when imagination soars.
An overworked business manager asks his wife for help as he juggles a check, a phone, a receipt, and instructions. She replys that in the Great Beyond any preacher’s leisure will be his fate, and he quips he will have leisure to burn.
In an Pinch. Use ALLEN'S FOOT EASE a powder that cures painful smarting nervous feet and growing nails. It makes new shoes easy and promises relief for sweating feet. Sold by all druggists 25 cents. Trial package free. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
In light dialogue two people joke about sand in hair and balloon ballast as a fashionable sign of interest in aeronautics and flight culture. The exchange hints at playful pretensions amid casual banter about travel and science has become a social cue.
A pie mix package from D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY offers lemon chocolate and custard pies ready to bake with proper proportions in the package. Grocers sell it for 10 cents per package and urge readers to order several.
A Fenelon quote contrasts true modesty as amiable and virtue guarding with false modesty as contemptible and betraying integrity. The line underscores ethical behavior and virtue in public life.
The Irrigation Department reports hundreds of applications received for the public lands referenced in the paper’s last issue.
A witty exchange from Fliegende Blatter features a landlady declaring a hen above reproach while a lodger protests a stale egg. The humorous panel highlights a sharp clash over farm produce and credibility.
A vintage advertisement asserts Brown's Bronchial Traches directly affect the throat easing coughs hoarseness and throat troubles. The claim emphasizes relief without opiates and positions the remedy as a safe option for respiratory discomfort.
An Irish proverb on neighborly judgment notes that a neighbor's testimony serves as the test for all people, underscoring communal scrutiny and shared standards of conduct.
Ad promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money-back guarantee. Also dismisses critics as knocker and urges purchase of Pazcointment.
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