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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
2
A compact weekly digest of late foreign dispatches presents notable events from around the globe. Highlights cover diplomacy, economic developments, and conflicts with concise summaries suitable for quick reading.
The report bundles diverse incidents including a claim by a discharged Twenty fifth Infantry trooper that Black soldiers fired in Brownsville, a New York diamond smuggling arrest, a Cincinnati dynamite blast harming a hospital, and a Nicaragua Honduras dispute over mule theft. Also noted are a Russian officer’s ear injury, Rockefeller philanthropy hints, deaths of Gen. Stockton and Mgr. Thorpe, a furniture store robbery, a double suicide, a mine blasting death, Genoa harbor fire, Taft water diversions, and a Honolulu missionary death.
A chaotic strike riot at Republic Iron and Steel mills in East Chicago injures many. President Roosevelt creates an inland waterways commission of eight to plan river system improvements. Governors discuss Missouri public utilities bills. Oklahoma drafts a new state constitution.
William J. Oliver of Knoxville elected vice president of United States Trust in Washington. Exiled excommunications against Archbishop Vilatte. A 17 year old girl shot and killed after拒婚 request in Pointe a la Hache. Mrs Hamill beaten to death by son. Former A G J Hubley Ashton dies. Bryan in Boston on vote. Venezuela at The Hague. Mob hangs two in Monroe. Celebes rebels toppled by Dutch. Diamond Match raises wages. Wall street panic. Cortelyou offers bond redemption. Roosevelt orders banning certain migrants. Japanese children readmitted in San Francisco. Iena and Fulminant naval incidents. Bribery cases in Columbus. Louisville strike ends. Billiards champ Demarest. Suicide in St Louis. Pomona death of Pratt. Creighton will settled. Russian thefts, seven murdered. San Francisco habeas corpus cases denied. Train collision near James town. Green Bay toes sale. Anthracite coal cut. Balances in Valdez eruption. Boundary treaty ratified. San Francisco schools end Japanese segregation. Missouri cadets expelled for hazing.
New York Thaw trial heads into its final phase as only four expert witnesses remain. Delmas prepares the defense summation for Wednesday while Jerome answers on Thursday. Jurors may hear a verdict by Friday with Justice Fitzgerald charging the jury thereafter. The People rested with Hummel affidavit detailing alleged 1903 European assaults, and police witnesses testified Thaw appeared irrational the night of the tragedy.
The Evening Bulletin reports a grand jury investigation into the San Francisco board of supervisors. It alleges a $450,000 payoff to officials to convert street railways from cable to electric, with much kept by a mysterious man and small sums used to secure votes. It also cites large payments by rival telephone firms to block or win patronage, and a $26,000 fund raised by prize fighters to monopolize fight permits. The franchises were approved amid postearthquake confusion.
Dr. Clark B. Loomis, under Oregon indictments in the Herrmann Puter conspiracy and a fencing case, testified as the principal witness in the Herrmann trial. He identified about 25 letters between himself and Herrmann, many marked confidential, now in the land office files. Loomis admitted paying Puter $500 for defending reports on Puter homestead claims and for future immunity talks. The hearing adjourned as objections blocked immediate admission of immunity discussions and the judge ruled on several motions.
United States grand jury at Santa Fe returns six indictments charging conspiracy to defraud the government and perjury in coal land filings in San Juan county New Mexico. Many defendants are Utah Fuel Co. employees and a Denver Rio Grande railroad official. Robert Forster, Utah Fuel geologist, named among the indicted. Information came from F C Dezendorf, head of the land office field division for New Mexico and Arizona. An earlier indictment for fraudulent entry on coal lands was returned last week on similar information.
Paris reports the death of M. Berthelot former foreign minister in the Bourgeois cabinet 1895 96 who died suddenly on Monday. His wife, ill for some time, followed with a sudden crisis last evening and died.
The count of 62 million dollars in the Chicago sub treasury wrapped up on Monday with no error found in bookkeeping to explain the February 20 shortage of 173 thousand dollars. Officials concluded the loss was likely due to theft rather than clerical mistake.
Gov Folk signs bill making bucket shops illegal a felony in Missouri after the prior legislature passed the measure. The new law targets unregulated gambling and racket-like operations in Jefferson City.
President Roosevelt and Charles S. Mellen met at the White House for a brief 35 minute discussion on railroads. Mellen declined to detail topics and suggested inquiries to Secretary Loeb. Roosevelt plans further consultations with railroad leaders as he reviews federal supervision, property valuation, and debt issues.
Sedalia Missouri report says Frank Smith a 50 year old farmer was shot dead at his Lis bon home early Tuesday. Mrs Smith found the house in flames and roused her husband who was entering the door when shot. Investigators believe the fire was started by the killer who fled.
General Manager Lowell of the Ann Arbor road completes wage agreements with employees increasing pay by ten percent for conductors switchmen brakemen engineers and firemen in Owosso Michigan.
In Torreon Mexico nine people are killed including eight children when the roof of a public school collapses on Tuesday. Many others are wounded as rescuers search the debris.
A poetic scene describes dawn transforming a lake to black obsidian, pines gilded by sun, and a mirrored forest. The moment expands to a chorus of birds and insects. the old blue heron awakens and nature greets the newborn day with renewed life and motion.
The Fortnightly Review argues that a £10000 hospital gift or a society leader's charity bazaar gains public notice but fails to provide lasting benefit. It contends genuine impact comes from the spirit of the donor, not the flashy act or spectacle, which only offers temporary inspiration.
Observers note Baltimore’s rebuilt streets show yellow gray white and salmon brick tones replacing the old red brick. The Washington Monument view reflects lighter brighter facades, though ten years of smoke and dust may alter this renewed brightness.
An engineer proposes a metal pipe submerged in water within a subway, circulated cold brine to freeze surrounding water and insulate it. The idea aims to supply artificial cold to refrigerators in markets stores and homes.
The market on March 20 1907 shows flour steady wheat No 2 red at 82 c corn No 2 at 57c oats clipped white 50 53c hay steady and livestock values for veals lambs and hogs listed with several price ranges. Yorkers hogs quoted at 7 30 to 7 50.
Cleveland reports spring patent flour 4.15 4.30. No. 2 red wheat 77 46c. No. 2 yellow corn 49%c. Oats 47%c. Butter 31c. Eggs 17 1Sc. Cheese 15%4c. Potatoes 38 40c. Hey 18. Cattle steer prices 5.50 5.75. Toledo cash wheat 46c. Corn 44 44c. Cloverseed 8.62%4. East Buffalo export cattle 5.25 6.00. Veals 3.00 8.50. Sheep 6.25 6.50. Spring lambs 7.00 8.40. Hogs 7.10 7.15.
Gasoline bids range from $5.15 to $6.00 with Cheice at $5.75 to $6.00. Sheep prime wethers bring $6.00 to $6.25 and lambs $6.00 to $8.35. Hogs Yorkers fetch $7.10.
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