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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
3
A fierce tornado struck Birmingham Alabama shortly before 10 am injuring scores and killing about 25 to 28 in the southern city area. The destruction topped $350000 with many homes and businesses wrecked from Green Springs to Avon Dale and Irondale.
Patrick Dolan of the United Mine Workers announced after a three week conference that operators conceded the miners demands in the new wage scale. A convention planned for Thursday will ratify the signed scale, with Beaver and Irwin districts to be reviewed this week.
A cyclone struck Pavilion Michigan about 25 miles southeast of Kalamazoo on March 26, wrecking several houses and uprooting trees. Noah Tripp’s home rolled five rods, with Mrs. Tripp buried under debris and later fatally injured when rescued. The house burned and nearly all structures in the storm path were wrecked.
Lieut. Gen. Miles and his party returned to Washington from a short inspection tour in Cuba. He told Secretary Root that Cubans would accept the Platt amendment. Miles praised the forts around Havana and their batteries.
Chicago report states Charles Latti shot wife Lattimer as she examined a hat in her Sixty third street millinery shop. He then killed himself with a self inflicted gunshot, both deaths confirmed.
Washington March 26 The president appoints ex Representative W A Rodenberg of Illinois to the civil service commission to succeed the late Mark S Brewer.
A deadly explosion at the Gates mine of the Sureka Fuel Co. in the Klondike coke field kills seven and injures many with fire damp. Workers, including foreigners, were rushed to Connellsville and Cottage State Hospital as rescuers battled flames and sought to control the mine fire.
National Grand Army encampment committee votes to accord Naval Veterans the usual encampment courtesies at Cleveland in September. About 150 naval veterans will attend the reunion with a dog watch on September 10, a parade and a two day convention September 12 and 13. An auxiliary group for naval veterans will meet in a side room. Commodore Frederick E. Haskins of Brooklyn is named. Army of the Potomac plans its own convention with about 50 members.
Bridgeport officials from the Bridgeport Trust Co announce a search of the late George F. Gilman’s Black Rock mansion failed to uncover any documents. An inventory of property was taken for appraisers to be appointed, aiding estate settlement.
Washington reports that the First National Bank of Niles Michigan shows a cashier defalcation estimated near 195000 dollars. Comptroller Dawes will assess stockholders for the full 100 percent of their holdings.
Detectives arrested a suspect in Pineville on Monday, sought in Santa Barbara County California for the murder of Mrs. R McGlinchy Hattie Durham Minnie Schlessley Col McGlinchey James Willis and Robert Briscoe on May 26 1896. A $10 000 reward was offered for the capture.
Horace E. Andrews leading a Cleveland based syndicate purchased the controlling interest in Utica belt line and suburban street railways from John W. Boyle president of Utica. The deal was completed yesterday in Utica New York.
Heavy fire in New Orleans last evening wiped out the Fellman and Company store in the retail dry goods district. The blaze caused about 130000 dollars in losses to the firm.
A fragment from Clinton Scollard in Woman's Home Companion explores longing and faith amid separation. The speaker questions heartbreak yet maintains belief in constancy and eventual reunion despite distance and fate.
Poem fragments reflect on divine retribution and calm after storms, linking loss and gain. The speaker notes how pain seeds joy and beauty from hardship and suggests insight grows from inner experience not yet understood by others. The lines reference Honda as a symbolic self.
A Chicago Times-Herald poem describes a man battered and bandaged after an April fools prank. He endures sore gums and missing teeth, barely eats and walks with a limp while friends laugh at the ruse. The piece hints the prank caused his injuries rather than any accident.
The poem reflects on life from birth to the larger life beyond death. It contemplates a divine order where life expands from seed to universes, urging acceptance of mortality as part of a grand design. The lines invoke fate, space, and omnipotence in a metaphysical meditation.
A poem fragment contrasts wealth and contentment, praising poverty as rich inner peace while the author recalls a mother’s loving cry to come in. The verses weave social satire with nostalgia for rural settings and kinship. The piece includes two stanzas by S. E. Kiser and a poem by Mabel Earle.
A playful scene depicts three children persuading their father to join a stroll. The youngest returns with news he refuses, calling them nuisances. The eldest cheekily interprets his father’s line as a gate to acceptance, while the door swings open and the family prepares to go out together.
A narrator recalls a past April Fool moment on All Fools Day when neighbor Jones followed, a purse filled with twenty dollar bills tempting greed. The narrator shouts April Fool as memory brings moisture to the eye.
February 12 and every Tuesday to April 30 offer low colonist tickets to California via Southern Pacific Ogden and Sunset Routes. Fares from Chicago 30.00, from St. Louis Memphis and New Orleans 27.50, from Omaha Kansas City 25.00 with similar rates from other points. Details available from SP agents in Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg St. Louis and Kansas City.
Spartan women debated shaving their hair to string bows for soldiers citing need. A chorus of voices argued they could instead string their beaux with false hair, reflecting local humor in the Detroit Journal recording.
Misleading advert claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages. The notice asserts a constitutional remedy taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars for any cure failure. Includes testimonial list request and Toledo address. Pills also advertised.
Ohio State Journal notes a Kansas crusade growing in reach and influence as authorities push expansion. Local observers describe momentum building amid public support and organized efforts.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers round trip excursions on the first and third Tuesdays each month from Chicago and other points to many locations in South Dakota North Dakota and western states at about one fare. Visit to view crops and affordable land. For rates routes and land prices contact F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
A scene from a Philadelphia Press excerpt shows Miss Stone rebuffing the suitor De Trow who pleads for any encouragement. She replies with a firm peremptory dismissal and a courteous farewell.
A Columbus Mississippi resident, William Cady, extolls Palmer's Lotion as invaluable for treating tetter, ringworm, and stubborn facial sores. The ad-style piece claims it is the greatest known cure for diseases treated by external application and urges readers to obtain samples from Solon Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New York.
A sports quip from Puck jokes about a wicked man who played golf on Sunday and was punished as the punchline indicates he foozled.
Speltz, the Richest Food Out. The John A. Salter Seed Company catalog in La Crosse Wisconsin promotes Speltz, Bismarck Hog Food Pea, Billion Dollar Grass, Victoria Rape and Bromus Inemus, claiming they are worth $500 to any farmer. The Speltz entry is highlighted for its riches and productive hay and grain qualities. Every farmer should obtain Salter's catalog and read about Speltz.
A Georgia colonel had a man arrested for looking mean at him. The man was fined five dollars for rubbering with intent to scare.
An advertisement touts Grain-O a grain based coffee substitute claimed to be easier on delicate stomachs and suitable for children. It is sold in grocery stores at 15 and 25 cents per package and costs about a third of coffee.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt notes a boy Willie pleads to spare his brother from punishment, arguing that when the brother is whipped he retaliates by whipping him in return. The dialogue frames a family dynamic of reciprocal misbehavior.
Try Grain-O a new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it safely and adults enjoy its rich mocha like color. Made from pure grains, it suits the most delicate stomachs and costs the price of coffee at 15c and 2dds per package, sold by all grocers.
Ohio State Journal reports a bank crisis moment with the bank president noting the building remains as the start after a trusted cashier’s departure. The exchange suggests shock at the loss but optimism about restoring operations.
An advertising card urges relief from headaches to cancer by cleansing the bowels with Cascarets, claiming easy natural movements and health benefits. It touts the genuine metal box product with C O C stamped on every tablet and warns against imitations.
An Atchison Globe editorial notes employers are open to increased wages if workers prove their value. It urges diligence, productivity, and measurable contributions to justify raises.
Coughing is said to lead to consumption and Kemp's Balsam is advertised to stop the cough at once. Consumers are urged to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle, with large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and delays deemed dangerous.
A Detroit Journal line declares that fact is stranger than fiction and nearly as strange as fiction based on fact, reflecting editorial stance on storytelling.
An ad claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with a refund if not effective. It notes the price as 25 cents and cites the Chicago Daily News.
A Detroit Free Press caption notes a tense domestic moment with a husband seeking respect and a wife remarking he gets little. The brief exchange highlights friction and gendered dynamics in a private dispute.
A Boston girl laments her faithless lover using vivid metaphor about his face and deception, as recorded in the Kansas City Star. The striking description frames the lover as a distiller’s output and a sepulcher of falsehood.
In letters to Mrs Pinkham women describe relief from nervous prostration and female weakness using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Adele Williamson of Atlanta reports relief from severe fatigue and heart discomfort after starting the remedy. Della Keiser of Marienville recalls improved health and energy after prolonged use.
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