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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
2
San Francisco Hope After Citywide Reconstruction Efforts
Amid revival talk, officials describe order restoring San Francisco after disaster. Congress funds and federal aid shape recovery, with plans for bonds and rebuilding, while casualties and losses mount as new tremors shake the city.
Postmaster General proposes postal notes at all offices
Cortelyou submitted a bill to the post office committees in Washington to issue postal notes at all money order and many smaller offices in denominations from one cent to two dollars fifty. Representative Boutell defends Elgin Watch Co. against Rainey charges praising management. Hepburn challenges claim rails are cheaper abroad. Senate panel favors Barnes for Washington postmaster. Senate set to vote on railroad rate bill by May 10 with limited speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Post Office Committee
Senate
House
Washington
Representative Boutell
Chicago
Elgin Watch Company
Rainey
Hepburn
Iowa
Phor
Senate Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Benjamin F. Barnes
Roosevelt
Strife at Zion City as Dowie Rally clashes with Opponent
Dowie addresses followers at Shiloh tabernacle while Vol iva speaks to 4009 at Zion college. A German steamer lugano to Hamburg caught fire near Hastings. Citizens bank in Creal Springs robbed of 3000 by handcar escape on Illinois Centre line. Algernon S Crapsey trial resume in Belaviz shows defense alleging prejudiced ecclesiastical court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion City
Dowie
Shiloh Tabernacle
Voliva
Zion College
Lugano
Baltimore
Hamburg
Hastings
Citizens’ Bank
Creal Springs
Ilinois Centre
Algernon
Crapsey
Rochester
N. Y
Belaviz
Grand jury indicts four in Bank of America affair
The Chicago grand jury returns indictments against former Judge Abner Smith Gustav F Sorrow Jerome V Pierce and F E Creelman for alleged fraud connected to the Bank of America. Also reported Pope Pius X supports women in law and medicine not politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Abner Smith
Gustav F. Sorrow
Jerome V. Pierce
F. E. Creelman
Bank of America
Pope Pius
Joseph Jefferson
New York
Mauve
Union
Denver
London Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Father Gapon
Kukokola
Finland
Jane Dowie
John Alexander Dowie
Bellevue
Tex
Stoneberg
Montague County
Hamilton
John A. Cooke
Cook County
Algernon S. Crapsey
Dr. Crapsey
Edward Dougherty
Washington
Edward Holland
Athens
Ill
Holland
Lamine
Sydney
N. S
Port Michaud
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Wisconsin State Railroad Rate Commission
Commission
Anna Helsing
Omaha
Central
Miss Helsing
Lincoln Porter
Limestone County
Lightfoot
Texas
Swift & Co
Armour Packing Company
Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange
Fort Wayne Stock Yards Company
W. J. White
Cleveland
White
Anne
Sofia
Gen. Petroff
Ferdinand
Kendrick
Wii2
Point d’Orny
Jammu
Kashmir
India
Imperial Service
William Neimann
Lucille McLeod
Hetty Green
Wall Street
Warsaw
Frederick Palmer Moody
Brooklyn
First Clash Between State Troops and Miners in Anthracite Field
In Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania a mob of idle miners clashed with a state constabulary platoon forcing police to fire on the crowd. Lieut Smith and several troopers faced charges while three foreigners were also detained. Authorities expect no further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel
Sharples
Northumberland County
J. C. Groome
Reading
Hazleton
Lieut
Lieut. Smith
Longshoremen Strike Hits Multiple Ports
Telegrams to President Livingstone report mates abandoning vessels in Buffalo and Chicago as strike orders take effect. In Buffalo 6000 members joined the walkout at midnight, while Chicago sees few ships affected. Sandusky reports 400 longshoremen leaving docks under Keefe orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
William Livingstone
Lake Carriers’ Association
Buffalo
Chicago
N. Y
Daniel J. Keefe
Ill
Sandusky
Keefe
Senate Sets May 4 Start For Railroad Rates Vote
In the senate on the 30th votes will begin on amendments to the railroad rate bill on May 4 and a final tally is expected within a week. In the house the agricultural appropriation bill, 18 pages long, was under consideration after being perfected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Death of Ex-Gov Boyd in Omaha Nebraska
Ex-Gov James E. Boyd died at his residence in Omaha on Monday from kidney trouble. Born in Ireland September 9, 1834, he came to the United States with his parents in 1844, settled in Ohio, then moved to Nebraska in 1856. He remains Nebraska’s only Democratic governor, elected in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
108th Birthday Woman Takes Own Life in Uniontown
Mrs. Mary Mc Kittrick aged 108 in Uniontown Pennsylvania died by suicide on Monday using a small knife kept in her room to trim her nails. Her mind had been deranged for several weeks but authorities did not expect an attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Mary McKittrick
Stromboli Volcano Resumes Activity After Quiet Period
Messina Sicily reports Stromboli volcano has renewed activity after a lull emitting smoke and solid ejecta, signaling a return to outward volcanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Sicily
Stromboli
Bishop Bashford Warns on Chinese Boycott Tactics
Washington D C Bishop J W Bashford resident bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church in Shanghai testified before the senate immigration committee on the Chinese boycott of American goods He argued the boycott is retaliation but likely ineffective due to Chinese merchants thrift He noted merchants bought extra American goods to guard against suspended trade He cited Minister Rockhill saying a small concession to China could avert further boycott danger Bashford urged broader admission for students and merchants while fearing a new outbreak if Congress adjourns without action
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington,d. C
J. W. Bashford
Methodist Episcopal Church
Shanghai
China
Senate Committee On Immigration
United States
Rockhill
Bishop Bashford
Congress
Supreme court limits Longworth Act bond cap to new issues
The Ohio Supreme Court reverses the Seneca county circuit court ruling in Tiffin versus Kontz. It holds the Longworth municipal bonding act limit of 8 percent applies only to bonds issued after the act’s passage, not all outstanding bonds. The decision preserves validity of existing bonds under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Seneca County
City of
Tiffin
Kontz
Longworth
Muenter Sister Says Brother Innocent and Alive
Miss Bertha Muenter, sister of the missing man in Cambridge, Mass., tells police she believes her brother is alive and innocent and will help locate him. She insists he has nothing to fear and is not insane despite his wife's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Throop
Belvidere
Ill
Fourth Illinois Cavalry
Grant
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Eric Muenter
Harvard University
Univesity of
Kansas
Cambridge, Mass
Quinnisee
Mich
Henry E. Wadsworth
Laporte
Ind
Washington Life Insurance Company
New York
Theodore Sutro
New York Special Insurance Investigating Committee
Higgins
Mitchell
Chicago
Mt. Carmel
J. W. Murphy
Ignatius
W. C. Brown
New York Centrallines
Cambridge
Mass
Bertha Muenter
Marathon in Athens Overshadows City as Sherring Wins
In Athens on Tuesday the Marathon overshadowed all else as about 150,000 people filled the stadium and Marathon road. William Sherring of Hamilton Ontario won the race, extending an American tally of 11 firsts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Marathon Road
William Sherring
Hamilton
Ont
Gapons Execution Confirmed in Berlin Mail Copy
A Berlin mailed copy to M. Margolin, the ex priest's lawyer, confirms the execution of Gapon. The document details Gapon's offences and ends with the line The sentence has been executed. The report comes from St. Petersburg, Russia, with subsequent confirmation of the truth of the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Gapon
Revolutionary Workmen’s Tribunal
Berlin
M. Margolin
Equitable Life Reports First Quarter 1906 Results
In New York the Equitable Life Assurance Society released its first quarter 1906 business statement. New business premiums declined by 1,383,147 while claim payments totaled 10,988,609. Cash assets rose by 2,421,408 and quarterly expenses dropped, signaling an annual saving exceeding 1,400,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Senate debates rate bill and farm legislation progress
Washington. The senate on the 1st continued discussion of the rate bill with Mr Daniel supporting Congress fixing rates and delegation to a committee. The house voted 153 to 58 to continue free distribution of garden and flower seeds. Considerable progress reported on the agricultural bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Daniel
Congress
House
Government April Receipts and Expenditures Show Deficit
Washington DC reports April 1906 receipts totaling 45,092,867 against expenditures of 47,025,106, creating a monthly deficit near 2,000,000. The prior April showed a deficit exceeding 9,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Presbyterian board seeks funds to rebuild Pacific coast churches
The Presbyterian board in New York appeals to ministers nationwide to raise building funds for churches demolished by the San Francisco earthquake. Many Pacific coast churches cannot receive insurance, prompting the nationwide fundraising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Presbyterian Board
Bonaparte Suffering From Acute Indigestion
Baltimore physicians treating Secretary Bonaparte report he is ill with acute indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore, Md
Bonaparte
Mrs. Gagner's recovery with Dr Williams Pink Pills
Holyoke resident Mary Gagner describes crippling dizziness and weakness from years ago. After using six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she recovered fully and has stayed healthy for two years. The pills supposedly boost blood and nerve strength and are sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gagner
South Summer Street
Holyoke
Mass
Indian Proverbs and Traditional Sayings
A collection of folk beliefs and witty maxims about Native Americans and settlers. Notable lines address deceit, strength, land, and pride, reflecting historical stereotypes and cultural tensions from the period.
Proverbial Reflections on Parents and Professions
A string of maxims contrasts parental roles with child outcomes and urges caution in folly. It notes the rarity of excellence despite calling many to roles, and jokes on changing habits, professional loyalty, chivalry’s visibility, and self-identity.
Costliest Items Listed From Buildings To Diamonds
The Milan cathedral is the costliest building. Prinlimmon the St Bernard sold for $21 250 as the costliest dog. Meissonier painting 1814 fetched $175 000 as the costliest modern work. Vuelta Abajos cigars retail at about four dollars each as the costliest cigars. The French government is cited as the costliest government with salaries totaling $5 750 000. The Imperial diamond sold to the nizam of Hyderabad for $2 150 000 as the costliest gemstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Prinlimmon
Meissonier
Hyderabad
Nurse endorses Postum coffee substitute for health
A Wilke Barre Pennsylvania nurse extols Postum as a coffee alternative after its use eased headaches and indigestion. She notes improved milk flow in mothers, benefits among patients, and emphasizes proper boiling for best taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilke
Barre
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