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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
2
A compact weekly roundup highlights key home and foreign items across industry, politics, personal notices, and world happenings. It surveys varied events from domestic affairs to international developments in a concise digest.
Fire wipes out Ken sett village in Iowa and Des Moines hosts Edwin H. Conger arrival. McKinley tours New Orleans Houston and Texas. Cuban convention sailors sail to Havana. stock markets fall as public debt edges down. Jacksonville fire leaves 10 000 homeless and $15 million loss. many other incidents across states noted.
Van B Triplet, known for confidence game frauds totaling a million dollars, dies in West Baden Indiana. Rosseau Crump, 58, congressman from the Tenth district, dies at home in West Bay City Michigan. William Elliott, 57, Michigan Republican National Committeeman, dies in Detroit. Mary Sankey, mother of evangelist Ira D Sankey, dies in Newcastle Pennsylvania at age 80. Ohio Republicans set a state convention in Columbus June 24 and 25. Mrs Fenton, widow of former Gov and Senator Reuben Fenton, dies in Jamestown New York at 75. Mr Conger declares willingness to run for Iowa governor.
Reports include a destroyed $150000 pier in San Juan Porto Rico and a re signed Chilean president due to ill health. Indemnity talks set China at $325000000 total. Nicaragua canal cost estimated at $210000000. Manila civil government established. 40000 Italian emigrants booked. Rus sian Chinese clash near Mukden leaves 60 dead or wounded. Chinese female public figure appears in her homeland.
Emperor William prorogued the Prussian diet forcing the resignation of the finance minister and other cabinet members. Ex-Empress Eugenie presented Prince Louis Napoleon's cradle to Paris. Capetown advices report Col Dennison captured by Boers. The Philippines army to be reduced to a minimal force. Russian ambassador cites atrocities in Macedonia. Hundreds arrested in conspiracies. Cuban Washington commission arrives in Havana. US cavalry departs Beijing for Tianjin. Montreal hotel fire claims three lives.
Reports from Nome sketch a hospital project in Chicago by two missionaries while U S gold finds in Klondike spark optimism. Tangier dispatches note 100000 rifles sold to the Shereefian government and a Turkish audience for John G Leishman. The N A C M membership reaches 5723016. Roosevelt advances as a Mason. Erie buys bloodhounds to curb road trespass. Congress may curb stock speculation. Paris favors Franco American control of the Panama canal. The waterway could cost 160 million and take six years. London population rises to 4 536 034.
Twenty torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats will be turned over to the government within months. The Decatur and Dale near trials in June and July, with Bainbridge Barry Chauncey also nearing completion. Lawrence and MacDonough almost finished as industry reshapes naval assets.
A Blackwood's critique traces reigns of George III George IV and William IV as failed to elevate the throne. Victoria is noted as ascending during an inauspicious era while the Times laments the late king George IV. An advertisement touts GRAIN-0 as a coffee substitute in grocery stores at 15 and 25 cents a package.
A period advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages and offers 100 dollars for any failure. It describes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and promotes a testimonials list. Sold by Druggists at 75 cents and includes Hall's Family Pills.
In a humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press Mr Popleigh rejects placing a burglar alarm in the bedroom and insists on moving it to the hall. His wife counters the plan would prevent hearing it when it activates, joking that the baby would also miss the alert as a consequence.
A playful jumble of 19th century quips about clothing and family roles. The Philadelphia Record and Philadelphia Press snippet sketches jokey exchanges on attire and status, with a wife proposing an opal and a husband retorting about a diamond ring.
In a terse exchange, Patrice notes that a man kissing a girl on the forehead is a sign he is rattled. The Yonkers Statesman records the remark as a concise cultural quip with no further context.
Joseph Choate, ambassador to Great Britain, surveys Lincoln’s life from youth to presidency. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offers the speech for six cents postage via F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Bluffington and Miss Madderne clash over language skills as Puck comments on the scene. The mock exchange hints at social missteps and comic miscommunication.
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder available by writing Allen S. Olmsted in Leroy New York It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easy It is advertised as a cure for corns and bunions and notes druggists and shoe stores sell it priced 25 cents.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line notes Maud avoids rubbers, replying she could not find a pair small enough to fit. The quip reflects a humorous take on footwear or protection and a proverbial constraint.
An old Detroit Journal snippet promotes Cascarets as a cure for all ills including headaches and cancer asserting natural bowel movements with 10 cents to start. A separate quip notes Love laughing at a locksmith while a minister assists at a wedding, with a straight face in the presence of the couple.
A cheeky ad copy extols Beeman's Pepsin Gum as the cure for dyspepsia and inner unrest, urging readers to chew for relief and better temper. The slogan humorously links self resentment to indigestion and promotes the product as the fix.
Across cities on May 7, Wheat quoted at 74 ¼ to 81 ¾ cents, corn around 46 to 53 ½ cents, oats near 28 to 34 cents. Cattle, hogs, and sheep show varied values in East Liberty East Buffalo Cincinnati and Cleveland markets with notable highs and lows in each commodity.
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