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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
4
The Globe-Democrat asserts that a protective tariff is a fundamental issue in the campaign and says the Bryan party will attack it with cautious phrases. It claims the Democratic party remains the enemy of protection and urges all business men to vote with this understanding.
Representative Charles B. Landis of Indiana, in a Pittsburg speech, lauds Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania for the Presidency. He endorses Vice President Fairbanks and asserts Knox’s presidential stature, experience, and judgment across political matters.
The article argues Republicans will defend protective tariffs to safeguard American wages and industry while criticizing free trade, citing Cobdenism in Britain and Winston Churchill's defeat as signs. It cites Senator Knox on tariff reform as aiming to balance schedules to encourage capital, labor, and home industries, stressing protection as essential for Americans.
The article breaks down the total expense of sixteen armor-clads, noting costs from 4.6 million for the Illinois to 7.68 million for the Connecticut. It compares private yard builds at Newport News and Fore River with a Brooklyn navy yard build, and lists builders for the remaining ships. The aggregate for the sixteen ships is 96.606 million, amid broader navy expenditure, while the fleet totals twenty nine ships including Dreadnought-class rivals and the Delaware under construction.
Weather and trade patterns show light apparel demand, crop damage reports, and slow re stocking in manufacturing. Grain and cotton rise on tight supplies while railways and foreign trade show mixed weekly results. Dun's Review notes April failures at 1,309 with $20.3 million defaults, improved versus November, and compares manufacturing and trading defaults to 1907 figures.
A Review of Reviews summary notes that Newport News and North Dakota battleships require $9.417 million annually for upkeep, about $25,000 daily. Per-ship costs range from $479,000 to $626,000 yearly, with Maine allocating $328,000 to pay forty officers and 800 crew, plus ordnance, steam engineering, hull repairs, and other expenses.
Berlin rail stations will install automatic machines that dispense an umbrella after inserting 52 cents. A ticket will also drop out, and if presented within two days at the machine shop office, the umbrella purchaser will receive 33 cents in return.
The German Supreme Court ruled in multiple cases that bankers bear responsibility when advising clients on investments, particularly when such advice is offered voluntarily and conflicts with the client’s other preferred option.
German fishing fleets harvested 315000 tons of herring in the last season, valued at about 2 million dollars. The record reflects strong demand and robust shoaling conditions across the Baltic and North Sea ports.
In a lighthearted note, a pawnbroker in France is described using the endearing term my aunt. The quirky label reflects local speech patterns and familiar community language toward small traders.
In Harrisburg on May 11 the Auditor General reports a dormant firm, Tid ioute Warren Oil Company, chartered in 1868, has paid no state taxes since creation. Oil revived the area but does not end the company’s existence, prompting a plan to pursue back taxes through the Attorney General.
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Martin reports notable frost damage to apples and pears in the western state counties while eastern peach districts show no adverse effects. Early week reports indicate trees in northern western tiers were affected, but Franklin and other counties appear to have escaped.
A long list shows transfers of real estate between named individuals and entities in towns including Warren Sheffield Triumph and Tidioute. Amounts range from $1 to $3,000 with multiple parcels.
Oakland cemetery lot owners who want their plots moved are asked to pay as early as possible so care can be given before Decoration Day. Payments should be made to G. C. Swanson, Secretary, Rooms 14 15 and 16 Warren National Bank Building.
A county record lists causes slated for trial at the March term starting Monday March 7 1853. Entries include Bower vs MaGuire Tanner vs Hall Hook vs Tuthill use cases against Watson, Dunn vs Harrington, Welden vs Jones Hewett Irvine vs Preston et al and many others. Prothonotary note advertises office date January 25 1853 and local notes on Sunbury Erie railroad survey plans and Vermont Prohibitory Liquor Law support.
In Sugar Grove on February 9, Henry Babcock married Celinda Chandler in a ceremony performed by Rev. N. M. Crane. Both spouses are residents of Warren County.
Celia Sophronia Mair wife of H G Mair died in Warren February 11 from consumption aged 24. She was in the 25th year of her age.
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