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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
1
The U S Census Bureau released preliminary results of the 1914 Warren manufacturing census. It shows marked gains in capital invested, materials used, employment, and product value. Highlights include a capital rise to 7 793 000 from 5 796 000 in 1909 and broad percentage increases across materials and wages.
Washington May 18 The Owens bill to amend the corrupt practices act was reported by the senate election committee with amendments raising the aggregate disbursements allowed in presidential elections from 250000 to 400000 for any party and setting limits of 50900 for any presidential candidate and 25000 for any vice presidential candidate.
Washington officials report a federal committee failed to obtain small silk flags for Flag Day because all such flags are manufactured in Germany and wartime disruptions cut off shipments. The plan to decorate with flags was abandoned.
Henry Ford, before sailing for Stockholm, called Theodore Roosevelt an antiquated citizen and accused him of failing to grasp current events. He touted disarmament efforts, expressed interest in a new submarine to deter battleships, and denied plans to fund congressmen voting for the army bill. Mrs. Ford will join him for neutral conferences at The Hague and Stockholm.
Seattle Wash May 21 Benjamin Bunny is Seattle's smartest rabbit. He is large in size, maltese and white and so intelligent his mistress Miss Alice Warner challenges the world to produce his equal. Benjamin performs tricks including hide and seek and digging on command. He eats raspberry jam and raisins and must have a potato daily.
Thomas F. Ryan and allied tobacco interests plan a financial reorganization of the Vitagraph Company of America to link exhibition with cigar and drug stores. The aim is to place a cut rate drug store coupon cigar store and motion picture theatre under one roof and management nationwide.
Overseas News Agency reports that since January 1 German and Austrian submarines have sunk ships totaling 671500 tons, including April losses. Rome visits by M Clementel yield Franco British Italian dye factory pact. Bridge naval supply ship launched at Charlestown Navy Yard with Mrs. Granville S Fleece of Memphis as sponsor.
Officials announced that nearly 170,000 Canadian troops have gone overseas while more than 140,000 remain in Canada for training. The figures reflect a broad wartime mobilization and intensive preparation across the country.
Francisco Rodriguez was executed by hanging at the Florence State Penitentiary in Arizona for the murder of his wife on January 17. The case drew attention as authorities carried out the death sentence amid ongoing debates over capital punishment.
Officials conclude a German torpedo sank the Dutch steamer Tubantia after a ten day delay before detonating on impact. Germany denies responsibility arguing the weapon was fired at a British warship earlier.
Krupps to build a cannon factory on a nearly 700 acre tract bought near Munich. The plant will produce guns for Germany and its allies.
In a nationwide vote two thirds of commercial groups favored creating a federal vocational training board funded by the government. Three hundred fifty three organizations participated. The canvass result will be sent to Congress with a request for enabling legislation.
Plans for the relief of Lieut Sir Eric Shackleton and several men marooned in the Antarctic were finalized by a Royal Geographical Society committee in London. A relief ship will depart London by August 1 via Buenos Aires and the Falklands for a 90 day London to Falklands voyage and a further month to the Weddell Sea as ice breaks.
The Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation, official Ford peace expedition, urged President Wilson to convene an official peace conference of neutral nations. All Europe expects America to act as the appeal concludes.
N G Tally, a Mississippi farmer accused by his daughter of thrashing and attempted assault, was lynched by a local vigilance committee near Mc Nair. The body was dumped into a creek.
The Bloch grand rabbi of Belgium was sentenced to six months in prison for preaching a sermon that blessed the Belgian royal family and expressed hope for their swift return. The case highlights tensions between religious expression and state authority in Belgium.
A United States consular report from Copenhagen notes agriculture as Denmark’s leading industry. The average farm worker earned 121 dollars annually for men and 72 for women, with board and lodging provided. Day labor averaged 93 cents for men and 69 cents for women, and hours ranged from 9.6 in spring and summer to 6.9 in fall and 8.1 in winter, marking a reduction of about 20 minutes since five years earlier.
Eighteen Cleveland pawn brokers are charged by Walter C. Jacobs inspector examiner of the Loan Regulation Bureau with operating without licenses charging more than eight percent per year and lending on personal property. Three weeks earlier he filed similar charges against seventeen other money lenders, now pending.
In East Troy Wisconsin a group of businessmen ferried Barney Ward in a fence rail taxi, paraded him ten blocks, and sent him by train to Milwaukee. He agreed to release all claims on his wife's property after the quiet, nonviolent demonstration that followed the funeral of Grace Carneth Ward and her infant. She had married at midnight in the Milwaukee Maternity Hospital just before dying.
Reports indicate an elaborate insanity defense for Dr. Arthur Warren Waite as defense attorney Joseph Crater and Prosecutor Mancuso travel from New York to Grand Rapids to hear testimony from Waite’s acquaintances. Waite’s arrest followed the poisoning of millionaire John F. Peck. Waite’s father asserted sanity runs in the family as preparation continues for a Monday trial.
Isadore Sobel conceded defeat in the Republican at large nomination race to Joseph McLaughlin of Philadelphia with 6,260 districts still unreported. McLaughlin led 147,936 to 144,290 as incomplete returns from Allegheny Cambria Lycoming and Montgomery counties remain. Witnesses attribute Sobel's loss to Republican organization opposition in Fayette and other counties and Penrose endorsement controversy.
Pomona Grange No 10 of Warren County meets with Ackley Grange on June 8 and 9. The program lists formal openings, songs, addresses, questions on cattle breeding and road quality, a 5th degree session, youth activities, and committee reports. Includes schedules for Friday sessions, instrumental music, and topics on farming women roles, soil moisture, township schools, and cooking methods.
Grand Valley observes Memorial Day on Tuesday May 30 with a 930 am veteran procession from the hall to the cemetery led by Ralph Clapp Post 569. Marshall W G Childs ritualist directs grave decorations and a 1000 am hall service chaired by Comrade Peck features Rev S Lee Whiteman delivering the oration with music readings and a community dinner in the hall afterward.
The National Geographic Society reports that if a bargain is struck, the United States would acquire the Danish West Indies comprising St. Croix St. Thomas and St. John from Denmark. The bulletin notes a history of failed sales and negotiations dating to 1867 and 1900 and outlines each islands size, resources, and strategic ports.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a new time table to go into effect Sunday May 28. Changes affect nearly all trains except B A V division with minor shifts designed to simplify records and remove duplicate numbers. Local officials now hold copies of the updated schedule.
William H. Moore aged 74, founder of the 5 and 10 cent store chain and honorary vice president of E Woolworth & Co, died suddenly in Watertown New York last night.
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