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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
2
A condensed review of domestic and international events highlighting industrial updates. Personal and political items, notable happenings at home and abroad are summarized to provide a rapid overview of the week’s most relevant developments.
Secretary of the Navy approves Maine removal from Havana. Rev J N Craig dies in pulpit at Newport News. California population 1,485,053 in 1900 census. Anthracite strike likely ended. Georgia legislature in session. Bank fraud and mob executions reported. Fires devastate Dunavant Kansas and Minneiska Minnesota. Many deaths and accidents across states. Global events include Klondike prosperity and Boxer leaders.
Memorial services in Washington honored John Sherman before his funeral train to Mansfield Ohio. Prairie du Chien editor O A W Merrill died at 85, the oldest Wisconsin printer. Edward Henry aged 116, claimed country’s oldest man, died in Pittsburgh born a slave in 1784 Culpepper Virginia. Edward Dewey brother of Admiral Dewey died in Montpelier Vermont at 71. George Dunlap once a major theatrical figure died in Chicago. Rev Henry Russell Pritchard, oldest US Christian minister, died suddenly in Chesterfield Indiana at 81.
General Azcarraga forms a new Spanish cabinet as Empress Augusta Victoria turns forty two. Secretary Hay may seek a China open door convention. Germany to question Li Hung Chang before peace talks. Faidherbe sinks after collision near Alicante with 24 dead. Filipino junta activity in Paris fuels Spain Aguinaldo alliance rumors. US fleet draws near Constantinople affecting Turkish claims. Victoria West depot in South Africa destroyed by fire. Conger authorized to begin Chinese peace talks. points of convergence set. China readies for war as Yangtse stores move to Peking. Kwai Sin villagers slain. rebellion spreads. Varley Field clash injures 15 workers and 2 soldiers. Peruvian senate approves extradition treaty with US. Sims Reeves dies at 78. Abys sinia bans tobacco. Lord Roberts to return by Nov 15. Steyn proclaims Fou kiesburg as Orange Free State capital. Russian Amur massacre reports vary from 5,000 to 15,000 Chinese.
Japan bans smoking for under twenties. Kansas builds over 150 new school houses in a year. Armenian massacres reported around Diarbekir. Kipling sells Vermont home and withdraws to America. Salt mining eyed for British Columbia. England debuts combined lamppost hydrant tap and fire alarm box. New Hampshire game laws cap partridges at 15 daily. Raw Indians council backs land allotment in Texas. Cedar Croft in Westchester sold at sheriff’s sale. Mrs MacQueeny Livingstone, 104, alive in Salem Isle of Mull. Apricots top orange as CA moneymaker. yield about $2.5M. J M McKnight sentenced to five years for embezzlement. Monongahela River noted ruinous to boilers with high acid. London school board tests sight. over 23% defective. Peary relief steamer Windward unseen near St John’s. Winter begins near Hudson Bay.
Flood losses in La Crosse Wisconsin are estimated at 160600 dollars after 7.28 inches of rain, the largest in 27 years. Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig Holstein, born 1867, dies in Pretoria from enteric fever, eldest son of Princess Helene of England.
The United Mine Workers announce an end to the strike against companies that complied with the Scranton convention demands. Workers return to mines on Monday with ten percent wage increases and suspended sliding scales in many districts. The union urges organized grievance handling, semimonthly pay, and unity to secure future gains. President Mitchell plans Scranton events and a broader tour after the decision.
Lansing Oct 26 Judge John J Speed of Detroit and Judge Horace A Pope of Allegan were fined 250 and 200 dollars by Judge Wiest of the circuit court for contempt of court after refusing to proceed with Gen Marsh trial in the military frauds following a denied continuance.
Chicago October 26 C D Snapp formerly of Northwestern University was accused by a Memphis cotton firm of stealing thirty two thousand dollars and was arrested at the Hyde Park hotel.
A Washington Post quote depicts a woman with excessive imagination who narrates grand entertainments she never delivers. Supper table chatter rails against her fanciful tales and the head of the table coins a remark about her imagination.
Mr C S Bahney of Rio Vista Pineapple Plantation Ankona Florida reports two years use of the Lotion. He had spent money with doctors with little success and finds the Lotion more effective than anything else. He was told about it by a doctor two years ago. If a druggist does not stock it, send his name to Solon Palmer in New York for a sample of Lotion and Lotion soap.
Mrs. Brown recounts Thom as a football player who writes of three ligaments torn in his leg. A professor allegedly notes only three ligaments connect foot to leg, with Thom claiming he broke each ligament in separate games at Purdoe Sham Pain University and a college from Indiana, leaving only skin holding the foot to the leg.
Our parties depart every Wednesday from Chicago and St Louis, meet at Denver, travel via the Rio Grande railroads, pause at Salt Lake City, then Ogden to the coast. Each party has a special agent in charge. sleeping cars are comfortable and clean. Write with 6 cents for a 72 page illustrated California book by F. E. Bell, City Passenger Agent.
A humorous dialogue from the Chicago Daily News questions whether a patient followed medical advice to drink hot water before breakfast. The patient confesses difficulty maintaining the routine for more than five minutes, illustrating a light domestic tone.
Tickets to nearly all U S points sold on first and third Tuesdays of October November and December at one fare plus 2 00 round trip Return valid 21 days from sale Call any Great Western Agent or write F H Lord G P T A 113 Adams St Chicago for details
In a light exchange from the Indianapolis Press a mother scolds a daughter for reading during wash day. The daughter mentions studying the Hanging Gardens, while the mother suggests a garden behind the house as a pleasant clothesline spot.
Grain-O markets as a new grain based drink replacing coffee. It claims to suit children and adults alike with rich brown color like mocha and java, and gentle on the stomach. Pack sizes priced 15 and 25 cents, available at all grocers.
An Atchison man refused to buy new furniture for years until his wife invited three nephews to stay for the summer. The furniture purchase occurred the day they left, ending the stubborn habit.
Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel movement aid to support health. It acts gently on the liver and kidneys and is claimed to cure sick headache. Sold for 25 and 50 cents.
A collection of quips and quotes referencing polar exploration and publishing, with various playful lines about book titles and ad copy. The Baltimore American and Ram's Horn contribute wry remarks on marketing and enduring wisdom in a newspaper page snippet.
Mrs Pinkham invites women to seek free advice offering Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as help for suffering mothers with large families. A testimonial from Mrs Carrie Belleville of Ludington Michigan claims improved health after using the remedy enabling her to care for eight family members.
The Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co advertises a free trial bottle of 5 Drops with a flood of letters claiming instant relief from rheumatism sciatica neuralgia and other complaints. It promotes 300 dose bottles for $1.00 prepaid and seeks agents, listing diseases from gout to malaria and heart weakness with Chicago address.
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