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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
2
A broad survey of financial and social happenings outlines New York and eastern conditions near normal, with cash flow hopes from gold imports and note circulation. Notable items include bank stress, retail and rail strikes, murders, political feuds, and accidents across the United States and abroad.
Philadelphia reports a landslide Republican victory in the Pennsylvania election with John O. Sheatz winning state treasurer by 175000. Joel Cook secures the Second district seat in Congress replacing John E. Reyburn as mayor of Philadelphia. Elsewhere Republicans win governor races in New Jersey and competing results noted in Kentucky and New York City.
Returns show the Republican and Independence League fusion in New York County defeated by a straight Democratic ticket. The Independence League ticket for associate justice of the Court of Appeals was beaten by the same Republican and Democratic tickets, and the state assembly will see a small change in its makeup.
The Republicans won a sweeping victory in Tuesday's election re-electing Gov Guild and all state officers. They will hold a usual majority in both branches of the legislature. In Boston the district attorney contest featured Joseph A Dennison Democrat versus Walter A Webster Republican opposing John B Moran Independence League and nomination papers. Moran was re-elected by a large plurality.
Richmond Virginia voters chose candidates for both houses with Democrats expected to hold majorities. In the eighth district Co C Carlin of Alexandria won the seat to succeed J F Rixey by a large margin.
Returns indicate Democrat Frank S. Katzenbach Jr. will win the New Jersey governorship by a 15 000 to 20 000 plurality. He gains in north Jersey and reduces the Republican edge in south Jersey.
Early results from six counties show Wilson leading Hager by about 1000 votes, with Republicans gaining about 1600 in these counties. Later returns confirm Augustus E Willson and the entire Republican state ticket elected.
Providence reports 37 of 157 districts counted with Gov. James K Higgins leading Republican Lieut. Gov. Jackson by under 1000 votes. Three cities and two large towns remain, seen as Higgins strongholds, with a projected plurality near 1700.
Baltimore reports only about 10 percent of precincts heard with no county figures. City results show a very slight Republican gain compared with the last mayoralty election, while county data remain unavailable.
Salt Lake City voters expected to give Bransford a 7 000 to 10 000 plurality for mayor over Plummer and Morris the Democrats, with Mor mon faction looming large in the anti Mor mon contest.
Nebraska Omaha reports M. B. Reese a Republican winner of the state supreme court race by about 12 000 votes after late returns hindered by wire trouble.
Five Pacific coast whaling vessels thought trapped in Arctic ice floes are confirmed safe and expected to arrive soon in San Francisco, easing fears of their crew and owners.
The New Orleans Clearing House association will issue asset currency in denominations of five ten and twenty dollars. The notes will be accepted by any bank that holds membership in the association.
Francis Marre reports in La Nature that Chinese soy seeds are boiled, pressed into a puree, and dissolved in water to make a nourishing vegetable milk. Coagulated with mineral salts, it forms soy cheese varieties resembling Roquefort, goat cheese, and Gruyere, sold cheaply and valued for nutrition.
Two men meet from opposite directions and fall. They scramble up and kick each other on the sly. One rips the head with a bludgeon, another breaks a barrel, and a pickax is inserted into a back. The scene is a comic skit, not a political or religious debate.
Consul T. H. Norton of Chemnitz notes high demand for masks in Germany during carnival season and other ceremonies. Central Germany hosts large workshops supplying domestic and foreign markets with pasteboard gauze silk and wire masks, each studio employing artists and pushing novel designs. A growing U S trade has formed and continues to rise.
A brief notice from the Pattern Department offers a charming night gown pattern. It explains sending the pattern on receipt of 10 cents and asks buyers to mail orders with size and pattern number, using the provided coupon address.
Lesec and Lemaigre discuss a mutual friend Durand who has grown very thin since last seen. They note he used to be stout and now appears thinner than both men combined.
For soils that puddle after rain ground limestone is highly effective. It helps break glaze and improve drainage. Applying limestone reduces surface water buildup and stabilizes soil structure over time.
Reports from New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh show mixed grain and livestock prices with flour steady wheat and corn ranges and cattle and sheep values varying by city including York state butter and eggs price notes and hogs near six dollars.
A concise report notes color blindness occurs more often in men than in women, reflecting a genetic pattern linked to X chromosome inheritance and color perception tests.
The Atlanta Constitution quotes Brother Dickey critiquing modern religions, arguing some seek new faiths that avoid hell while the old time gospel stands firm. He notes many friends may not count in this world or the next until they are purified by fire.
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