A Week's Record Home and Foreign Items
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
2
A compact survey compiles industrial, political, and social items from home and abroad. It highlights notable developments in business, government, and everyday life across multiple regions.
A chaotic clump of items from politics to crime. Senator Hannah Cleveland linked to Ohio, a drunken shooting in New York, gas deaths in a church, a plea by the Irish League, mine strikes, fires, and bank robberies. Also noted are corporate consolidations, sports records, deaths, and federal reports.
Reported tremors reach Michigan counties while other national items unfold. Fire destroys Grand Opera House in Nashville. resignations and robberies spark national concern as immigration rulings and political forecasts surface amid a busy news day.
A bill in the French Senate would make dueling a misdemeanor punishable by a fine and imprisonment. Emperor William received a ceremonial reception on his arrival in England and reviewed the First Royal Dragoons at Shorncliffe Camp, later being welcomed at Sandringham by royal representatives. The report notes Ireland's census showing a decline since 1891 and that nearly half of Irish women are unmarried.
A druggist commits suicide in Washington City citing ill health. John Mitchell refuses the AFL presidency. Cape Town reports eight acres burned in East London with thirty central buildings destroyed. Madeline Wallace becomes Sister of St. Dominic in Newark. Thompson Lumber Co. gains 2500 dollars as a secured loan. Robbers at Tiffany and Co. forest Hill, N J are frightened away. five hundred men quit to demand a nine hour day. Yukon output forecast at 12 million dollars. Missouri Supreme Court blocks mandamus to tax board. Norfolk motorman shoots rival captain amid domestic trouble. shooter detained.
Roswell Beardsley of North Lan sing the oldest postmaster in continuous service in the United States died at his Ithaca New York home at 93. Also noted are the deaths of Prof Robert C Kedzie Lansing inventor of kerosene safety test aged 79 and Mrs Sadie M Jones Bing hamton aged 102. Returns show Republicans swept Montana for first time in a decade and John J Sampson dies in Chicago as the lone fraud survivor linked to a statue carving scheme netting about 20000. Roosevelt to remain neutral in speakership contest amid Cardiff giant rumors.
The French chamber of deputies unseated County Boni de Castellane amid charges of irregularities in his election. Annie O Mahoney becomes Ireland’s first woman jailed under the crimes act. French arbitration over the coal strike declines to raise miners wages.
The report covers diverse notes from figures like John Jacob Astor and Reed Smoot, a Utah senatorial candidate denying polygamy, Prof McAlister locating ancient Gezer, and a planned shorter transcontinental Canadian railroad. It also notes a British captain and crew surviving an open boat voyage after a hurricane wrecked their ship, plus assorted local and national notices including bank law talks and college dropouts.
St Paul Minn Nov 10 Superintendent E F Egan of the Great Northern railroad disappeared after a hunting trip near Belton Montana. President Hill ordered 100 men to search with more joining as snow complicates trails. Private car remains at Belton with five companions awaiting news. Dr Houston concludes hope fading.
Nellie Coran of New York died after a 20 day coma at St Vincent's hospital begun October 18 while employed as a servant. Doctors from many fields failed to determine the cause despite extensive testing and treatments, and an autopsy was planned to uncover the mystery.
Chicago agents of the internal revenue department confiscate illegally packed trust made cigarettes. Over 1,000,000 paper pipes impounded by A L Davis of Ohio and H N Schlosse deputy to Henry L Hertz. Additional quantities seized on Saturday. Prosecutions likely in New York and other places. Revenue work continues for about a month with searches of tobacco depots in Chicago and other locations nationwide.
In Manila on November 10 the cholera outbreak remains intermittent across parts of the Philippines. The recorded totals show 105000 cases and 67000 deaths, with officials believing actual cases exceed records by about twenty percent.
Dublin reports the census of Ireland records a population drop since 1891 by about 248,000. It also notes that nearly half of the female population is unmarried.
The prosaic young man asks to begin with cooking questions but the wise girl redirects to proper order. She states the matter of cooking is not the first to be considered, prompting him to ask what the first thing to consider is. The exchange highlights a cautionary tone about prioritizing tasks.
In Chicago on November 15 a dying rheumatism patient nearly collapsed until a humble German treated him with St Jacobs Oil. After the first application the pain lessened and by two days the patient was well, prompting the visiting doctor to express surprise at the recovery.
A Mississippi doctor prescribes raw onions and whiskey as treatment for malaria, suggesting solitude as an accessory remedy. The note appears in a Mississippi mail and express clipping.
Four daily trains run from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis via the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Departures are 9 a.m., 6:30 p.m. electric lighted North-Western Limited, 8 p.m., and 10 p.m. Fast schedules with luxurious equipment and dining car service. Tickets and pamphlets available from ticket agents or W. B. Niskern at 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Illinois.
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes a playful exchange about age perception with a line about a woman’s youth versus how she thinks she looks. The gag reflects light social humor of the era.
The St Paul Calendar for 1903, six sheets 10x15 inches with color pastel drawings by Bryson, is ready for distribution and will be mailed upon receipt of 25 cents. Address F Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
A miscellaneous clipping features a dialogue about shooting prowess and moral scenes, interwoven with testimonials for Burdock Blood Bitters and Dr Electric Qj cures. It imitates a comic or pagelong miscellany mixing quotes from Shotwell, Mrs Hutton, and Thackeray.
A clipping lists multiple patent medicines such as a laxative and quinine tablets with refunds if ineffective. It also promotes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops claiming rapid cure. The note ends with a remark about family pride and an Indianapolis News attribution.
New York market updates show flour and grain steadiness with No 2 wheat at 76 3 4 cents and corn at 66 cents. Live stock prices across Cleveland and Toledo include best steers at 6.25 to 6.50, calves 7.25 to 7.75, sheep 3.40 to 3.65, lambs 4.75 to 5.75, and hogs around 6.20 to 6.60.
Mrs. M. Isted of Galveston recounts severe kidney pain after a 1900 flood. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with halting back pain and improving secretions after three doses, raising her weight from 118 to 155 pounds. A free trial offer is promoted by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York. price 50 cents per box.
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