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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1901
Page
2
Industrial, personal, and political items from home and abroad are summarized in this column. Notable updates cover business developments, regional events, and notable figures shaping markets and policy.
Felix Belanger in Michigan killed his wife and child with an ax and then himself. W H Lewis a former Harvard football star was elected to the Massachusetts legislature. Oberlin M Carter, an ex army officer, bets $700000 on a rehearing in a civil embezzlement case. World events include a Schley court of inquiry conclusion, rail accidents in Springfield Missouri, and a range of legal and political developments.
The state returns on the fifth date Cummins wins Iowa governor by 88212, Crane takes Massachusetts by 70116, Nash Ohio by 68145, Murphy New Jersey by 14163, Gregory Rhode Island by 6349, Montague Virginia by 25000. Minor officers chosen in Maryland Mississippi Nebraska Pennsylvania. Seth Low in New York City mayor by 29864. fusion ticket victorious. Several notable deaths and a marriage among officials noted.
Li Hung Chang dies in Peking at 79. France plans a new industrial education school. Dickinson and Miss Stone captors reportedly agree on ransom. Chili offers mediation between Venezuela and Colombia. Samar rebels endure famine due to American blockade. The British cabinet orders 4000 more cavalry to South Africa. Kate Greenaway dies in London. France Russia push Armenia reforms. Congo returnee accuses Belgian troops of slaughter. Tsuruhiko Maru wrecks off Japan. 50 dead. Carnegie becomes lord rector at St Andrews. Boer War may push England toward tariff protection. Yuan Shin Kai named chili province viceroy. Edward VII names Prince of Wales as heir and duke.
A roundup of short notices reports costs for telegraph service to Yukon four dollars for ten words. Treasury silver bullion dwindles to about 42 million dollars. Census shows 13 197 negroes per 100 000 whites in 1900 versus 13 575 in 1890. Delaware faces Senate representation gap at December congress start. A New York Park Avenue hotel priced at 2 500 000 dollars planned between Forty first and Forty second streets. Money in circulation November 1 totals 2 246 300 542 dollars or 28 72 per capita. Grover Cleveland attended Carnegie Institute Founders day in Pittsburg. One year delay urged for St Louis fair to avoid failure. Rev J B Dunnody, who married Roosevelt parents, still alive in Colleton county S C. Preliminary census on clay shows 147 913 323 dollars invested in 1900. Mrs May Preston Slosson is sole woman prison chaplain in the United States. Germany likely to participate in St Louis expo but finances may hinder exhibit. Interstate commerce inquiry linked to Roosevelt insistence on action. Pettus and Morgan are oldest Senators. Bailey of Texas is youngest at 38. A 3000 year old giant McKinley tree named in Mariposa grove California.
Seth Low defeats Tammany candidate Edward M. Shepard by a large margin to become mayor of Greater New York. Jerome wins district attorney. Van Wyck defeated. Early returns show Nash reelected in Ohio. Cummins leads in Iowa. Republican gains in Nebraska New Jersey Maryland and Massachusetts.
William Ogden of McLean county Illinois buys 180000 acres in western Texas at about $2.50 an acre to create the world’s largest wheat ranch. The piece notes other items including a private dynamite gun test by US Army ordnance officials at Fisher Island and multiple fires, trials, and legal notes from around the country.
Secretary Hay and Ambassador Choate concluded a long conference on the new Nicaragua treaty. The ambassador stated England would sign a treaty satisfactory to the United States, advancing the settlement of the Hay Pauncefote negotiations.
Dynamite explodes prematurely at a clay bank in Mogadore Ohio early Tuesday killing William Aiken and Jacob Kline. Several other workmen are reported injured and the blast draws local emergency crews to the site.
A humorous Chicago Tribune exchange features Freddy and a valet debating life insurance in a light scene. The dialogue humorously questions whether one should carry all the life insurance they want as a playful aside.
A brief Chicago Daily News item quotes a conversation on self-made women and traditional roles. The remark contrasts the New Woman’s independence with the Old Man’s approval, noting the craft of dressmaking as a practical example.
A New York Pos item recalls a German visitor astonished by an elevator, joking with a janitor about the “little box” that carries people upstairs. He considers trying it, then dismisses the ride and warns his wife against going in.
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript notes Edith and Fred as mutually suited. Bertha recalls their closeness and golf outings with few quarrels, suggesting a sustained compatibility between Edith and Fred.
The Richmond Dispatch quotes a doctor noting noticeable improvement in a patient named Guffinger. The doctor confirms he paid his bill yesterday, marking progress compared with many patients. The exchange highlights ongoing care and recovery.
A dialogue fragment references a claim about meeting Borem first in Europe last summer. The exchange notes a long acquaintance and a denial of meeting during the European visit, with a counterclaim that the speaker saw Borem there first.
A humorous exchange contrasts linguistic ability with practical knowledge. Brown asks if the other is a linguist while Jones notes reading and understanding French and German, plus interests in golf yachts baseball and Se, but cannot speak them.
Bes sie notes paw s weather strips are felt as she examines the door. Tommy sobs over his shingles while admitting to smoking in the wood shed. This fragment from the Chicago Daily News frames a domestic moment with cautious emotions and a hint of guilt.
A reflective Atchison remark discusses men gaining rights while observing how overindulgence in pork, grief over a spouse or grandmother, and unacknowledged poetic instincts shape health and memory.
A pithy proverb notes that vengeance boomerangs, warning that revenge harms the avenger as much as the target. The line uses a rustic simile to stress mutual consequence.
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