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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1904
Page
4
President Roosevelt usually rejects presents of value but recently accepted a coon sent by Samuel D. Flack a Bedford county farmer. The president thanked the donor through Secretary Loeb and said the coon would be kept to celebrate Republican victories in 1908.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled the pure food law constitutional after a Crawford County case. Judge Thomas declared the act valid and overturned a lower finding. A jury had convicted F. J. Kobart and Nick Kobart of selling wine and brandy tainted with salicylic acid and aniline dyes. Dealers face punishment for selling impure goods unless the decision is appealed.
The Spectator of London forecasts a strong Roosevelt administration with a robust foreign policy, adherence to the Monroe doctrine, continued naval expansion, and governance model for the English speaking world. Editor John St. Love Strachey, an Oxford man, recently visited the United States and White House.
The Department of Agriculture imported five woolless sheep for use in extreme southern states. The Bureau of Animal Industry tests them as hardy, easy keepers. Originating in Barbadoes, they proved profitable there, with wool crops burdening hot dry districts and affecting mutton quality.
Not every printer can indulge his fancy for machines such as Uncle Sam installs into the government's printing plant. Mr. Palmer, our public printer, recently installed a press that is a veritable wonder. It prints 80,000 eight page signatures per hour, turning them out completely printed and folded. This press cost the government $38,000, weighs 63,000 pounds, and is a cheap machine at that well worth the money.
The Missouri Governor issues a short Thanksgiving proclamation of fifty seven words. Observers fear the election outcome reduced the voice of gratitude, but the concise notice remains a plain, modest statement amid lengthy coverage.
Under Governor F W Higgins New York plans for canal improvements on the Erie Oswego and Champlain canal system begin with a budget of 101 million dollars. The work will provide employment to thousands and boost the state's future transportation business.
The Missouri building at the World’s Fair was destroyed by fire. It was a large handsome structure befitting the Louisiana Purchase Exposition site. Other buildings may burn before spring. General Kuroki denies the Russian death report, saying he was not killed by any shell fragment.
A striking feature of the late election was the rise in Socialistic support. In 1900 the total was 87,796. this year the number climbed to over 600,000, signaling a significant shift in voter sentiment and party strength.
The forthcoming House of Representatives will command a Republican majority of 118 seats, a gain of more than sixty seats over the current chamber. The margin is portrayed as potentially dangerous by observers.
UncLtK Sam's potato crop reaches 288,000,000 bushels this year, averaging nearly four bushels per person. Farmers report delays in plowing due to fall shortages as crops grow.
In Washington a Minnesota grange committee arrives with a long speech but Roosevelt declines, despite travel and effort. Secretaries note how letters to the president should be addressed properly, or will still reach him.
A Philadelphia Press editorial argues that the American people favor Theodore Roosevelt over Tom Watson and Alton B. Parker. It claims voters reject Watsons radical change and Parker’s stagnation, supporting regulated reform and progressive private enterprise. The piece describes preferred progress as evolving, not upheaval, with Roosevelt winning major support.
The Oil City Blizzard laments soldiers of Russia and Japan gathering by the Shakhe river for water while joking and trading as they brace for a coming battle. It condemns war as barbarism and murder and places responsibility on leaders who might have prevented it.
The Bradford Era reports a court decision enabling members of fraternal insurance societies to receive death benefits for self-inflicted deaths regardless of order bylaws. The ruling may spur joiners to suicide, causing financial losses to fraternal groups but benefiting widows.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes sympathy for Brother Rockefeller over his income drop this year from 17.6 million to 14.4 million, joking that nobody knows how many millions he has earned on the side.
Mass Governor began his career by pegging shoes, a humble start quoted with a moral urging perseverance.
A Timely Topics notice discusses a broad range of items from cheap Thanksgiving turkey prospects to student labor strains. It notes Brazilian students jailed after failed efforts to overthrow their government and reports 700 Luzerne County teachers protesting graft and political assessments. The piece also covers North Carolina Republicans predicting a shift in the solid South and a Philadelphia Board of Health crackdown on fake vaccination certificates. It closes with a 1908 gas production surge, totaling 35,815,360 dollars, up 16 percent from 1902, led by Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia gains.
Rev. J W Gage, aged 58, known as the Boy Minister, served nearly forty years in the ministry in New York and Pennsylvania. He led Baptist pastorates in Cherry Creek Belfast Prattsburg and Freedom and was an Odd Fellow. He leaves two wives, four and five children respectively, and multiple siblings. Funeral held at the parsonage with tributes from fellow pastors and a large congregation. The burial occurred in Beaver Dam Pa after a train and hearse procession from Corry Pa.
Letters of Administration on the estate of Fred E. Sill late of Warren County Penna deceased have been granted to the undersigned. Creditors are asked to make immediate payment and those with claims to present them properly authenticated for settlement. H A Booth Admr C T A Warren Pa Oct 22 1904
Register's Notice reports that multiple executors administrators and guardians have filed final and partial accounts in Warren County for estates including Rollins Seaman Waguzand Skinner Keller Benson Sechrist Richards Walton Flacke Parmlee Dailey and others. Court hearing set for December 5 at 2 PM before the Orphans' Court.
A shoe dealer advises wearing two pairs of socks to stay warm. He claims two pairs of summer socks can beat the warmest woolen pair. For very cold feet use a woolen sock with a light weight one, or reverse if tender.
In a narrow election only 40 of 265 towns backed the license. The Boston Globe drew a sharp aside suggesting plenty of apples for cider this year, underlying the regional mood.
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