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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
2
A selection of domestic and foreign items spanning civil service examinations totals and results, divorce cases, fatal accidents, rail wage news, canal treaty negotiations, robberies, political speeches, and global events. Notable names include Roosevelt, Hay, Mitchell, and Gompers, with incidents from Illinois, Alabama, Iowa, New York, and Utah.
John Bell Bouton longtime editor of the New York Journal of Commerce dies at 72 in Cambridge Massachusetts. The Ohio election count shows Laylin leading for secretary of state by 90465 votes. Rt Rev Hugh Miller Thompson dies at 72 in Jackson Mississippi. Charity Wiggins mother of Blind Tom dies at 102 in Birmingham Alabama. Congressman Cannon endorsed by Michigan Republicans for national speakership. Judge J G Sutherland dies at 77 in Berkeley California. Alexander Levianen dies at 56 in Calumet Michigan, founder of the first Finnish paper in the United States.
The Portuguese king visits Windsor to see Edward VII. An American firm lands a 1 million dollar contract to build telephone conduits in St. Petersburg. Fernand Du Martheray is named Swiss minister to Washington. Boer generals Delarey and Botha end plans for a Marconi tour. The cruiser North Sydney crossing reports continuous wireless contact.
The signing of a peace treaty by Minister Perdomo and Gen. Herrera in Panama triggered a large demonstration. A premature cannon blast at the fort killed three soldiers and wounded two.
Washington reports L C Powers, chief statistician for agriculture at the census bureau, counters a National Board of Trade committee claim that farm land figures are exaggerated. He notes only two of seven quoted statements can be substantiated and says the committee did not consult the census chief and lacks survey land data for counties cited.
A collection notes oil dividends at 43.875 million dollars and American settlers on Canadian farms totaling 30 000. Roosevelt favors horseback riding over automobiles while plans for a London underground line gain royal consent. The Irish land question dominates British Commons debate as Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona boomers flood Washington hotels. Rear Admiral Schley hailed at Kansas City banquet for the Commercial Club. MP William Duffik sentenced to three months under the crimes act. Pacific cable promoters pledge compliance with Roosevelt’s conditions amid Panama concerns. New York financiers doubt Sherman amendments will curb trusts, while publicity is welcomed. Daughters of the Confederacy report 45 836.41 dollars for Jefferson Davis monument. Gould Frick and backers plan a $2 million exclusive summer resort at Two Mile Beach near Cape May. Miss Gertrude Young dies in Minneapolis with coroner considering prosecution of the cult member’s group. Virginia plaintiffs seek injunction over congressional canvass arguing registration laws unconstitutional.
Caracas November 24 Dr. Lopez Baralt minister of interior said Venezuela entertains the kindest feelings of friendship toward the United States and will safeguard the existing understanding with the American legation. He noted the Orinoco blockade is mainly effective there and claimed gunboats enforcing it. He added Germany has not indicated plans to press pending claims and President Castro will meet obligations while defending national rights and dignity.
Montreal November report says Charles M. Hays reveals Canada will get a second transcontinental railway from ocean to ocean. The Grand Trunk will back and operate the line, to be named Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co with about 3000 miles of route from North Bay or Gravenhurst to Port Simpson via Manitoba and British Columbia. Estimated cost 75 to 100 million dollars.
Montreal Nov 24 General Manager Kent of the Canadian Pacific Telegraph Co announced official notice that the new Pacific cable to Australia will be opened for dispatch of business on December 8.
The Federation of Labor closes its convention in New Orleans after midnight. The next gathering is set for Boston beginning the second Monday in November 1903.
Advices from Monastir 87 miles west of Salonica say Turkish forces are torturing Bulgarian captives to force confessions believed to reveal revolutionary bands and networks.
William McKinley, early in his legal career at Canton, used a sharp courtroom ploy against surgeon defendant John McSweeney. He had the plaintiff reveal the other leg, which proved even more crooked, prompting the judge to dismiss the case with a jab about the surgeon's work.
An unnamed artist on a sketching tour sits on a stone wall to work when two onlookers, a farmer and his wife, watch. After misplacing his rubber eraser he asks for bread and is invited into the kitchen for a generous slice with butter. The report blends a light anecdote with a humorous courtroom exchange about an oath.
A Crown Point Indiana woman says two to three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured two years of severe spinal pain and illness. She reports renewed health, urges others to use the product, and notes a $5000 forfeit if the letter is not genuine.
An Atlanta firm offers free dropsy treatment and touts itself as the greatest dropsy specialists in the world. The ad appears in this paper alongside other items and quotations from various authors and sayings.
A collection of testimonials touts Doan's Kidney Pills as relieving back pain, limb swelling, and urinary issues. Readers describe immediate relief from back pain, improved sleep, and recovery in a scarlet fever case, with mentions of heart palpitations, headaches, and nervousness.
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