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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
3
A Rock Island line passenger train was halted two miles west of Davenport by 12 to 15 bandits. They detonated dynamite to blast open the express car safes and escaped with a large cash haul. Police pursue the robbers with the entire force in Davenport.
Consul General Gudger arrived from the Wisconsin with news that a peace treaty was signed between Gen Herrera and Colombian government commissioners. The accord requires Herrera to surrender the revolution fleet including gun boats Padilla Darien Gaetea and Boyaca along with arms captured at Agua Dulce. The government will fund soldiers’ return home and congress will decide canal laws elections and paper money questions.
The Osborne estate bill for transferring Osborne House on the Isle of Wight from King Edward to the nation passed its second reading in the House of Commons amid royal-circle debate. Edward had proposed the gift at his coronation, aiming to create a convalescent home for navy and army officers.
Gov Durbin declared Sullivan county sheriff Dudley’s office vacant after a prisoner named Dillard was lynched by a mob. The coroner becomes ex officio sheriff. Indiana law mandates vacancy if a prisoner is lynched, though reinstatement is possible if the sheriff proves he was powerless to prevent the act.
Arbitration witnesses from both sides examined health impacts of mining life in Scranton and Wilkes Barre. Doctors testified miners suffer anemia, asthma, rheumatism, lumbago and sciatica from coal dust and poor air, with many dying or aging poorly from lung and related illnesses.
Helen Gore, an American student in Paris, was killed by a revolver shot in an apartment shared with Jean de Rydzenski, a St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre singer. De Rydzenski claimed accidental discharge after initially suggesting self-inflicted death. Consul General Gowdy is investigating.
Nelson Hersh editor of the Sunday edition of the New York World was killed when his buggy went into a ditch near his West Brighton home in Staten Island. He was 41 a Yale graduate and former Davenport Gazette and New York Commercial Advertiser staffer leaving a widow and four children.
London reports the Danish steamer Knud II capsized and foundered at the Tyne mouth after colliding with the British steamer Swaledale. Captain Hanssen and seven crew members drown. In Rochester a coroner’s inquest names Mrs Lulu Miller Youngs as killer of Florence MacFarlane, who died from stab wounds. Youngs held for grand jury. In San Francisco, Albert Bardwell, a six year old Guatemala refugee, was run over and killed by an electric cart hours after arriving.
R G Dun weekly review notes voluntary wage increases by major railways signaling strong business and expected heavy traffic. Higher wages boost purchasing power and demand for staples while holiday trade prep rises. congestion persists with no relief in rail movement. Bradstreets confirms favorable trade conditions, mild weather slows winter goods retail but supports cotton yield and rail freight, with improving export and manufactured goods movement.
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington at eight o clock Friday morning and was greeted by a small crowd at the station. He and Secretary Cortelyou headed to the White House and then to the executive offices to review pending business and finalize his annual message to Congress.
After 36 hours of intensified effort by added crews and locomotives, the Pennsylvania system eased a massive yard jam in Pittsburg. About 50 000 cars moved, 95 trains to Altoona in five hours, and steel mills in the Shenango and Mahoning Valleys were protected from shutdowns as traffic prioritized key freight. Several injuries to train workers occurred amid the large crew changes.
Lansing report notes the National Grange endorses woman equality and political and property rights for women while urging farmers to act as American citizens. It also denounces intemperance and easy divorces. Initiative and referendum endorsement failed 8 to 6. adjournment follows. Springfield ruling taxes all cash held by benevolent insurer treasurer. funds owed to heirs counted.
Gen. Vargas Santos, 72, sends best wishes to Gen. Herrera on Panama peace signing. He cites calls for liberal rights, fair judicial power, press liberty, and honest management of public funds, aiming for congressional and municipal representation and education choices. He will decide future moves after receiving the treaty. In Kansas City, the National Live Stock Association moves headquarters from Denver. convention Jan 13–16 expects 1,750 delegates and up to 10,000 attendees. The city funds $20,000 for festivities.
Vienna reports the interior minister approves a nationwide expansion of the Austrian league against white slave traffic. Branches will be opened in all major towns and frontier stations to actively suppress the traffic.
Richmond Indiana November 24 J H P Hughart general manager of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Co announces that the road's employer will be given an advance in wages the same as on the Pennsylvania lines.
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