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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
4
A Toledo Blade quip suggests a grim epitaph for John Blank born April 15, 1863 who died September 15, 1914. The joke implies rising costs of living threaten financial concerns and end-of-life worry.
A Bradford Era item explains a method to net $200 by placing three even money bets on Roosevelt Taft and Wilson failing to win the presidency. Two bets lose and one wins, yielding $200 collected while a $100 loss occurs.
The article urges keeping drains to cellars open during prolonged wet weather to prevent stagnant water and fevers. It stresses cleaning debris around houses and maintaining sanitary conditions, with the maxim that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The Hon. Peter M. Speer lauds the parcels post law as progressive and liberal. After nearly twenty years of agitation the measure passed, despite opposition from express companies and local merchants who feared harm to business, and despite House leaders blocking a roll call. The fight was bitter with tactics to split supporters.
Quote advising that any good given should be returned in kind. It warns against hoarding kindness and urges reciprocal responsibility for benefits received. Emerson references the moral obligation to balance deeds with equal measure.
The Pennsylvania voter may face ten columns on the ballot as electors for ten political parties appear on record with the State Department. If any party withdraws its electors, the ballot count could drop.
The United States Steel corporation studied the American Magazine article Old Age at Forty and confirmed its claims. It reports steps taken to improve harsh labor conditions in its mills and describes these reforms in the October issue alongside Charles B. Towns's 'Fighting the Deadly Habits' with practical, useful guidance.
The Panama canal commission releases revised estimates outlining a 13 month transit from Atlantic to Pacific, planning a naval vessel for the first voyage. Formal opening scheduled for January 1, 1915 with unrestricted commercial use by December 1914 and total cost likely under 400 million dollars.
An aged newspaper letter urges readers to stay calm during the presidential campaign. It argues political uproar won’t alter daily life, cites Liberty, battles, and prices as examples, and pleads citizens to work and ignore party rhetoric to preserve the Constitution and avoid panic.
In an interview, Edison, age sixty five, argues the Progressive movement is a young man's cause and a path to rebuild a crude civilization. He praises Roosevelt as a strong leader and emphasizes honesty, direct speech, and pushing to transform factory systems and society.
The article notes France seeking a new president with details about a symbolic $1000 yearly apartment stipend for the Elysee residence, used by visiting sovereigns renewing ties with a former host statesman.
The Aero Club of France opens a subscription for a marble memorial near Wrights first workshop at Hunaudières and Le Mans. It would bear his name and key flight dates, acknowledging France owes Mr Wright a debt of gratitude beyond admiration.
At Aldershot the War Office praised aeroplane performance in recent maneuvers and ordered two specialized fleets. One fleet will carry rapid fire guns for combat, the other will be dedicated to scouting. The gunner leads, the pilot amidships, and the propeller is placed at the front for eighty miles per hour speed.
A Japanese sailor aboard a private carmania voyage wins 947 dollars from a professional on a smoky lounge ship. The incident is part of brief dispatches from global postings.
The United States Treasury weighs whether herring falls under the lower tariff of 14 cents per pound or upper rates. Customs revenue hinges on defining herring and whether sprats and sardines share the same family. The dispute follows earlier decisions classifying a hen as a bird and seeks a sharp line in the fish family.
The four British armored ships to be begun this year will be fitted with overhead armor against aerial attack and equipped with high elevation guns that serve as anti torpedo and anti air weaponry. The gun offers 13,000 yard surface range with 31 pound shells and can elevate to 80 degrees for a 9,000 yard height range. At four and a half miles it can reach 13,000 feet. A new shrapnel shell is used against aircraft.
Reports from United States consuls indicate the worldwide burden of high cost of living. Four people are killed when an auto stalls on rails and is struck by a train near Pittsburgh. In other events, lifeboats rescue 28 men from the steamboat Mildred wreck at Jones Beach, L I. George F Baer speaks at Hazleton Pa asserting universal prosperity. J Pierpont Morgan testifies before a Senate committee that he gave 150000 dollars to the Republican campaign in 1904 and notes that Bliss was the go-between.
Society in London embraces a new trend to drink tea through a straw due to oversized hats and hatpins. Veils are tied under the chin and worn at a fixed angle to keep hats in place, with straw holes in the veil used to sip without untying the veil.
Grace M. E. church held a farewell for Rev. H. G. Dodds and family while greeting new pastor Rev. H. H. Barr. In Sheffield Raymond Brown and Ethel Jeffords wed at the parsonage. in Warren Gertrude Hornstrom and Kenneth Northrop united at the Evangelical church. Mrs. Quinn J. Smith injured in a rollover near Franklin Street. her Ford overturned after a bicycle rider triggered a near collision on Russell Street.
A boy perished in a fire panic during a Jersey City cinema event as bystanders and authorities contest the cause and rescue efforts. The tragedy underscores crowd safety concerns at public screenings.
Tuesday reports say Nicaraguan rebels surrendered Leon their last stronghold signaling the revolt’s near end. Zapatistas in Mexico killed about 80 rurales including women and children. Bulgaria delays troops awaiting Balkan reform deals. I W W warns Governor Foss and threatens burning Lawrence and Salem jail. Lt John H Towers with Pires N in a Curtiss hydroplane sets a new American duration record of 6 hours 10 minutes 35 seconds.
One killed and eight wounded in factional street fight in Colon Cuba. Mexican rebels under General Salazar raid Chihuahua killing a foreman. Four more Americans die in Nicaragua as marines and bluejackets attack Leon and Chengega. Premature shell explosion at Tobyhanna Pa injures eight artillerymen but they recover. Pennsylvania coal operators raise chestnut price by 75 cents per ton at the mine.
A contemplative line contrasts belief in a divine intelligence with atheistic or materialist views. The speaker values faith in a purposeful order over the idea that the universe operates without mind or intention.
Thursday reports say Frank C. Bostock the animal trainer dies in London. Montenegro declares war on Turkey heightening fears of a broad Balkan conflagration. Frederick L. Temple a Canadian native fights a New Jersey school over his son's pension as the boy refuses to salute the American flag. In Bloomfield New Jersey Miss Catina Patti is seized by two men and abducted by car as police search for kidnapers. Westport wreck inquiry reveals a twenty year old wood car burned four women and prompts new railroad safety precautions.
The notice invites merchants and individuals to send notes, drafts, or other paper for collection to a bank. It promises credit on payment and immediate notification of the amount, noting convenience for customers outside banking towns and that the service carries no charge and is handled promptly and carefully.
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