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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
2
A compact survey lists items from the globe, noting Standard Oil lending to others, a Lahm cup air race winner, a Decatur murder trial acquittal, and various political, criminal, and disaster events. Names include William Rockefeller, J C McCoy, Charles Chandler, and Frederick Magill.
Several hundred veterans of the Civil War and the cavalry command of Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest meet in Memphis Tennessee for their fifteenth annual reunion. The event highlights memory and reunion among former soldiers amid a national news week of political and social events.
Nine balloons from four nations begin the second international aeronautic cup race in St. Louis with a five mile breeze and ideal currents for records. The Pommern leads as the first to launch followed by others at five minute intervals. crowds exceed 100000 at Forest Park while smoke obscures distant views.
The Justice Department reports a Norfolk seizure of 175 cases containing 8,750,000 cigarettes valued at 7272.50, in transit from British American Tobacco Co interests to New York and abroad. The action, under Section 6 of the Sherman anti trust law, targets a 1901 contract between American and British firms dividing global markets and restraining competition.
William English Walling of Indianapolis his wife and his sister in law Miss Strunsky were arrested Sunday for links to the Finnish progressive party. Police found no grounds to detain them and released the trio Monday evening in St. Petersburg Russia.
Nineteen striking Western Union operators in the western division applied for work Monday and were employed.
Secretary Cortelyou arrived in New York with assurances the treasury will aid legitimate business and that New York banks are in strong condition. The Knickerbocker Trust Co faced a large cash outflow before closing, with over $7 million withdrawn from deposits of more than $53 million after $6 million was directed to be placed with banks as collateral.
A farmer blames a lightning rod seller after his barn burns in a night strike. The agent questions why the farmer didn’t light lanterns to show the rods, implying the darkness hid the danger. The tale, printed in the Rochester Herald, highlights practical neglect versus faulty equipment.
Maj Hersey pilots the balloon United States to a 610 mile sprint from St. Louis to Hamilton Ontario finishing far ahead of the 402 mile Paris record. Balloons from Ohio to the Great Lakes report rapid progress with multiple craft still aloft and nearing new records.
London shareholders of the Barnum and Bailey show adopt a resolution ratifying a provisional contract to sell the property for 410000 dollars to Ringling Brothers of Wisconsin.
The will of Robert N. Carson, who died in a theatre in Philadelphia last week, bequeaths five million dollars to establish an orphan girls institution modeled after Girard College which serves only boys.
Richard Canfield has abandoned Saratoga saying no longer any spenders and it cannot pay. He recalls his clubhouse and grounds as once show places, but money dictates success. A magazine ad prompt quotes a man seeking advice to win love with a reply promising a million dollars.
A sly, sharp faced boy with a drooping eyelid hands a tailor a button in upper Broadway. The tailor asks what it’s for and the boy replies to sew a pair of pants with the button. The boy leaves, pressing for business as he glides away.
A lone resident describes visiting two quarrelsome sisters living in a long flat, one at each end. Seeing their constant bickering when they are not speaking to each other, she leaves with a sense of satisfaction.
Duty to serve the public is praised while warning of harm from careless leadership that can affect vast populations. The excerpt emphasizes continual chances to do good and the risks of missteps that threaten millions.
The Market notes flour Minnesota patent at 5.50 to 6.00. Wheat No 2 red at 1.08 and half. Corn No 2 at 0.70. Oats mixed at 0.57. Hay quiet. Cattle inactive. Hogs steady around 7.00 to 7.15. Sheep wethers 3.25 to 5.50 and lambs 6.50 to 7.40.
Market reports from Cleveland Toledo and East Buffalo dated Oct 23 show prices for flour butter cheese eggs and staples, with beef cattle calves heifers and hogs listed. Wheat corn oats and cloverseed prices appear alongside regional ranges for cattle sheep and hogs from multiple cities.
Pittsburg dated October 23 notes cattle in the choice and fair ranges with steers around 6.00 to 6.25 and 4.50 to 5.00, hogs showing Yorkers at 6.70 to 6.80 and pigs 6.00 to 6.40.
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