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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
2
A weekly roundup presents home and foreign items spanning industry, politics, and daily life. It highlights notable happenings at home and abroad, offering a concise glimpse of the past seven days.
Seven Dowie elders were run out of Mansfield. Chicago registration reached 401,403, up 21,158 from 1896. Pennsylvania coal operators agreed to strikers demands. miners will return once notices of acceptance are posted. The strike cost $13.3 million. Lipton's America's Cup challenge accepted by New York Yacht Club for August races. Eight killed in a New York tenement fire. Government land open to settlement totals 917,135,880 acres. Archbishop Ireland arrived in New York. Station H robbed of nearly $40,000. Internal revenue for September $23,453,814, down 1,067,071 from 1899. John Nelson set a 15 mile cycling record in Chicago. Battleship Alabama commissioned. various legal, transport, and disaster items follow with multiple deaths and political developments across the country.
William L. Wilson former Washington and Lee president and postmaster general died at Lexington Virginia at age 57. Ex Governor W P Dillingham elected US senator from Vermont. John Little ex congressman died in Xenia Ohio. Gen John W Fisher civil war veteran and former chief justice died in Cheyenne Wyoming at 86. Michigan Republicans renominated John R Corliss for Congress. Ten presidential candidates and vice presidents to be voted for on November 6. Bryan issued a letter for silver Lincoln Republicans nomination. New York registration up 50000 since 1896. Captain John B Adams G A R post commander in chief died in Boston. Wilson’s remains buried in Edgehill cemetery Charles Town West Virginia. Charles Dudley Warner died in Hartford Connecticut at 72.
The Chinese minister in London says talks are ongoing in Peking. In Madrid, Dwight T. Reed of New York, U S vice consul to Spain, has died. Germany's chancellor resigns at 81, Von Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst replaced by Von Bulow. Zeppelin airship succeeds at 1300 feet at Friedrichshafen. China admits liability for indemnity and seeks troop withdrawal as reparation terms are set. Guadaloupe, Mexico, devastated by a cloudburst. four dead.
Brief notes show California ranking fifth in oil production, British Navy views England’s sea dominance waning, and US China trade rising per official data. Other items cover New Zealand Maori growth in Mormonism, European coal exports to America, broken street mailboxes in Fremont Ohio, and European deserter counts.
News items report Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island needing 75000 to 100600 for repair due to lack of funds for care. Other dispatches cover miners' relief appeals for Mt Carmel and strike developments in Pennsylvania, wage talks, powder price debates, and widespread mining city activity.
A Shanghai Mercury correspondent says Bishop Fontosati was tortured for four hours by Chinese in South Henan. His body was scalped in parts and three thousand converts led by French priests were massacred defending their church.
Pittsburg Oct 23 The Fairmont Coal and Mining Co formed in Pittsburgh by operators from 39 West Virginia plants. The union controls about 10 million tons annually with roughly 10 million dollars in capit al. The aim is to expand marketing reach for coal products on the seaboard and in central markets.
Homeseekers' Excursion tickets go on sale at Chicago Great Western Railway offices on the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December. The rate is one fare plus 2.00 for round trip with return validity within 21 days. Inquiries or details available from any Great Western agent or F H Lord G P and T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
A short exchange notes a parent’s struggle with walking a crying baby and the possible swearing that might happen. The dialogue captures a candid moment about handling a fussy infant and the social awkwardness of making noise.
A 48 by 34 inch wall map shows colored divisions of United States territory since the Revolution. It includes the original thirteen states Louisiana Purchase Texas Annexation Gadsden purchase Mexican cession and Northwest acquisitions by discovery and settlement. Sent postage prepaid on receipt of 15 cents from P S Eustis C B and Q R R Chicago Illinois.
A quoted applicant declares willingness to work while a hard-hearted merchant issues a terse instruction to close the door on departure. The exchange is recorded in the Somerville Journal, illustrating tension between labor willingness and employer rigidity.
A compact product note promotes Jell O as a quick healthful dessert option. It claims two minutes preparation with no boiling or baking required, just add boiling water and let it cool. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Sold at grocers for 10c.
A fragmentary exchange features a grimly remark and a seasick yachtman mockingly asking how one likes yachting while another answers weakly I could die yachting. The snippet conveys mood and tension without clear context.
A vintage ad touts Jell O as a new dessert pleasing all the family with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. The text also includes a brief quoted exchange and a Chicago ost note.
The notice promotes first class openings in Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri for all kinds of business and manufacturing. It lists Blacksmiths Doctors Dressmakers Furniture Grain and Live Stock Buyers General Merchandise Hardware Harness Tailors Cold Storage Creameries and Canning Factories with advice to tailor searches to needs. Contact W J Reed Industrial Agent 601 Endicott Blq St Paul Minn. Wisdom has an uphill fight against a fool. Dyspepsia is the bane of the human system. Protect yourself with Beemans Pepsin Gum.
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