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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
4
Editorial notes praise Warren for enterprising citizens and a healthy oyster trade. It asserts trade locally benefits the community and highlights Republican platform dissatisfaction with national Mexican policy.
The Business Men's League of St Louis surveyed members on causes of the current business downturn. Results show many blamed multiple factors with “lack of confidence” and “too much legislation and agitation” at the top. tariffs drew only modest support and no single cause held a majority. The list highlights diverse opinions among experts, with some reasons deemed incorrect by others.
A dated exhortation urges boys to choose noble aims over idle street life. It argues that successful men were guided by purposeful use of time, while those who lingered in billiard halls and street corners declined. The piece ends with a call to fix sights on a noble objective and chart a disciplined life.
Philadelphia Aug. 51 Leaders of the Washington Progressive party met with U S Senate candidate Gifford Pinchot and Governor nominee William Dra per Lewis. William Flinn of Pittsburg said fusion with the Democrats is possible if demand grows strong enough. Senator Penrose dismissed the issue, saying fusion would contradict Washington party leaders intent to run independently.
News dispatches say the party platform in Pennsylvania leans toward pro progressive aims and warn independent voters not to be misled by leaders who have long opposed real reform to maintain political power in the state.
The U.S. district attorney for western Pennsylvania reports no collusion by local dealers to raise food prices. He says investigators may need to look higher up the chain than retailers, who buy from middlemen. Wholesale leaders can have an under standing without criminal liability for conspiracy to raise prices. Labor leaders can be charged with boycott conspiracy, but punishing price extortion on working people’s food is nearly impossible.
A wartime policy proposal assigns a tax to baseball and theater admissions. Proponents argue the burden will demonstrate public support for the war effort and echo General Sherman’s call for decisive action.
A fragment titled The Revised Version references Onward Christian soldiers and murder themes with lines about killing and descending. The text reads like a provocative chant or poem fragment lacking clear context or attribution.
A telegraph wire exposed in open country endures four times as long as a wire placed in a city setting. The note highlights how environmental conditions influence equipment lifespan.
A column blames wartime prices on profiteering. It argues wheat stocks exceed domestic needs yet prices rise to exploit the war, predicting bread costs rise and loaf sizes shrink as dealers widen the squeeze on American households. It cites wheat elevators and urban price hikes as evidence of profiteering.
The USDA reports Pennsylvania horses average 139.00 per head, up from 133.00 last year. The state has 584,000 horses valued at 81,176,000 and ranks sixth in both numbers and price. National totals show 20,962,000 horses worth 2,291,683,000 at 109.32 each.
The attendant then leads the visitor into a ward described as violent. A startled stranger protests at seeing people with straw, leaves, flowers, feathers and ribbons. The attendant explains the hat styles originate in this millinery department.
The Brookville Republican questions why cartoons favor Senator Penrose showing a crowd labeled business men laborer miner farmer manufacturer mechanic chanting He's good enough for us. The piece asks why brewers and saloonkeepers are not prominently displayed in the pro Penrose chorus.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes Willie has become an anarchist after declaring he cannot support any government that sends ships to bring home stranded schoolteachers. The remark frames a critique of wartime policy and civil service duties.
The Warren Mail advertises subscribership at one dollar per year in advance.
A Brussels dispatch to the London Daily News describes the Haelen battle ground where 1,200 German soldiers fell. Graves mark the soil where Belgians and horses lie as peasants bury mementos and postcards from grieving families. The piece notes weapon contrasts with German lances twisted, while Belgian bamboo lances yielded better under thrust.
A dozen prominent Dutch artists and writers telegraph to the Kaiser denouncing the destruction of Louvain. The note urges other artists and public figures worldwide to join the protest and telegraph the German emperor.
A New York dispatch reports Britain has not made any formal protest to the United States over plans to buy German ships. Responsible quarters here deny any British action and note London will wait for U.S. policy clarification.
Vienna reports an anti war revolution in London with placarded cabs. Moscow says Jewish doctors and students join Red Cross service. Copenhagen notes a Austro Austrian general staff member killed in a plane crash on the Austro Russian frontier. Rome says Prince William of Wied plots Albanian insurrection with Austrian and Turkish aid. Berlin dispatch cites East Prussia battles and Russian surrounds. London public opinion drives Austrian and German staff dismissals amid censorship changes.
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