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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
4
The piece cites the revised postal law requiring every newspaper boost printed for a candidate and paid for by the booster to be labeled political advertisement. It notes editors may ignore this mandate and contrasts the ethic of a free press with campaign contributions. The verse satirically critiques a politician who courted voters before an election but shuns them after victory.
Senator Bourne outlines the parcels post law effective January showing mailable limits up to 11 pounds and 72 inches girth, flat rate one cent per ounce up to 4 ounces, then per pound rates by distance. Rates vary by rural route and city delivery zones with specific mile-based charges and a possible postmaster general option for insurance and delivery on collection.
A Baltimore Sun correspondent notes a strange thirteen theme in the 1912 election. Woodrow Wilson is the thirteenth Democratic nominee since 1864 and his name has thirteen letters, as does Thos R Marshall and the vice president. The convention met in June and adjourned in July. six and seven equal thirteen. It cites thirteen sessions, forty six ballots for president and three for vice president. The campaign manager William McCombs has thirteen letters, as does William J Bryan. The opponents Belmont Murphy Sullivan Taggart also tally thirteen letters each. The Murphy Tammany alliance contains thirteen letters. The election is set for November fifth, the eleventh month, thirteen letters. The 1912 units sum to thirteen and the inauguration is in 1913.
Proprietor recalls offering 2.50 a day for the nerve health resort and now doubles to 5, reflecting a price shift. The note appears in Tit-Bits with a witty anecdote on pricing.
A speaker argues that local spending funds streets, schools, and character of the town. Merchants reinvest profits in better stores and facilities, strengthening the community. They urge residents to favor local purchases to keep wealth, families, and prosperity rooted home.
Auditor General A. W. Powell of Pittsburgh State Treasurer Robert S. Young of Tioga Congressmen at large Frederick E. Lewis Lehigh Arthur R. Rupey Cumberland John M. Morin Allegheny A H Walters Cambria Presidential Elector 28th District D I Ball Warren Congressman P M Speer Oil City State Assembly Jos A Schofield Warren
The Oil City Blizzard notes that newspapers of all political leanings highlight Roosevelt, making him a live wire. It observes that criticism from others tends to strengthen his popularity rather than diminish it.
A campaign adviser taunts a candidate with the idea of stepping aside to let another win. The candidate replies with resolve, noting that the rival would claim recognition and applause, while his own impact would go unseen as an anonymous hero.
A tirade warns voters campaigns will flood ballots with pledges. It lists wage hikes price drops and reforms while attacking opposition on tariffs trusts graft and war, urging support for the straight ticket to defend the country.
In Portland Oregon Ben Charleston a former Tionesta Pa resident who runs the star board elevator at the county courthouse ferried a newly engaged couple. The groom-to-be John teased the bride as the elevator plunged between floors causing a playful tangle and a near rodeo like moment. The bride exited smiling and vowed to ride again while Charleston pleaded for discretion.
Cordelia Webb, 57, died after refusing food since May 18, following the death of her sister Charlotte. She battled a physician who offered stimulants and, despite pleas, ate only a spoonful of jelly two weeks earlier.
Mrs Frances Justice repelled two armed robbers in Kansas City when her nervous giggling under threat scared them away. They demanded her purse and searched her arm where she claimed the money was hidden. The quarrel and laughter ended with the pair fleeing, leaving $5 with Justice.
Marguerite B. Stephenson, a prominent East End society woman, was granted a divorce from George W. Stephenson, a wealthy city clubman, in common pleas court. The bill cites infidelity with a young society bud and numerous misconduct instances plus cruel and barbarous treatment.
Prominent street and electric railway experts from Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware gathered in Scranton to discuss papers read by J J Sinclair W J Fleming and Charles Tomlinson experts on car building and equipment More than a hundred attended after which a luncheon and a Laurel Line tour to Wilkes Barre followed
Pottsville reports Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co has satisfied a $15,000,000 mortgage held by Recorder Samuel S Bailey. The bond issue dated 1871 backed by Fidelity Insurance and Safe Deposit Co of Philadelphia was stamped with $4,000 in internal revenue stamps, underscoring the loan's size.
Harrisburg hosts the 19th annual Luther League of Pennsylvania with over 200 delegates. President P Walter Banker of Wilkes-Barre presided as Rev Lewis C Manges of Harrisburg delivered the welcome. Rev George J Gongaware of Pittsburgh addressed the gathering and committee reports were read.
Philadelphia news reports Lind Walter a paroled convict who could not find work and surrendered to begin serving the remaining 14 months of his sentence at the Eastern penitentiary.
Clair Byrne, a local undertaker, died from blood poisoning after scratching his finger while embalming a tuberculosis victim’s body last Friday in Pittsburg.
China’s premier announces resignation amid international complications. The report notes a global political shift as authorities seek new leadership to manage external pressures.
Monday Bob Burman in his Jumbo Benz car lowers the one mile dirt track record to 47.85 seconds at Brighton Beach. The Olympic launches a new gyroscopic compass claimed to guide the vessel by dead reckoning. D M Dalence, ex mayor of Potosi, orders American cars for the first trolley road in that city. Rear Admiral Badger named to lead the Atlantic fleet, succeeding Osterhaus. Governor Wilson praises Mr Straus nominating Bull Moose for New York governor.
Reports from Washington say government troops occupy two Nicaraguan rebel strongholds and crush the revolt. Dispatches from Pekin describe Dr Sun Yat Sen's Kalgan journey as triumphant and potentially affecting the loan situation. Governor Wilson attacks James Smith Jr. over New Jersey leadership and vows to prevent his return. A car crash near Eastport Long Island kills Robert H. Smith and his four year old niece while Mrs. Smith and her mother are injured. A guard at Rockefeller's Pocantico Hills estate shoots at a man approaching the superintendent's home amid the Black Hand war.
A 17 year old girl marries a chauffeur then elopes to New York with another man of the same name. General Mena offers a second peace proposal to President Diaz as Nicaragua turmoil grows. Lieutenant Becker seeks trial outside New York for murder claims. Mexican crisis prompts troop requests near Brigadier General Steever to cross border. An American in a Texas town is wounded by rebel fire. Dr. Thomas Pascall of Newark links Eddie Hasha accident to rider’s speed and possible blindness.
The Bull Moose party national committee reports contributions of 53327, expenditures totaling 53324, and a remaining balance of 53124. France gains the Mediterranean headquarter shift to Toulon, while England defends the North Sea and Russia the Baltic. Taft rebukes Mexico intervention talk as 1200 federal troops cross into U.S. soil to aid foreigners under siege in Cananea. Aviation fatalities include George Monnard in Hempstead and William Chambers in Greene, with two British officers killed in a falling plane.
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