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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
4
A brief political slate names Philander C. Knox as President and John O. Sheatz as State Treasurer. The notice presents the ticket with the two candidates and clarifies their official roles in the upcoming election.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust sent 75 breakfast and patent food samples to Professor Frear at State College for analysis. The study covers brands from across the state to determine true names chemical composition bleaching and contents. The action aims to answer long-standing questions including allegations that corn stalks appear in some products.
Board of Education discussed replacing the vertical penmanship system with a slant style after Supt. Bell cited business demands for freer movement and individuality in writing. He noted cities like Boston have dropped vertical writing and urged swift adoption of a more legible, rapid, and distinctive method.
Judge Bigger in Columbus ruled that no person or corporation may place a pole on private property without written consent or payment. Oral consent or passive observation does not satisfy the law. The decision may complicate telegraph, telephone, electric light and trolley projects in Ohio. Also notes a poor beekeeping season with a strong goldenrod crop potential. U S Treasury shows a Sept 1 cash balance of £ 386,660,408 and August debt decrease of $3,008,772.
Retail trade rises in leading cities as the vacation season ends and fall lines open. Grain and cotton shipments aid money markets while export demand improves with lower prices. yet future contracts remain cautious. Railway earnings rise 8 percent in early September amid car shortages.
The Daniel's comet, visible in morning skies for weeks, grows brighter and becomes a prominent sight. Its head nears second magnitude with a tail ten degrees long, improving through September as it nears perihelion. Look about 3:30 AM from an eastern view to spot it below Orion.
A pupil essay lists body parts with comical misstatements, noting brains in the head and liver and lights in the thorax. It also misnames vowels as organs and jokes about hinges in legs to switch between sitting and standing.
Communion wine is banned under the Georgia prohibition law and all who pass it may face indictment. Reform legislation is expected soon, but convictions are unlikely since the liquor is not used as a beverage under these circumstances.
A patient at a Michigan insane asylum assaulted his keeper after being given a copy of Alfred Austin poems. He objected to being treated as a hopeless case.
Railroads are crowded to capacity with passengers even after the abolition of free passes. The surge in travel reflects steady demand as lines report heavy traffic and full trains during peak periods.
A Warren Pennsylvania area notices a series of September 1907 weddings. Couples include John Siggins Sr and Mary Elizabeth Allen in Franklin. Alfred H Tochterman and Charlotte Schwing in Warren. Lew Anthony and Minnie Rosequist in Tidioute. Kriebel and Lesser in Warren. George Johnson and Emma Dunn in Warren. George Smith and Marguerite Thompson in Oil City. Arthur Ebert and Clara Stewart in Jamestown. Oscar Olson and Sophie Muer in Warren. Fred Lord and Florie Johnson in Warren. John Stadel and Lydia Rapp in Warren. Various clergy officiants and local families featured.
A Warren County Teachers Institute session met in Youngsville on the 31st with S P Johnson presiding. S W Dana of Warren delivered the address. a Constitution and By-Laws were adopted. next meeting set for the third Wednesday in October. motions authorized publication of the documents.
Notices list deaths of John R Murphy 61 from yellow jaundice in Warren and others including Mrs August Anderson 50 at State Hospital North Warren Pa and John I McPherson Jr from Sept 11 1907 with families in Warren Sheffield and nearby areas. several funeral details and interments noted.
A Pennsylvania Republican push for John O. Sheatz as state treasurer unfolds across counties. He tours fairs and Grange meetings meeting thousands, insisting on a direct voter connection and a simple, honest administration. Former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith accompanies him to Wilkes-Barre for support.
Notice from Warren County Republican chairman urges prompt payment of taxes and voting by October 5. Letter from Fh. W. Parshall, chairman, calls Republicans to immediate action and attention.
Warren County Pa hosts the Mansion House on Water Street as listed by 4 H Eddy.
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