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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
2
Prof D Arsonval submits to the Paris Academy a telegraph typesetting device. The electric current perforates characters on a moving band linked to a typesetting machine. Inventor M Rodinal claims it will dispense with transcription for press use.
Lord Salisbury's funeral followed his express wish to cost under $100 and came in at $70 while the late Duke of Westminster spent $25. Coffin wood for both came from the deceased's private estate, prompting undertakers to fear the fashion may spread.
A colossal moose head shot by Fred Southam of Montreal is displayed at the Dominion exposition as a standout CP railway exhibit piece. The antlers span 6214 inches, and the head would have surpassed 63 inches if not for a chipped horn fragment.
J B Bowman, a Caldwell farmer, gathers a second strawberry crop for which he earned about $1.50 a quart in New York. The fields are heavy with fruit and blossoms, attracting daily visitors from near and far to view the prolific Bowmen farm.
The hyposcope is a compact mirrors-in-case device attached to a rifle. It reflects the view from corners to the shooter's eye allowing accurate fire while remaining hidden behind banks or projections.
Mrs. Mary Clybourne widow of Archibald Clybourne recalls 1826 when she and her mother stood behind locked doors armed with axes to defend their home from a potential raid by enemy bands. In the morning it turned out the Indians sought warmth not violence.
Douglas Story aims to start the first American newspaper in the far East with a daily named the China Morning Post. It will be published in Hong Kong and carry telegraphic news from major East Asian cities. He secures support from influential figures in St. Petersburg and departs for Siberia with letters of recommendation to Russian authorities across Northern Asia.
Miss Milles sie Rose, 68, Morristown New Jersey, claims the no-break fast treatment cured her rheumatism after over four decades. Disabled since age 21 she could only walk a few hundred feet. now she walks four to five miles daily with no pain.
The Carvitch during trials at La Seyne achieved 18.47 knots in top runs with six trials averaging 18.25 knots and engine revolutions at 7 per minute. Over a 12 hour run, 18.47 knots was held at the same RPM. Reported output was 1,800 horsepower though full capacity is 16,700 horsepower. Displacement listed at 13,100 tons.
Philadelphia will soon possess two of the rarest coins known to exist the famous 1794 silver dollars. One remains at the Philadelphia mint and the other was purchased by Henry Chapman Jr. at the Murdock collection sale in London for £48 or $240. Chapmans coin surpasses the mint piece in perfection and fineness.
Carnegie agreed to fund a Hutchinson Kansas library with 15000 dollars on the understanding the town raises 1500 dollars annually. As the building neared completion trustees sought an additional thousand dollars to finish well. He offered the extra thousand if the town would raise an extra hundred annually for support.
In Constantinople an audience with Russian ambassador Zinovieff, the Sultan voiced regret for Turkish troop excesses in Monastir and Adrianople vilayets. He ordered measures to prevent repeats, promised punishment for guilty parties, and noted optimism as insurrection wanes.
A Utica dispatch reports Emma Lewis a 50 year old woman who lost speech for three years due to paralysis. A local physician applied electrical therapy to the throat and restored full vocal power, enabling her to speak again.
Edward W. Davis, president of the Shelby county bank, shot himself Thursday night in Harlan Iowa. A former Iowa legislator from Pottawatamie county, Davis was a prominent citizen. He sold most of his bank stock Wednesday. financial affairs were said to be in uncertain condition. He was 58 years old.
In New Orleans on September 21 the river front labor disputes have been settled. Screwmen longshoremen and freight handlers return to work under a three years contract. Steamship agents and shipping interests expect no further labor troubles on the levee.
Gen W D Snyman a Boer army leader moves his family to a new colony near Ortiz station on the Mexican Central and reports 50 families bound from South Africa to join him at Monterey Mexico Sep 21
Dr. Egbert Guernsey a leading homeopathic doctor from New York City died at his summer home in Fishkill on September 21 from pneumonia. He was 80 and known as editor of the Medical Times and president of the Metropolitan Hospital New York.
New York reports a Friday blaze destroyed the Abraham Levy & Company slaughter house in Brooklyn leaving only the walls. The estimated loss ranges from 100000 to 125000 with machinery ruined and a consignment valued at about 25000 also burned.
New Orleans on September 19 reports port commerce halted as longshoremen strike resumes, stopping any ship loading activity and spreading delays across the harbor with unions insisting on action.
The Doric sea storm wrecked the Mexicano off the Florida coast. six crew saved by the Vida Dor. Domingo Ballo Reeyasberay rescued by Roxby and landed in Norfolk. The Mexican cargo ship carried petroleum from Philadelphia to Tampico and Vera Cruz. In Maine, the George F Edmunds sank near Pemaquid Point with 14 of 16 crew dead. The Sadie and Lillian struck rocks. Captain Hardy drowned. In New York losses total about 2 million dollars. 18 dead so far. The Red Dragon wrecked near Beach Haven with three survivors. Captain Dewitt Clark and Daniel Murdock found ashore.
In Evansville Indiana on September 19 Detective Thomas Hutchens fatally wounded Police Chief Fred Henke and Police Captain Brennecke and seriously injured Councilman Frank Lutz. Hutchens then killed himself at the tri state fair grounds gate an old feud sparked the incident occurring at eight o clock Friday night.
In Olean New York on Friday the body of young mechanic C O Slater was found in a sitting position with his head between his knees. The coroner believes Slater died in a stupor after the high collar around his neck cut into his flesh and choked him.
The war department made public Gen. F D Grant’s report on September 19. He supports the canteen and urges maintaining strong military stations along the Michigan border. The document had been prematurely published weeks earlier.
Mrs Mary Spilka was slain at 358 West Eighteenth Street in Chicago. Her body was hidden in the attic during a five minute absence of her young daughter. Robbers took 250 dollars and fled.
In Middlesboro Kentucky on September 19 George R Hightower and Lindsay Todd exchanged pistol fire over the Tennessee line. Hightower accidentally killed Alfred Lewis who was watching. Hightower was arrested and later escaped.
London reports that Joseph Chamberlain C T Ritchie and Lord George Hamilton resign from the cabinet over fiscal policy. King Edward accepts their resignations while Lord Balfour sees further changes as Austen Chamberlain and others are discussed as replacements.
Ogden Utah September 16 to 19 1903 the eleventh national irrigation congress drew delegates from 26 states territories and even New York and Vermont The gathering urged cooperation among states landowners and railroads and heard President Roosevelt praise irrigation efforts The session closed with Montana Senator Clark re elected president and a 1904 El Paso venue plan plus a platform to modify land laws to curb speculation.
John Delater and John Manni of Company B Michigan National Guard were injured on a Musketon interurban car on Bridge street bridge after their baggage coach detached from the car. Delater was decapitated and Manni suffered fatal injuries including a broken leg. The pair had just left rifle practice at Berlin.
Sharpsburg Maryland September 18 under lowering skies New Jersey dedicated a 40 foot granite monument at Antietam honoring its fallen soldiers The ceremony featured Gov Murphy New Jersey officials and President Roosevelt who drew a parallel to modern civic duty and national unity Capt Irish of the Thirteenth New Jersey Volunteers was the only New Jersey officer killed at Antietam.
Towanda Pennsylvania September 19 ex congressman Edward Overton died Friday night at his home after a ten day illness with pneumonia He was a native of Towanda and 67 years old.
L. L. Whitman of San Francisco arrived in New York after a Thursday night journey from the West Coast. He called on Mayor Low and delivered a letter from San Francisco’s mayor, who congratulated him on completing the trip.
In Aberdeen Scotland Sept Alexander Bain longtime professor of logic and English literature at the local university has died after a 20 year tenure. His death ends a storied academic career shaping debates in philosophy and language.
Former President Grover Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and their five children arrived in Princeton on Thursday from Gray Gables Buzzards Bay where they spent the summer. Cleveland will remain in Princeton throughout the coming academic year.
La Crosse Wisconsin faces severe flood damage with miles of riverbank and fields submerged. Acres of farmland drowned livestock stacks grain and hay swept away, causing extensive economic losses in the wake of the disaster on September 19.
Washington on September 19 Rear Admiral Barker commander in chief of the North Atlantic fleet recommended installing wireless telegraph apparatus on all battleships and large cruisers of the navy to upgrade communications.
Irwin Tolley Tom Ragland Luke Ray and George Davis four men charged with counterfeiting were held in five thousand dollars bail to appear at the next term of the U S court by United States Commissioner Elliott. Cold wave passes Chicago reports rising temperatures and light frosts in the Mississippi valley with no crop damage noted.
State Senator George E. Green was arrested in Binghamton by Post Office Inspector Walter S. Mayer and Deputy US Marshal Foster Black. He pleaded not guilty with $10,000 bail through Jonas M. Kilas as surety. examination set for Sept. 22. Charges include conspiracy to defraud and bribery linked to Beavers clock recorders.
In Bloomington on September 21 a monument to 1 200 deceased veterans was unveiled with Lieut Guy Northcott presiding and addresses by Gov Richard Yates Gen John C Black national G A R commander Benson Wood and Congressman Rodenberg among others The One Hundred Thirtieth Illinois volunteer regiment and Bond County Soldiers and Sailors' association held reunions with thousands of attendees.
Treasury officials report farmers move crops late and seek funds to market. Ellis M. Roberts notes close farm treasury link at harvest. Money shipments for crop movement total 7,049,000 versus 9,911,000 last year at this time.
New York September 21 news reports Lake Superior Consolidated struggles to raise 5 million dollars from stockholders to pay Speyer & Co debt. As a result control of the company will pass from Philadelphia and New York investors to the Speyer banking house of New York. The enterprise has sunk about 30 million dollars.
Bodies recovered near Lewes Stations and Rehoboth Station after wreck of the schooner Hattie A. Marsh. One identified as Henry Joyce of Cape Breton Nova Scotia. Surfmen located three men early Sunday on stations around Lewes Henlopen and Rehoboth.
James L. Ferriere a well known New York newspaper man dies in Paris from a paralytic stroke on Sunday His wife in a fit of distraction soon afterwards took her own life Ferriere formerly edited the Paris edition of the New York Herald He joined the Associated Press in 1897 and was serving in its Paris Office at his death
Mrs Kate Collins aged 35 suffocated in a Kansas City dwelling fire at 211 East Fifth Street. Firemen extinguished the blaze after dawn. Collins was found on the stairs near the foot of the stairs trying to escape, with flames having started early morning and the fire extin guished.
Llewelyn Smith, seven years trusted cashier and bookkeeper for Erick Bros stock commission merchants of East Buffalo, has disappeared. Offices closed and the shortage is estimated not to exceed 20 thousand dollars. In Chicago, the National Association of Marble Dealers locked out union workers and will operate open shops. about forty plants and 3,500 employees affected nationwide.
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