Fragmented Column OCR Mentions Colonial Year
A damaged OCR fragment references a column about a colonial year and a single year interval. Readers see unclear phrases duplicating time markers and layout notes without complete context.
27 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1891
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment references a column about a colonial year and a single year interval. Readers see unclear phrases duplicating time markers and layout notes without complete context.
A compilation lists sermon times and Sunday services for multiple churches including Baptist, M B, St Philip’s Episcopal, Free Methodist, St Mary’s Catholic. Notable timings include morning and evening services, Sunday schools around noon, prayer meetings on Thursdays, and Holy Communion on first Sundays. Seats are free and inviting to all.
Belmont Lodge No 474 F and A M regular meetings on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Revere Post 193 G A R regular meetings 1st and 3rd Saturdays. Fidelty Tent No 120 meets Mondays. Sir Knights Legion No 14 meets Mondays. W L Wilkinson and others named as officers.
A large Ithaca rally elected Andrew D. White as meeting chairman. He criticized the Democratic party on free coinage and reform and denounced Flower as a poor nominee funded by Wall Street money. The speaker attacked Tammany Hall, Hillism, and corruption in Albany, urging reform and denouncing political money power.
In Rome Fassett questions canal funding and oversight, accusing Democrats of blocking investigation and claiming misused funds. He contrasts Republican calls for audit with Governor Hill's urged restraint and hints at political manipulation of canal payroll and projects.
Roger B. Towner, a G A R chaplain, swears he authored a letter recounting an interview with Roswell P. Flower. In the 1891 affidavit, Flower denounced disloyalty and copperheads, while Towner describes their wartime encounter and his own stance as a veteran from Watertown.
The Flower campaign loses momentum as the barrel influence shrinks and alarms rise. The better class of Democrats statewide think Flower's failure would safeguard the party's future, calling his faction a disgrace and stigma to city, state, and nation.
The City Record outlines official estimates for 1892 showing increases in sheriff, district attorney, fire, health, taxes and assessments, register, county clerk, jurors, and other offices. Totals indicate over 1 million dollars in potential city-wide increases, with calls for reform and a shift to Republican governance.
The City Reform club urges voters to oppose Tammany plans in the upcoming elections. It cites last year’s assembly and senate records showing extensive Tammany control and calls for independent nominees to Albany. The piece defends the blanket ballot as a reform and warns of barriers to good government if Tammany wins.
A New York press excerpt lauds Herman Oelrichs for resigning from the Democratic national committee to oppose Tammany Hall methods. It argues his stand could shift votes against the Tammany ticket, boosting Fassett, and questions Roswell P Flower’s gubernatorial intentions. The piece ends noting Prunus mahaleb kernels valued by Sind women.
A flood of letters from lay and clerical Catholics denounce Mr. Sheehan as a Democrat candidate for lieutenant governor. They accuse him of insulting priests and say the party uses Catholic votes as bait. The Catholic Herald insists it has no partisan aims but condemns his public insult to the priesthood.
The Newburg Journal notes George William Curtis and ex-Senator Warner Miller side with Fassett in the political contest ending on the third of next month. It suggests Miller won’t withdraw from Republican ranks and Curtis won’t align with mugwumps, alarming Governor Hill and Tammany Hall.
The Syracuse Journal brands a so called Jeffersonian Democracy claim as ludicrous, calling the Flower a bogus specimen and a transparent imposition on republican simplicity.
Reported yesterday at Republican headquarters says registration throughout the state shows a healthy Republican sentiment. If the election were held now, the result would be clear. the task is to sustain and grow interest over the next month. The New York Tribune urges sturdy effort to secure victory and critiques Tammany's tactics.
An editorial urges voters to scrutinize character associations and endorsements for Democratic candidates tied to Tammany Hall. It portrays sponsors as corrupt, ties liquor gambling and pugilists to political power, and argues businesslike scrutiny of endorsements before election day.
A New York Sun correspondent recalls William H. Webster, famed American lawyer, earning modest annual sums in early years while commanding high retainers in major cases. He notes a Goodyear patent fee of 2000 dollars and a 5000 dollar fee for the Goodyear versus Day equity suit, with later peak income around 20 000 dollars during 1818 to 1823.
A St Louis Globe Democrat note describes a fashion trend where monograms vanish from cardcases and purses. Antique silver coins are sunk into leather corners as crests appear in metal. Women favor ivory toned paper with silver embossing, while mauve gray and soft blue papers with silver lettering remain in demand.
Notes on Sacs and Fox painted dance faces show diverse patterns with black as a base and bright yellows greens and scarlet. A second excerpt explains that tomatoes ripen after picking, allowing northern markets to extend the season and natives to eat green fruit stored in dark dry rooms into November or later.
The New York Tribune argues voters will not be manipulated by party managers. Democrats dodge tariff silver and state issues while voters in New York and Ohio weigh coinage, reciprocity, and gerrymanders. Dissent grows as Tammany Hall’s influence alarms rural voters.
The New York Mail and Express argues that Lord Flower of Kilkenny lineage and Viscount Ashbrook pair to control the Tammany tiger, linking Ashbrook’s cats to Flower and Roswell. It claims the dynasty will be driven to defeat on November 3 as the people seize power.
A scolding eagle theme notes Richard Croker as master throttle of the Tammany train, with County Democrats and Governor Hill clashing over leadership. The piece recalls The Sun's 1883 praise of Flower and Hanegk’s presidential candidacy and mocks rivals.
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