Pig Iron Losses Highlight Tariff Fallout in Pennsylvania
The report by John A. Penton of Cleveland warns that million-dollar monthly losses hit the pig iron industry as furnaces shut and plants go into receivership. He cites competing foreign pig iron due to tariff abolition, while broader indicators point to a nationwide slowdown and rising unemployment blamed on Democratic tariff policy. A Senate debate in Missouri contrasts partisan views on tariff impacts and government aid. Backyards and fires: Harrisburg Civic Club promotes backyard gardens to cut insurance risks and blight.
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Pennsylvania
John A. Penton
Cleveland
American Pig Iron Association
Mr. Penton
New Jersey
Wilson
Senate
Teed
Missouri
Civic Club
Harrisburg
Angels of Reform and Economic Thrift Pieces
A political column criticizes a Wilkes-Barre reform faction for allegedly manipulating a state committee vote and questions who stuffed the ballot. It also argues for personal thrift, cites national spending figures, and advocates constructive savings contributing to industry and public goods. The piece closes with a medieval legend and notes on foreign trade and gold outflows under tariff policy.
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Angels OF Reform
Almer - McCormick Machine
Wilkes-Barre
State Committee
The
America
United States
Europe
State Public Service Commission works heavy in week
The State Public Service Commission, rapidly expanding its docket, has held five major hearings and about a dozen small ones this week. Despite no momentous decisions yet, the diverse cases involve the City of New Castle, railroads, and other corporations over a bridge cost apportionment, plus inspections and cross-town administrative duties.
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Public Service Commission
State Railroad Commission
Capitol Hill
Philadelphia
New Castle
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Well Known People Near Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Albert Rosenthal finds a portrait of Mayor Fox as the Philadelphia mayoral gallery advances. George W. Elkins sails up the New England coast. Thomas A. Beck issues 232 teaching certificates as Chester County’s new superintendent. Theodore Voorhees turns sixty seven on Thursday as Reading’s new president. W L Danahay of Pittsburgh elected secretary of the Manufacturing Confectioners Association, a leading Smoky City business figure.
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Albert Rosenthal
Philadelphia
Mayor Fox
Gallery of Mayors
George W. Elkins
New England
Thomas A. Beck
Chester County
Pittsburgh
Manufacturing Confectioners’ Association
Smoky City
Muster four regiments to be mustered out of service
From the Telegraph June 6 1864 Harrisburg reports the First Second Seventh and Ninth regiments of the Pennsylvania Reserves to proceed to Penene to be mustered out of service. The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge S C of Good J SR RIDE H will hold its annual meeting in Harrisburg during the week.
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Pittsburgh
State College
New York
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Reserves
Penene
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge, S. C. of Good J SR Ride H
Ties Broken at the Capitol in Pennsylvania Primaries
Tie votes for ten state house nominations were resolved by drawing lots in the Secretary of the Commonwealth's department. Names include B V Kennedy, J Coulson Reece, G A Hoffman, Samuel Haymaker, W F Eckbert, J Pfanstiel, H J Beal, H R Samson among others. Additional draws planned for Prohibition and Socialist seats as returns from three counties await final certification. Gifford Pinchot will tour Snyder and nearby counties while internal party struggles focus on platform and patronage controls ahead of the primary.
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Department of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Luzerne
Carbon
B. V. Kennedy
Blair
Prohibition
Simon F. Zook
Chester
J. Coulson Reece
G. A. Hoffman
Clinton
J. F. Good
Lancaster
Samuel Haymaker
Mifflin
W. F. Eckbert
Montgomery
J. Pfansteil
Tioga
H. J. Beal
Wayne
H. R. Samson
Gifford Pinchot
Washington Party
United States
Snyder County
Pennsylvania
Snyder
Roosevelt
Lewisburg
Northumberland
Lewistown
Success in life comes to the can do man
A cheerful anecdote contrasts a tramp and a kind lady over birthday cake and milk, then offers a moral about success. A business card reads success comes in cans, urging daily effort. The piece praises men who face work and say I can, avoiding passivity and discouragement.
Political Sidelights on Campaigns and Figures
A compact roundup notes Dauphin Democrats’ 30 cent per head rating, Palmer McCormick fund disclosures, and law requiring campaign contributions to be itemized. It mentions Brumbaugh’s Flag Day talk, Democratic infighting over campaign spend, and speculation on federal appointments while Roland Morris remains not yet Attorney General.
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Roland
Morris
Palmer
McCormick
Ryan
Dauphin
State Committee
Market Square
Central Democratic Club
Palmer-McCormick
Brumbaugh
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Democratic Platform and Wilson Policies
The Philadelphia Press notes Pennsylvania Democrats campaign on Wilson policies including a low tariff income tax tolls repeal and Mexican policy. The platform challenges voters to judge these vital issues amid a depressed economy with idle railroad cars and locomotives.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Last Letter by John Brown from Charlestown Letters Home
Reprinted is a November 19 1859 letter from John Brown to cousin Luther Humphrey written thirteen days before Brown’s execution for Harper’s Ferry raid. The note reflects faith in God, resolve for freedom, and hope of reunion in the Father’s house as Brown faces hanging.
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John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
Tabor
Iowa
Luther Humphrey
New York
T. H. Read
Shenandoah
Brown
Harper's Ferry
Charlestown
Jefferson County
Peter Brown
John Rodgers
Jesus Christ
Democrats Face Repetition of 1894 Economic Fallout
The text argues that current Democratic tariff and Wilson policies will again depress business and impoverish labor in Pennsylvania. It recalls the 1894 crisis under Cleveland, suggesting voters’ endorsement of these policies risks another “catastrophe” that damaged the party in that era.
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Pennsylvania
Cleveland
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Kirkendall Dauphin Democrats
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Kentucky
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Harrisburg, PA
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