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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1888
Page
2
The Kane 1 Leader published weekly in M Dade’s Block over Kane Bank enters at the Post Office as Second Class Matter. This item notes editor and proprietor G J Miller and marks Thursday publication.
StreRMAN appears favored by Georgia Republicans as Governor H. Corliss, noted for his large Centennial engine, is dead. The scene reflects party sentiment and the political landscape following his passing.
Colorado was the last state admitted to the Union and earned the nickname the Centennial State due to its admission in the year 1876.
The President and his party arrived in Washington on Sunday morning from their Southern trip. They enjoyed a delightful time and supported by aides and staff during the journey.
Joseex Purrtzer, famed for shaping the New York World into a premier paper, is threatened with total blindness. He has traveled to California for treatment and recovery efforts are underway under medical care.
Smron Cameron nearly ninety years old appeared on the Senate floor as members from both parties gathered around him for a warm ovation, marking a notable moment of respect for the veteran ex-Senator.
After a two day session the Democratic National Committee set Tuesday June 5 in St Louis for the convention. Chicago and San Francisco contended for the prize and several ballots were needed to reach a decision.
It is reasonably certain Grover Cleveland will be the Democrat standard bearer and Clinton B Fisk of New Jersey the Prohibitionist, in the coming campaign. The Republican choice remains uncertain with John Sherman slightly in the lead in the free for all race.
When Wm. H. Seward bought Alaska after the war many mocked the $7,000,000 price for a frozen land. Yet officials report the government has already earned $6,950,000 from the northern annex, suggesting Seward’s move may prove sound.
The Inter-State Commerce Commission ruled in George Rice's complaint that railroads gave Standard Oil better rates than Rice and others. It ordered equal rates on oil regardless of shipment in barrels or tanks, a decision praised as righteous and hoped to be enforced.
All engineers and firemen of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad system went on strike on Monday. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers backs the strikers, making this the season’s most important, likely protracted, dispute unless the company yields after all other options fail.
In Florence, Maine statesman Blaine tells New York World interviewer Crawforp he cannot be a candidate again. He argues a defeated former nominee should withdraw to spare his party another campaign burden and fatigue. He plans to stay abroad until Republicans convene.
The Philadelphia Times described a notable gathering in the Lafayette hotel lobby. Centered on Gov. Beaver, the group included Ex-Governors Hoyt Hartauf Pollock Curtin, Ex-Governor Colquitt of Georgia, Ex-Lt. Gov. Stone, Lt. Gov. Davies, Sen. Evarts of New York, George Alfred Townsend, and Uncle John Cesana. The article noted five ex-governors and two lieutenant governors among the attendees and praised their imposing presence.
Susquehanna county finishes debt relief while the Pennsylvania National Guard reports 8,389 officers and men. The piece lists widespread topics from pink eye among horses near Myerstown to a vandal’s attack in White township and a fire destroying the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Day ton with $10,000 loss. It also covers mining and tannery outputs, a judge ruling on camp meeting fees, a Read ing worker starving to death, a historic stove, and the economic cost of a major strike affecting coal and rail wages.
A New York woman makes shirts for seven cents a dozen. Kossuth now lives in Turin in good health despite six years of effort. Mrs Charlotte Cain of Milton Massachusetts is 94 with a green parrot aged at least 55. A Georgia man broke a door knob seeking exit. Harriet Beecher Stowe walks daily. A funeral party in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin found a tramp dead drunk in an open grave and moved on. Two sisters near Dalton Georgia have not seen each other for sixteen years. A Metz girl, Louisa Fuchs, 14, faces eight days in prison for a disrespectful private letter to the Emperor. Montreal insurers lose 1.5 million by fire last year. sugar beet factories grow in the US, Alvarado California the lone success at six years, yielding 2.4 million pounds annually. Sugar from beets remains costly but could fall as industry grows.
Exchange figures on war fatalities show Civil War losses far surpass earlier wars, with 308 843 proven deaths among 2 653 000 Federal soldiers and additional undocumented deaths among prisoners and missing. Waterloo and Shiloh casualties illustrate high rates, though percentages vary.
A New York Sun excerpt shows an agent soliciting a testimonial. An enthusiastic user proclaims the automatic back action typewriter immense and notes it has paid for itself in three months, with garbled but bold praise.
The New York Press notes Sorosis is not a philanthropic or reform group but a forum for intelligent women to meet and discuss culture. Founders forbade religious debates and heated topics, maintaining cohesion for twenty years despite divisions.
A narrator recounts servant deceptions to gain leave by claiming a death or illness in the family. One man faked multiple deaths including a child, only to uncover the ruse and dismiss the worker. The tactic, though common, became stale and unprofitable.
A rich Michigan resident visiting Wall Street compares traders to a flock of pigeons reacting to each rumor with sudden moves. He notes plans to retire at 60 to cut coupons, then warns that the most frightened pigeon is the man who ties his business to stocks and bonds in old age.
The New York Evening Sun notes how rising scarcity of wildlife and closed depots curb collection for export. Nubia and upper Egypt, once major sources for giraffes and other species, are now blocked by conflict and potential war, while South Africa depots shrink as hunters push far to reach remote lairs. The piece blames sport hunting for widespread extermination.
Benjamin Northrop notes that Mr. Bergh has spent over two decades advancing animal welfare. The reformer’s modest society, led by him as president, has become a major benevolent force across the United States and beyond. Laws in 37 states and territories ban ill treatment, with 34 states enforcing related societies. Canada, Mexico, Cuba and several South American nations have joined the movement, and more laws are expected globally.
An old time advertising notice promotes cash deals over credit. It lists prices on flour sugar coffee soap feed meal corn raisins butter ham bacon lard salt tobacco and various textiles and household goods with men’s and children’s clothing, showing low figures to attract shoppers.
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The Globe Democrat argues that western cattle barons should abandon cattle to farm buffalo. It notes that buffalo robes and hides are scarce and costly, but could prove highly profitable. Meantime, buffalo meat would supply urban markets and carcass byproducts could support many trades.
The Chicago Herald reports a playful craze among city youths, especially in Hyde Park, collecting names of sleeping cats while watching trains. The piece humorously notes the odd habit, the setting, and even references to sleeping cars bearing bizarre names like Octorara and Tiadaghton as a cultural aside.
Professor W. Ramsay contends color blindness likely stems from brain wiring rather than the eye. He notes parallels to other sensory processing conditions and urges broader neurological study.
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