Announcement naming Prof C J Gunning as Superintendent
The Warren Ledger notes Prof C J Gunning is named as a suitable candidate for Warren County Superintendent of Schools, subject to Directors at the Poennial Convention on May 3, 1881, with March 25, 1881 public notice from LucaR Grove Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Gunning
Warren County
Lucar Grove
Sugar Grove
Eprron Lepgen
Sugar Grove Township
O. J. Gunning
Phillipa
Ta. Hoot
A. W. Jones
D. Patchen
Epee
Liberty and
High Sts
A. Fisher
Warren
M. Marston
C. Warren
Ladies Union Aid Society of Warren Organizes
A noble but difficult undertaking leads Warren ladies to form The Ladies Union Aid Society to care for homeless children. Officers elected March 15 include President Mrs R Brown and Secretary Mrs W V Hazeltine. An executive committee planned to establish a Home for friendless children, while supporting one girl in Rochester Industrial School. The group notes Warren as a suitable site due to rail access, stability, and local wealth, hoping for growth and a golden harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
R. Brown
H. Fisher
I. G. Lacy
W. V. Hazeltine
Alden
John Sill
A. Sertzel
C. Smith
F. H. Rockwell
O. Cc. Allen
Ladies Union Aid Society
Ot Warren
Micawber
Rochester
New York
Randolph
Chas
Strong
Death and Funeral of Col. E. A. L. Roberts
Col. E A L Roberts of Titusville died suddenly Friday morning. He was a public spirited benefactor whose wealth funded oil interests and local prosperity. His funeral drew a large crowd, with Coleman's Band and the Grand Army Post leading a procession to the cemetery. The will, left in Buffalo, remains unopened and may favor his nephew Owen Roberts of Bradford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Roberts
Titusville
Itis
Coleman
Post
Grand Army
Citizen’s Corps
Fire Department
Citizens
Grand Army Post
Buffalo
Owen Roperts
Bradford
Democrats in the Senate and Mahone’s Readjusters
The article describes a Senate stalemate during a special session called by President Garfield. It centers on Virginia Senator-elect Mahone, a former Confederate general, his Readjuster coalition, and the push by Mahone to name key Senate officers. It notes Democratic resistance to Mahone’s influence, disputes over the Vice President casting vote, and questions about legislative organization during a special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Senate
Hayes
Garfield
Virginia
Mr. Mahone
Mahone
Readjusters
West Virginia
Gen. Mahone
United States
Mahone & Co
Congress
Quarrel Over Attorney General Influence on Justice Dept
The Happy Family quarrel centers on Mr. MacVeagh seeking control of the Department of Justice. He opposed Stanley Matthews for the Supreme Court, provoking anger from the President. Garfield intervened, and in several cases he clashed with Logan over nominations, showing unexpected independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacVeagh
Department of Justice
Stanley Matthews
Supreme Bench
Garfield
Illinois
Logan
Grant
Brim
Political bargains and repudiation in Virginia and Senate deals
The New York Sun criticizes Republican alliances with the Virginia repudiationists and Mahone as a tactic that corrupts party unity. It cites Senate influence ploys and a shameful bargain linking committees to repudiation leaders, claiming it panders to ignorance and crime. The Boston Post is quoted questioning fiscal credibility in today’s political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prauduwent
Virginia
Senate
Mahone
Kravery
The
Boston Post
Washington Letter on office seekers in 1881
Washington correspondent notes a surge of office seekers as the new administration settles in. Many seek positions far beyond reach, with Pension Office clerkships attracting thousands for only 1000 dollars a year, revealing the era’s scarce chances and inflated political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasHington
Eivery
Congress
West
What a Republican Journal Thinks of the Situation
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph critiques the Mahone faction in the Senate and predicts Democrats will dominate the session. It warns against Mahone’s grip on leaders like Gorham and Cameron, likening Cameron to a racehorse with limited endurance and noting the clash over Senate patronage may last into December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Maxey
Senator Maxey
Senate
Hoar
Gorham
Riddleberger
Senator Hoar
Mahone
Mr. Cameron
Parole
Don Cameron
Nihilism Demands In Russia A Redefined Social Order
A Narodnaya Volna excerpt outlines a program by the Nihilists through an executive committee in St. Petersburg. It calls for social reforms, universal suffrage, national assembly, state ownership of land, worker cooperatives, radical liberty, militia instead of standing army, and a mixture of propaganda and destructive action to provoke revolutionary change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Narodnaya Volna
Artet
Obsechina
Land Commune
Check on Periodical Bankruptcies and Dealer Responsibility
The Springfield Union notes how honest bankruptcies deserve sympathy to restart, but repeat failures become a trade. It cites wholesale dealers who back risky borrowers then dump debts at bankrupt prices, harming honest rivals. The Jamestown De Forest Weld collapse serves as a warning to New York wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B
de Forest Weld
Jamestown
N. Y
New York
Springfield
Mass
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Promoted as Universal Remedy
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral is extolled as the universal cure for throat chest and catarrhal ailments. The advertisement claims wide recognition and recommends keeping it at home for protection against colds and related disorders. It asserts medical and clerical endorsement and urges purchase from all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Physiciwne
Junedyl
ELV
Secret Societies and the Dagger Deplored in Herald Comment
The New York Herald condemns secret societies that turn to brutal violence and dynamite. It argues moral laws prohibit assassination even for lofty aims, labeling such acts fanatical and foolish, condemning Wendell Phillips for praising the dagger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Lakes
Gulf
Wendell Phillips
Rumors of MacVeagh Cabinet Departure and Nominations
Rumors circulate that Attorney General MacVeagh may resign over disputes with the President regarding Chandler and Robertson. MacVeagh denies imminent retirement while cabinet discussions weigh Chandler's confirmation and possible shifts if confirmations fail. Postmaster General James remains noncommittal about resigning amid the dispute. Sugar Grove Pa March 28 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacVeagh
James
Chandler
Robertson
Mac Veagh
Senate
Geeral James
Ibis
Devil Not Found Yet Who Carries His Business
A fragmented century newspaper item riffs on a mock question about the Devil’s absence and who profits from crime, concluding with ad copy for Shiloh’s Vitalizer and umbrella language lore. It mentions Lupien and A. J. Davis in Warren and references Shiloh’s Vitalizer priced at 76 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupien
Shiloh
A. J. Davis
Warren
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J Warren Ledger
Gran
Meixto
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Ohio
White House
New York World
Gen. Grant
Slugh J. Jewett
Pitts
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Rutan
Col. E. A. L. Roberts
Germany
England
U. S. Senate
Republican Journal
William &. Chandler
Gee, Ball & Co
Greenland Bros
Anwstt
KEV
Alfred J. Rough
Hell
Nog
Fenner
William Messenger
Ana
Seventh Street
Mr. Morck
Hertzel & CO
Proprietors of the
Lyerty Sr
Warren, Pa
Citizens’ National
Bainks
Citizene’ Savings Bank
Myron Waters
Robert Dennison
P. Jonson
G. N. Parmlee
M. Waters
I. Heney
H. A. Jamieson
A. Hertzel
V. Davis
J. Br, Crank
G. W. Scorse
J. Wm. Minter
Weshington
D. C
Avi
W. C. Rowland
Hickory St
School House
Bath
Loomis & McMaster
Jacob Eysinger
Salao al Irieseekiboo
Ving Partier
Daibyman
Vermont Farm Machine CO
Ellows Falls
Ely's Cream Balm CO
Oweso
A. W. Merck & Go. Wells & Noyes
Cail
Millington
W. Millington
Tenth St
Brooklyn
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Charles L. Colby
Milwaukee
Wis
Juliak Fletcher
Ot Broadway
Outfit Free
Vickery
Augusta
Maine
Swain & Co
JIN
Steber & Co
FP. U. Holtz
Pees
A. Steber
A. Berkle
F.C. Holtz
Miblite
A.W. Wright & CO
Philadelphia
NEW Music Store
C.M. Marston & Go
Fouch & Marston
Sohmer Piano
N. Y. Singer
Robinson Wagon Company
Dees
Tim Cincinnati
Ey Wade & CO
Stoneham
Sherman
Abe
H. Wade
Wade
Rarhiltt
Crand
NEW Spring Goods
Parmlee & Henry
Western
Guieon
Wells & Noyes
Prescription Druggists
Best Tobacco and Cigars
Wm Warren
S. W. Watees
Carver
S. W. Waters
F. W. Miller & CO
Grocers
Clarendon
Irvington
North Warren
F. VI. Miller
Co. Warren, Pa
Mettaur
Ondertal
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