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Warren County
Lepger
Taggart and Powell Named by Harrisburg Democrats
The Harrisburg convention praised Cap. Robert Taggart for auditor general and Hon. Joseph Powell for state treasurer. Support from independents and Republican-leaning counties is noted, with endorsements from Wittarp Wirt and local figures highlighting oil interests and competence. Governor Parks approved the Judicial Apportionment bill.
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Harrisburg
Lepote
Cap
Robert Taggart
Tidioute
Warren County
Venango
McKean
Cooper
Republican State Committee
Taggart
Joseph Powell
Bradford
Congress
Hos
Wittarp Wirt
Massachusetts
Warren
White
Democratic Nominations Enjoy Broad Backing Amid Ballot Tangle
The democrats warmly welcome Robert Taggart for Auditor General and Joseph Powell for State Treasurer with independent republicans approving. Powell’s popularity extends beyond party lines in the Northern Tier, while the Legislature stalls on apportionment, deepening a Republican deadlock. Telegraphers’ strike nears settlement, with demand dwindling as green hands gain skill and pressure on Western Union eases. The strike’s failure harms strikers and the company.
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Robert Taggart
Joseph Powell
Senate
Taggart
Fray
Knott Wins Kentucky Governorship and Democratic Legislature
The Kentucky state election held last Monday elected J. Procter Knott a Democrat as governor by about 50 000 votes and produced a solid Democratic legislature. Kentucky democracy stands solid.
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Kentucky
J. Procter Knott
Democratic Nominees Praised In Republican Paper On Taggart
The Tidioute News commends Captain Robi Taggart for Auditor General citing his clean record and business reliability. The Titusville Herald echoes strong support while praising Taggart and Powell as capable new men with strong private character and reform credentials. The will of Tom Thumb leaves $1,000 to Mountain Grove cemetery in Bridgeport for burial plot care.
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Tidioute Nees
Robert Taggart
Robi. Taggart
Capt
Taggart
Titusville Herald
Tidioute
Warren County
Oil Producers’ Association
Ile
Ilis
Pattison Reform Administration
Philadelphia Telegraph
Ind
Warren
Joseph Powell
Bradford
Powell
Congress
Iis
Regulation Party
Tom Thumb
Mountain Grove Cemetery Association
Bridgeport, Conn
Demand for Change of Administration in 1884
A Republican critique argues that the party’s nearly quarter century in power has bred machine politics and corruption. It urges a national shift, noting past presidential perversions in 1860 and 1876 and warning that continued control could invite more perilous schemes. Some Republicans may back Democrats to cleanse government.
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Republican Party
Garfield
Indiana
Morton
France
White House
Grant
Suz
Republican oversight blamed for European rains harming crops
A World editorial argues that rains in Europe reduce U S crop prices and exports, accusing the Republican party of neglecting duty ahead of campaigns. It mocks the party for claiming credit during good harvests and urges a resolution to stop the rain and destroy the party.
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Europe
Republican Party
Gilded Misery in Broadway Hotels
A Broadway Note-Book reflection on large hotels revealing debt, infidelity, and trapped guests. It contrasts hotel woes with tenement life, noting weekly bills of $260 or more, strict house rules, and couples seeking escape or stability amid luxury and danger.
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Joan
Case of terminal cancer puzzles prominent physicians
Mrs. Milo Ingrim paid top Pittsburgh Allegheny doctors for treatment that failed to halt a deadly cancer. After moving to New York’s leading surgeons, prognosis remained grim as the flesh deteriorated, breast detached from the chest. The tale is tied to Dr Hartman’s As of Life and Peruna promotion. An ad notes cheap silk dresses from M Shear & Bro.
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Milo Ingrim
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
New York
Dr. Hartman
Peruna
Gratis
Patent Medicine Classified Remedies and Endorsements
A collage of ad text sells Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and skin eruptions, Emory's Little Cathartic Pills for biliousness, Dr Graves Heart Regulator, Ely's Cream Balm for hay fever, and Day's Liver Pills. Endorsements from Harris, Stern Exs, and Nichols highlight cures and benefits across multiple products and brands.
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Ely
R. Veen Harris
Newark
N. J
C. T. Stern- Exs
Ithaca
N. Y
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