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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1887
Page
4
Editor, Publisher every Friday morning in Warren Pennsylvania at 1.50 per year in advance 2.00 when not paid in advance. No paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid except at publishers option. Papers will not be sent out of Warren County unless paid in advance.
A 19th century editorial argues against liquor prohibitions as an overreach on personal liberty. It rails at medical licenses and state surveillance, citing Texas voters who rejected sumptuary laws while praising Democratic reforms and President Cleveland's upcoming tour. The piece contrasts states like Maine Kansas and Iowa and defends individual rights against government meddling. It also notes drug shop scams in Lewistown Maine and calls for action against disguised dram shops.
The Interior Secretary rescinds a prior withdrawal order, restoring 25 to 30 million acres to settlement for indemnity lands linked to the Atlantic and Pacific railroad and several other lines, with several routes still under review. Reports touch on silver coin production, Uranus year length, Newport costs, Ohio Republican shifts, Ute war path, Cleveland administration praise, July crime spikes, and Pennsylvania political maneuvers.
Erie lawyer Col J Ross Thompson emerges as a prominent Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania supreme bench. Born December 6 1882 in Frankfton Venango County and trained at Erie Academy and Princeton, he rose through law and militia ranks and once served as aide-de-camp under Governor Packer.
John Heffner born in Berlin in 1816 moved to Reading in 1843. He supported a large brood through rag and paper work. He had three wives and fathered forty one children, with many dying young. He was killed in 1885 crossing the Reading track and was widely regarded as jovial and diligent.
Missouri Supreme Court ruled that returning an engagement ring does not cancel the engagement. The plaintiff surrendered the ring after the defendant withdrew his proposal, but the court held the act did not rescind the contract. The suit seeks damages for the injuries suffered from the broken engagement.
A church reader presents notices on temperance meeting at the courthouse for nominating prohibition candidates and a printed hand-bill announces a Republican city ticket caucus at the same venue with Democratic plans also expected. The Hartford Post predicts an early fall citing locusts crickets and August flowers. An art notice mentions orders by Miss M. KR. English in Diamond block.
Directory of lawyers notaries and offices in Warren Pennsylvania with Brown & Stone Ball Thompson Scofield Block Wetmore Noyes Hinckley Freeman Trunkey and others. Includes addresses over book stores banks harness shops and theaters. Legal blanks and law work are offered at LepeeX Office Library Building.
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