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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1879
Page
2
Announcement from the Democratic County Convention supports Grerue Pe One or Warren Boroueh as a candidate for Prototary of Wik en county.Citizens are urged to note the nomination and upcoming party decisions.
Voters in Warren County are urged to select delegates for the County Convention to be held at the Court House in Warren on Monday September 1 at 2 30 PM. Nominations will be made for sheriff prothonotary and jury commissioner. The snippet lists township and borough delegate counts and names of local Democratic committee members and officers.
The article surveys electoral maneuvering in Lackawanna and surrounding counties. It notes Daniel O. Bark of Allegheny controversy, greenback and Democratic alignments, and calls for unified opposition to the Republican ticket. It discusses potential candidates Ira D. Whitney, J. Power Miller, and Grant Sartoris, with remarks on voter taxes and eligibility ahead of the September election.
Voters must be assessed two months before the election on or before September 4 and have paid a state or county tax on or before October the vay. Democratic committee members should ensure every party voter complies with the law or lose suffrage privileges. An elector may swear in without assessment, but neglect risks trouble.
A Pittsburgh Ledger article condemns the new tramp law that took effect on Friday January 14, outlining harsh penalties for vagrants and beggars. It warns against exploiting provisions that shield women and youths from prosecution and predicts widespread abuse by those faking disabilities to dodge work.
A critical condemning view traces the GOP's 23 year arc from its Pittsburgh origin to alleged corruption. The piece accuses Grant era scandals whiskey rings and wealth for a few, claims widespread ruin for many, and argues labor and debt outpace Republican achievements as disillusionment grows. The tone forecasts disbanding the party if it cannot yield tangible progress.
In Warren County political silence persists until Maine votes next Tuesday. A Democratic triumph seems likely as Republicans face indictments over a corrupt attempt to bribe legislators for a riot bill. Public mood shows discontent with current finances and living costs.
Reverend Thomas K. Beecher spends a summer in a forest tent near a rural schoolhouse, wrestling with how to preach true religion to laboring people whose days are spent in hard toil. He notes their need to work as a sacrament and questions the value of doctrinal fire-and-brimstone sermons for a population living on the edge of subsistence.
The News reports Col Bob Longersoll declares war on Hayes and the Republican party after Hayes refused to pardon Dr M Bennet for sending questionable material. He claims the national literal league seeks to sway the Ohio vote away from Suermen or Foster to Ewing. Gen Kart tells the viceroy of Tientsin he will not seek another presidential term.
A reflective piece argues that a wise legislator acts for the public good even if it harms narrow interests. It contrasts this with private practitioners who resist new remedies. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cost effective liver and blood cleansers and tonics.
A humming bird nest and its two young were captured by curious locals and prepared for shipment to a London natural curiosities museum. The tiny nest rests on a twig, covered with lichen, and the hatchlings sit on a perch with open beaks as the parent hovers to feed.
A Parker Pennsylvania oil fire lasted three days after lightning struck a twenty thousand barrel tank. Flames spread through Kellyville, destroyed several houses, and threatened Parker City but winds redirected the blaze away from the town. A second tank of seven thousand barrels burned, followed by a 22,000 barrel Chalfont & Robinson tank explosion. Tanks 4 and 5 of United Pipe Line burned while the river spilled oil and smoke, causing fear and mass evacuation before the flames subsided. Total oil loss about eighty thousand barrels and overall property loss around one hundred forty thousand dollars.
The notice lists open seasons for squirrels rabbits wild ducks geese wild turkeys upland game and other birds with precise start and end dates. It bans shooting certain songbirds and insectivorous birds with penalties and prohibits traps or nets for certain game with fines. It then reports Nebraska crop prospects with wheat oats corn and overall favorable conditions.
Jessie K Crawford of Blair county faces charges of corrupt solicitation of legislators and perjury linked to the riot bill. Reports state Mollies MManus and ONeill confessed, naming nine others in the killing of Hesser. Concurrently Vicksburg health chief Dr C S Ingiehart cites alarming health conditions amid a roundup of local happenings and ailments.
A Providence letter to the New York Times describes scrutiny of Mrs Sprague amid rumors surrounding Governor Sprague and family. It cites conflicting views on innocence and guilt, public scandal, and personal faults, with references to Kate Chase, the White House, and the Sprague bankruptcy. The piece notes social ambitions, political shifts, and temperance debates tied to the couple and their circle.
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