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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1881
Page
12
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Public pressure over the Guiteau trial tests Judge Cox's restraint as guards struggle to keep order. Anonymous letters from St Paul urge conviction and hanging, while others condemn mercy for Garfield’s assassin. The era’s venom shows a nation craving vengeance over due process.
A Washington letter says House organization is the topic as Radicals with Greenback and Readjuster allies aim for the Speakership. Eight or nine Richmond men are in the field with refreshments and fliers ready to entice rural members. Leading candidates include Hiscock of New York and Kasson of Iowa, with Kiefer the Ohio man a strong third. The Speakership is a prime trading post for patrons and lobbyists, with power and money at stake.
A compilation of remarks on politics and religion, noting Mr. Talmage on prayer and weather, Guiteau's trial, and a Connecticut church quarrel over Bible versions. Census figures compare U S and foreign areas, while a Fredonia bank project and gold standard debates are touched. Buffalo grave robbery news centers on mystery and sensational reporting.
The Times predicts an unusually severe winter nationwide while praising Philadelphia’s milder middle latitude climate. It notes an exceptionally mild autumn and November but cites reports from across the country and Europe of an early, harsh winter. Ships report tempestuous seas and frost appears only lightly.
Editorial condemns the division of the state into eastern western and middle judicial districts by the Supreme Court. It notes most counties in the eastern district, questions the majority’s power, and predicts higher litigation costs for western and middle counties. Calls for legislative remedy and warns of declining public confidence.
A Dispatch report recalls a secret pact among young lovers in a parlor game of cuchre where winnings triggered kisses from both sides. The arrangement amused onlookers but proved wearing for participants, with delays until a kiss opportunity arose and prolonged exchanges when many forfeits occurred. A tease ends with a note on Eric as an awful city and a call for police.
The American Register notes no party holds a true majority as the Forty-seventh Congress arrives. It argues Democrats should nominate a solid candidate for Speaker and avoid dealings with minor factions such as Greenbackers Independents and Readjusters, stressing unity and fidelity to the party’s traditions.
The piece argues that a non sectional Republican Party could win southern support if it abandons racial politics and embraces nationwide interests. It contends such a shift would fracture sectional loyalties, break the solid north, and force parties to distinguish by policy rather than geography, with the Democratic Party benefiting from lacking sectionalism.
Horace E. Burroughs and David C. Foster eloped in 1880 with Foster’s wife leaving eight children. Burroughs later married the wife. she died months later. In 1881 they returned to Concord township and were jailed after Foster had his wife arrested. crowds once searched the woods for Mrs. Foster as the case stirred local excitement.
The piece argues that southern factions and powerful northern interests will unite to back General Grant for the Republican nomination, painting Blaine as overwhelmed. It mocks Blaine as a comic oyster, anticipating his fate amid this unlikely alliance and a future church festival distraction.
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