03 Dec 1886
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1886
Page
1
A Warren relief association operates with district committees and rapid case referrals, aiding families with clothing provisions and work. The Ledger offers a $100 donation if 150 subscribers prepay $1.50 for a year and publish donor names to support the relief effort.
Mrs. W. S. Carnahan, long confined to a Warren asylu m, attempted suicide by exploding a powder can in a shed at her home. Neighbors heard a cannonlike blast. Carnahan was burned but survived. A trunk held twelve pounds of powder, three used. it is unclear how she obtained it. A lighted match apparently caused the blast.
Labor leaders push political action across the United States with conventions in multiple states and plans for a national trades congress. Reports cover prison labor systems, wages, strikes, eight hour movement, cooperative stores, and rising union organizing in New York, Philadelphia, and Britain, with global labor trends and industry shifts noted.
A week’s events in North Clarendon cover social visits, shop openings, holiday sales, and town developments. Mentions include Mrs. Gol’s return from England and Ireland with voyage tales, Flynn’s clearance sale, and new meat market by Steuven at Martin Street. Community events feature rink plans, dances, and public discussions on gas company proposals.
A practical upholsterer with twenty years in the furniture business opens a store in the Library building. Mr. Holmes offers thrice assortments of upholstered furniture and artistic workmanship with personal attention. He buys from first class manufacturers and sells at wholesale prices, retailing to the public.
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