A New Gas Company Forms in Warren
Last Friday evening a gas company was organized to bring natural gas to Warren at not more than 40 percent of the price charged by the Pennsylvania Gas Company. Articles of incorporation with $200,000 capital, $60,000 subscribed that night, directors named, and officers elected. Subscriptions soon grew to about 8,000 shares. Warren residents urged prompt action, with a note on collective resolve once awakened.
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Warren
Pennsylvania Gas Company
W. A. Rankin
O. W. Beatty
H. A. Jamieson
8. V. Davin
G. N. Parmlee
B. Nesmith
A. Hertzel
M. B. Dunham
D. C. Allen
F. M. Knapp
President Cleveland Faces Public Pressure After Hendricks Funeral
President Cleveland wrestles with public expectations after announcing attendance at Vice-President Hendricks funeral. He weighs duty to the nation against personal instinct, delaying a decision until Congress convenes next Monday. Critics call him a coward, while supporters praise patriotic restraint.
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Hendricks
Congress
Washington
The Presidency of the Senate and Party Succession
A New York Sun editorial argues the 1885 1889 Democratic term should ensure the President of the Senate remains from the governing party. It cautions against allowing a Republican to assume leadership if Cleveland dies or becomes unable to serve and urges elected officials to maintain party control in succession.
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Grover Cleveland
Thomas A. Hendricks
United States
Democratic Party
Senate
Cleveland
Congress
N.Y. Sun
Garland Boxes Promise Finest Post Office Fixtures
Garland post office section boasts top quality mail boxes praised for space efficiency durability cleanliness and low cost. Metal boxes numbered and easy to clean measure 26 by 68 inches housing 144 small boxes ten lock boxes a letter drop and delivery opening. For details contact The Hexagon Postal Box Manufacturing Co Norwalk Ohio or J McMillan Garland Pa. Vice Presidency Hexprings burial held with honors. Indiana to fund a monument.
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Garland
Hexagon Postal Box Manufacturing Co
Norwalk
Ohio
J. McMillan
Political Sayings From a Parlor Debate
The piece notes Congress sessions and party loyalties, with remarks on Ingersoll and Cleveland. It muses on prohibition gaining traction in cities, Georgia’s saloon climate, and Sunday closings in Savannah. It critiques voters who base choices on liquor interests over policy.
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Congress
Ingersoll
Republican Party
Locaw
Senators
Kendricks
Cleveland
Atlanta
Georgia
Savanah
Will of Vice President Hendricks probated in Marion County
The will of the late Vice-President Thomas A. Hendricks was probated this afternoon. In his handwriting he bequeaths all personal and real property to his wife Eliza Hendricks and designates her as executrix. The document, dated Aug. 8, 1866, was signed with witnesses Winslow Sprerky and J. H. McKerway in Marion County Indiana.
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Winslow Sprerky
J. HW. MoKerway
Hendricks
Indianapolis
Peculiar Impropriety Over Hayes Condolence to Hendricks Widow
A harsh critique targets a telegraph condolence from R B Hayes to Mrs Hendricks. The writer condemns Hayes as improper and hypocritical for intruding on a mourning Indianapolis home while accusing him of fraud that deprived Mr Tilden and a noted statesman of honor and power. The piece insists history will remember the fraud and shames Hayes.
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N.Y. Sun
Sun
United States
Mrs. Hendricks
Indianapolis
Mr. Tilden
The Giants Are Growing Old and Leaders Pass On
The article notes aging figures Seymor at 75, Tilden and Thurman near 72, and marks the death of Thomas A. Hendricks as a forceful reminder that longtime leaders are leaving.
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Seymor
Tilden
Thurman
Thomas A. Hendricks
Political commentary and local paper notes from 1880s era
Governor elect Foraker seeks appointments while Republicans debate offices. A Augusta Maine pound party shows Blaine tipping silver. The president skips Mr. Sendrick’s funeral amid party advice. Erie Observer changes editors as E J Miller buys the office. The piece defends Judge King’s denials about presence at liquor dealers.
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Augusta
Maine
Blaine
Judge King
Local remarks on politics and gas plans in Warren
In Warren, residents debate party lines and the gas venture. They praise public schooling, criticize monopolies, and defend Senator Voortens against Washington lies. Vice President Hendricks is remembered, and Gen. Allen plans to move to Fargo while praising civil service reform.
Dead Vice President and Loyalty Debates Stir Public Fears
A retold anecdote recalls Vice President Grant's 1860s era death fears and loyalty accusations. A young lawyer questions disloyalty toward the dead, while Hemphocks' secretary East recounts Grant's fitful paralysis at Hot Springs. The tale highlights public prejudice and vigilantism.
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Gen. Grant
Me Hemphocks
Mr. East
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Case of Huidekoper fuels partisan postmaster fight
The Pennsylvania Republican press attacks President for suspending Huidekoper Philadelphia postmaster and appointing a Democrat. A letter from James H. Deegins cites 1885 warning that Deegins must prove Republican loyalty before serving, while the Times counters with the letter’s strong charges about partisan bias and the case’s political heat.
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Pennsylvania
Huidekoper
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Times
James H. Deegins
Castle Ave
Maj Butler
Hurnexorrr
Washington
Republican Party
Huidekober
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