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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1887
Page
1
The Forum reports a grim portrait of Warren county’s criminal court proceedings from opening Monday to adjournment Thursday. Cider cases fatten the docket with costly constable returns, while verdicts range from not guilty to fines and commissions of costs.
In a sharp tariff debate Samuel J. Randall of Pennsylvania and John G. Carlisle of Kentucky lead opposing factions on tariff reform. Randall backs abolition of internal revenue taxes, while Carlisle supports tariff reductions on life’s necessities and a revenue‑only approach. A Cleveland mediation could yield a compromise, though Carlisle likely won’t strip Randall of the chair.
Two young women dressed in their brothers clothes mingled with shoppers on Front Street and visited several stores, causing amused chaff from onlookers before being escorted home. A father spotted his daughter in a store sparked a chase under electric lights as the ruse unraveled. The prank ended with a cab ride home. Holiday excursion tickets on the Pennsylvania Railroad offered at reduced rates for December 23 to 26 and December 30 to January 2, valid for return by January 3, 1888.
A portly rich merchant recounts his return to his Wisconsin home after sixteen years. He narrates leaving in a family quarrel, working in oil fields, then traveling back with $1000, surprising his parents at the door, sharing a simple dinner, and paying off debts. He plans to send $50 weekly home as gratitude.
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