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Warren Ledger in Warren, Pennsylvania

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Warren Ledger

Location

Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1887

Page

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Lookout for the new swindle and local notes

The December 15 issue reports local drillers forming profit-sharing groups funded by United Producers and Standard Oil, with about 300000 dollars in reserve for contractors and workers. It notes auditing issues with Mr Dunkle, decayed animal remains near the P. and E. depot, and social events in Clarendon including weddings and a charity ball. The column from Columbus warns of a national library swindle, and political notes discuss New York’s influence on 1888 presidential prospects and Land and timber deals around Warren.

Notty Clavenwoy Thia Boro United Producers Standard Oil Company Dunkie Gas Association Dunkle Old Clarendon M. Titus Tarport Smith Titus California Brownhose Corwen Hook and Ladder Company Clarendon Orchestra Henry House John Lemmer Driscoll’s News and Amult Shank & Emil Titusville W. B. Benedict Dunham Run Struthers, Wells & Co Warren Spencer House Spencers House Charley EK. P. Landas Tunnville Rabbita Landur Landas P. L M.e.church John Wright Congress Allison John Wales Charley J. D. M ColumBus National Library Company National Circulating Library New York Labor Organization Prohibitionists Civil Service Mugwumps Andrew Jackson Cleveland Hill Blains Hiscock Congressman Belden Senate Miller Morton Evarts

Gambling and oil exchanges taint the public mind

The piece denounces speculation as gambling and condemns the Standard monopoly for corrupt oil certificates and oil exchanges. It argues speculation harms citizens, details how certificates controlled oil, and warns reformers against moral hazard while praising organized labor and trade unions as stabilizing forces. It also notes wage trends and productivity through 1886 and urges strong union organization.

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