Legislature to Convene Next Tuesday at Harrisburg
Harrisburg Pa Dec 27 The biennial session of the legislature opens next year with arrivals beginning Friday. Walton expected as speaker and key clerks to be chosen. several Senate and House officers to be re elected or chosen amid party caucuses. Local county faction dynamics and candidate shifts noted amid broader political maneuvering.
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Harrisuure
Henry F. Walton
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Fetterolf
Rex
J. Randolph
Pittsburg
Hoopes
Cheater
Lees
Allegheny
Edward W. Smilay
Franklin
Senate
James B. Carson
Butler
Reading
Smethport
Rogers
Dunkle
Mickean County
Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad sale sparks debate
The February 5 auction at Pittsburg, ordered by Fidelity Trust, may sell to bondholders with a reorganization likely. Speculation centers on the Pennsylvanian line and Allegheny Valley ties, while observers note the system’s scattered, non cohesive structure and possible abandonment of unprofitable mileage between New Castle and Buffalo Rochester.
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Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad
Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Federal
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Allegheny Valley
New York & Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Belgium
Oil
Oil City
Corry
Irvington
New Castle
Rochester
N.Y
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union Hails Multilingual Petition
Washington December 25 The general officers of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union plan to present a polyglot petition to U S representatives in Washington on February 15 The document is in 50 languages and signed by many nationalities urging government to “no more evonchsafed to the sale of intoxicating liquors and opium or to the legislation of female vice.”
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Washington
World’s Woman's Christian Temperance Union
United States
Death in dentist chair shocks Kane Pa reader
James F Frampton 25 of Russell City died after chloroform dental extraction at Dr Parker's office. During the procedure he choked on blood and could not clear his throat. Dr Wright found him healthy before, and Frampton leaves a widowed mother. he was a member of EKOTM and K of P.
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Kane
James F. Frampton
Russell City
Parker
Wright
Frampton
The Columbia Desk Calendar of 1895 Issued
For ten years the Pope Manufacturing Company desk calendar has guided users with notes on better roads outdoor exercise and bicycling. The 1895 calendar is brighter with silhouette art and witty entries, available for five 2 cent stamps from Pope Manufacturing Company Hartford Conn or any Columbia bicycle agency.
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Pope Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Shedd’s Cough Syrup Emergency Remedy Claims
An old advertisement touts Shedd’s Cough Syrup as a strict emergency remedy. It emphasizes rapid action and pleasant, effective relief. The copy highlights quick relief and prompt effectiveness for cough symptoms.
Our Man About Town Finds Christmas Gifting Aids And Social Views
A column fragment discusses Christmas gift giving and its financial strain on households, plus opinions on emancipation and gender topics. It covers Santa letters, store crowds, and thrift, alongside reflections on electric lighting, eyesight, and historical notes on women’s rights. It ends with remarks on horse prices tied to transit shifts.
Street car horses sold as trolley era nears end
In Philadelphia over 6700 work horses have been sold since trolley introduction and nearly as many more will be sold within a year as cities switch propulsion. The note highlights a wholesale shift from horse power to electric transit, with dirt cheap work horses reflecting the era’s broad change. Captain John P. Sullivan reports fruitful work tracing the Slocum robbery, linking Jeremiah Casey and Frank Anderson to the crime and detailing arrests and requisitions planned for the week.
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Allegheny River
Pleasant Township Commissioners, Borough Council and Bridge Company
Philadelphia
Ents
John P. Sullivan
David
Sarah Slocum
Sullivan
Jeremiah Casey
Binghamton
Casey
Frank Anderson
Meadville
Europe
Slocum
Dwight Miner Erets Returns After a Defalcation
Dwight Miner of Duszran returns after a decade to surrender to Deputy Sheriff Parker. He faces a preliminary examination before Special County Judge Peckham and Assistant DA Brown, was released on $3,000 bail. The item includes unrelated promo copy for the Pittsburgh Post and rail travel notices.
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Duszran
Dwight Miner
Miner Bank
Parker
Peckham
Brown
Jamestown
Seeley Gets Eight Years For Bank Fraud In New York
Samuel C Seeley pleaded guilty to abstracting funds and altering books at the National Shoe and Leather bank. He was sentenced in Kings county penitentiary by Judge Benedict to eight years. The total defalcation amount reached 254000 though charges tied to 35000.
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New York
Samuel C. Seeley
National Shoe and Leather Bank
Kings County Penitentiary
Benedict
United States Circuit Court
Seeley
W C T U column reports annual meeting and press dept
The W C T U annual meeting at Spring Creek is summarized with the press department report. It details the start of the superintendent’s term on November 1, 1893, column use, contributions from many local unions, papers from county superintendents, and calls for ongoing wide readership and work. It notes eight departments and various obituaries, plus a Chicago murder connection in dispatches.
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Warren Lepair
D. D. Reed
Friends of the
Corydon
Clarendon
Conewango
Spring Creek
Goodwill Hill
North Glade
Sheffield
Warren
Grand Valley
North Warren
Rodgers
Stoneham
Sugar Grove
Russell
A. M. Morton
L. Smith
F. M. Stuart
Mercy
Belle Doughty
J. M. Davies
C. A. Strong
Edward Marshall
Philadelphia Enquirer
Henry J. Osborn
London
England
Francis E. Willard
Union Signal
C. E. Taylor
Neil Dow
Glade Run
East Warren
Horton
B. Watson
Rose Long
Matilda DeJean
Lacy
Reed
Children of Light
The Pittsburg Daily Post Advertisement Drive
The Pittsburg Daily Post promotes its world news coverage and family paper value offering one cent per day access. It lists wholesale bargain prices on silks, ribbons, outings, undergarments, novelties, silesia, umbrellas, towels, shawls, and a grab bag sale. Key seller is O. H. Hunter & Son featuring vast discounts and time limited deals.
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Pittsburg
the Post
Talepittsburg
Daily Post
Mail
Cts
Silesia
O. H. Hunter & Son
Mystic Cure advertised remedy promises health gains
It Makes People Well. Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy restores appetite and eases indigestion sick headache and constipation. Ex-Postmaster T F Anthony of Promise City Iowa says one bottle cured pneumatism. Sold by H N Richfield Druggist Warren Pa. 16 ly
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T. F. Anthony
Promise City
Iowa
L. G. Noyes & Co
Warren
H. N. Richfield
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