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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1878
Page
2
The Warren Ledger reports County Forest debt near balance with assets, and notes a House vote to repeal the resumption act. It warns Standard Oil’s dominance, cites Warren refinery sale, mocks dog taxation proposals, and critiques Louisiana Returning Board cases. It laments Hayes’s presidency and predicts political peril ahead.
John F. Phelps longtime editor of the Mayville Sentinel died in Mayville at age 59. He served thirty five years as editor, and with one exception was the oldest editor continuously in service in the United States.
The Avail reports Col. Watson apologizing for backing Matthew's silver resolution and arguing for practical wage impacts. Senator Wallace counters with a plan to treat silver as money with debt paying power, arguing value rises through use and legal tender function. The piece questions which view best serves labor.
The New York Sun reports that Republicans beyond Democrats push the Return Board case in New Orleans. Packard allies feel cheated by Washington bargains in February that counted Hayes, and angered factions seek revenge as rumors say Sherman, Matthews, and Stoughton may face indictment.
Adrianople dispatch reports peace preliminaries and armistice signed by high leaders. Terms include Bulgarian principality and indemnity, independence for Romania Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnian reforms, Danube fortress evacuation, and Dardanelles understanding. Later updates cast doubt on formal declaration as Russian advance continues toward Constantinople.
Legislative notes describe repeated opposition to a local option bill in the Pennsylvania House. A resolution setting a fixed day for debate was defeated amid a broader dispute over silver bonds and U.S. Senate choices. The Bullard case, riot commission appointments, and a $610,000 riot expense bill are mentioned, along with a postponed Free Line bill and extended after noon sessions.
In Harrisburg a Senate bill proposes a Banking Department and a Bank Commissioner for Capt W. B. Hart, with salary 84,500, to fill a newly created state post. The piece mocks partisan favors while urging support, arguing the Idle office creation could aid Republicans and heal wounds from Hart’s defeated treasurer bid, as Democrats hope to gain power.
A Buffalo Courier inspired note recounts a grand larceny via telephone. Jamestown and Warren planned a shared concert, but Meadville intercepted the line and took the performance as a deadhead. The piece questions any remedy for defrauded towns and likens stolen operatic notes to a Paris opera heist.
Logs show the Metropolis sailed from Philadelphia January 26 for Madeira Brazil. About 260 passengers, 160 drowned, 100 saved. The ship sprang a leak off the South Carolina coast, stranded January 31 at 7 AM, fires out, engines stopped. Lifesaving crews arrived to aid but could save few. The vessel broke up by 5 PM. Most passengers were Philadelphians.
The Graphic lists statements by Senators Lamar Edmunds Merrill Bayard and Professor Sumner on European monetary policy. It summarizes key points on gold and silver stocks in Great Britain France and Germany, five franc pieces, and silver legal tender. The piece also jokes about Col. Watson and the Forest Press and marks Groundhog day and the paper's 46th birthday.
A Rochester Hepresa excerpt describes a sulfur based remedy once used in England to treat diphtheria. It claims a simple gargle of flour of brimstone dissolved in water or inhalation of sulfur fumes, with dramatic statements of rapid cures and no fatalities, including extreme methods. The piece also notes Valentine’s Day and editorial cartoons.
Closing prices for De Haven and Foun stock and various railroads listed in Philadelphia trading day notes. References include Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia and Reading Lehigh Valley Lehigh Coal and Naviga United Companies of New Jersey and other lines with terse market quotes and figures.
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