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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1888
Page
1
Senator Meredith of Kittanning and the water charge monopoly are criticized as unjust and unchanged. The Ledger offers redress options through Judge Brown while local officials begin new terms, with county offices bustling and road fund spending under scrutiny.
A spectacular wreck occurred about four miles west of Meadville on the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad at 9 30 Saturday morning. The Thunderbolt express from Chicago to New York collided with a west bound double header freight between Geneva and Buchanan. Sixteen were severely wounded with multiple fractures. several engineers and firemen were killed. The wreck blame rests on the freight train crew for allowing the late express to approach with inadequate braking.
The Reading railroad and coal miners strike has 60 000 men out and ready to stay out until a settlement is reached. The Knights of Labor face a determined push by the railroad company to crush the union. Glass works of Pittsburg may join the action.
Robert Donaldson and Miss Dora Chambers of Ludlow united in marriage at the Episcopal church Thursday afternoon with Rev. Ryan officiating. A large gathering of Warren's leading residents and out of town guests attended the ceremony followed by a reception at J. C G Wells residence on Second Street.
The Democratic State Central Committee will meet in Harrisburg at 4 p m on Wednesday January 18 at the Bolton House to elect a chairman secretary and executive committee and to transact other business as the committee may determine. Danas Sanpers chairman Wirzias F Dannevower secretary.
Joseph Hofmann, ten, dazzles in New York with memory mastery and phrasing beyond years. His Beethoven and Mendelssohn pieces enthrall thousands at the Metropolitan, while comparisons to Mozart Liszt and other prodigies highlight a destined future as he prepares for European study with his father an orchestra leader and mother a prima donna.
A dealer notes oil could reach a dollar with supporting talk that Standard Oil may have spurred producer protection to boost prices. The market showed upward drift from 621 to 84 with a brief slide then a rebound to 97 before a sudden dump. Thursday closed at 24.
A digested note from Sugtreep about a year opening with alcohol fueled party antics in Sheffield. The piece details disturbances after a winter dance, subsequent assaults, a few workers striking for higher wages, and writerly hopes for local Labor movement unity to secure better pay and shorter hours. It also sketches community social events and long lists of neighbors visiting, with several small town names and dates.
Judge Gordon grants a writ of alternative mandamus returnable next month in the case Commonwealth ex-rel Attorney General v Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. The 400 feet of public road on the Allegheny river’s south bank in Arcad township, Warren county, was taken before 1860 when the railroad built on it, depriving public use. the law requires a replacement road, which the company has not built.
Conrath of Warren Pennsylvania marries Maggie B Sharrits of Lima Ohio at the bride's mother's residence in Lima on December 27 1887. Rev J Khoe officiates in front of relatives. Guests enjoy a supper before the couple depart for Warren then return to make Lima their home. The union is praised by oil men and the Sunday school community.
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