Widely Read Warren Ledger Echoes Silver Debate and Pensions
In Warren and surrounding counties, the Ledger reports on silver coinage controversy with Governor Hill defending public interests, Mr Scott’s silver plan, and congressional debates. It notes a large pension payment to Alex Christie, discussions of pension restoration proposals for widows, and a New Year’s Day handshake with 6,000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Gov. Hill
New York
Iris
Scott
Warren Ledger
Warren
Herard
Treasury Department
Eric Herald
Scot
Washington
Treasury of
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
President Cleveland denies(request) to Keppler in Puck clipping
Grover Cleveland rejects claims of ever seeking favors from Keppler and asserts the clipping falsely implying personal requests. He notes magazine wrongdoing and warns against generalizing about all newspapers while praising honest journalists he knows. The exchange is summarized from correspondence printed in Puck.
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Joseph Keppler
Puck
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
United States
Pregipenti
Josefh Kerrier
Kepper
Albany
New York City
Joseph Kepler
Kepler
Warren gas company and rustle of news in 19th century papers
A Warren gentleman claims rapid gas service development and 10 percent stock collection, with current charter pursuit. The Titusville paper notes local misattribution and President Cleveland condemns newspaper falsehoods, while Titusville Herald urges residents to buy locally from Warren merchants to boost town pride and prevent expressage costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Titusville Sunday World
Leocer
Titusville
Roscoe Conkling Praises Small Country Newspapers
Roscoe Conkling declared that the small country newspaper is worth more to its subscribers in one month than its price for a year and that it does more for its neighborhood for nothing than a high official does for his munificent salary. Joe Dion, the veteran billiardist, now in an insane asylum in the east, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Stewart
San Francisco
France
Roscoe Conkling
Gabriel
Roscoe
Joe Dion
Ladies as Commercial Travelers in a Wild Card Road World
An oral tale describes a female commercial traveler selling gents furnishing goods for a Chicago house. She travels in rail cars, charges expenses, stays over Sundays, and bills hotels. she is a skilled poker player and reputedly dominates hotel circuits in the Northwest. The account notes her independent, daring conduct and her impact on male colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sue
Vother
Tother
Wisconsin
Postmasters and reading rooms in Arkansas towns
A traveler's account in the Arkansaw Traveller describes post offices serving as reading rooms and news hubs. An agent sought subscriptions on a Mississippi River steamboat at Buckshot Shanty, encountering several postmasters and assistants who read without subscribing, until a cotton bale reader agreed to subscribe.
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Arkansas
Arkansaw Traveller
Buckshot Shanty
Arkanan Traveller
Hig
Widdlin
Podner
Politics to Death in Public Life and Awards
A New York Fifth Avenue woman voices a doctor for her husband after a political caucus, noting four speeches and plans to rejoin fellow citizens. The piece cites Senator B K Bruce praising Warner’s cure, Whitman on failure and heroism, Mrs Talmage lecturing weekly, and an autograph Pope letter with Prince Bismarck’s Order of Christ decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York
James McCaulay
U. S
B. K. Bruce
oWhy
Warners Safe
Bruce
Order of Christ
Prince Bismarck
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the Ledger
Struthers Library
Builbing
Rin GO. Ca
the Ledger Steam Printing House
Northwestern
Pennsylvan
Benj
KF. Morris
Warren Batubalter
Pllarven
Werlaer
Warren, PA
Tax Buffalo Courier
Brooklyn
Alex Christie
Indiana
Buffalo Courier
K. J. Sawpers
Wilismsport
Mr. Sanborn
Conkling
Thas Settlement
Walt Whitman
Phyibrary
the Monarchs
Haverly
Minstrels
Cragg
Noyes’ Dringtore
Tnote J
Sumner Peterson
Nels Poulsen
Peterson & Poylen
Hound Hil, Lamies Co
Virginia
Initad
Navy
Warren, Ps
Lemuel Peterson
Round Hill
Louton Fa
Nelg Powson
Kound Hill
Samuel Veerson
Nelly Poulses
Warren Pa
Prof
Lohse’s
The
Mozart Club
Arnold Lohse
Dregchen
Germany
F.B. Wyman
Jett
Wyman & Davis
First National Bank
Warren, Penna
L. D- Wetmore
M. Bercher
Warren County
England
Ireland
Europe
Citizens’ National Bank
PENN
MYRON W_T_ HS
Francis Henry
G. N. Parmlee
M. Pardel
DI Myron Waters, Pradois Henry
H A.j.miron
V. Davis
P Johnson
Aefeizel
D. Brown
D. H. Siggins
Warren Mills
C. H. Meacham
Scofield
Ojl Exchange
Beech St
Dunkirk
Nzamsé Nixon & CC
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