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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1883
Page
4
In Carver House Block on Water Street, REM, VW AERA Co., Pe. terse listing appears in The Ledger. The notice notes a location at Carver House Block along Water Street and references the firms REM and VW AERA Co. with a partial address.
Representative Hat of Philadelphia draws up a bill to relieve building and loan associations from taxation. Governor Pattison and Governor Bloyr figure in appointments and charters. The senate bans railroad passes for nonemployes, and a 130 mile New Castle to Salamanca railroad is authorized. A Democratic victory in Burrazo’s mayoral race is noted.
Governor elect Pattison will arrive Monday January 15 and stay at Bolton's hotel until sworn in. Governor Hoyt departs the mansion to Lochiel hotel for the inauguration. Civic display expected to be imposing with uniformed clubs and bands. Philadelphia groups and clubs from Reading Allentown York Lancaster Williamsport will attend, escorted by Central Democratic club and Altoona Band. Details of ceremonies to follow from joint legislative committee.
Nashville American reports Judge W A Milliken's disclosure of a treasury deficit totaling 402 606 061 includes 50 1 000 bonds missing from school funds. The deficit began five years ago, grew after 1903, with heavy New York speculation and home loans. An envelope of due bills was removed from the safe, and O Connor owed Polk. Capt Fleming offered cautious testimony.
County Clerk McNaughton began his term by promoting naturalization for Sam Fang, a Democrat from Denton, China. Fang, 27, appeared seeking citizenship and was sworn in after Justice Rumsey ruled naturalization could not be refused to any alien under New York law. Fang attends St. Paul's Episcopal Church and speaks English well.
A column notes a person recovering from severe constipation after trials with patent medicines and physicians and marketing of Manalin. It includes editor TanMaGe’s sermon on backbiters and a Princeton professor’s joke about a rail trip to the sun with a $930,000 fare, hinting at humorous or editorial content in a 19th or early 20th century newspaper.
The article profiles Rufus Hatch aka Uncle Rufus a Maine native born 1832 in Wells detailing his career from Wisconsin surveying to Chicago grain broker to New York stock broker. It notes his role in founding and shaping the open board of brokers later the Stock Exchange. It covers his rise fall and return to activity as a cattle dealer, his leadership with the Wattle Ranch & Land Company of London, family life with two wives and children and hints at his ongoing English venture to boost capital and a ten percent dividend.
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