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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1882
Page
4
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Advertising rates dictate 2 business card insertions priced at S300 and per insertion charges of 60 cents, with yearly ads at a per-cent rate. Estray notices, cautions, and business notes are charged per line, with space limitations shown for local news absence. Marriages and death notices must extend basic notices by ten lines, with five cents per line for each extra line.
National Board of Health to assert power amid a declared epidemic while New York and Kansas debates prohibitory laws that raise taxes and drive immigration away. Reports allege drunken train brakesmen near Spuyten Davis. Oberlin critics and Garfield faction feuds surface. Beecher on Christ’s image and Jewish cast. Ironton public opinion supports lynching. Mrs Lincoln relief bill passes Senate boosting pension to 5000.
A heated discussion criticizes broad pension bills for war service many argue should be limited to disabled veterans or orphans. The piece contrasts conservative views with calls to extend pensions to widows heirs and all who served in multiple wars. It also notes local newspaper history and political maneuvering around candidates and party control.
Hox Chankson N Porter a leading Democratic statesman died at his Gramarcy Park New York home last Monday after being taken ill while arguing a case before the court of appeals in Albany. He served in Congress four times and was a 1879 lieutenant governor candidate. Cause suspected Bright's disease.
Aron Rex of Georgia argues that war and race issues will persist unless the Republican Party, especially its stalwart wing, is removed from power. He claims the party thrives on these issues and would vanish without them, urging Americans to act accordingly.
Judge Porter’s three day argument ended with jurors finding Guiteau guilty after deliberations of about twenty minutes. The charge urged the jury to weigh insanity versus intent, and Judge Cox thanked the jurors as the court adjourned amid crowd reactions and final courtroom formalities.
The report chronicles rapid oil development near Richburg and Bolivar, New York, where a July well spurred a boom. Now hundreds of wells, rising production, new rail lines, hotels, banks, and a growing population reshape the region as pipelines connect oil to Cleveland, Buffalo, and ports on the sea board.
The New York Democratic Times notes uncertainty among social leaders about including General Grant’s family in the Murray Hill red-book. It cites Grant’s reputed convivial habits as potentially inappropriate for high teas while acknowledging the mansion’s lavish setting. A suggestion proposes listing his English son-in-law and daughter-in-law to gain entry without direct American proximity.
The Star Route cases move toward grand jury review this week with Dorsey and other star routers in Washington. Gen Brady’s name fades from mention while Steve Elkins and Me Blaine ally are noted among others expected at the hearing. A separate note recalls Pike county white deer lore and the fate of Hornbeck Shriner who allegedly paid a heavy price for his hunting tale.
The Soldiers nominate Ingelis as president and Voorhees as vice president in 1884, as requested by the Sapiers. Alis Scovinge reportedly suffered an unpleasant shock upon learning the jury verdict in her brother’s case and left Washington for Chicago before the trial ended. She claimed she would not have departed had she anticipated a favorable verdict, insisting her brother is insane.
Garland Union EB A U No 127 adopts memorial resolutions for sister Sarah Andrews. It notes submission to God, expresses sympathy to her husband and relatives, orders mourning for thirty days, and directs publication in the Warren Ledger and minutes record. Resolutions signed by G H Wooncocs S P Goupy Ju O Maminton.
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