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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1888
Page
3
A brisk recap of incidents and happenings across politics crime and society. Notable items include James Wash alias Tatler stabbing Philip Denning in Brooklyn, election results in Isle of Thanet, and various international political updates. Reports cover royalty, diplomacy, crime, accidents, and cultural events from multiple cities and nations.
An advance in cheese prices lifts market optimism with New York reports boosting buyers. Prices show tentative gains across dairy items with factory sales active. Meat and butter sections reflect mixed movements as traders weigh speculative influence and supply conditions.
Buffalo July 4 market report at the Stafford house on 3 divided sites. Cheeseling offerings ranged around 1.002 dollars per field and 2.200 clove fel. Johnsonburg and Rock Spring prices noted. Cattaraugus and Cuba sales recorded with box quantities and prices. overall market tone described as stronger than the prior week.
Inpraxa Pouis July 5. A committee appointed by the late national Republican convention notified Gen. Harrison of his nomination for president. Estee and others praised the convention and platform, highlighting protection for American labor and products, high regard for veterans, and a strong navy. Harrison thanked the committee, said the choice honors the party, and spoke of duty and gratitude while rejecting any notion of unworthy methods.
Ohio's centennial exposition opened at Cincinnati Music Hall with a formal ceremony led by President Allison. A signal from Mrs. James K. Polk started the machinery as Rev. Dr. Thayer gave the prayer, Governor Foraker delivered the welcome, and speeches followed by Thayer, Gray, Beaver, and Brynan. The pageant showcased Northwestern progress with floats, the crowd filling streets from 1 to 7 pm.
Syracuse reports the death of 29 year old Robert W. Flack while navigating Niagara Falls whirlpool rapids in his self built craft The Phantom. Flack who left a widow and six children was recovered at Canada shore after the boat overturned and rescue came at 5 40 pm He tested a light buoyant craft with a 15 foot keel and 4 9 foot beam built of oak and iron fittings in a bid to create a lifeboat.
Firplay July 3 A large number of Irajan laborers have been employed in Findlay Ohio on water works excavations and railways. American workers resist the foreign influx with secret meetings and hostile notices warning contractors to bar Italian labor from public works. Violent mob action is feared as leaders push suppression.
Ten young men from the village are believed drowned after a small boat capsized in Log Teland Sound near Long Stand and Oyster Bay. The party, including William Hubbard and Bail Pint, were seen two miles from the harbor around evening, with rough seas and shifting wind.
The signal office reports a week of favorable weather for crops across the nation. Erasing crops in the corn and tobacco regions, the Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and Tennessee showed benefit. Some rain hindered harvests in Missouri to Virginia, and wet conditions persisted in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kansas. North and South Carolina and Georgia saw good conditions, with overall seasonal weather unusually favorable for rye in New England and for wheat in Kentucky and Tennessee.
In a weekly Standard piece Henry George criticizes Dr. McGlynn over a proposed plan to tax land to fund housing. He argues the idea is dangerous, impractical, and would penalize tenants while freeing landlords to profit, harming the community.
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