Greenback Party Sheriff Nominations Drawn in Greenback Convention
Weare requested to announce candidates for sheriff from Farmington Pitts rib, Irvineton and fieldt township for the Greenback Convention to be held in Youngsville on July 23. The convention tasks decision on nominees including John H Hovannor Sven J Huours and others.
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Weare
John H. Hovannor
Farmington
Greenback
Youngsville
Prren McKinney
Pitts Riff
Fieldt Township
Irvineton
Sven J. W. Huours
Democratic County Convention in Warren County August 6
Democratic voters in Warren County are summoned to assemble by township and borough on Saturday August 6 to choose delegates for the County Convention at the Warren Court House on Monday September 1 1879 at 2 30 PM where nominations will be made for Sheriff Clerk and Jury Commissioner. Delegates per township and borough listed.
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Warren County
Court House
Warren
Sherif
Pine Grove
Pleasant
Pittsfield
Sugar Grove
Spring Creek
Hefield
Colum Borough
Youngsville Boro Titioute
Gibab
Eres
Long
William L. Cooper
House of Representatives
John A. Smull
Speaker Long
Democratic nominating meeting for State Treasurer at Harrisburg
The Democracy of Pennsylvania met in Harrisburg to nominate a State Treasurer candidate. D. O. Barr of Allegheny was chosen by acclamation. The convention praised harmony and issued a platform attacking imperial methods, urging civil authority over military power and endorsing a gold and silver currency. Raised issues included banking, subsidies, labor, transportation companies, and partisan financial mismanagement. The report notes the adjournment sine die and a separate item about railroad brakemen and flirtation etiquette.
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Democracy of
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
D. O. Barr
Allegheny
Opera House
Speer
Ti. E. James
Northampton
Non. A. H. Coffroth
Lewis C. Vassidy
Committee On
Democratic Party of Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Eee
Rutherford B. Hayes
Congress
Commonwealth
Repubcan
Sena
State Central Committee
D.O. Barr
Ex Governor Allen of Ohio dies at his Chillicothe home
Former U S Senator and Governor William Allen of Ohio dies suddenly at his Chillicothe farm Fruit Hill after a night of restlessness. He served 12 years in the Senate from 1837 to 1849 and remained a lifelong Democrat prominent alongside Clay Webster Calhoun Cass and Douglass. He later won the Ohio governorship by a slim margin before losing to Hayes. He leaves a married daughter and grandchildren and spent decades in retirement at his farm before resuming public life briefly in 1873.
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Willtiam Allen
Ohio
Chillicothe
Scott
Jackson
U. S. Senate
van Buren
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Cass
Buchanan
Douglass
Benton
Crittenden
Bell
Fruit Hill
Morton
Allen
Hayes
Wall Street
Hamestead
Congress
State tax law overhauls corporation registration and taxes
A new tax law requires every business in the state to register detailed corporate information with the Auditor General and file annual returns. Taxes tier by dividends, with varied rates for six percent and higher, plus penalties and liens. Limited and foreign entities face licenses and extra levies. railroads, coal, bankers, and other capital holders face diverse taxes and exemptions. The Auditor General and Treasurer gain broad audit powers, delinquent taxes incur 12 percent interest, and dissolution awaits tax payment. Revenue projections are uncertain per a correspondent.
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Auditor General
Commonwealth
United States
Little Peculiarities of Jo Cook in California
The World recounts Joseph Cook as a rough guest during a Californian tour. In Yosemite Valley stage drivers and guides faced insults, while a stage line proprietor drove him to the Calaveras big trees for a spectacle. A companion noted a 341 foot tree, and Cook retorted that servants and guides are impudent. Fame and courtesy dwindled until San Francisco.
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New York World
Jo. Cook
San Francisco
Yosemite Valley
Calaveras County
West Faces Repeated Tornado Disruptions
A critic urges the West to stop frequent tornado disruptions to maintain visitor flow, arguing the pattern is increasingly common and harming ongoing attendance.
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Wes
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Conewango
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J. M. Jackson
Philip Leonhart, Jr
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Schurz
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Williamsport
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Washington
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Meadville
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Philadelphia
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Indiana County
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Hull
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Brussels
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New York City
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Traver Kid Gloves
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O. H. Hunter & Son
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Titusville, PA
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John J. Carter
Titusville
Corwin & Rix
Corwin & BX
West Spring ST
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