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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1888
Page
1
A Sheffield telegram reports Horton Crary & Co. discharging about 100 workers for joining the Knights of Labor, while workers organize for protection. Tensions rise as boycotts and rumors spread, with glass works cooperatives and local businesses entangled. The writer predicts further action and relief efforts across the county as conflict deepens.
The Central Labor Union of Indianapolis adopted resolutions condemning Harrison for his votes on the Chinese bill his stance toward 1877 strikers and the eight hour question. John Farnham cigarmakers union said seven in the city would vote for Harrison. The sentiment spread to nearly all local unions. Democratic National Headquarters in New York at 10 West 29th Street is described as a four story brown stone with offices on each floor and a beehive of activity led by Wm H Barnum S Shearin and Edward B Dickinson. Calvin S Brice chairs the campaign committee and directs daily details.
At the Smethport courthouse last Tuesday, A P F Bannon of Bradford was nominated for state senator, John T Griffith of Kane and W E Bardick of Duke Centre for assembly, H D Heffner for coroner, George Ayde of Keating for jury commissioner. W BR Weaver of Bradford elected county committee chairman. Democratic convention set for August 7.
The Ledger flags a weekly roll of GOP converts led by A J Drexel and Judge Frank T Reid who back Cleveland on tariff revision. It notes merchants, labor leaders, and editors in Boston, Towanda, Philadelphia, and Warren adopting reform stances, with statewide support from miners, farmers, and workers seeking tax relief and tariff cuts. A Chicago Times canvass shows Democratic gains in multiple states as reform clubs form in Butler.
Ex-Assemblyman Brooks, author of the high license law, recounted a strange encounter with an enemy of his bill in Pittsburg. A saloonkeeper warned Brooks that county judges would treat cider sales as unlicensed, and menacing remarks followed before Brooks boarded the next train home.
Chicago dispatch claims Pinkerton detectives are on major railway routes and have entered labor organizations in worker disguises. Homer McGaw ex secretary of the Knights of Labor says he has been shadowed and believes most general officers are followed. Detectives reportedly operate nationwide under cover as workers.
Citizens demand prompt action as cries rise over a failing water system. The piece accuses Morrison Run of near dryness, a nonfunctional filter, and sewer and tannery contaminants entering supply. It questions plans to force a city sale of a dilapidated service at high cost and balks at funding sewerage.
An old styled advertisement touts Minows Deathifrice as the safest tooth preparation. It claims protection against gum disease and hardens the gums. Sold in a bottle for 25 cents and available everywhere.
The Mills tariff revision bill passed the House 162 to 149 after a heated debate. Republicans split on policy and attempted to push amendments, while Samuel Randall abstained due to illness and sent a letter opposing the bill. President Cleveland and leading figures attended as votes were tallied amid applause and strategic moves on reconsideration.
At a July meeting in Port Richmond Staten Island prohibitionists exposed tariff policies. John, former Kansas prohibition governor and 1884 prohibition candidate, argued tariffs shield monopolies and raise costs for clothing and foods, citing higher prices in Kansas and Nova Scotia. He warned against tax shifts to preserve liquor and tobacco revenue while burdening labor. Corruption in Frisco reports grand jury critique of city departments and criminal influence on politics, noting organized crime ties, police failings, and repulsive conditions in the Chinese quarter with gambling dens brothels and opium joints.
Gilbert W Hazeltine, who was committed to the Maryland Penitentiary for eight years for the shooting of Mamie Thrope, was pardoned by governor Jackson on Thursday four years from the tragedy. His mother had tirelessly campaigned for release. A local store, City vesin (formerly La Pierre), advertises a wide seasonal stock of fruits canned goods and vegetables, run by A Rubinin.
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