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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1888
Page
1
A Brooklyn audience hears a blistering critique of high tariffs creating monopolies that pressure small producers and workers. The piece argues protection breeds a rich elite while the common people fall into poverty, urging urgent action to curb combines and restore fairness.
Court round up: verdicts in several Commonwealth cases, including not guilty for Starkweather and for Claude Fred and Roy Davis. Keefe found guilty as indicted. Flaherty not guilty. Fisherty Sr. ordered to pay costs and stand committed. Woodard sentenced for wife desertion, pay costs and weekly sum. others acquitted or continued with costs assigned.
A New York correspondent reports the discovery of a 14 year old girl’s body in the bay. Her mother recognized her but could not claim the remains due to six other children at home and a meager weekly income of 86. Dozens of mothers visited the Morgue seeking their missing daughters, while families recount heartbreaking tales of vanished children and the city’s careless perils.
The ninth semi annual convention of the Funeral directors aviation of Crawford Warren and Erie counties met in Erie on Wednesday. Officers for the year were elected: President A B Burton of Erie. vice presidents E J Riblet of Erie and J J Baird of Adamsville. secretary W Greenland of Warren. treasurer Val Leidt of Erie. executive committee E L King Corry N Greenland Warren and J A Long Meadville. The next meeting place was fixed for Erie with the date set for the second Tuesday of June.
The annual state board of agriculture met at the court house, with plans and lectures by J A Gundy, B F Morris, and others on prehistoric work, farming education, and dairy topics. Governor Beaver’s arrival was delayed by a railroad wreck. evening addresses and farm demonstrations followed, plus a Sunday School Children’s Day at the ME Church with notable recitations and a baptism service.
Reports deny any settlement. Some 1,058 engineers and firemen remain loyal to the strike, determined to hold out until their schedules is signed by the railroad company and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. Across the country, supporters remain steadfast behind the striking workers.
Mrs Mary Sheridan widow and mother of General Philip H. Sheridan passed away at her Somerset home this afternoon, ending a lineage tied to Civil War leadership and local history. The obituary notes her age and long residence, with no further details provided.
A reflective poem depicts a porch scene in bleak November with a motherly figure and a brave suitor, praising steadfast hearts and maternal bonds as a son returns. The prose then shifts to reports from the Christian Intelligencer about the Pennsylvania Grand Union session, its large attendance, officers, and activities, followed by a tragic note of a man’s suicide and a local business ad for shoes.
The high school graduation exercises drew a full house as eleven seniors were listed with honors. Students performed essays, duets, and solos under Rev J M Bray and Prof Atherton attendance, with prize contest and alumni events planned for Friday and Monday at the library and Masonic hall.
Cureago June 14 Notwithstanding Blaine’s refusal to run for president a strong undercurrent supports him among Chicago delegates. A tidal wave may sweep the convention. Blaine may accept the unanimous nomination as the only path to party unity and a fighting chance to win. Judge Gresham’s backers push him with vigor through Leonard Sweet. Many aspirants exist, but no single candidate can be secured. The convention opens next Tuesday and is expected to be highly interesting.
North Clarendon prepares for a proper Fourth of July with fire department plans, posters, and a programme of races, a parade, games, sports, and a grand ball. Hotels and restaurants offer ample accommodations for visiting crowds anticipated from across the country.
A sequence of clipped editorials and slogans praises the red bandanna as a political badge. References to Brown, Gray, and other figures appear alongside calls to rally behind a party line and critique opposing tickets. The tone favors a Democratic alignment and Indiana momentum.
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