Farmers' Tax Reform Push From Pennsylvania Grange
The article argues farmers face higher state taxes than corporations, citing figures from auditor general reports and urging equal and fair taxation. Leonard Rhone, master of the state grange, supports House bill 305 but notes it failed in the senate. The piece emphasizes constitutional fairness, local government funding, and the ballot as a last resort if justice is not achieved. A new grange chapter forms at Lander with growing membership as farmers organize locally.
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Pennsylvania
Leonard Rhone
State Grange
Harrisburg
The
House
Senate
Auditor General
Iia
Henry George
New York
Lanner
M. de Lesseps
Tw Days
Panama Canal
de Lesseps
France
de Leseps
Sun
Head severing accident at saw mill kills Campbell employee
A young man named Austin, an employee of Campbells saw mill at Swamp Lodge between Sheffield and Preston, slipped while oiling a large saw. His head was severed and his left arm torn off. He died a few hours later after the machinery was stopped.
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Kane
Austin
Campbells Saw Mill
Swamp Lodge
Sheffield
Preston
The Panama Abyss and Warren County Fair Directors
The article argues the Panama Canal project may never be completed, detailing cost overruns, debts, and obstacles. It also reports the Warren County fair association stockholders electing directors and planning capital calls, listing elected directors and meeting details.
Knights of Labor and Labor Strife in 1884 Times
Powderly urges knights to avoid interfering with the Burlington and Queney strike while condemning scab practices. The piece notes the broader conflict between KOL engineers and brotherhood engineers, wage figures at Reading coal, and congressional testimony on strike-pricing by coal companies. It also covers local fires, graft, and condolence resolutions from labor groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Burlington and Queney Road
Brotherhood of Engineers
K. of L. Engineera
K. of L
K. of L. Engineers
Brotherhood
Brumm
Congressional Investigating Committee
Bramm
A. G. Seigworth
Lickingville
A. M. Gilfillan
Tyersburg
Clarion Democrat
Citizens’ Committee
Jemima Everhart
Mira
June Gilfillan
Washington Township
Clarion County
South West
Green's August Flower Promises Quick Health Restore
A fragment suggests a treatment claim for digestive issues. It describes symptoms like appetite loss, white coated tongue, irregular bowel habits, hemorrhoids, giddiness, headache, acidity, and stomach tenderness. The text touts Green's August Flower as a cure, noting its low cost and widespread endorsement.
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Commonwealth
Panama
Svark
Culebra
Chagres
Warren County Fair Association
Court House
George P. Orr
Charles Lott
H. Evans
Willis Cowan
GC. Thomipson
the Fair Association
Chas. Lott
A. Samuelyon
L. M. Rowland
M. B. Dunham
C. GC. Thompson
P. Seichrist
Frank Wilcox
A. S. Dalrympe
Geo. BP. Orr
E. Wetherby
L. E. McNett
F.C. Ruesell
Geo. Ensworth
Ll. M. Knapp
Messrs. Lott
Orr
Thompson
Dalrymple
BE. McNett
WK. Russell
B. M. Knapp
Messrs. Ensworth
Ridelsperger
A. Witz, Warren Gif
Knights
Powderly’s Appeal
Engi
Neers
Steel Trust
Carnegie
Reading Coal Company
United States
Corbin
Cigarmakers Journal
San Francisco
Gokey
Jamestown
K. of L. Committee
Standard
George
K. of I
Salamanca
Opera House
Woat River
Main Street
Ger Tobias
Clarendon
William van Dorwster
M. E. Smith
J. M. Schack
C. C. Banter
J. L. Dyer
R. Smith Stillman
Schoonmaker
Aldrich
Wilcox
Lincoln
Allen
Pierce
Lewis
Frank Bemus
Ellington
Erie County
Kennedy
Seinus
Liason
Auiewer
Wil Bemus
Union City
Wiants
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