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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1887
Page
1
A rambler laments child endangerment by late night outings, urges parents to keep children indoors, cites testimony of two underage girls given liquor, and warns society about weak protections for women and youth. He cites Beecher and warns of moral decay across classes before shifting to local gas and county auditor disputes.
A critic outlines alleged wasteful county spending with contrasts in hospital care costs. The piece cites a rejected $100 annual offer for Rouse hospital care versus $363.10 paid for a higher-priced alternative and notes differing relief allocations for the poor in 1883 and 1884, questioning fiscal decisions of the commissioners.
The exilenent pastor Henry Ward Beecher died at 7 80 am in the presence of family after apoplexy. Funeral set for Greenwood with services at home and church. City flags at half mast and cast of Beecher’s face prepared for a Prospect Park shrine. Also a notice inviting salesmen for Hoopes Bro and Thomas nurserymen of West Chester.
A broad survey notes improving railway traffic with higher January earnings and rising bank exchanges. It highlights stronger factory activity, rising dry goods trade in major cities, and growing European competition in textile goods while urging reforms to boost farmer access and local markets to spur manufacturing and living standards.
A busy week in Commonwealth cases recounts verdicts and sentences across numerous charges. John Hintz pleaded guilty to assault and battery. T W Cook and Freddie Wim Canwell's case ended with guilty verdicts. Annie Carey and Annie Marshall faced bawdy house charges with guilty pleas. Mrs Mary Davis and Joseph Fisher were found guilty in liquor and related offenses, Fisher sentenced to ten days and a fine. Pennsylvania Railroad faced a not guilty verdict on maintaining a nuisance. W J Stevens and Milton Aylesworth were cleared. Ying Wuh Tee Tune case drew a large crowd, opium den proceedings showcased varied testimony and a not guilty verdict with half costs. John Findland and Ray Lo Chang matters concluded with mixed outcomes. Ulrich was found guilty of assault and batteries after a contested incident with a Chinaman. True bills for forgery against Jack Plummer and Darwin Wentworth noted. Mrs Davis’ attorneys moved for a new trial.
The grand jury reports the house hospital and insane asylum are in good order but notes jail and courthouse sewer rooms. It alleges outsiders supply tools to prisoners to aid escaping and urges thorough investigation by the commissioner. Recommends better filing facilities, and a second traverse juror room with county superintendent.
A notice urges readers to view an advertisement on another page selling cheap lands in Minnesota and Dakota offered by the Chicago and Northwestern railway company. It claims this is the last chance to buy at low prices as values rise rapidly.
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