State Legislature orders inquiry into Warren Asylum abuse claims
Harrisoune Pa May 2 A House resolution initiated a thorough investigation into charges raised by W L Peart against the Warren County asylum. The resolution, approved by the House, authorizes a 5- member House and 3- member Senate committee to subpoena witnesses, obtain records, and report findings to the next legislature.
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Harrisoune
Cochrane
Armstrong
Warren Ingane Asylum
W. L. Peart
Armstrong County
Kipp
Pike
Wauxseas
W. J. Peart
Pattison Grave
State Hospital For the Insane
Warren
Banks
John Livingstone
Clarion
Samuel G. Morrow
Parker
Andrews
Erie
Thomas Balston
Brockwayville
Henry Callaman
Big Run
Kongdon
Erie County
Stewart
Benjamin Brown
Warren County
Dillon
Simeon Robinson
Cynthia A. Abbt
Oil City
Eddy
Jamestown
M. J. Sloan
William Bongham
Baxter
Samuel Igo
Craig
B. H. Porter
S. W. Lawrence
Franklin
George Priestly
Pleasantville
Oliver Day
McDowell
David Kohr
Clarion County
James Tarhall
Alexander Auley
Henry Carr
Summerville
Seth Greene
Mercer County
William Grant
Frank Ross
Renovo
Mre
Hannah Males
Callansburgh
John Mooney
Peter Grumblat
James O’harrow
Ridgway
Godfrey Beorwiler
John W. Jenks
Paunxsutawney
Frank Steven
Bartley B. Dunkel
Thomas Alcorn
John Bell
William Silliway
Sylvanus Snyder
Samuel Wells
Tioga
Michael M. Marrow
Tunnville
William Carr
Corsica
Senate
House of Representatives
State Hospital
Warren Asylum
Wherry
Cumberland
Cochran
Thompson
Rex
Burdick
Meredith
Peart
Board of Charities
Opening of the World's Columbian Exposition
President Cleveland pressed the electric button at noon to open the fair amid a vast crowd estimated around 175000. The ceremony featured music, speeches, and a grand display, followed by a chaotic crush that sent many attendees to hospitals with fainting and injuries.
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Curiaco
Cleveland
Andrew Johnson
Exposition
Lake Michigan
Chicago Hussars
Illnois
Potter Palmer
Board of
Lady Managers
Paine
Theodore ‘Thomas
Milburn
Senate
Jennie Courtland
Davis
Manufacturers
America
Grover Cleveland
Hear VanBennett Next Tuesday Night at 7 30
A notice invites attendance for an event featuring VanBennett scheduled for next Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock.
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VanBennett
County Superintendent Re-elected In Warren County
Warren County school directors at the courthouse unanimously re elected Homer Putnam as county superintendent for a three year term. Salary was raised from 1200 to 1500 dollars per year. Warren County has 262 schools with 200000 dollars in property value and an average term slightly over 74 months. The state appropriation rose from 12000 to 34000 dollars. Council meetings addressed an automatic valve, sewer connections, a cattle loading rack removal, and the Conewango bridge. 67 arrests were noted, including 58 vagrancy cases. The tax rate discussion was postponed to the next meeting.
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Warren County
Court House
Homer Putnam
Putnam
Conewango Bridge
Market Street
Utter
Memorial Day Committee Appointments Announced
Eben N. Ford Post No. 836 G A R appoints an executive committee of five for Memorial Day May 30. Members include L T Borchers W J Alexander B H Davis Rk H Smith and C A Waters. Sub committees named Chief Marshall Col D Gardner Pres Day Capt L T Borchers Finance S M Cogswell and Firing Salute Stacy Cogswell J M Regner John Sweeting Dwight Smith plus Carriages Geo W Cogswell T O Slater and John Smith Band J J Leonhart Vocal Music C A Waters Flags and Marking Graves R H Smith A Cook Floral committee Woman's Relief corps No 45 Stands and seats Borders camp No 231 Sons of Veterans.
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Eben N. Ford
G. A. EB
L.T. Borchers
W. J. Alexander
H. Davis
Rk. H. Smith
C. A. Waters
Marshall
Col. D. Gardner
L. T. Borchers
S. M. Cogswell
Stacy Cogswell
J. M. Regner
John Sweeting
Dwight Smith
Geo. W. Cogswell
T. O
Slater
John Smith
J. J. Leonhart
R. H. Smith
A. Cook
Woman's Relief Corps No
Sons of Veterans
Hunter and Co reopen with fresh spring line at right prices
Old New firm Hunters O H and H P return to Warren inviting shoppers to their new spring stock. They claim the dry goods house dates to 1646 and will offer bottom prices to clear old stock. Also notices a debt free oil region hire and announces new men’s furnishings at 306 Second Street with daily arrivals and special closeout prices.
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O. H
H. P. Hunter
Warren
of the Hunters
O. H. Hunter
Hunter's
Warren County
C. V. Culver
Oil City
Second St
C. H. Hunter & Co
Notice to collect ice orders at 220 Hickory St
All orders for Ice left at 220 Hickory St., or R. H. Lewig, Glade Meat Market, will receive immediate and prompt attention. -tf E. CieMons.
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Hickory St
R. H. Lewig
Glade Meat Market
Tf E. CieMons
Parlor Meeting by W C T U in Tidioute
A W C T U parlor meeting at Mrs. L L Hunter’s home draws thirty members and guests for a formal program of devotion readings recitations and songs. The event fosters moral instruction while the writer warns of boys wandering into vice through gambling bars and cigarettes urging firm parenting and prudent money use. The piece ends noting a local boy’s recent safe return from a hill search and cites ongoing concerns about youth and vice.
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L L. Hunter
Tidioute Union
Hague
Hunter
Miss Couse
Marks
Miss Parshall
Crosby
W.U .Tu
Mary Allen West
Lars
Staten
Tidioute
Library May Festival Promises Varied Home Talent Entertainment
Library Hall hosts a two day May 11 and 12 program by about 150 local performers for the Library fund. The varied program includes The Carnival Manola, A Dream of Ancient Greece, and The Hellenic Dance with dances, pantomimes, and Delsarte features. Notable acts include Miss Hattie Cowan as Queen Mab, Master Jonah Shear as Oberon, a sea nymph pantomime led by Neptune, and a Minuet performance by sixteen children.
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Library
Miss Hattie Cowan
Mab
Jonah Shear
Oberon
Neptune
Niobe
Messrs
Cheeswright
Crandall
Warren
Advertising Persuasion and Northrop Footwear
The Ledger defends constant advertising as influential, comparing it to a child’s daily parental example and a circus visit. It argues Northrop’s claim of the finest footwear is credible if true, and that false claims would prompt rejection of the ad by the newspaper.
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Northrop
Warren
Ledger
Fire at H. W. Lane's mill office in Russel
A fire at Russel Tuesday night started in the office of H. W. Lane's mill when a lamp fell. Lane alarmed by himself, quick help confined the blaze to the office and desk area and some contents, with Lane receiving a slight burn. It was described as a lucky accident.
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Russel
H. W. Lane
Lane
The Bluff Fell at Pittsburg Crumbles on Yellow Row
A 100 foot bluff near Yellow Row in Pittsburg collapsed Saturday night dumping earth and rocks. One person was killed and five injured as debris avoided bricks in nearby homes. Authorities probe cause and assess damage to the area.
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Pittsburg
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