State Democracy convention at Harrisburg endorses Cleveland reforms
The Pennsylvania Democratic state convention met in Harrisburg on Wednesday with enthusiastic harmony. W A Hensel was temporary chairman and Wm A Wallace permanent chairman. J B McCollum was nominated for supreme judge and T Neill for the congressional district. Delegates to St Louis and at large were chosen. The platform backs tariff reform, public lands for citizens, debt reduction, anti monopoly measures, pension justice, and immigration limits. The party aims to carry the 1892 state election against Republicans.
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Harrisburg
W.A. Hensel
Wm. A. Wallace
Clearfield
J. B. McCollum
Susquehanna
T. Neill
B. D. Beers
Oil City
Charles P. Byron
Bradford
St. Louis
William L. Scott
Lewis C. Cassidy
Chas. E. Boyle
William Mutchler
Pennsylvania
United States
Republican Party
Democratic National Administration
Congress
Cleveland
Democratic Party of
Democratic Party
Thetate
Commonwealth
Billingsley
Parnell
Gladstone
Davitt
Ireland
Jones Opinion on Pension and Civil War Duty in Warren County
Deacon Jones writes from Warren County Pennsylvania on May 23 1888 about widespread invitations to deliver Dekuora Show Day orations. He recounts his Civil War service two enlistments Libby and Andersonville imprisonment and a pending pension case with Washington officials pressuring him to appear and sign papers for a review while criticizing bureaucratic delays and political maneuvering.
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Warren Co. Pa
Nashows
Natorhood
Kummishoner Uv
Washington, D. C
Blesesther
Washington
Klamerus
Andrew Jackson
Ernst Uvther
Slite Variashans
Prizon Pensuy Libby
Andersonville
Lee
Hon Jacob Zeigler Dies in Buker Pa At 10 O Clock
Hon Jacob Zeigler known as Uncle Jake dies after a long illness in Buker Pa His life spans Pittsburg to Harrisburg where he served as printer editor and clerk He was born in Gettysburg September 1831 and rose from poor beginnings to become a Democratic Herald editor and prominent public official
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Buker
Jacob Zeigler
Jake
Washington
Court House
Captain Zeigler
Gettysburg
Far West
Pittsburg
Allegheny Bridge
Butler and Erie
James McLaughlin
Butler Repository
McLaughlin
Jacob Ziegler
McLaughlin & MecCleHand
McLavennxn & McClellann
California
Bigler
House of Representatives
Senate
M. Lfe
Suull
Butler
Harrisburg
The Wage Workers a Strong Call for Reform Legislation
Analyzed measures show machinery's vast impact on labor across industries, with displacements and rising productivity. Notes that power and steam cut labor needs, while creating new roles. cites oil pipelines reducing horse teams and costs, and rail power requirements. Discusses social reform, women’s equality, and the need for informed citizen leadership amid economic upheaval. May include local assembly note and legislative actions on convicts and labor department funding.
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United States Bureau of Labor
Booth
Standard Oil Company
United States
Postal Service
Burger Molls
Fourteen Living Husbands in McKean County
A Pittsburg Dispatch item notes Mrs. Ida Hoosted, living in McKean County, has married fourteen husbands. Described with dramatic physique, she began young and is now with husband No. 14. Also included is an ad for cheaper envelopes and insurance offerings from John Sill & Son in Warren, Pa.
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McKean County
Pittsburg
Ida Hoosted
John Sill & Son
Exchange Block
Weater Street
Warren
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