Political Letters Warn of Cameron Influence in County Race
The Titusville Herald criticizes Cameron’s cash backing and party influence, urging voters to back White for Assembly and opposing Lee and Reeves as Cameron allies. It cites Gen Allen’s defeat, calls the county party waning, and notes poor turnout for Cameron aligned Republican meetings despite opposition in Sheffield and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves
Cameron Clan
J. B. White
Cameron Ring
White
Assembly
Court House
Cameron
Wood
Waters
Noyes
Lindsey
Sheffield
Senate
Govenor Hastranft
Kehoe
Republican Party
Warren county Democrats rally against Cameron dynasty
A Warren County political notice urges unity to defeat Cameronism in the State Senate race. It argues for Henry L. P. Kinnear over J. W. Lee, names alleged graft in Republican circles, and disputes local papers over candidate loyalties while predicting Reeves’s fall and White’s opposition to Cameronism.
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Warren County
Allen
Lee
Cameron
Don Cameron
U.S. Senate
Me.Alster
Venango County
Fan
Commonwealth
Camran
Henry
Kinnear
Henry LP
State Senate
Truth about Mr White and the Prohibition convention
The article debunks a false claim that Mr White was a Prohibition candidate and confirms he attended the Tid ioute Prohibition Convention in Youngsville on August 21, 1875. It explains White supported Capt Alexander's nomination for Regent and Recorder, and notes White had not run for office before then. The piece defends White against opponent efforts to sway liquor voters by spreading rumors.
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White
Capt
Alexander
J. B. White
Tidioute
National Party
Ife
Venango County backs Kinnear and White for asylum support
Venango County opposes War ren Asylum funding and opposes related appropriations. Voters are urged to back Henry P. Kinnear for Senator and J B White for Assembly to secure asylum construction and ongoing appropriations, uniting Warren County with Venango in support.
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Venarg County
Warren
Lee
McAlister
Henry P. Kinnear
John Sunderland
Warren County
J. W. Lee
Wen
Venango
Kinnear
J. B. White
Vote for Dit and Fertig to bolster Democrats
A wartime style rally urges Warren County Democrats to back Dit and Fertig for state offices, warning Republicans are weakening. It touts Philadelphia and Pittsburgh losses for GOP, praises Curtin Dill Speer Thurlow Hendricks, and urges turnout to deny Mason and secure majorities.
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Judge Agnew
Cagieromout Quay
Dewouiats
Warren County
Andy Dil
John Fertig
Mason
Philadelphia
Hoyv
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Wa Curtin
Dill
Speer
Thuran
Hendricks
The Great Fizzle and Political Theater
A sharp critique of a Tuesday Republican mass meeting labeled a failure with low attendance and disarray among leaders. The piece notes Gov Hartranft and Gen Beaver failing to inspire, while Democrats and Nationals celebrate. It covers district contests in the Twenty fifth, Musgrove’s hinted withdrawal, and hints at state races with candidate profiles and voting procedures urged by Republicans.
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Gov. Hartrantz
Cameron’s
Warren County
Gen. Beaver
Clarion
Armstrong
Indiana
Forest
Jefferson
Musgrove
James M. Guffey
Harry White
Warren County Opposes Dunkel for Internal Affairs Post
A 1878 Warren County letter urges voters to reject Aaron K. Dunkel for Secretary of Internal Affairs, labeling him an enemy of oil producers and citing his Senate votes against anti discrimination bills. The piece attacks Republican speakers, defends local figures, and urges Greenbackers and Democrats to back Perry D. Clark for District Attorney.
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William McCanpuzss
Phil
Record
McCandless
Warren, Pa
Republican Party
Aaron K. Dunkle
Warren County
United Pipeiines
Standard Oil Company
Producers Union
Standard Oil Co
Secretary of Internal Affairs
United Pipe Line
Buck” McCandless
Anton K. Dinkel
Senator Nagle
Philadelphia
Dunkel
Owl
Supreme Judgeship
Man Dunkel
J. Simpson Africa
Aaron K. Duake
Breikenstein
Early history of Mr White in Pennsylvania lumber trade
The account traces Mr White born December 8 1817 in Chautauqua County New York. He moved to northwestern Pennsylvania eleven years ago as a schoolteacher near Sugar Grove, bought pine land near Youngsville, and built a large White and Kinnear lumber firm. He published The Weekly News in Tidioute, pursued education through Ashville and Jamestown, and emphasizes a lifelong self made struggle with political views shifting from Democrat to non Republican since 1873. he claims to be under 31 when Grant ran and anticipated election victory this fall.
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White
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Sugar Grove
Youngsville
Ashville
Jamestown Academy
Union School and Collegiate Institute
Crof
Love
Canton University
Grant
Mr White
Sudden Death of Mr. David Graham in Warren
Mr. David Graham a well known Shefield merchant came to Warren last Tuesday morning and hired Siggins to take him to Mr. Cameron’s residence near North Warren. He collapsed near Waggoner’s and died. Dr Baker attributed death to heart disease. Graham, a young Scotchman with no immediate family, had an uncle in Brookston and relatives in Glasgow Scotland.
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David Graham
Shefield
Warren
Siggins
Cameron
Nlea
North Warren
Waggoner
Baker
Graham
Brookston
Glascow
Scotland
New Grocery Store Opens in McDowell & Orr Room
F W Miller & Co plan to open a grocery store in the space once occupied by McDowell & Orr. Miller heads to New York Saturday to purchase stock, promising a complete and well-run operation with the support of George P Orr.
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F. W. Miler & Co
Spon
McDowell & Orr
FP. W. Miller
New York
F. W. Miller
Geo. P. Orr
The Panic of 1873 and the Money Power’s Role
Abstracted notes argue the 1857 and 1873 panics stemmed from the money power and bank manipulations. England’s shift of specie harmed US banks, leading to suspensions and distress, then Civil War financing expanded. McCulloch and financial factions allegedly drained circulation to bonds, triggering contraction, business stagnation, and hard times, blamed on money power rather than overproduction.
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England
United States
Savings Institution
Life and Trust Company of
Cincinnati
New York
Wall St
Jay Cooke & Co
Free States
America
Hugh McCulloch
West
Lincoln
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
John Sherman
Hop Bitters Promised Cure Warns Against Denver Health Fads
A skeptical note claims many invalids traveling to Denver for health do not return, suggesting undertakers profit from mortality. It urges patients be cared for at home by friends with Hop Bitters, claiming prevention and cure if used in time. See another column.
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Denver
Cal
Keeners
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