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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1884
Page
4
The final New York result shows Cleveland with a 1105 plurality. Democrats refrain from celebrations, while Republicans may feel the need to rethink future strategy as the party’s long effort ends. The tone reflects quiet acknowledgment of justice prevailing and political fatigue across parties.
The article argues Warren’s steady growth supports a need for more rental housing. It notes population around 6,000 and high rents, urging capitalists to construct tenant and tenement housing so more residents can live in Warren. It emphasizes housing access over personal wealth.
A Warren Mail report describes a 150 torch illumination and a municipal parade amid a mixed Democratic setback. The crowd reacted with enthusiasm for Blaine in Pennsylvania and Warren County, while speakers at Roscoe Hall addressed a subdued response. The piece notes Irish Catholic voting patterns and regional party dynamics.
The piece reflects on party defections, praising Independents who opposed Blaine and Cleveland figures, while noting the Corry Eaglegraph will resume after a fire. It covers Mrs. Mary H. Lost's temperance lecture in Warren with a large crowd and choir, praise for Warren women, and remarks on relief work and civic effort.
The report recalls Trowan B Hanpy, a dating speculator who died after a buggy accident in Cincinnati. It notes his 1869 1880 bankruptcy, his Chicago wheat corner with a $5 000 000 outlay, a $1 000 000 personal gain, then a return to Cincinnati and a costly mansion. It mentions Rev Dr William Dews aged 78 returning from China, Mrs Jesse Povyam’s 100th birthday, John G Whittier paying respects, Madame Mopgesxa in Poland planning a Malish play, jockey Ferro Ancuss touring America, President Elect Cleveland with a double in New Jersey, and various political and social notes including Rogert Toombs voting, Blaine slogans, and the Pittsburg Post&# 160.advertisement.
The Warren Ledger changes hands as W. W. Howard purchases from B. F. Morris after twenty-one years of Morris’s editorial leadership. Howard, once with the Philadelphia Times and New York Times, is expected to keep the Democratic-leaning policy while bringing a fresh editorial vigor to the paper.
The Franklin Spectator notes B F Morris sells The Warren Leper to Willard W Howard, a Philadelphia Times writer. Howard, a seasoned editor from New York, takes over as Morris retires after twenty-one years. The move is echoed by the Girard Cosmopolite Salamance Republican Ridgeway Democrat Jamestown Standard Randolph Courant and other papers.
The Smethport Democrat reports W. W. Howard, formerly of the New York Times and Philadelphia journalist, has bought the Warren Ledger. The Erie Observer notes B. F. Morris retires after 21 years as editor of the Warren Reporter, with Howard taking charge. colleagues salute Morris and welcome Howard.
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