Deaths and politics shadow Warren Ledger item
The Warren Ledger discusses Senator Oxkis and the death of Furry of Connecticut, notes political gains for Democracy in New York and New Jersey, and reports on Thomas Struthers supporting Erie platform finance. It recounts financial editorials, publisher issues, the Wilson death, and Congressman Randall’s Speaker bid with economy-to-revenue plans.
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Oxkis
Furry
Connecticut
Norwalk
Jion
Thomas Struthers
Erie
Sam. J. Randall
House of Repesentatives
the Tribune
Ile
Congress
Randall
Failure of M. M. Pomeroy in bankruptcy shocks readers
A late New York letter details the collapse of M. M. Pomeroy and his New York Democrat. Once worth about $100,000, his assets are minimal, debts exceed $140,000, and creditors include a publisher and a jeweler. The Erie Sunday Gazette and the Warren Mail feature sharp politics as the Corry Telegraph, Pain, and Cosmopolite clash in a volatile press landscape.
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M. M. Pomeroy
N. Y
Pomeroy
Democrat
la Crosse
Wis
New York
Sykes
Erie Sunday Gazette
Corry
Telegraph
Republican Party
Warren Mail
Curtis
Erie Post Office
Mr. Pain
Gazette
Pain
Cosmopolite
Whiskey Ring
Eminent statesman Henry Wilson dies after illness in Washington
The Buffalo Courier lauds Henry Wilson for breadth of view and integrity. Born 1812 in New Hampshire, Wilson rose from Natick shoemaker to U S Senator, helped found the Republican party, and served as Vice President after a long public career ending with his death in Washington at 7 a m last Monday.
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Ile
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Ory
Washington
Buffalo Courier
Henry Wilson
New Hampshire
Natick
Massachusetts
General Harrison
Edward Everett
United States Senate
District of Columbia
Territories
Senate
American Party
National Council
Republican Party
Sumner
Brooka
Hammond
South Carolina
Free States
Inspection of Pennsylvania Railroad in 1875 from Warren Pa
The 1875 inspection of the Pennsylvania Central system covered road-bed, rails, switches, ballasting, and grounds. About 130 railroad men toured main line Pittsburgh to Jersey City over 452 miles in four gondola trains, each with six crosswise seats and an observation setup. Divisions detailed include Western 117 miles, Middle Altoona to Harrisburg 132 miles, Eastern Harrisburg to Philadelphia 105 miles, and New Jersey Philadelphia to Jersey City 98 miles, all with multiple tracks and steel rails on oak ties, plus crews marking track conditions. The party stayed in Altoona, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia, with expenses paid by the Company.
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Eprron Lepe¢er
Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Pittsburgh
Frank Thompson
Pennsylvania Central
Philadelphia
Erie
Northern Central
Oil Creek
Allegheny Valley
River Roads
Jersey City
Altoona
Harrisburg
New Jersey
Freight and passenger rail activity noted at Altoona
A correspondent reports robust passenger business and immense freighting with 20 extra freight trains in two hours heading west. The tally shows 64 passenger trains to and from Jersey City in 24 hours. The Company employs 3,000 workers in and around Altoona shops. More details may follow.
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Jersey City
Altoona
Wicked Wife in Tragic Axe Murder in Bunker Hill
The Northern Tier Reporter outlines a brutal murder at Bunker Hill where Mrs. OConnor, wife of shoemaker Billy OConnor, is accused of killing him with an axe. Neighbors heard threats, postmortem exams confirm death from a blunt instrument, and the axe was found hidden under her bed. She is jailed in Potter County on a murder charge.
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Bunker Hill
Reynolds
Freeman
Smethport
Billy
Buly
Potter County
Marder
Possible Clue in Charlie Ross Abduction Mystery Emerges
A sprawling 1875 Connecticut report links a strange woman seen with a child to the Charlie Ross case. The tale traces sightings in Thomaston Cheshire Bridgeport and Milford with notes on a suspected Mossher sister, a missing boat from Bridgeport harbor and a possible custody arrangement to explain the boy’s identity. The account cites Mr Bunnell chasing the suspect through Litchfield and Hamden with no firm arrest results and mentions a Newtown Birmingham sequence before a humorous aside on a Buffalo Courier quote.
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Conn
Chalie Ross
Iis
Charlie Ross
Mosher
Afilford
Namuel Wilmot
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Harbor
Winch Mosier
Douglass
Bay Ridge
van Brunts
Tila
Cheshire
Bunnell
Thomaston
Ltarwinton
Litchfield
Hamden
Connecticut
Mr. Ross
Newtown
Birmingham
Wildlife and fishing laws with seasonal restrictions
The text outlines hunting and fishing rules including trout from April 1 to August 15 with hook and line only, bass July 15 to March, dike fishing July 1 to March 1, and penalties up to $95 for off-season catches. Nets under ten inches banned June 15 to August 1 with $100 fine and six months’ jail. Deer season September 1 to December 1, dogs chasing deer may be shot in most counties. Rabbits, fox, and squirrels have various seasonal windows, Sunday hunting banned with fines, and all insectivorous birds protected. Nest robbing carries $10 and general game penalties range $5-$50.
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Centre
Fayette
Schuyhill
Wyoming
Funeral plans for Vice President Wilson announced
The colored citizens of Waktington discuss funeral arrangements for Vice President Wilson. A Senate House State Departments and Supreme Court committee met to set the service for Saturday at noon in the Senate Chamber. Remains to lie in state at Independence Hall Monday morning in Philadelphia. Sub committee of Thurman Warren Garfield to finalize arrangements with Massachusetts delegation. Senator Boutwell expected Wednesday evening.
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Wilson
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House of Representatives
State Departments
Supreme Court
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
A. G. Thurman
Ohio
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Massachusetts
Garfield
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Col Moseby Opens Winter Law Office in Washington Letter
Col Moseby, once a famed partisan chieftain, has opened a law office in the city for the winter. The piece notes his good standing with the Grant administration and describes him as a quiet, calculating figure despite his feared past.
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Moseby
Grant
Tony
Northernmost town Clamerfest Norway and odd notes
Clamerfest in Norway is described as the world’s most northern town with 2057 residents. The column notes various odd items including a teacher acquitted of assault, cruelty to wildlife in Nebraska, a playful anecdote about a Paris painter and his mother, and a tragic Warr County story of a husband hanging himself after sending his wife to hear a sermon about Jesus.
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Clamerfest
Norway
Conton
Matthias Smith
Kittanning
Jesus
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