Democratic Vigilance Committee for Warren to
Local political roll lists numerous ward and township members under a county committee headed by Bufus P. King. Names span communities such as Farmington Freehold Glade Limestone Mead Pine Grove Pleasant Spring Creek Sugar Grove and Warren with several dozen individuals including Joun Dutton Columbus Borough Fownship managers and committee chairs. The document functions as an electoral organizing roster dated to a county level.
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Democratic Vigilance Committee
Warren
Brokensiaw
Mike Schwing
A. C. McKinney
Colender Arthurs
Conewingo
Fred Honhart
J. M. Jauckson
Philip Leonhart
Costumius Fownship
Geo. Smith
Wilbur Lyons
John Dutton
Columbus Borough
E. Jones
J. Gonnolly
Glade
A. I. McKain
G. C.dame
EE. K. Watson
Eimzung
James Leonard
John E. Lyle
N. Gibson
Jonn
Houser Jr
John Myers
John Purvis
Mead
Charles Shemmelseng
John Gano
Sam Giesenberg Jr
Pine Grove
James H. Martin
Leyi Brown
W. French
Patfield
A. J. Foster
Wmn
E. Stright
Hyram Horn
Pleasant
John Gruner
Erneat Highlouse
John Disable
A Sheperd
Rufus Gison
John Whitman
P. J. Swain
Spring Creek
F. Bates
Geo. Bush
Donaldson
Sugar Grove
D. Wentworth
Jas
Woodside
Emry Davis
South West
Joseph Blakesley
Lorenzo Clooney
Geo. Wales
Driumpa
W. A. McGraw
Curne
J. D. Thompson Pukowe
K. Taggart
J. B. Walker
Tipton
Youngstitée
Philip Mead
W. F. Siggins
Arthur McKinney
Warren Horough
J. E. Berkstresser
A. L. Dalrymple
Thomas Ryan
Bufus P. King
Election notes and political chatter from Warren County
The passage discusses Pennsylvania and Ohio election procedures, voter proof requirements, party dynamics, and remarks on candidates. It notes a drought impact on winter wheat, a harvest joke about potatoes and salad oil, Greenback and Republican splits, a state senator nomination in New York, and a jail release for A A Chase with celebratory serenade at the Opera House.
Ohio Election Echoes Republican Victory and Greenback Split
Ohio backed Foster for Governor and a Republican Legislature as Greenback opposition split. The piece argues Democrats will regain Ohio support next year, aided by Hayes era patronage and national money, while noting Foster’s about 2000 margin and a likely Republican Assembly with a disputed Senate majority.
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Ohio
Foster
Maine
Greenback Party
Republican Party
Hayes
New York
John Sherman
United States
U.S
Assembly
Senate
Three Cornered Sheriff and Prosecutor Race in Warren County
The piece notes fairs, races, elections, and social events in Warren County. It highlights upcoming Sheriff and Prosecutor races as pleasant recreation amid civic happenings. It philosophizes on ongoing disputes, politics, and neighborhood quarrels, implying life stays lively with conflicting views.
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Grant
Ohio
Congress
Warren County
Wheat and politics clash in 1870 era debates
A political rebuttal argues against the notion that a Republican victory is vital for national safety. It asserts equal safety under either party and notes wheat harvests and export expectations for 1870. Estimates of European demand, price implications, and shifts in bread supply are discussed, with optimistic farmer prospects amid international markets.
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Conkling
Illinois
Indiana
California
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
France
England
Russia
Europe
United States
Keenes
Patriot
Newark Election Results Favor Democrats In City Race
Newark voters swung to Democrats led by Fiedler for mayor with about a 2,500 majority over Mackuet. The Common Council will be 18 Republicans, 11 Democrats, and 1 Liberal. Fiedler totals reach 15,873 to 9,208 for Macknet, 167 for Robinson. Greenback vote light. Cincinnati results show Foster and GOP gains may yield a large Republican majority and control of the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Fiedler
Mackuet
Common Council
Mecknet
Macknet
Robinson
Greenbacker
Cincinnati
Foster
Hamilton County
M. Halstead
The Jim River longest non navigable stream in world
The Dakota river known as Jim river is described as the longest stream in the world not navigable in any part. Origins of its name trace to River aux Jacques and James River with Congress calling it Dakota, though usage favors Jim. The river rises near 48 latitude, runs about 625 miles, and likely exceeds 1,000 miles with many crooks. Settlers flock to its valley as future settlement grows, despite sluggish flow.
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Jim
River Aux Jacques
James River
Congress
New West
Plain Jim
Dakota River
Victoria Woodhull and Claflin to Wed Nobility in London
Local correspondent reports Victoria Woodhull and Tennie C. Claflin plan marriages to titled British men in London. The pieces describe a rising social ascent and suggest Victoria would no longer pursue the U.S. presidency, with questions about a hypothetical successor.
Great Warriors Never Work in Denver
In the Denver Tribune an account quotes Piah the chief claiming that great warriors never work. McCook challenges him to farm, while Piah retorts that warriors do not plough and plans to seek John Grant to raid with him, arguing work is for others and not for warriors.
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Denver Tribune
Piah
Washington
Gov. McCook
John Grant
Grant
John
Senator Sharon Faces Million Dollar Debt Burden
The piece recounts Sharon stepping in to assume Ralston's debts, the $11,000,000 cloud that nearly toppled him, and his extended absence from the Senate to manage the burden. It notes his pay is drawn while he spends lavishly entertaining congressional friends at Belmont, with servants and social excess featured in the account.
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New York World
Sharon
Ralston
Senate
Belmont
Three Persons Gored to Death in Kansas Elk Incident
Bollvn's Crrry Kansas October 14. General Bull Robert Bricknell and George Nichols were gored to death by an elk yesterday. The animal had been kept in General Bull's park.
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Bollvn’s
Crrry
Kansas
General Bull
Robert Bricknell
George Nichols
Not as Bad as We Might Be
The piece argues the world is at least as good, or better, than in the past with more life, education, morality, and religion. It notes complaints about crime are common but historic crime narratives were less reported and that rapid modern changes can provoke confusion before adjusting. Reason and faith together doubt the claim that the world is worsening.
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Cain
Nimrod
Nebuchadnezger
Julius Cesar
Nero
Henry the VIII
Christian Union
Placing the Guilt for that Railway Murder
The New York Sun analyzes a Michigan Central crash near Jackson Michigan last Friday. It blames yard master Evander Colwell for ordering cars onto a track and jeopardizing many lives, arguing he is far more guilty than a common murderer. It questions telegraph operator liability and urges full compensation, while challenging company officers for a flawed management system that left dangerous discretion to subordinates.
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New York Sun
Michigan Central
Jackson
Michigan
Evander Colweil
Severe Dreath Strains Water Supplies Across Reading Area
Special correspondence reports a historic drought in Reading region with streams wells and creeks drying up. Towns like Fleetwood Kulztown and Maxatawny face water shortages. mills and furnaces halt. cattle must be watered far away. Schuylkill and Saucony creeks run dry. fuel for winter looks grim. In Hamburg a theater shooting ends a performance as John Nelson is fatally shot from the stage.
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Times
Reading
Fleetwood
Kulztown
Maxatawny
Schuylkill
Hamburg
Lyons Furnace
Sinking Springs
Weils
A Wife's Love That Stood the Test
In Bangor Maine a sewing machine agent Pendleton tied a rope to his body and stepped from a window to threaten suicide. His wife cut the rope with a knife, saving him from a 25 foot fall, though the danger surprised both. He survived with likely no serious injuries.
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Pendleton
Tie
Glass Wick Brightens Lamps Reduces Smoke and Fuel Use
A glass wick by Vabriel & Beck of Hanna Germany for petroleum and spirit lamps emits brighter light than cotton wicks. It increases flame heat in spirit lamps without sparks, reduces smoking, saves about ten percent oil, and needs no trimming as the glass wick wears away only slightly by fusion.
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Chemical Journal
Messrs. Vabriel & Beck
Hanna
Germany
Useless Skill. Toledo Blade report on street accident
A couple of reckless youths in Toledo overturned a buggy at Cherry and St Clair. One man lay motionless as a German physician treated him. A bystander pleaded for revival, the doctor replied that the man’s neck was broken and bringing him to would be useless.
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Toledo
Cherry and
St. Clair
Record of 1879 Agricultural Prosperity Across Regions
The year 1879 marks a historic surge in farm production with cotton up by half a million bales tobacco up 12 million pounds and sugar up about 200 000 hogsheads. Northern states show large wheat and corn surpluses while the hog crop may be the largest yet. Southern crops dominate the gains with extensive increases in cotton tobacco and sugar.
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Republic
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Wise heir reports hope lost for Prof Wise
The Post-Dispatch carries a Louisiana dispatch quoting Charles Wise of Philadelphia son of Prof. Wise who says he has given up all hope of his father and Geo Beaver being alive. A Milwaukee dispatch says a balloon found fifty miles north of Milwaukee is the one launched from Waukeshaw last Friday.
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Lois
The
Post-Dispatch
Louisiana
Charles Wise
Chiladelhia
Wise
Geo. Beaver
Milwaukee
Waukeshaw
Whimsical Tales and Notable Ephemera From a 19th Century Paper
A collage of jokes, anecdotes, and brief items from the Cincinnati Times era. It includes a Cape Cod fisherman scene, a Mrs. Weston gate-money claim, Hendricks and Wheeler at Toledo, a Worcester preacher back pay tale, a tramp’s question about a casket, and a pedestrial winner profile. It also notes Langtry and West seeking legal protection from press coverage, Japanese rice technique, and mint Director Burchard on a three month gold influx forecasting price shifts and speculative risk.
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Warren Ledger
Daniel O. Barr
Allegheny
Democratic
Sheri, Joseph Clinton
George Blair
Columbus
Reuben P. Davis
Youngsville
John P. Houser
Limestone
Pennsylvania
Olio
Oho
Gen. Allen
Tewing
W. J. Henderson
Randolph, N
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Ienderson
Supreme Court
D. O. Barr
Sutton
Butler
Barr
Greenback
Fhe Intelligencer
Williamsport
Theodore Chase
Joseph Clinton
Dr. Whitney
Whitney
Miller
George William Curtis
Richmond County
Cornell
Soule
Lave
Curtis
A. A. Chase
Scranton Times
W. W. Scranton
Mr. Chase
Opera
Senator Wonkling
Murat Halstead
Linlstead
N. J
Iowa
Jim River
Woodhull
Baltimore Sun
America
London
South Kensington
Emperor’s Gate
Victoria
Tennie C. Claflin
Kensington
Victoria C
Charles Francia Train
Baltm
Front Street
John Nelson
University of Maryland
Lamyten
Cincinnati Times
Cape Cod
Weston
Thomas A. Hendricks
Wm. A. Wheeler
Worcester
Mass
Murphy
Friar
Nan
Fifth Avenue
Burchard
United States Mint
Variety Hall
Parmlee & Henry
Philadelphia
New York City
Brussels
A. A. Davis & CO
Ledghre
the Ledger Office
Ge0
Ball & Co., Clothiers, Hatters
Merchant Tailors
R. D. Bartlett
Western
Rush Bartlett
Boys Clothing
GEO. Ball & Co
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