Warren County Treasurer Candidates Named in Republican Primary Plans
Authorized notices name A. W. Jones of Chandlers Valley and D. F. A. Wheelock of Louisville as Republican candidates for Warren County Treasurer in the November election pending nomination by party primary meetings and county convention. William P. Nutting of Youngsville is also listed as a Republican candidate with primary meetings on Saturday May 4 and county convention on Monday May 6.
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A. W. Jones
Chandler’s Valley
Warren County
D. F. A. Wheelock
Louisville
Warren
WM. P. Nutting
Youngsville
Our New Postmaster for Warren
Col Wat son selects Mr Love as Warren postmaster amid local discontent. Love is described as competent, energetic, honest, and loyal to the party with a soldierly record. Democratic Ledger praises his qualifications, noting any appointment would face critics, but the issue will pass as the machinery moves on.
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Warren
Col. Watson
Love
The
Ledger
United States
Kickers
High License Debate Spurs State Prohibition Drive
The piece notes rising interest in liquor controls, citing Pennsylvania’s upcoming prohibition amendment and New York’s Assembly passage of high license. It argues high license as a step toward broader prohibition, with Rhode Island considering resubmission and other states watching Pennsylvania’s June vote.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Miller
Hill
Rhode Island
Burdette Leads Prohibition Debate at Norristown Convention
Burdette, deemed a successful temperance worker rather than lecturer, chaired the Resolutions Committee at a Norristown amendment convention. He reported a platform advocating prohibition and urged using multiple ballots, pledging one ballot each for the amendment and effort toward the other.
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Burdette
Norristown
Philadelphia Press Editor Declines German Minister Post
Mr Smrru, editor of the Philadelphia Press, has been named as a possible Minister to Germany. He replies in the Press of April 5 with appreciation for the kindness but declines any public office. He will continue his editorial duties.
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Smrru
Philadelphia
Germany
Callers Target North Dakota Senators in State Scheme
A Washington observer notes Gen. Harrison Allen of Fargo a former Pennsylvania senator's caller. He is seen as likely to join the next session with N G Ordway in a plan to win both North Dakota senator ships.
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Pispatcu
Washington
Senator Quay
Harrison Allen
Fargo
Senate
Pennsylvania
N.G. Ordway
North Dakota
The Amendment promotes the Prohibitory Amendment
A neat eight page paper urges support for the Prohibitory Amendment. It offers campaign terms: one copy 25 cents, five copies 1 dollar, forty copies 5 dollars, one hundred copies 10 dollars. Address Rev. Irwin P. McCurdy Philadelphia to obtain copies and help achieve large circulation.
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Irwin P. McCurdy
S. 20Th St
Phila
Large Warren Convention Backing Prohibitory Amendment
At the Warren convention next Tuesday a large attendance is expected in support of the Prohibitory Amendment. Delegates will come from all parts of the county and proceedings are anticipated to be timely and interesting.
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Warren
Chicago City Clerkship Defied Clean Democratic Sweep
In Chicago the election produced a mixed result with the City Clerkship, a key office, won by the Republican party by a majority of 89. The outcome shows Republicans narrowly breaking what might have been a clean Democratic gain.
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Chicago
Rhode Island Election Ends in Tie and Confusion
The Rhode Island election yields no clear winner with four tickets in the field and no one elected. The Legislature remains tied on a joint ballot, leaving results unresolved at this stage.
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Rhode Island
Prohibition Amendment Advocates Urge Action in State
The piece argues for a Prohibition Amendment in Pennsylvania. It claims enforcement challenges but asserts the amendment will end liquor manufacturing and door to door sale, ban public bars, and remove saloon influence from politics while educating citizens against intemperance. It notes opposition from temperance foes and liquor interests.
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People’s Advocate
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Opening of Oklahoma lands sparks boomers flood
The President’s proclamation opens 1 087 800 acres in central Indian Territory and 375 000 more in Seminole lands for settlement. About 50 000 boomers camp on the border as Captain Payne’s followers press the effort, reviving prairie schooner migration and signaling possible later openings in Indian Territory.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
United States
Garden of the Southwest
Capt
Payne
Springer
Maine
Judge Agnew Warns Laborers About Liquor Debates
Beaver resident Daniel Agnew argues that state costs for prisons, hospitals, and paupers due to intemperance exceed the revenues from high license taxes. He cites official figures for 1888, cites U S Supreme Court rulings, and praises Prohibition in Maine, Kansas, and Iowa while urging workers to reject liquor industry deceit.
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Agnew
Beaver
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Auditor General
United States
Kansas
Iowa
Maine
Supreme Court of the
Gov
Larabee
Martin
Neal Dow
Liquor Leagues
Lincoln son to be American minister in England
Rupert T. Lincoln announced to the President and Secretary Blaine his acceptance of the English Mission. He plans to sail for England around May 15, making possible an American minister at the English Court. The statement notes his relation to Abe Lincoln.
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Rupert T. Lincoln
Blaine
England
Abe Lincoln
Harrisburg Capitol Notes on Legislation and Elections
The April 6 report details expected adjournment in May, appropriation bills timing, and a June special election with two separate constitutional amendments. It notes Arbor Day proclamation, tree planting in schools and streets, and hints at a court-martial of Major Armes. It also covers House battles between Quay and Magee over a street railway measure, plus three of Senator Allen's bills on roads, conveyances, and a salary for Judge Trunkey's heirs.
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Harrisbure
Matt
House
Senate
Committee
Stone
Secretary of the Commonwealth
New York
George Washington
Beaver
Armes
Gov. Beaver
Washington
Army
Chris Magee
Quay
Magee
Andrews
Allen
John Trunkey
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth
Williams
Stanley’s August Letter Reveals Emin Pasha Condition
A long August dated letter from the indefatigable explorer reports Emin Pasha in better condition than Stanley. It recounts hardships and loss as Stanley traversed Central Africa. Brussels advices say Arabs heard of Stanley and Emin Pasha months earlier marching toward Zanzibar with thousands and ivory.
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Stanley
Emin Pasha
Central Africa
Brussels
Stanley Falls
Henry M. Stanley
Zanzibar
Nyanza
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Promises Quick Sleep Relief
If your cough keeps you awake and restless by night, this remedy allays inflammation and heals the pulmonary organs. It induces sleep and restores health, with the notice urging to begin treatment soon.
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Ayer
No License Town Boosts Butcher’s Meat Sales
A butcher quotes a temperance dispute in Iowa reporting that business booms in a town without license. He says, There’s your dollar I’ve sold more meat in one day since this town went no license than I used to in a week when we had saloons. This remark follows a prohibition sermon linked to a temperance lecturer.
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Iowa Register
Washington Centennial Exercises in New York City Program
An official program outlines New York City events for the Washington Centennial from April 27 to May 8. Highlights include a loan exhibition opening at the Metropolitan Opera House, a presidential arrival and receptions at the Equitable building and City Hall, services of thanksgiving, a grand military parade from Broadway to Madison Square, a banquet, and closing events with the industrial and civic parade and loan exhibition close. The program names President Harrison, Gov., Rev. Dr. Storrs, John Greenleaf Whittier, Chauncey M. Depew, Archbishop Corrigan, Major General John M. Schofield, and various state contingents.
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Washington
New York City
Metropolitan Opera House
Equitable
City Hall
New York
St. Paul’s Church
Regular Army
National Guards
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Rhode Islands
Loyal Legion
Grand Army
Broadway
Waverly Place
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Madison Square
Twenty-fourth Street
Loan
Proclamation Sets Thanksgiving Day for April 30 in 1789 Echo
President Harrison cites the centennial of the federal government formed in New York on April 30, 1789. He urges nationwide prayer at 9 AM that day, honoring Washington's oath and asking divine guidance for liberty prosperity and peace.
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Harrison
New York
George Washington
New Born
Republic
Benjamin Harrison
United States of America
Macadamized roads seen as lasting fix for state highways
In Harrisburg the York delegate calls country roads a sham and disgrace. He argues for macadamizing roads to cut long term costs, reduce horse power use, and boost farm values near cities, claiming initial expenses pay off with durable repairs.
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Harrisburg
Brown
York
Prohibition Campaign Leaders Plan Covert Strategy
Managers of the Anti-Prohibition Amendment campaign refuse to disclose plans but claim liquor interests influence many organizations. A leading Pittsburg distiller predicts a public push about three weeks before election and a landslide against Prohibition on election night June 18. He pledges vigilance and asserts they are not sleeping.
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Pittsburg Times
Pittsburg
Prohibition
Pennsylvania
Bucklen Arnica Salve Displays Promised Cures
Local ad promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cent box price at Morck Drug Store.
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Bucklen
Morck Drug Store
News and Notes of Interest to All
Thirty men seek Alaska governorship while April 9 marks the 24th anniversary of Lee’s surrender. Gen Neal Dow, Maine’s Exposition Commissioner, travels to Paris at 85. Around the world baseball players meet in New York. Dakota prairie fires destroy villages and millions in property. Virginia and Maryland suffer a 14 inch snowstorm along the coast. Harrison resends staff. Anti-Prohibition efforts forecast defeat. Republicans win Cleveland, Democrats prevail in Chicago. Cincinnati splits offices. White House prayer routine continues daily.
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Neal Dow
Paris
Maine
New York
Dakota
Virginia
Maryland
Youngstown
Booth
Rochester
Buffalo Express
Harrison
Cleveland
R. C. Jackson
Chicago Herald
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Promises Restful Nights
An old advertisement touts Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral to relieve coughs and promote a peaceful night's sleep. The claim emphasizes improved rest and daytime comfort after using the remedy.
Supreme Court backs state control over liquor laws citing Mugler and Bartemeyer
The piece argues that U S Supreme Court decisions uphold each state’s right to restrict or prohibit liquor traffic within its borders. It cites Mugler vs Kansas and Bartemeyer vs Iowa as holding that liquor sale rights are not guaranteed by citizenship or the Fourteenth Amendment. It quotes Stone vs Mississippi and New Orleans Gas Co. vs Louisiana Light Co. on public health morals and safety surpassing contract limits.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Mugler
Kansas
Bartemeyer
Iowa
Stone
Mississippi
Supreme Court of the United States
New Orleans Gas Co
Louisiana Light Co
N. Y
Kemp's Balsam Ad Claims Quick Throat and Lung Relief
The rush on druggists continues as many seek Kemp's Balsam for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and consumption. Marketed as a standard family remedy with a satisfaction guarantee, it sells for 50 cents and one dollar with a free trial size.
Arbor Day and civic notes across Pennsylvania
Arbor Day observed on April 26 with local events. Pennsylvania hosts 380 Free Masons lodges totaling 38545 members. Pittsburgh suffered a $500000 Hubbard Axe works fire last Sunday. A Philadelphia member of a benevolent society sued over disability benefits and a judge ruled insanity not a compensable disability. The State Central Prohibitory Constitutional Amendment Committee plans a statewide polling to gauge temperance strength. Travel and legal notes cover a corn doctor’s harm to Frank McClure and a Philadelphia judge on negligence for unmanned horse-drawn vehicles. Pennsylvania soldiers to attend Centennial in New York on April 30. brigades travel by Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading. The Secretary of the Commonwealth orders 7,000,000 election tickets for June 18 and issues distribution guidance. Harrisburg Telegraph notes a one-armed printer in the Harrisburg Legislative Record capable with the left hand to set type.
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Philadelphia
Finletter
State Central Prohibitory Constitutional Amendment Committee
Pennsylvania
Frank McClure
Susquehanna
Commonwealth Stone
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg Legislative Record
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Warren Mail
Wuernzens
Daniel Agnew
Our State Capitol
New York’s
Alaska
Lee
Boston Herald
White House
Harrisons
Free Masons
Hubbard Axe Works
W.A. Alexander
H. Rider Haggard
Erders
Webster Brady Company
L. G. Noyes’ Drug Store
Wm. Ayres & Sons
NEW Mail
Bicycle and Safety
Chas.s. Blanchard
Gen’'s Agt
Union City, PA
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Cornplanter Ferry
Allegheny River
Cornplanter Reservation
Warren Co
Hannah Silverheels Cooper
Thomas W. Jacobs
Daniel Ruhlman
Walter E. Homer
James Jacobs
Frank LaDow
Allen & Higgins
Etters
Jane Cole
Eldred
WM. H. Cole
Grand Valley, Warren Co
Jos. Horne & Co’s
Penn Ave
JOS. Horne & CO
Pittsburgh, PA
F. R. Scott
Commonwealth
General Assembly
House of Representatives
United State
High Seas
Charles W. Stone
the Commonwealth
Citizens National Bank
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
David L. Gerould
Cashier
M. Waters
P. Johnson
F Henry
H. A. Jamieson
V. Davis
W.D. Brown
A. Hertzel
Geo. N. Parmlee
A.T. Scofield
U.S
J . Daserat
Intist
Apace
A. A. Davis & CO
Boggs &Buhl
Federal St
Allegheny, PA
H. S. Thomas
Wood & Thomas
Third Street
Liberty
Warren, la
J.K. Ronne
Liberty Street
Struthers
Struthers, Wells &C
Detil.s
Parshall & Sill
E. W. Parshall
G. W. Sill
Warren, Pa
General Agents
James Broder
Bradford
Allegany Fields
Eva L. Turner
Wallace
Briggs, Libellant
Warren Co. Va
Edwin Turner
Borough
County Court of Common Pleas
Henry Fuellhart
Jones & Rouse
Lake View Nurseries
Mimis
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