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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1890
Page
2
The 1888 Republican platform urged temperance and Congress passed a package bill restoring State liquor regulation by clarifying Interstate Commerce law. Democratic dispatches claim Blaine being read out of the party, but proponents deny any such effort as baseless and delaying news.
A female lecturer at Chautauqua asks her sisters what they will do with their higher education. She notes growing opportunities for women and their quick uptake of advantages but warns against becoming extremists or impractical reformers who challenge the established order, which would render the educated venture a failure.
The Mat celebrates forty-three years as Warren county’s oldest paper. The Marr praises patrons’ aid and encouragement and promises continued progress. The paper aims to mark the 50th anniversary in 1898 with grand festivities.
A struggle for control began last Friday as more than 1,000 Knights of Labor withdrew from work and abandoned trains along the New York Central from New York to Albany. Freight traffic halted until Monday evening, with a few passenger trains running. By Tuesday papers indicate the strike near end and railroad officials in control.
Bishop Vincent visited Stillwater prison at the warden’s request where he found a C. L. S. C. group of thirty members among the inmates. The note argues reading as a preventive to crime and praises early-life habit formation.
The article mocks free trade apostles for seeking to trap Secretary Blaine in a political hole. It predicts an eventual confrontation as Blaine would not retreat easily or stay passive if cornered, leaving the air full of aggressive free trade talk.
The Erie Dispatch receives praise for its daily issue in Warren, featuring comprehensive general and local news, careful editing, and neat printing. Owners are praised for enterprise and are urged to receive liberal patronage.
Citizens decry city neglect as plans to honor General Ulysses S Grant at his burial place falter. The report notes a nearby horse stable in defiance of memorial dignities and calls for immediate removal of Grant's remains, labeling the situation a national disgrace.
The Auditors report covers five years from June 1885 to July 1890. The document notes delays and urges promptness in future reports. Congress approves funding for a new Washington City Post Office eight stories tall, prompting renewed calls for a larger central building.
The Kemmler case from Buffalo sparked debate as electricity replaced the scaffold. Observers note the execution on Aug 6 appeared instantaneous and largely painless, though critics call the first attempt bungled and foresee improvements with practice and better machinery.
The piece lauds Speaker Reed for standing against obstruction in Congress. It argues that blocking votes blocks business, praises Reed’s decisive stance, and notes Republicans are passing their agenda under his leadership despite harsh criticism and invective from Democrats.
Philip C. Garrett of Crawford County defends Senator Delamater against bribery charges, praising his purity and capability. He asserts the convention chose a strong nominee and urges Republicans to vote for him, denying any wavering in support. Philadelphia August 8.
Corrector Coorer told Williamsport Republican reporter he knew of 6000 Randall Democrats in Philadelphia who would not vote for Pattison. He said Pattison called the extra session to wipe out Randall’s district and would sign any apportionment bill that left Randall out in the cold.
The text notes national and state indebtedness falling from 2,127,017,999 in 1880 to 1,055,712,808 in 1890 while national wealth rises 40 percent to 71,500,000,000, challenging skeptics who claim the country drifts toward decline.
The President paid eight thousand dollars for a Cape May Cottage and two thousand for its furniture, totaling ten thousand dollars to the owners. Critics may complain, yet they persist in their calls to find fault.
The President promptly signs the Original Package bill completing a key legislative piece spurred by the Supreme Court decision, marking a swift executive move.
The letters praise Admiral Worden for accompanying Ericsson's remains to Sweden and honor the man who fought the Monitor. They laud a Santa Fe engineer who refused to stop during a train robbery and call for more courage from railway workers. Other pieces discuss Louisiana Lottery agents in Dakota politics and critique the ideal wife as stay at home and exclusive.
In Perry County Kentucky the first term of court in over a year opens with Judge Lilly presiding under a tent amid military surround. Since organization 500 murders have been reported and only one convict served months, with jail and courthouse burned by lawbreakers who requested no lawyers.
Hunter and Jarvis advertise a store room reduction sale with special prices and new goods arriving. Agents promote ongoing discounts and urge customers not to miss the opportunity.
The Triennial Cantonment gathers thousands as members compete for numerous valuable prizes. Sacred ceremonies and public displays accompany the event as participants vie for top honors.
The column surveys party strength with Oklahoma and New York Republicans praised. It notes John Boyle O'Reilly's death, a reflection on poverty and progress, President Harrison touring Cresson Springs, and census figures placing Chicago as America’s second city. It reports a peach crop failure across several states and library cost projections for Washington’s Congressional Library.
A reflection on modern greatness questions but declares Ayer's Sarsaparilla the greatest blood purifier of the present day surpassing famed figures like Washington Franklin or Webster in its impact.
In Albany and East Syracuse unrest erupts as New York Central & Hudson River Railroad dismisses Knights of Labor members. Freight traffic halts and trains run under military escort amid guards at depots and threatened confrontations.
Hazard Kentucky Aug 11 George W Eversole Perry County judge and brother of Joe Eversole narrowly escaped an ambush while riding to Hazard for court He leaped from his horse and ran three miles to town before reporting the attempt and seeking state troop protection Buck Fugett and relatives are jailed in West Virginia for earlier crimes as a large guard protects the jail and court.
Market notes from Cleveland New York Chicago and Toledo show varied quotations for flour corn oats and wheat plus dairy items. Minnesota and western creamery products edge higher while no 2 red wheat and corn futures show modest shifts. prices for pork lard and cheese also listed with month and contract indicators.
Etters testamentary on Lars Samuelson estate in Sugar Grove Warren County Pa calls creditors to pay and claimants to present claims. Notice also of incorporation application for Kinzua Hall Association to Gov September 5 1890 for real estate purchase leasing buildings and improvements. Builders invited for brick schoolhouse Warren with August 20 1890 bid deadline and bonds.
The notices from May 1890 in Boston and New York announce Winslow Rand Wilson High Life Java and Mocha Coffee through Goopmen & Fehman, along with Sea Foam Salt Wafers and Macaroons from Holmes & Coutts, and Crown Acme Oil sold by Goopmen & Freatman in Warren. They emphasize quality and safety, urging local purchase through the listed firms.
A 1890 note from The F Schumaker Milling Co. asks residents of Axton to buy the White Cloud Flour, praising it as old reliable and stating it is sold only by Popular Grocers in George Rico & Feuitman.
Citizens of Glade township petition the Court of Quarter Sessions of Warren county to incorporate as a borough on the first Monday of September. Proposed boundaries run from the Conewango creek to the Allegheny river with a jagged line north and east to tie to the river near Glade Run. Committee chairman BE T Hazeltine signs the notice.
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