Local Political Nominations Listed for Warren and Region
Congress Lewis F Watson of Warren and Senate W Stone of Warren listed as subject to conference. Assembly George W Allen of Tidioute. Treasurer Robert E Miller of Farmington. Commissioner Myron Dunham of South West also listed as subject to conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lewis F. Watson
Warren
Senate
W. Stone
George W. Allen
Tidioute
Robert E. Miller
Farmington
Myron Dunham
South West
County Committee for 1874 Meeting Notice
Appointments to the County Committee for 1874 include J S Alden chairing with members from Warren Sugar Grove Tidioute Freehold Youngsville Warren South West and others. A committee meeting will be held at the Chairman’s office on Wednesday August 19 at 1 PM to appoint Vigilance Committees and conduct other business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Alden
Warren
Benjamin Ellis
Sugar Grove
J. M. Curtis
Tidioute
K. A. Allen
Freehold
W. J. Alexander
Youngsville
James G. Marsh
C.C. Merritt
South West
H. H. Cummins
Rep. Co
Ensworth & Jamieson
Warren, Pa
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Court House
County of
Pennsylvania
Main Street
Syracuse House
P.S. Buck
Eliza F. Buck
Robert Connelly
Royal KK
Scott
Ss. H. Davis
Sheriff’s Office
Warren Co
Oelock
Tidionte
Tidionte Associates
C. E B. Gould
Chauncy Vincent
Tidioute Creek
John W. Chandler
Tidioute Associates
Borough of
State of
P. K. Abbott
Gray
Quartus Wright
Coster
Guy C. Irvine
Rufus Weatherby
David A. Allen
Thos. K. Abbott
N. B. Langdon
J. H. Nichols
Geo. Abbott
Nathan Abbott
G. R. Wheelock
E.R. Wheelock
James Alexander
L. Id. Wetmore
Betsey Wetmore
Eliza Isabel
Francis Henry
H. Davis
Heriff
Innsylvania
Joseph Green
Eaid Street
W. D. Bucklin
Grandin Brothers
Herife
Spring Cree
Perkins
A. Tuttle
Jilder
Lewis Hamilton
August Keppel
Warren Packard
S. H. Davis
Sheriff Sheriff’s Office
Southern elections spark race debate and party shifts
The Washington National Republican analyzes recent wins in North Carolina Tennessee and Kentucky as a temporary Republican setback driven by white Southern sentiment. It cites the use of the race issue the demand for civil rights and Klan influence as decisive in shaping results and party behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington National Republican
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Republican Party
South
Kn Klux Klan
Goldsmith Maid Sets Unprecedented Pace at Rochester Races
About 20000 spectators witness Goldsmith Maid trotting a mile in two minutes 14 3 4 seconds at Buffalo winning 2500 dollars first purse and 1000 extra for beating her time. Judge Fullerton takes second purse and American Girl third. A separate note quotes a Tilton Woodhall creed denouncing marriage religion and Christianity as hypocrisy and deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Goldsmith Maid
Buffalo
Judge Fullerton
Potter County Sees Healthier Prosperity Through Legitimate Work
The Tus Potter Journal notes more improvements in Potter County this season than since 1860, with no idlers and no hopes of rapid riches. It praises a shift from flash times to steady, legitimate effort, calling this a healthier, more prosperous state of affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus Potter Journal
Potter County
Tax Crisis for Prince of Wales Signals Debt Demand
In a brief note, the Prince of Wales faces debt of about one million dollars. Creditors press for settlement while Parliament weighs options. The heir is said to favor resumption of specie payments and seeks more funds to support national business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Congress
Prohibition Party Nominates State Ticket in Harrisburg
A small group calling themselves impracticables gathered in Harrisburg to nominate a State ticket. The move is likely to boost liquor candidate support as a practical effect of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yue Prohibition Party
Harrisburg
Buffalo Discusses Niagara River Tunnel Project
Citizens in Buffalo debate building a tunnel beneath the Niagara River with estimated costs ranging from 1 million to 3 million dollars. Local officials and engineers weigh feasibility and funding options for the proposed cross river link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
Buffalo
Niagara River
Constitutional Voting Qualifications for Men
The text outlines the new constitutional voting rules for male citizens. To vote, a citizen must be at least twenty one, US citizen for one month, reside in the state for one year or six months if returning after leaving, and reside in the voting district for two months before the election. Men aged twenty two or older must have paid state or county tax within two years, assessed two months prior and paid one month before election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Beecher statements and political ties in Pennsylvania news
A Borchardt era clamor runs through Plymouth Church as Beecher’s testimony is discussed, while legal notes warn fruit theft penalties and imprisonments. Pennsylvania political shifts surface with Schuylkill County’s James B. Reilly bid, Randall’s independent challenge, and Illinois Democratic platform disputes.
National Sportsmen's Convention at Niagara Falls
A National Sportsmen's Convention will be held at Niagara Falls on September 9 to seek efficient legislation for game and fish protection. All sportsmen associations and local groups without state bodies, plus gentlemen sportsmen with no clubs, are urged to send delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Political rhetoric and hunting season notices in St Louis Dispatch
The St Louis Dispatch commentary argues President Grant favors the white man's party, while readers reject tyranny and race hatred. It cites the New York Tribune praising Governor Hart, then lists authorized hunting seasons for various game including rabbits woodcock pheasants partridges and squirrels with specific dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tun St. Louis Dispatch
Grant
South
Mississippi flood recedes as river bank crevasses close
Report notes crevasses along the Mississippi near New Orleans have closed as the flood subsides with summer and dry weather across the valley. A separate remark quips that 302,307 dogs were registered under Ireland’s 1873 dog regulation, suggesting a smaller portion could handle the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New Orleans
Great Valley
Ireland
Storms and disasters mark a grim 1874 record
The summer of 1874 is described as terrible with widespread disasters on land and sea and violent storms across the nation. A new Republican morning daily is planned to begin in New York City around October 1, signaling a notable media development amid the calamities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
County Committee Named by County Convention
County Committee for this year appointed by Mr Cummings president of the late County Convention. Vigilance committees to meet and ensure every Republican voter is properly registered in time to vote. Every voter should act, but committees should attend to it promptly if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummings
Debts Paid Off In July By Secretary Bristow
Secretary Bristow reports a first monthly statement showing July payments reduced the public debt by 1 282 866.13 dollars. The figure reflects a sizable reduction credited to the government’s debt service activities during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
State and Neighborhood News Snapshots From Pennsylvania
A collage of county updates and human interest notes from Berks, Union City, Crawford, Clearfield, Dauphin, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Lancaster and other counties. Topics include farming progress, church projects, crop reports, coal land sales, odd anecdotes, elections rumors, labor turmoil, charitable efforts, and local miscreants. The piece mixes small incidents with broader state conditions and notable local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berks County
United Brethren of
Union City
Crawford County
Episcopal Society
Girard
Clearfield County
Ile
Johnstown
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Dunmore
Luzerne County
Galena Oil Works
Franklin
Germany
Pennsylvania
Luzerne
Schuylkill
Wheatfield
Lancaster County
Hettie Ann Lease
Fleetwood
Lancaster
Pottstown
Andrew Jackson
Miss McHenry
St. Stephen’s Church
Townsend
Oil City
M. E. Church
Humboldt
Hartranft
Charles Larribee
Venango County
Burdett Organ Co
Erie
Norristown
William Penn Guards
Raymilton
A. W. Raymond
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
Molly Macuires
Sheet Iron
Davis’ Patch
Colorado
Gilsey Bradshaw
Mauch Chunk
E. N. Wiggins
A. & G. W. Railroad Company
Meadville
Origins and Spread of Natural Gas Across the World
The article traces gas origins from Geist and ancient wells in Media and China to Per as a source of lighting and heating. It notes long standing wells near Baker on the Caspian, Fredonia New York, Bloomfield New York, and Painesville Ohio with dozens of wells in Erie Pennsylvania and the Oil Region. It details diverse sources including coal and decay forests and the varying lifespans of wells. no fixed duration law can be defined for their longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plutarch
Alexander the Great
China
Baker
Caspian Sea
Fredonia
N. Y
Lake Erie
Bloomfield
Ontario County
Wai
Rochester
Ohio
Painesville
Cleveland
Erie
Newton
Titusville
Oil City
Butler County
Virginia
Maryland
Grant Relatives and Others Walk 200 Miles to Pittsburg
A Pittsburg despatch notes Ulysses Grant Jr and Jesse Grant with Lieutenant Harry Otis and a Murphy son completed a 200 mile pedestrian journey from Huntingdon to Pittsburg. The party traveled light, endured mountain road shortages, and described Allegheny scenery as superb. Ulysses Jr, a Harvard graduate, and Otis, a West Point graduate, led the youthful walkers who proved tougher than their elder companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ulysses Grant, Jr
Jesse Grant
Harry Otis
Thomas Murphy
New York
Huntington
Huntingdon
Allegheny Mountains
Ulysses Jr
Harvard University
Otis
West Point
Murphy
Jesse
Destructive Hail Storm Spreads Through Titusville Area
A fierce hail storm swept Titusville on Monday evening August 10 destroying windows and vegetation. The storm, lasting about fifteen minutes, dropped hail up to two ounces in weight and 5 to 6 inch circumferences, wrecking homes and crops from Titusville to Hydetown and Spartensburg. Cattle ran wild as gutters filled and streams swelled with rain in the downpour, with losses reaching about $1,000 for some farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Spartensburg
Hydetown
Meeting of Railroad Creditors Pittsburg August 11 1874
Creditors of the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company met at Lafayette Hall Pittsburg to consider the Pennsylvania Railroad Companys second proposition. Hon James L Graham called the meeting and T Reilly moved to adopt the companys written proposition and obtain creditor assent by signing an agreement. The resolution was adopted with rights preserved against endorsers and other liable parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company
Lafayette Hall
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
James L. Graham
T. Reilly
Beecher Family Details and Members at the Heights
The Beecher family center on Henry Beecher in Brooklyn. Eldest son Henry Beecher Jr is in Beecher & Benedict insurance firm on Court Street and a war veteran. Second son William, Yale graduate, studies law. Bert, eighteen, Amherst undergraduate. Daughter Harriet Coville married to a Norwich minister. Henry’s wife is Benedict’s sister. The family mourned two or three young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Beecher
Henry Beecher
the Heights
Beecher
Harriet Ccoville
Norwich
New York
Beneedict
Twenty First State Teachers Association Opens in Sp
Spippens s ure Pa August 11 The twenty first annual session of the State Teachers Association convened at Cumberland Valley State Normal School with G J Luckey Pittsburg presiding. Geo P Beard Shippensburg gave welcome. James L Harrison Pittsburg replied. Notables J P Wickersham Ringhaw Eaton and others spoke as sessions opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spippesssure
State Teachers’ Association
Cumberland Valley State Normal School
G. J. Luckey
Pittsburg
Geo. P. Beard
Shippensburg
James L. Harrison
J. P. Wickersham
T. J. Ringhaw
L. H. Eaton
Luckey
Edward Shippen
Philadelphia
F. J. Duncm
Hays
Washington and Jefferson College
Woods
The
Western University
Shoemaker
Escape of Marshal Bazine From Isle of Ste Marguerite
Reported details show Marshal Bazine escaping a cliffside prison terrace with a knotted rope under night cover. His wife and cousin met him in a hired boat below, Madame La Marechuale rowed to a nearby steamer that carried them to sea, with suspected landings in San Remo Turin Basle and finally Brussels by Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Bazine
San Remo
Turin
Basle
Brussels
Fire destroys Pittsburg oil works after lightning strike
August 12 reports say Standard Oil Works and National Refinery on the Allegheny River burned after a 3,000 barrel oil tank was struck by lightning at 3 o'clock. The tank overflowed, spreading fire over about 1.5 acres. About 950 barrels burned along with buildings worth 12,000 and 12,000 empty barrels. Estimated total loss 40,000 to 55,000 with 20,000 insured. Fire brought under control by 11, while nearby refineries were deemed safe. A second tank at Fairview Oil Works also burned 3,000 barrels with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prrespure
Standard OU Works
National
Allegheny River
Fairview Oil Works
Notable U.S. figures and events noted in brief
Bishop Whitehouse of Chicago dies on Monday. Hoosac Tunnel boring may take two more years. Indianapolis sexton fined for burying fake corpses. Montreal suffers its worst fire in years, $250000 in losses. Texas cotton output projected 50080000 bales. oats scarce. visible supply 500000 bushels. Woodhull and Claflin bail and sail to Europe with party. American baseballers excel in England. cricket wins noted. Spiritualists announce Lake Pleasant camp meeting. John Collier to speak. Missouri to see Grangers and Republicans unite to oust Democrats. New York slaughtersheds draw bloodsuckers at dawn. consumptives claim blood aids life. North Carolina votes Democratic. Republicans face diminishing southern vote. General business optimism grows as Mahoning Valley mills restart. Edwards-Collyer prize fight ends in dispute. Saratoga railroad magnates host list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Whitehouse
Chicago
Stanley
Hoosac
Indianapolis
Montreal
Galveston
Texas
Woodhull
Claflin
Europe
Lafayette
England
Lake Pleasant
Mass
John Collier
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
North
South
East
Toledo Blade
Mahoning Valley
Ohio
Edwards-Collyer
Mill Creek
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Collyer
Diverse 19th Century Notes From American and European Lands
A sweeping summary notes St Paul flour production figures, Georgia plantations labor satisfaction, Alabama crops affected by drought with cotton acreage down 20 percent, an old man dies in Allentown having married four times on milestone birthdays, Put-in-Bay’s size and Perry’s 1812 burying of dead, Prince of Wales finances and potential public endorsement, Vienna-London Arctic rescue mission for Weyprecht and Payer expedition aboard Tegetthoff, aiming to aid Austrians stranded near the Siberian Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Georgia
Alabama
Allentown
Put-in-Bay
South Bass Island
Lake Erie
Sandusky City
Ohio
Commodore Perry
Prince of Wales
Vienna
London Standard
Arctic
Weyprecht
Lieut. Payer
Tegetthoff
Siberia
Pole
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Warren Mail
E. A. Allen
Patrick Falconer
Warren Academy
H. K. Siggins
Conewango
Tilton Woodhall
N. S. Herald
Plymouth Church
Tilton
Moulton
Arden
James B. Reilly
Bill Randall
Washington
Wa. O. Richardson
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic Committee of
Ilinois
Illinois
Richardson
Adams County
Mitchell
P. R. Gray
Connely
Pleasantville
G. V. Foreman
McMullen
Sears
F. F. Davis
Iville
C. C
S. Q. Brown
Pleasan Camp
Rouseville
New York Tribune
Betavee
John D. Stranahan
la Beeff
Cambridge Index
Venango
Andersonville
Ekan Storm
State Feachers’ Association
Saratoga
Commodore Vanderbilt
Col
Thomas A. Scott
Penns Aevania Railroad
Hugh J. Jewett
General Devereaux
Atlantic& Great Western
Columbus
Ineinnati
Jacob D. Cox
Toledo, Wabash and Western
James F. Joy
Michigan Central
John F. Tracy
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Mr. Mott
P. J. Bayer
Eliza Morck
Trowa’d Dale
Indiana
M. Monroe Ball
Warren Mills
J. D. Quinn
Same
Erastus Terrill
W. Davis
Sheriff
Henry Hill
Albert Kerzinsky
J. W. Allison
A. W. Barry
Geo
J. Luce
W. Sevier
E. Marsh
Schmidt
Friday
John Bentley
Jos. Green's Heirs
John
James Parshall
Wim. Greenlee
Luke Devore
A. Hertzel
Isaac A. Yoreman
Wm. Rhinehart
P. Falconer
Theodore Stebbins
J. W. Chandler
L. F. Watson
Theron Dailey
J. G. Stewart
A. J. Poster
J. L. Acomb
C.T
Eleanor Mix
J. PD. Leonard
C. B. Curtis
L. D. Clark
Wash
L. Thompson
Brown & Struthers’ Iron Works
Pierce & McCain
Asa Williams
George Morrison
Culver, Baker & Co
John Sill
Crocker & Critch
Peter Brennesholtz
C.f. Widdifield
Tipton Et al
Waters
Proby’s
John van Arsdale
Fr. Fa
Thomas Akers
Frank Williams
Iwi
Recorder's Office
Henry Wenk
Shadrack Tipton
South West Township
Jacks
Pine Creek
J. H. Jacks
Benedict
E.G. Benedict
J. J. Millison
D. ST. Mitchell
Warren, Bo
Monda
Venersou
Sheridan Street
Rudolph Leonhart
Yaken
H. G. Trowbridge
Samuel Davidson
Sheriff's Ofice
Aub
Heriffe
Julius B. Hall
Thos. Clemons
J. K. Hall
J. H. Clark
Court of Commoneas
Sheffield Township
Melchi Snapp
Hm. W. Crawford
Geo. H. Williams
Rogers & Williams
Trimble
Britton
Wainwright
Towit
Tidioure
Ellen Mix
W. J. Grandin
Samuel Grandin
W. W. Hague
J. B. Jennings
M.S. Lynch
D. Hale
L. E. Akéley
J. B. Slocum
Geo. H. Sill
Pincren County
S.H. Davis
Shee
Mead Township
Place Farm
Warren and Ridgway
I. J. Place
Anna Flannigan
Martin Flannigan
D. Reeves
Jherife
Gillem
Deerfield Township
Allen
New York and Dennis Run Oil Company
Roe
W. H. Currie
A. H. Bronson
Knish
Birdseye
Bell
Thomas Irwin
Sheriff's Office
Warren Penna
Glade Township
Stephen Car
John Phegart
John Haumesser
Stephen Carver
Heriffp
Kero
Public Square
High Street
Market Street
H. A. Jamieson
J. J. Taylor
Sidney A. Wetmore
A. H. Weaver
S. WH. Davis
atZo'cock
Deerfield
Pennylvania
Perentes
Robert Falconer
Griffin Brown
Grifin
Heruffe
Fieri Facias
New London Oil Co
Peter McGraw
Thos, Gilson
A. B. Bank
Bent
Silas McGraw
Sharkey & Hastelegan
Davis
Angers
Herifi
Wm. C. Dalrymple
James Campbell
James Sturdevant, Jr
Robert Bell
Luke ‘Turner
James Taggart
Isle of Dee
Taggart
John Culver
Levi Smith
Smith
Culro
Titus
Darius Titus
Hi. Titus
L. Lowry I. H. Davis
Ss. H. Davs
Kinnear Street
Idioute
State of Pennsylvania
N. M. Barney
Buns & Culver
H. Davis, Sheri
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