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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1874
Page
2
The editorial reprints the President's Message arguing for a cautious return to specie payments with Congress to set timing. It condemns executive overreach in state matters and urges lawful, honest discussion of Southern questions, noting black voters and party realignments.
All rolling mills and furnaces in Pittsburg shut their fires after a lock out by puddlers refusing a $1 per ton reduction. 30 000 to 40 000 men face unemployment as mill owners withhold about $1,000,000 weekly in wages. Disruption could spark broader trade downturn and possible bread riots.
How R. D. McCreary filed to contest John P. Park’s Assembly election from Venango county alleging illegal vote in Pitholcoro with improper election officers late polls and missing clerks. Supreme Court Justice Jupar Swayne reached 70 and may retire on full pay. Tilton Beecher case briefs drawn in Brooklyn City Court for January trial.
A Jersey City Presbytery case recalls a verdict of Not guilty but mercy urged against reverend Glendenning who was expelled from his pulpit. Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University, died in Ithaca at sixty seven. W B Cushing's sanity questioned and he was placed in a government hospital. The Yue Warren Ledger notes half the county out of work amid Democratic victory claims. Proctor Moulton suit settled for over $4,000.
Pur Lap ELeuia aims to have a mammoth hotel ready for the Centennial on Broad Street. The project signals a major development move for the city’s central thoroughfare and promises upscale lodging for visitors and residents alike.
The author argues against the claim that over production caused the economic distress. He traces currency shortages after the Civil War, bank discipline and the J Cook & Co failure, and the panic on deposits. He describes how reduced lending and scarce cash throttled industry and employment, not excess supply.
The article argues that railroads and industry suffered from a lack of currency after the panic, while producers remained the main buyers. It blames money manipulators for aggravating alarm to profit, blocking currency expansion, and pressuring Congress to avoid relief measures, leaving the public to endure prolonged distress. OCCASIONAL.
The letter cites post election Ku Klux attacks in the South including Jesse Miller shot by Hillman in Alabama and a Louisiana constable killing a black man. It recalls congressional findings on the Ku Klux network, urging negro emigration as Democrats hold power and rights are ignored.
The state reports anthracite coal fields surpass English mines in output by more than threefold relative to surface. Venango reports a court day over a five dollar case in Franklin. Meantime Allegheny college in Meadville plans a scientific exposition opening December 24.
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