Washington Urges World Fair for 1892 Over Rival Claims
The Warren Mail argues three cities New York Chicago and St Louis lead a costly drive for the 1892 World’s Fair while Washington, by its Board of Promotion, presents a plan to host the exhibition in the capital. It proposes federal backing and District of Columbia bonds to cover expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Christopher Columbus
Washington
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Board of Promotion
United States
District of Columbia
Congressional Centenary Observed By Congress and President
The Fifty first Congress marked the centenary of Washingtons inauguration with a joint session in the House chamber attended by the President Cabinet and Diplomatic Corps. Chief Justice delivered the address while the richer celebration in New York last April emphasized Congress role in a century of national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty-first Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
New York
United States Congress
Judge Dono Hue Whips Wife Beater in Court
Alderman Dono Hue of Wilkes Barre resigns from the bench then administers a brutal whipping to Shirner in front of about 200 spectators. Shirner sues for assault and battery claiming corporal punishment is the only way to curb wife beaters and desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donohue
Wilkesbarre
Shirner
Oliver Jonson
William Lloyd Garrison
Brooklyn
The
Tribune
Greeley
Kilrain
Mississippi
Candidate for Governor Declares Solo Campaign
A prospective governor says he is in the field in dead earnest and denies any alliance with factions. He asserts Governor Beaver did not speak of him as reported and claims Beaver and Senator Quay are his staunch friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pornur Ur Suey Uvul
Taxing Chaplain’s Davis Lincoln Prayer Sparks Capitol Controversy
The House chaplain, a tax blind Democrat, invoked Jeff Davis and Abraham Lincoln in a prayer. He spoke of mourning Davis and urged charity, but the mention of the Confederate leader amid Lincoln’s ideals provoked renewed bitterness among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Davis
Lincoln
Lost Cause
Price Trends Hold Back Decline for Groceries
The Buffalo Express notes Suear sits near a two year low yet retailers see no price drop. Readers may recall flour sugar and coffee rise faster than they fall, a persistent pattern in grocery costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suear
Buffalo Express
Women urged as government disbursing agents at Washington meeting
The Woman's National League of America, during a December 10 meeting in Washington, resolved that all disbursing agents of the government should be women. The statement was proposed as a response to cashiers who default and flee to Canada.
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Becausk
Canada
Woman’s National League of America
Washington
Holiday supplement planned to mend past deficiencies
The Marit notes a forthcoming elegant holiday supplement to offset reading limits. It recalls two Democratic papers initially dismissing Harrison's message as puerile, now alleging he stole it from Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Cleveland
Grand Army Posts Decline to Attend Jeff Davis Funeral
The Grand Army comrades of the county are informed that the Posts at New Orleans did not take part in Jeff Davis' funeral, contrary to earlier reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
New Orleans
Jeff Davis
Confederate flag burial vow fuels southern prosperity claim
Statement asserts the Confederate flag should be buried forever to guarantee broader southern prosperity. It frames the flag as a symbol to be laid to rest and ties this stance to regional flourishing.
Year Gone By Brings Floods and Fires in 1889
The year closing is memorable for both severe floods and large fires. Water and flames swept away many fortunes in 1889.
Obituary and political rebuke over Jefferson Davis
The Warren Ledger reports the death of Jefferson Davis at age 80 in New Orleans and contrasts Southern pride with Northern scorn. Zach Chandler’s 1879 speech is cited praising the United States. he condemns Davis as a traitor and recalls Civil War devastation. The piece frames Davis as a controversial figure in a broader partisan exchange.
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Ledger
Jeff Davis
Zach Chandler
Warren Ledger
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
North
Zach. Chandler
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
God
United States
Mr. Burnside
Army of the Potomac
Senate of the
Eulo- Unlliteu
Reed Announces House Committee Appointments in Broad Shakeup
Speaker Reed unveiled most major committees on Monday naming Ways and Means to McKinley Burrows Bayne Dingley McKenna Payne La Follette Gear Carlisle McMillin Breckenridge Flower. Appropriations to Cannon Buttworth McComas Henderson Peters Coggswell Belden Morrow Brewer Randall Forney Sayres Breckenridge Dockery. Manufactures with Kelley Burrows E B Taylor Arnold Morse Sanford Wilson Byrum Williams Grimes Fowler. Exections to Rowell Houk Cooper Haugen Lacey Dalzell Bergen Greenhalge Comstock Crisp O Ferrell Outhwaite Marsh Moore Wike. On Militia Lind Townsend Wallace Clunie Pennington.
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Reed
House
Ways
McKinley
Burrows
Bayne
Dingley
McKenna
Payne
la Follette
Gear
Carlisle
McMillin
Breckenridge
Ark
Flower
Cannon
Buttworth
McComas
Henderson
Iowa
Peters
Coggswell
Belden
Morrow
Brewer
Mich
Randall
Forney
Sayres
Dockery
Kelley
E. B. Taylor
Arnold Morse
Sanford
Wilson
W. Va
Bynum
Williams
Ill
Grimes
Fowler
Rowell
Houk
Cooper
Haugen
Lacey
Dalzell
Bergen
Greenhalge
Comstock
Crisp
O’ferrell
Outhwaite
Marsh
Moore
Tex
Wike
Miteace
Messrs. Lind
Townsend
Wallace
Mass
Clunie
Pennington
Judge Kelley
Ways and Means
Pennsylvania
Ohio
John G. Carlisle
Roger Q. Mills
The Colby Piano Company Factory Tour in Erie
A Mai writer visits the Colby Piano Co. factory at Ash and 25th in Erie. He observes 300 pianos in progress, notes high quality in framing, veneers, varnish, and a top tier action from Herzberger Schwander. Colby, led by president C C Colby, aims for doubling capacity as orders outpace current output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mai
Erie
Colby Piano Co
Colby
Darling
Piano Company
Ash
25Th Streets
South Erie Iron Works
Steinway
Anderson
Steinway, Weber and Decker Bros
Herzberger- Schwander
Paris
France
New
C.C. Colby
Messrs
J. H. Shaw
J. E. Patterson
W. L. Darling
Notable Deaths and Distress Reported Across Cities
A collection of brief notices records the death of poet Brownine in Venice at 77, the Pan-American conference adjournment, and census plans for veterans. Kansas reports 260 destitute Morton county families, while Johnstown faces floods and a fatal opera house panic. Also noted are trials, political missives, and notable deaths in Utica and Lancaster.
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Brownine
Venice
Morton County
Kansas
Colorado
England
Washington
Tur Mary
Summerville
Mass
Mary Tyler
Stanley
Zanzibar
Cairo
London
Johnstown
Justus H. Rathbone
Knights of Pythias
Utica
N. Y
Harrison
Mexico
Cronin
Coughlin
Burke
O’sullivan
Dr. Cronin
Kunze
Beggs
North Dakota
Uncle Tom
Scott Lorp
Chicago
Franklin B. Gowen
Wormley’s
Rev. E. E. Hippes
D. D
Lancaster
Higbee
Hoyt
Warren
William Jones obituary from Malta township
Obituary notice for William Jones aged 83 of Malta township who died after a brief attack by Alice Blossom a widow aged 35. The report notes his passing followed a short illness details are brief and non graphic.
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Ohio
William Jones
Malta Township
Alice Blossom
Our Father in Congress Provokes Thought in Iowa
Francis Murphy, temperance advocate, argues against law as the cure for drunkenness. He cites Iowa’s recent election to suggest the people reject the idea that Legislature is the supreme power or that state-wide reform comes from Capitol statutes.
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Our
Congress
Francis Murphy
Iowa
A Valuable Medical Treatise Almanac 1890 Edition
The 1890 Hostetter's Almanac edition of the Sterling Medical Annual is ready and free from druggists and country dealers across the United States and Western Hemisphere. It offers health guidance, light reading, a calendar, and astronomical notes with careful accuracy. The Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh invites requests by mail for those unable to obtain a copy locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Medical Annual
Hostetter’s Almanac
United States
Mexico
Western Hemisphere
Hostetter
Hostetter Company
Pittsburg
Borrowed paper honesty and local editor's note
A Meadville Tribune motto counsels readers to stop stealing neighbor papers and pay for what they read, arguing readers should act honestly and avoid borrowing without paying. The editor urges fair reading and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville Tribune
Fresh Candy and Nuts at Goodrich and Fehlman
California evaporated apricots prunes pears plums and peaches offered at Goodrich and Fehlman along with fine layer raisins in stock.
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Goodrich & Fehlman
California
Goodrich & Fehlman’s
Memory System Prospectus Drawing National Interest
Prof Loisette's memory system draws growing national interest with many people seeking to improve memory and requesting his free prospectus advertised in a separate column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loisette
W C T U Nonpartisan Nannies to Hold State Convention
An exchange reports the nannies faction of the W C T U will convene a state gathering, likely in Philadelphia, reflecting the group’s nonpartisan stance and organized planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannies
Philadelphia
County Book Store Sells Complete Wees at A Davis & Co
The county’s only complete wees are offered at A Davis and Co. in a miscellaneous and gift book collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Davis & Co.'s
Real Estate Transfers Week Ending December 14 1889
Real estate transfers reported for the week ending Dec 14 1889 list numerous deeds across Pine Grove Eldred Glade Pittsfield and nearby areas. Transactions include Chase to Hallock for 300 M J Richardson to J O Richardson valued at 1500 and multiple deeds involving J R Johnson and F Henry et al with values ranging from 50 to 15000 dollars.
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D. R. G. Chase
J. L. Hallock
Freehold
J. H. Richardson
J. O. Richardson
Val
J.O. Pecan
M. J. Lacy
Wm. Muir
Glade
S. Love
Sheriff
N. J. Davis
Pine Grove
J. Labree
J. E. Tuttle
Kinzua
J. G. Sanford
H. F. Andrews
Spring Creek
W.h.martin
J. B Cable
Same
W. J. Steele
L. T. Borchers
Ruth Morgan
C. Stuart
Youngsville
Jane T. Currie
C. Wes
L. Oviatt
S. A. Oviatt
Eldred
Sist
A. Oviatt
Nichols
Z. Smith
Fred Frantz
H. Harmon
C.J. Johnson
G.N
Duke
Exis
Etta L. Springer
Kina
H. Eickhoff
S. M. Cogswell
S. M
C. Northrop
F.M. Knapp
W. Cogswell
Or. Struthers
J. H. Caldwell
Mead
Nonce Rappe
G.S. Leonhart
E. W. Harraon
Wm. McCollister
Corydon
P. Hall Et al
J. Reynolds
Neighbor’s Cure All Promises Relief From Croup
A frightened mother gives a baby Ipecac for croup, leading to vomiting and collapse. A neighbor cites Dr Hoxsie’s cure, she buys the remedy for 50 cents and feels hopeful.
Subscriptions Rates For The Buffalo Express
The Buffalo Express and the Matt offer reduced rates for various package combinations. One year options include the Marx with the Daily Express at 7.50 dollars, daily and Sunday at 9 dollars, Sunday only at 3.50, weekly at 2.20, and weekly plus Sunday at 3.70. Three and six month plans available at yearly rates, with postage prepaid.
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Buffalo Express
The
Matt
Marx
Daily Express
Arnica and Oil Liniment Sold by Morris and Mullen
Livery stable keepers should stock Arnica and Oil Liniment for horses and people. The product is sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles by Morris and Mullen, N. C. Allen.
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Morris & Mullen
N. C. Allen
A. A. Davis & Co. offers varied goods from low to high end
The store advertises a wide range of items including Bibles Albums Comb and brush sets Odor cases Work boxes and related wares priced from cheapest to finest for customers seeking affordable to premium selections.
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A. A. Davis & Co
Warren Union Meeting and Crusade Commemoration Notices
The regular Warren Union meeting is set for 3 Pm Thursday December 19 in the Presbyterian church lecture room. A county and local Unions gathering will be held Monday December 23 at the M E church parlors in Warren to commemorate the uprising of the crusade with officers listed.
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Warren Union
The
Presbyterian Church
E. C. Beach
C. M. Snyper
Tyre
M. E
Warren
Cons. Lorr
A. Geroup
First National Bank of Warren
Alank Dow
Warren Savings Bank
G. B. Ensworth
Citizens National Bank of Warren
D. L. Gerould
Homer Whitely
Polly Whitely
Warren Co
Common Pleas
Borough of
County Court of Common Pleas
Henry Fuellhart
Brown & Stone, Attys
Warren, Pa
Etters
J. B. Phillips
Youngsville
Warren County
Havineen
W C T U Reports Corrections and 1890 Sugar Grove Plans
At a special W C T U Executive Committee meeting corrections were made to the printed list of County Supervisors and vacancies filled. An invitation to hold the next County Convention at Sugar Grove was accepted and the 1890 convention set for Sugar Grove Pennsylvania. Funds for general work invited from county unions.
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Sugar Grove
Chas. Lott
North Warren
Jane Orr
Warren
A. Gerould
W. V. Hazeltine
I. S. Alden
E. C. Beach
Dr. Bouton
Sheffield
J. J. Taylor
J. A. Culbertson
Irvington
J. H. Jackson
Youngsville
S. P. Berry
A. Buck
D. I. Ball
C. M. Morrison
North Clarendon
Ada L. McCollin
Emma Smith
A. M. Horton
W. B. Renwick
Kinzua
O. B. Watson
A. M. Cole
Fannie Brooks
Chandler’s Valley
Flower Mission
M. C. Reeser
Tidioute
5. P. Berry
Ellen H. Lacy
Glade Run
Congregational preacher draws big crowds in December town notes
December highlights include Rev. Burroughs drawing good audiences at the Congregational church and Rev. A. G. Mills filling the M E church pulpit for the first December Sabbath. Frank Rexford to take charge as postmaster January first, succeeding four year veteran Martin. Grange activity grows with 60 members and attendance from Warren and Harrisburg events.
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Burroughs
Frank Rexford
Martin
A. G. Mills
Wrightsville
M.E. Church
Wrightsville Circuit
Sugar Grove
Frank Thorpe
Frank Allen
George Woodside
Harrisburg
Pomona
Warren Co
Youngsville
Dalton
David Dalrymple
Dalrymple
Zell Ball
Ethel
Grand Valley
Thomas Stuart
Arza Skinner
Highgate
Franklin County
Vermont
United Brethren Church
Samuel Gray
England
Mary Ann Grundy
Sheffield
America
Gray
Wm. Cadman
Homer
Elixir Claims Prompt Benefit For Insurance Firm
A fifteen year veteran insurance business pledges ongoing service in fire life and accident coverage until the millennial period contingent on Brown Sequard's Elixir proving effective. The ad touts Downs Elixir and Merck Drug Store offerings with Dr Wilbur's Cough and Consumption Cure priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown- Sequard
Joan Situ & Son
Merck Drug Store
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Warren Mail
Jerr Davis
South
Joseph R. Harrah
Beaver
U. S
Penn’a
Wuite
Dexia Sanford
Berlin
Nellie Bly
San Francisco
Japan
Yokohama
Boston
Hart
Citizens
Ayer’s
Whittier
Golden Specific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati
W.C.T. U
Tiona
Swartzwalter
Wayne Co
McCarroll
Red House
Ayer
Keystone Clothing Company
M. Beecher
Cashier
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Warren Pa
W. H. Filler
Executrix
Tae Ee
Marian Blodget
Ellen Cheney
Poland Center
Chau, Co
A. J. Hazeltine
Sect
Il.ecading Grocery
Nesmith & Knapp
P. J. Bayer
Java
B. Shapleigh & Co’s
Boston, Mass
Sterling
Rua
Massele Hn
Liberty St
American Express
Carver House
J. B. Cable
W. B. Phillips
Brouse
Rio
Siegel
A. Siegel & Sons
Knox Hat
Aving
Archie F. Thompson
Thompson Bros
Anson R. Thompson
Grand Valley, Pa
E. B. Hyde
Arren Co
M. A. Myers
Admir C. T
Organ and Piano CO
Mason
Hamlin
Mason and Hamlin
Mason & Hamin
Mason & Hamlin
J.K. Ronne
Merchant Tailor
Hickory Street
Pitcher’s Castoria
Western
Penna
R.R
Bradford
Salamanca
Olean
Irvineton
Tionesta
Oil City
J. A. Weible
Hosea Snow
T. J. Clemons
J. L. Acomb
S. Brown
O. Brasington
J. P. Hanson
Mary Logan
David Beaty
John Cooney
A. Carlson
Merchant's Nat. Bank of Dunkirk
Stoneham Peery
R. H. Johnson
A. A. Deming
J. R. Kuhn & Co
W. A. Mitchell
Stanley Moorhead
J. T. Shirley
Sol. Brown
J. W. Agrelius
L. K. Dunham
Trustees
J. H. King
Louisa Bauer
Lorentz Klocker
W. W. Welch
T. J. Huff
E. A. Brook
J. C. Wells
A.S. Dobbs
Alice M. Swartzwater
R. A. Love
Ida KE. Northrop
Eunice P. McNett
Mary C. Morrison
J. C. Bennett
Spenser Hayner
Benjamin & Hills
J. R. Jones
Denning
Thompson
Tallman & Richardcan
D. A. Arird
Proth’s
McKain Block
McKain & Son’s
C. E. Hapgood
Johnson & Siegfried
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