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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
2
Pau W. Brown of Farmington township announces candidacy for Member of Assembly from Warren County subject to Republican Primaries. The writer also declares support for the reform Republican platform adopted at Harrisburg on August 28 1895 and asks Republican voters for earnest support and vote.
Z T Weaver of Clarendon borough is announced as a Republican primaries candidate for Associate Judge of Warren county subject to primary results.
Authorized notice announces Hon. O. C. Allen of Warren and William Schnur Esq of Warren as candidates for delegates to the next National Republican Convention, subject to voters in the 27th and 7th congressional districts respectively.
Authorized notice names Harry W. Neily of Warren and Wm P. Nutyina of Youngsville as candidates for Delegate to the Republican State Convention subject to Republican Primaries decisions by voters in Warren County.
The January issue of Demorest’s Family Magazine arrives as a bright, highly illustrated collection. It offers a productive start to the year with engaging articles and generous illustrations from cover to cover.
A quoted reflection notes two types of people during holidays and credits Oliver Wendell Holmes with saying the world splits into doers and inquirers. It remarks that obstructionists are blamed as fogy figures.
President Cleveland signaled in a second message that another bond issue may be needed to avert financial ruin, but most Republicans in Congress oppose new borrowing. They favor only tariff increases to raise revenue and shore up the gold reserve, with a tariff bill likely to pass soon and a bond plan possibly later in a different form.
The clamor for national rights and united resolve meets broad praise across papers. Editorials hail President Cleveland as aligned with popular sentiment urging firm lines and decisive governance amid naval and military buildup.
A Treasury of facts outlines Venezuela including worship rights, area of 632807 square miles, an army of just over 3000, emancipation on March 24 1854, a US modeled constitution, a national militia 18 to 45, and Spanish rule till early 19th century. It notes Columbus sighting the coast, Spain recognizing independence in 1845, Don Guzman Blanco’s dictatorship to 1873, bolivar currency, mixed population, and education structure with two universities and nineteen federal colleges.
Congress swiftly approved funds for a Venezuela commission after the President proposed examining the dispute with Britain. The article argues the government has not taken sides on who is right and notes any war scare is unfounded as Congress will decide once the commission reports.
The House Committees were announced last Saturday by Speaker Reed. Our Congressman Mr Stone is Chairman of Coinage, Weights and Measures, as predicted. It is a satisfactory selection reflecting his ability and fitness. Other Pennsylvania members fared well with chairmanships of important committees.
The Red Cross Society rebukes delays by great powers over Armenia and plans relief work in Turkey once funds are secured. President Clara Burton will oversee the effort and assemble a corps for a year long campaign. About 350000 people are destitute.
The text claims the last Republican Administration paid off 259,071,960 of debt reducing the total to 585,034,260. It asserts the present Administration increased the debt by 162,327,700 bringing the total to 747,361,960. It uses figures to argue the 1806 presidential contest.
The piece observes a new generation replaces Civil War veterans in Washington. It notes empty treasury woes for Republicans in Kentway and previews Washington politics for 1897. Critics urge settlement of accounts and warn against foreign agitators, urging Americans to mind their own business.
A Fortnightly Review writer argues the central clash between Britain and Venezuela is control of the Orinoco River mouth about 100 miles from Esquibo. It calls the river a key South American trade artery and notes Britain’s possession of Punta Barima, a nearby naval station on Trinidad, and its claims to both river banks.
In November the United Hebrew Charities Association of New York placed 443 workers and assisted 7,793 people while disputing 9,774 and conducting industrial schools and free burials as needed. In the same city a recent immigrant lectures against Jewish people. the remark is called nonsensical foolishness.
Mr J Y Schenck recounts a two year old daughter’s severe croup threat and how Chamberlain s Cough Remedy provided immediate relief. He notes he would not be without it in the future. Sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes by Morris Mullen Warren and 2 B Canfield Corydon Pa.
Denison hotel manager Major Picton praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as infallible for diarrhea and dysentery, saying he uses it personally and with guests. Sold by Morris & Mullen Warren and P B Canfield Corydon Pa.
A wartime review notes 28 armored vessels including the Iowa battleship not ready for over a year. Oregon and Massachusetts could be completed in three months. Of the 28 armor, 17 monitors mostly Civil War era, 25 steel armored ships all in commission, Vesuvius dynamite cruiser among them. Wooden or iron unarmored ships in commission count 10 with 2 laid up. Five torpedo boats and one submarine, plus about 60 other vessels and old saltwood ships. The government may also convert several passenger liners into cruisers.
Scribner's Magazine marks its tenth year launching new sections The Field of Art and About the World to feature extra illustrations The President Amrens History continues with Cleveland's first administration in A Democrat at the Helm J M Barrie contributes a long anticipated serial the only fiction since The Little Minister
The Lycoming Center Presbyterian church in Pennsylvania, recently dedicated, is described as a monument to George Taylor who built the stone structure. He laid the walls and hewed stones from Broost mountain, working over six years without pay. Upon his death, he left his unpaid wages to the church. He was 70 and the congregation added a memorial window.
General S D Grover notes Norfolk truck farmers generate about 2 000 000 dollars annually. He cites one producer clearing 25 000 dollars yearly from kale and spinach shipped to northern markets. He adds Norfolk is improving and has a bright southern future.
A young man travels the country attending famous murder trials, earning the nickname Murderers' Mascot from lawyers. He has seen 13 trials in the past two years with no convictions in any case.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces clerical orders for 1896 will be issued to ordained ministers on its system east of Pittsburg and Erie inclusive under existing conditions. Clergymen seeking this privilege should apply at the nearest ticket office so orders may be issued before year end.
A reader quotes a man who shot himself rather than endure indigestion. The husband derides the act and endorses De Witt's Little Early Risers as relief he used to rely on before taking the pills.
The Nickel Plate Road offers a first and second class day coach service with colored porters, includes dining cars and sleeping cars to Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston, with consistently low rates.
An advertisement claims De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cures piles with simple instructions. The firm states extensive testing in numerous cases shows universal success and asserts the product never fails. F. H. Dixson signs the notice.
The issue of Venezuela spills into Congress and international debate. News from Dec 19 1895 notes Cleveland’s policy denouncing Britain, Senate bill moves for a boundary commission, and widespread war scare amid European reaction. Delicate diplomacy and domestic measures unfold as markets react to tension.
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