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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1886
Page
2
The Warren Mail weighs the Erie district plan and argues it should be abolished. It finds the Corry proposal too machinery heavy and suggests returning to a simple delegate system with modifications, noting Erie would gain six delegates versus Warren and Venango with three each while last election results favored Warren.
J W Rogers recalls donating 1 5 million in Pan Electric assets to Garland three years ago while the President backs Garland and other Pan Electric parties against Bell Telephone. Rogers calls the situation scandalous and questions cabinet involvement and presidential support.
In the Senate on the 17th Mr Hoar introduced a bill for a monument to General Grant in Washington. The proposal appropriates 150000 dollars with a three member commission from each House to supervise. Mr Logan urged raising the sum to 250000 dollars and the bill was referred to the Library Committee.
Philadelphia reports a landslide Republican victory with 103 Republicans 21 Democrats and 2 Independents to join the next City Council. The council will convene April first with 24 Select Council Republicans 7 Democrats. Common Council 79 Republicans 14 Democrats 2 Independents.
The notice corrects the plan for caucus locations. It states Republican voters in each election district meet at fixed places set by the Vigilance Committee to ensure convenient caucuses. It gives Conewango and Warren as examples of nearby towns avoiding a single distant caucus site.
Mr. Repueap of the Iowa Legislature gains attention by introducing a bill requiring couples about to marry to present proof they can support each other and care for potential children. He is described as having a level head, regardless of political leanings.
A court decision holds that a partner in a dissolved firm who fails to publish dissolution news in a newspaper shares liability with the partner for all debts incurred after dissolution. The ruling stresses mandatory public notice to limit post dissolution obligations.
The Philadelphia Times notes Morri son’s tariff bill as a mere feeler from an Illinois free trader and predicts he will soon admit the bill’s blunder that harms general industry. It recalls a rolling-pin decor and other quirky items as fanciful art along with White House reception interruptions and a trio of authors touring for readings.
In Cincinnati Hancock is taken and Tilden exits amid declining health. Hancock is removed while Tilden could still lead his party if Cleveland does not derail it. The Fitz John Porter bill passed the House by a fair majority and moves to the Senate Committee this week. The Senate vote is expected to be close.
Report notes GarRLaND will not attend state dinners due to a ban on wearing a white choker and hints at possibly using a telephone stock. Senators Cameron and Mitchell miss senatorial duties because of illness. Mrs Hancock remains ill after Gen Nancock’s funeral. Harrigan's Hibernian Co. performs tonight amid coin talk.
John B. Gough the temperance apostle died in Philadelphia on February 18 1886 after paralysis struck him during a lecture at Frankford Presbyterian Church. Born in Sandgate England August 22 1817 he reformed around 1840 and spent a life touring the country delivering about 9 million speeches to audiences totaling about 9 million people over 450000 miles of travel.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on the eighteenth issued a long report and adopted resolutions criticizing the President and Cabinet for withholding papers. It condemns the Attorney General for refusing to send requested papers and states the Senate may withhold advice and consent to removals when documents are withheld.
The New York Sun criticizes Cleveland for refusing to submit documents to the Senate, arguing concealment harms public trust. It says Senate access would clarify presidential removal powers and weaken administration overreach, urging full disclosure for proper Senate examination.
Lazor has gained a notable victory in the settlement of the great strike last Saturday in the coke region of Western Pennsylvania on the terms of the men. This will put an important industry in motion and give employment to thousands of laborers and millions of dollars of capital.
The Journal recalls a legislator from a sheep-raising county who compares a rambling speech to a buck in a pasture retreating to gain a fair start. The piece likens overlong pulpit defenses to a bishop’s sermon and ends with a coachman quip about God’s existence.
A Washington letter complains that the President and his Cabinet spend vast time on autograph requests. Senators face far fewer demands by comparison, and the White House has adopted a method to manage the constant pressure or risk refusing supporters.
Under an act of the Assembly the Commissioners of each county may not appoint a new tax collector who has not settled for the prior year. Venango county will strictly enforce this, and all collectors who wish to collect 1886 taxes must settle in full or new collectors will be appointed. Franklin Citizen reports.
Tallahassee report notes Sarah McDaniels a longtime resident on Mr. Fish's plantation west of the city has, during her lifetime, borne forty two children and remains robust and healthy.
The fund for Mrs. Hancock nears $30,000 as cattlemen report fair stock after wintry weather. Mourning for Grant ends. Hancock's mourning begins with badges. Sharp denies knowing where $889,000 of bonds vanished amid Broadway transit probes. Enison rumored to have cleared about two million from electric ventures and buys a $400,000 rural home for his bride. Women save more than men, aiding financial stability. Garfield defeats Hancock in election. Hancock grins through defeat. A gas locomotive trial fails due to draft issues. A New York judge upholds a husband’s right to snore in bed during a limited divorce. Secretary Watney and Admiral Porter testify on naval reconstruction. Whitney favors steel cruisers built privately to save costs.
Edmund Kirke offers a lively March view of Cleveland's growth in Harper's, with C F Browne the noted Artemus Ward in amusing anecdotes. Peterson's Magazine opens with Salem and Salem Witchcraft illustrated by the house and death warrants, plus original stories and steel engravings. Godeys Lady's Book for March presents The Frown engraving and silhouette plates with shadow portraits. Reading matter includes Helen Mathers' Love Lies A-Bleeding ending and In Her Own Right continuation.
A Western Massachusetts editor recalls a compositor who saved labor by tying up birth notices after setting type. Over three years she reused the same piece for multiple notices, altering dates, to press and prepare future editions. Her forethought saved unnecessary work for the paper.
Chief Castle of the Titusville fire department offers to take the contract to establish a paid fire department in the city. He cites Titusville’s high costs for maintaining the system and claims he can implement arrangements here with less expense. He notes 1885 costs totaled $3,800 for upkeep and $5,800 yearly for volunteers, with less satisfaction then than now.
Persons troubled with piles are urged to call Carl Flindt to inquire about a painless remedy. The healer, well known in Warren, invites inquiries from strangers and guarantees satisfactory answers. Visit his barber shop on Hickory Street opposite Carver House.
In this Erie dated February 20 1886 readers confront gambling's moral creep from policy shops to charity fairs. The column warns women as temptresses in fundraisers while urging Republicans to reconsider the district nominating method and favors restoring the old delegate system. It notes the Soldiers and Sailors Home dedication next Monday and discusses natural gas franchise promises and balance between progress and tradition.
Mrs Hendricks faces pressure from Spiritist mediums who push selling supposed communications from her husband, creating a troubling instance of exploitation through spiritualist acts.
The piece argues that true medicine targets a disease at its source rather than just easing symptoms. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is praised for reaching root causes of indigestion fever and ague liver complaints gout rheumatism bowel disorders and urinary issues, strengthening the body’s defenses against illness.
Justices of the Peace may obtain the official blanks for applying under the New State scalp and pelt bounty law. All other legal blanks of the latest approved forms are kept on hand for use.
The U S plans to distribute twenty five breech loading field pieces to state militias with six assigned to Pennsylvania two to Battery A Philadelphia two to Battery B Pittsburgh and two to Battery C Phenixville. Old Gatling guns to be exchanged for improved models. The Standard Oil Co leases Potter county land for gas while oil may be accepted. A Philadelphia physician uses a lantern on his horse to light the way at night. Judge Williams rejects liquor license applications in Tioga county. Butler Town Council orders apparatus to combat fires.
A call for lay Christians to dedicate their worldly vocations to display Christianity as a total life practice. The author cites Chiw and figures like Palissy to show religion as the right use of the whole self, lifting conduct and community through diligent work serving the Lord.
Sam Jones declares progressive euchre a form of gambling, condemning any card game with a prize as a gateway to vice. He asserts it is playing for chance and warns against embracing such games to avoid personal moral failure.
OCR fragment from 1954 page appears decorative and numeric with percentages and code-like tokens. No clear persons events or organizations readable. cannot determine a coherent item beyond a dated civic or publication snippet.
Prices paid by Warren dealers for grains and flour, weekly corrected by Geo P. Orr & Co. A list includes white wheat, corn meal, bran, oats, and flour in barrel at various per bushel and sack rates with adjustments of 25 cents. Market names include Conewango Snow Flake Cyclone Graham and central grain goods.
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