Star Route Trials Reveal Dorsey Conspiracy Details
Beerdell the former Dorsey secretary testifies about star routers forming petitions and paper post offices, revealing Dorsey’s conspiratorial moves. Brady tied to the scheme as Brady alias William Smith, with check book stubs charged to mail duties. Authorities see daylight into the thefts and may prosecute hard against the ringleaders.
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Beerdell
Dorsey
Brady
Smith
Revedell
William Smith
Yellowstone Park Leasing Ban Passed by House
The Sundry Civil appropriation bill includes an amendment barring the Secretary of the Interior from leasing any Yellowstone National Park land and voiding existing leases or privileges. It also authorizes the Secretary of War to detail troops to prevent trespass and protect game. The Interior Secretary had pursued special privileges, but bids faced opposition and a salvageable deal seemed unlikely.
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Secretary of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
Secretary of War
Senate
Albany Journal editor and Weed partner dies at 69
So long the partner of Thurlow Weed and editor of the Albany Journal, he died Saturday, Feb. 17, aged nearly 70. A Scotch born writer and original thinker, he was tenacious, self-reliant and brave. His annual letters described fishing and hunting vacations with simple, childlike tastes and manly habits.
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Thurlow Weed
Albany Journal
the Journal
Mr. Dawson
Carver Defeats Bogardus in Pigeon Shooting Match
In Louisville on February 22 the rival shooters Carver and Bogardus fought a $500 side match. Each fired at 100 tame turds at 50 yards and 80 yards boundary with two barrels. Carver scored 83 to Bogardus 82 and both agreed to a rematch in Chicago on March 3 under the same terms. Bogardus was the betting favorite. Guns restricted to eight pounds.
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Carver
Bogardus
Louisville
Chicago
Civil Service Appointments Questioned Over Examinations
The President appointed Dorman K. Eaton John W Gregory of Illinois and L D Thoman of Ohio as Civil Service commissioners without competitive examinations. The passage raises whether they can govern under the system they now lead and if their appointments align with the law.
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Dorman K. Eaton
John W. Gregory
Illinois
L. D. Thoman
Ohio
Treasury conscience payments and large bonds donations
Mr. Gilfilian, treasurer of the United States, notes conscience payments to the Treasury. The largest single sum was 15000 in government bonds with numbers cut out to hide the sender. Since the war total receipts exceed 200000. Contributions come in spurts. publication prompts others to follow.
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Gilfilian
United States
Treasury
Flood Jollity and Oddities in Cincinnati Scene
The Cincinnati Inquirer notes reporter Tapley in high spirits amid flood chaos. Wit turns to fiction as residents joke about planks and Venice likening the city to waterways, while gas woes and forecasts mingle with crowd reactions.
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Mark Tapley
The
Cincinnati Inquirer
Cincinnati
Venice
America
Cincinnati Gaslight and Coke Company
Wiggens
Navy Secretary Clash Over Commander Gorvice Conduct
Commander Gorvice of the Navy and the Secretary of the Navy clash over conduct during a fur furlough when Gorvice served as a consulting engineer for a shipbuilding firm. The Secretary pressured him, leading to Gorvice resigning and requesting an investigation.
Investigation panel formed over Dixmont Insane Asylum
A joint legislative committee of investigation on Dixmont Insane Asylum mismanagement has been appointed. Senators McNeill and Hart and Representatives Walker, McCrum, Graham convened in Pittsburgh last week to probe charges against Dr. Levin of Erie.
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Levin
Erie
Dixmont Insane Asylum
McNeill and Hart
Walker, McCrum, Graham
Pittsburg
Court declares Philadelphia Controller a county officer
The Supreme Court of the state decides the Controller of Philadelphia is a county officer. Therefore Gov Pattison’s appointment of Mr Page as successor stands since the Governor can fill vacancies in county offices.
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Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Pattison
Mr. Page
Ohio Flood Subsides. Cincinnati Hit Hard
The Ohio flood partly subsided with Cincinnati water at 66 feet causing losses of at least 1.5 million dollars. Across the Ohio valley the total damage is estimated around 5 million dollars.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
House OKs Legislative Executive Judicial appropriation bill
The House passed the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill. An amendment reduced the number of internal revenue collectors to 82 from 126, cutting staffing in the service.
Flood Surges Prompt Warning at Cairo Illinois
The lower Mississippi rises with Cairo Illinois reporting water levels higher than any previously recorded, signaling severe flood conditions for the area and surrounding communities.
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Mississippi
Cairo
Ill
What Fills Our Prisons The Need for Industrial Education
The Boston Star argues illiteracy alone does not fill prisons. lack of occupation and ignorance of trades drive crime more. It cites Philadelphia's eastern penitentiary data from 1850–1881 showing most convicts under 21 had no trade, while many had some schooling but no vocational training. It urges trade schools as prevention.
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The
Boston Star
Eastern
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Floods Unrelated to Deforestation Says Buffalo Times
The Buffalo Times argues that floods across the country stem from climate and timing of snowmelt, not forest clearance. It notes historic floods in 1832 and 1847 as examples where undisturbed forests did not prevent deluges.
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Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Mississippi
Kawhawa
Buffalo
County Correspondence Reports Local News and Events
Long illness list continues with Postmaster Long out daily. Capt H H Cummings loses baby daughter. funeral held Saturday. High school plans February 22 literature program and Rev Gilleland to lecture next Friday. Washington birthday event held by No 6 students. Local mills and chair factories busy. new railroad timetable hoped after B P and W A R sale. Minor injuries reported from a coasting accident.
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Presbyterian Church
L. M. Gilleland
No. 6
Washington
Union School
Lincoln’s birthday remembered in weary aging lens
The Albany Journal notes Lincoln would be seventy five today if alive, contrasting his famous image with an aging future. It recalls his four year wartime leadership alongside Sherman Grant Sheridan McDowell Hancock and other generals, and reflects on how history imagines him as a contemporary of those figures.
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Abraham Lincoln
Ford
Lincoln
Sherman
Grant
Sheridan
McDowell
Hancock
Speaker Chapin
Albany Journal
Venus Shines Brightly at Dawn in Unseasonable Hour
The morning star Venus appears very bright around 4 or 5 a.m. and stands as likely the lone bright object visible at that early hour.
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Venus
Dinner for Republican ticket and committee leaders held at Beteronte
Gen Beaver hosted a dinner in Beteronte on February 22 to honor associates on the Republican State ticket and the Republican State committee chair. Guests included Chairman Cooper, Senator W T Davies, and Greer, with Brosius and Rawle absent due to other engagements, yet local notables attended.
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Beaver
Republican State Committee
Cooper
W.T. Davies
Greer
Anti-Discrimination Bill Moves in Senate
The Anti-Discrimination bill, framed with Hulings and Gowen edits, mirrors much of the Hulings measure and is less radical than Gordon's proposal. Hearings are set for tomorrow before the Senate General Judiciary Committee with John Scott Sr. of the Pennsylvania Railroad expected to oppose Gordon's bill.
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Harrispure
Senate
Lee
Hulings
Venango
Gowen
Gordon
Senate General Judiciary Committee
John Scott, Sr
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rise of nursing schools since Bellevue In New York
Ten years ago no US school admitted women as nurses yet today many large cities have training schools modeled on the Bellevue hospital system begun nine years ago. Among these, the Buffalo General Hospital training school leads in professional repute. Courier.
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United States
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Buffalo General Hospital
Courier
Prepare for Spring with Zopesa Purge
After a severe winter the system needs cleansing and the Liver must be made to act. Zopesa acts as a gentle purgative to carry off surplus bile and impurities. A few doses yield surprising results and a sample is available from your druggist. This remedy targets Dyspepsia Indigestion Constipation and Biliousness.
McNerr & Co Promotes Easy Chairs and Dining Room Sets
Advert identifies McNerr & Co offering an Easy Chair and a Dining Room Set promotion. The notice urges customers to visit the store for furnishings.
Local Items and Notices From Bradford Area
James Chambers and family return from woods near Bradford this winter. Mrs. Benj. Bates remains in Buffalo for cancer treatment. A. J. Weaver and wife visit from Cherry Creek New York. A. R. Youngs returns from Butler County. Mrs. D. B. Everett recovers from illness. Wm Hodges remarries a Miss Fry of Otsego County New York. Thieves steal from Hodges Akeley and depot then cart car found at Warren. Feb 19 1883. Ralph Young returns from Butler and Westmoreland counties. Alonzo Cole loses a thumb at Turner's mill. Ackley Hollow school closes with Rose Fehlman teacher. Election proceeds with each caucus nominee elected. Feb 26 1885. John.
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James Chambers
Bradford
Benj. Bates
Buffalo
A. J. Weaver
Cherry Creek
N. Y
A. R. Youngs
Butler County
D. B. Everett
Wm. Hodges
Miss Fry
Otsego Co
Warren
John
Ralph Young
Butler
Westmoreland
Alonzo Cole
Turner’s
Ackley Hollow
Rose Fehlman
David
Week in the Township News and Meetings 1883
Sickness circulates. convalescents recover. Town meeting held with two tickets Stalwarts and Peoples. party voting informal. Assemblyman Shortt to Harrisburg after illness. Masquerade well attended. a marriage between Graham and Mrs Edmunds with Rev Mead officiating. R T O T meetings praised. beecher to return next term with staff. Schools closed or ending term. vacation planned. February 23, 1883.
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Shortt
Harrisburg
Graham
Mrs. Edmunds
Mead
Main Street
Edmunds
R. T. of T
John A. Kinsman
M. W. Harrington
Beecher
Quiet wedding and town notes from Feb 24 1883
A quiet wedding occurred on the 20th with LeRoy M Hunter and Minnie B Babbitt the central couple. Rev F M Small officiated in Fagundus. Guests came from Warren and Youngsville. A donation party at the U B Parsonage netted about 50. Town election passed quietly. A night cap party at Hatmaker to fund church organ. Charlie Sayre visiting from Charles City after five years. Mrs Merritt improving from a broken arm. An M FE Sunday school organized at the upper school house led by Mr Hatmaker. Plans for a new town school and closing of Miss Crecrafts profitable school in two weeks. Feb 24 1883.
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LeRoy M. Hunter
Minnie B. Babbitt
F. M. Small
Fagundus
Warren
Youngsville
U. B
Hatmaker Place
Charlie Sayre
Charles City
Iowa
Maude Jackson
Ada Jackson
Hunter
Enterprise
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Joe
J. T. Thompson
Centralia
Kansas
G. W. Warden
Hickory
Tidioute Chair Co
Dunkirk Road
Irvington
Frank Parker
Grand Valley
His Friends
Russelsburg
Joun
Sugar Grove
Zopesa
R. R. Warren Co
Warren Hotel
Alexander Wallace
Ryvuhe Peterson
Miles
Barton
Decker
Pittsfield Township
Warren Co
Court of Quarter Sessions
Mar. A. D
Michael Silk
J. A. Crawford
Clarendon
Wim Fogles
Kinzua
John Siffin
Garfield
Albert P. Garfield
E. O’ Donnell
B. E. Tobias
Geo. W. Lesler
Pittsfield
J. M. White
G. Pennell
Dennis J. Sullivan
Henry Flacke
John Gray
Wm. Moran
Sheffield
T. B. Crocker
Farnsworth
John Lauffer
John Bauman
Warren Borough
J. A. Weible
Warren, Pa
Scire Facias
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Warren County
E. H. Burns
Court of Common Pleas
County of
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G. K. Anderson
Anderson
C. D. Greenlee
Cherry Grove Co.,Co
Painter Bros
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H. Burns
Wri
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Liberty
Cotrtands
Call Han
Atlas
Ouisteels
Postoffice
N. K. Wendlebge
Paister
Liberty Street
Davis’ Drug Store
G. Offerlee & Son
H. W. Meriam
Keystone
Hickory Street
Gerian School
Arren, Pa
W.C. Rowland
Watson & Davis
C. P. Northrop, Prop’r
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Gent’s Shoes
Hanon & Son
Burt & Mears
Nettleton & Co
Co. P. Northrop
Heriff
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State of
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Brokenstraw_ street
Oak Alley
Montgomery Street
Brokenstraw Street
James Sands
Addie E. Sands
Samuel Grandin
J. A. Allen
Borough of
Conewango Township
Haulsey Green
Dunham’s Corners
A. Tuller
Tuller
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L. E. Green
J. T. Currie
D. Grinder
E. A. Allen
Waterford and
Warren Road
O. L. Davis
Samuel Trask
J. B. Hockenberry
Recorder's Office
J. B. Hockenbury
J. W. Shatto
A. C. Blodget
Farrar & Treft
William Ailshouse
J. N. Craft
H. E. Pennypacker
H. FE. Pennypacker
W. A. Louden
Charles Olston
Norice
Sheriff's Office
Dr. Warner
Hamburg
Sie
C. H. Hunter & Son
Geo. Ball & Co
George Ball
Front Street
Erik
Romner
Exchange Block
Water Street
Nelson
Greenland
N. Greenlund
W. A. Hall & CO
Third Street
MR. and Mrs. Hintz
James
National House
J. H. Mitchell & Co
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Hartford
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London & Globe
England
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Royal
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Lancashire
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R. I
James Nixon
Warren Pa
Bairstow
Fisher Block
Warren, FA
James Ross
Canada
Remoovvat
Cogswell & Witeeler
People’s Market
Scofield
Front St
First National Bank
Wwarrein, PA
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M. Beecher
Cashier
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B., Nesmith
A. J. Hazeltine
L. F. Watson
O. H. Hunter
E. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham
Nesmith
Jas, Clark, Jr
Albert Kirberger
Struthers
Struthers, Wells &C
Warren Engine
Savvy Mill
DR. Blodgett
Blodgett
A. J. Davis
Trious
Trek & Co
Augusta
Maine
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