Constitutional Convention Debates in Harrisburg on Powers
The Harrisburg convention floor debated its authority and the scope of powers as the body pressed to declare its mandate from the people. Officers formed the Pennsylvania Constitutional Association as preparations for annual amendments continued.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Constitutional Association
John H. Walker
Erie
William H. Armstrong
Lycoming
Charles R. Buckalew
Columbia
R. A. Lamberton
Dauphin
M. Hall Stanton
Philadelphia
John Gibson
York
J. Price Wetherill
Andrew G. Curtin
Centre
H. G. Smith
Lancaster
George W. Woodward
Woodward
Ile
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Armstrong
United States
New Year resolutions and humane duty in the Inter Ocean
The Inter Ocean urges moderation in New Year resolutions, noting many vows fade within weeks. It emphasizes choosing near tasks first, balancing charity with daily duties, and trusting that “he hath done what he could” when facing limited time and resources. It frames a message of hopeful, practical striving for the new year.
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Inter-Ocean
Goethe
Morality Calls for Temperance at Holidays in Grant Era
The Titusville Herald notes officials urged restraint on alcohol during Christmas and New Year festivities. It criticizes ex Mayor Hall and Hoffman as corrupt Tammany figures, saying their rise via Tammany shows moral decline compared to Tweed.
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Grant
Friends of Morality and Good Order
Hall
Tammany Ring
Hoffman
Titusville
Wallace Resigns to Reroute Pennsylvania Democratic Efforts
The coffee pot Wallace of Clearfield County resigns as Vice President of the Texas Pacific Railroad under Tom Scott. He will resume management of Pennsylvania Democracy as elections approach for a U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Judge among others. Texas is distant for any aspirant and the new Constitution aims to sideline the coffee-pot faction.
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Wallace
Clearfield County
Buckalew
Texas Pacific Railroad
Tom Scott
Pennsylvania
U.S
Supreme Court
Texas
Harrisburg Judge Rules Supplement Unconstitutional
Judge Pearson of Harrisburg held that a supplemental act incorporating the city of Harrisburg is unconstitutional because its title fails to indicate its purport. The commentary notes the bill as one of the troublesome provisions the new Constitution would strike, praising the document's virtues.
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Pearson
Harrisburg
City of
Ohio governor elopement scandal shocks electorate
A report claims Governor William Allen’s colored coachman and a German servant girl eloped, upsetting loyal Democrats who just elected him on an anti miscegenation platform. The piece notes consternation among married citizens and party ranks in Ohio.
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Ohio
Wm. Allen
Allen
Virginias Declared Legal Prize By Spanish Court
A Spanish prize court adjudged the Virginias to be a lawful prize, authorizing capture or seizure. The decision allows enforcement actions against the Virginias under prize law.
Erie man finds pants looted from doorstep
N. C. Benson of Erie discovered his pants on the doorstep with pockets emptied. He insists he closed the door before removing them, believing someone played a prank to steal two or three dollars from his wallet.
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N. C. Benson
Erie
Loss of the Virginius in heavy seas off Cape Fear
The Ossipee reports the Virginius leaking badly after a gale then sinking near Frying Pan Shoals ten miles south of Cape Fear Light. Crew were rescued by the Ossipee with boats lowered at sunrise, leaving the ship to settle and go down by 4 PM.
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New York
United States
Virginius
Cape Fear
Hasewell
Ossipee
Santiago
Walters
Charleston S. C
Woodward
Civil Rights Debate Spurs House Scene in Historic Moment
In a tense House exchange Congressman Rainey of South Carolina pleaded for Civil Rights legislation while Democratic critic Eck of Kentucky abruptly left the chamber after a furious tirade. The scene marks a notable moment in the ongoing civil rights struggle. A New York Tribune construction picture highlights the future paper’s nine story, fireproof, million dollar home on Nassau Spruce and Frankfort streets, with a lofty tower and stone brick iron facade.
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Rainey
South Carolina
Eck
Kentucky
Tribune
New York
Nassau St
Spruce St
Frankfort St
Graham Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for Bank Misuse
The ex senator William M Graham, former president of Market National Bank, faces a guilty verdict after a trial in New York on misappropriation charges totaling about 300 000 dollars. The jury found him guilty on the presented testimony and he awaits sentence. In a separate session Jim Cusick of the eighth ward received ten years in State Prison for felonious assault with intent to kill on a fellow convict.
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New York
Wm. M. Graham
Market National Bank
Court of General Sessions
Jim Cusick
Eighth Ward
Gage Defalcation Sparks Citizens Movement in Chicago
The Inter-Ocean contrasts Citizens tickets with past city governance under Democrats and Republicans. It recalls 1869 nomination of Mr. Gage, noting opponents labeled as bummers and scalawags, while the outgoing treasurer reportedly turned over all city funds to Gage, leaving a clean bill of health for Republicans.
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Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Gage
Evening Post
Republican Party
Virginius prisoners report flag tearing and threats at Santiago
Dispatches from Key West describe Virginius prisoners saying Tornado officers tore the U S flag and trampled it while vowing this is what they wanted. The Santiago situation grows more serious with citizens killed after mock trials and fears for American safety rise as batteries rise along the river.
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Key West
Santiago
United States
Santiago de Cuba
Warren County Tax Assessments Revision Notice 1875
The Commissioners of Warren County announce a Board of Revision will sit at their Warren office on Wednesday January 21 1874 to revise raise and equalize assessments per law. All interested parties are invited. Dated Warren December 29 1875. R H Morrison attesting officers and clerks E R Wheelock.
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Borough of
Warren
R. H. Morrison
W. G. Garcelon
R. K. Russet
E. R. Wheelock
Alexander Pendergrass
Sweeny & Dailey
Marshall Jones
Louis Jones
Thomas Stone
C. L. Douglass
Levi Jones
J. H. Slocum
Oscar Leister
District Court OF the United States
District
Pennsylvania
James M. MaGee
Mead & MaGee
Triumph
Congress
S. E. Woodruff
Erie
S. C. McCandless
U. S. District Court For
Western District of Pennsylvania
Shaw House
Tidioute
H.C. Andrews
County of
State of
Kinnear Street
Tidioute Associates
C. E. Gould
C. E
R. R. Station House
A. S. Moore
NNUAL
First National Bank of Warren
M. Beecher
H Stephens for President and Odd Bits of News
The item lists H Stephens as a presidential option among daily items. Laura D Fair wed a San Francisco lawyer. Reports note Pennsylvania’s high population and debt, shifts in sheriff and general relationships, and the burial of 78 federal soldiers at Jefferson City. Other items cover rail expenditures, Mrs Agassiz’s death, a lace theft, Erie County’s 99 year old, a Titusville anecdote about soft answers, a London Lincoln tower plan, corset dangers in Indiana, a pistol incident, and Rothschilds’ marriages.
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H. Stephens
Laura D Fair
San Francisco
Union
Pennsylvania
Brennan
Genet
Centralia
Bill Anderson
Jefferson City
Alex. Agassiz
Agassiz
Titusville
London
Abraham Lincoln
Newman Hall
Hunter's Store Unveils Low Prices In Town
Good news spreads as Hunter’s Store opens a vast stock of goods, slashing prices to attract customers. The message praises past patrons and promises continued low prices, urging shoppers from Quaker Hill to Yankee Bush and nearby communities to visit Tidioute and Brokenstraw for bargains.
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Hunter
Quaker Hill
Yankee Bush
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