Republicans urged unity to win in fall elections
The Warren Mail reports Senator Wilson of Iowa saying Republicans must maintain party harmony to win and support a candidate acceptable to all. Senators Cooper Lee and Emery back unity. Col Quay in Pittsburgh says a united front is needed and no faction should bolt, but he could not name the candidate.
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Wilson
Iowa
Chicago
Cooper
Delaware
Lee
Venango
Emery
McKean
Col. Quay
Pittsburg
Republican State Committee Sets April 16 Philadelphia Convention
The Republican State Committee met in Philadelphia on the 23rd with Chairman Cooper presiding. A resolution praised his leadership and a five member committee was formed to study a uniform primary election day across the state. Harrisburg is named for the next convention location. The Democratic Committee in Harrisburg set April 9 for their convention at Allentown.
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Republican State Committee
Philadelphia
Cooper
Harrisburg
Democratic Committee
Allentown
Ex Gov Hoyt to Reenter Wilkesbarre Congressional Race
Dispatch from Wilkesbarre says ex Governor Hoyt plans to return soon to enter the Congressional race. The rumor, once dismissed, now takes definite shape as he notified Attorney Farnham to vacate by April 15, signaling renewed political backing from close allies.
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Wilkesbarre
Hoyt
Farnham
Why the Postmasters Resign
Eighteen postmasters of the presidential grade have resigned since the current Congress began, with six resignations on one day last week. Post Office Department officials call the rate unprecedented, attributing it to dissatisfaction with recent pay readjustments that lowered salaries and the small allowances for clerk hire and office equipment.
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Congress
Post Office Department
Department
Ben Butler Declares Exit From National Politics
In a letter from Erie, Ben Butler asserts he is retired from national politics, focusing only on Massachusetts. He warns against believing reports of any ambition, saying the coming campaign will hinge on civil rights and Harlan's dissent, while urging friends to stop speculating about broader ambitions.
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Ben Butler
Erie
Harlan
Massachusetts
General Hancock Foresees Tariff Debate in Campaign
Gen Hancock, on route east via St Louis, predicts tariff will shape the coming campaign. He says Carlisle could rise as Speaker and drive tariff policy as part of the Democratic platform. The tariff is seen as national rather than local.
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Hancock
St. Louis
Carlisle
Senate Approves Clerks for Nonchairmen at Six Dollar Day
The Senate voted 35 to 19 to provide each nonchairman senator a committee clerk at $6 daily. The clerks would handle duties typically done by chairmen, prompting irony that clerks might replace senators in some tasks.
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U.S. Senate
Luzerne County Vote Tossed Over Informal Returns
State canvassers threw out Luzerne county’s fall vote due to informal returns. The piece urges revision and clearer election laws and notes talk of an extra legislative session in Harrisburg to apportion the state with Senator Gordon cited. A Washington dispatch calls hogs a major Senate topic.
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Luzerne
Harrisburg
Gordon
Virginia Senate backs party push for Mahone resignation
The Virginia Senate approved a strict party line resolution calling Senator Mahone to resign. The measure urges his departure and frames noncompliance as grounds for removal by legislative action.
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Virginia Senate
Mahone
Tobacco rebate bill advances in House in Washington
A bill reported in the House at Washington proposes paying a tobacco and cigar rebate totaling 3,750,000 dollars. The measure allocates the funds to cover rebates and related administrative costs.
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Washington
James Nutt Acquitted After Not Guilty Verdict
Vast Fayette county crowd follows James Nutt trial as jury finds him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. Defense arguments center on irresistible impulse and family history. later medical test shows Nutt sound in mind. Public celebration greets the verdict. Nutt returns home to Uniontown amid cheering crowds.
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Johnson
Commonwealth
Nutts
Dukes
James Nutt
Major Brown
Court House
Worhees
Fayette County
Shaw
Rogers
Congress
Voorhees
D. F. Patterson
Stowe
Jimmie
Miss Lizzie
Senator Voorhees
Young Nutt
Payne's tariff stance sparks Democratic condemnation
The new Ohio Senator Payne defends an Ohio idea seen as undemocratic and pro free trade in disguise. The Louisville Journal ridicules his position as a revenue only tariff, warns it would wreck Ohio support and the party’s unity, and foresees a potential new party forming if adopted.
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Payne
Ohio
Louisville Journal
Death of Philadelphia Controller E Harrer Jeffices
Governor Pattison appointed Chief Clerk Hirst to succeed the late Republican Controller E Harrer Jeffices of Philadelphia. Hirst, a Democrat, had served under the Governor when he was Controller and is expected to know the business.
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E. Harrer Jeffices
Philadelphia
Gov. Pattison
Hirst
Notable Remains Depart for New York and Other City News
The War Secretary received notice of the funeral cortege of Lieu DeLong and companions leaving St Petersburg for New York. Mrs Mary Krone, principal of the Denver School of Mines, is praised as the country’s only lady assayer. Jerr Davis is described as feeble from age and worry. Pew rentals at Tal mage's Tabernacle in Brooklyn totaled 17 530 with premiums 3 022 50. Mrs Astor hosted a grand ball in New York marking the centennial landing of the Astor family. D R Locke notes four top cities and the ten mile American championship race in Brooklyn where Axel Paulsen set a record. General Miles claims Davis knew of Lincoln’s planned assassination, with a written, endorsed proposal. A physician warns against equating alcohol use with heart failure and notes hidden organ weakness in heavy drinkers. Frep Doverass marries Helen M Pitts, a white Avon, N Y native and suffrage figure in Delta Alpha circles.
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St Petersburg
New York
Mary Krone
Denver School of Mines
Jerr Davis
Talmage’s Tabernacle
Brooklyn
Ws. Astor
Astor
America
Miles
Jeff. Davis
Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Secretary of War
Frep Doverass
Washington
Helen M. Pitts
Avon
N. Y
Woman’s Suffrage Party
Dr. Winslow
the Alpha
Decline of Christmas Week Editors in Pennsylvania Weeklies
The Philadelphia Press notes the dwindling number of editors who take a break during Christmas. It highlights that modern weeklies provide more issues and richer content, advancing beyond old habits. The piece cites census figures: 67 counties, 109 dailies, 687 weeklies, with about 4 million weekly copies circulated in 1880.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New York
Illinois
Philadelphia Press
Nervous Greeting Marks Harrisburg Governor in Philadelphia
The young Governor, new to public life, is awkward in company as Carlisle greets him in Philadelphia. He stares and stammers before Carlisle comments on Washington visits. He explains his family is in Harrisburg and he cannot often travel.
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Carlisle
Philadelphia
Washington
Harrisburg
Actors salaries rise spark manager backlash in interview
A. M. Palmer recalls actors paid 700 weekly by rivals, 600 for top leads, and 300 for leading actresses, while noting a former 35 weekly pupil now earns 150 from other managers. He argues 200 weekly is fair for top leading men and warns managers must curb costs or risk shutting down.
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A. M. Palmer
Banner Furniture Store Promotes Finest Warren Display
Banner Furniture store McNerr & Co advertises the largest assortment of furniture for Warren residents. Blodgett's Balm touted as a booming medical agent for summer complaints ear and tooth pains lameness inflammation and colic in people and animals priced 25 and 50 cents sold by all druggists.
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Warren
Banner Furniture
McNerr & Co
Blodgett
Greatest variety of organs in Western New York at Jamestown rooms
Jamestown residents are invited to view the Estey and Palace Organs acknowledged by top musicians as leading in the country. A wide selection of first class organs and pianos is displayed in Prendergast block 3d street. Write for catalogs and prices or visit Forp & Retr.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Estey and Palace
Prendergast Block
3D St
New York
Forp & Retr
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company No 2 charter petition filed
Charles de Creswell Albert B Guilbert Severo Mallet Provost Henry Cummins and Theo B Armstrong apply to the Governor of Pennsylvania on February ith for charter of Postal Telegraph and Cable Company No 2 to construct and operate telegraph lines from Foster Brook near McKean county through McKean Warren Forest Clarion Venango Armstrong Butler Allegheny to the Pennsylvania West Virginia line in Hanover township Washington county under the 1874 act and supplements.
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Albert B. Guilbert
Severo Mallet Provost
Henry Cummins
Theo. B. Armstrong
State of
Pennsylvania
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company No. 2
McKean County
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Warren, Forest
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Venango
Armstrong
Butler
Allegheny
Washington
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Hanover
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