General Cameron Dies After Long Illness At 90
The death of Gen Simon Cameron ends a storied career in Pennsylvania politics. Born 1799 he rose from printer to U S senator and secretary of war later serving as minister to Russia. He died June 26 at Donegal farm Lancaster county and was buried in Harrisburg after a large funeral.
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Simon Cameron
Donegal Farm
Lancaster County
Harrisburg
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Grahl
Sunbury
Simon
Philadelphia
West
Middletown
Gen. Jackson
U.S
U. S. Senate
Chicago
Lincoln
Russia
Senate
Don Cameron
United States Senate
Hartranft
Cherokee Commission
Secretary of the Interior
A. R. Yost
Gov’s Printing Office
Phil Sheridan
Palmer
Critics and public praise in politics and press
Stephen Fisxy argues politicians resemble actors with praise easily earned and blame heavy. The public's sensitivity to criticism mirrors actors and politicians, as kindness goes unrewarded while a single reproach provokes sharp public resentment. Newspaper publishers hear similar complaints about content.
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Stephen Fisxy
Stephen
American boy rises from poverty to prominence
Gen Cameron, son of a poor country tailor, grew up amid hardship yet became a public figure noted for grit. He once vowed to make a lot of money and avoided a literary path, illustrating a self-made ascent shaped by determination rather than lineage.
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Gen
Cameron
Simon
Editors Enjoy Philadelphia Trip At Rail Royal Treatment
Last week the Editorial Association of Pennsylvania hosted its annual excursion to Philadelphia Cape May and other destinations. The Pennsylvania railroad provided hospitable treatment, a potential benefit for editors more than the company, as few editors have leisure for such jaunts unless retired.
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Editorial Association of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Cape May
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tax Democracy Pitches Pension Commissioner
Tax Democracy launches criticism against Pension Commissioner Tanner while Tanner cites Hamlet’s grave digger lore claiming a Tanner will last nine years as a defense. The remark frames a clash over tenure and authority in pension oversight.
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Tanner
Hamlet
Harrisburg State Department Denies Election Officer Pay Rise
Harrisburg state department announces no law has passed increasing election officers pay and urges passage of the measure. The note says men object to working all night for a song and to sing it themselves in protest.
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State Department
Harrisburg
Liquor Interests Spend Big to Defeat Amendment
Reportedly Pennsylvania liquor interests spent about a million dollars to defeat the amendment in a contentious campaign. In exchange they obtained a High License that forced many small operators out of business, prompting questions about whether the spend was worthwhile.
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Pennsylvania
Tax pension office seeks fifteen million for July
The tax pension office requested from the treasury fifteen million dollars to be made available on July first. The note underscores the large sums required to meet federal obligations.
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Tax Pension Office
The
Treasury
Sam
Baseball Strike Ahead as Players Stay Résolute
A sharp talk centers on a baseball strike looming over the season. Observers on the fence doubt whether players will walk out or bat through the dispute and return to the field.
Brawn vs Brain Debate Among College Men
Some college men valorize physical strength as essential, yet the record shows the brawn often prevails and the quick heels outpace the brains in competitive settings.
Prohibition Opposed by Majorities in Nine States
In the last two years, majorities aggregating 428,000 have been given against constitutional Prohibition in nine States. Evidently something else is demanded by the people.
Business Brace Drink Mirrors Market Suspender
A new mixed drink named the business brace hints at financial restraint. Its practical tendency resembles a business suspender, implying a casual nod to economy and support within social drinking trends.
Prohibition and politics wrap Rhode Island and beyond
A compilation of editorials notes Prohibition shifts in Rhode Island prompting a license law model from Pennsylvania. It cites party dynamics in New England and New York papers on trusts and liquor, plus remarks on floods, timber reclaim rights, and a Soldiers Orphans Commission meeting led by Gov Beaver and officials from Pittsburgh Philadelphia and York.
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Maine
New England
Boston Herald
Guatemala
Scranton
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Buffalo Express
Salt Trust
Sugar Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Syracuse Journal
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
N. Y
Wellsboro Gazette
Arkansas Valley Democrat
Soldiers’ Orphans Commission
Gov
Beaver
Senator Gobin
Thomas Sample
Pittsburg
Grand Army of the Republic of the Commission
Frank Magee
York
Harry Davis
Phila
A. C. Reinohle
Lancaster
Mr. Shirck
Fred Douglass named minister to Hayti in 1889 era
The Navy Department reorganizes under Secretary Tracy. Reports note Douglass appointed minister to Hayti, a naval reform, and public interest in political and social events across the era.
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Fred Douglass
Hayti
Navy Dept
See’y Tracy
New London
Cornell
Columbia
Foraker Nominated in Ohio Republican State Convention
Ohio Republicans convened with 828 delegates to nominate for governor. William H. Foraker led early on and surged to a decisive victory on the second ballot, capturing at least 600 votes as Kennedy trailed. The platform endorsed 1888 national principles, protection for American labor, and support for President Harrison and the Pension Bureau policy benefiting Union soldiers.
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Foraker
Ohio
Kennedy
Grosvenor
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Pension Bureau
Union
Supreme Court Grants Wholesale Liquor Licenses
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that any citizen of temperate habits and good character is entitled to a wholesale liquor license. The decision involves Prospect Brewing Company of Philadelphia and Mary E Pollard and 19 other brewers and bottlers of Pittsburgh. Judge Bregg estimates 2,000 to 3,000 extra licenses needed in Philadelphia. Judge Gordon criticizes the ruling.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Prospect Brewing Company
Philadelphia
Mary E. Pollard
Pittsburg
Bregg
Gordon
Pittsburg Fishing Club Members Face Damages Prosecution
The South Fork Fishing Club owners of the Johnstown dam are to be prosecuted for damages from the dam break. They are prominent Pittsburg businessmen who joined the club for a pleasant summer retreat for their families, not for selfish sport. If held liable, the case could require a large payout and costly litigation.
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South Fork Fishing Club
Pittsburg
Johnstown
Samoan Treaty Arrives in Washington for Senate Action
William Walter Phelps, American Commissioner, reached Washington on Tuesday June 25 with the Samoan Treaty draft. Contents not disclosed but regarded as creditable to the Secretary of State and appointees. It is kept in the State Department until Congress convenes when the President will present terms for Senate action.
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William Walter Phelps
Washington
Commission
Secretary of State
State Department
Congress
Senate
Minister to Germany and Samoa settlement praised
Last Wednesday William Walter Phelps, with Secretary Blaine, met the President to report on his role as Samoan commissioner. He was appointed Minister to Germany, seen as a strong endorsement of his leadership and policy.
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Germany
William Walter Phelps
Blaine
Mansfield man elected Democratic Convention chairman
Mr. M. D. Harrer of Mansfield Ohio is unanimously chosen as chairman of the forthcoming Democratic Convention. The selection signals the Democratic drift in Ohio toward tariff reform and civil service reform and reflects Harrer's long standing friendship with these causes.
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M. D. Harrer
Mansfield
Ohio
Buckeye
Senator Southworth wins railroad suit in Illinois
State Senator Southworth of Illinois, riding free on all railroads with a pass and agreeing to assume all risk, sued the Railroad and recovered damages. The case has been appealed to the higher Court and the result is awaited with interest.
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Southworth
Illinois
Louisiana governor bans prize fights but permits lottery
The governor prohibits prize fights while allowing a lottery he claims robs the public. Critics urge stopping both actions, arguing public interest and ethics are at stake.
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Tur
Louisiana
Ayer’s Cathartic Pills Promise Quick Relief
An advertisement extols Ayer’s Cathartic Pills for ills from indigestion claiming swift, reliable relief. It asserts the pills cure many dyspeptics and are worth their price, encouraging readers to try them.
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Ayer
Political jockeying for 1892 may reshuffle leadership
The Chicago Times argues the talk of presidential possibilities in 1892 is untimely. It notes three years can bring a new leader as swiftly as Cleveland rose, with Congressional elections next year potentially producing a new political face and shifting calculations.
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Chicago Times
Cleveland
Down South Boys Bar Iron to Rob Train Free Ride
Two youths laid a bar of iron on a railroad track and signaled a passing train to obtain a free ride to the next town claiming they were saving the train. The question now is who will “save” the boys from consequences.
Penn freshmen defeat Yale in late rowing match
The Pennsylvania freshmen crew beat Yale in a late rowing race clarifying who are the best literary fellows among crews.
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Pennsylvania
Yale
Grain and livestock markets across New York and Chicago
Markets show mixed prices with grain declines and steady exchanges. Wheat, corn, oats incur modest shifts while butter and eggs hold firm. cattle and hogs show a softer tone in Chicago and Toledo with varying live stock ranges.
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Cleveland
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
New Ohio
Ayer's Ague Cure Promised to Cure Malaria
The advertisement asserts Ayer's Ague Cure will cure all malarial disorders when used as directed and notes it is sold by all medicine dealers.
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Ayer
Woman's National Republican Head Blames Liquor for Backlash
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of Iowa, chairman of the Woman's National Republican Committee, calls the East defeat a sign of liquor traffic's power depraving the nation. She praises Pennsylvania Republicans for redeeming their promise on the amendment but says the people remain responsible. The Pittsburg Times notes the temperance movement is now stronger and more influential than ever.
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Chicago
J. Ellen Foster
Iowa
Woman’s National Republican Committee
East
Railroad Car Seat Monopolist Stirs Comedy
A fragment humorously notes a man who monopolizes two seats in a railroad car and the challenge of how to move him when he is bigger than the rider.
The New Public Printer Frank W Palmer Biography
A portrait of Frank W Palmer the newly appointed Public Printer under President Harrison outlines his birth in Manchester Indiana October 11 1827 and a long career in journalism from Jamestown Journal to Chicago Inter Ocean. It highlights his rise from apprentice to editor and politician including terms in Iowa and Chicago posts his integrity as Postmaster of Chicago and his temperate character with a note on his support for reform and public service.
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Frank W. Palmer
Harrigan
Manchester
Indiana
New York
Jamestown
Rev
Z. M. Palmer
Selina Strong
Mrs. Palmer
Asahel Strong
Frank
Jamestown Journal
Pioneer
Yale
Journal
Albany
Buffalo
Schenectady
Atlantic
Big City
Chautauqua
Great Northwest
Dubuque
Iowa
House of Representatives
Blaine
Garfield
Kelley
Scofield
Register
J. S. Clarkson
Chicago Inter Ocean
Chicago
Cleveland
Industrial World
Wisconsin
Michigan
Connecticut
New Jersey
Mr. Palmer
July Magazines and notable stories featured
The July Century presents Lincoln Life chapters on renomination Wade-Davis Manifesto and Greeley Peace Mission with Kenan's Siberian paper. Scribner's July offers seven complete short stories illustrated by Remington Blum Loomis and Stevenson serial Master of Ballantrae plus How the Derby Was Won and The Story of a Lost Car. Wide Awake highlights Seward at Robert College and The Republican Court, with prose verse and pictures. Subscriptions from D. Lothrop Company Boston at $2.40 yearly.
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Lincoln Life
Lincoln
Wade-Davis
Horace Greeley
Kennan
Scriber’s Magazine
Frederic Remington
Robert Blum
Chester Loomis
Mr. Stevenson
When she was a Child she cried for Castoria
The ad line recalls a child offering for Castoria, a traditional remedy historically marketed to soothe infants. The brief snippet frames a nostalgic, period style pitch associated with early 20th century US advertising.
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Castoria
Three Telluride Bank Robbers Identified Likely to be Captured
Telegraph items report three Telluride bank robbers recognized and expected to be captured. Other briefs note patents issued, a Fer tility flouring mill fire with $32,000 loss, and Treasury estimates of June debt reduction at $15,000,000.
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Patent Office
H. B. Groff
Fertility
Treasury Department
Com
Farmers’ National Bank of
Adams
N. Y
South America
Antwerp
Russia
Austria
Christina
Spain
Fred C. Spaulding
Spaulding & Brick
Boston
Eddy Electric Light Motor
Henry A. Brick
Rome
Europe
Henry George
George
American Cotton Seed Oil Company
New Jersey
Texas
Africa
Stanley
Harrison
Woodstock
Conn
Henry C. Bowen
New York Independent
George Starr
P. T. Barnum
Olympia
London
Washington
Myers
Philadelphia
Andrews
Philadelphias
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WM. P. Nutting
Youngsville
Leroy 8. Strong
Kinzua
R. B. Hayes
Lucy Ware Webb
Chillicothe
James Webb
Wesleyan Female Seminary
Cincinnati
Hayes
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors
M. E. Church
Society of the Army of West Virginia
White House
Franklin News
Brooklyn Times
Cora
Gracie
Alice
Maria Michell
Gen. Hastings
Vesuvius
Bowen
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
American Institute of Homeopathy
Potomac
Chespeake
Ohio Canal
William H. Bascuet
Pe Inet
Cage
Brooklyn
Alexis
Proctor
War Department
Schofield
Adjt
Hastings
LAIRD
Burrer—Creamery
C. Cuefse
Ecas— Western
Ae Une
Toledo
Davis
Apple
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Dred Scott
Warren County
Forest
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Appomattox
July Magazines
Warren
Act of Assembly
W. D. Kinnear
George W. Day
Wm. A. Alexander
W. J. Alexander
John A. Day
Ball & Thompson, Solicitors
Court OF Common Pleas OF
Penna
Sylvester H. Platt
Hannah A. Baxter
Court of Common Pleas
Barber
South West
County of
State of
Geo. C. Cornelius
Mary Schuler
Glade
Schellhammer
Warren Cosi
Geo. D. Frederick
Libellant
Common Pleas
Eliza Frederick
Borough of
County Court of Common Pleas
Henry Fuellhart
Dinsmoor & Cable
Attys
Third Street
Library Hall
Infant
Third St
Noves Drug Store
India
Mail Order Department
Jos.Horne & Co’s
Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
Johnson’s Exchange
Rozr
H. Johnson
Chamberlain Institute and Female College
Randolph
Chautauqua Lake
N. Eng. Conservatory
Commercial College
J. T. Edwards
Struthers
Iron Works
Struthers, Wells & CO
Oisdom
Javyt Mill
Parshall & Sill
E. W. Parshall
W. Sint. Warren
General Eee
Statin Age
C. L. van Deusen Nursery CO
Geneva
Lea
Allegheny Springs
Llegheny Springs
Irvine
Warren Co
Allegheny
J. A. Culbertson
H. S. Thomas
Wood & Thomas
Liberty
Warren, la
J.K. Ronne
Hickory Street
Janforth
Eentist
Variety Hall
Samesa
Baby Garriage
F. R. Scott
Nobel
Boggs & Buhl
Federal St
Allegheny, PA
Warren Savings Bank
Arren
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A. J. Hazeltine
Dunnam
L. R. Freeman
James Clark
L. B. Wood
Phil Fortune
Phil
Jamestown, N. Y
Frewsburg and
Russell
Sugar Grove
H,. Dunham
J. J. Dunn
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