Temperance Debate Roars in Warren County Letters
The Warren Mail decries opponents as croakers and urges Temperance League unity to fight alcohol politics. It argues law and morality must curb the liquor trade, calls for cross party action, and vows firm editorial stance until prohibition is achieved. The note also announces C. D. Sackett’s retirement with C. C. Bates succeeding at the Youngsville Express.
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Rui
Temperance League
Brutus
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Warren County Temperance League
Philippi
Be C.D. Sackett, Esq
The
Youngsville Express
C. C. Bates
Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance Session in August
The Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance in Pennsylvania announces a special session in August starting Wednesday the 34th at 10 a.m. Officers from the Grand Division will attend and divisions in nearby counties are urged to participate for the cause. The Warren Mail notes local interest from McKean Potter and Elk counties. The piece includes a satirical, quarrelsome aside about Jemima and women’s remarks, and closes with Ridgway’s sober Fourth of July celebration praised by the Elk County Advocate.
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Grand Division
Sons of Temperance
Pennsylvania
McKean
Potter
Elk
Warren Mail
Eprom
Jemima
Lords of Creation
Broadway
Third Street
Front Street
Lis
Garden of Eden
Pern, JR
The
Elk Co. Advocate
Ridgway
Record of Warren district school funding and local notices
A Warren 1853 letter critiques a June school plan to run six months, opposed by Carver Hull Irvine Morrison, urging four months starting November. Also notes temperance paper praise, new fiction, a Sugarloaf suicide, Conewango school celebration, Sunbury Erie railroad widening, Oswego fire loss estimated at 1.5 million. Includes names Johnson Wetmore Kimbel.
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Warren Mail
Warren
Evitor
McPherson
Carver
Hull
Irvine
Morrison
P. Johnson
Conewango
Wetmore
Nominations Stir County Democratic Primary Field
In Pourrica Fievrise a lively campaign emerges with two candidates for Senator and two for Representative. The race promises a crowded field, with factions predicting competition will narrow the field as votes decide. BF See card for T C Spencer Esq who has opened a law practice offering help in complex legal matters and is described as a capable Whig with a pleasant office.
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Pourrica
T.C. Spencer
Warren County Temperance League Organizes at Sugar Grove
The Warren County Temperance League convened at Sugar Grove on July 4 1852 and organized with Doct Ayprews as president L R Geer and Wm F Dalrymple as vice presidents H J Taylor and Robert Gray as secretaries The group laid by laws and elected officers Stephen Olney Jr as president Nathan Whitney and James L Lott as vice presidents H J Taylor as recording secretary and E Cowan as corresponding secretary L R Geer as treasurer The Vigilance Committee was named and a plan to circulate the constitution circulated for signatures was moved and approved with further resolutions for prohibition measures and a county temperance convention to be held July 19 1853 at Warren Court House and a final adjournment to August 1 1852.
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Sugar Grove
Warren County League
J. Ayprews
L. R. Geer
Wm. F. Dalrymple
H. J. Taylor
Robert Gray
League
W. D. Brown
GD. Woodin
J. Jagger
Hewlet Lott
J. T. Currie
Ino
Sailor
P. Johnson
State Central Committee
J. F. McPherson
Stephen Olney Jr
Nathan Whitney
Jas. L. Lott
E. Cowan
Vigilance Committee
S. P. Johnson
J. J. Taylor
Stephen Littlefield
Quartus Wright
Jeremiah Andrews
J.D. James
Warren County
Court House
Warren
E. H. Danforth
Messrs. Johnson
G. D. Woodin
The Crystal Palace Visit and Exhibition Plans
The New York Tribune reports on the Crystal Palace visit revealing the planed divisions and showcases shaping the exhibition. It notes the palace’s architectural beauty and predicts the New York display will rival London’s but with republican simplicity. The piece mentions President Pierce’s acceptance letter for the inauguration on July 14 with Queen Victoria contributing a Winterhalter painting before contrasting royal splendor with American modesty.
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New York Palace
Great Palace of
London
Hyde Park
Pierce
Washington
Board of “Directors
Association For the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations
City of
New York
Franklin Pierce
Jacon A. Westervint
Committe
New York City
Political maneuvering over Mr Buchanan’s power request
July 3 1853 reports describe President Andrew Buchanan facing opposition to granting unlimited powers to Buchanan before his London mission. Secretary Marey leads the fight while Gen Gadsden remains in Washington. The Evening Post Courier and Old Ingot controversy fuels Barnburner tensions as Dix Fowler Cochrane supporters resist. Independence Day prompts reflection on future paths. By July 9 insiders say Buchanan will decline the English mission, cabinet quarrels over the fishing question surface.
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Wasumeroy
Buchanan
London
Marey
Gen. Gadsden
Union
Evening Post
Ae Courier
Judge Nicholson
Dix
Fowler
Cochrane
Cushing
March
Life at West Point Cadet Routine and Training
A detailed portrait of daily cadet life at the U S Military School at West Point. Cadets rise at dawn, attend meals, drills, and recitations, with late nights and strict discipline. Furloughs, pay, and expenses are outlined, along with the rigorous cavalry running exercise and its challenging hall conditions.
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U. S. Military School
West Point
Reville
Board of Examiners
Lieut. Sacket
Prices Rise in Cincinnati Staples Spark Complaint
A Cincinnati paper laments the broad advance in staple living costs. It notes the causes are unclear and contrasts today’s marketing with that of 77 years ago, highlighting how such changes affect residents' wallets.
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Cincinnati
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Cattaraugus Whig
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Great Valley
Fish
Buffalo City Bank
Venango County
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Ellicottville
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Arthur Spring
Warren Co. Temperance League
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Sec’y
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Life At
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Liberty Street
Warren, Pa
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Boardman & Gray’s
Jamestown
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Arch Street
Philadelphia
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Geo. Rose
Strattenville
Harriet Barns
Panama
Samuel Gregg
Noble W. Jones
M. EL Church
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Martin Marble
Mary Vermilla
Columbus
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G. W. Taber
Thomas J. Martin
Catharine Chase
Edward Hale
Eliza Jones
Court of Common Pleas
T. V. S. Morian
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Titusville
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William J. Magee
South West Township
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