Republican Nominations List for Statewide Offices
Subscribed readers note the date opposite each address. The Republican ticket includes Governor Henry M. Hoyt from Luzerne and Lieutenant Governor Charles W. Stone from Warren with multiple other nominees. Ballot slate features James P. Sterrett for Supreme Court from Allegheny and Aaron K. Dunkel for Secretary Internal Affairs from Philadelphia. Lewis F. Watson for Congress from Warren is subject to convention and Harrison Allen for State Senate from Warren awaits senatorial conference. Auditors listed are N. F. Wright of Freehold and Critt Marsh of Kinzua.
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State Senate
Harrison Allen
Warren
Debates over Sugar Grove delegates and election method
The Erie Warren and Venango delegates clash over a new nominating system. After multiple ballots the convention adjourns with no clear winner and debates turn to calls for returning to the old system to avoid entrenchment and obstructions.
Second Term For Col. Watson Sought By Erie Republicans
The writer hopes Franklin will renominate Col. Watson, arguing his staying in office benefits Venango and Erie counties. They contend Watson has served his district well, while Reed and Osmer would gate an implied censure of a single term and urge party unity for stronger representation in Washington.
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Franklin
Col. Watson
Venango
Reed
Erie
Osmer
Mr. Reed
Mr. Osmer
Erie County Democrats Adopt Anti Electioneering Resolutions
The Democracy of Erie county passed resolutions barring office seekers from nominating themselves and limiting press activity by candidates. The move, aimed at keeping offices free of campaigning, signals a thinner Democratic party in the county.
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Erie County
Democratic Party
Erie County Republican Nominations and Notable Briefs
The Erie county convention nominated Giles Price for Prothonotary and J. C. Hilton for Register and Recorder along with C. E. Lovett as District Attorney and Dr. Silliman as Coroner. W. E. Hayes and W. W. Love were re nominated for Auditors and Gustave Jerecki for Assembly. The Congressional vote favored Reed delegates 54 to 23 for Watson. Also noted are Sherman’s cave discovery in Kentucky, Greg Sherman’s priesthood move, Gov Hendricks’ Virginia trip and Grant presidential prospects, and a prison suicide attempt by Tom Baviary amid disciplinary fears.
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Erie County
Giles D. Price
Register
J. C. Hilton
Erie
C. E. Lovett
Dr. Silliman
D. W. Titus
A. B. Gunnison
W. E. Hayes
Green
W. W. Love
West Millcreek
Baseball standings show Bostons leading with 16 of 23
The Bostons top the race with 16 wins in 23 games for a 69 percent mark. Cincinnati follows at 17 wins in 28 for 60 percent, with Chicago in third and Indianapolis and Providence in the next spots.
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Bostons
Cincinnatis
Chicagos
Indianapolis
Providence
Chinaman denied citizenship in U S court test case
A Chinese applicant in the U S District Court was denied citizenship by the judge following Judge Sawyer’s California ruling in the Ah Nap test case. Niagara Falls power project progresses with a new company led by Dr R W Pierce. Orangemen parade efforts blocked in Montreal with arrests. The Philadelphia Permanent Exhibition draws little public interest. Hooper who aimed to assassinate Emperor William is tried and sentenced to death.
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New York
United States District Court
United States
Sawyer
United States Circuit Court of California
Ah Nap
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
R. W. Pierce
Hooper
William
Nobelling
Public Independence Day cost estimated in Pennsylvania
An estimate puts Pennsylvania public Independence Day celebrations at about $100000 this year.
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Pennsylvania
Independent candidate voices bold self belief
An exchange defines an independent candidate as someone who trusts himself more than his neighbors do, highlighting confidence as his distinguishing trait.
Paradox of Montreal Parade Yield Under Mob Pressure
The Buffalo Express condemns the surrender of the Orangemen parade after weeks of prep and thousands of troops, arguing it signals the mayor's mob as master of Montreal. The piece stresses peaceful marching was abandoned due to fear of threats, denouncing the erasure of free parade rights in the city.
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The
Buffalo Express
Orangemen
America
Ireland
Montreal
Garfield Warns Against War Between Capital and Labor
General Garfield in a Fourth of July speech at Painesville cautions about the imagined war between capital and labor. He argues the nation is not destined to be broken and urges recognizing danger to avoid and crush it, predicting future years of grandeur and prosperity.
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Garfield
Painesville
President makes port appointments and removals
The President removed last Thursday General Chester A. Arthur, Collector of Customs at the port of New York, and appointed General E. A. Merritt, present Surveyor of the port, in his stead. He also removed A. B. Cornell, Naval Officer, and appointed Silas W. Burt, present Deputy Naval Officer, as his successor.
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Chester A. Arthur
Port of
New York
E. A. Merritt
A. B. Cornell
Silas W. Burt
Odd Fellows Convention Forming Insurance Plan
A state wide Odd Fellows convention will assemble in Pittsburg on July 25 to form an association. Its purpose is to provide life insurance of 1000 or 2000 dollars to each member of the Order through the newly formed body.
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Odd Fellows
Pittsburg
United States District Court For
Western District of Pennsylvania
G. B. Gilson
Tidioute
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Frrstt
County of
Warren
State of
Tidioute and
Jefferson Streets
Jefferson Street
Tidioute Street
Frank Williams
Thomas Orton
Recorder’s Office
Shedrick Tipton
West Hickory Creek
Deerfield Township
Joshua Pierce
Wm. W. Wallace
Joshua Perce
R. S
H. Paul
Hickory Creek
Franklin and Warren Turnpike Road
Short Street
Lincoln Street
John&. Wilson
Henry Fisher
Stoan Rolston
Gideon Gilson
W. W. Wallace
John S. Wilson
Penna
Hiram Daggett
Cutler & Hinds
Girard
G A R Encampment at Gettysburg Opens July 20
The G A R encampment at Gettysburg starts July 20 for a week with a grand excursion on the 22d to Antietam via Fredericksburg Harper s Ferry and Hagerstown. The famine in China shows five million victims and no systematic relief, while tramps terrorize the West and may require army action. Debt figures and a Luzerne county election proclamation are noted.
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Gettysburg
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Harper’s Ferry
Hagerstown
China
Hartranrt
Luzerne
Tramps Haunt Ohio Harvest Crews and Jefferson Monument
In Ohio the tramp activity spurs talk of shooting as harvest work continues at $1.50 a day. Secretary Evarts commissions a neat monument for Thomas Jefferson, funded from Congress appropriations.
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Ohio
Evarts
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Petroleum Exports Surpass All But Cotton in Nation
The text notes petroleum now ranks as the second most valuable export after cotton, with fifteen years prior having no exports and by 1877 reaching a value of 61,789,438 dollars. This highlights a rapid rise in petroleum trade and its economic impact.
Prominent Figures Trout-Fishing in Lycoming County
Gov Harrranet along with ex Treasurer Henry Rawle John B Linn and the Secretary of the Commonwealth fished trout in Lycoming county with other notable gentlemen observed in the area.
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Harrranet
Henry Rawle
John B. Linn
The
Commonwealth
Lycoming County
Fire on Chicago Street Destroys Buffalo Property
A fire on July 9 in Buffalo on Chicago street destroyed property valued at 128000 dollars with about 75000 dollars covered by insurance. Firefighters contained the blaze after emergency response and no injuries were reported.
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Buffalo
Chicago
How it was done by the Sherman plan on Arthur's removal
General Sharpe recounts Wednesday noon meeting in which Secretary Sherman informed Arthur that his removal had been decided. Arthur asked for official reasons. Sherman offered to write a letter stating none. Arthur declined letters and said the suspension could take effect when the plan deemed best. Arthur will not obstruct Senate action or resign. L. Bradford Prince to succeed the New York Surveyorship amid ongoing Washington trips by Merritt to influence officials.
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Sharpe
Arthur
Sherman
Senate
L. Bradford Prince
New York
Merritt
Washington
N. Y. World
Sutro tunnel promises new life for Nevada mines
The Comstock lode and other Nevada mines gain a renewed outlook with the Sutro tunnel announced by telegraph. It is expected to drain mines efficiently and unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in bullion from previously valueless low grade ores due to costly mining methods.
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Comstock Lode
Nevada
Bethlem Iron Company reports 1873 levels of earnings lift
At its annual meeting the Bethlem Iron Company stated net earnings for the past year reached 318000 dollars and signaled business conditions improving since 1873. A Philadelphia paper and the New York Herald note a steady, if modest, upturn with low prices aiding wages and a brisk foreign trade outlook.
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Crawford Journal
Bethlehem Iron Company
Philadelphia
New York Herald
Congress
Sherman and the Potter Committee Battles
The piece accuses the Potter Committee of bias in the Louisiana election inquiry, defending Secretary Sherman as he challenges alleged conspiracy. It condemns the committee for refusing to probe intimidation claims while endorsing anti Sherman testimonies, calling the process a partisan travesty.
Custom House Removals and Reforms in New York
Washington reports the removal of Collector Arthur and Naval Officer Cornell with Surveyor Merritt and Deputy Naval Officer Burt named to replace them. The move aims to enforce reforms at the New York Custom House, reflecting long deliberation and Republican discontent over President Roosevelt’s approach. Additional notices mention brewers expanding beer exports to Germany as a separate business note.
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WashiNgton
Arthur
Cornell
Merritt
Burt
Roosevelt
New York
New York Custom House
Treasury
Customs
Secretary of the Treasury
Foreign Service
Civil Service
New Castle
Germany
Experience the Best Teacher Dr Fenner’s Capitol Bitters
An advertisement extols Dr Fenner’s Capitol Bitters as a health tonic that invigorates the system boosts appetite and helps ward off diseases. The claim emphasizes experiential learning of benefits and the product’s reputation as a remedy.
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Dr. Fenner
Indians Start Eastward From Umatilla After Beating
A Portland dispatch reports hostiles driven from the mountains by General Howard are moving east toward the Snake river via the Blue Mountains. They may cross Meacham's road and head into Willows or Salmon Mountains, with Oregon and Yakima tribes urged to intervene. Gov Chadwick calls for 300 volunteers as whites are killed, a rescue party ambushed, and a station burned.
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San Francisco
Portland
Umatilla
Howard
Snake River
Blue Mountains
Grand Ronde
Columbia Valley
Meacham
Pelican
Willows
Salmon
Salmon Mountains
Powder River
Snake
Olds Ferry
Grande Ronde Valley
Columbia
Yakima
Schleicher says administration will force peace or war on border
Congressman Schleicher, arriving from Washington to San Antonio, warns that the administration plans to invade Mexican border territory unless the Diaz government grants immunity from invasion. He predicts Mexican troops will resist, notes a grave situation, and argues Texas could muster the men to fight. He also says other governments would not tolerate Mexican murders and robberies.
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Galveston
Texas
Schleicher
San Antonio
Washington
Ord
Diaz
Paris Exhibition Hints of American Prize Lead
Paris July 11 American exhibitors appear to lead in medals and grand prizes at the Paris exhibition as class juries report to group juries. Foreign jurors praise the quality of American articles while official results remain unannounced.
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Paris
United States
Dr King’s New Discovery Trial Bottle Offer
Free trial bottle at our Drug Store for coughs and throat or lung ailments including cold asthma bronchitis consumption loss of voice and tickling in the throat Over one million bottles used in the last year with many cures offered at $1.09 for a regular size.
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Dr. King
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Warren Mail
Henry M. Hoyt
Charles W. Stone
Supreme Court
James P. Sterrett
Allegheny
Aaron K. Dunkel
Lewis F. Watson
Congressional Convention
Assembly
Frank D. Reeves
Register and Recorder
W. J. Alexander
Youngsville
Benjamin Ellis
Sugar Grove
Nelson Mead
C. C. Thompson
Tidionte
N. F. Wright
Freehold
Critt Marsh
Kinzua
Warren Academy
Laban Hazeltine
Earry
Charles McCauley
Elk—B. Dinsmoor
Eldred
L. B. Wood
J. Freehold
Joel L. Caes
J. T. Barker
Farmington
P. W. Brown
R. Ed. Miler
Glade
O. W. Randall
G. W. Green
Limestone
J. A. Weible
Substitute
Mead
F. H. Rockwell
Pleasant
W. D. Brown
R. D. McCreary
D. B. McCreary
R. E. Miller
Creswell
Rteed
T. Fulkerson
C. M. Shortt
Ricker
J. H. Higgins
F. R. Simmons
J. Q. A. Sterrett
McCreary
W. W. Reed
L. F. Watson
J. H. Osmer
Watson
Morrison
Tur
Kentucky
Greg. Sherman
Europe
Cincinnati
Gov. Hendricks
Virginia
Gen. Grant
Potter
Tom Baviary
Wisconsin
Business Affairs
Ir. Sherman
Mr. Potter
House of Representatives
Felicianna
Potter Committee
Louisiana
Anderson
Webber
New Orleans
N. Y. Tribune
Custom House
Samp, Co
Fy Alexander
Fairfield
Neb
Borough of
Allegheny River
Limestone Township
B. F. Rynd
R. A. Ralph
Istrict Court
District
St. Silvernail
Columbus Township
Revere House
S. E. Woodruff
Hisq
John Hall
U.S
Sheffield Township
Warren Co
Sheffield Depot
Railroad Station
Sewedl Rice
Main St
Worcester, Mass
First National Bank
Warren, PA
Boon Mead
M. Beecher
Cashier
England
Scotland
National Line
Liverpool
Queenstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Havre
Gothenburg
Christinia
Copenhagen
P.& E. Railroad
M. Beecher, Cashier
Hickory Street
Arren
WM. C, Rowland
Wheripp
Court of Common Pleas
Spring Creek
Wesly Wright
J. O. Deming
Lewis Bates
Robert Belding
Wesley Wright
David MecKelvy
Frank Wesley Wright
Henry Brace
Warren Carriage Works
Bridge
Cordie & Koebley
Third Street
Liberty
U. S
Canadas
C. H. Morgan
Jamestown
N. Y
Mail Office
Suas
Brussels
Fred
Morck
ED W
Hyiam
Trushel & Mintzer
B. Nesmith & Son
Cheavry
Eoe
Bank
P. J. Trushel
A. Mintzer
Wells & Noyes
J. F. Wells &Coo
Ww. M. Ss. Mized Paints
J.F. Wells
L. G. Noyes
Warren Savings Bank
Pas
Savings Bank
LF. Watson
B. Nesmith
Ohazeltine
O. H. Hunter
A. J. Hazeltine
E. G. Wood
M. B, Dunham B. Nesmith
Jas. Clark, Jr
Albert Kirberger
Johnson's Enchange
Johnson, White & Co
Robert Johnson
Citizens Savings Bank
M. Waters
Robert Dennison
P. Johnson
F. Henry
H. A. Jamieson
Rk. Dennison
J. R. Clark
A. Hertzel
George N. Parmlee
G.W. Scofield
Wendelboe & Vomnston
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