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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1878
Page
2
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Last week reports show extreme heat across the western country centered on St. Louis with 1500 to 2000 sunstroke cases in a week and many fatalities. Cities from Chicago to New York record dozens of sunstroke deaths as temperatures reach 90 to 103 degrees in shade. Overnight cooler readings arrive in the West but heat persists in the East and Europe.
Erie observers report Reed supporters trying to sway Osmer by county loyalty. They recall similar pressure on Col. Watson two years earlier. The Erie cor respondent predicts Osmer will secure the full Republican vote in Erie county and the district.
A heated Erie Dispatch column questions Osmer’s nomination and asserts the Erie County Committee wields influence over party affairs. It accuses critics of selling out Republican voters and mocks claims of Union supremacy and title flaws as political manipulation. The piece targets Osmer, the district convention, and local party dynamics.
The article extols Dr Carver as the greatest rifle shot living, notes a remarkable feat with a Winchester holding 15 loads, and describes his 6000 shoulder shots as a stunning performance. It also covers Lord Beaconsfield’s London welcome, grain crop prospects, Con Miles’s Indian battles, Elcho Shield shooting results, and a Republican state committee list led by KE Grandin.
The United States oil stock on July 1 1877 stood at 4 004 728 barrels and by July 9 1878 reached 6 543 139 barrels, an increase of 2 536 411 barrels. The outlook for seaside resort business appears only fair this season.
The Harrisburg Telegraph notes early campaigning amid strong Republican gains across Pennsylvania. It argues Democrats rely on independent parties as tools, but factions resist and rally to the Democratic organization in mining regions. It predicts a 25,000 Republican state ticket majority, a Republican Legislature, and restoration of former GOP congressional districts.
Gen I V Boynton writes to the Cincinnati Gazette arguing the Democrats aim to break up the army and reward ex rebels with ranks and pensions once they control Congress. He predicts wide Southern claims payments as a core part of their plan. Fitz Porter’s case may be revisited with a chance to restore rank and back pay after Bull Run disobedience.
The article urges strong support for F. D. Reeves as a capital candidate to strengthen Republican control in Warren County and the state. It warns Democrats may trade principles to gain the next House and possibly threaten the Senate, urging party members to act to preserve GOP dominance.
A Erie Observer squawks over a Williamsport dispatch noting Gov Wartranft signed a law fining ten dollars for catching trout in May June and July. The piece cites the state general game law allowing April to July fishing and calls for clarification on which law the Observer references.
Tourists to Europe rise with July steamers fully booked and August ships rapidly filling passenger lists. September brings Paris’s gay season and Europe remains a delight for travelers.
H. G. Eastman of Poughkeepsie founder of the extensive commercial college and a leading man in the city for years, died in Denver Colorado on Saturday July 13.
Hon. Harry Waite has been recommended by Armstrong, Forest and Indiana counties with Clarion and Jefferson likely to concur and make his calling and election sure.
The Berlin settlement ends Eastern questions and grants broad restructuring. The Turkish Empire is placed under control, with Austria gaining Bosnia and Herzegovina while Romania Montenegro Serbia and Bulgaria gain freedom. Bessarabia returns to Russia and Cyprus comes under British power. The Danube opens to world commerce and religious freedom is guaranteed across European and Asiatic Turkey.
In Hampton Virginia a colored constable flogged a white sailor under Delaware inspired reforms. The incident, noted as the first case under the new law, saw Constable Williams lash Williams the Baltimorean for theft of an anchor.
The Greenbackers of South Bend asked Schuyler Colfax to run for Congress. he declined citing his independent life. The Erie Observer notes Greenback debts, urging cash payments. The Pennsylvanian Greenbackers back a candidate with railroad ties. Dawn Rice, promoting a Mississippi river show, lost his boat with $25,000 in fixtures, promising a new attraction soon.
The Venango Prohibitionists nominate C. E. Lytle for State Senate Samuel Axtell for Congress F W Smith A F Hollister T B Strodecker for Assembly John A Boals for Prothonotary and Milton Reid for Register In Cleveland races this week W H Crawford of Warren fields Lew Scott in the 2 22 class and Sleepy George in the pacing race Everett Pa Press pursues female scandal mongers and warns against crowds
Washington reports Pennsylvania as the banner state for revenue officers after a thorough end of year inspection by General W L Clark of all internal revenue districts. Each office in districts including Philadelphia Reading Lancaster Wilkesbarre Sunbury Somerset Erie Greenville Pittsburg Allegheny passed with no mistakes, and only 7000 of 157.5 million collected was misapplied in sixteen months.
Jeff Davis delivered a political speech in Mississippi claiming the Federal government has vindicated 1860 1861 secession arguments and that secession will be justified if the Union fails to restore state sovereignty. He argued the Constitution has been overthrown and urged a return to earlier Democratic principles, praising a large party faction.
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