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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1855
Page
2
Call for People's Convention in County Asks Delegates
A county committee appointed by last year’s People's Mass Convention issues a call for a County People's Convention on August 24, with two delegates from each township. Delegates to be chosen by August 21. invites freedom and reform supporters and opponents of Democratic nominations, regardless of party. Post office delays prevented full publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Freedom and Reform
Democratic Post Office Department
the Ledger
Democratic Party
America
Godey for August Delights Ladies With Fashion and Reads
The August Godey issue charms ladies with noted fashions and engaging reading. Gov. Pollock names James Hepburn as Law Reporter for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Arthur's Magazine praised and priced at $2 yearly. Local notes discuss Rev. John Sailor’s farewell, Michigan City move, and a correction about suffrage opinions. Sugar Grove described as an inviting, ambitious community with new mills and a prominent residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Pollock
James Hepburn Esqr
Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mark Wilson
Kapple
Fuller
P.S
Sugar Grove
John B. Brown
Labor in vain in Warren County politics and press
The Ledger denounces Democratic leaders in Warren County and the State Convention over Reeder and Anti Nebraska disputes. It cites public opinion as forcing Curtis’s position, condemns Know Nothing insinuations, and notes local caucus and Methodist conference appointments amid party strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeder
Chase
Montrose
Peoples Journal
Curtis
Washington
Warren County
Democratic Party
The
Ledger
South
Mr. Curtis
Congress
Pierce
Nebraska
Barclay
Mercer
Venango
Endorsement Mix-Up at Democratic State Convention
The author reflects on a misreading of the Nebraska bill endorsement by the Democratic State Convention. They admit being misled by an early report and note the expediency faction carried the day over a straightforward endorsement. The writer, a friend from Coudersport, remarks on the convention’s internal dynamics and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coudersport
Nebraska
Mr Trask Leaves Public House as Hackney Family Takes Charge
Mr Trask has left the public house in which he has been for some time past in this place and Mr Wm Hackney son of Joseph Hackney deceased will take charge of the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trask
Wm. Hackney
Joseph Hackney
Political Crossfire Over Democracy and Dutch Influence
A letter blasts Democratic practices, accusing the party of soft-soaping Germans to win power. It argues Mr. Arnett was unjustly denied judgeship due to anti Dutch prejudice, cites past nominating choices, and condemns treachery within the party while noting German voters' pivotal role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Cowan
Cain
Mr. Arnett
God Save the Commonwealth and the Honorable Court
Gross
Arnett
Pierce
Kansas
Hodges Declines Role in Borough Ticket Campaign
Walter W. Hodges, Esq., named as a rudder to the Borough ticket, has declined. He was not a candidate and will not lend his name to the effort, and observers expect others on the slate to follow suit in withdrawing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Hodges
Warren Sociable bids farewell to Rev Sailor and wife
The Warren Sociable met Tuesday evening at Mr F Henrys residence to bid farewell to Rev Mr Sailor and Lady who left for their Western home the next morning. The gathering was a pleasant social with good company and warm goodbyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Sociable
F. Henry
Sailor
Post Office Robbery Suspicions At Richmond
Reports from Richmond indicate postal funds and letters may have been diverted. A Postmaster’s clerk named Smith allegedly showed large bills and fled with a local woman to parts unknown, later confessing by letter that he robbed the mail. Authorities hope he is captured and punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Smith
Plainfield Township
Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Aston
Argus
Louisville School Board Dismisses Teachers Over Birth, Faith
The Louisville Board of School Trustees voted seven to five to dismiss several public school teachers due to foreign birth and Catholic affiliations. The decision stirs strong community sentiment and raises tensions on education and religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Erie County meeting backs railroad subscriptions and notary appointment
At Erie on Thursday, July 14, the friends of the Pittsburgh and Erie Railroad met with Gen. R. B. M'ombs presiding. Wm. Kelly Reynolds E. Sankey James Thompson and M'Combs spoke. resolutions urged corporate subscriptions and a $300,000 county subscription. George Kellogg named additional Notary Public in Erie. Mark Miner shot during robbery at Clemens & Caughey's. his father-in-law E. Adel jailed. Miner had winter thefts across stores. Extraordinary escape on the Anderson branch railroad ends with a man unhurt after narrowly being struck by a cow-catcher. he is deaf and dumb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Friends of the
Pittsburgh and Erie Railroad
R. B. M’ombs
Lawrence County
Messrs
Wm. Kelly
Mr. Reynolds
E. Sankey
James Thompson
R. B. M ’Combs
Erie County
George Kellogg
Mark Miner
Clemens
Miner
E. Adel
Dratn
Anderson Branch
S.C
English officer finds cache of brass guns in Russian cemetery
A letter from Kertch describes an English officer inspecting a Russian church cemetery after noticing many new graves. No fatalities or epidemic were found, but graves contained at least fifty brass guns and a large stock of projectiles and gunpowder. Wheat preserved could feed allied armies for about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearine
Glade
James Eddy
Glade Run
Kertch
Lyons
Tragic Child Death After Pointed Temper Flare
A man near St Catharines fatally shakes his two year old child in a moment of anger. The infant, described as weakly and delicate, dies almost instantly from a broken neck, and the parent’s grief is noted as heartrending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Catharines
Rail line attacks near Plattehead injure crew and steal horses
Reports from Fort Laramie through June 27 describe attacks on two trains near Plattehead. Robert Gibson was shot during one assault. A second train suffered two Company members wounded and sixteen horses stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Fort Laramie
Robert Gibson
Plattehead
Gibson
Revolutionists Advance on Matamoras from Rio Grande
New Orleans papers report 2,500 Revolutionists under Vidauri marching toward Matamoras while government forces retreat to Camargo. A major battle is anticipated at Camargo according to latest advices from the Rio Grande state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxrivorg
New Orleans
Rio Grande
Vidauri
Matamoras
Camargo
Governor Reeder Denies Kansas Legislature Meeting
In a private Kansas letter Governor Reeder says he does not recognize the Kansas Legislature and will not meet them at Shawnee Mission. The message conveys official dissent and outlines the governor’s stance toward legislative authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaicaco
Kansas
Reeder
Shawnee Mission
Cincinnati House Plans Record of Western Steamboat Disasters
A Cincinnati house intends to publish a record of all steamboat disasters on western waters in the last forty years. The volume estimates that one hundred thousand lives have been lost in these wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Cincinnati House
Newspaper Circulation Totals by City Report
Boston issues 112 papers with a total circulation of 54 003 000. New York publishes 104 papers with 73 000 000 circulation. Philadelphia issues 51 papers with 48 000 000 circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Arriva of the Steamship Canada brings England dates
The steamship Canada arrived with dates up to July 7 from England. News centers on the failed Allied assault at Sebastopol, mismanagement by Allied Generals, and ongoing operations in the Baltic. Reports note 2000 British troops penetrating Sebastopol suburbs for 17 hours and Gortschakoff seeking 24,000 reinforcements. Barcelona riot conditions and Catalonia unrest also cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canada
England
Malakoff
Redan Towers
Sebastople
Vienna
Gortschakoff
Baltic
Cronstadt
Lord Elgin
Lisbon
France
Spain
Catalonia
Barcelona
Napoleon
Isabella
Old Opinions on Slavery in Revolutionary Era Texts
The Tribune quotes Patrick Henry William Washington and Jefferson sources on slavery. Henry condemns slavery and hopes for abolition, Washington supports abolition by legislative means, and Jefferson’s early ambition aligns with emancipation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Patrick Henry
Washington
Jefferson
Mapisoy
Wasiucngton
You Forcor Mr and the churchgoing family prank
A Fayette Journal note tells of a child mocked for arriving at church in a night wrapper and cloth cap after being left out for fear of washing. The boy loudly reminded his parents they forgot him, provoking humorous commentary on the family. Also reports crop price swings in Alton Illinois, with wheat rising then falling and corn selling as low as 50 cents a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette (Ind
St. Louis
Alton
Illinois
Col E W Cook Reports Fine Merino Flock in Springville
Col E W Cook of Springville Erie County describes a large Merino flock of about 200 sheep. He notes three two year old bucks with fleeces weighing 13 lbs 14 lbs 2 oz and 14 lbs 6 oz from one year’s growth. One yearling fleece weighs 8 lbs another 6 1/4 lbs and the flock’s average clip is 7 lbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Cook
Springville
Erie County
Premature English Medical Committee Misreads Crown Transmission
A learned medical committee claimed a linear transmission of the Crown of France but the diagnosis proved deceptive and the projected result disappointing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Churches Offer Unreserved Seats for Strangers at Service
The New-York Tribune notes Episcopal churches in the city have adopted a rule to allow any unoccupied seats before the second lesson to be used by strangers who are religiously disposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fae
New-York Tribune
Infant Shoes Used as Debt Payment At Holyoke Depot
A man went to Holyoke Massachusetts depot and removed an infant’s shoes near train start as part payment for a debt owed by the infant’s mother. Local authorities investigating the incident as a possible coercive act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
People’s Convention
Arthur's Magazine
T. S. Arthur & Co
John Sailor
Presbyterian
Michigan City
Indiana
Missouri
A. H. Reeder
J. D. James
Harrisburg
Know Nothing
Conan
Senate
McDuff
Africa
Methodist Conference
Jamestown
Mr. Moore
Franklin
Venango County
J. H. Whallon
E. B. Lane
Ashville
S. Holden
E. M
E. M. Knowland. Frewsburg—Noble W. Jones. Randolph—T. D. Blinn, 8. S. Mead
Pine Grove
Burton
Allegheny Valley
L. R. Geer
Kenzua and
Tionesta
R. R. Roberts
Panama
Hill
Columbus
D. Parker
Wattsburg
E. M. Stever
E. H. Danforth
Riceville
J. Marsh
Geo. Eberman
Youngsville
A. P. Hammond
Warren
A. C. Tibbetts
Toveurr Mhan
Mr. Tibbetts
George Hilliard
Heaven
Earth
Potter County
United States
Granite State
John P. Hale
Senate of the United
Arriva
Steamship Canada
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