Warren County Republican caucus and county convention notices
Voters in Warren County are urged to meet on Saturday June 20 1885 to elect delegates to the county convention in Warren borough and on Monday June 22 1885 to nominate county officers and elect delegates to the State Convention. Each township and borough gets delegates based on votes from last presidential election. Printed notices will be sent to Vigilance Committee chairs to post and conduct caucuses. By order of Republican Co. Comm. S. W. Waters chairman.
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Warren County
Warren
Gates
Conewango
Cherry
Grove
Corydon
Deerfield
Elk
Eldred
Freehold
Farmingto
Pine Grove
Pleasant
Pittsfield
Sugar Grove
Epine Creek
Sheffield
South
OTICE
Court of Common Pleas
Warred County
Equitable Aid Union
State of Pennsylvania
Warren county political slate for associate judge and sheriff
Authorized notices name J T Barker Joe P Dean C H Wiltzie C C Merritt J R Brady R A Love Henry Fuellhart O W Randall L D Flatt as Republican candidates for Warren county associate judge or sheriff subject to nomination by the Republican County Convention in various towns including Freehold Columbus Pine Grove Southwest Tidioute Farmington Corydon and more.
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J. T. Barker, Esq
Freehold
Warren County
Joe P. Dean
Columbus
C. H. Wiltsie
Pine Grove
C. C. Merritt
South West
J. R. Brady
Tidioute
Weare
R. A. Love
Farmington
Henry Fuellhart
W. Randall
L. D. Flatt
Corydon
Warren County Prothonotary Candidates Named
Authorized notices announce eight candidates for Prothonotary in Warren County. Individuals include H. H. Briggs of Glade Corydon Morrison of Corydon D. A. Arird of Youngsville and J. A. Bearstedt of Warren. All seek Republican county convention decisions.
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H. Briggs
Glade
Warren Co
Republican County Convention
D. A. Arird
Youngsville
Warren County
Republican State Convention Set for Harrisburg July 8 1885
Chairman Cooper announces the Republican State Convention will meet in the hall of the House of Representatives Harrisburg on Wednesday July 8 1885 at 10 o clock a m Delegates for senator and representative will be chosen under the old apportionment act as Senators and Representatives are nominated in their districts.
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Cooper
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Indiana Democrats defend Denby appointment to China post
The piece labels Indiana Democratic papers as clever and claims they justify Col. Denby’s overseas posting by saying he resigned in disgust after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. It argues this stance makes him nearly as acceptable as a rebel brigadier in the saddle.
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Indiana
Col. Denby
China
Lincoln
Secretary Bayard Pledges Mississippi Improvements in West Visit
Secretary Bayard urged support during a St. Louis stop claiming all Mississippi demands for improvement would be funded, though Congress controls the budget. The remark echoes the familiar “go West young man” spirit as he continues his tour.
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Bayard
St. Louis
Mississippi
Congress
Governor Parrison Vetoes on Partisan Grounds
The article criticizes Governor Parrison as uniquely vetoing a bill for partisan reasons. It notes the state was apportioned to give Democrats ten districts but could have been reduced to four, yet the governor claims the action is partisan legislation.
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Parrison
Cleveland Catcher Found Guilty in Sunday Baseball Case
A Cleveland baseball catcher was found guilty in a case challenging Sunday baseball playing. The ruling is to be appealed to a higher court.
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Cleveland
New Hampshire Legislature Opens Amid US Senate Fight
As other states close for summer, New Hampshire begins its session and debates the contest to elect a United States Senator. The pending struggle centers on which candidate will win the seat through the legislature rather than a popular vote.
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New Hampshire
United States
Telegraph Derby Winner Breaks Quick Time Record
A dispatch from London to New York reports the Derby winner’s name arriving in record three seconds after the race end. The feat highlights rapid transatlantic telegram service and adds momentum to the famed event coverage.
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London
New York
Cleveland Replaces White House Cook for Plain Breakfast
Cleveland dismissed the French cook at the White House and hired a new chef who can prepare a simple breakfast at 8 o'clock. The change is described as a sensible reform.
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Cleveland
White House
Democratic State Convention Nominates Treasurer Candidate
The Democratic State Convention will convene in Harrisburg on August 6 to nominate a candidate for State Treasurer.
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Harrisburg
The Reverend Dr Tatmace Rejects Revised Bible
Dr Tatmace rejects the revised Bible insisting he has grown familiar with the old text and will accept no alternative, a stance that settles the matter for him.
Gen Rosecrans Appointed Register of the Treasury
Gen. Rosecrans was appointed last week to the position of Register of the Treasury succeeding ex Senator Bruce a colored partisan.
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Gen. Rosecrans
Register of the Treasury
Bruce
Legislature Adopts June 12 Adjournment After Veto Votes
Our legislature plans to adjourn June 12 and may act on the governor’s vetoes next Wednesday. The House sustained the vetoes on the Water Loan bill, Fulton county fence bills, and county officer salary caps. The sheriff boarding pay veto was sustained, Health Board bill approved, Brown license defeat, and court district reorganization failed. Senate approved removing iron tax, school directors could buy books for poor children, and final adjournment on June 12 was set.
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House
Fulton County
State Board of Health
Supreme Court
Harrisburg
Senate
The Negro's Future Profit or Peril Foretold
A debate on black progress features Judge Tourgee and others predicting trouble as the negro population grows faster than whites. Georgia writer Robert Tombs argues slavery era speech remains true, claiming the negro race is inferior, uneducable, and doomed to die out, while noting education allegedly increases crime. He contrasts scrub and thoroughbred races as a law of God dictating extinction or survival.
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Judge Tourgee
Robert Tombs
Georgia
North American Review
Tremont Temple
Boston
Dr. Haygood
Blackboard
South
A Curious Question Before Kansas Supreme Court
A Kansas Supreme Court case concerns a juror leading a prayer in the jury room during deliberations. The defendant argues the verdict was tainted by undue influence from this public prayer. The court’s decision is not yet reported, but the piece suggests skepticism toward juror manipulation and cites a biblical line on wisdom.
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Supreme Court of Kansas
Supreme Court
Who Shall Be First Lady at Washington
The great question of the day asks which woman should assume the social lead at the President's circle. With no wife to fulfill the role, candidates such as Mrs Hendricks and Mrs Carlisle are discussed, while Cleveland's own sister and the Secretary of State's family are also considered. The issue remains unsettled while speculating on Cleveland's marriage as the fix.
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Washington
Hendricks
Cleveland
Secretary of State
Carlisle
Great Day at Epsom Derby Stakes Melton Wins
June 3 marked the great day in English racing as the Darby stakes ran at Epsom Downs. Prince and Princess of Wales attended with their children. Lord Hastings's bay colt Melton won ridden by Archer, by a head over Capt. Bowling's Paradox. dispatch to New York arrived in three seconds.
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Epsom
Downs
England
Prince and Princess of Wales
Lord Hasting
Melton
Archer
Capt. Bowling
Paradox
New York
Entomologist Feasts On Seventeen Year Locusts
Washington gossip notes Prof. Riley the entomologist found eating a breakfast of seventeen year locusts described as resembling small fried oysters. He called them cicadas and praised their vegetable juice richness as a natural food source. The article mentions wild honey as a possible pairing.
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Ous
Democratic
Washington
Riley
Controversy Over Secretary Bayard and Consul Fugitive
The text accuses Secretary Bayard of blundering and labels C. B. Jones of New Orleans a fugitive from justice. Jones, recently named consul to Collao, was indicted in Louisville for General Liddell’s 1870 assassination and escaped lynchers before fleeing the country. It also doubts Bayard’s presidential prospects.
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Bayard
C. B. Jones
New Orleans
Collao
Louisville
Liddell
Tenant rights cited in New York sanitary housing ruling
A New York court case upholds a tenant’s right to vacate and withhold rent for un sanitary conditions. A Middletown jury extended this by allowing occupancy without payment, a view widely supported except by stingy landowners.
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New York
Middletown
Mrs Custer Moves West Point Statue Off Pedestal
Mrs Custer wins removal of the General statue at West Point. The statue, executed without her knowledge, has long been deemed a hideous affair and is boxed up.
San Francisco Couple Seek Divorce Over Quack Claims
Dr Scupsery a physician in San Francisco and his wife a homoeopath accused each other of being quacks. The dispute over incompatible pills led to a divorce filing.
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Dr. Scupsery
San Francisco
Bible revision replaces hell with sheol but work continues
The update abolishes the word hell and substitutes sheol, yet business proceeds at the usual location.
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Hell
Winchester Run: A Lone Rider Heads for town Twenty Miles
Mrs Gen Sucripan’s favored image depicts a dusty road and one rider heading toward Winchester twenty miles distant. The lone horseman embodies endurance as life’s journey toward a distant destination.
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Gen
Sucripan
Winchester
For sale at the Mat office 40 cents a hundred
Dr. Fenner's Improved Cough Honey advertised as relieving any cough in one hour. The notice promotes purchase at the Mat office for four tenths of a dollar per hundred.
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Ity
Mat
Treasury Examining Commissioner Proposes IRS Reorganization
The Treasury Examining Commissioner submits a report to Secretary Manning proposing a 25 percent cut in Washington bureau expenses through clerk dismissals and duty reallocation. No higher grade officials are removed, and divisions stay the same. Nationwide collection service could save over thirty percent by consolidating districts and reassigning duties with changes set to begin around July 1.
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Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Manning
Washington
Arthur denies reports of poor health
Ex-President Arthur dismisses talk of failing health as exaggerated. He tells a Tribune reporter a cold at inauguration and malarial traces from Florida were the extent of his illness, noting his fortress Monroe visit helped him recover and he is now well.
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Arthur
New York Commercial
Tribune
Gen. Grant
Inauguration
Florida
Fortress Monroe
Southern local option and high license curbs liquor traffic
An exchange urges Northern Prohibitionists to imitate Southern methods such as local option and high license. Georgia shows broad adoption with most counties adopting these controls, and South Carolina and other Southern states show similar trends. The South regulates liquor outside politics, while Northern radicals push for a third party solely on prohibition.
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South
Georgia
South Carolina
Beecher Appointed Collector of Puget Sound Customs
Herbert Foote Beecher, son of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, is named collector of customs for the Puget Sound district in the Oregon Territory. A Port Townsend resident, he is involved in steamboat business. His father initially refused to aid his appointment, though Henry spoke last fall and the decision was made.
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Herbert Foote Beecher
Puget Sound
Oregon
Territory of
Washington
Henry Ward Beecher
Port Townsend
Henry
Doctors Gauge Grant Life Expectancy With Shifting Forecasts
In a remarkable turn doctors have revised Grant’s prognosis multiple times, first suggesting under three hours, then extending to three months, and more recently predicting six months. The shifts imply a possible longer survival than earlier estimates and reflect uncertainty in medical judgments.
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Grant
Gxo W Julian Appointed Surveyor General of New Mexico
Gxo W Julian an old Abolitionist and Republican now a Democrat is named Surveyor General of New Mexico. The note warns Cleveland must handle Republican renegades or face political trouble.
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Gxo. W. Julian
New Mexico
Cleveland
Rich man’s Health Tied to Living Like a Poor Man
Quote attributed to Sir William Temple about health and lifestyle. It notes the advice is sound but hard to follow and thus often perceived as having little value.
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William Temple
Finest Summer Excursion Route Book by Pennsylvania RR
The Summer Excursion Route Book of the Pennsylvania Railroad is praised as the finest. Credit is given to Geo. W. Boyd for the copy, noting the book’s superior typography and usefulness for planning reduced rate excursion trips to many places with travel times and costs outlined.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Geo. W. Boyd
Brazil Abolishes Slavery And Other May Developments
In May public debt fell by 4 225 000 dollars. Victor Hugo left an estate of about 2 500 000 francs or 500 000 dollars. President declines college commencements time. Waite couple sail June 20 for Europe. Grant may depart July 1 for Adirondacks. Miss Cleveland to publish George Eliot and Other Studies in about two weeks. Grant doctors foresee death in three to six months. California to print and sell school texts at cost for 250 000 students. 150 000 dollars for state printing plant. World’s Fair judges awarded top printing press premiums to Cottrell & Sons of New York. Ferdinand Ward arraigned for 1 500 000 securities theft. trial set for June 15. Lincoln monument at Springfield deteriorating. Manhattan Bank teller missing June 2. 160 610 deficiency found. absconder Scott in Canada.
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Brazil
Victor Hugo
Gen. Grant
New York
Adirondacks
Miss Cleveland
George Eliot
Sands
Shrady
California
State Printing Office
New Orleans
C. B. Cottrell & Sons
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Illinois
Manhattan Bank
New York City
Scott
Canada
Busy minds and oddities fill a distracted age
A compilation of miscellany notes from farmers, riders, and scholars features a Maine teamster's horse training tip, a Sumter County farmer's curious feeding habit, a one-legged Elmira cyclist admired for skill, and remarks on hospitality, education, and charity. It also cites Bible distribution figures, whittier anecdotes, and a record-setting type-setting contest in New York between McCann and Somers.
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Maine
Sumter
Georgia
Elmira
Edward Everett Hale
Portland
Johnson
Schenectady
Schott
Nilsson
Patti
Chicago News
A Few Thoughts on Education
A column argues there is no royal road to learning and warns against forcing rapid maturity in education. It contrasts old methods with modern fast tracking, praising deep, practiced understanding built through persistent work and real comprehension.
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Jack
Pittsburg Dispatch
Careful Bank Directors Unaware of Absent Teller
Report notes Bank of the Manhattan Company paying teller Richard S. Scott vanished with 160000 dollars. Directors who were questioned last night could not identify his first name initials residence or private life details and gave inconsistent salaries. They agree Scott is gone and a large amount of bank funds is missing. The piece suggests such ignorance among leaders invites similar breaches.
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Richard S. Scott
Bank of the Manhattan Company
Scott
Brooklyn Union
Revised Zoology of the Bible and its Modern Reinterpretations
London News notes that Old Testament animal names have been reinterpreted for clarity. The unicorn becomes the wild ox, dragons to jackals, great whales to great sea monsters, cockatrice to basilisk or adder, cormorant and bittern to pelican and porcupine, screech owl to Lilith or night monster, Shedim to demons.
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Shedim
London News
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Corypon
Auditors’ Report
Conewango Township
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W.H. Taylor
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Morck Brothers
Morck Bro’s
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Ee Savings Bank
A. A. Davis & CO
Warren, Penn
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Chase Taylor & Co
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Remington
Pittsburg
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Wetherill
NEW Hartford
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Borough of
C. C. Thompson
Burgess
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Clerk
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Erie Co
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Elgin, Erie Co
Citizens National Bank
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
F. Henry
Capital
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S. P. Johnson
H. A. Jamieson
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W.D. Brown
A. Hertzel
Geo
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Thomas
COAL
Liberty
Rowland & Greenland
Hickory St
Hickory Street
Boards OF Health
Jewett
Beecher & Copeland
H. A. Jamieson & CO
John C. Jewett & Sons
Buffalo, N. Y
B. Nesmith
L. F. Watson
A.J. Hazeltine
O. H. Hunter
A. J. Hazeltine
E. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham
Jas. Clark, Jr
Irvington
Gerge Kolfrat
Clarissa Whipple
C. L. Chadwick
Bear Lake
Divine Providence
John Sill
Second St. Warren, Pa
Sersall
Postoffice
T. S. Messner 4
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