Brilliant Inauguration Amid Rain in Washington
The Warren Mail reports President Harrison's inaugural day in Washington with large crowds in the rain. Ex President Cleveland and Vice President Morton attended with troops and 75 veterans escorting them from the White House to the Capitol. Chief Justice Fuller administered the oath on a new Bible. Governor Beaver led the parade of 40,000, with 8,000 soldiers and civilians moving up Pennsylvania Avenue. The ball drew about 10,000 attendees, and while weather was unfriendly, the day was praised as grand and successful.
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Harrison
Cleveland
Morton
White House
Capitol
U. S
Senate
Fuller
Pennsylvania Avenue
Beaver
Washington
Hartranft
Harrisons
Inauguration of William Henry Harrison in 1841
Fort eight years ago a remarkable inauguration stirred widespread public enthusiasm rivaling Jackson's era. A gray day with an east wind saw Harrison ride on a white horse in a militia parade, while vast pageantry featured log cabins coon skin caps and cider barrels. Bells rang as decor brightened streets and homes along the route.
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William Henry Harrison
Jackson
Baltimore
Capitol
Grand Lodge A O U W meets in Pittsburg current year
Grand Lodge A O U W convened in Pittsburg with 10 new lodges in the state and one in West Virginia. Total membership 15,346. expenses 19,503.34 dollars. Receiver's fund receipts 187,582 and disbursements 178,000. 1,142 applications for membership with 96 rejections. Officers installed include Pp. G. M. W. Alfred F Curtis and G. M. W. William R. Ford. Williamsport chosen for February 1890 meeting.
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Grand Lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Pittsburg
Workman Curtis
West Virginia
Grand Recorder
Alfred Frank Curtis
Philadelphia
William R. Ford
G. F
George Maloney
Franklin
G. O
Sheridan Gordon
Smethport
G. Recorder
J. M. McNair
G. Receiver
O. K. Gardener
G. Guide
Alex Hildebrand
Greenville
J. W. Orr
Martinsburg
A. Carroll Warren
Supreme Lodge
Joseph C. Smith
Silas A. Kline
Greensburg
C. M. Roush
Meadville
G. Trustee
E. S. Morrow
J. C. Dunn
Williamsport
President Harrisons Cabinet List Names and States
Washington dispatch from March 4 lists the Cabinet as Secretary of State James G Blaine of Maine Secretary of the Treasury William Windom of Minnesota Secretary of War Redfield Proctor of Vermont Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F Tracy of New York Secretary of the Interior John W Noble of Missouri Postmaster General John Wanamaker of Pennsylvania Attorney General W H Miller of Indiana Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin.
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James G. Blaine
Maine
Treasury
Wm. Windom
Minnesota
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Navy
Benjamin F. Tracy
New York
Interior
John W. Noble
Missouri
John Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
W. H. H. Miller
Indiana
Jeremiah Rusk
Wisconsin
Pittsburg Dispatch canvass predicts Prohibitory Amendment majorities
Tuer of the Pittsburg Dispatch reports a statewide canvass excluding Philadelphia Montgomery and Bucks counties. He estimates about 50,000 majority west of the Susquehanna and a roughly similar opposing vote east of the river. He cautions the figure is only a general estimate with more campaigning ahead before election day.
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Tuer
Pittsburg Dispatch
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Bucks
Susquehanna
Burgess Rankin Retires After Cleveland Steps Down
Burgess Rankin leaves office to pursue private life shortly after President Cleveland resigns. Rankin is praised as a model, prompt, efficient and courteous official during two years in service. Best wishes are extended for the new Burgess and his future success.
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Burgess Rankin
Cleveland
Burgess
Weathered Republicans Reach Despite Rain Hymn Reassurance
It was a wet day but the Republicans got there all the same. They can consol e themselves with that old hymn which assures the believer that Behind a frowning Providence He hides a smiling face. We invite careful reading of School Hygiene in this issue. All can receive benefit from it.
President Harrison on the Harrisburg line in 1889
A Harrisburg report recalls President Harrison riding a Pennsylvania Railroad eastbound to Washington on a swift, well‑liked train. He declined a Capitol stop, praising Pennsylvania for its kinship through his mother’s birth near Mercersburg. Harrison posed for photos as Hugh Beaver, Gov. Beaver’s son, captured the moment.
Temperance Department Tour Reorganizes Bear Lake Union
Over County Organizer Mrs. Chas Lott began her annual tour among Unions visiting Columbus and Pine Valley this week and reorganized Bear Lake with officers including President Mrs. J. J. Brindy and Secretary Eliza Daveney. All Unions may contact Mrs. J. L. Grandin for amendment work information.
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Chas Lott
Columbus
Pine Valley
Bear Lake
J. J. Brindy
Eliza Daveney
Inez St. John
M. K. Chadwick
N. A. Maywell
A. L. Gates
F. Jones
Kate Cofers
J. L. Grandin
Tidioute
Beaver County Convention Urges Prohibition To Subdue Liquor
Judge Agnew led Beaver County’s convention urging constitutional prohibition to control liquor manufacture and sales. He warned without government restraint the nation cannot restrain the appetite for intoxicates, and urged united action across boroughs to end drunkenness and its social harms. The speech called for total state control of liquor and predicted the reform would lift civilization and protect society.
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Beaver County
Judge Agnew
W.C.T. A
President Cleveland Vetoes Direct Tax Bill Last Friday
President Cleveland vetoed the Direct Tax bill saying it is unconstitutional and that the argument it could not be collected in rebel states would apply to any tax. He argues a surplus would demoralize and that war taxes might be refunded. The Senate overrode the veto 45 to 9. A sensible act.
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Cleveland
Senate
March St Nicholas opens with Harris tale and illustrations
The March St Nicholas begins with Joel Chandler Harris's story Daddy Jake the Runa way about child life in slavery times. Kemble's pictures render it life like with a frontispiece of a dainty satin clad maiden under the Mistletoe engraved by Frank French. A fairy tale The Sun's Sisters by Boyesen and other wholesome reading for children accompany the issue.
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St. Nicholas
Joel Chandler Harris
Jake
South
Kemble
Frank French
Hjalmer Ajorth Boyesen
Reed on Rules of the House and Eggleston on The American Commonwealth
In the March Century Hon. Thomas B. Reed of Maine presents a timely essay on Rules of the House of Representatives. Dr Edward Eggleston reviews James Bryce is The American Commonwealth in a full length portrait. The Life of Lincoln installment titled The Edict of Freedom completes Emancipation.
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House of Representatives
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Edward Eggleston
James Bryce
American Commonwealth
United States
Lincoln
Toilet Luxury Ad Praises Ayer's Hair Vigor
An old advertisement extols Ayer's Hair Vigor as a superior toilet luxury. It emphasizes high perfume scent and claims the product keeps the head clean and cool.
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Ayer
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Eases Croup Without Delay
Mothers reminded that when a physician is unavailable the medicine provides prompt relief for croup. The claim underscores accessibility and rapid action attributed to Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
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Ayer
Fine clothing store in Warren offers large stock of suits
The Place to Buy Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods at the Carver House area Warren, run by A Weiss for years, has been overhauled with the largest stock of serviceable and fashionable clothing. Spring suits and boys' clothes on hand. We can save you money. Bear in mind. A Wass, Manager.
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Warren County
Carver House
A. Weiss
Warren
Reson
U.S
Venango Farm
N. Y
Prohibitory Law Forecasts and Political Dynamics
The essay argues predicting failure of a Prohibitory law based on voter turnout and party behavior. It warns enforcement will depend on elected officials, criticizes politicians and clergymen as biased witnesses, and suggests prohibition may become a political dead letter without broad, determined support. It also notes potential unintended consequences like rise of illicit venues and mixed medical exemptions.
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Prohibition
Alexander H. Stephens
Gladstone
Forum
Spitzka
Maine
Prohibition Foes Lead in Mass and Fair Opens in Philadelphia
Digest of brief items including the next State Fair in Philadelphia from September 25 to October 9, a pension bill for Mrs Sheridan, New Hampshire voting on a prohibitory amendment, and observers placing Massachusetts anti prohibition at about forty thousand. News notes cover divorce totals, public debt, currency growth, state admissions affecting hunting, flag changes, Blaine Jr at a dog show, White House dinners, a quarrel over a cow, and Edward Everett Hale on work hours.
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Philadelphia
Sheridan
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
United States
Dakota
Congress
Army
James G. Blaine, Jr
New York
Public Opinion Across Regions Weighs Liberty and Politics
In a collage of editorials and notices, comments attack political rhetoric and Prohibition stances. From veterans shifting narratives in Chicago and Elmira to Southern claims of Yankee weakness, the clamor reflects broad national sentiment. An Indiana injunction on liquor transport highlights interstate commerce debates amid prohibition. A Springfield Prohibition organ and a Cleveland Leader critique Republican morality and party discipline.
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Baltimore
Buffalo Express
American Express Company
Independence
Iowa
Mey
Pennsylvania
Conneautville Courier
New Era
Springfield
Republican Party
Party of God and Morality
Cleveland
School Hygiene Advice for Warren Teachers
A Warren address to teachers urges humane methods over punishment, emphasizes self control, healthy study habits, and pupil welfare. It stresses proper ventilation, lighting, seating, sleep, and posture to protect vision and health, warns against tobacco, and calls for moral and physical cultivation of students and teachers alike.
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J. M. Davies
Warren
Joe
Dickens
Sweden
England
Calamity of failing energies cured by Bitters tonic
A dire lament on dwindling strength and nervousness, urging Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a pure botanical remedy. It claims the tonic restores stamina, aids digestion, purifies the blood, and banishes dyspepsia malarial disease rheumatism kidney bladder trouble constipation and biliousness.
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