Consequential Damages Gaining Ground in Supreme Court
The Warren Mail reports that the Supreme Court affirmed private damages claims for special inconvenience and discomfort in a railroad case. The Baltimore and Potomac railroad v. Baptist church held that federal authorization does not excuse intrusion on property or reduce owner rights, suggesting Struthers could pursue such damages against railroads in other cases.
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Thomas Struthers
Warren
United States Supreme Court
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
Washington
Supreme Court
Struthers
High Street
Rules for Republican State Convention Adopted
The last Republican State Convention adopted rules for the party's government. A sixty day notice is required before the convention to be held on the second Wednesday of July. Delegates will be chosen like Assembly candidates in multi county senatorial districts. County rules should permit broad participation in primaries to all Republicans.
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Rule Third
Harmony in the Republican Party Call for Unity
West Chester Republican urges harmony in the Republican Party through sound platform building and firm support for good candidates. Unity should arise from the votes of followers, not mere promises or resolutions, with emphasis on merits and deeds to secure victory. Directions are simple and practical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
West Chester
Republican
Bogus Pension Agents Warn Public
The Commissioner of Pensions reports complaints of people posing as authorized agents to defraud pensioners and applicants. He states no special examiner or Pension Office employee may receive money and that all examiners carry certificates signed by the Commissioner and the Secretary of the Interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Secretary of the Interior
Miron Courrrieur of Erie Dies in Virginia
Miron Courrrieur a leading Erie capitalist dies at Norfolk Virginia on the 25th after contracting pneumonia while overseeing a sanitarium project on the Virginia coast. He previously ran against Judge Scofield for Congress and long held railroad and other key interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miron Courrrieur
Erie
Norfolk
Virginia
Judge Scofield
Congress
Harrisburg Senate and House Pass Broad Legislation
Senate and House actions at Harrisburg include favorable reporting of an anti-discrimination bill, defeat of anti-treating measures, and passage of bills on wages, eight hours, mining and iron and steel safety, and railroad and library reforms. Final votes record pensions, capital stock limits, and revenue changes, with sessions noting circus attendance and developments in tax policy.
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Senate
Davies
House
Wallace Voluntary Tribunal
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Auditor General
Death letter from O L Stanton recalls old Mead’s schoolhouse meeting
An 1883 letter from O L Stanton to Harry Babcock recalls Christian conversion at Mead’s schoolhouse, Stanton’s 80s, lengthy reflections on faith, bereavement, and readiness for the hereafter. He recounts a dark walk, a friend's remark about his potential as a convert, and expresses sorrow over Babcock's wife’s death while stressing grace and Christ within.
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O. L. Stanton
Harry Babcock
Youngsville
Warty Bascock
Mead
Holcomb
Halsey Doty
Stanton
Christ
Resignation at Interior Revenue and Paint Offer
Hox Green B Raum resigned last Saturday from the Com of Int Rev and his successor is not yet named. T H Nevin Co offers Mixed Paint with a three year guarantee. For sale by LG Noyes. Decorative flowers and ornamental grasses in styles available at the Furniture and Undertaking store opposite the Postoffice. Netson Greenland announces new wallpaper and ceiling decorations for spring. A A Davis & Co.
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Hox. Green B. Raum
T. H. Nevin & Co
LG. Noyes
Postoffice
Netson
Greenland
Cure for Consumption The New York Sun Promotes Hot Water Remedy
A patient cured from consumption by hot water treatment before meals with plain beef in a clean stomach. The method aims to reduce stomach fermentation, improve nutrition, and avoid other foods while drinking pure water. Within two months the man gained fourteen pounds and neared recovery.
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New York Sun
New York
Adirondacks
Florida
Senator Wallace denies responsibility for 1867 coffee pot frauds
Wallace rejects charges as personal enmity from a now dead Western District of Pennsylvania district attorney. R D Swoope counters in the Philadelphia press, saying accusations stem from testimony in a contested-seat case linked to the frauds, with Wallace as a central figure similar to Tilden's relation to Tweed frauds.
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Eix
Wallace
Pennsylvania
H. B. Swoope
R. D. Swoope
Philadelphia
Tilden
New York
Oldest settled town in the United States observed by Mr. McKinstry
In Augustine Florida Mr. McKinstry notes the town on the Matanzas river facing Anastasia island and the ocean. He recalls Ponce de Leon’s 1612 search for the fountain of youth, Augustine’s 1565 founding, and early conflicts including Port Royal massacres and Drake’s 1586 raid, with later attempts by General Oglethorpe.
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McKinstry
Fredonia Censor
Augustine
Florida
United States
Matanzas River
Anastasia Island
St. John’s River
Tocoi
Ponce de Leon
Fountain of Youth
Plymouth
Virginia
Jamestown
Spain
Port Royal
St. Augustine
Francis Drake
Gen. Oglethorpe
Cyclone Rages Wesson and Beauregard Mississippi
Reports from Wesson and Beauregard detail a violent cyclone that leveled Wesson destroying about 150 houses and killed fifteen with many wounded. Beauregard suffered total ruin and numerous deaths. Thunder and lightning accompanied the storm as rain drenched the towns and medical aids rushed in from surrounding areas.
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New Orleans
Wesson
Miss
Beauregard
Just Reward Praises Zo P H S A Liver Remedy
T Manchester of Auburn New York says Zo PHSA replaces many older medicines in the Liver section. It acts as a panacea for the Liver correcting bile strengthening digestion curing Dyspepsia. It works quickly gives rest to the nerves promotes sleep and is pleasant to take.
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T. Manchester
Auburn
N. Y
Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer Claims Dandruff Removal and Hair Growth
An advertisement proclaims Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a pure vegetable product that instantly removes dandruff, restores gray hair to natural color, and promotes new growth without harming health unlike harmful formulas. It promises to darken faded hair to a glossy brown in days and offers a warranty with Smith Kline & Co as wholesale agents and Hall & Ruckel in New York.
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Smith, Kline & CO
Hall & Ruckel
New Pork
Temperance Debate Attacks Political Corruption and Law
A temperance essay condemns political corruption and the liquor trade. It cites God’s law, prohibition, and the harms of drinking, recounting a Wisconsin train poisoning incident, England’s pauper link to alcohol, Spurgeon’s pledge drive, and Minneapolis liquor license raises.
What Becomes of Them
A Harrisburg Chronicle dissects 17 years of state legislative service noting 1455 men served, 126 yielded 15 to Congress and Senate, plus dozen to major offices and eight to statewide nominations, with 29 overall gaining political promotion since 1866. It asks if the reward justifies the effort.
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Harrisburg
Cor. Phila
Charles FE. Boyles
Hester Clymer
F. D. Collins
W. A. Duncan
Daniel Ermentrout
Russell Errett
James B. Everhart
H. G. Fisher
George W. Lawrence
Levi Marsh
John I. Mitchell
L. D. Shoemaker
Morgan K. Wise
Harry White
William A. Wallace
Congress
Mitchell
Wallace
United States Senate
John Latta
Charles W. Stone
Aaron K. Dunkel
William McCandless
Secretary of Internal Affairs
William P. Schell
Samuel Butler
Dwin Albright
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Warren Mail
Chicago
Lag, Noyes
A. A. Davis & Co
T. McKnight
Fisher Block
Warren, Ie
Greenland’s
Episcopal Church
Temperance Department
Women's Christian Temperance Union of
Warren, Pa
Fair Commonwealth of Indiana
J. M. Foster
Christian Natesman
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
England
Metropolitan Tabernacle Temperance Society
Mr. Spurgeon
Minneapolis
Wim. Gibson
N. R. Groves
Gibson & Groves
Cherry Grove
Jnp
Warren Co
Groves
Gibson
WM. Gibson
Salamanca
N.Y
Main Street
Morse & DI Lisle
Imogene Gould
Libeliant
Charles A. Gould
Warren Co. Com
Chas. A. Gould
Kh. A. Allen
W. W.slone
Libellant
John Smith
Warren County Court of Common Pleas
Dee
BR. A. Allen
Ida Berlin
I Pleas
Burton Chapel
Isaac Berlin
I. A. Allen
Sherim
J EK. Bhrkstresser
Surzscecon
Merck’s Drug Store
Carver House
Gillmore
Has
Dreyer & Tunstall
Warren Hotel
Water St
L. F. Dreyer
R. T. Tunstall
the Orphan’s Court
Warren County
Sugar Grove Township
County of
Benjamin Ellis
Alfred Huidekoper
Edgar Huidekoper
James Gray
Andrew Peterson
Recorder of Deeds
August Peterson
Watson & Davis
Second Street
C. P. Northrop, Prop’r
E. ¢. Burt
Fine Shoes
Gent’s Shoes
Hanon & Son
Burt & Mears
Nettleton & Co., &c
C. P. Northrop
E. Hill
Tidioute, Pa
Industrial Iron Works
Union City
Nsw
John Kuhns
W. H. Roth
D. M. Kuhns
Same
James Winters
James R. King
Conrad Wengel
Jas
Mary Brown
Mary Proctor
John Clark, Jr
Andrew Libby
Lewis & Jessi Everett
M. Waters
Charles Chamberlain
Wm. Swanson
B. P
W. R.v
Sarah C. Kelley
A. G. Hoyt
Kinzua R. R. Co
T. Mullen
E. Bennett
G. Berry
Mullen
Bennett & Co
E. Mullen
Henry Bowers
A. Allen
Norice
E. A. Allen
Sheriff’'s Office
Johnson & Siegfried
Eades
Richard B. Stewart,s
Second & Liberty Sts
A. Pinney & Coo
Schellhammer & Lesser
Warren Savings Bank
Aladin
Invincible
Hub
Royal Square
Painesville
Ohio
Lake County
T. Allen
P.H. Towel
Kentucky
E. T. F. Valentine’s
Hickory St
T. F. Valentine
C .W. Sersall, Je
First National Bank
Warren, Fpa
J.H. Eddy
M. Beecher
Cashier
U.S
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
National Line
Liverpool
Ueenstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Avre
Paris
Gothenburg
Christinia
Copenhagen
P.& EK
Beech Street
R. R
James Nixon
Warren Pa
N. G. Harkins
Gressenburg’s Cigar Store
Water Street
Ustice
Mail Office
Hickory Street
Union School House
Arrea, Pa
W.C., Rowland
TEGAL
Fos
M. Shear & Brother
Brussels
Rarmlee & Henry
T. S. Messner
Thas and Coffefs
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