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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1882
Page
2
A Philadelphia conference between Mr. Wolfe's friends and regular Republicans aimed to reconcile differences and secure party harmony for the coming campaign. No result yet, but the meeting is viewed as hopeful. Delegates to the Republican Convention are to be elected this week, with a plea for discretion and common good to preserve Republican success in November.
Attorney General Brewster deploys Democratic lawyers to prosecute alleged election fraud in South Carolina. W W Ker from Philadelphia reports a hostile climate that endangers fair trials, recounting a violent incident at a Charleston hotel and criticizing Bourbon-era election laws and party hypocrisy.
Gen Silas M Bailey assumed charge of the State Treasury Monday and announced appointments including Cashier Capt A C Nutt of Union town Fayette county Approval Clerk H C Greenwalt Franklin county County Clerk John S Holmes Pittsburg Appropriation Clerk John E Scott Chester county Messenger George A Cornelius Philadelphia Watchman E H H Stackpole Mifflin county Fireman George A Smith Lancaster county.
Venango County GOP endorses Erie and Warren county plans to nominate Congress candidates by a 21 delegate convention. Delegates apportioned by district vote. no single county can nominate alone. Return Judges will tally votes and fix convention date, with elimination on ballots until a candidate is chosen.
Bradford Era notes Ralph Waldo Emerson, born 1803 in Boston, dies after a lifetime as poet essayist and philosopher. It recalls his Harvard education, Unitarian ministry, Concord retreat, key works from Nature to Literary Ethics and his 19th century lectures and Lincoln funeral oration.
In Erie on April 29 1882 the author notes a swift shift from a sleepy borough to a busy city with numerous building projects and a hoped for Government Building funded by a $100000 appropriation. The piece praises Congressman Watson and Republican loyalty, cites Carlyle and Ruskin critiques, and urges calmer pre election nominating conduct while urging party unity and a favorable plan by Senator Mitchell.
Large scale arrangements for Decoration Day are planned with the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society newly formed and the National Guard coordinating joint observances. Lumber price increases in Philadelphia hinder hundreds of ongoing building projects. Pennsylvania pensioners number 22 202 on annual rolls totaling 5 746 862 dollars, while national pensioners total 269 851 at 29 263 469 dollars. At the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania’s 150th anniversary in Philadelphia on June 24, Judge Pearson Church of Crawford County will discuss The Growth of the Grand Lodge. Also advertised are hosiery from George Ball and Co, floor and table oil cloths from A A Davis & Co, school books and supplies from A A Davys & Co, and a new, large selection of suits from George Ball & Co with measurements for early selection.
American News Company previews a volume of Criswell travesties once printed in the Oil City Derrick with many new pieces and including New Inferno. J M Place is agent. Ed C Knapp in Warren accepts orders. Mrs Garfield sent trees to Garfield place Cincinnati for her husband’s memory.
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