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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
2
Gov Hastings considers a request from Grand Army Posts across the state for a Memorial Day proclamation. They urge observance beyond public games, urging patriotic remembrance, respect for the flag, and honoring those who died for national integrity. The governor is favorably inclined.
The business report states active retail but insufficient new orders. mills and factories face liquidation and closures while prices across commodities, farms, mines, and manufactures remain nearly 1 percent lower than April 1. It cites 16.7 percent drop since October and argues money scarcity isn’t to blame. A rail line debate over free bicycle transport on first class tickets is dismissed as not affecting readers.
Bean Lake Record notes the Sulphur Springs oil well has reached more than 1300 feet. A blacksmith shop office and Italian barracks at Pine Valley are finished, powder house work started. Decoration day planned by G A R Post at Youngsville. Allegheny Springs hotel and baths open. Marriages: H W Weller to Ella Lacey, Warren. Will Gray to Julia Coover, Busti. Revival meetings planned in TipioutE News church with Mrs Heath and daughter assisting. Mrs Benner and daughter return from Peru with pets. John Siggins moves stock to Reynolds building and slashes prices to clear stock.
Judge C B Vreeland of Salamanca holds the state has jurisdiction over Indians on reservation lands and may regulate fishing there. He confirms Justice Seymour’s conviction for dynamite fishing but remits the $40 fine as the statute did not authorize it. The decision builds on sovereignty over Indian lands and asserts state law applies to both Indians and whites on reservations.
Hamilton Diston, the Philadelphia manufacturer, died suddenly on May 1. He was the son of the first man to compete with England in saw manufacture and helped grow the business to export quality at lower prices than foreign makers. He was an active Republican and a strong protectionist.
Prof. August Merck declines the Democratic Assembly nomination and will move from Warren to Oil City soon. Warren friends regret the change as the party weighs a candidate to oppose champion hustler E. W. Parshall. The text suggests endorsing Parshall.
The Philadelphia Record notes ex-Chairman Schimmelfeng of the Warren County Fourth division is “factionally classed as doubtful.” The speaker counters that Charlie’s Democracy is not in doubt, asserting strong party fidelity in the local Democratic ranks.
The Cleveland gathering heard Bishop Bowman respond to a minor disruption with Are we in Congress as a barb. The remark highlights the exchange between clergy and attendants and points to a broader note on preacher temperament and public discourse.
Last Monday in Harrisburg State Treasurer B J Haywood was installed into office with the governor approving his bond of 500000 dollars. A banquet at the Executive Mansion honored retiring Treasurer Col S M Jackson.
A striped note reports that farmers in England are sprinkling salt on strawberries, a practice deemed foolish by some readers, with a hint that the trend may spread to the United States.
A newspaper note reports the public debt increasing by more than five million dollars last month while the city keeps its usual pace and the community music scene continues.
The Fifteenth International Convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor will be held in Washington DC from July 7 to 13, 1896. The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets from July 6 to 8 at a single round trip fare. Tickets are valid for return passage until July 15, extended to July 31 if deposited with a Washington agent by 6:00 PM July 14.
Special rates were authorized via the Nickel Plate Road to Ottawa Kansas for May 17 21 and 22 for the Aa rd's Convention.
The article notes good prospects for apples plums pears and cherries but peaches were killed by the March freeze. A severe black frost on May 12 damaged fruit crops, with western New York and Erie County pa reporting losses. Concord buds in Chautauqua district remain right though pears suffer in Kepler variety.
Movements observed include Mandaville moving to Rossville and Goheen visiting town. A storm night burglary at the P and E R depot damaged the ticket office and broke a safe paneling. A fire set at the M E church caused minor damage, discovered by Thomas Turner, insured.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces two low rate excursions to Atlantic City from Buffalo Elmira and adjacent stations August 6 and 20. Fares are 10 dollars from Buffalo and Erie 6 dollars from Elmira and Renovo with return within ten days. Through service via the new Delaware River Bridge will offer direct rail access to the shore with further timetable details to follow.
Advice article urges patience with a wife and keeping a cheerful home. Emphasizes kind words and tender looks to ease her trials and promote health, recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as essential and noting it is sold by Morris & Mullen Warren P. B. Canfield Corydon.
A cautionary note links indigestion to stomach inflammation and ulceration, claiming these conditions cause many stomach cancer deaths. It promotes South American Nervine as the most momentous cure for stomach troubles in the world.
A speaker discusses the 1896 golden jubilee of American Odd Fellowship, tracing its origins to 1819 and Washington Lodge No. 1. He praises growth to 949,000 members, 135,000 lodges, and $3,000,000 in annual benevolence, and argues the order blends moral teaching with mutual aid. He compares English friendly societies and Australian Sons and Daughters of Australia, notes 1845 ritual reforms, and defends belief in God against atheism, urging continued adherence to Fatherhood of God and universal brotherhood.
The speech extols the duty of Odd Fellows to uphold belief in a Supreme Being and the brotherhood of man. It links family virtue to societal harmony, cites Moses Jonathan and David, and Jesus as models of fraternal love. It urges charity, visiting the sick, aiding the distressed, and educating orphans to advance civilization and peace.
Warren Pa May 2 1896 The final accounts of numerous executors guardians and administrators are listed with names including W V N Yates A Buerkle H R Stapleton R Brown G C Irvine G N Parmlee J S Jones and others. Notices set hearings for June 1 at 2 PM for court allowance.
The ad outlines a seed business offering various grasses and clover seed plus farm and garden seeds. It boasts large regional presence in Warren County and promises to publish weekly price quotes to help customers compare costs.
George Ball offers our nine ninety nine all wool cassimeres claiming they outperform any fifteen dollar suit. Eight ninety nine suits beat any twelve dollar suit nearby and seven ninety nine rival eleven dollar suits in quality.
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