Official vote totals from Harrisburg for Governor and Treasurer
The Pennsylvania official proclamation from Harrisburg shows Hartranft ahead of Pershing by 12,030 and Rawle over Piollet by 9,725 with total governor votes around 84,175 and state treasurer about 302,875. The notice discusses irregularities, Potter County temperance leadership, and broader election outcomes including Bristow’s efforts against whiskey rings.
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
Harrisburg
Hartranft
Pershing
Rawle
Piollet
Fearful Disaster and Bank Burglary Report
News from San Francisco on November 8 reports the steamer Pacific foundered off Cape Flattery with about 100 passengers lost and only one survivor found clinging to a pilot house part. The ship, owned by Goodall Nelson Perkins Co., valued at 100000, was under Jefferson D Howell. Also noted: First National Bank of Pittston burglary, banks bonds and currency taken, nearly a million left in another safe. burglars interrupted before opening it.
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Darius Mead
Ledger
Mead
Freehold
Pine Grove
Pittsfield
Brokenstraw
Glade
Pleasant
San Francisco
Pacific
Portland
Oregon
Messenger
Cape Flattery
Vancouver Island
Jefferson D. Howell
Jeff Davis
Goodall, Nelson, Perkins and Co
First National Bank of
Pittston
New
Warren Savings Bank
Galveston
Waco
Mallory Line
New York
Europe
Greenman
Mallory & Co
Abdiel
New Senators Named From Last Election Details by District
Twelve senators were chosen in the latest election with a list of retiring and new members by district. The record shows vacancies filled in the House due to deaths and includes the names of elected members and districts such as Bucks and Phila., with party affiliations noted for several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Alexander
R Gee
H. Smith
John B. Warfel
Y B. Heilman
John Lemon
David Maclay
Godeys Lady's Book Promises Centennial Appeal
One of the oldest ladies magazines, Godeys, plans a forthcoming centennial year with a promising November issue. Subscribers will receive full value and a premium, with holiday numbers to come. Address L. A. Godey, Philadelphia.
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Godey
L. A
T. William & CO
Philadelphia
Browne Quotes Hartranft Acknowledges Election Uncertainty
Reverend R Audley Browne comments on the November gubernatorial race and states he believes Hartranft will not be elected. The remark reflects partisan expectations during the campaign season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion
Hartranft
Rev
R. Audley Browne
Pennsylvania Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Observance
Governor urges Pennsylvanians to assemble on November 25 1875 to give thanks to the Great Author for blessings and continued Divine favor. Proclamation issued at Harrisburg on November 8 1875 in the Commonwealth’s centennial year.
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Pennslvania
United States
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Cornell Regatta Ambition Grows After Saratoga Victory
Ithaca N Y October 30 1875 Cornell University accelerates athletic programs after last summers Saratoga victory. Captain Ostrom selects the crew replacing King and Gillis with Lewis as starboard stroke and Jarvis and King’s brother in the waist. Practice occurs on the lake Tuesdays Thursdays and batteries, then moves indoors with cold weather. Freshman crew has yet to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Saratoga
Cornell University
Ostrom
King
Gillis
Lewis
Jarvis
Bartons
Waterman
Keystone Notes and Local Items 1875 Fiscal Figures
Judge Pershing gave 500 to his party while Piollet faced a 2000 assessment but settled for 1000. The state lists eighty six towns ending in burg for travelers. Budd Doble reportedly bought Flora Temple and will exhibit in Philadelphia next year. Williamsport Rubber Company employs 102 girls making 1800 rubber shoes daily. Allentown jury muddles over spellings Giltey Guiltey Gilty. Erie county Poor Directors seek 45000 for 1876, up 5000 from 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Piollet
Budd Doble
Old Trotter
Flora Temple
Philadelphia
Williamsport Rubber Company
Allentown
Giltey
Guiltey
Gilty
Erie County
Pennsylvania Republicans Praise Victory and Unity in 1876
A Philadelphia Republican State Committee message hails the party’s November victory as complete and just, lauds General Hartranft’s civic record and treasury integrity, and urges continued organization and readiness for the Centennial year and a new century of Republican governance. The document contrasts the party with its opponents, condemning repudiation and urging resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Committee
Philadelphia
Navy
Republicans
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Nebraska
Iowa
Delaware
Lake Erie
Hartranft
Treasury
Historical Republican Party
Aftermath of War Echoes in a Late Interview on Reconstruction
A late interview argues the next presidential race will favor unity between Union veterans and northern supporters against the Democrats. It notes 80 to 90 Confederate officers in Congress and recalls southern demonstrations for Jeff Davis. The speaker asserts the public distrusts late-war enemies and criticizes Indiana politicians who boasted war service.
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Democratic Party
North
South
Jeff. Davis
United States
Indiana
Philadelphia
Sheriff Sale Notices in Warren County Penned 1875
Two sheriff sales announced for December 6 1875 at Warren Court House. One sale lists a five hundred acre Pine Grove tract with specific parcels and timber reservations as property of Joseph Dow’s estate. The other sale describes a Triumph Oil Company leasehold in Deerfield Township with derricks rigs casing tubing pumps and oil tanks, tied to Patch & Mason litigation.
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Heriff
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Borough of
Warren
Towit
Pine Grove Township
Pennsylvania
Hubby
John Smith
Guy C. Irvine
Herman Houpt
Harrison Hill
W. W. Ballard & Co
C.T. Mix
Agnes Dow
Joseph Dow
Levari
Court of Commons
Warren Co
Warren Penna
Deerfield Township
Triumph Oil Company
Owen
Charles Wheedon
R. J. McKay
H. O
Herife
Court House
Tidioute
County of
State of
Kinnear Street
Grant Street
Tidioute Associates
H. H Cummings
Warren County Recorder’s
Gould
Land
Empire City Oil Company
E. C. Beardsley
W. B. Roberts
E. A. L. Roberts
S. H. Davis
GC. P. Gould
C. E
Tidioute and
Titusville
Chestnut Street
Triumph
Beerfield
W. P. Sproule
Jos. A. Weible
Spring Creek Township
Phineas Tuttle
Timothy Wright
Sophia Armatige
Amos Cobb
Thomas Jewell
W. F. Dalrymple
Urah W. Lord
Conewango
Stephen P. Berry
N. H. Kidder
M. Curtis
S. P. Berry
M. Miles
Warren & Ridgway
Lansing Wetmore
Gordon S. Berry
N. Webb
Mead Township
Clapp, Stone & Co
W. W. Blanchard
J. D. Gates
P. J. ‘Trushel
Holland Land Co
John Sturgess
Salmon Saxton
South West
J. G. Stearns
Peter Zelie
John Wales
Enterprise
Eldred
Brewer & Company
Holland Land Company
John W. Breen
Q. Brown
Pleasantville Bank
S. H. Davs
Warren Voane
Penna
Briggs
Nathaniel ‘Averill
Cynthia Fox
K. Briggs
William Chase
Caleb Thompson
W. R. Thompson
John Marsh
Nathaniel Averill
Marshall Jones
Cynthia Jones
William G. Chase
Preston Deveraux
Pine Grove
J. H. Fox
J. W. Ackley
Ackley
C. Irvine
Reuben C, Vickery
O. C. Allen
Waener & Kellum
H, Davis
Sugar Grove
Warren, Penne
Henry Nicholas
L. Boardman
Wm. Pike
Pittsfield
Jonathan Shelden
Phillips and Otter
E. L. Jaquay
Stoney Run
J. S. Jaquay
D. A
Fieri Facias
J. S. Jaquey
L. Jaquay
First National Bank of
J. 5. Jaquay
Amos Heath
William Tuttle
Gomme
Flouse
Pleasant Township
Robert Thompson
Emery Daily
John Grunder
Theron Daily
John Z. Bonner
James Bonner
the Register
Orphan's Court
H. E. Brown
Thomas Ferry
W. D. Brown
Mary L. Irvine
Galbraith A. Irvine
Azariah Howard
Thomas Martin
William Wilsie
Hiram Philips
Wm. Morse
Thomas Marsh
Francis A. Hale
Danford Hale
G. ¥. N. Yates
William Langley
James G. Marsh
Register, Register’s
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Warren Mail
Potter
Browne
Luzerne County
Recorder
Bristow
West
Whiskey Ring
St. Louis
Chicago
JJ. Branarys
Mercer Dispatch
Mercer
Lawrence
Turkey
Presiper Wilson
Capitol
Washington
Persnxe
Johnstown
Wartranft
Montgomery
Massachusetts
Rice
Gaston
Mississippi
Kansas
Boston Tin-Smith
State Game Association
Co. Willett
L. Leam
A. Snyder
Elias Shell
D. W. Bardsley
J. G. Leach
R. Bucks
Nor’ampton
Phila
J. ¥. Haarpranrt
M.S. Quay
The
Cornell
Keystone Notes
Greensburg
Henry M. Hoyt
A. Wilson Norris
Maine
Illinois
Colorado
Wisconsin
New Mexico
New Jersey
Minnesota
Rhode Island
California
Massachusett
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Africa
London
Henry M. Stanley
Ulagalla
Uganda
Victoria Nyanza
Speke
Livingstone
Stanley
Royal Geographical Society
Senator Morton
Wilmington Herald
Straight Bourbon
Bayard
Chespeake Bay
Olebillallen
A. C. Marsh
Joseph Ackley
Johnson’s Exchange
North Warren
Warren Wooden Ware Works
Warren, Pa
A. Wise’s
Keystone
A. Wise
Greenbacks
Fancy Coods
J. F. Wells & CO
Ss. H. Davis
Sheriff's
Ss. N. Davis
Waivet. Pa
Brewster Freeman
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Rochester
RE. R. Co
Rebecca Estell
Penn
R. R. Co
Cynthia Miller
D. Wentworth
James McGill
James Parshall
W.A. Deming
Y. Davis
Emry Davis
D. A. Hodges
A. A. Williams
Robert Gregg
Thomas Struthers
Owens & Brocker
L. F. Watson
J. K
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Union Depot
Albany
Joseph Harker
Anes
Sheryf Sheriff's Office
R. H. Davis
Sheriff's Office
NEW York Tribune
the Tribune
Ly Y Ear
Tee
George Ball & CO
iBaprts
George Ball& Coo
Keystone Block
Bida Designs
America
Southport
Conn
J.B. Ford & CO
Park Place, New York
Meehan
N Watson & Davis
West End
D. Dantz
WM. A. Greaves
Ortrait
Episcopal Church
Bride & CO
Broadway
Hildreth, Young & CO
Union City
Erie Co
Ann Eliza Young
Brigham Young
Brigham
Ann Eliza
Duston, Gilman & Co
Hartford, CI
Holman
A.J. Holman & CO
Arch St
Philo
Johnston Holloway & CO
P. O. Bo
Great American Tea Co
and & Vesey Street
Hilton &Co
Ey- P. O
Worth St
Axterce Uers
Nile
Ophirs
Progee Big
Hubbard Bros
Sansom Street
S. B. Shileyt
Wigwam
John Grindleys
Water St
Warren, Ba
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