Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day by President Arthur
President Arthur proclaims Thursday November 23 as a day of national thanksgiving. He notes a year of divine goodness with health harvests peace and learning and urges rest from labor and worship to express gratitude to God. Signed in Washington October 26 1883 by Arthur and Secretary of State Frederick T. Frelinghuysen.
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Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
United States
Washington
Frederick T., Frelinghuysen
Proclamation for Thanksgiving Day by Governor Pattison
Governor Pattison proclaims Thursday November 29 1883 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer for Pennsylvania. He lauds state and national prosperity and calls for prayers for the destitute unemployed and those afflicted, urging devout gratitude and continued mercy from God.
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Pattison
Robert E. Pattison
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Republic of States
Commonwealth
W.S. Stenger
Governor's extra session raid on treasury sparks bid to pay lawmakers
A Democratic caucus votes to adjourn and push a fast appropriations bill totaling about 530 thousand dollars from June to December. Members would receive ten dollars a day plus mileage despite recesses, while the governor debates veto risks and pressure to keep funds. The House later reverses the adjournment stance, leaving no fixed end to treasury raids.
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House
Committee On Appropriations
Treasury
Senate
Harrisburg
Standard Time for Railroads Adopted Across Regions
Railroads implement a new standard of time last Sunday, dividing into five separate meridian-based zones. The 60th meridian covers maritime provinces and eastern Maine, 75th includes New England and Atlantic states, 90th spans Buffalo to the Missouri River, 105th reaches Missouri to Nevada, and 120th covers California to Washington. The 75th meridian runs four minutes slower than New York time and one minute faster than Philadelphia time.
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Greenwich
Maritime Provinces
Maine
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Atlantic States
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Missouri River
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Sicker and Sicker Ledger Neighbor's Election Remarks
The piece mocks a rival ledger's coverage and party stance while noting election talk from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. It contrasts celebratory editorial tone with alleged personal crisis folly and hints at Republican prospects in the next election.
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The
Ledger
Ohio
Mar
Henry Ward Beecher
Forests at Hudson headwaters face destructive cutoff risk
A Philadelphia Press argument warns that cutting timber along the Hudson headwaters and surrounding streams would turn New York and Pennsylvania rivers into shallow waters. The piece urges preserving large forest tracts in Pike and Wayne counties and along the northern tier to safeguard water supply, flood control, and climate, noting state control and policy urgency. It stresses rivers like the Delaware, Susquehanna, Allegheny, and Monongahela underpin prosperity and urban water needs and urges proactive forest protection ahead of irreversible loss.
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New York City
Hudson
Lake George
New York State
Philadelphia
Pike and
Wayne
Allegheny
Monongahela
Delaware
Schuylkill
Susquehanna
Phila. Press
Republican National Committee Calls 1883 Meeting to Set 1884 Convention
Colonel John A. Martin issues a call for the Republican National Committee to meet December 12 1883 at the Arlington House Washington DC to decide the date and place for the 1884 National Republican Convention. The panel also elects a chairman and outlines representation and contest procedures.
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John A. Martin
National Republican Committee
Lnst
Republican National Committee
Arlington House
Washington, D. C
Marshall Jewell
Washington
District of Columbia
National Committee
Endorsement for Senator T. V. Cooper as state committee chair
Chairman Cooper receives united Republican praise for handling a delicate post after last year's dissension and defeat. The statement lauds his campaign management as consummate and affirms that every Republican could support his leadership.
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Sen. T. V. Cooper
State Committee
Sleeping-car passenger protection set by Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a sleeping car company must protect a passenger’s valuables when a berth is occupied and paid for, even while asleep, and is liable for losses. Sen. John G. Hart criticized the election outcome and party gains, while local editorials debate fairness in the Ledger. Magillicuddy stars in Engaged at Roscoe Hall tonight.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
John G. Hart
Ridgway
Philadelphia
Ledger
Harrisburg
Storms on Lake Erie and political winds in 1883
Erie Pa November 17 1883 storms on Lake Erie threaten ships and rescue impossible in strong winds. The Michigan steamer built in Erie is repaired and will resume lake service next season. Political notes show Democrats faltering after November results while Erie county eyes a Blaine led Republican revival.
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Erie
Lake Erie
Eyster
Michigan
Pittsburg
W. W. Loomis
R. W. Steele
Marmion
Ben Butler
Massachusetts
Pattison
Friends of Universal Reform
White House
U. S
Cassidy
Darling
Ohio
Warren County
Erie County
Lincoln
Grant
Scofield
James G. Blaine
The Shot Gun Plan Worked in Virginia
A Danville letter reports 1051 registered black voters with only 31 voting on election day, North Danville records 235 registered and 3 votes, and adjoining towns 465 registered with one vote. The piece warns of negative long term effects on emigration and capital, credits Republicans with a turnout ploy, and questions navy expenses suggesting a tugboat addition.
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Virginia
Danville
North
Banner Furniture Store Offers Largest Assortment Ever
The Banner Furniture store McNett & Co presents Warren shoppers with the largest assortment and finest made furniture ever offered. The display highlights quality pieces across living room dining room and bedroom lines with price ranges for every budget.
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Warren
Banner Furniture
McNett & Co
High Rock Spring Water Ad Claims Cathartic Qualities
An advertisement touts High Rock Spring Water as a cathartic alterative superior for dyspepsia constipation torpid liver and related stomach and liver ailments. It recommends one glass before breakfast and notes availability from first class druggists with orders to the High Rock Company Saratoga Springs New York and sale through L G Noyes Warren Pennsylvania.
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High Rock + — Company
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
L. G
Navy Officers and Water Dominates Nations News
A mix of varied notes cites Admiral Porter calling the navy mostly officers and water, a mercury drop at Brainard Minnesota, and a bevy of other items from suffrage to monuments. It also mentions a Boston horse race record at Prospect Park and the Washington monument nearing completion with a $190000 balance.
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Admiral Porter
Corp
Brainard
Minn
Buarye
Col. Haverty
Chicago
New York
America
United States
Wyoming
Utah
Washington Territory
Vanperbilt
New England
Shenandoah
Frank
James Kenyon
Boston
Prospect Park
H. B. Winship
Washington Monument
Monument Association
Colonel Casey
Congress
Grex
Rogserr Toomps
Methodist Church
Pierce
Washington
Wilkes County
Georgia
Augusta
National Prohibition Convention Held in Detroit
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union met in Detroit from November 1 to 5. Miss Frances E Willard of Chicago was re elected president and led the annual address and reports praising temperance progress. Resolutions urged high liquor taxation, prohibitory laws, repeal of internal revenue taxes on liquor, legal protection from liquor traffic, increased temperance literature, improved morals, and tobacco sale bans to minors.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Detroit
Frances E. Willard
Chicago
Caroline B. Buell
Connecticut
Miss Willard
Caroline B. Buel
N. Y
Mary A. Woodpridge
Ohio
L. M. N. Stevens
Maine
Esther Pugh
Cincinnati
Internal Revenue Tax
Pension Fraud Warnings Outlook From Dudley and Veterans
Supt. Dudley of the pension bureau warns pensioners against seductive claim agent circulars and urges careful re-examination to avoid reductions. He endorses veterans groups auditing lists to uncover misrepresentations, aiding fraud detection across departments and offices. A Western New York editorial notes the political ticket preferences among treasury and post office employees, with Arthur, Lincoln, Grant, and Ingalls favored in various departments. Mrs. McFarlane hosts an event in Roscoe Hall tonight with a playful line about Meg.
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Supt
Dudley
Pension Bureau
New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Treasury Department
Arthur
Lincoln
Grant
Edmunds and
Gresham
Post Office
Ingalls
Blaine
Interior
War Office
Peruna Cited For Save Of Wife In Ills Of Life Claims
A Chicago man testifies his wife nearly died during a coughing spell but recovered after a doctor prescribed Peruna with a tea spoonful hourly. The husband asserts a living witness and endorses Dr Hartman's book.
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Hartman
Peruna
A. J. Milier
Chicago
Ill
Dr. Hartman
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Amarven Mail
Roscoe
Cooper
Gen. Butler
News and Notes
Nevada
Woman's National Temperance Convention
Meg
Mrs. McFarlane
Roscoe Hall
T.S. Eber Ine
William
L. G. Noyes
Well & Wheeler
People’s Market
Water St
Warren, Pa
John Sill
Beaty Block
Second &J. Warren, Pa
Struthers
Wilbur Opera Co
Gilbert & Sullivan
Ev’ng
Billee Taylor
Parquette
Dri Gouy
Sectec
N. K. Wendleboe
Liberty Street
Davis’ Drug Store
Warren, Ps
Knapp, Gable & CO
J. H. Mitchell & Co
Etna
Hartford
Phoenix
National
Home
Niagara
Germania
Star
Liverpool
London & Globe
England
Queen
Iron Works
Struthers, Wells &C
Court of Common Pleas
Borough of
Youngsville
County of
State of
Mathews Run
John A. Jackson
Jackson
D.C. Bowman
C. Smith
Henry Brace
Edmund Brace
A. C. Blodget
A. Allen
Sheriff’s Office
Heriff
Tome
Garland
Main Street
Frank Ball
Ball
Andrews
Garner Mead
H. F. Andrews
Amos Bloomfield
A. C. Bloomfield
William C. Hyde
Sarah A. Chase
E. H. Chase
E. A. Allen
Benedict
Ames Benedict
David Simcox
Anes Benedict
Holland Land Company
Caroline S. McClintock
J.5. McClintock
Myron Dunham
John Hodges
Dunkirk, Alleheny Valley
James Akley
M. Miles
Joseph Akley
Thomas Akley
P. H. Becker
P. C. Heinz
Wm. Hopewell
H. W. Lane
Thomas F. Akeley
John B. Young
EF. A. Allen
Sheriff's
Norice
Sheriff's Office
A. M
Pershing
Joseph Clinton
H. J. Miller
Assignee
L. A. Rogers
James Parshall
John W. Coe
Levi Fox
A. Fox
Florence Marsh
James P. Conroe
Darius Mead
W. W. Hague
R. R. Armor
Samuel Davidson
George Bates
Lovewell Greeley
Borough of Warren
Parmlee & Henry
Wm. Duke
A. J. Foster
James McGrew
John Cochran
Nathan Gibson
W. B. Roberts & Son
George Given
M. Kimball
Leg Chase
Wm. Youtz
Harpers Magazine
Harper’s Magazine
Times
William Black
Abbey
E. P. Roe
Gibson and Dieiman
George H. Boughton
Frank D. Milley
C. H. Farnham
W. DL. Howells
Charlies Reade
From $3
Independent of
Leonard W. Bacon
D. D
C. Bartlett
John Bascom
Thos. M. Clark
Jos. Cook
A. C. Coxe
Geo. R. Crooks
Howard Crosby
Theo. L. Cuyler
Samuel Dike
Geo. P. Fisher
Norman Fox
Prest.t
F. Marion Crawford
Mr. Isaacs
Mr. Claudius
J.S. of Dale
Guerndale
Kate Upson Clarke
Independent
the Independent
Broadway
Harper's Periodicals
Harper’s Weekly
Harper’s Bazar
Harper’s Young People
Harper’s
Franklin Square
Canada
Jane
Harper's Magazine
Harper & WS
Renate
Harper & Brother
Harper's Weekly
American Illustrated Weekly
ORF
A. Siegel & Sons
Warren Co
Harper’ S Bazar
Harper’s Franklin Equate
Harper & Brothers
Warren Savings Bank
Arren, PA
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
O. H. Hunter
A. J. Hazeltine
Jh. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham
Jas. Clark, Jr
Albert Kirberger
Watson & Davis
Second Street
P. Northrop, Prop’r
Burt
Gent’s Shoes
Hanon & Son
Burt & Mears
Nettleton & Co
P. Northrop
Harper's Bazar
Harper’s Periodicals
Harper's
Harper
Harper's Young People
Southwestern Christian Advocate
New England Journal of Education
Post
Harper & Vathare
Disuulti
J. Daxter
Variety Hall
Richard B. Stewart,s
Second & Liberty Sts
Z. E
H. G. Eddy
New Orleans
Jacob Cold
Bacon
Anaes
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