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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1883
Page
2
Deerfield Republican candidate Mr. McAuley visited town last week meeting courthouse shoppers and making a strong impression. He has not held office before but has campaigned hard for the party and its nominees. The piece urges full party support to elect the county treasurer and illustrates Deerfield’s importance.
Reports from Cleveland say Senator Pendleton has the support of a majority of Democratic legislative candidates statewide. He reportedly has pledges from forty six candidates and could carry the caucus with nine votes to spare on a seventy three member joint ballot.
The Buffalo Express questions why a new metallic red two cent postage stamp is introduced to replace the old light red style. It argues the old stamp suffices and criticizes stopping the green three cent stamp without a clear reason for the new two cent design.
The public debt dropped by 14,707,999 last month, the largest single monthly reduction in some time. July and August saw reductions a little over seven million per month, while September's payments push the first quarter reduction to the high average of the last two years, about 116,000,000 annually.
The piece notes more than seventy standard meridians in use by rail and transport firms across the United States and Canada, with towns and cities adopting local times. It estimates at least 100 local meridians in use, many differing only slightly. Reform is urged to unify time.
A newspaper note states that anonymous writers cannot be trusted and their correspondence is treated as waste paper, as the paper insists on knowing the author’s identity before considering any matter.
An unidentified editor denounces anonymous attacks urging writers to own their words. The call to print slurs or stand behind a name frames a challenge to accountability, urging readers to choose courage or silence.
Cartes Duprey Warner, Rufus Choate, and Dean Richmond are cited in playful quotes about penmanship. Gov Burter jokes that the Democratic party is a political bicycle with Tom riding it now, and a "header" query closes the note.
The Philadelphia Press reports that Parrison's extra session has cost taxpayers 374,616 dollars to date. The figure reflects ongoing government spending linked to the extended session and draws attention to fiscal impact.
The Ledger praises Senator Hall of Elk for opposing a boss driven session in Harrisburg and refusing to stay home for ten dollars a day. He criticizes lawmakers who linger for pay and warns against wasting public funds while backing a bipartisan push to end the session.
Fire at the Pittsburgh Exposition Society buildings on October 3rd reduced the boiler room floral hall machinery hall and the main structure to ashes. Losses are estimated around one million dollars with $150000 value in buildings and $800000 for exhibitors. The relic department suffered irreparable damage and the origin remains unknown.
The Buffalo Express announces a new Sunday edition matching daily standards and a premium cable service from the New York Herald. Dispatches from capitals worldwide will be published with Herald timing, at higher cost than prior telegraphic coverage. The Sunday edition reaches Warren each Sunday around 5 p.m. The daily edition remains three cents.
Gov Pattison apologizes to Mayor Becker for missing the Erie fair. His letter includes a quotation claiming the first farmer was the first man and that historic nobility rests on possession and use. The remark draws a link to Adam and his wife and notes farming hardships.
A life-size Arthur portrait joins the White House gallery of presidents. Viewers praise its likeness though some call it overly idealized. The figure steps from a portico with one foot on the last step, a rosebud fallen from his button-hole at his side. All presidents except Buchanan now hang on the walls.
Mr Biarne rents his fine Washington residence to Mr Leiter the Chicago merchant but will reside in Washington through the winter to finish his book. He plans quieter living and fewer entertainments than anticipated when the house was built.
Mrs. Cameron writes from Washington that her husband the Pennsylvania senator has health improved and they will likely sail for home in November. Their daughter will be sent to a Paris school before their return.
Judge Kellsey of Pennsylvania lingers in Paris as he slowly recovers his health. He grows impatient with the stubborn illness and longs to return home to reenter political life after a long absence.
The note proclaims the season over and urges we let the legislature end itself while preparing for Thanksgiving. It declares Bett Bros defies competition in quality and price across ladies, gent's and children's under wear.
The Harrisburg dispute over apportionment and a no pay veto mocks democracy as lawmakers fail to reach a quorum. Niles the Republican Auditor General candidate rails against Democratic obstruction and urges adjournment so the people decide.
Various short items include Moopy and Sankey sailing for Liverpool, Jor Jefferson's 4000 stage plays, Judge Black biography to be prepared by his son, Cleveland health officer bans red popcorn, a dime buys four big New York morning journals, Sergeant Bates travels with his son to deliver flags, the latest square dinnerware, a Newburg New York centennial plan, curfew bell revival in Stratford on Avon, Judge Jupee on habitual drunkenness, Frompa's agricultural progress, postal note fraud method, Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised by L G Noyes.
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