Mail and Press renew year long offer for Warren readers
The Mail and the Philadelphia Press offer one year subscriptions for $1.75 in advance to all subscribers old or new. The Press is a large Republican journal delivering detailed general and political news. The Mail provides thorough local news for town, county, and neighborhood. Liberal terms to readers forming local clubs. The best time to begin is now.
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Mail
Philadelphia Press
United States
Mai
Warren County
Maine Prohibition Plan Proposed by Gov Bodwell
Gov Bodwell advocates a local option approach with strict enforcement in rural Maine and higher taxes in cities where prohibition cannot be applied. He, a prohibitionist, notes the rural success and citywide anarchy where liquor interests bribe officials and flout the law, confirming enforcement is uneven.
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Maine
Bodwell
St. Louis
Personal Liberty League backs Democratic tickets in Philadelphia
The group claims to oppose Sabbath sanctity but is organized in Philadelphia and allied with the Democratic organization. At the Oct 10 meeting, delegates from 345 societies across most city wards endorsed the Democratic State and judicial tickets and nearly all county candidates, pledging 30,000 votes. The note warns about the Arrow’s influence and asks where the city is headed.
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Personal Liberty League
Philadelphia
Churches Unite in Philadelphia Against Prohibition Measures
Leading ministers from all denominations in Philadelphia resolve to join efforts opposing Personal Liberty Leagues and their campaigns to repeal Sunday laws and the High License act. Preparations for a large mass meeting at the Academy aim to mobilize citizens against the Democratic Saloon combination.
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Philadelphia
Academy
Democratic candidate spurs temperance calls and party critique
Hon Chauncey F Black, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate last year, writes that the Democratic party historically opposed sumptuary laws restricting individual liberty. He accuses the Arrow of aiding the party to gain Republican votes and warns it may block a prohibitory constitutional amendment. He questions whether the neighbor should focus on temperance rather than party and suggests publishing a temperance column for the W C T U.
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Chauncey F. Black
Republican Ticket Aims for Whole Straight Vote
Bervusricans are urged to vote three tickets this year. The State ticket lists William B. Hart for State Treasurer. The Judiciary ticket features Henry W. Williams for the Supreme Court. The County ticket includes county nominees. Vote the full Republican ticket straight.
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Bervusricans
William B. Hart
Henry W. Williams
Supreme Court
Singerly Named as Responsible in Allentown Tariff Row
Erie Jerald reports that Mr Singerly is blamed for the Allentown straddle on the tariff, with Mr Scott only agreeing to maintain harmony. What Mr Singerly will say in response remains to be seen.
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Erie
Jerald
Mr. Scott
Allentown
Singerly
Scott
Grady on presidents as rulers sparks Atlanta remark
In Atlanta last week Grady praised the President as "the greatest ruler on this earth," while Cleveland notes that the American people do not acknowledge rulers but employ servants.
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Cleveland
Atlanta
Grady
Personal Liberty League Banner Calls for Democratic Ticket
The Personal Liberty League of Philadelphia proclaims its plan and method openly on its banner urging electing the Democratic ticket and opposing Sunday laws and anti liquor laws.
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Personal Liberty League of
Philadelphia
Cleveland-Higgins Democrats Push Ballot Reform in Baltimore
In Baltimore the Cleveland-Higgins Democrats carried the election by registering many deceased individuals. Living supporters urge correction of the registry, calling for reform to prevent further abuses.
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Cleveland-Higgins Democrats
Baltimore
Rebels Display Flags in Atlanta as President Arrives
Heated exchanges flare as a small group unfurls rebel banners at an Atlanta welcome for the President, though the banners do not include the ones he had requested to be removed. Authorities quickly intervene to restore order.
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Atlanta
Court Fines Girl for Pancake Joke in Cleveland Case
In St. Louis a girl offered a pancake to Mrs. Cleveland in place of a card. The court failed to see the humor and fined her fifty dollars, a decision mocked as impractical in court.
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St. Louis
Indianapolis Snub Cited After President's Visit
Comment notes a 1,000 vote Republican majority in Indianapolis as a sharper snub than Foraker faced, following the President's stop in the city. The remark frames the reception as a notable political rebuff in the wake of the visit.
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Indianapolis
Foraker
Read the last chapter of our original story in this issue
The notice directs readers to the final chapter of the magazine’s serialized tale included in this issue. It highlights where to find the concluding segment and invites engagement with the ongoing narrative.
Prohibition Leaders urged to back temperance progress
The writer argues that prohibitionists should support practical temperance candidates from both major parties to hold the balance of power. They criticize leaders for opportunism and warn that continuing current tactics risks defeating the temperance amendment. They urge honest voters to resist corrupt guidance.
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Wolfe
Republican Party
Mr. Brace
Brace
What Republicanism Does
Secretary Pettifer reports from the British Workingmen’s Association that after a U S visit he would have stayed longer if paying his own way. He sees a long uphill fight to alter fiscal policy for British workers and suggests two options for labor: obtain protection at home or migrate to an English speaking country with protection.
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Pettifer
British Workingmen’s Association
United States
Personal Liberty and Sunday Liquor Sales Debate
Chairman Cooper argues the liquor law limits only dealer conduct not private liberty. He notes high license targets evasion of Sunday laws, applies to dealers and minors, while fathers may give liquor to their own children. Public dispute over personal liberty rhetoric continues.
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Cooper
Locomotive Engineers Promote Virtue In Prosperous Order
The order of Locomotive Engineers boasts prosperity and contrasts with the Knights of Labor. It rejects strikes and upholds a motto of Sobriety justice and morality. Mr Arthur urges temperance industry economy and wise use of time and talents. The group praises this old plan to abolish poverty.
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Order of Locomotive Engineers
Knights of Labor
Arthur
Sunday saloons and a battle over Sunday observance
The Philadelphia Press cites battles with Democracy and Liberty Leagues over Sunday laws. It claims Sunday saloons would bring Sunday theatres baseball and horse-racing. It urges voting Democratic tickets while opposing the Republican stance. It frames the Personal Liberty League as aiming to end Sunday observance in American cities. The paper portrays the Home and Church as prepared for a decisive fight.
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Philadelphia
City Democracy and Liberty Leagues
Republican Party
Personal Liberty League
Party of the Home
Church
Sunday saloon opening sparks party clash in New York
The Personal Liberty Party in New York urged support for Sunday saloon openings but faced broad opposition. In Albany a conference of ministers from various denominations, including Catholics, resolved to mobilize church members against Sunday sales advocates.
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Personal Liberty Party
New York
Albany
Kept up or beaten Mai record remark
A newspaper exchange discusses the Mai team’s expected performance. The Ledger notes the likely outcome is to be kept up or beaten, with optimism that a good record means success and beating it means doing better.
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Mai
Ledger
National Republican Committee to Meet in Washington
The National Republican Committee will gather in Washington on December 8 to fix the time and place for the next National Republican Convention.
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National Republican Committee
Washington
John Langdale Oyster Store Offers Fresh Goods Daily
All oyster lovers are urged to visit John Langdale whose store serves oysters fruit and confectionery. He promises honest measures and dependable quality every day, selling the best goods available.
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John Langdale
John
Stomach Bitters touted as remedy for liver disorder
The passage asserts bilious symptoms signal liver trouble and praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a speedy, thorough cure. It claims the tonic rectifies liver issues, strengthens the weak, and aids convalescence from feeble diseases, including fever andague.
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Hostetter
Justice to the Germans in Philadelphia
Two German delegations urged Chairman Cooper to counter Socialistic claims by Personal Liberty leagues. They stated loyal Germans of all denominations and educations reject the agitation to repeal liquor laws and will vote Republican to rebuke Socialists and adventurers claiming to speak for their nationality.
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Philadelphia
Cooper
Sanctity of the Sabbath and temperance action urged
The Anti-Saloon Republican League of New York endorses the temperance plank of the Republican State Convention. A published earnest address urges temperance Republicans to support the party, arguing practical reform lies in Republican policy for local option taxation and liquor restriction.
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Personal Liberty League
Republican Party
Anti-Saloon League
Sabbath Sale Campaign Sparks Democratic Backlash in Pennsylvania
The Harrisburg Telegraph reports Chairman Dallas Sanders pushes Sunday liquor sales with the Personal Liberty League and beer brewers. Democrats denounce the alliance as a attack on the Sabbath, arguing Catholics and Protestants unite against it as blind leaders push an “unholy coalition.” Local party HQs in Philadelphia are cited as supporting the effort, with Warren’s Senate stance criticized as aiding the alliance.
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Harrisburg Telegraph
Dallas Sanders
Personal Liberty Leagues
Democracy of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Personal Liberty League
Warren
Dorrell Declines Prohibition Sheriff Nomination
Daniel P. Dorrell, named for Sheriff at the Salem county Prohibition Convention on Sept. 27, formally declines the nomination in favor of William Corney, a Republican candidate, saying he can serve the cause better by withdrawing from the Prohibition ticket. The note adds that his action is wise and patriotic and predicts others in Pennsylvania may follow suit.
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Woodstown
N. J
Daniel P. Dorrell
Salem County
William Corney
Dorrell
Pennsylvania
Ladies and Gent Shirts and Accessories Sale Ad
Have you seen an enormous stock of collars and cuffs gentlemen's white shirts at 75e and 1, a 50 cent shirt, a 38 cent white shirt, new Gossamers at low prices, and gold and silver headed Silk Umbrellas from $3. Visit the display and buy now.
Elihu B. Washburne Dead at 76 in Chicago
Elihu B. Washburne former leading Illinois congressman and later minister to France died in Chicago on October 22 1837 of heart disease at age 76. Born September 25 1816 in Livermore Maine he pursued public service in Illinois and supported Ulysses S Grant's rise, later serving as envoy to France until March 1877.
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Elihu B. Washburne
Chicago
Livermore
Maine
Illinois
Grant
France
Gen. Grant
Congress
Personal Liberty League in Philadelphia election clash
The Personal Liberty League backs its President Karl Kuhl and aligns with the Democratic party, framing the choice as between regulating liquor and keeping Sunday closures versus making liquor freely available, with voters urged to decide whether law and order or lax enforcement will prevail in Philadelphia.
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Personal Liberty League
Karl Kuhl
Fitler
Philadelphia
Old Government Java Coffee Offered from Holland Sale
One pound cartons of Old Government Java Coffee imported directly from Dutch Government sales in Holland offered by Gooprich & Freutman. Guaranteed first class and reliable, for sale only through these providers.
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Holland
Diverse 19th-century notes on ships and society
The item catalog notes the Great Eastern steamer sold for $105,000 and Captain Anson of the Chicago baseball team valued at $25,000. It reports on dynamite-loaded shells, a Buffalo music hall dedication, Kilpatrick remains interred at West Point, and Dickens readings in New York. It covers yellow fever in Tampa, death and debt beliefs among Indians, Cleveland and Blaine trivia, English side saddles, and a Chicago military encampment failure. It mentions Willard promoting Whittier's home preservation, a miniature silver rule charm, anarchist fair play, and the Missouri Masons’ liquor ban. It also notes Bartley Campbell’s recovery, Janney coupler adoption, a Harper’s Magazine Atlanta article copy, and media interview dynamics. Various comments on letters, Lip telegraphy by Bell’s wife, Frye’s protectionist plans, Lincoln statue unveiling, corn-stalk feeding for cattle, carp breeding in Ohio, and First National Bank of Franklinville pricing on money orders.
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Judson Kilpatrick
Chili
West Point
N. Y
Charles Dickens, Jr
New York
Tampa
Fla
Perry
Cleveland
James G. Blaine
Council Bluffs
James G
England
Chicago
Frances E. Willard
United States
Whittier
United States Supreme Court
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Missouri
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Ohio
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Cleveland Herald
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Franklinville
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Indiana
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Daniel Pine
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Ilinois
Sonora
Mexico
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Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Mitchel
John L. Sullivan
John Dickerson
California
Florida
Knox County
So.uis
St. Louis
E. J. Wilber
Winfield
Kansas
Wilber
van Cleve
Jules Arnoup
New Castle
Penn
Stephen Girard
Girard College
Wisconsin
Michigan
Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company
Nashville
Chattanooga
Arzona
Mononahela
Youghiogheny
Toledo Peoria & Western Railroad
Galesburg
Chatsworth
Diaz
J. F. McKnight
Mackay
Pacific Coast
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Gordon
Capitol
Atlanta
Exposition Grounds
Piedmont Park
H. W. Grady
Annie Lachs
Montgomery
Washington
New York City
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Chauncey
Birnes
Michigan City
Gray
Freeland
Pennsylvania
Grant
Halifax
London
Carrie W. Clark
Fayal
Boston
Cabain
Bell Telephone Company
Bell
Crowd Flocks to Court House to Hear Eli Perkins This Week
The Namethport Miner reports a record crowd filling the Court House on Wednesday evening to hear Eli Perkins. The packed audience filled the large court room, with observers noting the event drew the borough’s largest turnout yet.
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Eli Perkins
Court House
Namethport
McKean County
Pacific Mutual Accident Insurance Assets Pass Million Mark
Pacific Mutual Accident Insurance Company shows assets exceeding $1,500,000 with C. H. Macuam & Co. serving as agents.
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Pacific Mutual Accident Insurance Company
C. H. Macuam, & Co
Utah Statehood Debate and Growth Report
The Utah territory’s annual report estimates a population near 200,000 with property value at 35.87 million. It notes strong mining prospects, abundant crops, and urges repeal of alien land law effects on mines while weighing statehood and federal relations. Also covers proposed government telegraph lines, bank director liability cases, dynamite shells critique, and Dakota growth indicators.
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Caleb W. West
Utah Territory
Utah
Territory
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
Congress
Post Office Department
England
New York City
Washington
United States
Garland
United States Supreme Court
E. H. Movius
First National Bank of Buffalo
E.bridge Spaulding
Treasury
Trenholm
Lrezard
Supreme Court
Lieut
Finley
Signal Service
Sandy Hook
Ilam
Sinclair
Pakota
L. K. Church
Dakota
Bayard
Treasury Department
Sitka
Department
Canada
Canadian
Insurance firms offer fire life and accident policies
Representing historic insurers with over one hundred million dollars in capital, we are ready to issue policies in fire life and accident coverage to any desired extent. Office in Exchange Block above the telegraph office. Misfortunes they may be endured. It’s wisdom to be insured. JOHN SILL FRED E. SILL
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John Sill
Fred E. Sill
Oakland Mill Booms Amid Town News and Weddings
Oct 22 news from Oakland highlights a Buffalo stock company building a new saw mill on W J McKinney timber, praise for the M E Aid Society's summer work, and local social notes. Measles pass, wedding of Grant Harkness and Lizzie Foreman, and town plans include a new grange hall, wareroom, and blacksmith shop with a booming W Spring Creek business scene.
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Oakland
Buffalo Stock Company
W. J. McKinney
M. E. Aid Society
Mrs. Garfield
State Hospital
W. J. Mead
George Pierson
Kansas
C. S. Mead
John Black
Bradford
T. W. Arird
Minnie Thacher
Assemblyman Bruce
Nellie Buchanan
Buffalo
Magee
Tidioute
Ness
School Hall
D. W. Beatty
Rev
Mitchell
Episcopal Church
Grant Harkness
Randolph
N. Y
Lizzie Foreman
Daniel Foreman
M. A. Myers
Albert Eldred
W. Spring Creek
C. Johnston
Knights of Labor
Mr. Myers
Harrisburg
John Myers
Poe
Gero. Ball’s
Messner and Kopf dissolve firm name change to Kopf and Henry
The partnership between T S Messner and Martin Kopf dissolves by mutual consent with Messner retiring. Kopf continues the business at the old stand with Geo F Henry under Kopf and Henry. Books of Messner and Co. at the store for settlements. Also notice of Pleasant Bridge Company stockholders meeting on first Monday in November 1887 at 2 PM in Warren Pa to elect officers and address business.
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T.S. Messner
Martin Kopf
T.S. Messner & Co
T. S. Messner
Kopf
Geo. F. Henry
Kopf & Henry
T. S. Messner & Co
The
Pleasant Bridge Company
O. F. Hoffman
Warren
Isaac 8. Alden
V. Warren
O. C. Babcock
Orphan's Court
Court House
Borough of
Exposition Park
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Thoreus
Warren and Sugar Grove Railroad stockholders meeting notice
The Warren and Sugar Grove Railroad Company announces a stockholders and directors meeting at their Warren Pa office on the Sunday in January 1888 at 7 00 P M to approve increasing capital stock to 25000 per mile and authorize 25000 per mile indebtedness secured by a trust mortgage Attest GEO P ORR President FRED MORCK Secretary
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Warren and
Sugar Grove
Warren, Warren Co
Pennsylvania
GEO
P. Orr
Fred Morck
Sec
U.lsotf
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