Vote Straight: Republican Ticket Straight Through
The piece urges Republican voters to vote the straight party ticket in this year’s election. It warns against split voting and against giving complimentary votes to Democrats or individual Democrats like Homer Preston, urging unity behind McKinley and the Republican slate. It emphasizes duty, prosperity, and avoiding split votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Pennsylvania
Warren County
Matt
Homer Preston
Rounce
Mead
Preston
Democratic League Endorses Opposing Platforms
The Business Men's League of Philadelphia, owned by John Wanamaker, should adopt a different name as it is accused of injuring the Republican party. It endorses McKinley while also backing Creasy, a Democratic candidate who supports free trade and free silver, signaling alliance with Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s League of
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Democratic League
Republican Party
McKinley
William T. Creasy
W. J. Bryan
Wanamaker Pushes Dems in State to Boost Store Ads
The piece accuses John Wanamaker of using Democratic county chairmen to circulate actions against a Republican candidate while promoting his Philadelphia department store. It urges Republicans to ignore the Wanamaker activity and vote straight Republican on November 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Wanamaker
Vote a straight Republican ticket for assured counting
On election day Republicans are advised to mark a cross in the circle at the top of the first column to ensure their vote is counted. The notice warns that marking across the ballot risks misplacing a vote and having it not counted. Vote a straight ticket to avoid errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glencoe
Cape Town
Mafeking
Spruitfontein
Bester’s
Nesbitt
Vryburg
Philippines
San Isidro
Columbia
Washington
Charles Wesley
Cleveland
Binghamton
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
New York
Newark
Providence
Alexander McLaren Crawford
Jackson Homestead
Hamptonburg
Orange County
New York City
Depew
Roosevelt
W. D. Monroe
Auburn
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
Pullman and Wagner
Venezuela
Andrade
Stephen R. Morrison
Orphan’s Court
Warren County
B. G. Morrison
Admr
Warren
Roper
Warren County Common Pleas
Agnes Beam
Libellant
Geo. G. Beam
Warren Borough
Court of Common Pleas
John H. Fuellhart
Amos A. Taylor
Anna Taylor
Ereas
Igeoe Peru
Ohn H
Fuellhart
Nellie M. Lester
Fred
Lester
Act Assembly
Joan H. Sheriff
Lipton Faces Defeat as Columbia Retains Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton must build another boat and try again after the Shamrock loses to the Columbia for the third time in a stiff breeze that favored the English crew. Judges praise the Columbia as the prettiest and swiftest single-stick craft yet produced, while the crowd cheers “Bah for America.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
America
McKinley Delivers Seventy Nine Speeches on Fifteen Day Tour
President McKinley spoke seventy nine times during a fifteen day tour and each speech will read the same in a dozen years as today. He contrasts with others whose 1896 remarks seem ridiculous in 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Consolidation Warns of More Traveler Robberies
The merging of Pullman and Wagner car companies is blamed for increasing traveler risk as robberies rise and porters grow hungrier and more anxious about their quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman and
Wagner
Republican Meeting in Library Hall October 30
The party holds a meeting in Library Hall next Monday evening October 30. Speakers include Col. Barnett Gen Latta and Hon J P Elkin with singing by the Tenth regiment quartette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
Col. Barnett
Gen. Latta
J. P. Elkin
Tenth Regiment
Local Climate Extremes Parade In Heights And Snow
A wry note highlights the contrasting weather scenes across the nation with Omaha reaching ninety degrees on Saturday and Montana engulfed by a six foot blizzard. The comment frames these extremes as comic insufficiencies of the climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Montana
Railroad Officials Call for Higher Wages to Hire Track Workers
Railroad officials complain they cannot secure enough men for track work and urge higher wages to attract labor.
Justice J. Hay Brown Joins Supreme Court Seat
Justice J. Hay Brown of Lancaster became a member of the Supreme Court and took his seat last Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
J. Hay Brown
Lancaster
Superior Court
John I. Mitchell
Tioga
Pittaburg
Sermon on the Philippines by Rev J L Hunter
The Rev J L Hunter, chaplain of the 10th Pennsylvania regiment, spoke on the Philippines. He argued Dewey opened a larger problem than Cuba and urged keeping the Philippines under U S control, guiding them with Christian governance and missionary work. He claimed independence would invite external foes and internal strife and suggested war could end in six months if Otis is removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hunter
10Th
Penn
Manilla
Sayad
Philippines
Dewey
Cuba
Spain
Aguinaldo
Alfonso
McKinley
Asia
Otis
Judge Mitchell Well Endorsed for Superior Court Seat
Judge Mitchell receives strong republican backing as a long standing office holder. The state committee filled Josiah R. Adams resignation on Saturday with Sheriff Fuellhart Hon E W Parshall and W E Rice attending. They urge Republicans to vote the straight ticket to secure a big majority in Pennsylvania next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Josiah R. Adams
State Committee
Fuellhart
Warren County
E. W. Parshall
W. E. Rice
Pennsylvania
Congress
United States Senate
Admiral Dewey withdraws from public duties and travels
Admiral Dewey cancels all visits and receptions and will avoid public excitement. He plans a quiet life at his Washington Fitch house home, No 1745 Rhode Island avenue, with further furnishings expected before installation. Subscriptions total about 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Washington
Rhode Island Avenue
Connecticut Avenue
Prosperity Report From President Cassatt On Rail Line Tour
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad reports widespread prosperity after inspecting southwestern lines. Mills and industrial establishments run at full capacity. labor is in demand and many seeking work can find it. Crops are good and farmers prosper across a healthy land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Hartford flagship rebuilt. joins fleet in San Francisco
FaRRaGur's old flagship the Hartford has been reconstructed in San Francisco and returned to service. Though small and vulnerable next to modern armor, her storied past earns her a place beside the frigate Constitution in naval memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragur
Hartford
San Francisco
Constitution
Census work starts in Cuba and Porto Rico
The Cuban census is now under way and Porto Rico’s census will begin soon marking the first step toward civil government on both islands. The piece notes Democratic party misreadings on prosperity and leadership in agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Democratic Party
Benton Repub Z McKinley
Ludoyten
United States
Phila. Press
Billing
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Transvaal Republic
New Mexico
New England
New York
France
Germany
Italy
Orange Free State
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Watertown Times
Philippines
Erie Dispatch
South Africa and world news sweep London Friday
Reports from London note continued heavy Boer losses at Mafeking and Mafeking defenses hold while British troops repel attacks near Ladysmith. Other items include Philippine and Alaska boundary developments, ship movements, fires, and notable deaths as weekend dispatches unfold.
Fighting Joe Wheeler’s Philippine Stance Denounces Anti Americans
Gen Wheeler writes to President McKinley defending the flag in the Philippines. He argues withdrawal would trigger ongoing war, pillage, and turmoil and warns the anti American course would be criminal. He says Aguinaldo cannot rule without war and would be labeled a rebel if left to govern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Joe Wheeler
McKinley
Philippines
Gen. Wheeler
Aguinaldo
George Washington
Boston
Ohio
Philippine
Prompt Pay Urged to Help Workers and Prevent Loss
The New York Herald stresses paying small workers daily to avoid accumulated debts and avoidable suffering. It notes a tailor who died by his own hand after unpaid bills and an assistant who stole funds, highlighting the danger of delayed payments to tradespeople and laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Seen by Philadelphia Eyes on New York Society
A Philadelphia letter rails against New York describing the rich as dominating society and divorces, foreigners influencing votes, a brutal police force, late night elevated platforms, and officials accused by yellow papers of denouncing a Washington administration. The writer condemns vice, pace of life, and claims moral decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Phila. Inquirer
Erie Grand Empire State Excursion to New York
The Erie Railroad announces a six day excursion starting November 8 to New York with return by November 13, 1899. Jamestown fares are ten dollars round trip with half price for children and optional Pullman car accommodations. Tickets via Erie ticket agents or F. H. Garfield Jamestown division passenger agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erie Railroad Company
Gotham
Jamestown
Erie
F. H. Garfield
N. Y
Special Excursion to Philadelphia for National Export Exposition
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers special excursion rates to Philadelphia on October 11 and 25 and November 8 and 22 for the National Export Exposition. Round trip tickets from listed cities are sold with return within ten days and include same day issue and admission, at a fare plus event admission no less than one dollar. The Exposition promises varied exhibits and the Implement Building enlarging agricultural display with entertaining midway attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Trenton
Belvidere
Atlantic City
Cape May
Pottsville
Reading
Wilkesbarre
Lancaster
Harrisburg
York
Williamsport
Canandaigua Erie
D A V and P R R Fast East West Rail Route
The D A V and P R R is promoted as the best route to the east or west with sure connections and top accommodations. Direct connections at Buffalo via the Empire State Express through New York City are highlighted as the fastest train in the world, with tickets available from D A V and P R agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Empire State Express
N. Y
Battle and dispatches across the globe in late October reports
The bulletin covers clashes in South Africa with Boer and British actions at Glencoe and Elandslaagte, sieges of Mafeking and Kimberley, and battles near Glencoe. It notes diplomatic moves on the America’s Cup sailing change, transport movements from England, and a long list of incidents including fires in Chicago, train robberies, and a flag of truce ambush in the Philippines. It also mentions medical relief efforts for patients in Europe and public notices on various figures and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladesboro
Glencoe
Dundee
London War Office
Elandslaagte
Mafeking
Barkley West
Kimberley
England
South Africa
Lawton
Guy Howard
Howard
Senator
San Francisco
Chicago
Montana
J. C. McBride
Stillwater
Mann
Atkinson
Kan
James C. Lyle
Ogden
Utah
Union Pacific
Thomas Lipton
Forty-fifth Volunteer Infantry
St. Paul
Philippines
New York City
Parnell Fund
Dublin
Pretoria
Elandsaagte
Ladysmith
Colesberg
Naauwpoort
Red Cross
Calamba
Labac
Universalists
Boston
Seaheight
P. M. McCabe
Waseca
Wis
Plymouth
Charles Slaughter
Cumberland
Dewey Arch
William P. Lord
Oregon
Argentina
Cipriano Castro
Caracas
Russia
United States
Bering Sea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
BE. Cowan
Willis Cowan
Dwight Cowan
Warren, PA
James E. Barnett
Charles A. Peterson
Register and Recorder
Charles D. Crandall
W. J. Mead
Youngsville
John F. Rounce
G. M. Pelton
Freehold
A. M. Bennett
Spring Creek
H. A. Putnam
Farmington
William J. Bryan
Kentucky
Mayfield
Col
Bryan
Massachusetts
Pittsburg
Com. Gazette
Admiral Dewey
News and Views
History OF the
Ingagane
Norvals Point
Great Britain
House of of
Pio del Pilar
Arayat
Kingstown
Ind
Robert E. Wyatt
Baltimore
Caulk
Dream
Harry Myers
George Boland
Greenville
Nogales
Ariz
John Wood
John Bull
Red Bank
N. J
Ritchie Paper Box
Blenheim
Ont
London
Free State
Johannesburg
Tarlac
Guiguinto
Iowa
Hong Kong
Frank E. Babcock
Red Falls
Minn
Fitzhugh Lee
Reed
Parsons
Wa. Va
Hendricks
Walter S. Guiford
Syracuse
Natal
Kopje Hill
Basuto
Paris
Truse
Manila
Sherman, Elder and
Albert
Frederick Funston
Kansas
State Department
Samoa
Castro
M'Taloyd
Jack” Allen, Brothern
Morck & Kirberger
New Boston
B. G. Gregory
Struthers Hotel
John Stinger
Apa & Saner
Jacob Collet
Gum & Andrews
Attorneys At Law
Liberty Enr Warren, Pa
J. G. Smith, M. Andrews
Court of Ereo Pleas
Martin Bribbins
Tsea
J. W. Dunele
Etters
Isaac Horton
Sheffield
Aoe
James Horton
Goshen, Orange Co
Common Pleas
Anna- Southland
J. F. Hecer
Martin Thiand
PRIC
Water St
Pickett
Syracuse Steel Plows
Planet Jr
the Pickett Hardware Co., Linv’r’p
E.W. Siegfried & Co
China
Largtes
of Ladies and Gentlemen’s
Warren Co
Allen
Styles
Liberty St
Near_Postoffice
Lake Shore
Lake Erie
Great Cash Grocery
Dunkirk
Java
Japan
Graham Waters
Glade Run
Stoneham
Clarendon
THE
P.C
N. K. Wendelboe
Armstrong & McKelvey
EJ Wendelboe
Liberty Street
Rowland & Sons
W. C. Rowland
J. E. Rowland
C. R
W. F. Henry
Warren &Savings Bank
T J. Foley
Davis & Office
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!