Major Freight Train Smash Opposite Warren
Last Tuesday night around 11 o clock a 33 car freight train derailed near the Warren bridge on the P and E Railroad. Eight to ten cars were wrecked and a brakeman named James Yarnell aged about 19 died. Engineer Thomas Finneran and fireman were injured but survived. conductor S Reed and other brakemen were unhurt. The track was cleared by noon, the bridge crowds swelled the toll and Superintendent Baldwin oversaw repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Snavelly’s
Thomas Finneran
James Yarnell
Erie
Bartholomew
8. Reed
Baldwin
Judge Yates and the Republican unity questioned
The piece recalls Judge Yates's past support for the Republican cause and denounces his recent pursuit of political consultation at the Ledger office. It accuses him of betraying long-time allies and warns that his new course risks harming the party, while expressing deep, though candid, regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Yates
G. V. N. Yates
Republic
Tie
Yates Avith
Rival Ledger columns spark county race fire at Jamestown
A political flare in Jamestown targets the Ledger and Judge Yates as a campaign surge unfolds. The letter defends Gen. Allen against claims he steered the Rouse Fund for a courthouse, correcting supposed moves in Harrisburg and insisting no Deputy Auditor General office exists. The note condemns the opposition’s tactics and notes a family reunion for 76 year old William Martin and kin near Jamestown.
Court actions across common pleas and quarter sessions
In Common Pleas cases defendants include John Conklin and William Greenlee with verdicts and settlements totaling 103.93 and 70 for plaintiffs, plus ejectment verdicts. Quarter Sessions saw guilty pleas for assault and battery, larceny, arson, and murder-related manslaughter, including Acocks murder case and Sleary French threats with fines and costs, and several not guilty or nol. pros outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Conklin
Wm. Greenlee
Clark & Noyes
Brown & Stone
Thomas Gilmore
B. D. Benson & Co
W. Tuttle
Brown & Schnur
W. E. Conroe
Adm
Peter Holt
Dinsmore & Jeeves
W. J. Mathews
W. P. Sproule
Commonwealth
Owen Feeney, Jr
Jerome Arnold
James L. Thompson
Seduction &c
M. Ellsworth
Western Penitentiary
Leonard Dow
Martin Smyth
Sleary French
James Salinger
T. J. Spencer
Alex, Kitchen, Jr
Trunkey
Venango
Whisky advocacy at temperance convention chairmanship
INQUIRER questions the Ledger's critique of Mr. Flannegin Deerfield township as mere chairman over a Republican Temperance Convention. The letter argues a chairing role does not bind the party to all personal views and asks the Ledger to apply the same standard to Democratic conventions and their chairmen.
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the Ledger
Flannegin
Deerfield Township
Ledger
Inquirer
Fire destroys mills on Jacksons Run near Sugar Grove
Early Sunday morning about 2 o'clock a saw mill grist mill and attached shed owned by Mr. Spencer on Jackson's Run toward Sugar Grove were all destroyed by fire. The owner had closed the mill at sundown and has no clue to origin. Mills valued around 4000 with 2100 insurance in Lycoming. Nearby bridge over the run also burned, costing several hundred dollars to the town. An old wooden row of Titusville buildings burned the same morning. The overall loss is heavy but city says new buildings under construction will aid improvement.
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Commonwealth
Henry Wenk
Allen & Thompson
Reeves
Brown & Schnur
Wilbur & Allen
Wenk
Tidioute
Commonwealth Vs. C. P
Thomas
Fancher
James Leonard
R. E. Geer
Stephen Carver
David McKane
D. D. Hummeston
A. D. Harvey
Benjamin Ellis
J. W. Thompson
Henry Newberry
Pittsfield
Acocks
Wilbur Smith
Acock
Lindsey
Johnson
Stone
Brown
Clark
Wetmore
Spencer
Jackson’s Run
Sugar Grove
Lycoming
Titusville
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Warren Mail
Home Matters
Allen
P. B. Barnard
Charlie Lord
Republican Party
Gen. Allen
Rouse
Rouse Fund
General Allen
Warren County
Senate
Rouse Estate
Shortt
Harrisburg
Court House
Dalrympie
Yates
Gen
Cameron
T. Allen
Venango County
Watson
Pennsylvania
Wm. Martin
Kiantone
Jamestown
Martin
Ring
Davis “Ring
Gilderoy
A. A. Davis & Co
IN Common Pleas
Oyer and Terminer
State Lunatic Hospital
D. M. Gross & Co
Gross
New York
Western Mail
Wales
Cardiff
District Intelligence
Hlon
William H. Shortt
Pembroke
Davis
Shearman
Niagara Hose Company
Wma. E. Sarr
Haymakers
Lone Stars
Miller Farm
J. J. Shearman
Matt
J. N. Schnur & Son
Warren, PA
Suspension Bridge
Is N. Schnur
Roman Schnur
Greenland Brothers
Keystone
Carver
Wakefield
Feathers, &c
Dtc
Wells’ Patent
Carver House
Disston
Mann
Rowland
W.H. MacDonald & Go
Model Drug Store
KING
Vichy
Kissengen
Congress
W. H. MacDonald & CO
W. H. MacDonald, George P. Orr
Parker Gun
Parker Bros
West Meriden,ct
Mail Office
Glade Township
Navy
D. M. Anderson
MacDonald & CO
MacDonald & Co.s
Dr. Simmons
J. W. D. Bird
Chattahoochee, Fla
Simmons’ Liver Regulator
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Aldridge
van Fleet
Geo. Brann
M. J. Carey
Keystone Block
Water St
Geo. Brana
KE. T. Kidder
Geo, Brann & Geo
Culver
High Street
Geo. Culver
H. A. Jamieson & CQ
Warran
Shee
Butcher
Cyclop
Eureka Files
Pangs Ags
Variety Hall
Parmlee & Henry’s
Union Block
Edwin C. Burt
United States
Parmlee & Henry
J. F. Wells
Hoffman & Clark’s
Wheeler & Wilson
New Stork
Watson & Davis Block
Wise’s
A. Wese
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