Warren Democracy Convention Fires Up Erie County Nominations
The Warren Democracy Convention met last Tuesday with delegates from nearby towns. Dr G A Irvine presided while L L Lowry won the Assembly nomination after ballots. Other ballots named Hertzel for County Commissioner, Chase for Auditor, Lukens for County Surveyor, Mead and Hull as Warren Academy Trustees, and Roney's committee as county officers. The piece notes tension with the Court and press, praises Buchanan and Douglas positions, and reports Erie County Republican nominations and a planned railroad meeting at Union Mills with a paid fare for rides.
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Warren Democracy
Zedger
Republican Party
G. A. Irvine
Warren
Francis Bates
Spring Creek
Warner Perry
L. L. Lowry
G. W. Buel
John McKinney
Dr. Irvine
Lowry
Brokenstraw
Chautauque
Rouse
Marsh
Andrew Hertzel
Ile
Hiram Horn
Charles Chase
Pine Grove
John H. Brasington
Kinzua
Hall
van Deusen
Sugar Grove
David Mead
John H. Hull
Wm. Patton
J.B. Carver
B. W. Lacy
R.P. King
John H. Hall
John Russell
J. M. Olney
Roney
Cincinnati
Buchanan
Charles Dinsmore Admitted to Warren County Bar
On Tuesday last, Charles Dinsmore was admitted to the Warren County bar on motion of W D Brown Esq, one of the examiners appointed by the Court. Judge Galbraith noted his presence at the Committee meeting and praised his examination as excellent, recalling his printing office training where brains and pot brass set the standard.
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Charles Dinsmore
W. D. Brown
Warren County
Galbraith
McKean Benton Nominates Boyer For Assembly In Democratic Conferees
At a McKean Clearfield Elk and Jefferson Counties convention last week Dr T J Boyer of Clearfield and A M Benton of McKean were nominated for the Assembly. Boyer previously served with Wilcoks of Elk. this year Benton led the ticket and prevailed.
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McKean
Clearfield
Elk
Jefferson
T.J. Boyer
A. M. Benton
Boyer
Wilcoks
Benton
Packer Rifles Ready With Old Flint Lock Muskets
The Packer Rifles possess muskets that are old and rusty flint locks likely used in the last war. They also have a chance on the 20th inst. A sociable meeting will be held at W. D. Brown's this Friday evening.
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Packer
Sociable
W. D. Brown
Warren townsman lampooned in verse about Nora
A playful broadside from Warren town circulates a verse about a former townsman and his romantic misadventures. It playfully rewrites his lovesick escapades with a dash of nostalgia and hometown humor, suggesting the writer is lampooning rather than praising.
Warren County Fair Preview for September Twenty-First
The Warren County Fair is set for Wednesday September 21 at Marshe's Corners Farmington township about four miles from Russelburg on Sugar Grove road. Organizers promise ample accommodations with four nearby farmers organizing dinners and horse care at reasonable rates and private homes ready to host visitors. The dry elevated tent and completed race course ensure orderly events. officials urge a strong turnout from all county parts.
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Marshe’s Corners
Farmington Township
Russelburg
Sugar Grove
Farmington
Miss Merrill Highlighted as Music Teacher Candidate
We call attention to Miss Merrill card in another column. Miss Merrill has prepared herself thoroughly for teaching and parents may expect faithful instruction for their children.
Meeting on Warren highway under railroad track planned
Citizens of Warren are called to a Friday evening meeting at Carver House at 6 o clock to discuss running the highway under the railroad track. All are urged to attend.
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Warren
Carver House
Judicial delegates named to nominate Supreme Court judge
The Jamestown Democrat reports that delegates discussed last week are to assist in nominating a Supreme Court judge and not a county judge.
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Jamestown Democrat
Supreme Court
Court results show convictions in multiple crimes
Court continued as press time with several criminal verdicts. Oscar Laquay was found guilty on larceny and counterfeiting. Hannah West and Huldah Toms pled guilty to larceny. Vancise pled guilty and received three months in jail plus a $5 fine. David Murphy, accused of assault, got 30 days in jail and a $20 fine. Racial tensions noted as residents protest mob-like pursuit and demand minority rights be respected.
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Oscar Laquay
Hannah West
Huldah Toms
Tidioute
Vancise
David Murphy
Murphy
Henry Harris
Warren
Gold Dust Found in Denver City Diggings News
The Express arrives with Denver City dates of the 27th ult and a small amount of gold dust. In Gregory's diggings miners penetrate three feet of iron to reach rich dirt beneath. Colorado discoveries remain remunerative despite ongoing Indian depradations. Isolated mining parties are frequently cut off by them.
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Leavenworth
Express
Denver City
Gregory
Colorado
Suit over tonnage tax against Pennsylvania Railroad decided
Harrispurn Sept 1 The State suit for tonnage tax against the Pennsylvania Railroad has been tried for two days. Judge Pearson delivered an able opinion this morning dismissing the suit. The London Field notes Ten Broeck is richer by 40,000 pounds since 1857. A Mrs. May S Myster."
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Harrispurn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pearson
The Squaw Trade out West
Horace Greeley reports from Fort Bridger Utah on polygamy and slave trade among mountain people. He notes cattle rustling, wealth differences, and women bought from fathers for 40 to 80 dollars. The piece links these practices to Republican Platform urging prohibition of slavery and polygamy.
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Fort Bridger
Utah
R. D
J. R
Constantinople
Green River
North Platte
Iriebman
Big Sandy
Blondin's daring stove voyage across Niagara River
The Erie Observer reports Blondin's latest feat carrying a cook stove and cooking gear on his back across the river rope from Canada to America. He built a fire mid‑route and omelette was shared with amazed passengers aboard the Maid of the Mist, amid cheers and cheers.
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Blondin
The
Buffalo Express
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Russia
Maid of the Mist
Rattlesnake Twenty One Feet Long Captured Near Terre Haute
A wild tale from Ramsey near Terre Haute recounts a 21 foot six inch rattlesnake found after a four day vigil. Hunters, a farmer, and a marksman rifle killed the beast, which measured eighteen inches in diameter and bore 111 rattles. The giant was skinned and stuffed, displayed to travelers on the Terre Haute and Alton Rail Road platform.
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St. Louis
Ramsey
Terre Haute
Terre Haute and Alton
Jowan
The Cherry Pectoral and its Toll on Suffering
A Galveston Texas News report from Lowell tours the laboratory of Dr J C Ayer notes the vast daily consumption of Cherry Pectoral and pills, claiming 170000 doses a day and fifty million per year amid immense human misery. It laments how the medicine accompanies pain from infancy to old age and invokes appeals to spare no cost or toil to aid the perishing.
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J. C. Ayer
Eve
Darling
Galveston
Texas
Rich iron deposits in Missouri volume estimate
A Missouri Geological Survey assistant reports in volume one of the survey, estimating iron ore in Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob. Iron Mountain yields 128,904,930 tons of pure iron from 230 million tons of ore, while Pilot Knob holds about 7 million tons of pure iron. Combined, these two deposits exceed 136 million tons of iron above the surface, easily mined for the metal.
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Missouri
Missouri Geological Survey
Iron Mountain
Pilot Knob
United States
New Yorker to Seek Eye Removal in Paris
A Baltimore Clipper New York correspondent reports Hon. Verderydy Johnson visited the Astor and plans to travel to Paris for eye removal after a duel accident left him blind. Surgeons advise Paris skill for the delicate operation to remove the damaged eye.
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The
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Astor
Reverdy Johnson
Paris
Walking on the Water Pedestrian Captivates Oswego Crowd
A small party witnessed S Gardner walk on the river surface using a balancing pole above the second dam. He started at 3 pm, gliding across in about six minutes to the opposite shore, rested briefly, and returned, finishing after a trifle over eighteen minutes. Spectators predicted a bright future and a possible fortune from the invention.
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S. Gardner
Gardner
Mr. G
Oswego Palladium
Washington Dispatches and Political Controversy
Washindon reports reveal franking disputes over John Covode letters destined for Minnesota, with officials unable to decide. Amid satire and rumors, coverage notes Wise and Donnelly correspondence, Cassidys alleged role, and a mock treaty comparison with Napoleonic peace as political tension escalates.
Senator Hunter Calls Party To Embrace Intervention Or Dissolve
Virginia senator cites Popular Sovereignty as a failing principle and urges the Democratic Party to adopt Congressional Intervention or face dissolution. He warns the party should dissolve at once if it refuses the shift.
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Hunter
Virginia
Democratic Party
Journal retorts on city paper with Pantheism quip
The Louisville Journal responds to the city paper calling itself the Journal Republican by joking that if its editor lived in Pantheism era Apollo would discard his lyre to charm him, a colorful jab reflecting rival newspaper tensions.
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Louisville Journal
Journal Republican
Apollo
Keokuk Chess Star Paulsen Heads to New York Match
Louis Paulsen, famed chess master, left Keokuk for New York to challenge Murphy in a match. The Louisville Journal asserts the Republican party is the country’s most united political force.
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Louis Paulsen
New York
Murphy
The
Louisville Journal
Republican Party
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