The Carson League and Temperance Politics Examined
The article discusses Mr. Carson and his plan for concentrating temperance influence known as the Carson League. It critiques the Warren County Temperance League’s voting shortcomings, notes self interest affecting loyalty, and praises the Carson League’s platform as potentially useful. It states the document is printed for readers to review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
New York
Warren County Temperance League
Dunder
Blixum
Altgether
Friends of Temperance
League
Foxes and the Lambs
Carson League
Budd Nominated for Supreme Judge by Whig State Convention
The Whig State Convention at Huntingdon nominated Thomas A. Budd of Philadelphia for Supreme Judge. He is praised as an excellent candidate with strong legal credentials and long Philadelphia bar service. If elected, he would bring meticulous legal capability to the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
Thomas A. Budd
Philadelphia
Railroad Convention and Meadville Railroad Plan
The article urges county wide representation for a Wednesday meeting in Warren to decide on subscribing to Meadville and Ohio Railroad stock. It notes Falconer reports a feasible route via Mullengar to Centreville and Warren, warns against Sunbury and Erie delays, and highlights a push for action with a vigilance committee and local leaders. It also covers a Jamestown Musical Convention, church music issues, and a Falconer report on preferred rail routes plus a note on Major Riley and New Orleans yellow fever deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Meadville and Ohio Railroad
A. Tanner
CG. B. Curtis
T. Struthers
G. W. Scofield
R. Brown
Falconer
Sunbury and
Erie
Fallon
Williamsport
Venango County
Mettencar
Brokenstraw
Sunbury and Erie
Mullengar
John Main
Killwell Creek
Killwell
Titusville
Main’s
White’s
Ludlow
Warren County
Centreville
P. Falconer
A Journey to Lake Teton and Lake Teron in 1853
In a letters essay from Warren Mail dated August 28 1853 the narrator travels from Deposit to South Bainbridge and Lake Teton. He endures a noisy wakeup and crowded coach, dishes on stagecoach mishaps and springs, and praises Wallonia Springs. The account details a rustic hospitality and the tranquil beauty of Lake Teton with sailing, fishing, and scenic hills. The writer ends by naming himself as Guido Jollif and instructs his goods to be packed to Lake Teton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Mail
Lake Teron
Dreamland
Deposit
Bainbridge
Far West
Wallonia
South Bainbridge
Lake Teton
Guido Jollif
The Carson League Proposes Prohibition Strategy
The Carson League seeks abolition of the Rum trade by uniting moneyed, political, and legal power. It outlines a plan to tax property for enforcement, seize offices through ballots, and use judiciary power to enact prohibition. A draft county constitution creates a stock governed association with officers, by-laws, and pro rata assessments to fund prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson League
Matthew
Friends
League
Maine
Ant
Board of
Act to Protect Orchards and Gardens Passed
The legislature enacted an act to safeguard orchards and gardens. It declares a misdemeanor to injure trees, vines, or shrubs or to enter gardens to take produce, with penalties of at least fifty dollars or 10 to 60 days in jail. Civil remedies remain available. The document includes unrelated commentary on supporting local county presses and a note about a Paris travel railway hotel and a locust log discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Panthylvesia
General Assembly
Quotations on selfeducation and temperament
The comment highlights self directed learning as the key value in a man's education, noting that personal energy and character can compensate for formal schooling. It adds a proverb that a soft answer can avert anger, reflecting moral instruction.
Blasphemous Legislator Question Sparks Debate
A cutting remark ponders why a legislator is a most blasphemous man for failing to take a seat with an oath. The other line contrasts pursuing solid learning with frivolous pleasure, implying the incompatibility of study and amusement.
Buffalo to Coal regions rail line advances in 70 mile route
The Buffalo to coal regions rail project progresses from Attica meeting the Alleghany Valley at Arcade. It covers 70 miles through Varysburgh Johnsonburgh North Java Arcade Machias Franklinville Humphrey Allegheny Olean Mill Grove to the Pennsylvania line with 1400 workers, $1.5 million cost, and rails arriving by November. Coal can then reach Rochester and Buffalo at 2.50 per ton. Harvey ore discovery in Putnam county promises high iron ore quality and future steel prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Buffalo
Attica
Allegheny Valley
Arcade
Wyoming County
Varysburgh Johnsonburgh
North Java
Machias
Franklinville
Humphrey
Allegheny
Olean
Mill Grove
Pennsylvania
Alleghany Valley Railroad
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Harvey Iron
Thomas W. Harvey
New York
Putnam County
Iran
Harvey
South East
Harlem
Dannamore
Gen. Harvey
Europe
Jamestown Journal
New Locofoco Paper Arouses Local Debates
A Clarion Register note voices surprise at plans for a new locofoco paper amid two existing county papers. The piece warns of a partisan struggle stemming from the county convention and predicts a heated contest over the delegate system, with strong personalities set to clash and a cautious call to restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locofoco
Clarion
Locofoco County
Jericho
Alick
Clarion Register
Bay State Disaster Deaths and Mobile Relief Update
New York dispatch reports two De Wolf children died in hospital with a third dying and another expected to recover. Miss Charlotte Snow travels with them and will recover. Mobile sufferers receive $3,100 from a Citizens meeting at Astor House. The Star of the West arrives with 600 passengers and $1,000,000 freight, from San Juan and San Francisco. Sierra Nevada sails with 600 more. Also noted: Carlyle quotation on duty, fall dates, and today’s Mobile death toll 72 from yellow fever, total city deaths 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bay State
de Wolf
Charlotte Snow
Mobile
Astor House
Star of the West
San Juan
San Francisco
Comet
Fying Cloud
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. Cowan
Supreme Court
Moses Pownall
Lancaster CO
Auditor General
Alex. E. McLure
Franklin CO
Surveyor General
Christian Myers
Clarion County
Whig County
William Fruit
Mercer Co
Patrick Falconer
Isaac HH. Hiller
Sugar Grove
The
Bradbury
Mr. Bradbury
Riley
Mexico
New Oreans
Crystal Palace
San Antonio
Chautauque
Fredonia Advertiser
Department of Industry
Paris
Cincinnati Gazette
France
Monsieur
Count of
Orleans
A. Manacrit Toap
Poughkeepsie Daily Press
Finch
Buffalo Rough
Wrath
Alleghany
Kentucky
J. J. Smith
Cincinnati
Dr. Ames
Hall
Lynn
Woman’s Rights Convention
Charleston Mercury
General Dix
N. CO
Wolfe
Chicago
Harrisburgh
Govenor Bigler
Raz Roan
W. Y. Times
Ohio
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Connecticut
Carlyle
Mobile S. C
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!