A wonderful thing happened after this nation was formed. Did New York’s Governor Clinton wish to strike out for himself and create the “Empire State” and leave the remainder of the colonies behind? Was he only interested in himself? Were there others who were behind Governor Clinton? What did they do regarding the states’ rights issue of the day? Empire State? Commerce? Economy and commerce by spending, not holding back? Risks? You bet.
According to author, Larry Lowenthal (Marinus Willett: Defender of the Northern Frontier; others, too), Governor Clinton and people who were close to him, such as my ancestor and namesake, Col. Marinus Willett, wished to make New York an empire and NOT join with the other colonies in forming a new Federal Constitution. Governor Clinton’s vision for New York City and the commercial development of New York in its entirety involved leveling hills on Manhattan island and digging a “ditch” from the Hudson River to the area now known as Buffalo, in the Niagara Frontier, located on Lake Erie. President Washington was jealous of this move because he wanted the commonwealth of Virginia to be the “top dog” (Peter L. Bernstein, Wedding of the Waters).
Andrew Carnegie utilized government and business alliances to build railroads. Without the government, westward expansion would not have been completed. One can say it may have been better for the native indigenous people. That is true. There are some things in my own life which, if I could go back and do again, some things MIGHT have been better, too. What’s the point? Progress is progress. The problem is that white supremacists do not want to share the progress with others who have a different skin color.
One of my favorite Republicans, Teddy Roosevelt, said: “Progress has brought us both unbounded opportunities and unbridled difficulties. Thus, the measure of our civilization will not be that we have done much, but what we have done with that much.
Is this difficult to understand?
Senator Barasso of Wyoming, as well as so many of those involved with the Proud Boys and the thugs of America who attacked our government, all forget to thank those of the past, whether white, black, Asian, brown, male, female, gay, Lesbian, or what not, for what they have today which puts this nation in better position than some of the less developed nations of civilization who are BEGGING to receive something like vaccines for COVID-19.
In my first paragraph, I mention my namesake. Others in my ancestry who have all been both patriots and pioneers for the USA, in spite of sometimes wishing for other things (like the Empire State of New York rather than a nation; suppose debatable, but some is what I recall from New York State History class in 7th grade with Art Evans who described the fights NY had with other states/colonies – Massachusetts wishing to extend itself in a straight path westward through what people in New York City/New Amsterdam wished to pursue and the Vermont Green Mountain boys), were also pioneers across a band of the USA, from Boston to Seattle, over many generations. Clinton may have built what those who scoff at the Erie Canal as being “Clinton’s Ditch,” proclaiming and shouting their bloviated crap about it, brought labourers from Europe who came here for seven-year indentured servitude and then released (Italians, Irish, Greek). Carnegie built the railroad westward with help of whom? Was it not from people of Asia called Japanese or Chinese? Whom? Who helped Barasso and others in leading the way for the state which he now represents in the U.S. Senate? What about the expansion to Senator Thune’s South Dakota?
Republican Teddy Roosevelt also said, “He who makes no mistakes makes no progress.” Wish many Americans would bury their damn egotistical operations and take this which was said by TR more seriously.
So, Mr. Expert (drip under pressure), Senator Barasso, you sit there with others and attack President Biden and the Democrats regarding their stimulus package and cite him for mistakes BEFORE we see the results. Rick Scott of Florida wished to cite professionals like me who were teaching in the classroom BEFORE we were assessed and THEN assess us with ridiculous crap, while these senators and the wealthy of big pharma, big insurance, big business, are not held accountable, at all. A whole slew of “experts,” or “drips under pressure,” as we would sometimes repeat when I was working on a U.S. Air Force base. Trump, too. he never makes mistakes and so he makes no progress at FULLY solving the problems of this nation by getting to the details of what we have to do to stop illegal immigration and immigration of those who are criminals with drugs. The wall may have cleared things up for a town or tow on the border with Mexico, but, if it had succeeded, Mr. Drip Under Pressure Senator Barasso, why are there STILL people coming into this nation, even with the wall? And you and others wish to pre-assess President Biden and affix the blame on him? How stupid and despicable. The man who once spoke some sense, until he mentions the divisive thing in order to bash “blue states.” More like, how much can you do to SABOTAGE “blue states,” with the use of a KKK, Proud Boys, or other sources?
Mr Drip Under Pressure (from fear of retribution from Trump and the Trumpicans), I have ancestors who were pioneers to Wyoming. As I said, from Boston to Seattle. From Boston to New York City, up the Hudson, westward into the hinterland in upstate New York, to Michigan, to Dakota Territory, to Nebraska to Wyoming and finally to the state of Washington. I am thankful, due to those pioneers. Are you, Mr. Drip Under Pressure? You don’t seem to appreciate anything which has given us the economy and commerce through progress.
Mr. Drip Under Pressure, do you realize what happened when a bipartisan effort of the late 1990s drained the Federal budget, but replenished it later, as well as improved the economy? Or would you rather be a pessimistic self-fulfilling prophet so as to get your way, when we are now spending money to bolster people and local governments? What is it that Mr. Drip Under Pressure and so many other Republicans want? I have no idea, especially when Judy Woodruff asked the same question THREE TIMES tonight in your interview and you never answered the question once. instead, your egotistical mind went back to what YOU wished to impart and tell Ms. Woodruff and NOT answer the question. After the interview, I really failed to understand what Dr. Barasso was trying to impart. I am not a fool or someone who has difficulty understanding. Barasso gave us no explanation which made any sense.
I sit and listen. Nothing. At one time, I would sit and listen to a former Republican politician who was an engineer at IBM, as he explained many things. I listened and learned. With you, Mr. Drip Under Pressure, I listened but I learned NOTHING.
As a campaign organizer for Bill Clinton wrote in the 1992 election when Clinton ran against an incumbent George H.W. Bush, “It’s the economy, stupid [referencing Mr. Bush].” Sounds like a bloody mean thing to say, eh? It is. But when someone does not get the point and address the REAL issues, that statement is not so far off the mark.
Mr. Drip Under Pressure, Senator Barasso, this stimulus package is about getting the economy humming again and balancing the Federal budget so we can move forward. There is no perfection. You should be ashamed to have an expectation that it will NOT work, is there? But at least give it a chance.
When Trump talked about dealing with China with a tariff and so forth, I had hopes that it might work. I heard some people make a claim that “it won’t work.” I heard the claim, not from a Democrat, but from Republicans. I could understand what they said about it not working. Still, I did not practice “political witch hunting,” as Trump has falsely claimed about Democrats, WITH NO EVIDENCE, except tweets with lies. I had high hopes, in spite of what some were saying. I am more inspired right now about what President Biden and the Democrats are attempting to do regarding the stimulus package.
Tonight, I heard NOTHING from you, Mr. Drip Under Trump Retribution Pressure. Repeat. I heard nothing. I sensed a fear of retribution if you did not carry through and avoid the Woodruff questions. I heard a fear of retribution should you not bloviate lies about immigration and so forth (and Woodruff called you on those lies, did she not?). I heard other lies designed ONLY to put down Democrats, not solve the problems of America. I heard lies to put down blue states, not to solve the problems of America.
Shame on you and the other Trumpican Drips Under Retribution Pressure who lead this nation astray.
Mentioning you are a doctor meant what? That you are like the elitist snotty character, Frasier, in a 1990s sitcom. The character who bloviated that he “was a psychiatrist and a graduate of Harvard” The doctor who won my respect dropped out in his bid to become president and defeat George W. Bush, in 2004. I don’t recall that he lied, but maybe he did and I missed it. I am not a perfect expert.
The stimulus package is about the economy, not acting like a bunch of dumb dimwitted Republicans like those when FDR was in charge and he made attempts to meet half way and then failed to improve the economy. He tried to get us to help Britain when it was being bombed by Hitler, but Republicans refused to go along, until, like other reactionary measures, ultimately it costs more money in the long run so as to avoid spending in the short term.
Historical evidence, stupid, from which we learn, rather than use it so as to seek to REPEAT it – like Jim Crow, suppression of voters, and continuing systemic racism.
I can go on and on and on, but people claim my writing is too lengthy. When I get on a roll, I get on a roll.
I am not perfect, so I write to teach, inform, and consider constructive criticism for errors of fact. Period. I don’t write to express an opinion. If anything, my intent is like Walter Cronkite, who ended each news program with, “And that’s the way it was…” At least we had a better sense of what reality was and not the reality blowing in the air by Tweets or social media – aspiring dictators and their own reality imposed upon Americans.
Tioga Herald 
Tioga County Herald (Newark Valley, New York) 1876-1966
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For a number of years, there has been writing about the Tioga County Herald, a weekly newspaper founded in Newark Valley, running successively from 1876 to 1966 when, under the last owner and publisher, Gus Brandes, it folded. To celebrate the Bicentennial in 1976, exactly 100 years after the publication of the first Tioga County Herald during the year of the American Centennial celebration, three graduates of Newark Valley High School’s Class of 1973 put out a special edition of the newspaper for the Bicentennial celebration in Newark Valley. Douglas Cornwell, then a Music Education major at SUNY Potsdam with a major interest in history and genealogy (taking many classes at Potsdam with History professors such as Dr. Judith B. Ranlett and Dr. Vincent J. Knapp) was the editor. Mark Monroe, a student at Cornell University, did the lion’s share of the writing, and Eric Steinkamp, a student at Clarkson UniversityClarkson UniversityClarkson University, was the financial manager, managing the books and the sales of advertising. (Today, Douglas has a tintype photo of his great-grandfather, Samuel J. Cornwell, at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia).
Looking back at these events, people have some good memories!
Retired Professor Douglas Cornwell has been writing that the newspaper was founded in 1876 by Gilbert E. Purple. Correction to this. According to records at the Library of Congress, it was not until just about a decade later that Purple was involved. Perhaps Professor Cornwell was clouded by his great-grandfather’s (Samuel J. Cornwell) tintype at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 and wished, after reading the deed of 1919 when Samuel purchased a property in Newark Valley from Gilbert E. Purple. Clouding of the mind is not unusual for any human being. Let that be a lesson!
Provided below is the actual information about the Tioga County Herald and its publishing history from 1876 to 1966 (Library of Congress, Newspaper: Tioga County Herald… 1876-1966).
Notes – Weekly, – Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 4, 1876)- – Ceased in Aug. 1966. Cf. Faibisoff, S.G. Bibl. of newspapers in 14 N.Y. counties.
Publishers:
[George M.?] Jordan & [?] Riley, 1876;
George M. Jordan & Henry A. LeBarron, 1876- ;
Jordan & [Charles Louis] Noble, 1877;
Charles L[ouis]. Noble, 1879-1883;
Charles L[ouis]. Noble & G[ilbert].Elsworth]. Purple, 1884-1889;
[?] More & Purple 1890;
G.E. Purple, 1901-1908;
[?], 1909;
A.L. Sherman & L.A. Worden, 1910;
Ivan C. Purple, 1913-1931;
[?], 1932-1945;
Grace B. Allen, 1946-1955;
[?], 1956;
Lloyd C. Allen, 1957;
Leon G. [“Gus”] Brandes, [1958?]-1966.
Further notes from the Library of Congress with regard to the Tioga County Herald (Library of Congress, The Owego Times … 1867-1967) indicate that the Tioga County Herald had a brief “after life” from 1966 to 1967. “Published as: Owego times-Tioga County herald, Sept. 2, 1966 and Oct. 14-Nov. 11, 1966. – Tioga County times-herald (DLC)sn 90066443 (OCoLC)22044833″ until 1970.
Also, according to Library of Congress records, the newspaper was published as The Tioga County Sun-Times & Herald from 1970-1971. From 1971 to the current time, Library of Congress records say the publication was titled the Tioga County Gazette & Times. Apparently, the “Herald” name dropped. However, there is a discrepancy in the Library of Congress records as Professor Cornwell now subscribes to a newspaper from Owego titled Tioga County Courier and the Gazette name has been dropped.
Circumstantial evidence has indicated, since Rollie Noble of Newark Valley owned the complete run of the Tioga County Herald (1876-1966), that he was related to one of the original people involved in this newspaper. That person was Charles L. Noble who was involved from 1877-1889. Research of Ancestry.com has hopefully provided the answer. Rollie Noble is a 1st cousin once removed to Charles Louis Noble who was living in Newark Valley. Once Charles Noble married his wife in 1889, he departed town, the nearest which can be determined. This coincides with the evidence that Charles L. Noble was part of the Tioga County Herald from 1877-1889. Research is always continuous. Probably another reason why Rollie Noble had in his possession, the complete sequence of newspapers from 1876-1966. Later, Mr. Noble indicated he had worked with the New York Newspaper Project to put those newspapers on microfilm and copies of the microfilm had been placed in Newark Valley’s Tappan Spaulding Memorial Library. However, this was prior to Rollie’s death in 1983. It was confirmed that the microfilm was in the local library, but it has not been confirmed in 2021.
The New York State Historic Newspapers website contains digital copies of other Tioga County newspapers, but the Tioga County Herald has not been found there. Why?
In the list of newspaper availability, Tappan Spaulding is not on the list. Why? It was there at one time with the entire sequence, as had been seen at Rollie Noble’s home.
Here is a list of availability found on a New York State Newspaper website:
Tioga County herald (Newark Valley, N.Y.) Published 1876-1966 : Weekly. OCLC 11405329 Continued by: Owego times (Owego, N.Y. : 1867)
F Scattered issues missing 1888-1916. <1876:3:4-7:8,29, 8:26-12:30> <1877:1:6,27-4:21, 5:12-6:30, 7:14,28-8:11, 8:25-9:1,15-12:22> <1883:5:26-7:7,21-28> <1884:1:5-1888:12:29> <1889:1:5-6:29, 7:13-1908:2:21> <1910:1:4-12:30> <1916:1:4-6:30> <1923:1:5- 1966:7:22>
M Scattered issues missing, 1888-1916 <1876:3:4-7:8,29, 8:26-12:30> <1877:1:6,27-4:21, 5:12-6:30, 7:14,28-8:11, 8:25-9:1,15-12:22> <1883:5:26-7:7,21-28> <1884:1:5-1888:12:29> <1889:1:5-6:29, 7:13-1908:2:21> <1910:1:4-12:30> <1916:1:4-6:30> <1923:1:5- 1966:7:22>
P <1881:9:24> <1882:7:8> <1890:3:8,22> <1891:3:8,22> <1902:2:28> <1903:11:20>
P <1887:10:8>
F <1876:3:4-1877:12:22> <1883:5:26-7:28> <1884:1:5-1908:12:25> <1909:4:2-1916:12:29> <1918:7:5-1919:6:27> <1923:1:5-1966:7:22>
P <1879:7:5> <1882:9:30> <1896:9:4> <1905:1:6,20-2:17, 3:3-4:28, 5:12,26-12:29> <1906:9:28-11:16> <1912:7:2-9,16-9:10,17-12:31> <1913:1:7-5:26, 6:3-7:22, 7:29-10:7,21,28-12:30> <1915:1:1-6:29> <1923:1:5-12:28> <1924:2:22-3:28, 4:11, 8:29> <1925:5:15> <1926 :1:15, 10:15> <1927:1:7-4:29, 6:3-12:30> <1928:1:6-12:28> <1929:1:4-12:27> <1930:3:7> <1931:1:2-1933:10:13> <1936:3:27-4:3,17, 5:1-1962:12:21>
Having all issues of this newspaper, from 1876 to 1966, are of great concern, not exclusively as a means to complain about this loss, but because of the collection which was seen at Rollie Noble’s home and a need to preserve historical information, but because locating some obituaries during that time frame, for those who resided in Newark Valley during those days, it has been the Tioga County Herald which has been the best resource. Also, it has been the best for many other news items which are very local to Newark Valley and not published in other newspapers in the county, as well as big city newspapers. Even the Tioga County Historical Society does not list the newspapers past 1962 and it was published until 1966. What has happened?
When the Bicentennial edition of the Tioga County Herald was published in 1976, Professor Cornwell, then a student at SUNY Potsdam, recalls working with “Duke” Evans of Owego, in order to publish the newspaper. In the Fall 1975 academic semester, Cornwell had enrolled in Dr. Ranlett’s American Family History class at SUNY Potsdam. Cornwell was then off his family history “starting gate” with a large part of his four family lineages of Cornwell, Schoonmaker, Eldridge, and Albro. The results were submitted as a research paper. He then went to work on putting together the Bicentennial edition of the Tioga County Herald. He also continued with the research begun in 1975, at a time when he traipsed through many cemetery sites (with Rockefellers buried there) and so forth, in southwestern Cortland County and northeastern Tioga County.
Cornwell is mystified by the success of commerce in what was once known as “Tioga” and run by the indigenous people here in an area which crosses our geography from Pennsylvania to New York.
Cornwell is seeking to research in more detail about this topic. Knowing about those who tried to develop a “research triangle park” with IBM in Endicott as the foundation of it and extending in a “triangle” to Ithaca (Cornell) and Elmira, Cornwell finds the results deplorable because IBM has departed from this area and now has a large base in a Southern research triangle park. The triangle park in the Southern Tier would have been better. The center of the “triangle” in the Southern Tier would have had Tioga County, NY, right in the middle of it all. Instead, the movement South (and North Carolina) destroyed it and there is no IBM anymore here in the Southern Tier.
The indigenous folks were more intelligent, were they not? With counties such as Broome, Tompkins, and Chemung (plus others) carved out of the original Tioga County, NY, we have divided this land as people from each geographic urban area fighting with one another rather than making life better for all.
Perhaps Cornwell lives in a fantasy world, right? The reality was dictated to the Southern Tier by fat cats at the top of big corporations who have worked to herd everyone into Dixie. It is very disgusting. Cornwell speaks out bluntly about it. Today, Cornwell finds too much pessimism in this area. Sad. To overturn this pessimism, Cornwell is using this medium of a blog named Tioga Herald.
Call Professor Cornwell crazy, but he believes in the American melting pot of multi-culturalism. The outgoing Trump Secretary of State made a claim in a mentally ill state of mind saying that “America is not multi-cultural.” Sure. Embolden Proud Boys, the KKK, John Birchers, and racial hate groups. What a dolt who has a right to an opinion, but not his own damn facts and emotions. Here Professor Cornwell is, bringing to the table the stupidity of the Trump regime of dictators favoring white supremacy. Perhaps people should examine Professor Cornwell’s Ancestry.com family tree called American Tree with Multi-cultural Roots. Then there would be those who, with humility for learning, might learn and gain wisdom. As pessimists would say, “don’t count on it.” Jenna Bush just described how her grandmother, Barbara Bush, adamant against the LGBTQ people, listened to someone and changed her mind. Humility and someone learns. Too many Republicans today refuse to do this and that is also very sad, causing the pessimism which I hear from so many people. Optimism, not pessimism.”The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Do you know who said that?
Tioga Herald. A blog for optimism for the future and based on the name, Tioga, from the indigenous folks of this region. Like it or lump it, but amen and so be it. This particular blog provides a history of a newspaper in this region and the folks who made it happen. Gilbert Elsworth Purple also started the first telephone company in this area. It became Chenango & Unadilla Telephone and is now called Frontier. Hearsay says the original phone lines for the switchboards of that phone company still exist in the basement of the home once owned by Gilbert’s son, Jay Purple. (See the Purple Family Tree on Professor Cornwell’s Ancestry.com website)
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