Statues and States in National Statuary Hall
In July 1864 Congress created Statuary Hall with two statues per state. Rhode Island and Connecticut fill early slots. many states remain unrepresented. The piece names several statues and hints at future inclusion while noting political tensions and the inability to remove filled plinths.
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Recorder
Washington
Congress
Old Hall of Representatives
Statuary Hall
Rhode Island
Abe
Nathaniel Green
Roger Williams
Connecticut
Jonathan Trumbull
Roger Sherman
Leeman Turner
New York
George Clinton
Robert R. Livingston
Georgia
Ethan Allen
Jacob Collamer
Vermont
Edmonds
Massachsetts
Sam Adams
John Winthrop
Pennsylvania
Robert Fulton
Peter Mubhenberg
National Museum
Johnnie Wanamaker
William King
Maine
Moonface Reed
William Allen
James A. Garfield
Ohio
McKinley
Williams
New Jersey
Phil Kearney
Richard Stockton
Lehlback
Michigan
Lewis Cass
CrrEsitIne
Clements Withdraws as Regret Expressed in Washington
Washington reports regret at Representative Clements withdrawal from his district race. His record is described as brilliantly high quality, and his successor will have a hard time matching it. A Pension Commissioner Raum investigation committee is named by Reed, including Morrell, Sawyer, Smyser, Goodright, and Martin.
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News Telegram Association
Washington
Clements
Reed
Raum
Morrell
Sawyer
Smyser
Goodright
Martin
Cooper
Indiana
Senator Carlisle
Sharpe
Augusta Post Ofice
Denning
Cheshire
Abbeville in Mourning for Henry Stewart
Abbeville Ga July 2 Special to Recouper Henry Stewart a wealthy merchant and turpentine manufacturer died at 9:30 am today leaving a wife whom he had been married to eight months and numerous warm friends to mourn his loss He will be greatly missed in financial circles The Philadelphia Record notes protests against the Force bill to the United States Senators as a patriotic duty.
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Aubeville
Henry Stewart
Philadelphia Record
United States
Dawson Tragedy as Cannon Ball Train Kills Man
Special to the Recorpen Dawson Ga July 26 Charlie Brown a mulatto about twenty five was killed this morning just before daylight by the west bound cannon ball train on the Southwestern railroad. He lay with his head on the fron rail and was struck by the cow catcher or wheel flange, dying from a deep gash behind the left ear and a bruise near the eye. A bottle of whisky and a half smoked cigar were found nearby. He was a disliked figure with many enemies. The incident recalls a similar death of George White a year ago. The day promised a veterans reunion, barbecue and basket dinner for Dawson and Terrell county, but rain and floods ruined preparations. The Smithville baseball club beat Dawson 24 to 6 with Smithville claiming bragging rights.
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Dawson
Charlie Brown
Southwestern
Fulton Street
George White
Terrell County
Smithville
Dawson Club
Schism in Schley County Politics Sparks Feud
Special to Reconpern Putnam July 26. Schley county faces a heated political split with Alliance and anti Alliance factions each fielding a ticket. The contest centers on pre nomination endorsements and the State Senate race between Capt. Robert Patton and Hon. W. D. Murray. Despite personal ties, the factions clash over loyalties and the outcome may deepen civic rifts ahead of the August 6 nomination.
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Putnam
Sehley
Alliance
Robert Patton
W. D. Murray
David
Jonathan
Macon County Fair Exemplifies Southwest Georgia Hospitality
Marshallville GA July 27 under the Marshallville Agricultural club L C Niles president J J Murph secretary reported a grand fair despite weather. Highlights include a large barbecue with fifty pound hams big displays of corn and cotton stalks, prize farm products won by W H Felton and Fred Walker, and notable stock including Jerseys and a $800 Spanish jack. The community raised $100 beyond a barbecue to support agricultural displays as southwest Georgia promotes its stock raising and crops as the garden spot of the south.
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Marshallville
Marshallville Agricultural Club
L. C. Niles
J.J. Murph
W. H. Felton
Fred Walker
English Channel
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Bermuda
Southwest
Picnic Fight at Glenalta Grounds Ends with Scuffle
At Glenalta picnic grounds, Cook under liquor confronted Storey with a drawn knife prompting Storey to draw a pistol. A scuffle ensued with cuts and blows. Cook received a three inch cut on the head and had his hat and coat torn, while a stray shot hit Mr. Herndon in Americus. Three shots were fired, two by Storey. Separately, W H Hulsey withdraws from a congressional race and the W C T U plans to train negro evangelists for Africa.
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Putnam
Glenalta
Cook
Storey
Liss Storey
Brooks Storey
Wilcox County Democrats endorse Northen for governor and site move
The Wilcox county Democratic executive committee met at Abbeville on July 18 and endorsed W. J. Northen for governor and the old state house officers. A petition with 100 names prompts an election on moving the courthouse from Abbeville to Rochelle. Candidates for legislature include James H. Dennard and Rev. D W Taylor. Seven candidates for sheriff include six white men and one negro. clerk James M. Nixon and tax collector D. McDuffie have no opposition. Three candidates for tax receiver are Rev Lawson Smith J F Ryals and H J Stanford.
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Rocus
E. Ga
Democratic Executive Committee
Wilcox County
Abbeville
W. J. Northen
State House
Court House
Rochelle
James H. Dennard
D. W. Taylor
James M. Nixon
D. McDuffie
Lawson Smith
J. F. Ryals
H. J. Stanford
Clements Quits the Fight in Seventh District Race
July 2 report states Judson C. Clements withdraws from the congressional race thanking supporters and noting public desire for change. Col. Everett now becomes the seventh district’s next Congressman after two terms in the legislature and Mercer University graduate.
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Col. Everett
Mercer University
Money Circulation Debate and Political Rumors
Commentary reviews currency levels per capita in 1800 and notes a U S Treasury circular. It covers Livingston's Senate bid rumors, Governor Gordon's calm stance, and a reporter's lack of knowledge about the report origin. Additional items report a near-miss lightning incident in Michigan, census timing, Rochelle Abbeville election anger, and local civic notes including Col Nelson Tift’s 80th birthday and Alliance political moves.
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Livingston
Senate
Gordon
Atlanta
Congress
The Philosopher of Politics and Nebraska Independents
A political essay on politicians as a hard working breed and the perils of the game. Senator Plumb sponsors a bill for a grand army of labor paying $20 weekly with a department of labor to supply work. The Independents vow to make a strong showing in Nebraska politics this fall.
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Plumb
Grand Army of Labor
Department of Labor
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