Mulligan letters and Blaine scandal explained and impact
The Mulligan letters case shows Blaine pressuring Mulligan to hand over notes tied to investments with Fisher. Blaine admitted possession but denied kneeling or ruinous threats. The saga, disclosed during 1874 hearings, affected Blaine’s 1876 nomination, with a sunstroke incident boosting public sympathy before the convention where Hayes won on the seventh ballot.
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James Mulligan
Morton
Conkling
Blaine
Girat
Sub Judiciary Committee
Senator Morton
Warren Fisher, Jr
Boston
Fort Smith and
Little Rock
Josiah Caldwell
Globe Theatre
Fisher
Fisher and
Wen
Northern Pacific
Mulligan
Fort Smith
Associated Jews Dssued
Washington
Mr. Fisher
Mr. Blaine
Janeth
House
Knott
Elaine
Cincinnati
Plaisted
Maine
Hale
R. B. Hayes
Bristow
Conkling Grant Attitude in Campaign Speculation
A Washington special to the Chicago Times notes Grant and Conkling may have agreed on an approach to the coming campaign. Grant reportedly will take part when it opens in New York, while Conkling refuses Blaine and leans toward Butler. The piece highlights their temperaments and longtime friendships.
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Washington
Chicago Times
Grant
Conkling
Blaine
New York
Logan
Conking
Lord Roscoe
Butler
Senate
Courtroom Duck Shoot Nonsuit Denied
A schoolmistress sued three young men for breach of promise. One defendant moved for a nonsuit claiming she was too promiscuous. She pressed the judge with a duck shooting quip. The judge asked if he ever hunted ducks and boasted of shooting. she replied her suit matched his claim. The motion was denied.
Bishop Taylor cites novel Africa discovery and mission plan
At his Boston farewell, Rev. William Taylor, new Methodist Episcopal bishop for Africa, spoke of a purported new continent in Africa with 50,000,000 people in stone houses and advanced crafts. He described William Richard Simmons, once an unbeliever who joined the Salvation Army, as ready to join the mission and help reach these people. The plan is to strike for these nations.
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Alabama Western Railroad
Georgia Central
Auusta Chronicle
Rot
Col. Wadley
Sam M Wadley
the Central
Moses Taylor
New York
Taylor
Mr. Wadley
William Taylor
Methodist Episcopal
Africa
Boston
William Richard Simmons
Belfast
Dublin
Salvation Army
Ostrich Farm Experiment Fails in Sanford Florida
The ostrich farming experiment at Sanford Florida ended in failure as the last of six birds died recently. The surviving birds reportedly preferred death to continuing the venture, ending a controversial plumed venture in the area.
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Sanford, Fla
The Louisiana Lottery Draws Near in New Orleans
The 172nd Grani Monthly Drawing of The Louisiana State Lottery in New Orleans is set for Tuesday September 9, with a prize pool of 265 500 dollars. Also noted are a tunnel train joke, a crowded kissing scene, whiskey bottle wares, quinine prices in New York, and Peruvian forest decline driving coffee plantation shifts in Ceylon and Java.
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New Orleans
M. A. Dauphin
Rise and Fall of Judges in a Banter Tale
Lighthearted reminiscences recount two judges from Lexington who became friends, then rivals, and ended up in a prank where both slept in the same bed and were suspended from ropes by a trap. The piece also notes temperance societies and a story of a dog returning home after being separated, then dying.
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William Carter
Sheboygan
Mich
Caswell Marks
Selma
Ala
Lexington
Honere
Judge Carter
Kentucky
Caswell
Ganwell
Carter
Judge Marks
Flat Rock
Ohio
McCauley
Kansas
Bellevue
Worms Threaten Alabama Cotton Crop In 19th Century Report
J L Roberts notes first crop worms appearing across prairies and warns they will soon spin web and produce army worms. He expects the current fruiting crop not to suffer before September 1st. He plans widespread poison use though local supply is uncertain. The New Orleans Exposition seeks to borrow the Bartholdi statue for display with an admission fee to fund the pedestal.
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Alabama
Union
J. L. Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Bartholdi
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Java
Mercer University
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Pia
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J. W
Sheffield & Co
Americus, GA
Cotton Avenue
Caer
Canty
Kiley
Givenan
Phillips & CO
Ruechland
Stewart County
CIA
Americus
Trice & Morgan
Atlanta
A T. Vass
Lee Whanty
Miya
Trinity
Ieee
Dr. Bacon
Calhoun Parr
Chicago
J. E. Crawford
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Com
Wheatley
Eel
America
I. W. Jordan
Hemi
Celee
Mddrese Aviguata
Parebowly
State Lottery Co
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Er Raneemense
Eeeteeies
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Rod
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Myles
A. Dauphin
Fred Lewis
MASOM
Rylander Academy
Good Citizens of
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Oregon
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Durham
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