Republican State Convention Set for Des Moines June 19 1878
The Republican State Central Committee calls the twenty second annual State Convention for June 19 1878 in Des Moines to nominate candidates for Secretary of State Author of State Treasurer of State Register of State Land Office Attorney General Judge of Supreme Court Clerk of Supreme Court and Reporter of Supreme Court. Delegates are allotted by county plus one delegate per two hundred votes or fraction over one hundred cast for Frank Campbell in 1877. A table shows county representation.
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Republican Party
Des Moines
Register of State Land Office
Supreme Court
Supreme Rt
Frank T Campbell
W. H. McCain
Ackley Enterprise
Council Bluffs
Martin Burns
Chillicothe
Ottumwa
Geo. N. Butin
Butin
Burne
Barns
Burns
Jno. Stough
Minerva Township
Marshall County
State Centre
Jno. Dakin
Dakin
Stough
Senate
Arnold
Bostow
Blackman
Bronson
Carr
Chase
Clark
Dashiell
Down
Dwelle Pone
Ford
Foster
Gallup
Gilmore
Graham
Haines
Ham
Hannall
Harmon
Harned
Hartshorn
Hebard
Hemenway
Johnson
Kimball
Knipe
Larrabee
Lawrence
Lewellen
McCord
McCormack
Madson
Maginnis
Merrill
Meyer
Miller
Nichols
Benton
Guthrie
Patterson
Rumple
Buscell
Shelley
Stoneman &, Teale
Webb
Wilson
Wonn
Woolson
Wright
Young
Committee On Library
Ways and Means
Minority Report
Committee On Appropriations
House
Ed Dobbs
Cedar Rapids
Postoffce Department
Dobbe
Springdale
Johnson County
Marshalltown
W. W. Yarbaw
Odebolt
Frank Kelly
New Orleans Times Advises Louisiana on Conduct and Sugar
The New Orleans Times urges Louisianans to keep peace and avoid excess while warning about increased sugar costs and social tensions. The editorial frames calm behavior as essential during economic and political strains.
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The
New Orleans Times
Louisiana
Mexican Border Violence Sparks Military Pursuit
The Mexican border area becomes a hotspot for crime as a murder and robbery take center stage after a period of quiet. General Ord sends troops to pursue the outlaws, escalating the forces involved in the pursuit.
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Tix
Mexican
Ord
The Hangman’s Tree Blooms Despite Frosts
In vivid editorial voice the piece notes how hangings return with grim persistence. It recalls Friday gallows days and laments that reports of legal strangulations arrive in brief spurts, now almost daily in some seasons.
Court strips Florida state telegraph rights in high court ruling
State law granting exclusive telegraphic rights is overridden by U S law. Pensacola Telegraph Co. sued Western Union Co. in Florida, but the Supreme Court declares the state provision inoperative due to federal supremacy.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Pensacola Telegraph Company
Florida
Western Union Company
United States
Democrats plan Southwide circulation of Howe speech
The Democrats announce an intention to circulate Senator Howe's speech freely in the South to sustain party support through 1580. They claim the party is already solid with no signs of broad sectional splits, while independent movements remain anti Republican and align with Democratic views.
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Howe
South
Jones of Alabama Switches Sides in House Vote
The Alabama Democrat Jones voted against seating a Massachusetts Democrat on Wednesday then supported him Thursday. He followed his convictions until they clashed with his party, after which he bowed to the majority. Democrats applauded his apparent conversion and honor.
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Jones
Alabama
Massachusetts
Bill to regulate rail transport in the United States
A House Commerce Committee report discusses a bill that would regulate interstate rail transport by prohibiting unfair discriminations while allowing railroads to set their own rates. It argues Congress has broad power under commerce to oversee rates. The bill would require identical charges for identical services.
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Committee On Commerce
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
Greenback party shows weak statewide strength in elections
The Tuesday elections reveal the National Greenback party’s weakened performance beyond a few Michigan towns. Indiana and Ohio, once its strongholds, posted poor tallies, with many votes relegated to scattering as theTeicde blowout follows closely.
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National
Greenback Party
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Municipal elections fall as Greenbackers brace for change
The 1880 article notes that National Greenbackers and allied followers will settle into a quiet period, trimming their lamps for a broader training and possible shift toward new teachings and policies, perhaps including Indian colonization.
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Greenbackers
Howe's Assault on Hayes Speech Lets Senate Display Critique
N Y Herald reports Senator Howe of Wisconsin delivered a highly advertised Senate speech signifying a near end of term bid for reelection. The piece accuses Howe of fabricating a question to attack the President and argues his constituents deserve stronger leadership.
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Howe
Hayes
Senate
Wisconsin
Timothy Clowe
United States
Louisiana
Hoowe
Russia Firestorm Lull The Britain Russia Struggle Trends
A long dispatch reviews the easing of tension between Russia and England while peace prospects rise. Sherman testifies on resumption finances as Congress questions gold, coin, and government methods. Reports cover lightning damages, a fatal barn murder, street violence, and Senate vs House bill activity with detailed roll calls.
Treasury Resumption Plans and Bank-Government Tension
The article notes a claimed stance against bank demands for gold during resumption, arguing such pressure would cost banks more than the government. It states a goal of $125 million in gold to begin resumption, with potential bond refinancing options and the treasury’s usable gold and coin totaling about $65 million plus an additional $60 million in coin for business use. Gen. Ewing questions how much gold coin and bullion can be used for resumption.
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United States
England
Russia
Florida
Peru
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Straits
Rumelia
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
Wasuixeros
Committee On Banking and Currency
Sherman
Gen. Ewing
Chittenden
New York
Ewing
Treasury
Vermont Thayer Receives Maple Sugar Invoice
From Vermont, Thayer has received an invoice for genuine Vermont maple sugar that is selling quickly as maple syrup on desserts, continuing a familiar pattern in local commerce.
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Vermont
Thayer
A Cold Summer Prophesied From Planetary Conjunction
Widespread belief links a mild winter to planetary conjunctions with Earth on the sun side. The article argues that closer Earth-Sun distance in winter will push summers to be unusually cold, citing century observations and a farmer's advice to plant wheat and ests early.
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W. B
Jones County
Liberal
The Taxation of Banks Questioned in Public Debate
A historical commentary argues banks are essential to business and that wartime and ongoing taxes on bank capital deposits and circulation push borrowing costs onto employers and workers. It cites tax rates in New York Illinois and Nebraska, noting most bank tax falls on borrowers and warnings of high interest rates and reduced wages.
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United States
Congress
New York
Illinois
Nebraska
Bank Biehehals
National Bank Capital
Setento
Darvik
Nebre Tate
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