Republican State Convention to elect national delegates at Des Moines
The Intelligencer notes the Republican State Convention to select 17 delegates and alternates at large for the Republican National Convention will meet in Des Moines on April 30. District conventions may be held at the same time to choose two delegates and alternates per district.
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Des Moines
Tenth
Boone
Kossuth
Cerro Gordo
Story
Il Franklin
Webster
al Hamilton
Winnebago
Hancock
Worth
Hardin Mc
O Wright
Humbort
Story County Republicans Hold Delegate Convention Schedule
The Republicans of Story County Iowa announce a delegate convention at the Court House in Nevada on Saturday April 26 1884 at 11 am to select eleven delegates for the State Republican Convention in Des Moines on April 30 1884. Representation is two delegates per township plus one for each fifty votes or fraction over twenty four cast for B R Sherman in the last general election. Township caucuses are suggested for the afternoon of April 19 1884.
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Story County
Iowa
Court House
Nevada
Des Moines
B. R. Sherman
Democrats Face Deep Splits Over Tariff Issue
A local political observer warns of a forthcoming major split among Democrats over tariff policy. The forecast cites intra party disagreements and potential realignments affecting upcoming votes and committee positions.
Marshall candidate Tm Brown vies for District Judgeship
Hon. Tm Brown of Marshall seeks the District Judgeship to succeed Judge Henderson who contemplates retirement from the bench.
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Tm Brown
Marshall
Henderson
President Arthur Faces Iowa Reaction Over Porter Bill
The Des Moines Capital notes President Arthur would not receive strong support in Iowa if he signs the Fitz John Porter bill upon its passage, signaling possible political risk in the state.
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Des Moines
Arthur
Iowa
Fitz John Porter
Tennessee Republicans Narrowly Miss Majority in Last Election
The Republican vote in Tennessee rose from 59,000 in 1879 to 108,000 in the latest election, nearing a majority by just 4,000 votes, suggesting a potential party shift in the state.
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Tennessee
Iowa Claims Radical Moral Standing in Legislation
A contemporary observer declares Iowa the most radically moral state in the Union, citing the balance of sins covered up versus those legally suppressed. The remark frames Iowa as a model in legislative morality and public virtue.
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Iowa
Union
James Blaine Rivalry Sways Newspaper Readership
The article notes SLAM remains leading while a man protests. The Chicago Tribune reports no presidential candidate named James has ever lost, implying James G. Blaine leads as a likely president.
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Slam
The
Chicago Tribune
James
James G. Blaine
United States
Major Holmes Seeks renomination to Congress
Editors predict Major Holmes will receive a unanimous call to return as congressman. They argue a man who fills the measure of usefulness in his first term should not be boycotted or sent into retirement and insist he deserves and will receive renomination.
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Major Holmes
Congress
Army pension bid for Sarah E See ley under alias Frank Thompson
The House committee reported the pension application of Sarah E E See ley favorably. She served in the army under the name Frank Thompson. She was among the bravest, and her sex was only confirmed after the war ended.
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Sarah E. E. Seeley
Frank Thompson
House Committee
Congress
Confederate Leaders Rendezvous During Mardi Gras Ball
Republican members of the Copiah Committee recount a New Orleans Mardi Gras ball where Jefferson Davis sat with his daughter and Gen Lee’s offspring in a Confederate flag draped box. A floral sword labeled To the President was presented and accepted, prompting claims it resembled treason under reconstruction.
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Copiah Committee
New Orleans
Mardi Gras
Jefferson Davis
Lee
Longstreet
Testimony in Copiah investigation written as rapidly possible
A Washington report says Copiah inquiry testimony is being written quickly and will be submitted soon. Senator Frye of Maine describes Democratic witnesses admitting atrocities and asserts the white minority must rule, citing a remark about General Grant facing danger if he organized a Negro vote.
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Washington
Copiah
Frye
Maine
General Grant
Mississippi speech recalls Jerr. Davis remark on being a Mississippian
The Mississippi legislatures hears a speech by Jerr. Davis ex president of C.S.A. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch comments on his fate noting he has not lost his life or property and remains rich and free in spirit.
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Davis
Jerr. Davis
C.S. A
Mississippi
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
Barnes & Miller Offer Superior Shoeing and Wagon Work
The old Barnes & Miller firm in Ames Iowa invites patrons old and new to bring work to the stand for prompt service. They advertise shoing machine and wagon work, plow repairs, and custom wagon orders, with a focus on keeping cultivator shovels and mowing machines in prime condition. April 2 1884 Ames Iowa.
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Barnes & Miller
Ames
Iowa
New Board of Agricultural College Trustees Named
Legislature selects trustees by district W T Rigby R P Speer Joseph Dysart A J Morrison J S Clarkson Platt Wicks D W Mott A D Peck. Existing trustees Willard Grattan Stryker stay two years. Board’s reorganization praised as educated liberal, aiming for progressive education and science.
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Board of Agricultural College
W. T. Rigby
Cedar
Messrs. Willard, Grattan and Stryker
Jackson for Secretary of State endorsed by Butler County Press
A town paper praises Frank D. Jackson as a strong loyal Republican and capable state official a candidate for Secretary of State citing his Iowa roots National Guard service Senate tenure and leadership. The message urges broad support across counties and party lines.
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Frank D. Jackson
Jackson
Iowa
National Guard
State Senate
Hull
Senate
Frank J. Jackson
Judge decries workload driving resignation in state court
Judge Henderson laments salary inadequacy and unmanageable caseload as the criminal calendar swells. He notes forty two weeks of court sittings overrun, leaving little genuine vacation while a single case may span over a week of reading 4000 pages of evidence plus legal study.
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Henderson
Marshall Times
Deservedly Popular Ginger Tonic Gains Wide Sale
An Ohio Farmer note praises Parker's Ginger Tonic as highly popular, claiming invalids gain new life and vigor when other medicines fail, and noting its sales have spread everywhere due to its merit.
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Parker
Ohio
Teacher's Reports Now Printed and Available for Sale
A new and desirable form titled Teacher's Reports has just been printed and is for sale at this office.
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Jamestown
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Maxwell & Sol
A. H. Thayer
Orrery
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Rha
Calif
Southworths
Sacramento
California
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Dr. Barler
Adies
Paetter
Dr. Harter Med Co
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W. L. Pace
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Richmond, Va
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Mexia
Texas
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Atlanta
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Lowell
Mass
Chicago & Northwesrn Railway
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