Republican Ninth Iowa district convention at Cherokee
A Republican convention for Iowa's Ninth District will meet in Cherokee on August 7 1878 to nominate a candidate for Congress for the October 1878 election. Each county gets one delegate plus one for every two hundred Gear votes and one for any fraction of one hundred. Counties listed include Boone Buena Vista Day Crawford Dickenson Foster Hamilton Humboldt etc.
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Ninth
Iowa
Cherokee
Congress
John H. Gear
Ex Secerrany McCulloch Spoofs Retirement Dream
A satirical Fourth of July oration at Woodstock depicts Ex Secerrany McCulloch as close to Bowrbons, retaining memory but learning little.
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McCulloch
Greenbacks
Woodstock
Ninth District Democrats Call Fort Dodge Convention
The Ninth District Democrats schedule a convention in Fort Dodge on the 15th. John A. Hull of Boone is named as a prominent candidate and praised as a capable future congressman if a Democrat wins in the district.
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Fort Dodge
John A. Hull
Boone
Hull
Keyser Speaks in Philadelphia on Property Power Threat
Charles L. Keyser, a Bata Labor Reformer, told a Philadelphia campaign crowd on July 13 that property interests must be destroyed by any means including the ballot or the bullet. He warned against both high intelligence and brute force in pursuing this aim.
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Bata
Charles L. Keyser
Philadelphia
Kearney
Cary
Illinois murderers in penitentiary average under four years
Tex Chicago Inter Ocean reports from Illinois penitentiary records that murderers in the state average about three years and six months of confinement. The article notes several offenders received only one or two years, suggesting leniency or less severe charges in many cases.
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Tex
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Illinois Penitentiary
Illinois
Demand for cheap capital and well paid labor
Columbus Ohio Labor Platform argues that both capital and labor are marketable commodities set by demand. It cautions workers to recognize labor’s true value and asserts that no combinations can alter prices set by market forces.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rebellion Flares Over U S Officers in South Carolina
Four United States revenue officers were shot at by an illicit distiller in South Carolina. The assailant died in self defense after an unsuccessful attempt to fire again. The officers reported the incident and surrendered to state authorities. They were indicted for murder by a grand jury and held for trial by Judge Kershaw who refuses U S Court surrender.
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United States
South Carolina
United States Revenue
Kershaw
United States Court
Indiana Republicans Prepare Energetic Canvass for Fall Victory
Indiana Republicans grow confident they will win the state this fall and focus on opposing Voorhees’s return to the Senate. The third party remains strong, organized, and allied with Democrats in close districts, risking a evenly divided legislature. If so, power could swing to a few Nationals who would likely support Voorhees.
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Indiana
Voorhees
Senate
National Party
South Carolina Seen as Independent State by Speaker
Geaxeat M. C. Burien spoke in South Carolina promising he would urge Congress to recognize the state as an independent sovereign entity. He asserts the state’s historic identity remains unchanged, while observers note lingering secessionist sentiments from figures like DBatler, Hampton and Kershaw.
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M. C. Burien
South Carolina
Congress
Dbatler
Hampton
Kershaw
Political platform promises and national ideals voiced
A garbled passage outlines broad aims including fair pay for public works, debt faith, equal justice, pensions for veterans and widows, global citizen protection, free education, and a strong army to guard the frontier. It emphasizes national unity and capable leadership, urging citizens to stand for their country.
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Souxp
Sy Atha
Onest
Capabé
Adion
Banks Defines Republican in Boston Speech
Gen Banks defines Republican as defense of the country and flag while urging decisive victory. He says Washington Jackson and Lincoln fought to crush it, but it remains a menace to the Republic and actions must be taken regardless of gold or paper money. He favors rebuilding the South but opposes efforts that perpetuate the war’s aims and costs.
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Boston
Banks
Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
Republic
Hoggatt’s Sheriff tenure questioned over burned courthouse
Tax Watchman notes echoes that during Hoggatt’s Story county sheriff term the courthouse burned, leaving federal indemnity funds unpaid. The piece recalls hundreds of dollars in railroad damage money reportedly burned with the building, casting doubt on his fitness for Congress.
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Hoggatt
Story County
Rumor of August General Strike Cited by Fort Wayne Rail I.W.
A Fort Wayne railroad striker disputes a New York rumor of a general strike on August 15. He predicts a "grand union" of about three million workers shutting factories and mines coast to coast, with banks and homes of the wealthy affected, while insisting the date will be kept secret. The note echoes a Chicago Tribune view.
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New York
Fort Wayne
Atlantic
Pacific
Kearney
Chicago Tribune
Syracuse Convention Fails To Birth A Coherent Party
A New York Sun editorial notes that the Syracuse gathering of political material formed no principled declaration and risks disintegration. It argues that voters act from conviction, office seekers are few, and any viable movement must present a clear faith to the public. Peace and order are expected to persist for now.
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Ous
Syracuse
WN. Y. Sun
Camexton Leads in Webster County Delegates Said by Sioux City Journal
The Wright County Monitor questions the Sioux City Journal’s reported counts for Camepton Pendleton and Russell in the Webster County Congressional Convention. The paper notes doubts about the figures and mentions potential surprises such as unlisted Pendleton or Carpenter votes and rumors of a compromise candidate Col Lowrie of Boone, but finds little solid basis for such claims.
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Camexton
Webster County
Pendleton
Russell
Sioux City
Carpenter
Russel
Pendlecoun
Carter
Col. Lowrie
Boone
Wright Co. Monitor
Col Heggatt Named National Nominee for Congress
Ames story county's Col L Q Heggatt receives the national nomination for Congress in the Ninth District. A Mexican War veteran who lost a leg, he is a longtime legislator, road grain agent, granger, and noted greenbacker. The writer paints him as a colorful, controversial figure in local politics.
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L. Q. Heggatt
Ames
Story County
Wauchope Road
Iowa
Greenbackers
Desdred
Democrats
Wright Co
Monster
Greenback Era paper circulation analyzed by fiscal year
The tract explains 6 percent bearing notes and 6 percent compounds, and estimates total paper outstanding by year. It compares gold value, notes retired, and the impact of silver substitution and bank retirements, noting peak circulation in 1874 and changes through 1860s and 1870s. It argues against claims of massive contraction since 1865.
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Greenback Clubs
Washington
Treasury Department
State
National Bank
United States
Treasury
Greenbacker
Sam Cary
Greenbackium
Congress
Sam Caryites
An Interesting Account of the Eclipse at Denver
The Denver sky was clear until early afternoon when clouds appeared from the mountains. Observers crowded rooftops to view the total eclipse as the moon's shadow swept over the plains, with first contact at 2 20 Denver time and the sun's disc increasingly obscured.
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Denver
Denver Col
Long's Peak
Eclipse Observations Report Colorful Solar Phenomena
Astronomers note no Vulcan discovery and confirm various spectral lines during the eclipse. Observers report corona extensions about twenty six minutes of arc, sun chrome features seen, and temperatures and humidity recorded.
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Pot
Colbert
Mr. Easterday
Houghs
Thomas
New National party births amid political turmoil in Tribune commentary
The Tribune mocks the birth of the National party as chaotic and self defeating. It depicts leaders hurling charges, infighting over principles, and clashes at preliminary meetings, suggesting little chance of unity against a common opponent.
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Pray Line
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Ames, Story Co
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Ole Russell
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