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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1880
Page
2
The Chicago Tribune mocks John Sherman as a doomed candidate while the Kansas City Times derides him. Henry Wanp Bercnest backs Grant and third terms, while Iowa politics reject deferring to third-term proponents as the legislature acts.
The Hover Democrats urge quick Senate passage of the Fitz John Porter relief bill. They threaten to filibuster whenever the measure is raised, insisting the bill is right and should pass without delay.
Brantford will erect a monument to Joezra Branor a Mohawk chief who led the Six Nations as British allies in the Revolutionary War and died in 1817 the project estimated to cost about 30000 dollars.
A party from Sedalia reports a mound near Knob Noster containing tiny skeletons with skulls no larger than a fist. Jaws hold full dentition, suggesting grown individuals and prompting interest in Missouri archaeology.
The Dayton Journal notes Senator Psaniston lives in a stately manner in Washington but adds in a witty remark that he is hard to reach, likening him to an oyster in the soup bowl of charity entertainment.
Editorial pages debate the legislature's actions and the presidential prospects. The piece notes limited influence of criticism, mocks ceremonial instruction at this season, and suggests the column offers more national political display than practical impact.
The Peorpie are urged to shed timidity and join the front, vote with the machine man, and act as their conscience dictates in the councils that make nominations, or stay silent forever.
Freep Doverass recalls his old master Capt Auld who died at St Michael’s on the Eastern Shore in his 86th year. The eminent Douglass planned to attend the funeral but fell ill, missing the service.
In a critical glare at the 18th General Assembly the piece denounces cutting mileage while lawmakers travel on free passes. It argues the mileage policy remains unjust and current legislators profit from passes, urging action at their own doors to cap extravagance.
The Lewisville Journal ridicules the idea of ex Governor Seymour as a Democratic presidential nominee and mocks tying Hendricks to Indiana. It argues Hendricks is not a viable option beside Tilden and condemns the broad speculation as foolish and absurd.
A New York Republican argues the state machine led by officeholders and Conkling adherents controls the Chicago Convention. He predicts opposition but says the Grant delegation will prevail as the Harrisburg performance repeats in Utica and a New York majority opposes Grant. He notes Civil Service order and local caucus strength shaping the race.
The piece argues no Southern state will credibly vote Republican in the coming election and condemns election fraud as standard practice. It urges the Chicago nominee to please Southern Republicans, who alone can influence the result, noting white supremacy drives the process and that fraud will go unpunished. It cites the J. Y. Tribune.
A brief note explains the US nickel five-cent piece as a metric key. It states the coin is two centimetres in diameter and five grammes in weight. Five nickels equal a decimetre in length, two nickels weigh a decagramme. Kilolitre equals a cubic metre, linking length and capacity.
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