Postal Rates Cut on Letters to Foreign Lands
Postage on letters to foreign countries will be reduced from ten to five cents on each half ounce after July 1. The City Times of Zanesville faces sheriff involvement for printing cheaper than rivals. Court of Appeals favors Wm. M. Tweed and orders his release, with a possible new indictment. A vessel searches for the missing steamer Vicksburg boat, said to carry about thirty people. Mr Beach faces jury bias questions as Tilton case advances. A New Grenada earthquake devastates eight cities, killing or displacing about thirty‑five thousand. Judge Taft backs Republican nominations and Hayes friendship. Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road case details show resilience against Pennsylvania. Tom McGehan, once linked to Lebannon murder, is killed in Hamilton. Beach argument cites clerical depravity cases. Indianapolis Journal preview on Ohio Republican Convention and editor Charles M. Walker.
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Mitchle Co
Kansas
Athens
Mitchle County
Nelsonville
Chauncey
County Central Aid Society
Rev. H. Myers
Legette
Myers
Athens County
Central Aid Committee
Chillicothe
Crook
Republicans Criticize Late Legislature Over Prisoner Spiritual Adviser Bill
The temporary President of the Republican State Convention faulted the late Democratic Legislature for leaving work half done and passing a measure allowing detained lawmakers to select their own spiritual advisers if sent to the penitentiary.
Kentucky’s Century Mark Marks Frontier Pioneering Era
The article recalls Kentucky’s 100th year since Richard Henderson bought lands south of the Kentucky River from Native peoples. It notes Daniel Boone’s survey work for Henderson, the fort at Boonesborough in Madison County, the arrival of Boone’s wife and daughter as early Kentucky women, and the first sermon at Big Spring in Harrodsburg.
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Kentucky
Richard Henderson
Daniel Boone
Boone
Boonesborough
Madison County
Sweet ‘‘Boons
Big Spring
Harrodsburg
Petrified rat tlesmoke in dealer's Chicago collection
Ms H. Long of Chicago reports possession of a rare petrified rat tlesmoke ten feet long with twenty five rattles and a button. The specimen, described as a snake in the act of creeping, is presented as a curiosity in a local market reporting context.
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H. Long
Chicago
Eden
Beech er trial summons and Ohio political notes
The piece notes a requisition for counsel Wm. M. Evarts in the Chorpenning Claim before the U S Supreme Court. It then praises General R B Hayes and reports on the Democratic State Convention in Columbus with debates over hard currency, inflation, and school questions, endorsing Gov. Allen. Major John M. Millikin is introduced as Republican State Treasurer nominee and a capable farmer on the State Board of Agriculture.
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Wm. M. Evarts
Beecher
United States Supreme Court
Washington City
Zachery Taylor
Grant
Treasury Department
Columbus
Allen
Democratic Party
Ohio
Hays
Hardihood
Gov
John M. Millikin
Butler County
State Board of Agriculture
New York Herald Praises Gen Hayes for Ohio Governorship
The New York Herald endorses Gen Hayes as a strong candidate for Ohio governor. The paper lauds his youth energy and popularity, notes his battlefield reputation and says his Congress record on purity stands as a safeguard when many public figures face scrutiny.
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New York Herald
Gen. Hayes
Ohio
Congress
Do Boston Women Chew Tobacco Claim?
Rev. Mr. Lathrop declares before the Women's Temperance Union that ten men will quit chewing if one woman pledges to stop using fine cut sweet savy tobacco. The claim asks if such a change is possible.
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Boston
Obscure Feadgleume Tagnetecs Founder Noted in Motive
An obscure historical fragment credits Feadgleume Tagnetecs founder with Mobilier links. The text mentions adherent Ges Jackson and mentions ostere Gaon al vaedewe in a puzzling context.
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Ostere
al Vaedewe
Ges. Jackson
Richge Cobeegesadly
Segues
Mobilier
Organization and drill urged for Republicans in 1875 campaign
A pointed editorial calls for renewed party organization and discipline to win the next election. It likens party unity to military drill, urges forming county and township committees, and promotes political clubs inspired by the Wide Awake and other historic efforts. The piece ends with a call to action for Republicans to prepare now for a Waterloo against Democracy.
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Boys In Blue
Convention praise and Ohio politics mix with John Robinson show
The Cleveland Leader remarks on a harmonious convention and the need for Republican inspiration in Ohio. It highlights John Robinson’s World's Exposition in Athens with praise for the show’s grandeur, additions, and performers. Local ads promote goods and candy at Amesville shops and the Arctic Fountain refreshments.
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