Republican Ticket Nominates Hayes and Wheeler
Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio and William A. Wheeler of New York are nominated for president and vice president respectively. Hayes’s career spans law, Civil War service, and Ohio governorship, while Wheeler has long served in New York politics and federal and state roles.
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William A. Wheeler
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Congress
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Republican nominations at Cincinnati unite reform Republicans
The Cincinnati convention named Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio for president and William A. Wheeler of New York for vice president. The ticket earns broad support from reform-minded Republicans, with Hayes praised for integrity and leadership and Wheeler for cross party respect. Harper's Weekly notes rivals endorse the lineup and predict a strong fall campaign.
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Bristow
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
William A. Wheeler
New York
Hayes
New England
West
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Congress
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Reform
St. Louis
Harper’s Weekly
Washington and Payne Duel Threat in Market Square
In 1754 George Washington leading Virginia Rangers in Alexandria clashed with Colonel William Payne over a Burgesses election contest. Payne struck Washington to the ground before the Rangers intervened. The next day Washington offered forgiveness saying to err is human and urged friendship. Payne remained devoted to Washington until Payne’s death.
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Scribner’s Monthly
Eternity as the solemn sea beyond life
The piece contemplates eternity as a solemn, unfathomable realm that every person approaches alone. It warns pleasure seekers who linger near life’s edge that, despite buoyant living, they must soon voyage into the unknown beyond.
Dying Man Reveals Cousin's Untimely Death Story
Mr. Davis 8. Kellem, esteemed Atlanta citizen, died last Friday and will be buried today by the Knight Templars. He reportedly disclosed a tale from illness about his cousin Tobe Kellem being killed by mule kicks, with confirmation letters from Hawkinsville arriving later. Dr. Amos Fox and Henry Banks witnessed the event, supporting its authenticity. Gen. Crook’s Sioux expedition reports some resistance as tribes move north, with some attackers firing from bluffs, indicating the Indians’ armed strength.
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Kellem
Knight Templars
Tobe
Hawkinsville
Tobe Kellem
Speculative sale of town lot offered for $150
Special notice announces a 3250 Town Lot in the western part of town offered for 150 dollars. The property fronts a street with an alley on the north, features a sturdy picket fence on one side and both ends, and is described as a rare chance for speculation. Inquiries can be made at this office.
Botanical remedies and patent medicines advertised for health
An 1876 dated promotional piece touts Dr Morris Syrup of Tar Wild Cherry and Horehound as a universal cure for coughs asthma bronchitis and other lung ailments. It also promotes Parker's Worm Syrup Castoria Centaur and Yellow Liniments with seasonal sale dates May 4 to Aug 4 and retailer H K Dorr & Co.
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Parker
H. K. Dorr & Co
Indiana
Jeff. Co
Ind
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Mass
J.B. Rose & Co
Street
New York
Castoria
Pitcher
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