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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1875
Page
6
The Messenger reports on Hayes and Woodford in the 1876 ticket, Republican vigor in Ohio and California, and local political squabbles. It notes Sam Miller’s death, Trafford and Jones as political foils, and mentions registry law debates. It also covers the Fast Mail impact on newspapers and anticipated appointments in the House and Interior Department.
Massachusetts proposes Charles Francis Adams as the principal orator and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow as the poet for the Philadelphia Centennial event. The plan aims to elevate the ceremonies with distinguished literary and rhetorical figures from the state.
The Postmaster General Jewell reports a $50 000 reduction in departmental expenses from last year, the first such cut since Amos Kendall's era. The piece argues for harsher penalties for illegal voting in Ohio after alleging about ten thousand fraudulent Democratic votes in the recent election. It also critiques inflation as a political issue and notes a faction urging more greenbacks.
The piece urges continued education about inflation after a landslide loss to the inflation camp. It urges sharing Carl Schurz and other pro money literature with neighbors to inform and persuade, noting the issue may reappear next year.
The Messenger reports on the high ground of honesty in policy vs government credit fears, cites hog cholera remedies from Ohio claims, notes Gen Stewart Wooproke suspending Pennsylvania canvassing, and gives Maryland Governor election context with prior vote totals and fraud allegations in Hardin County. It also covers local Albany and Pagetown updates, weddings, property sales, and new businesses.
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