Hendricks Silent on 1876 Ticket but Sees Indiana Win
Ex Governor Hendricks of Indiana rests at Sanatoga while discussing national politics. He avoids comment on the 1876 ticket but supports strong nominations and right issues. Western Democrats show strong, nearly unanimous support for the old ticket if Tilden is healthy and active. Delegates at the state convention plan temperance talks with prominent prohibitionists named.
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Indiana
National Bar Association
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Ohio
Mre
W. Henderson
Tilden
National Convention
Templars
St. Fohin
Kansas
Madison
General Thomas J Haines death asylu m questions raised in army circles
Washington August 22 Army officers question the death of General Thomas J Haines commissary department detained in Hartford insane asylum. They note the lack of an official cause report and fear possible suicide by self harm. The rumor mill cites a prior case of suicide by throat cutting in an asylum. General Haines, once lieutenant colonel subsistence and brevet brigadier, grew melancholy and then violently insane before confinement in the same institution that housed Major General McDowell.
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Thomas J. Haines
Commissary Department
Hartford
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War Department
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General Haines
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Haines
Thomas I. Haines
United States Army
McDowell
Guicide
Yellow fever outbreak with two new cases in Pensacola area
Two sailors housed at Halifax street wharf tested positive for yellow fever. They were moved to the quarantine hospital on Santa Rosa Island as bedding and clothing were destroyed and the house fumigated. A guard surrounded the building and the shipmates were shipped to safety. Reports cite additional cases at the navy yard and a Pensacola board of health warning. Memphis dismisses fever rumors as unfounded. city remains vigilant but healthy.
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Owens
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Menphis
Mfellipbis
New York
Emmire Oil Works
Long Island City
Brooklyn Fire Department
Howe Lard
Patrick Rooney
James Clare
Empire Oil Works
Peat Nio Ras
Ohio Democrats Split Over Hoadly Press and McLean Pact
Cincinnati August 22. For three days the News Journal silence signals a breach in the Ohio Democrats. Editorial attacks on John R. McLean and rumors of Hoadly selling stock highlight party divisions. Stockholders debated backing Hoadly and Saturday's nominees, likely aiming for a harmonizing policy to end the dispute tomorrow. McLean seeks Pendleton's defeat, with assembly nominees aligned in that aim.
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Civeimnati
Hoadly
The
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John R. McLean
McLean
News-Journal
Pendleton
General Assembly
Danger for Butler fuels talk of gubernatorial withdrawal
Political circles report Governor Butler intimated he will not seek the Democratic nomination this fall. His dissent on Springfield convention favor and Charles P. Woodbury’s platform committee chairmanship unsettled party factions. He remains away on a yachting trip refusing interviews, citing a pledge not to run again. Friends worry defeat could crush presidential hopes as Republicans reportedly plan to raise a million dollars to beat him. Continuous opposition looms in the Democratic convention.
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Albright
Parker
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John Hill
John J. Toffey
Boster
Butler
Springfield
Charles P. Woodbury
Blaine Seen as Monroe Doctrine Enforcer in Mexicans’ View
A Monterey paper reprinting a New York Herald extract labels James G. Blaine as a Monroe Doctrine enforcer and warns Mexicans that his election would mean war with the United States. The note is echoed in La Revista, urging readers to remember the prognostication if Blaine becomes president.
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Laredo
la Revista
Pewspipar
Monterey
Mexico
New York Herald
Blaine
United States
Yorks Largest Funeral Honors Judge Block in York
The August funeral of Judge Block in York Pa. drew vast crowds halting all business and filling the streets. Distinguished attendees from abroad attended with pallbearers including General Hancock Judge Gibson and Chief Justice Mercer. Services at Brockie were led by Rev Power and interment followed at Prospect Hill cemetery.
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Wickes
George Small
S. W. Crawford
Mercer
A. B. Farquhar
George H. Sprige
Judge Bear
W. L. Small
Destructive Cyclone Ravages Rochester and Owatonna
A late August cyclone swept through Rochester and nearby towns in Minnesota, blasting buildings and rail yards. Reports say dozens killed and many wounded, with widespread wreckage, downed telegraph lines, and railroad devastation. Authorities, including Mayor, Governor, and local officials, dispatched aid as casualties rise and details remain scarce.
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Zumbrata
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Hochester
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Nocaester
Whittier
Sarban
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Utica
St. Charles
Wisona County
Job Thornton
Dodge County
Ludwig
Desperath Burglar Foe Defeated in Birmingham Store
In Detroit area Birmingham a burglar tried entering a store. Poppleton fired, wounding the intruder in the neck. A struggle followed. Poppleton fired three more shots, mortally wounding the assailant who died nearby. Police traced the suspect to next door, named Kennedy, a reputed citizen.
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Detroit
Mich
Birmingham
Pogrpleton
Poppleton
Young Poppleton
Citiawn
Kennedy
Henry George Testifies on Labor and Welfare Proposals
Henry George addressed the Senate subcommittee on labor and education noting dissatisfaction among workers as prosperity grows. He argued wages depend on the most productive industry, agriculture, and urged sweeping reforms including tariff abolition, limited taxes, and government control of telegraphs and railways. The exchange touched on tariffs and K Blaine defended protection.
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Senate Committee On Labor and Education
Henry George
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West Point
Annapolis
England
Blaine
Telegraphers' Brotherhood Dissolves After Strike Ended
August 22 reports from New York state that Master Workman Campbell and Cushmin Mitchell said the strike is over and the Telegraphers' Brotherhood will dissolve when District Master Workman Campbell departs for Pittsburg. Mitchell anticipated the dissolution, signaling the end of the union.
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New York
Maater
Campbell
Cushmin Mitchell
Pittsburg
Telegraphers’ Brotherhood
Mitchell
Telegraphers Brotherhood
Lightning Strikes Greenwich Telegraph Pole and Houses
During a thunderstorm a lightning bolt struck a telegraph pole before James Tagas’s residence in Chickerhominy, tearing it apart. It then hit Kagan’s house, lifting the upper story, shattering walls and sending debris into Edwards Gibson’s home. The blast woke James Wyman but did not injure him. Eagan and Gibson are prostrated, while Gibson’s son was killed by lightning last summer.
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James Tagas
Chickerhominy
Edward Gibson
James Wyman
Eagan
Mr. Gibson
Evarts Kent in Glorgia headlines centennial address
Evarts Kent of Georgia delivered an historical address at Benson Vermont as the town began a two day centennial celebration. Other speakers include J W Veal of Iowa and Edward P Barber of Michigan. The town named for Robert Benson hosts a dinner inviting all. It has 1000 residents and is remote from railroad and highway. Also Avatian Polar expedition members arrived in Vienna to an ovation.
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Iowa
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Igay
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Iing
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Boston
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French Campaign in Annam Near Hue Capture Plan
Paris reports a French plan to seize Hue, install a French-backed king, and curb Chinese suzerainty in Annam. Admiral Courbet blocks the coast while 1,200 marines advance from Tourane. General Bouet and Colonel Badens press inland against black flags, with 6,000 French troops engaged and Hue fortified by a long ditch, ramparts, and 1,200 cannons. The campaign aims to force China to abandon suzerainty or neutrality as Hue falls.
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Home Rule Promised for Ireland by Liberal MP
W Collins of Ipswich said in the next parliament he will propose a resolution favoring Irish home rule as the best path to lasting peace. Gladstone expressed regret that the Lords rejected the Irish registration bill and signaled plans for a broader measure next session. In Commons, Cross presented the Indian budget with a 1884 surplus estimated at 457000 pounds. Connally brothers in Limerick were arrested on an informer’s evidence in a murder conspiracy case with documents tying them to plots against Clifford Lloyd and others.
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House of Commons
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Braff
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