July Crop Report Shows Varied Prosperity Across New England
The Department of Agriculture notes corn up nearly 2 percent in New England on better rains. Winter wheat in New England runs 10 percent below average due to losses in Vermont. Spring wheat varies by state with highs in Northern New England and mixed returns in New York and Pennsylvania. Oats and rye are generally in good condition, wool yields down in New Hampshire, and apples near average in New England states.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Wiconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Middle States
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Troy Times Critiques Garfield After Credit Mobilier Controversy
The Troy Times denounces Democratic mudslinging and Garfield’s conduct in the Credit Mobilier affair. It notes Ellis H. Roberts failed to delay action while Garfield wriggled under scrutiny, highlighting a shift in the paper’s stance since February 23, 1878.
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Troy Times
Ellis H. Roberts
Alabama Election Echoes a Heavy Democratic Vote
The August 2 election for state and county officers shows a strong Democratic majority. Fusion candidates faced a unified Democratic front with many Republicans prioritizing the Greenback ticket. Mobile County reports a clear Democrat sweep. Estimate places the majority around fifty thousand, with Governor Rufus Cobb leading the Democratic ticket.
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Alabama
Mobile
Montgomery
Ala
United States
George$. Houghton
Rufus W. Cobb
James M. Pickens
Congress
Massachusetts Veteran Denies Hancock Sheridan Glorification Charge
J Henry Sleeper, late captain of Truth Mass Battery, defends Gen. Hancock in a Boston Post letter. He rejects Gen Foster’s 1864 claim as fictitious and notes Hancock’s rank gave him command and praise for Sheridan’s cavalry.
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Rem. Foster
Hancock
Boston Post
Gen. Foster
Indiana
W. W. Hutchings
Quartermaster Volunteers
Gen. Hancock
Deep Bottom
Sheridan
Frend Hutchings
Second Corps
Gen. Sheridan
Virginia Democrat speaks at New York ratification meeting
Randolph Tucker of Virginia addresses New York on the presidential race and the alleged Republican oppression of the South. He argues Hancock will win with Southern votes and cites Garfield’s wartime policies and habeas corpus as evidence of Republican tyranny, urging unity with New York Democrats.
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Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
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Thomas Jefferson
New
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Winfield Scott Hancock
New Jersey
Connecticut
Indiana
Gen. Hancock
Congress
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Richmond
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Johnson
James A. Garfield
Ohio
Hisses
Nan
Milligan
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Louisiana
Texas
Garfield
Hancock
Gen. Ewing
Vermont Assault On Republican Flag Incident
Report from Burlington Vermont states William J Farr was attacked for refusing to remove a Republican flag from his East Middlebury hotel. He endured beard and hair removal with a razor, was tied and dragged into Otter Creek, tied to a tree, and left senseless before rescue. Authorities seek the attackers who injured him.
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Burlington
Wiliam J. Farr
East Middlebury
Otter Creek
Addison County
Plaisted Courage Disputed by Gen Foster in Maine Governor Race
A Louisville reporter cites Gen R S Foster accusing Col Plaisted of cowardice in Maine race for governor. Foster later backs Plaisted in a War Dept letter, praising his discipline zeal and loyalty. The piece labels Foster a slanderer and hints at further revelations.
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Maine
Alfred H. Terry
Tenth Corps
Plaisted
Col. Plaisted
Hilton Head
R. S. Foster
Gen. Foster
War Department
Mexico City reports Diaz may appoint Lerdo to foreign post
In Mexico City on July 22 reports claim President Diaz sent a passport to ex President Lerdo and invited him to head foreign relations, though official papers call the report absurd. An attack on Gen. Gonzales at Guanajuato saw militia fire on his welcoming crowd. a host’s son was wounded, a bystander killed, and valuables damaged. Rich silver mines found in Guerrero. Zamacona won two Congress seats and will take one. Gen Pacheco, former War Minister, is reappointed.
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Hancock
Sherman
Congress
Louisiana
Gov. Kellogg
Hayes
Packard
Florida
South Carolina
Caleb Cushing
Grant
Ferry
Washington
John Sherman
Gen
New York Herald
Republic
Cincinnati
Jefferson
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Diaz
Lerdo
Gonzales
Guanajuato
Roflet
Guerrero
Zamacona
Pacheco
Utes Sign Treaty as Indians Queues Form at Quarters
Denver dispatch reports chiefs have signed the agreement while other Utes press to have their names sent to Washington for a share of the $60,000 authorized for removal arrangements. The payout awaits completion of removal plans, likely next fall.
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Col
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Los Pinos
Washington
Danville Man Convicted Second Degree Murder in New Trial
Danville Virginia August 2 Lewis Rainey color ed man retried after a first degree murder conviction for killing his wife received a second degree murder verdict and a seventeen year sentence in the penitentiary.
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Lewis Rainey
Corporation Court of
Arctic whalers Mount Wollaston Vigilant still hopes
Reports from Washington say the Revenue Marine Bureau remains hopeful that the whalers Mount Wollaston and Vigilant will be found in the Arctic. The Tom Corwin failed to locate them on her first Arctic passage, but searchers believe further north may yield crews brought back to civilization.
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Tom Corwin
Arctic Sea
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Corwin
Edward Egan
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James Brady
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Enoch Alexander
Brunswick
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James Curran
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W. B. Weaver
Hammond
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Haddensville
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Defeat at Candahar and Afghan Crisis Deepens
London reports a fresh defeat for British forces as Gen Burroughs’ 12,000 men clash with Ayoob Khan near Candahar. After four hours of fighting, Burroughs withdraws, with heavy casualties among officers Europeans and natives. Siege preparations loom at Candahar as political maneuvering intensifies.
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Bombay
Cabul
Peshawar
Lattaband Pass
Calcutta
Burrows
Girishk
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Candahar
Wali Shere Ali
Frederick Haines
India
Simla
Afghanistan
Haines
Primrose
Phayre
Stewart
Roberts
Sir Garnet Wolseley
Garnet
Sir Frederick Haines
Kellahaji
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Burroughs
Candahbar
European dispatches discuss Afghan disaster criticism and naval plans
London reports describe Turkish military circles spreading accounts that aim to undermine British prestige by accusing troops of cowardice. Paris notes negotiations for a naval demonstration in Turkish waters proceed with England to lead, while rumors of a joint Anglo French command are unfounded. Greek mobilization is delayed by powers’ advice. Novorossisk reports a Greek Armenian emigrant vessel fired on by Russian authorities. the captain killed and several crew captured. About half a million Greeks and Armenians intend to emigrate to Russia, unsettled by the event.
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French election results show Republican gains in councils
London reports up to dispatch time show Republicans winning 257 seats to 52 for Conservatives in French councils general. Nineteen electeurs senatoriaux to be palloted. Republicans gain forty five seats. Voltaire reports threats over Wetmore Anglesey affair. Gladstone ill. Rumpa rebellion in India continues with leaders shot and others sentenced.
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de Freycinet
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Paris Voltaire
Wetmore
Paris
Gladstone
India
Calcutta
Supposed Corpse at the Morgue Sparks New York Sensation
New York July 2 a man found in the East River at Twenty first street is brought to the morgue then Bellevue Hospital after claiming four companions were run down by a steamboat. Pietro Balbo a death row inmate sends shadow pictures to Gov Cornell from prison. Bodine party returns from England with seized goods under the smuggling act.
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Stanhope
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Sullivan
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Marseilles
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Albany
Balbo
James D. McBride
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Charles R. Baldwin
Brooklyn
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Liverpool
Red Leary
London
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Boston
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Marshall Jewell
Buffalo
Gen. Garfield
Abram Hewitt
Europe
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Susquehanna Man Gored by His Own Bull
Frank Niemann hammersman at the New York Lake Erie and Western shop was gored by his own bull in his oat field near the Susquehanna River. The horn pierced a lung and he is not expected to recover. This marks the third attack by the same beast.
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Frank Niemann
New York, Lakerie and Western Railway
Niemann
Susquehanna River
Mr. Niemann
Man Warns Wife After Elopement With Local Fiddler
Sag Harbor resident Patrick McCallagh posts a public notice in the local newspaper angrily declaring he will not support his wife Bridget McCallagh after she eloped with neighbor Tim Galigan. He laments caring for five children and a blind mother, warns the fiddler to stay away, and chides his wife for leaving home.
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Sag Harbor
Bridget McCallagh
Tim Galigan
Barney Dood
Manor Mortal
Patrick McCallogh
Tim
Unitarian grove meeting day two features sermons and talks
The August 2 session in Works N H saw Rev S J Stewart of Bangor deliver a 2 30 PM sermon from Isaiah 1 6 titled Compulsion of Children. A closing conference included Revs Allen Harrison Brown Powell Brewster of Providence Free Will Baptists. Tomorrow Rev F B Horn Bybrook Newton MA preaches at 10 30 AM and Rabbi Gautar Gothiel New York at 2 30 PM.
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Gautar Gothiel
New York
Campaign Brightens for Chile in Pacific War
Correspondence from Santiago reports Chile’s triumphs from Arica to Calama, detailing repeated Allied defeats and the strategic build up to sedate Lima and Callao. It notes Chile’s sea dominance, planned troop increases to around 15 000 and capacity to field 40 000 if needed, while Peru and Bolivia face mounting upheaval and uncertain leadership.
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Dr Tanner’s Evening Ride Ends With Restless Night
In New York on August 2, Dr. Tanner began his usual evening drive with fellow physicians. He returned by seven, irritable, then slept fitfully. At ten he undressed and retired, but his stomach troubled him and he did not rest well.
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Tanner
Tragedy near Weston as two brothers kill young man
In Bluffs Iowa on August 2 Owen McKay was killed near Weston on the Rock Island. Patrick and Michael Radigan attacked him on the Radigan farm due to old ill feeling and beat him to death. The Radigans were arrested and the community reels from the tragedy.
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Michael Radigan
Weston
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Insurgent Chiefs Leave Santiago Jurisdiction Cleared
News from Havana reports the remaining insurgent chiefs in the Santi Spiritus area have confirmed plans to depart the island leaving the jurisdiction free of insurgents. Havana saw fifty one yellow fever deaths and thirteen smallpox deaths in the week ending July thirty first.
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