Cleveland Acts and Catholic Inmate Rights Prominent
Albany dispatch details Governor Cleveland supporters and Democratic prospects in western states. It notes Cleveland’s letter backing veterans employment under law 312 of 1884, troop staffing during Capitol work, and Catholic chaplains funded in state prisons, with Baker defending Cleveland’s stance against Catholic bias claims.
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Grover Cleveland
Perry
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Capitol
Union
Isaac N. Baker
Cleveland
Baker
Cornell
Tammany's Intentions and Cleveland Support in Albany Speech
The Albany report notes Tammany's plan to present a united front for the ticket while delaying a firm Cleveland nominating decision. John Kelly and allies seek patience from the Democracy as they deny deals for loyalty. The New York and Democratic National committees distribute General Collins' Albany speech to supporters nationwide.
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Collins
Albany
Notification Committee
National Committee
John Kelly
Saratoga
Tammany
Mr. Kelly
Kelly
W. E. Smith
Judge Kinney
Iowa
Vermont
West
New York State
Democratic National Committee
Truth about Grover Cleveland scandal response letters
A Buffalo penny newspaper prints a correspondent letter claiming Grover Cleveland’s conduct with Maria Halpin was complex and public. The story disputes drunkenness, says Cleveland aided the mother and child, and details arrangements with Judge Barrows and lawyer Whitby.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Grover Cleveland
Maria Halpin
Telegraph
Grover Goveland
Cleveland
Allhouch
Barrows
Mijo A. Whitney
Our City
Udawe
Whitbey
Woma
Providence
Cleveland Citizen Denounces Immoral Accusations
A letter titled A Citizen's Statement defends Cleveland against alleged immoral actions. The author, a man convicted of offering to sell votes in the last city election, asserts Cleveland's character remains praiseworthy and notes broad support for his nomination for the presidency from respected opponents of Mr. Blaine.
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Cleveland
Blaine
Blame Papers and the Scandal Debate Across Two Papers
The Portland Press defends Governor Cleveland amid a Cleveland scandal report and cites Buffalo voters' support for him. The St Paul Pioneer Press denounces gossip as harmful slander and warns the story damages the campaign and provokes retaliation.
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Maine
Cleveland
New York
Buffalo
Arthur
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Blaine
Minesota
Slander War Looms Over Cleveland in Buffalo Protest
Albany July 29 A Buffalo Courier report says 400 Republicans and Independents plan a circular denouncing slanders against Governor Cleveland by Blaine supporters. The document will list prominent Buffalo professionals and business leaders but carry no signatures. Officials deny any basis for insinuations about legal actions or reserved documents.
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Cleveland
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Buffalo
Blaine
Blaine Apersas
General Collins Praises Cleveland and Election Outlook
General Collins said he is pleased with congratulatory letters after returning from Albany where he studied about 1200 bills passed by Governor Cleveland. He argued Cleveland’s integrity and straight policy would make him a strong president, likening him to Andrew Jackson in resolve.
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Cleveland
Mr. Collins
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Andrew Jackson
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New York Herald
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Blaine
Sunday Globe
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Marine Bank Institution
Fish
Ferdinand Ward
Ludlow Street
General Grant
Royal Phelps
Phelps
Kentucky
Washington
Michael C. Kerr
Congress
Kerr
Aatgton
Ex Senator Hereford Casts West Virginia Outlook
Ex Senator Hereford of West Virginia arrived from New York and dismissed Republican claims to carry the state as bluster. He praised Cleveland as a bigger, well delivered candidate and said their gubernatorial nominee Maxwell cannot win votes in West Virginia due to his history with the odious test oath law.
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Hereford
West Virginia
New York
Cleveland
Hendricks
Frank Burr
Braime
Burr
Augusta
Albany
General Hereford
Govenor
Maxwell
Rpublican
Supreme Court
West Virginia Democrats Rally Against Fusion Threats
A West Virginia Democratic speaker rejects fusion with Republicans and Greenbackers, cites past opposition to a Moffatt presiding role, defends party strength, and vows to mobilize the solid Democratic vote to bury Republicans in upcoming contests. The dialogue covers internal splits, leadership, and the party's united stance.
Blaine Pressers Face Union Demand Over Employment
A New York printers union committee met James G Blaine at his home seeking to force the New York Tribune to hire union printers. Blaine promised to influence but the issue was referred to the Central Union and the Republican National Committee. The move risks alienating Blaine among thousands of New York printers.
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AvoustTa
New York City
Blaine
New York Tribune
New York
GLOBE
Central Union
Republican National Committee
Unexpected Strength and Dignity of the Movement to Providence end Nenooort
The Independent movement in Rhode Island may damage Republicans more than expected. Providence club draws notable figures including B. F. Thurston and Brown University faculty. Newport summer residents also move against Blaine, signaling possible reduced Republican majorities unless Democrats revolt.
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Providence
Newport
R. L
Rhode Island
B. F. Thurston
Brown University
Blaine
Prominent Cincinnati Merchant Ends GOP Ties for Cleveland
George T. Jones, a Cincinnati merchant and longtime Republican, told Se cretary Post he will vote for Cleveland and urge friends to switch. He seeks to defeat Blaine and shift national leadership, having chaired Grant’s reception in Cincinnati. Burlington Vermont Democrats open campaign pledging Cleveland Hendricks and pledge to reduce Republican strength in November.
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Washington
George T. Jones
Cincinnati
Jones
Post
Senator Voorhees
Cleveland
Blaine
General Grant
Democratic optimism and Republican dissent highlight 1884 race
Senator Jones of Louisiana praised Democratic prospects in Louisiana and New York, dismissing desertions and Cleveland scandals as helping the party. In Utica, Judge William J. Bacon, long a Republican, said he could not vote for Blaine, citing honest leadership.
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Jones
Louisiana
New York
Blaine
Cleveland
Utica
N.Y
William J. Bacon
Oneida
Fremont
James G. Blaine
Judge Bacon
McAdoo Denies Irish Dems Switching to Blaine
Representative McAdoo of New Jersey says after engaging with his district voters that the claim of Irish Democrats converting to Blaine Republicans is unfounded and non existent.
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Washington
McAdoo
New Jersey
Democratic Congressional Committee
Blaine
Republicans Declare for Cleveland in Rochester List
The Rochester Union prints sixty two Republicans pledging for Cleveland. Among them are twenty seven business and professional men. A New Haven Union note reports a German voter outlook, claiming Cleveland will win a larger German vote in Meriden than Hancock or Tilden.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cleveland
Meriden
Hancock
Tilden
Blaine
Baer
New Haven Union
Singers on Hull piazza amuse crowd with hat collection
On a Sunday evening at the Pemberton Hotel in Hull three waiters with fine voices sang plantation melodies to applause. A young man began a hat collection, showering coins into the hat and later returning the donations after the musicians finished. A coin dropped from the collector’s hat causing laughter as he picked up the coin and handed it to the performers.
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Foud
Piazza
Tey
Gen- Ueman
Townsend's Letter on Public Life and Campaign Attacks
George Alfred Townsend reflects on defalcations and forgeries shaping public life, criticizes smear campaigns, and analyzes Blaine vs Cleveland politics. He recounts anecdotes about politicians, editors, and voters, evaluates press influence, and predicts New York may decide the election amid party realignments.
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Blaine
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Times
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Chicago
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The
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London
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Harpers
William A. Quincy
Tammany Hall
Astor House
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Jenkins
Lammany Hall
Tilden
Hendricks
Barnum
George Alfred Townsend
Fated Mosier Family of Watermen
Elizabeth Mosier drowned in the Delaware near Portland at 75. The Mosier clan of watermen suffered many deaths across generations including Jacob frozen to death, George drowned, and three of Elizabeth's sons drowned. Rinaldo Mosier, famed for river ferrying, survived and later died from a fall. Cortright perished after being burned by whiskey, and the elder sister-in-law who ferried his boat on the river also drowned when her craft capsized.
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Penn
Elizabeth Mosier
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Delaware Valley
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George Mosier
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Rinaldo Mosier
Cortright
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Philadelphia
Bristol
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New Jersey
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Miller
Laware
Pennsylvannia
Young Masier
A Seventeen-Ounce Boy
A midget boy was born to Mrs Charles Silory in Castleton Indiana on Monday. After five days his weight is seventeen ounces. An ordinary goblet fits his head to his hips. All organs are well formed and proportionate on the newborn.
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Ind
Charles Silory
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