Butler's followers face uncertain state campaign support
Parke Godwin argues a third Butler candidate could unite Republicans and Greenbackers. A statewide convention will organize the new party in Massachusetts, aiming for a unified electoral ticket. Analysts estimate Butler could secure about 70,000 votes in the state, with 10,000 unlabelled supporters, 20,000 ready Republicans, and 40,000 Democrats, though much can change before the fall.
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George E. McNeill
Butler Republican State Committee
Cleveland
General Butler
Blaine
Butler
Cleveland Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Mr. McNeill
Fresh Issues Press Butler Campaign in Popular Government
The Cincinnati Enquirer portrait of General Butler labels him a likely presidential candidate seizing new issues such as money power and labor. It notes his forceful character, long public service from provost marshal to congress, and a career that challenged war loyalties in Massachusetts while shaping strategy across the North and South.
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George Alfred Townsend
Cincinnati Enquirer
General Butler
Congress
Butler
North
South
Charleston
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Buller
Faitimore
Yancey
Lincoln
Washington
Massachusetts
Susquehanna River
Breckenridge
Aninapolis
Jay House
Baltimore
Star of Destiny
John Hancock
Joan A. Andrew
Platform Committee
Butler Loyalists Cheered by NY Commercial Advertiser Shift
An estimate of Republican support notes the New York Commercial Advertiser first bolting Blaine after his nomination, then returning to the fold, and now favoring the era. Butler’s candidacy gains attention as the paper’s defection reshapes Gotham opinion and boosts his prospects.
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Butler
New York Commercial Advertiser
Blaine
Uneral Butler
Gotham
Saree
Important Gain for Butler from Parke Godwin Editorial Rally
The Commercial Advertiser, edited by Parke Godwin, endorses General Butler for president, citing opposition to monopoly, worker friendliness, fresh thought, energy, and opposed to dull politics. It asserts nonpartisanship, anticipates Butler drawing large Democratic support in the East and Midwest, and notes Labor Convention cues while warning against abusing Butler or the Sun.
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Parke Godwin
Commercial Advertiser
New York
Blaine
General Butler
The
Sun
Feld
Cleveland
Buller
Middle States
Utica
Butler
General Butler Letter Reads Strongly for Labor Aid
Portland August 16 J F Turner treasurer of the Greenback State Committee reported from Boston that General Butler's letter will be issued Tuesday. He says Butler is working in labor's interest and the document is lengthy and able with no claptrap. Portland Greenbackers plan a Butler and West flag display Tuesday. John Witte Levant and the Greenback committee meet August 27 to select a presidential elector replacing Solon Chase who backs Blaine.
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General Butler
Judge Abbott
Bowerman
Pittsfield
Worcester
Congressman Lovering
Butler
Oes
Massachusetts
Chicago
Union
Greenback Committee
Hutchinson
Maine
Solon Chase
Blaine
City Central Greenback Club
Tremont Street
Melonnon
Greenbackers
Rocky Point
R. 1
Boston
Meriden
New York City
Missouri River
New York
Union Square
Portland
J. F. Turner
Woodfords
Straight Greenback State Committee
Charles H. Luciman
Rockport
Frst
West
John Witte
Levant
New York Anti Monopolists Seek Butler Electoral Ticket
About a dozen members of the State committee of the anti monopoly party met at Congress Hall in Saratoga. The secret gathering discussed uniting agricultural labor and other interests behind a Butler ticket and forming a People’s Party aligned with Greenback Labor groups. A seventeen member committee was empowered to select a union Butler ticket and to request the National Anti Monopoly Committee’s adoption.
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New York
Saratoga
Congress Hall
F. D. Thurber
John G. Boyd
T. H. Cowen
Leonard McDonald
Glen Falls
Butler
Tts
Kppt
Greenback Labor Party
People's Party
General Butler
The
Anti-Monopoly League
National Anti-Monopoly Committee
Anti-Monopoly group names West as vice president candidate
Six members of the national executive committee met at Briggs House to nominate A. M. West as vice president on the national ticket led by General Butler. West, from Mississippi, was previously nominated with Butler on the Greenback ticket in Indianapolis on May 24. The panel planned an address to antimonopoly voters and considered uniting Butler forces as the People's party. The secretary was told to contact antimonopoly representatives nationwide to pursue a united Butler ticket. The Me n in Illinois defection was discussed as the group adjourned to reconvene.
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CarcaGo
Briggs House
A. M. West
General Butler
West
Mississippi
Butler
Greenback
Indianapolis
Butler Forces
the People’s Party
Illinois
Chicago Lawyer Loses Suit Over Mainsheet Width
A Chicago lawyer failed in court after arguing that the mainsheet of a vessel could be only three inches wide. He questioned a witness about how a three inch mainsheet could move a large ship through Lake Michigan, contrasting with typical mainsheet widths of about thirty feet. The trial involved a marine collision and the baffling misapprehension was pivotal.
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New York Trir
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Perilous Arctic Retreat of the Greeley Expedition
Lieutenant Greeley recounts the ill fated Arctic voyage from Discovery Harbor to Fort Conger. The party endures extreme cold, long polar days, and famine, with deaths from scurvy and exposure as they drift toward Cape Sabine and Esquimaux Point before rescue becomes possible.
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Greeley
Arctic
Discovery Harbor
Lady Franklin Bay
Conger
Fort Conger
Boston
Ai Me
Esquimaux Point
Baird’s Inlet
Stouts
Cape Isabella
Cape Sabine
Garlington
Melville Bay
Cross
Edwin Forrest Opinion on Edinboro and San Francisco
The article recalls Edwin Forrest noting Edinboro and San Francisco, recounting a night he played Macbeth against McCready. Despite friends urging caution, Forrest performed in Edinboro while McCready did so elsewhere, drawing a large crowd and a rough reception.
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Edwin Forrest
Edinboro
San Francisco
Forrest
Macbeth
McCready
Astor Place Riot and Aftermath in Early 19th Century
McCready returned to New York and sparked a clash at Astor race echoing the Astor place riot that left many dead or wounded. Forrest divorced, wife Sinclair took back her maiden name, read in San Francisco where she gained popularity, while Forrest faced hostile reception on the coast. En route home he lashed out in a delirious remark to a Boston acquaintance about Edinboro and San Francisco.
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McCready
New York
Astor Race
Forrest
Astor Place
Sinclair
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Boston
Edinboro
H-E-Ll
Swamp Angel tale questioned by Brooklyn Eagle reader
A Brooklyn Eagle piece criticizes a veteran engineer's 1863 Morris Island narrative about the Swamp Angel and a Parrott gun. It notes the implausible efforts to build a battery, questions the claimed accuracy of fire, and contrasts with the successful Battery Chatfield example while recalling wartime scenes on Morris Island.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Morris Island
Charleston
Serrell
First
New York Engineers
Nathan Edwards
Marksmanstip
Auregaru
Gener
Gillmore
Chatfield
Port Grego
Cummings Point
New
Near Drowning Tale of Captain Alba and Captain Howard
The Mobile story recalls Captain P F Alba nearly drowning off Point Clear while swimming in rough seas and jellyfish. He describes a brutal struggle, a brave rescue by Captain Jet Howard in a skiff, and a later reward of a gold watch and chain from Captain Alba for the lifesaving act.
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Jet Howard
Howard
Alba
Mockingbird Delays Brooklyn Horse Cars With Mock Whistles
In a Fifth Avenue Brooklyn window a skilled mockingbird sits above the Flatbush avenue depot and mimics horse car conductors. The bird’s noises lure thirsty horses into tipping water pails, causing near collisions and a flushed driver. Regular riders note the bird’s mimicry of whistle tones. The incident highlights a humorous yet risky diversion on ex Descon Richardson’s Seventh and Fifth avenue line.
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New York Sun
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue
Long Island Railroad
Two Men Killed by Explosion of a Russian Powder Mill
Foreign news notes a deadly blast at a Russian powder mill with two men killed. Also in London and across Britain storms caused widespread damage. Edinburgh and other cities reported building demolitions and heavy lightning. The Earl of Lauderdale died during the storm. details of the Lauderdale lineage and family seat at Therlestane Castle are given.
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Lonndon
Norton
England
Scotland
Edinburgh
Dundee
Earl of Lauderdale
London
Rugeley
German Authorities Prepared to Arrest Him if He Revisits the Empire
The German authorities threaten to arrest John Most, editor of Die Freiheit, should he return from New York to Europe. Warnings renew after his 1879 flight from Elberfeld, with a renewed warrant for inciting revolution. London exile followed, then New York publishing. Also noted is the death of the Duke of Wellington at Brighton aged 77, and assorted Finance and Trade notes from London.
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Berirm
John Most
Die Freihelt
New York City
Europe
Elberfeld
Germany
Die Freineit
Most
London
Die Freiheit
New York
Eiberfeld
German Empire
Nihilistic plots and explosions haunt Petersburg
August reports from S8T and St Petersburg recount arrests linked to Nihilist plots, a candle maker with a secret tunnel used to trigger a troop pass, a detective shot during an arrest, and Lt Weinmann suicide amid searches. Other items note a deadly Kasan powder factory blast, a Vienna mail robbery, poisoned Americans, a Gordon letter, and Canton Harbor torpedo defenses.
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Petersburg
Weinmann
Warsaw
The Child in Church CNO Times-Democrat
A fragment from the Times-Democrat recalls a church scene. A mother and child mention a sermon and confirm a phcale set for 10 o'clock Thursday morning, with concern about attendance.
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CNO
Times-Democrat
Market roundup shows weekly bond advances across issues
Securities remained firm through the week and closing bids tonight rise versus last Saturday. Coupon 44s up by percent, registered by percent, 4 per cents by percent, 3s by percent, and 6a by one percent.
Boston Markets Commercial Matters Illiquid Butter and Dyes
The Boston Daily Globe reports a light butter trade with firm holders across varieties from Northern Creamery to New York and Vermont. cheese remains firm with sales well above. copper and corn prices vary. drugs and chemicals markets show mixed activity with many items steady or slow. as flour and fresh meat markets show small price movements and steady demand.
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Sharlaco Er Oats
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Arating
Rangoon
Hyson
Young Bute
Msc
Twankay
Yoon Sik
Congou
Sonchonge
Orrick
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New York
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Oman
Choice Western
Worcester County
Wista
Ise
Baltimore
Sicily
Peru
Calabria
D. C
St Domingo
Lima
Sapan
Michigan
Ohio
St Louis Pines
Llinois
St Louis
Indiana
Southern
Market Wrap on Wheat Cotton and Commodities News
Saturday market notes show dull flour and meal with little paserisl change. Wheat futures edged higher early but retreated amid west weakness. corn and oats mixed with cautious activity and fears of a corner on September Chicago. cotton futures declined then steadied around 10.8 cents. Rio coffee options rose with Rio and Santos terms, sugar steady, petroleum futures uneven with crude near 76 to 77 cents.
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Chicago
Cndens Ene Nest
Antigua
Gloucester Fish Market Week Report Steady Sales and Strong Cod Receipts
Gloucester reports a steady fish market with satisfactory sales on shipments. Weekly receipts total 3,031,000 pounds of codfish and halibut plus 12,365 barrels of mackerel, with 210 barrels of roe. Prices hold at near previous quotations for cured codfish haddock hake and other species.
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Gloucester
Grand Bank
Bay of St Lawrence
Orand
Grand Bank Georges Bones Fc
Nova Scotia
Aia Scott
Halibut
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