Democrats Rally in New York to Back Hancock English
A large New York Democratic gathering at Irving Hall endorses Hancock and English and seeks a joint mass meeting with Tammany Hall. Speakers praise unity and accuse Republicans of corruption while urging voters to back the Cincinnati nominees.
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New York
Anti- Tammany
Irving Hall
Cincinnati
Tammany Hall
Tammany Or
John McKeon
Organization For Harmony
Hancock
Fellows
English
Boston Globe
Democrats
Manucock
John Kelly
Augustus Schell
Washington
John K. Hopkins
George W. Miller
Albany
Cox
Democracy
Mr. Kelly
Ten Thousand Attend Hancock and English Nomination Rally
New Haven Connecticut July 1 Outdoor demonstration on the green to ratify Hancock and English nomination drew 1000 to 10000 people. Ex-Governor James E English presided. Speakers included Senator Raton and ex-Senator Waddel of North Carolina.
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Hancock
English
New Haven
Conn
James Ei
Senator Raton
Waddel
North Carolina
Raton
Garfield
Congress
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Nomination Rally for Hancock and English in Boston
The Democratic gathering at Faneuil Hall celebrated Hancock and English with speeches by dignitaries including Edward Avery, Josiah Abbott, and John Tarbox. Resolutions praised party unity, endorsed the national convention and the Scott Hancock ticket, and urged support for a government by the people and the constitution.
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United Democracy of
Boston
Old Faneuil Hall
Higgins
R. A. Trinneer
Sree
William Gaston
Massachusetts
Edward Avery
Cincinnati
Josiah G. Abbott
ae ' _ French
Hancock
Berthrong
United Democracy
Patrick A. Collins
John K. Tarbox
Thomas Riley
Reuben Noble
Bne
Ancock
Warmly Endorses Hancock Nomination at Open-Air Rally
Senator Bayard addressed 8000 to 10000 Wilmington Democrats in Wisteton Del July 2 praising Hancock as a known, capable leader. He cited Hancock’s military governance and insistence on civil law supremacy, endorsing his fitness for the presidency amid cheers.
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Hancock
Wisteton
Del
Senator Bayard
Cincinnati
Fourth Street
Wilmington
James P. Hayes
Bayard
Lot
America
Wintiel Seft Hancock
Governor Foster Praises Garfield at Mentor Dinner
New York July 1 Governor Foster of Ohio met General Garfield at his Mentor home. Foster described fifteen guests from many states and Garfield’s open hospitality. He noted Garfield’s vast correspondence and promised a model acceptance speech. He called Hancock’s nomination weak and favored Tilden as a stronger leader. He dismissed fears for the Republican ticket and said Indiana will stay Republican. Garfield will not personally canvass.
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Ohio
Garfield
New York
General Garfield
Mentor
Governor Foster
Geneval Hancock
Tilden
Maine
Oregon
English
Indiana
Rome
Senator Bayard Back Hancock in 1868 Style Interview
Senator Bayard of Delaware predicts General Hancock will win the election. In Wilmington he touts Hancock as a model of regular limited government while portraying his opponent as reliant on force. He cites letters from New York and New Jersey supporters and names Senator Wallace as a potential executive chair. He recalls his father’s Hancock support and aims to advance reunion and national interests.
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Wilmington
Hancock
Ldo
New York
New Jersey
Union
Pennsylvania
McCullough
Wallace
Senate
An Indiana View on English as Vice Presidential Candidate
A Republican Cincinnati Gazette correspondent praises Mr English as a capable leader who builds power quietly. He notes English’s success in placing allies in the state central committee, his Kansas Lecompton era role, and his strong congressional record in a Democratic district, while suggesting party workers may be rewarded in future campaigns.
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William H. Exoassy
Republican Party
Indiana
Cincinnati Gazette
English
Indianapolis
State Central Committee
Congress
Buchanan
House
Senate
Kansas
Political strategist plans to secure victory through targeted funding
The article argues a campaign approach focused on pinpointing weak spots, rewarding loyal actors, and funding tactics to maximize voter turnout. It predicts detailed poll comparisons, selective spending, and rigorous discipline to ensure victory in October and November, warning against improvisation or misjudged generosity.
Weaver to Speak in the South for Greenback-Labor
The Greenback-Labor executive committee met at the St James hotel to plan the campaign. General Weaver of Iowa, the presidential candidate, announced plans to begin campaign travel with a first speech in Dallas, Texas, meeting Mr Chambers there.
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Weave
South
New York
Greenback-Labor Party
St. James
Thompson H. Murch
Maine
Lee Crandall
Washington
General Weaver
Iowa
Senator Jones
Nevada
Bb. Howe
Jesse Harper
Hlinvis
George A. Jones
Albany
Weaver
Nominate Henry C. Baldwin for Governor- The Balance of the Ticket
In New Haven on July 6 the Greenbackers nominated Henry C. Baldwin for governor with F S Sterling as lieutenant governor and L D Pinney as secretary of state. The platform endorses the Chicago Labor Greenback bloc, calls for government money as legal tender, postal savings banks, abolition of usury, and direct voting for top offices.
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New Haven
Conn
Greenbackers
Henry C. Baldwin
F. 8. Sterling
L. D. Pinney
Thomas FE. Ryan
HW. KR. Wright
John ©. Phelps
Lewis Huck
Robert Pine
Joseph Purcell
Charles D. Weaver
H. J. Ruggles
Democratic
Republican
Chicago
Labor-Greenback Party
Weaver’s Greenback Nomination Letter Published
General J B Weaver formally accepts the Greenback Labor bid for president and urges unity of industrial classes. He criticizes the speaker and Congress, calls for peace, fair ballots, and civil power over military rule, and plans sections-wide campaigning to gather support.
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Congress
Weaver
South
J. B. Weaver
Gas Explosion in London Kills Two and Damages Hundreds of Dwellings
London reports a major gas main blast near Tottenham court road causing eight explosions, destroying windows and chimney pots. Two people die, thirty injured, four hundred houses damaged, one demolished, with many tenants displaced.
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Tottenham Court Road
Hampstead Road
Charlotte Street
Percy Street
British Museum
Mary boiler explodes on pleasure steamer killing four
An explosion aboard the Mary at the St. Louis Hotel wharf near Minneapolis killed engineer William Chadwick and four others and wounded several more including J R Plattenburg and A Ames. The Mary, bound for Wayzata with 100 excursionists, had stopped at the hotel en route. the Ames boiler, the third to explode on the lake in three years, caused the disaster.
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Minneapolis
Mary
St. Louis
William Chadwick
J. R. Plattenburg
A.ames
John Steward
Irwin S. Perkins
Frank Adams
Dimond
Jim
Lang
Harry
George
Wayzala
Ames
Family swept away by Iowa flood near Bryant
July 6 Bryant Iowa reports a rapid flood washing away bridges and crops. A farmer Hugh Hanna and his five children drowned when a lumber wagon toppled at a washed out county bridge. Mrs Hanna survived by leaping from the wagon. The community reels from the tragedy.
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Bryant
Hugh Hanna
Lat Mason
Manna
Hanna
Ief
Bryant, Ja
Dead in Oakdale. man killed in drunken row
J K Richardson, 25, was found dead along Holden road near Oakdale with a bruised face. Police said he was likely murdered by companions after an evening of drinking. Blood traces extended toward West Houlston as medical examiner J Marcus Rice prepared to investigate.
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Freddie
Frankie
David
Frank
Thomas McDonald
McKaigue
Oakdale
J. KK. Richardson
Holden Road
West Houlston
J. Marcus Rice
Affai
Expulsion of the Jesuits Shocks Paris and France
A semi official Paris dispatch notes that the expulsion of Jesuits provoked great street unrest, arrests of Count dé Mun and others, and a bitter Catholic mood across France. Officials insist the decrees will be enforced with firmness, while Jesuit establishments close or contested seek reinstatement through tribunals and council of state.
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Boston Globe
Paris
Rue Dexares
Society of Jesu
Lille
Danai
Fice
Faubourg St. Germaine
Society of Jesus
Count Dé Mon
France
Count Dé Mun
Leancourt
del Ape
L’union
Vals
Ardeche
Privas
Mhen
Lonponn
Laval
Rue de Sevres
Council of State
Pants
Esleiad
Destructive Flood Devastates Illinois Farmland
A wide levee breach near Quincy Illinois floods hundreds of square miles between Quincy and Hannibal. The disaster swamps 40 miles by 4 to 10 miles of prime farming land, damages rail lines, and endangers lives with families fleeing and a drowning reported at least one family. Losses run into hundreds of thousands, with crops and livestock heavily damaged and stock drowned as waters continue to spread.
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Quincy
Hannibal
Cincinnati Landing
Louisiana
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
New Canton
Warsaw
Caroaco
Times
Tully
Haif
Freemer
Pall Creek
Cascada
Quincey
Fall Creek
John Jarvis
Gregory
Quinvey, OL
Bay
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and
Wabash
Repressive Measures Target Franciscan and Capuchin Orders
The report notes similar repressive moves against Franciscan Capuchin Endist and Oblate confraternities slated for next week. Authorities expect little resistance as they carry out government directives, while expelled congregations may appeal to the courts for justice and restoration of property.
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Endist
Trio jailed in Waterloo for multiple robberies and assault
In Waterloo Iowa on July 6 James Devanney Thomas Dennis and James Slantague were jailed after police linked them to several robberies in the city and a home intrusion where they resisted a sleeping woman.
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Waterloo
Iowa
James Devanney
Thomas Dennis
James Slantague
Boston Police Memoranda on Saint Jacobs Oil Cure
George E Savory esq assistant police clerk cites a case of agonias selatic suffering, a frequent occurrence cured by Saint Jacobs Oil in less than half an hour. The notice presents a police clerk's remark on a medical remedy precedent.
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Boston
George E. Savory
St. Jacobs
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