Hancock Campaign Focuses on November Victory
New York July 7 Hancock, newly nominated, receives visitors including General Love of Indianapolis who predicts a Democratic win in October and over 10,000 to 20,000 Hancock majority in Pennsylvania. Hancock deflects questions on letters to Sherman and refuses to discuss politics until official nomination.
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Hancock and Sherman Inaugural Letter Controversy
The debate centers on a alleged Hancock letter to General Sherman about 1877 inauguration plans. Some claim such a private correspondence existed, while others insist no letter was written. Hancock’s allies propose publishing their letters if Sherman permits his.
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Garfield Will Win Hancock In Alphabet Vote
An Enquirer writer notes Republican papers publish playful letters claiming Garfield has eight letters in his name and Hancock seven, with math and names like James Garfield and Winfield Hancock. The piece mocks the idea of matching names to votes, cites figures of 154 for Garfield and 214 for Hancock, and references figures tied to states and the electoral college. It also covers Hendricks denying statements about Murat Halstead and details from the convention and communications with McDonald.
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Transfer of Hancock to Pacific Coast Debunked by Officials
Washington officials confirm the January 1877 report of Hancock’s transfer to the Pacific division is false. A press dispatch quotes Gen Sherman and Gen Hancock denying any order or record alteration while noting the Army’s teamwork and harmony.
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General Irwin Praises Hancock as Honest Patriot and Leader
William Howard Irwin, former attorney at Hancock HQ, testifies to Hancock’s wisdom courage and statesmanship. He recounts service in the Forty-ninth Pennsylvania and Smiths division during the Maryland campaign and Antietam, then details legal and mining work before concluding the American people will reward Hancock for his duties.
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Democratic Leaders and the Chairman Hopefuls in New York
An important Democratic conference unfolds in New York with William H. English of Indiana arriving to advise on his acceptance letter. Prominent figures Barnum Ransom Daniels and Watterson are in town, with Wallace and Barnum as leading contenders. The Democratic congressional campaign committee plans meetings at Holtman House and Fifth Avenue Hotel to organize.
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Veterans Rally for Hancock in New York meeting
A July 9 gathering at Astor House formed a national Hancock veteran organization of ex soldiers and sailors across the north. General William F. Smith chaired. Major Stiner named secretary. Membership requires pledging support for Hancock for president and planning clubs in northern towns. Descriptions of Irish and German voting efforts frame ongoing political maneuvers.
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William LD. Franklin
H. W. Slocum
James McQuade
Mulholland
Woodward
John Love
Dr. N. Couch
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Hancock
Smith
Hayes Civil Service Row Slams War Department Dismissal
Washington dispatch outlines Civil Service reform failures in 1880 under Secretary of War, recounting Captain Hamlin of Illinois who was dismissed for Democrat ties. Letters from Senator Logan and Judge Davis protest the purge while noting merit and loyalty concerns. Reports also critique Marshall Jewell’s appointment as Republican national chair amid broader party factionalism.
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Appropriations Asked For And What Was Granted
A summary from the clerk of the house committee on appropriations reviews last session’s totals. Regular appropriations reached 187 million dollars with numerous specific allocations for pensions, military academy, fortifications, consular and diplomatic, navy, post office, Indian and army programs, plus districts, civil services, and deficit provisions. The article lists dates of passage and notes department requests exceeded congress appropriations by about 6 million. It also notes separate public-building and monument projects across several cities and additional bills for war claims and surveys.
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Winfield Scott Hancock
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Twelfth Ward
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A. T. Stewart
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House Committee On Appropriations
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Swedish Emigrant Robbed and Thrown From Hudson River Train
Henry Dahl, a Swedish immigrant, was robbed of $1662, a silver watch, a gold chain, and his ticket to Chicago, then thrown from a Hudson River Railroad emigrant train near 140th Street. He survived a fall onto a grassy bank, is hospitalized, destitute, and cannot identify his three assailants due to darkness and chaos.
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Alabama
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Buffalo Hunt Tragedy: Twenty Red Men Drown in Yellowstone
An army officer recounts a Crow Indian buffalo chase on the Yellowstone where about thirty Indians, along with many ponies and buffalos, were swept away by the river current after the herd panicked. Fort Keough personnel report the fatal outcome near CuscaGo.
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Heroine Miss Goodsell Rescues Four From Drowning
New York July 8 Miss Goodsell of this city saved the lives of four ladies from drowning in the Passaic river after a boat capsized in a collision. The group included Daly of Boston and Ferrera, who swam to shore while Goodsell aided Mrs Oisell and then returned to pull the others to safety in darkness. The scene ended with all exhausted but safe.
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Two Tramps Killed In Kansas City Train Wreck
Late last evening a north bound freight on the Kansas City St Joseph and Council Bluffs road derailed between St Josten and Atchison, nine cars left the track and fell into a wash, killing two tramps and injuring two other men. A carerees stealing a ride. cause of accident not stated.
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