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Globe
Melikoff
Starling
Washington
Congress
Ireland
Norristown Herald
John M. Hamilton
Leadville
J. D. Patton
Patton
Hamilton
Carson, Ney
Jones
Ben Franklin
Omar D. Conger
Michigan
Gove
United States Senate
Baldwin
Conger
Paris
Najleon
Camelinat
Anthony
Providence Plantations
Littlefield
Howard
Charest
Providence Star
Littlfield
Providence
Advertising Rates and Notices Found in Local Ledger
An excerpt shows fee schedules for ordinary advertising at 30 cents per line and editorial notices at 50 cents per nonpareil, with discount scales of 5 percent on 100 and 10 percent on 200. Names C Bailey and Chas H Taylor are listed among advertisers.
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New York
Boston
Mass
Punch
Johnny Cake
Elmira
Louise
Marquis of Lorne
England
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
Detroit
The
Teuton
London
Arizona
Gail Hamilton
Salvation Army
Times
Best Society
Albany
Cornell
Wemen
Bourse
Paris
Norristown Herald
St. Louis
Interior Department
George
Moses
Evansville
Ind
Crystal
James H. Shafer
Bellefontaine
Petaluma Peavine
Madame
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Mr. Edison
Philadelphia Times
Chicago
Grant
Kingdom of
Denmark
O'Leary
Haarlem
Holland
Kansas
Edwin Booth
New Haven Register
Baltimore
Prince Leopold
America
Barnum
New Haven
Ulysses S. Grant
George Sand
Vallee Noire
Berry
Genoa
Lam
Parnell
Ireland
Pauls
Suffolk
A. T. Pierson
Stuartsom
Person
William Cameron
Union County
Jenn
Joan B. Packer
Orphan's Court
Supreme Court
Norway
Edinburgh and
Glasgow
Tay Bridge
Chatchutl Mountain
New Mexico
Blaine
Morgan County
Maine
Perha
United States
Kimber
Australia
Louis Owen
San Francisco
Rio
Caswell
Arthur Orton
Paramatta
Sydney
New South Wales
Washburn
Donnelly
Minnesota
Congress
Washington
Protection and politics cross long-range tides online
The piece contrasts Republican views on Edmunds and Grant, noting New England stalwart sentiment aidsGrant’s nomination. It mocks protectionists turned free traders over paper prices and cites Beaconsfield, Gladstone, Bismarck, Gambetta, and Northcote as global signs of political shifts.
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Beaconsfield
Gladstone
China
Stafford Northcote
Bismarck
Gambetta
France
Grant
Rhode Island Democrats name Horace A Kimball for governor
The Rhode Island Democrats nominate Horace A. Kimball for governor. Kimball, about forty, runs a western state manufacturing business and lives in Providence. Ex mayor Slocum of Newport is a strong lieutenant governor candidate. The piece notes a divided Republican field and cites Albany Argus on the Hayes Chandler scandal and Irish nationalist agitation dismissing the likelihood of effective revolts.
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Rhode Island
Horace A. Kimball
Kimball
Providence
Slocum
Newport
The Grant Managers Rally for a Third Term
The piece argues Grant leads the Republican race with Blaine second and Edmunds third, urges opposition to a third term, and accuses Grant managers of crafting a false, spontaneous popular uprising. It lists Massachusetts and New York backers, names Conkling, Fish, Pierrepont, Arthur, Cornell, Colfax, Tyner, Delano, and Taft as alleged operatives guiding the movement.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Blaine
Edmunds
John Sherman
Dark Horse
Grant
George Washington
Philadelphia
Ring
White House
General Grant
Massachusetts
George 8. Boutwell
Treasury
United States Senate
Senator Conkling
Hamilton Fish
Edwards Pierrepont
Arthur
Cornell
Court of St. James
Conkling
New York Custom-House
Schuyler Colfax
James N. Tyner
Indiana
Columbus Delano
Alphonso Taft
Delano
Interior
Taft
Grant third term: a roster of officials and corrupt promise
A political roundup cites Elihu Washburne Don Cameron Secor Robeson John A J Cresswell George H Williams Joseph P Bradley William Strong Orville E Babcock and others as potential members of a Grant third term cabinet and judiciary. The piece labels them as plunderers and argues the Traveller backs the third term, warning Massachusetts residents against the coming policy on reform and corruption.
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Elihu B. Washburne
Grant
France
Don Cameron
Secor Robeson
Navy Department
John A. J. Cresswell
Maryland
Postal Department
Tyner
George H. Williams
Senate
Supreme Bench
Joseph P. Bradley
Aliande Joe
William Strong
Supreme Court
Orville E. Babcock
George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Chicago
Traveller
Massachusetts
Four English Statesmen and the Perils of Parallel History
A historical essay argues that comparing contemporary leaders to early 19th century British statesmen like Pitt Fox and Disraeli misleads by ignoring differing environments. It highlights enduring imperialism lessons, contrasts Pitt and Beaconsfield with Fox and Gladstone, and notes how national mood shapes policy over personal genius.
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Great Britain
Hardihood
Disraeli
William Pitt
Mr. Gladstone
Charles
James Fox
Pitt
Europe
Winda
Napoleon
Nelson
St. Petersburg
Austerlitz
Ireland
London
Beaconsfield
Fox
Gladstone
Scott
Burke
Demosthenian
Demosthenes
Ex Premier Beaconsfield Compared to Pitt in Parliament
The speaker argues Beaconsfield falls short of Fox in style but mirrors Pitt in parliamentary mastery, qualities that consistently earned him popular appreciation and broad support in England.
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England
Fox
Beaconsfield
Pitt
Death of William M Cooper founder of Cooper Shop Saloon
Survivors of Massachusetts regiments who benefited from the Cooper Shop Refreshment Saloon in Philadelphia mourn the death of founder William M Cooper. He died penniless, leaving a widow and two female relatives, and a fund is being raised to support them. The public is urged to contribute, with details in today’s military column.
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Massachusetts
Cooper Shop
Philadelphia
William M. Cooper
Washington
Washington Avenue
Cooper
Union
Tariff clash shows monopoly control in Congress
A New England editorial laments that tariff reform bills are blocked by protectionists in Ways and Means, predicting a coming fight between monopolies and the people. It urges voting records be preserved, and warns no genuine reform will pass until a people’s congress is elected. It also notes internal party tensions and sharp exchanges among Republicans.
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Congress
House
Townshend
Illinois
Committee On
Ways and Means
New England
Eaton
Imaginative mining schemes and political alarm in 19th century press
The piece argues false mining hopes lure thousands to Colorado and New England ventures, warning readers to verify assays and invest cautiously. It also reports on Grant era politics with Union veterans’ circle plans, tariff row led by Townshend, and Blaine Rhode Island accusations, noting broader protectionist strength and electoral tensions.
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Jefferson
Higgins
Blaine
Higgns
Maine
Rhode Island
Sprague Mills
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
New Hampshire
New England
Humorous miscellany from 19th century columns
Acollection of gossipy quips and oddities from Louisville to New Haven, noting strawberries in Louisville, Brigham Young’s widow, actress Mary Anderson, and political jokes about Grant and Blaine. It reports puffed opinions, playful anecdotes, and transatlantic chatter about marriages, stage arts, and curious curios.
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Louisville
Grant
Mr. Boutwell
Brigham Young
Mary Anderson
Kentucky
Blaine
New Haven Register
Michigan
Chicago
Colonel Sellers
Prince Demidoff
Knockemot
Detroit Free Press
London
Grand Duke of
Baden
Beatrice
England
Emma Abbott
Memphis
New York
Lillie Deveraux Blake
Theodore Thomas
Cincinnati
Binghamton Ublican
Norristown Herald
Sam Hill
Portsmouth
Norrigtown Herald
Fragmented European and American miscellany of wit
A collage of jokes and satirical quips covers many topics from figures like Prince Leopold and Li Hung Chang to Detroit fig experiments, doctors on conscience pads, and a temperance anecdote. The piece also notes odd tales of love trades, legal sallies, and newspaper banter on society and politics.
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O'Donovan Rossa
Boston, Who Have Received Copies of the Circular, Assure Tue Guore
Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Northwest
Medill
Sherman
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Union Veterans’ Union
New York City
Drake de Kay
Republican Party
Union Veterans
Pennsylvania
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