Political talk at the capital on Folger and New York race
Washington notes reveal Senator Mahone optimistic about Readjusters winning six or more Virginia seats, with doubt about Richmond. He Eyes anti Bourbon gains in North Carolina and Folger in New York. Other lawmakers weigh Virginia fate and Maryland and Pennsylvania races amid Philadelphia meetings.
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Washington
Mahone
Virginia
Readjusters
Congress
Richmond
North Carolina
New York
Folger
Blaine
Brigham
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Creswell
Maryland
Henry Olcott
Star Route
Brady
Bowen
Brewster Cameron
Kerr
Perplexing Stalwarts Threaten to Upset Pennsylvania New York
Washington dispatch details a fracturing Republican machine after Garfields death. In New York and Pennsylvania the Cameron and Folger factions face collapse despite heavy patronage and money. Independent candidates surge while Democrats gain ground. fear of resignations and cabinet reshuffles mark a tense political landscape.
Businesslike Politics Shape Holi days in Election Time
Washington report notes a trend toward treating election work as a perquisites of office. Assistant Postmaster General Hatton loses no time in pushing approvals for leave and campaign activity. Voters in key states may be ferried home to cast ballots while others face tighter limits. Republican voters receive more leniency and support across departments. Democratic voters face fewer privileges in the run up to the polls.
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Washington
Reublican Party
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New York
Treasury Department
Woodford Breaks With Administration Candidate Folger
New York September 28 ex Lieutenant Governor Stewart L Woodford United States district attorney of this city declares against Judge Folger saying fraud entered into the nomination for governor by the Republican party at Saratoga He notes hope Folger will decline and reports Brooklyn Republicans Meserale Moody and Barney have also declared for Cleveland
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New York
Stewart L. Woodford
United States
Judge Folger
Saratoga
Foger
J. W. Meserale
Leonard Moody
John Barney
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Mahone Hour Seen For Virginia in Election Air
Washington watchers say Mahone faces defeat in Virginia as Republicans grow hopeful on Dem losses. Key figures like John Ambler Smith and Eppa Hunton predict Mahone’s downfall, while some officials doubt administration aid can save him amid strong anti Mahone sentiment.
Campaigns Win Voters Split With Mixed Outcomes
The piece describes a tight, contested election as Democrats claim about 110,000 votes against 85,000 for the straight GOP and 82,000 for the coalition. Readjusters concede 70,000 to the Bourbons and at most 5,000 to the straight Republicans, while both sides push for victory despite uncertainty.
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Funder Party
Readjusters
Mahonettes
Edgerly Accepts Democratic Nomination for New Hampshire Governor
Manchester dated September 27 1882 presents M V B Edgerly's reply to the New Hampshire Democratic convention at Concord. He thanks the party for the honor, says the nomination came unsolicited, and pledges to serve if elected while promoting reforms against money in politics and advancing state development. He asks Dr J C Eastman James A Weston and others to receive the message.
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New Hampshire
Concord
M. V. B. Edgerly
Manchester
M. V.B. Epgerey
J. C. Eastman
James A. Weston
Massachusetts Democrats Roll Out Bold Platform For Reform
The Massachusetts Democratic convention endorses sweeping reforms to state and national government. It pledges to end dead issues, uphold constitutional limits, and pursue equal rights, fair taxation, civil service reform, tariff adjustments, and reduced state expenditures. Benjamin Butler leads as governor candidate with a slate including S. W. Bowerman, D. N. Skillings, W. A. Hodges, J. P. Sweeney, and G. F. Verry for key posts.
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Benjamin F. Butler
Samuel W.bowerman
Pittsfield
David N. Skillings
Winchester
William A. Hodges
Quincy
John P. Sweeney
Lawrence
George F. Verry
Worcester
Important Meeting at Fifth Avenue Hotel In New York
A gathering of prominent New York Republicans and the state executive committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel discusses Secretary Folger. Reports say Folger prepared a letter accepting the nomination for governor and plans to publicize it tomorrow.
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Boston Globe
New Yorks
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Folger
Hoffman House
Young Republican Club Repudiates Folger Nomination
The Brooklyn Young Republican Club repudiated Folger citing questionable nomination practices and interference by the Federal executive. A proposal to induce Folger to decline in favor of Mayor Lowe drew applause, and other Republican groups were urged to state their stance on Folger.
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Folger
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Lowe
Oakley claims Blaine friends offered money to stump for Belmont
New York September 28 ex senator James Oakley of Queens county says he was offered ten thousand dollars and campaign expenses to run as a stump candidate against Belmont in the first congressional district if Belmont loses Oakley refused to participate calling the plan dishonorable and stating he would not be part of it
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New York U K
James Oakley
Queens County
Friends of
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Eatin Verry Belmont
Belmont Oakley
Oakley
Political Shakeups and Campaign Declarations Across Cities
The Republican press in Praisadelpata calls for immediate removal of Senator Cameron amid a looming November vote. In New York City John Kelly, a Tammany figure, predicts unified Democrats and a Kelly mayoral win. Camden notes Blaine, Frye, and Hale backing Secor Robeson while Randall opposes him.
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Secor Robeson
Camden
N. J
Blaine
Frye
Hale
Randall
Nominating Actions Across Several States
Democrats and Republicans in Illinois New Jersey Missouri Maryland Connecticut and New Hampshire hold conventions and renominations for Congress with figures such as Buck Phelps Maniston Colby Hoblitzell Findlay Dailey and Buck. Greenback delegates back Litehman Boynton. Filley faction support and anti-Pilley moves shape local races. Manchester faces campaign staffing gaps.
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Fetter
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Findlay
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The Mesmeric Mystery Exposed in Plain Terms
An 19th century writer argues that mesmerism can be produced without any fluids or passes. The procedure uses a bright object, eye fixation, and finger pressure to induce trance, followed by external suggestions to shape dreams and beliefs.
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Gregory
Reid
Vesuvius
Rare surcidal conjunctival transplant in eye surgery
In Jefferson College Hospital Dr W L Little performed a historic procedure transplanting conjunctiva from a buck rabbit to Michael Med Bi a 28 year old Irishman blinded by sulfuric acid burns. The aim was to restore the eyeball and lids and later sight, with the operation described step by step and healing hopeful.
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Philadelphia
Jefferson College Hospital
W. L. Little
Michael Med Bi
Little
Liebig Co Beefs Tonic Promoted by Russian Doctor
Professor F W Hunt of St Petersburg endorses Liebig Co s Coca Beef Tonic calling it far superior to other beef wine and iron preparations. He says it reconstructs the shattered reinvigorates the aged and infirm and makes sickly children healthy. It aids female complaints and calms restless infants. Warns against imitators.
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Liebig Co
F. W. Hunt
Imperial Medical Society of
St. Petersburg
Russia
Hopeful Cure Claim for Kidney and Urinary Ailments
An advertising brief touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy for kidney and urinary complaints including Brights disease diabetes and liver troubles. The copy claims local success cases and promises reliable proof of benefits from nearby users.
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Bright
Daniel Simpson Presents Bunker Hill Drum and Portrait
Daniel Simpson, a veteran drummer born in Winslow Maine, donates a drum heard at the Battle of Bunker Hill and a Darius Cobb oil portrait to the Bostonian Society. He recalls a long life of service from 1799 through the War of 1812 era, noting his hopes the items hang in the Old State House memorial hall for enduring care.
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Finance and Commerce Market Report September 30 1882
A detailed recap of Wall Street and New York money markets, bank reserves, and bond and stock prices. Notes on discounts, rates for balances, government and municipal bonds, and the season's expected liquidity. Also reports on foreign exchange, New England and Boston papers, and varied commodity prices from grains to meats and naval stores.
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New York
Secretary of the Treasury
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Boston
Messrs. Wellington Brothers & Co
Sleepless Jericho village elder defies ailment and age
Andrew J. Tappan, a 65 year old village postmaster in Jericho Long Island, claims five months of total sleeplessness despite past illness. He remains cheerful and physically fit, says he rests while laboring, spends nights reading and writing, and fears he may never sleep again though worried friends and doctors see no danger.
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Andrew J. Tappan
Long Island
Jericho
Luck of the Luckless Ends in Fortunate Comeback
A Pittsfield farmer, once shamed by losing a large pocketbook in a Fenn street saloon, avoided publicity and sank into poverty. A Catholic priest later returned the money to him, leading to a strong investment gain that restored his finances, though he has since been carried home drunk twice in a week.
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Pittsfield
Fenn-street
Bitter Creek’s Bad Cowboy at the Gem Saloon
A Bitter Creek outlaw faced off on the Comstock at the Gem saloon. He boasted of land and graves as he fought, then cried that the town has land measured and a graveyard established after taking a beating. An ad for Dr Buy’s Cough syrup appears amid the escapade.
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Commercial Matter Boston Markets
A Boston Daily Globe market notes section reports cautious buyer activity yet overall health across industries. Apples, beans, boots and shoes, butter, cheese, coal, coffee, copper, corn, cranberries and evaporated fruits show varied demand and pricing with wholesalers adapting to shortages and shifts in supply.
New York Markets Reported Quiet in Grains and Commodities
New York markets note dull flour and meal demand with wide price ranges for flour types. Cotton futures closed lower after mixed regional receipts. provisions show firmer pork and lard while butter and cheese hold steady. Grain futures edge lower in wheat and mixed oats with corn showing slight gains amid varied spot and future quotes.
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Gloucester Fish Market weekly arrivals and prices report
Special correspondence reports Gloucester week arrivals from Georges, Western Banks, Grand Banks, Greenland, Banks and mackerel boats with codfish totals around 1.2 million pounds and halibut near 300 thousand pounds. Mackerel fleet harbored due to bad weather. Demand steady, prices unchanged with extensive listed rates for many salt fish items and byproducts.
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Live Stock Markets Week Ended Sept 29 1882 Brighton Watertown
Arrivals show Western cattle 2416 Eastern 46 Northern 1233 total 3697. Sheep and lambs Western 5700 Northern 8745 Eastern 3700. Swine 18145. Veals 412. Horses 120. Hemp cattle prices per 100 lbs live weight range from 3 to 12 for various qualities. Hides and tallow prices listed for bright hides 10 cents, bright tallow 7 cents, country hides 65, calfskin esh 5, lambskins 81 to 119. Weight details for dressed beef cattle 2? per 100 pounds.
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Brighton
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Brighton and
Remarkable discovery promises quick cure for weakness
A Boston medical notice proclaims a self remedy for male weakness from youthful immorality. It details a compound medicine with coca extract and quinine, offered as a guaranteed cure after other treatments fail. The New England Medical Institute advertises mail delivery from Tremont Row, Boston, urging readers to remit funds for a sealed sample.
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Sndwytt
Boston
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