Massachusetts Democrats Rally for Hancock Victory
The Worcester convention unites factions after a hard fought fight over governors nominees Charles P. Thompson and William Gaston. Butler’s late decision and Allen of Holyoke’s attack sway the vote to Thompson while pledges for unity and broad Democratic platform urge broad canvass and victory for Hancock.
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Democratic Party
Charles P. Thompson
Gloucester
William Gaston
Boston
Gaston
Guston
General Butler Speech Attack on Republicans Aimed at Democratic Record
The speech belts the Republican Party from its infancy through the Credit Mobilier era, contrasting its record with the Democrats. Butler criticizes Republican governance, touts Democratic expansion under Jefferson and Polk, laments lost territories and suppressed reforms, and urges a forward looking, progressive Democratic agenda.
Gloucester Man Nominated for Governor in State Convention
A Massachusetts convention reports Charles P. Thompson of Gloucester as the gubernatorial nominee after ballots and cheers. The state ticket includes Alpha E. Thompson for lieutenant governor, Michael T. Donohoe for general, Francis J. Parker for treasurer, Charles R. Field for auditor, Patrick A. Collins for attorney general, and electors Josiah G. Abbott and Jonas H. French.
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Butler
Charles P. Thomas William Gaston
Boston
C. A.B. Shepard
Benjamin F. Butler
Lowell
Sullivan
A.C. Woodworth
Chicopee
William B. Plunkett
Pittsfield
Josiah G
Jarvis N. Dunham
Reuben Noble
Westfield
Dunham
Charles R. Field
Greenfield
Patrick A. Collins
Josiah G. Abbott
Jonas H. French
Gloucester
Resolutions of the Massachusetts Democratic platform of 1880
The Massachusetts Democratic state convention at Worcester endorsed the national platform from Cincinnati, denounced Republican sectionalism, and urged reform in commissions and laws. It backed manhood suffrage, proper naturalization, fair voter laws, and enforcement of labor protections, then unified behind the nominees and warned against extending biennial legislative terms.
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Charles Levi Woodbury
Committee On Resolutions
United Democracy of
Massachusetts
Worcester
Democratic National Council
Cincinnati
Republic
Republican Party
Ple
Commonwealth
Congress
Lawa
Shaw
Democratic Party of the Commonwealth
Mellen
Charlestown
Davis
Plymouth
Committee On
Melien
A Traitor's Testament Reveals Benedict Arnold Will
A London will abstracts Benedict Arnold's estate and family links, detailing his debts, widow’s rights, and seven children’s shares. It notes Arnold’s residence in London, possible sister Hannah, and a curious bequest to John Sage of Canada. The piece cites Sparks’ biography and cites archival searches at Somerset House and The Times.
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Ann Fitch
Sarah Fitch
Devonshire Street
Canada
Richard
Henry
Benedict Arnold
Mansfield
New Haven
Benedict
Sparks
West Indies
Arnold
Hannah
Troy
N. Y
York
Upper Canada
Benesirst
United States
John Sage
Duke of Portland
W. T
Crystal Hill Cave Reveals Ancient Beasts and Indian Relics
A Stroudsburg observer reports on Crystal Hill Cave near Delaware Water Gap. Explorers and scientists document beaver skulls, peccary bones, raccoon remains, turtle shells, and burn marks from possible aboriginal work. A flint spear head and bone ornaments add to the find. Dr. Leidy and Dr. Porter will publish findings. The cave reaches 150 feet depth with ongoing excavations drawing many excursionists.
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Philadelphia Times
Stroudsburg
Penn
Delaware Water Gap
Crystal Hill Cave
Pocono
Cherry Valley
Strouds Township
Water Gap
Delaware River
Fox Hill
Crystal Hill
Mosier
T. Duncan Paret
Tannite Company
Leidy
Academy of Natural Science of
Philadelphia
T.C. Porter
Lafayette College
Waston
Ieidy
Porter
Custoroides Olivensi
Pennsylvania
Importer Talks Percheron Stallions From France
An Illinois horse importer, M. W. Dunham of Wayne, Du Page County, received 97 Percheron stallions aboard the steamer Greece. The stock, 1400 to 2000 pounds, will go to Wayne farm. He notes the breed’s early importers and details Perche region, costs 800 to 2000 dollars, and profits of 1500 to 3000 dollars per stallion.
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Greece
New York
M. W. Dunham
Wayne
du Page County
Ill
Mr. Dunham
William Harris
Moorestown
N. J
Europe
France
Charles Fullington
Ohio
Larce
Perche
Seine
Loire
Paris
Bure-et-Loir
Bure
Orne
Vermont
Seee
Oren
Mahone leads in Virginia race with Hancock and English
Aug 30 in Mono Virginia reports a fierce contest over state debt and tax policy. General Mahone proposes readjustment to meet interest and final payment, rallying young voters and aligning black and white Republicans behind Hancock and English. Bourbon Democrats favor paying all debt. Readjusters back Mahone, predicting his victory by 16,000 to 20,000 and a shift of Virginia’s political power.
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ArenMono
Virginia
America
Commonwealth
Hugh McCulloch
Secretary of the Treasury
William Mahone
Virginia and Tennessee Railway
Prince Tpat
Mahone
United States
Democratic Party
South
Bia
Mahone Party
Hancock
English
Senate
Alabama
Portrait of a Secret Will and a Dimming Legacy
The passage reflects on a man’s lonely, fearful grief as his will shows tender concern for his wife’s memory. Witnesses are obscure elderly women and no great names surface. The funeral is framed as a mere interment. Arnold dies at sixty one, his wife is forty one and once a beauty, with five living children. The infant son, first born, vows amid a swoon and tragedy, later rising to lieutenant general after fleeing to the British.
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Gaston
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French
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Lowell
Butler
Congress
James K. Polk
Mexico
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Golden Gate
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Trinidad
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Porto Rico
Cuba
Spain
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New Mexico
Alaska
George Washington
John Hancock
Charles Carrey
Carrollton
Republic
London
British Museum
Benedict Arnold
Sparks
Times
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Arnold
George III
Weymouth
Hyde Park
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Thomas Robertson
United States
Mra
Dave
Ripley and Danaey Oaedia
Mr. Arnold
Chicago
America
Somerset House
The
Thames
Metropolis
Tie
Burglar Proposes Swap After Fine At Frisco Jail
Derrick Dodd, a noted young burglar, was fined for causing a disturbance and jailed thirty days. He offers Pine Street broker Mr Skimm a deal to repay the fine by returning a stolen breechi loather gun or a diamond stud, choosing the gun and studs as payment, then settles.
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Derrick Dodd
Pine Street
Skimm
Old College
Pengine Sociable
Journalist warns against two meals a day diet
A veteran journalist writes to the London Standard advising peers to eat at least three meals daily with a light dinner three hours before bed. He links two meals to neuralgia headaches and warns that heavy dinners and alcohol harm brain workers. He urges moderation, non smoking on an empty stomach, and suggests plant foods as a healthier substitute for meat in youth.
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The
London Standard
Standard
Labouchere Denies Cossa Birthplace Claim and Praises Adelaide Nielson
Henry Labouchere, editor of the London Truth, mourns Adelaide Neilson and disputes claims about Cossa as her birthplace, saying she was born near Leeds to an English father and gypsy mother. He lauds her beauty, poise, and modesty, noting she never spoke ill of anyone. Captain Thomas Ward commends Smiths Medicated Prunes as a superior laxative medicine, requesting three jars by express for Boston harbor fort use.
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Henry Labouchere
London
Trut
Adelaide Neilson
Saracossa
Leeds
England
Thomas Ward
Tat U.S. Artillery
Fort Independence
Boston Harbor
Smith
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