Political turmoil and reform discussants in 19th century press
The Philadelphia Press questions General Hancock’s stance on paying southern claims while Henry Ward Beecher travels to stumping tours. A Sherman monument for Oakes Ames nears completion with Garfield rumored for dedicatory speech. Immigration figures from 1850 reveal national origins among arrivals. Conkling’s New York speech is deemed a failed campaign document, while a Cook County Farmers Alliance forms to counter railroad power and tariff abuses, calling a Chicago convention for October and urging interstate regulation.
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Philadelphia
General Hancock
Press
Oakes Ames
Sherman
Union Pacific
Garfield
United States
Ohio
Second
Massachusetts
Cook County
Ill
Farmers’ Alliance
Western Rural
Farwell Hall
Chicago
Peerces
New York Board of Transportat
New York Farmers’ Alliance
Farmers’ Societies
Daeas Oes
Mes
Hancock on Southern Claims and Democratic Stand
Chicago secretary notes Hancock veto power over rebel claims and denounces Republican fears as unfounded. The piece recounts pressure from editors and supporters, cites Hancock's letter to Theodore Cook, and argues the race hinges on character and policy rather than sectional fears. It condemns obstructionist navigation laws and laments U S shipping neglect.
Canada plans Brazil trade line with steamships
A New York Herald correspondent from Ottawa reports Canada and Brazil to fund a bi monthly steamship service between Montreal and Brazil. The subsidy of 50000 dollars a year, matched by Brazil, would boost trade, with Canada leveraging low shipbuilding barriers, unlike the stricter American rule requiring ships to be built domestically.
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The
Herald
High Sea
New York Herald
Ottawa
Montreal
Brazil
Imperial Council
Dominion of Canada
Empire of Brazil
Canada
British West Indies
Spanish West Indies
Danish West Indies
Dutch West Indies
Does General Garfield Drink and the 1880 Temperance Debate
A political quarrel over whether General Garfield drinks is used to dismiss temperance posturing while urging focus on real issues like credit mobilier and de golyer. The piece asserts Garfield drinks whiskey in company with Democrats but is not a total abstainer and condemns overemphasis on his temperance stance.
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Hancock
Credit Mobilier
de Golyer
Garfield
Mr. Hovey
The
Temperance Alliance
Hovey
Temperance Alliance, Writes To the Valued Herald
Herald
GLOBE
B. A. Hinsdale
Hiram College
Hinsdale
General Garfield
Parson Bledse
Alam
Darky
Wife's Sister Privilege Debate Across Borders
A discussion on marriage laws and morals compares the United States, England, and Canada. It notes widows may wed their deceased husbands brothers in some places, while opposing views from an Anglican bishop in Canada warn that relaxing marriage rules would erode morality and lead to more incestuous unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
England
Montreal
Bishop's view on marriage laws sparks Canadian discussion
A remarks on marriage affinity and con sanguinity clash with Protestant and Jewish interpretations. The piece notes the Gospel refines Mosaic law, urging caution against lax moral judgments. It predicts Canadians will hear the bishop with interest, while critics urge reformer Ingersoll to focus on constructive critique.
The Solid South and Northern Democratic Strength
The piece argues the Democratic party is a northern party not solidly southern, citing 1876 election figures. It claims solid south votes totaled 2,726,961 with 1,614,160 Democratic and 1,112,801 Republican, while northern states produced far more Democratic votes, especially in seven central states. It counters Conkling’s “solid south” scare and notes Barnum’s Maine figures are misinterpreted.
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Garfield
Conkling
New York
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
North
Democratic Party
Party
Solid South
Tilden
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Republican Returning Board
South
Hayes
Roscoe Conkling
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Atlantic
Mississippi
ORIG
Collecy
Maine Republicans Lose Ground in House Majority
The Journal says otherwise, but the Republicans have fallen by over 15,000 in Maine. By standard reckoning, their majority has shrunk to a negative total, reflecting a notable setback in the state's political balance.
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Barnum
Maine
Journal
New York
Rebel flag rumor denied by Arkansas editor in 1880
The piece recounts a Texas style controversy about a rebel flag appearing in a Arkansas newspaper. Editor W A Weber explains the flag insertion was an accident caused by a misapplied cut. The Globe confirms the editor’s account and notes Weber’s busy role. It also covers Maine election returns and Democratic developments in New York and Maine.
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Traveller
Arkansas Democratic
Hart Strings
Ark
B. P. Palmer
Globe
Boston
Mass
Maine
Belfast
Iowa
Manhood
Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Senator Kirkwood
Senator Garland
Elm Street
Charlestown
Gilbert Williams
W. A. Weber
Telegraph
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Webber
Tur Globe
Williams
Fragmented Nostalgia and Social Snippets From Early Papers
A collage of stray quips and observations from various papers notes quirky remarks on elections, fashion, and marriage. It cites jokes about men delaying decisions, women’s hair, hay crows, and a wedding halted by liquor. Local items include a chastened bride and a humorous take on courtship and editors.
Fragmented 19th Century Newspaper Snippets Compiled
A collage of witty and curious quotes from The New York Sun and Graphic style items. Topics include Broadway Theatre forewarnings, Mammoth cave highwaymen, glove makers, a photographer’s quick finish promise, unpunctuated restaurant signs, cat boot-jacks, warm water jokes, ice imports from Norway, and humorous science quips on memory and emotion.
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New York Sun
Hand of Providence
Broadway
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Aeneenerert
Detroit Free Press
Norway
New York
Europe
Reval
Rusia
Russia
Popular Science Monthly
Campaign Notes on Elections and Scandals in 1876 Era
In Louisville a violent incident is described, a colored man attacking his brother with brutal disemboweling. The piece mocks Blaine and advocates Plaisted’s Maine victory, while predicting Democratic gains in Georgia Indiana Ohio and Virginia. It critiques Jewell’s campaign funding, notes Garfield’s near-losses in Ohio, and questions Republican strategy and naval policy, drawing on multiple editorials from papers including the Washington Post and New York Sun.
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Louisville
Blaine
Plaisted
General Hancock
Hancock
Indiana
Ohio
Virginia
Georgia
Tanner
Julien
Maud
Boardman
Republican Party
Garfield
Hayes
Thomas Nelson
Mexico
Adams
Washington Post
Jewell
Barnum
Vermont
Maine
Hayes Hippodrome
California
San Francisco
Secretary of State
Davis
Marshal Jewell
New York Sun
Logan
Chicago
Porce
Republican Committee
James A. Garfield
Golver
Sons of Late Care
Ames
Congress
Ashtabula
Geauga, Lake, Mahoning
Trumbull
New York
Conkling
Empire State
Post
Captain Ward endorses Smiths Medicated Prunes for relief
Captain Thomas Ward of the 141 U.S. Artillery writes from Fort Independence Boston harbor praising Smiths Medicated Prunes as the best medicine for constipation and biliousness. He asks for three jars by express, claiming the laxative is tasteful and free from nausea or griping, noting physicians prescribe them and druggists sell them.
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Fort Independence
Boston Harbor
Smith
Express
Stock speculation tips from The Weekly Financial Report
Legitimate stock speculation contemplates small as well as large investments and can yield hundreds in profit. John A. 2 & Co. of 12 Wall Street, New York, offers a free subscription, described as entirely separable and trustworthy, promising valuable hints for investors.
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Financial Report
John A. 2 & Co
Wallstreet
New York
Revival Declares Immense Success Despite Doubtful Return
A prose voice extols the revival as a massive success while noting rumors of a troublesome return. The passage contrasts skepticism with triumph, signaling strong public support for the revival effort amid chatter of a possible setback.
Deaf and Dumb Man in Dublin Awakens Silent
A 21 year old man in Dublin Ga woke last Wednesday morning unable to hear or speak though he could prior. No distress or other symptoms were noted and he remembers no incident. Advertisement and job notices follow, including a generic cough remedy and girls wanted for general housework at the Y M C A office.
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Dublin
Gazette
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Poston Creekly Globe
Winfield
William H. English
Canadas
GLONE
the Weekly Globe
Henry ‘Ward Beecher
Baltimore
Detroit
Huron
Key West
Minnesota
New Bedford
New Orleans
Passamaquoddy
Ireland
Germany
Italy
Austria
Scotland
Sweden
Senator Conkling
Times
James W. Wilson
Dearborn Street
Boston Journal
Theodore Cook
Moses
Ingersoll
Sereereresees
Tor Globe
Associated Press
Republican National Committee
General Plaisted
Senator Blaine
Greenback
Portland
Solon Chase
Greenback Party
Greenbackers
Philadelphia Dispatch
Danbury
Litchfield County
Detroit Free
Tess
Chicago Times
Buffalo Express
New York Commercial Advertiser
Paradise
Americus
Chet
Rhode Island
Union
New Orleans Picayune
Norristown
Hebert
Thomas Ward
U. 8S
Lydia
Pivkham
Lynn, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkaam
Western Ave
Lynn
Lydia E. Pineham
SuTuThwyly
Parson Bledso
Galveston News
Aminidab Bledso
Galveston
Mr Biedso
Parson Johnsing
Parson B
Jim Webster
James
Bradder Webster
Goliad
Jess
Ana
Squire Jones
Bay
Angels
West Street
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