Massachusetts Voters Back Long Over Butler In State Race
Massachusetts election results show John D. Long, Republican, winning a clear plurality while B F Butler fails to secure the State seat. The vote split within the three party line is noted and Conkling's New York maneuvers are discussed as energizing national politics. The piece also notes senatorial death and Irish land questions and foreign policy concerns.
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Massachusetts
B. F. Butler
John Quincy Adams
Faneuil Hall
John D. Long
New York
Roscoe Conkling
Mr. Cornell
Tammany
Mr .Tilden
Evarts
Sherman
IMNO
Conkling
Winer
Brussels
Bismarck Classed as Lucky Dog in Local Election Then
A quirky local note portrays Bismarck the dog as a lucky figure favored by late elections. The piece playfully warns against underestimating his influence, suggesting his power to pursue projects remains strong.
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Bismarck
From Our Own Correspondent New York Letter 1879
From Our Own Correspondent New York Letter reports mournful events in the city including Hooker’s funeral as 12,000 pass the casket, Rabbi Einhorn and Trinity chimes loss, Hewitt’s death, and Chicago dry goods failures. The writer notes political mixups in the recent election, praise for Harper’s Young People, and debates over export impact on prices and jobs.
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New York
Lincoln
Wilson
Greeley
Joe” Hooker
Rabbi Einhorn
the Beecher
Trinity Church
James Ayliffe
Peter Cooper
Charles Hewitt
Abram S. Hewitt
Chicago
Hewitt
J. Tilden
Tilden
Midshipman
Fisy
Cornell
Robinson
Lond
Just
New Weekly
Harpera Young People
Franklin Square
Atlantic Monthly
American Iarporter
Lucius O’trigger
Boston
Ren
Lorne
New England
Edward G. Almy
Town Hall December Minstrel Event Promises Local Talent
A grand minstrel entertainment by home talent, under the Bi Centennial Committee, is planned for Town Hall in December during the second or third week. Also notes about local events include a New York Store opening on Hope Street and Y M C A meetings this weekend with services and praise sessions.
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Town Hall
New York
J. G. Sparks
J. N. Lindsey
Hope Street
Funeral of Hon. Joseph M. Blake Held at St. Michael's
The funeral for Hon. Joseph M. Blake occurred Wednesday afternoon at St. Michael's Church with Rev. G. L. Locke officiating. A large attendance included Judges Potter and Witness, multiple Providence bar members, and notable figures from Warren and town citizens. Pallbearers named. singing directed by Hon. W. T. C. Wardwell. Remains laid to rest in the North Cemetery receiving tomb.
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Joseph M. Blake
St. Michael’s Church
G. L. Locke
Potter
Supreme Court
Providence
Henry B. Anthony
B. T. Eames
C. R. Cutler
Geo. Lewis Cooke
Warren
A. E. Burnside
J. R. Bullock
Messrs
E. W. Brunsen
Thomas J. Usher
C. Dew. Brownell
Alexander Perry
Jonathan D. Waldron
Nathaniel 8. Greene
W. T. C. Wardwell
North Cemetery
Bristol Female Charitable Society 1879 Secretary Report
The Bristol Female Charitable Society reports its 67th annual progress with no new stories, noting quiet work, gratitude, and broad benevolence. It highlights a healthy directress, prompt dues, satisfactory collections, unsolicited donations, and aid to eighteen pensioners and thirteen special cases amid losses among recipients.
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Bristol Female Coartranie Society
Bristol Female Charitable Society
H. B. Norris
Bristol
Remembering Joseph M. Blake Bristols Legal Luminary
A lengthy obituary profile honors Joseph M. Blake of Bristol Rhode Island born 1810 who rose from local study to Attorney General. It notes his eight-year tenure guiding prosecutions during the Dorr era, his deep legal and literary learning, military knowledge, and strong Christian faith. Survived by wife Hops E. Richmond and three children, the piece recalls his family lines and civic impact.
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Webster
Blake
Fannie Hunt
Jonathan Hunt
Vermont
Rhode Island
Joel Parker
Exeter
New Hampshire
George Blake
Boston
Providence
General Assembly
John Howe
Bristol
J. Russell Bullock
Hops E. T. Richmond
John Brown Francis
Benjamin Hazard
Newport
James F. Simmons
Elisha R. Potter
Mr. Blake
House of Representatives
Whipple
Atwell
Richard K. Randolph
Dorr
Gov Dorr
Albert C Greene
Creneral
Benefit Street
Marine Artillery Armory
Lemuel H. Arnold
Joseph M. Blake
Law and Order Convention
Napoleon
Ney
Lever
Payne
Jenckes
Tlistory
Allison
America
Wellington
Joseph M. Blaka
Marengo
Austerlitz
Waterloo
England
Shakspeare
Milton
Coleridge
Boswell
Johnson
Sam. Johnson
Caleb Cushing
Dr. Johnson
Mr Cushing
Nathaniel Bullock
James DeWolf
Gower
Hunt Blake
New York
Charles Blake
Supreme Court of
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Frank B. Bourn
Wm. E. Falea
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Providence Daily Journal
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Arthur's Round Table
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van Tromp
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South Carolina
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Dorchester
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Worcester
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United States
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Thames & Talbot
Hawley Street
C. &c. St.Nicholas
Westminster Street
R. I
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Chew Jackson
WN. H. Richards
Odd Fellows Building
Bradford Street
Werman Canfield
Samuel P. Colt
WM. Shaw Bowen
Dorrance
K. 1
Mually
T. H Shipman
M. UD
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Hope and
Ueigh Streets
G.P Barnes
G. W. Easterbrooke
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Wircox
Dove E
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Mise Lizzie P. Dodge
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Tannah & Reynolds
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Coggeshall
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George Cogeeshall, Jr
Ifier
Waile
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John Haile
Dixon
Yonkera
Annie Dixon
Charles G. Crocker
Silk
Pawtucket
Mary Silk
Kinny
Fall River
Amy
Stephen Kirby
Phoenix Marine Journal
St. Borden, Mason
Amos C. Burstow
Corwin
St Borden
Mason
Teazer
Darling
Portsmouth
S. Borden
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Schr
Eaton
Swaip
Calais
R. Borden
J. Borden
E. West
Card
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W. Haselwood
Methodist Church
Persous
Haselwood
Court of Proaliate
Samuel Smitit Drury
Hannah W. Drury
Kendall
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Enosburgh Falls
Wal. B. Blanding
Weybosset Street
Stewart’s
GEO. Tilley
J.F. Babb
Lewis McCartney
Grigoire Fancault
Mary Forester
Alice L. Hemenway
Nnije Rane
Pearce
Providence Furniture Company
Iroad St
Mathewnson
Rnode Island
Broad St
Mathewson
Providence, R. I
Babyland
Liberal Commission
Lothrop & CO
Franklin Street
Maso
Mary X. Doty
Joseph B. Cory
Mary A. Doty
Peter Gladyding
Snow & Mason
GEO. L.claflin & CO
R. J
William H. Bell
Pasion
Odd Fellows Beneficial Association
Rothers
Stephen Smith
Canonicus Lodge
Illingworth
Roger Williams Lodge
WM. E. Whiting
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