Legislature to Seat 40 lawyers and 40 other trades
A list of positions expected in the next Legislature includes 40 attorney seat law, 28 farmers, 12 physicians, 12 merchants and other trades. The piece notes the Chinese immigration law is weak and reports on alleged Chinese to land in the United States under false pretenses as teachers or students.
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Pacific Coast
United States
Ciremiara
P. Duff & Sons
Pittsburg
Dull
Harper & Bro
Blaine Retires from Politics and Plans a Book
A New York Sun correspondent from Bangor reports 150 open bars in the city. The Mayor, a temperance advocate, says 40 extra policemen and a $50,000 fund are needed to curb liquor sales. General Neal Dow, a prohibition leader, resides in Bangor yet promotes nationwide prohibition.
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The
New York Sun
Bangor
Maine
Neal Dow
H. Greenwold
New York City
Kohn Bros
Cambridge
Ohio
H. Kohn
Glass Bridges Gain Attention in English Experiments
The article notes English experiments with glass bridge construction. An inventor creates hardened glass blocks using a special process. The claim is the glass bridges are as solid as traditional materials, cheaper than wood or iron, insect proof, and resistant to rust.
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England
Missouri Laws Emerge After Release Of Frank James
The writer laments Missouri leniency that freed Frank James after a train robbery. He contrasts the outcome with a starving man's bread theft, noting James paraded the town and sparked claims some praised him as a hero, arguing such justice would corrupt the nation.
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Missouri
Callatin
Frank James
Watch dog of the Treasury and Brooklyn mayoral race noted
The passage mentions William 8 Holman of Indiana as a long time Congress member known as the watch dog of the Treasury. It cites Beecher’s revenge and describes Hendrix the New York Sun reporter who opposed Beecher Tilton trial, later failing in a Brooklyn mayoral bid. Tilton’s lectures stirred little sympathy and Hendrix’s political career collapsed.
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William 8. Holman
Indiana
Congress
The
Treasury
Cleveland Penny Press
Henry Ward Beecher
Hendrix
Brooklyn
Seth Lowe
New York Sun
Beecher-Tilton
Sun
Beecher
Great Divine
Bessie Turner
Tilton
President Arthur's Backers Hope for Re nomination
The Friends of President Arthur display optimism after the election, noting his broadened appeal beyond stalwarts and speculating that Tammany might ally with him. Republicans praise his administration and a favorable nomination outlook emerges, with the Vice President possibly moving West and pressuring Secretary Lincoln to assume the post.
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Arthur
John Kelly
Tha Tammany
Lincoln
Mlctivis
Debated South unrest and vote tension in presidential lead up
The piece argues partisan fronts talk of Presidential possibilities a year ahead as tensions rise in the South after the Danville riot. It condemns coercion in voting and criticizes the lasting “bloody shirt” rhetoric while urging steps to end the South’s disturbances and intimidation as citizens claim equal rights.
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South
Danville
Virginia
Rome
Republicans Sweep States Reshape Presidential Battle
The GOP won the New York State ticket and Legislature, and carried Pennsylvania Massachusetts Connecticut Minnesota and Nebraska. Democrats captured Virginia New Jersey Maryland and Mississippi. The split results heighten presidential campaign uncertainty and signal a likely tough race ahead.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Minnesota
Nebraska
Virginia
New Jersey
Maryland
Mississippi
Regional shifts in next National House seats described
The Eastern States will hold 95 members in the coming National House of Representatives. The Western States gain 17 seats and the Southern States gain 15 seats while the East remains unchanged.
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House of Representatives
Chronology of the United States Army commanders
The Army Calendar traces the U S Army from its 1789 organization with 1 lieutenant colonel commandant and 720 privates, through leaders like Harmer, St Clair, Wayne, Wilkinson, Washington, Brown, Macomb, Scott, McClellan, Halleck, Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan. It notes key defeats, reforms, and the evolution to general of the army and lieutenant general ranks.
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Army of the
Arthur St. Clair
St. Clair
Harmer
Miami River
Second Infantry
Anthony Wayne
The
Miami Rapids
Anthony
James Wilkinson
France
Washington
United Area
United States
Winkinson
Great Britain
Henry Dearborn
Jacob Brown
New York
Alexander Macomb
Brown
Winfield Scott
Scott
Vera Cruz
San Juan de Ulloa
George B. McClellan
Henry W.halleck
Ulysses &. Grant
Grant
William T. Sherman
Philip H. Sheridan
Army of the United States
Itx
Hay For Hogs From Nebraska Farmer
A Nebraska man advises feeding hogs hay cut short and mixed with bran shorts or middlings. Hogs quickly eat it, especially if soaked in swill or slop. In winter use the same hay fed to horses to save bran and other feed and to help hogs gain flesh.
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Nebraska
Great German Invigorator Advertisement For Sale
A vintage ad touts the Great German Invigorator claiming to restore the constitution despite disease or excess. Sold by J. R. Downar with a note reading for sale.
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J. R. Downar
When did Ohio Become a State
An 1879 analysis reviews competing dates for Ohio statehood. It cites Congress acts on February 19 1808 and March 8 1808, and notes various proposed birthdays including November 20 1802 and November 29 1802, with Newark American referencing the 1808 founding date.
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Ohio
Congress
United States
I. W. Andrews
Marietta College
Edward Tiffin
Territory
Charles William Byrd
Department of the Interior
Newark
Oil And Paint Save Farm Wagons And Tools
An exchange correspondent advises farmers to oil wagon felloes and keep wood painted. Regular boiling oil fills shrinking felloes, tightens tires, and wards off water damage. Oil small farm tools and handles to prevent decay and damage from alternate wetting.
Cambridge Market Weekly Prices Read From Local Ledger
Corrected weekly market list shows prices for sorghum honey salt tallow butter chickens shoulders and various seeds and potatoes. Entries include barrels and pounds with figures like 125 155 for items and 10 12 cents per pound for others. Names J O McItyar and R W Simpsey appear as editors.
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J. O. McItyar
R. W. Simpsey
Cab Sons
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Hallett
Republcan National Committee
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J. G. Blaine
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Army Calender
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Ce A. Bartlett & CO
Front St
Phila
Arial
Wiigwam
Spence Brags. & CO
Cincinnati
Oliver
Oliver Plow
Cochran & Orme
Chio
Fiardwares
Hirschberg’s
ST Ryles
O'Hanlon
Madison
Peter Schafer
G. B. Thornberry
W. A. Rainey
Cambridge, Ohio
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Kohn Brothers
Ohio State Journal
Ohio State Journal CO
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THEN
Wheeling Avenue
Cambridge, O
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H. M. Close
Court House
Ailor—A.kersey
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Mill Street
Castoria
Centaur Liniment
Orice
Guernsey County
Raymond
Senkrwlinion
Raymond & GO
Thalheimer
Baltimore
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East
Ilyar
Buryanthes
Pernard
Silk
Zanilla
Gingham
Alpacca
McCall’s Bazar Patterns
H. Hallett & CO
Portland
T. C. Stanley
Ogier
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