Recalled 1876 campaign bitter but decisive Hayes Tilden
In Cedar Rapids a 1877 Beecher audience marked the historic Hayes Tilden contest. The electoral commission awarded Hayes 185 to Tilden 184, ending four months of national suspense. Linn county backed Hayes 4330 to 2916, amid pre election clashes and torchlight parades.
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Hayes
Tilden
Linn County
Fred C. Henson
Henry Ward Beecher
New York
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Beecher
House of Representatives
Washington
D. C
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
United States
Samuel Jones Tilden
Union Opera House
Samuel
Sam C Hoglin
B Avenue
Lin
Cedar
Robert M. Vesely
Hayes and the 1877 electoral commission conflict
The article recalls the disputed 1877 election where Tilden led 188 to 181 but Hayes accepted the congressional electoral commission decision. It notes McCrary's House resolution, the eight Republicans and seven Democrats panel, Hayes' conciliatory postwar policies, and later remarks by Emery A. Storrs about Hayes at Garfield's funeral and a quip about his attire and silence.
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Tilden
New York
Tammany
Tweed
Special Electoral Commission
Congress
George W. McCrary
Iowa
National Union
Hayes
Emery A. Storrs
Chicago
Garfield
Storrs
Reflecting Glory and the Stage Strewn with Military Plays
A critic surveys a Broadway season praising Miss Flood and the stage tradition upheld by Shaw. He notes a blend of ambition, guardianship, and industry, while two military school plays So Proudly We Hail and Bright Honor draw strong denouncement for their dramatic energy and sincerity.
William Vavra Plans Store Building at 64 Sixteenth Ave SW
Excavation is under way for a one story brick and cinder block store building at 64 Sixteenth avenue SW by local grocer William Vavra. Estimated cost is 4500 dollars, finishing within sixty days. Zodac Construction holds the contract. Iowa Steel and Iron Works at 400 Twelfth Avenue SE will cost about 2000 dollars to add storage space and a partial second story, with two buildings enclosed to connect them.
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Sixteenth Avenue
William Vavra
Zodac Construction Company
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Twelfth Avenue SE
Obituary: S. S. Hanson 84 Dies at Home
S. S. Hanson aged 84 died at his Oelwein home Friday. He was an engineer for the Great Western railroad. Survived by his wife and four sons.
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Oelwein
S. S. Hanson
Mr. Hanson
Great Western Railroad
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