Heat Across Eastern States Fuels Political Rally Plans
Intense warm weather grips eastern states as Senator Conkling joins campaign efforts in Indiana and Ohio. Democratic speakers warned in the south. Seawanka owners indicted for rainslaughter after a Long Inland Sound blaze. Rich ore strike reported at Las Placitas New Mexico with discovery thirty miles from Santa Fe. Atlantic City collision at May's Landing kills several and injures many due to failed air brake. Greek volunteers surge as tensions with the Porte rise. Mexico's Diaz and Gonzales factions threaten civil war, Victoria defeated by Grierson. Ohio Republican rallies loom with mass meetings planned before October election.
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John P Irish and copperhead rhetoric in Civil War era
A critical examination of John P Irish editorials denouncing Lincoln and the Union, labeling him a copperhead and detailing attacks on emancipation and wartime policies. The piece cites multiple 1864 1865 writings portraying Irish as a loyalist foe and warns against his influence and advocacy for resistance to government authority.
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Stele Press
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Town City State Press
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Democratic Party
Fragmented 1884 Alabama voting fraud debate explodes
A lettered critique recounts a bitter 1884 Alabama election episode with claims of Democratic intimidation and militia presence at polling places. It details alleged coerced votes, fear, and manipulated counts as observers describe Republican gains and disputed returns amid racial tensions.
Democratic inspector accused of ballot fraud and south solid myth
An affidavit before United States Commissioner Gardner alleges Democrats manipulated box results with 400 vote margins and widespread fraud two years prior. The piece laments southern solid democracy, urges a fair northern and southern push at the polls, and cites a railway accident to illustrate vigilance and safety under a large railroad system. Also notes a testimonial about Hop Bitters curing liquor thirst.
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Oliver
United States
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Ming
Chicana
Tinaes
Aiwe
Republican wager rails against Democrats in Greensburg
A Greensburg Republican traveling through Greensburgh lauds the city’s politics and issues a public wager challenge. He bets $3,000 that Pennsylvania will back Gazfield by 20,600 votes and $5,000 that New York will back Garfield by 6,000 votes, with conditions on acceptance by two parties only. He urges pursuers to respond by August 26 to 85 inclusive, citing Hayes era tensions and political rhetoric throughout the piece.
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Pein
Pennsylvania
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Gazfield
Joux W. GooumMan
Seventh Avenue
Joiel
Old People in Westmoreland County Age Records
The Greensburg Tribune-Atlas notes a large elderly population in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. It lists 474 residents over 80, with Nancy Summerell at 162 the oldest, followed by Joseph Berlie 101 and Josiah Harvey 100 among others. The report highlights three centenarians and twenty residents aged 90 to 97, underscoring the county as a healthy locality.
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Bridget McIntyre
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Anna West
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Sarah Twine
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Isther Bisaman
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Mary ‘Black
Jom Harr
Mary McKelvy
Penn Township
Susan McClain
Rostraver
Jennie Young
Salem
Catharina MuMley
Bell
Westmoreland
Wreck of freight tinsel near Mechanicsville risks major loss
The Clinton report details a severe collision on the C. N. W. near Mechanicsville causing estimated damage of twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars. Engines 197 and 216 are badly damaged, several box cars broken, contents scattered, and multiple injuries recorded. A misread order by a freight conductor and a missing red light contributed to the wreck.
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Freigh
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Joan Figher
Greman
James Moore
Prohibitionists Endorse Garfield Over Iowa Amendment
D S Lucas editors of the Prohibitionist argues Iowa temperance supporters should back Garfield under Republican unity on the state constitutional amendment. He urges prohibitionists to vote Republican for success in Iowa and mentions Elder Lucas hoping to live until November for the vote.
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Politioaarty
D. 5
Lucas
Prohibitionist
Stets
James ‘A. Garfield
Dow
Democratic Pany
Towa
D.R. Loess
Pulmonaria boosts recovery from severe cold
A Millersburg reader reports rapid relief after using Pulmonaria for a two week chest cold. The note thanks the seller network including Pope & Bilan and Alexander & Lagrayge and references local banks and druggists.
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Minnerspurs
Millersburg
A. R. Wirre
Effects of Improper Habits on Health and Procreation
An alarming lecture praises abstinence to prevent organal weakness. It warns that indulgence damages mind and body, causes loss of procreative power, and may lead to consumption and death. A US college graduate claims astonishing cures for nervous symptoms and sleep disturbances. Take guidance and avoid excess.
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