Ward meetings to nominate alderman candidates and delegates
Voters in ward elections will meet February 26 at designated venues to nominate a candidate for Alderman and to elect ward delegates for the city convention at City Hall. The text notes polling places and names but also contains mixed unrelated commentary about Florida, Louisiana, and national figures, with uncertain details.
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Reon
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A. Zvacek
Andersonville revived in Washington as Wirz successor leads Unionists
A Civil War era notice describes Andersonville in DC with Wirz dead and a Sergeant-at-Arms succeeding him. It portrays imprisoned Louisiana Returning Board members Guy Wells Ger Anderson Cassavage Kenner as loyal Unionists persecuted by a Democratic House. The piece cites James Wilson of Detroit and Gov Wells facing alleged treason charges and laments rebel vengeance while noting local fires and water works relief in Acayshall town.
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Georgia
Wirz
Thompson
Louisiana Returning Board
Nurauer- Guy
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Dudley Field
al Guitare
Gov. Wells
Democratic House
Nto
James Wilson
Andersonville
Swain
Attais
Tilden
Kee Island
Louisiana Reformers Battle Over 1876 Return
A column attacks the Louisiana Returning Board and its 1876 vote tally, arguing it misrepresented the popular result for Hayes and that violence and fraud skewed parish returns. It cites witnesses, mentions Parishes East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Ouachita, and Morehouse, notes alleged murders and intimidation, and criticizes Democrat influence and the arbitration process in Florida. The piece also rails against alleged conspirators and current political tensions in Washington.
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Pelion
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Tilden
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Congress
Louisiana
James T. van
Allen
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Gardinnati Commercial
Tien
Tie Pasisues
Texas
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Editorial Notes on Politics and Drought in 19th Century Press
The fragment discusses Democratic papers defending Tilden, Republican gains, and the Compromise Commission, with satirical comparisons to political bribery. It shifts to drought in California affecting farm work, racial tensions with Chinese migrant labor, odd local curiosities, and a chaotic ledger of property transfers and notices.
Rally for blue glass revival in Washington City
The text urges a revival of the blue glass idea with energetic citizen support. It suggests widespread display in Democratic homes and offices, calls for large panes in the Standard office, and asks Gen Pleasanton to focus on Washington Capitol windows. It envisions blue lights in the Commission Hall as part of the broader blue revival.
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Standard
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Treasury girls and widows court sensational suit in Washington
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Christianey
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