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A telegram from Washington says it is doubtful a House quorum will meet Monday. Once the speaker is elected a shower of resolutions and declarations on the political situation is expected. It is thought Tilden may exert influence through channels. Heister Clymer is a declared speaker candidate, though Randall says this won’t affect odds.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Heister Clymer
Randall
South Carolina Muddle Frays Edges of State House
The Chicago Tribune reports in Columbia the two legislatures in one room adjourned till tomorrow. Eleven Edgefield members face expulsion with unknown consequences. Tension rises as rifle club members near the state house and talks of impeaching the president and cabinet circulate. Ruger urged restraint while federal recognition looms over possible troop intervention.
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Chicago Tribune
Columbia
Edgefield
Rifle Club
State House
Tilden
South Carolina
Ruger
New York Times
House
Senate
Laurens
Ius
Hampton
Washington
Mackey
U. S
Brigadier General Bonneville Remembers Merchant and 1814 Academy Pace
The New York Graphic of November 20 features a sketch of Bravet Brigadier General B L K Bonneville, noting his 61 years in the army and ranking only by Colonel Charles S Merchant who graduated just before him. Bonneville recalls Merchant leaving the Academy in 1814 and his own year of continuation, with early service in Arkansas and imagined routes to the Pacific.
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New York Graphic
Charles 5. Merchant
Merchant
Bonneville
Academy
Wilds
Arkansas
Pacific
Bonneville's Westward Faith and Claims Recalled
The article details furor over early explorer Ulysses S. Bonneville. It notes his persistent belief in the thirty-fifth parallel, his land at his eastern terminus, and his wartime service. It recounts his two year West expedition, period of absence, restoration by Congress, and later brevet as brigadier general.
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Bonneville
Lafayette
Fort Gibson
France
Norfolk
McComb
Rocky Mountains
Washington Irving
War Department
Jackson
Black Hills
Sutter’s
Pike’s Peak
South Pass
Fremont
Marcy
Gila River
Marey
Grant
New York Herald Warns of Caesarism Threat in Grant Crisis
The New York Herald argues that with two claimants for the presidency Hayes and Tilden, military force could be used to resolve the dispute. It warns Grant might seize power if Congress fails to settle the election, risking a constitutional crisis and future elections.
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New York Herald
Grant
Senate
Hayes
House
Tilden
Columbia
Washington
Cesar
Chamberlain
Pioneer Pickings in the Black Hills Mining District
The Deadwood and nearby Gayville placer claims continue paying well and the Hidden Treasure mine grows richer with deeper exploration. A large boulder revealed free gold after blasting. In a homicide case, Dick Brown is freed in self defense. Mining equipment for the Golden Gate Mill arrived, and Prof. Sherwood reports extensive mining activity across Deadwood Black Tail Bobtail False Bottom with many lodes likely to pay, some potentially fabulously rich.
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Black Hills
Deadwood
Gayville
Dick Brown
Edward Shaughnessy
Farnum
Brown
Golden Gate Mining Company
Sherwood
Black Tail
False Bottom
Parallel 1876 election claims spark a partisan firestorm
A lengthy 1876 census analysis argues Hayes voters control greater land wealth and intellect, while Tilden regions harbor ignorance and crime. It depicts widespread fraud in New York, Indiana, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the South, branding the election a bloody farce and an attempt to subvert democracy.
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Hayes
Tilden
Republic
New York
New York City
Indiana
Kentucky
New Jersey
Connecticut
South
Georgia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
North Carolina
Vance
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
God Save
Chicago and North Western Railway Paths to Omaha and Chicago
Travel advisory extols the Chicago and North Western as the oldest and shortest route between Omaha and Chicago with a modern steel rail line. It notes central Chicago depot access, earlier arrivals to connect east, and advises tickets via Marshall Cedar Rapids Clinton for Iowa routes and via Fulton for Illinois and Wisconsin. It promotes Pullman sleepers, new coaches, and best cars, with agents in Omaha and Chicago for schedules and maps.
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Cicago and North-Western Railway
Omaha
Chicago
Iowa
Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fulton
Chicago and North-Western
United States
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