Tilden Elector Certainty and Oregon Strike Spark Debate
The New York Tribune review notes Hayes was claimed elected while in Oregon a rival charge arises as Republicans refuse to cooperate with an ineligible Democratic elector. Vermont reports a Democratic protester elector who votes for Tilden and drafts his own message to Washington. The piece criticizes Democratic maneuvering while praising respect for the popular will.
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N. Y. Tribune
Hayes
Oregon
Tilden
Vermont
Washington
Congress
Hayes and Wheeler Win With 185 Votes Amid Turmoil
The New York Times reports Hayes and Wheeler secured 185 electoral votes after several thwarted attempts to override the people's will. Bribery surfaced in Louisiana and South Carolina, while conspiracy arose in Oregon. Florida saw surprising Democratic board support and South Carolina noted electors conflict and a Supreme Court ruling on speaker Wallace. In New Orleans an elector claimed a $100,000 bribe offer and a South Carolina elector was targeted for $10,000. both failed and votes remained for the chosen candidates.
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New York Times
Hayes
Wheeler
Louisiana
South Carolina
Oregon
Florida
Supreme Court
Wallace
Washington
New Orleans
Tilden
Cremation of Baron De Palm Completed in Pittsburg
The body of the late Baron De Palm was cremated at Dr Le moyne's crematory in Pittsburg. Executed by Col Alcott and executors TH J Newton and Col Alcott with a detailed rite, the process lasted about two hours and twenty minutes ending in ashes placed in an urn.
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Baron de Palm
Col. Alcott
Oregon Vote Key Could Tilt 185 Ballot Fight
Ohio Democratic leader Groesbeck says the party would lose by pressing its claim to the 185 electoral votes with Oregon’s vote as the deciding factor. He supports seeking inquiry beyond the South Carolina Florida Louisiana certificates and notes most Democratic leaders concur. It is unlikely the party will press for Tilden’s election based on Oregon alone.
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Groesbeck
Ohio
Oregon
South Carolina
Hiorida
Louisiana
Hayes
Tilden
Chicago
Hayes Inauguration Seen as Certain by Republicans
A Washington telegram to the New York Tribune from December 8 asserts Republicans are confident Hayes will be inaugurated. It cites alleged Democratic bribery attempts in South Carolina Louisiana and Florida, and a Oregon governor oath violation, to overturn the electoral count.
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Washington
New York Tribune
Hayes
South Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
The
United States
Louisiana Elector Levisee Testifies About Bribe Offer
An affidavit from Levisee, a Louisiana elector, details a plan to bribe him for his vote in the Hayes-Tilden contest. He describes meetings in New Orleans with a man identified as Mr B and later a Mr C, with offers of forty to one hundred thousand dollars to influence the electoral vote. Levisee, a respected Louisiana citizen, says he withheld disclosure unless legally compelled.
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Louisiana
Levisee
New Orleans
United States
Pitkin
Mr. B
Hayes
Tilden
Deponent
Piper Bill Seeks Western Lands Grant and Black Hills Territory Government
Congressman Piper introduces a bill to grant Colorado desert lands west of the river to Wazencraft and associates as lands transfer from the river occur, conditioned on fresh water for irrigation within ten years and travel needs. another measure calls for immediate creation of a territorial government for the Black Hills region, urged for prompt passage.
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Piper
Wazencraft
Colorado Desert
Black Hills
Senate Declares Joint Rules of Last Congress Out of Force
Senate action sustains Ferry decision and aligns Bayard Kernan Wallace with Republicans against Speaker Randall. Four Democrats opposed. House prospects for appeal and possible crossovers noted. Judiciary committee favors McCrary plan on electoral vote counting by Supreme Court, signaling Grover’s action may not derail election. Overnight tension eases with broader public confidence in a peaceful resolution.
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Ferry
Bayard
Kernan
Wallace
Randall
House
House Judiciary Committee
McCrary
U.S. Supreme Court
Quotations and Quips on Education and Newsroom Life
A collage of witticisms on education journalism and public figures. References to George William Curtis on pie crust, Yale beating Princeton, Arctic expeditions in London, and Butler denying political counsel. Chicago reporters' fervor, press ambassadors, and a Milton woman exposing a blackmailer are noted with humorous asides.
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Fulton
Fimes
George William Curtis
Fisherman’s son loses boat after bulldozing tale
In Norwich Bulletin a humorous anecdote recalls a boy sent for codfish who spends the day fishing and returns to find the family bulldozed into a predicament. The remark credits his father’s breakfast request with a comical lapse into misadventure.
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Norwich
Colonel Donohw Tours U S In Palace Car
Colonel Peter Donohw travels the United States in a private palace car. He is now in Patterson New Jersey. Twenty five years ago he operated four blacksmith shops in a tent on the beach at San Francisco.
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Peter Donohw
United States
Patterson N. J
San Francisco
Bentham’s Expansive Hope for Future Century Influence
A reflective remark attributes to Jeremy Bentham a wish to live the years after his death so he could witness the centuries that follow and the evolving influence of his writings on posterity. The quote frames a long view of intellectual legacy across time.
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Jeremy Bentham
Rome Sentinel Quote Sparks Moral Debate Over Cat Incident
The Rome Sentinel reports a Louisiana business story sparked by a Rome cat that produced seven kittens last week and led the lady of the house to assume ministerial duties, resulting in the eviction of six kittens.
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Rome _ Sentinel
Louisiana
Rome
Puerile City Writers and a Blistering Morning Prophecy
A critique of unpaid country paper writers and their bold claims. The narrator recalls a man who dismisses forecasts as election lies, only to face a soaked overcoat after a rainy afternoon.
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The
Herald
Shuffleboard Clerk Quips On Florida Politics in Philly Style
A Philadelphia clerk in an uptown store greets customers with playful slang and ends his day at a lager beer saloon by remarking that if Florida politicals tally Tilden unfavorably, he would not pay five cents for a four bladed knife in this country.
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Philadelphia
Florida
Tilden
The Influence of Classical Nines on a Man
A fragment contemplates how wearing a paper collar bearing words like Romulus Civisar Delphian stirs grand, almost mythic thoughts. The man, late to breakfast, feels absorbed by lofty ideas as he cooks buckwheat, blurring the view of daily life.
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Romulus
Civisar
Delphian
Boston Location Question Highlights Teaching Exam
A Maine school teacher candidate named Adnan, after a simple arithmetic failure, cannot locate Boston and is pressed by a committee who clarifies that Boston is the capital of a U.S. state. He believes he knows the state but admits he cannot express it clearly.
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Adnan
Maine
Boston
The Power of Money in the Presidential Contest
The piece warns that money dominates elections, accusing a candidate of buying states and noting tampering of a state Supreme Court and corruption in Florida and Louisiana counties. It argues such fraud and intimidation threaten free government and calls patriots to reconsider the system.
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Supreme Court
Florida
Louisiana
Southern opposition blocks impeachment scheme in Washington
From Washington the New York Tribune reports that nearly the entire Southern delegation led by Benj. Hill of Georgia blocked the impeachment plan. Hill urged peaceful settlement and warned against armed conflict while backing a joint committee proposal to seek legal solutions. The piece also mocks Grover with satirical jibes about his persona and political fate.
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Washington
Benj. Hill
Georgia
Hill
North
Congress
McCrary
The
Tribune
Grover
Oregon
Cronin
Benedict Arnold
Judas Iscariot
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