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Newspaper
Columbus Democrat
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1877
Page
2
The piece rails at political figures and party shifts while noting strikes spreading from the United States to London. It mentions Monroe, Ohio issues, and a call to Let Joseph "strike" with plans to send a reporter. North Vernon Sun remains bright despite changes with Newt under subjection.
A short note declines publication of a young writer's first effort citing lack of original thought and heavy reliance on familiar phrases. It urges brevity, personal voice, and avoiding postscript material, advising the author to write what he knows and to credit others for their ideas.
The Onte Republican convention met in Cleveland with temporary chair C H Grosvenor guiding the session. The platform endorsed Hayes era policies, civil service reform, remonetization of silver, limited federal railroad subsidies, and court labor protections, while nominating W West for governor Ford Voegler for lieutenant governor W W Johnson for supreme judge George K Nash for attorney general Dwight Crowell for clerk of the supreme court J T Lukens for school commissioner and A W Luckey for board of public works.
London and Bucharest reports detail a major battle near Plevna with 50,000 Turkish defenders and 9th Russian corps under Krudener. Russians gain ground at Radisoo and Rahova but fail to break entrenched Turkish lines. heavy losses on both sides and a Russian retreat toward Bulgareni follows. Russians ask to bury dead as reinforcements flow south.
San Francisco dispatch describes Major Sanford joining Howard near Exmira to pursue Joseph and White Bird across the Bitterroot mountains via the Lolo trail toward Missoula. Wheaton will move from Fort Lapwai through Spokane to join Howard, with 450–500 troops. Inspector Watkins aims to select a suitable reservation during the advance. The mission seeks to inspect Indian character, designate reservations, and project peace, with Wild hostility expected to be crushed. A Warm Spring scout detachment is sought to support the expedition.
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