Defilements of Public Officials in Postwar Campaign Debate
The article reviews a heated Republication analysis of official defalcations, citing Pont’s Washington report and figures by McPherson and Coon. It traces a June 1876 Senate resolution, a Sherman substitute, and a campaign table used to claim frauds in the Treasury during various administrations, highlighting political spin in the Garfield era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pont
Boothury McPherron
Treasury
Treasury Coon For Strictly Campaign Parporen
Thin Anayals
Lincolin
Mosars
McPherson
Woon
Poat
United States Marehall Hall
Naval Medical Bureau
United States Senate
Davis
W. Virginia
Sherman
Treasury Department
Benator Sherman
Kecretary of the Treasury
Furnih
Benate
McPheorion Coon
Not His Arm and Auction Frauds in the Blaind Era
Fragmented excerpts recount alleged auctions and financial misconduct tied to James G. Blaind of Maine. The piece cites a sweeping 1861–1876 disbursement table showing tens of millions pilfered by public officers, referencing Post and McPherson era scandals and star-route frauds amid Republican administrations. It blends political critique with street scenes and gossip about a Jersey-area incident and a couple’s public embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Blaind
Maine
Congreraman Post
United States
Paarman
Solicitor of the Treasury
Sangary
Navy Department
Manry
Mnillitipg
Mosars, McPherson and Coon
Vengretanan
Newark
Fragments of Liberty era quips and political jests
A collage of quoted quips and satirical remarks from various newspapers lampoons political figures like Blaine and Butler. It blends humorous lines on campaigns, elections, and public figures with light commentary on social and gender topics, reflecting a lively late 19th century press tone.
A Fragmented Echoes of Advice and Odd Tales
A long excerpt blends biblical lines with reflections on poverty drunkenness and honesty. It recounts a self‑styled fishing tale misadventure and critiques exaggeration in local lore. It also covers a 52 American Girls tour in Europe and a political spoof about a New York penny newspaper ticket.
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New York 7'Nwéh
Connery
New Penny Paper
Mus
Beiya Lockwoop
Chamel A. Dana
Brother Dana
Brother Connery
Prohibition Labor and Revolution Shape Republican View
The Times notes a dawning revolutionary mood in the Republican ranks. It argues Blaine’s Ohio to Pacific bloc faces doubt as Prohibition and Labor rise, yet fear that greater issues have served their purpose and perished. The piece signals widespread electoral doubt for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republicana
Blaine
Ohio
Northern Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Pawl
Waspish Summer and Odd Sayings Amuse Town
Fragments show quirky remarks on summer and forms with unusual spellings and phrases. The blur of dialogue hints at playful banter and local humor amid an otherwise ordinary day.
Engagement Broken In Fan Causes Ohio Girl's Death
Cadiz Ohio special reports the death of Miss Alice McCilan after a 36 hour illness following public distress when a young neighbor Nash confessed they could be only friends. Three men restrained her as she fainted into unconsciousness. efforts to revive failed. Nash, in grief, attended constantly. Local fear grows he may go insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sten
John B. Gough
John P. St. John
Sullivan
Burlington
Seni Dumatere Juab
Germany
Denns Saith Des Wife
Boston
Imagine
Sifly
America
Niagara
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
Europe
Ohio
Allice McCilan
Cadiz
Nan al Nawh
Nowen
Mina McCiban
Fent
Nash
Greif
Pettibone Wins Bristol Primary Amid Mixed Support
The Bristol Republican primary results show Pettibone with 131 votes and Taylor 142, suggesting a strong turnout. The Bristol Reporter notes the largest Republican vote yet and cites historical compares, while arguing that cross-party and demographic factors aided Pettibone's margin and criticizes the notion of rapid Republicanization.
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Bristol
Pettibone
Taylorl
Pettibons
Garfield
Maj. Pettibone
Mesyf
Briatoi
Virginia
Taylor
Pie table shock as child finds bug in pie
A family dinner ends in embarrassment when a child announces a large dead insect found in the pie. The mother scolds, the father orders silence, and a prior traveler note from a distant place is tangled in the muddled dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sant
Wholesale Corruption in Local Politics Warned by Times
The Times laments wholesale bribery in a town and congressional district politics. Candidates are chosen for funding votes, while moral candidates are sidelined. National committees have sent funds with knowledge of their use, risking broader moral outrage unless reform arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Society Church
Allice
Liscoln Accepts Republican Nomination Letter 1860
ABBATIAM LisCoLn accepts the Republican nomination in 1860, expressing approval of the convention's principles and sentiments. He pledges cooperation for the success of the convention’s declared aims, invoking divine Providence and fidelity to the Constitution, harmony, and union. The correspondence references George Ashmiui, president of the Republican Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturarrero
Abbatiam LisCoLn
George Ashmiui
Republican Convention
Emphatic speech by an eminent colored physician
An elderly secretary quotes a Black physician speaking of financial hardship in medicine, noting most patients paid nothing, and criticizing lack of opportunities for earnings through practice or preaching amid poverty and limited respect in their country. The piece reflects early racial and professional struggles in medicine.
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Enid
Tate
Ais
Insomnia Toma Dy Experiment Cited by Liawake
A strange remark attributed to Mr. Liawake suggests an extreme sleep aid by attempting to shoot all the reals in the neighborhood. The odd phrasing appears as a local quip or mock warning from a city source. No further context or corroborating details are provided.
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Mr. Liawake
Moxvieks
Where the Pretty Girls Are in Quebec City
A native Canadian praises Quebec City’s women noting bright eyes and clear complexions shaped by outdoor life on the Terrasse atop Cape Diamond. The writer contrasts Montreal and Quebec girls, marveling at their grace climbing steep sidewalks and enjoying fresh air with views from the promontory over the St Lawrence River and Laurentian peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Canada
Montreal
Dufferin Terrace
Cape Diamond
Et. Las
Ronve
Everbody
Point Loys
Cape Tourment
Montmorenc
Laurentian Mountains
Arly
Long Evening Drive Ends With Soft Song And Odd Quips
A couple of young women, Jennie and Laura, struggle to move a stalled horse near a piano scene as a man named Mo Timbled laments missed plans and contemplates leaving with another girl. The dialogue veers from humor to anxious flirtation amid a failing carriage in a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touritta
Jennie
Laura
Vesparniti
Pittsburg
Illiterate fragmentary report on a doctor and poison ring
Fragmentary OCR reads a physician summoned to a vipman bedside with urgent talk of a poison ring. The text is garbled with misread words and punctuation, resembling a dramatic dialogue excerpt from a longer piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkem
Democratic and Republican Committees Name Electors
Partial list of appointive electors for Robt L Taylor and Samuel W Hawking with event dates in Dover Nashville Ashland City Charlotte Centreville Newburg Waynesboro Savannah Sept 20 29 and 22 23 24 25 26 29 1884 Republican and Democratic gatherings noted plus a Shelby county Democratic monster barbecue at Pair Grounds Sept 25 with many speakers including Hendricks Vorbvca Gray Ward Beecher and Randall. Kansas Governor Glick to loan a steer for exhibition and local bands to perform.
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Robt
L. Taylor
Samuel W. Hawking
Dover
Nashville
Ashland City
Charlotte
Centreville
Newburg
Waynesboro
Savannah
Shelby County
Shelbyville
Shelby
Hendricks
West
Glick
Kansas
Bpowkera
Hons
Thon
A. Hendricks
Dan W. Vorbvca
Ismael. Gray
Roy
Henry Ward Beecher
Guy
George Hoodly
Anow G. Thurmay
Samuel J. Randall
Carl Solars
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