Political uncertainty as Hayes victory appears uncertain
The article reports conflicting dispatches on the 1876 election. Republicans claim Hayes safe while Democrats dispute Florida and Louisiana results. A count in both states may decide the outcome with Republicans gaining thirty seven and losing two Congress seats.
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Louisiana
Tammap Hall
Zach Chandler
Republican National Committee
Taber
Florida
Congress
TucEn
Tate Destroyers
Haven
Ohio
Tipen
New York
Indiana
Tilden
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Railroad Disaster in Tennessee Injures and Kills
An eastern Memphis and Little Rock line train near Edmonton crashed when a sleeper car truck dropped, causing a pileup. One passenger died within minutes, several were fatally or severely injured including infant Bleston, with many others lightly hurt. An inquest followed.
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Edmonton
Francis Moore
Canada
Bledace
Moore
Process of a Pottsville miner death unfolds in detail
Dr Elton is called to aid Thos Hoskins a 45 year old slate miner of Pottsville. After a hiccough and failed remedies Hoskins dies despite laudanum and other treatments. His wife distraught and a doctor who tried various measures could not stop the fatal episode.
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Sheldon Street
Peter Whitehead Tollingsworth
Weeks
Porres
Boston
Mass
Sanford
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Henry Wells
Wells, Fargo & Co
AuRora, N. Y
Remarkable Cave Found on Prospect Mountain Nevada
Prospectors uncover a cave on Prospect Mountain with a mouth on the southeast, a dome chamber, and a downward passage. A windlass and tunnel entry lead to a large cavern where eight foot snow bank and animal bones lie, with a third opening awaiting exploration and potential mining.
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Prospect Mountain
Nevada
Enureka
Septh
Coyotes
Der
Berg
Anne
Change in Turkish Sentiments and Khalil Pasha’s Fall
London Times Paris correspondence reports a shift in Ottoman policy after Khalil Pasha’s fall. New ministers doubt Europe’s aid and fear Turkey may lose definite control of the Balkan Peninsula, prompting worries over armistice terms and regional autonomy.
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Paris
Tukey
Khalil Pasha
Turkey
Europe
Ali Pasha
Fuad ‘Pash
Porte
Fuad
Ali
Rashdi
Midbat
Pasha
Turney
Balian
Russia
Ronan
Royal
Servia
Montenegro
Spassa
Bosnia
Fegovina
Bulgaria
Mae
Balkans
Clent Vilayet
Denabe
Het
Kusil
Cherit Pash
Halet
Youssouf
Eccentric 19th century miscellany spans travels and tales
A collage of oddities and anecdotes from the era includes a California wedding in a jailbreak tale, a Pittsburgh mill order from England, a humorous restaurant question about chop length, a list of recurring navagation days, a moving Chicago cathedral, and stories of quarries, peculiar fables, and a dramatic domestic scene with a dying wife and a meddling widow.
Contingency in U S Presidential Election and Westminster Gossip
A London letter discusses a contingency for the U S presidential election with two thirds Senate vote and state by state balloting, plus Westminster society notes on the Duke of Westminster and a Western visitor's quip about family wealth and dependence.
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London
Duke of Westminster
Westminster
Robert Grosvenor
America
Lincoln's Remains Targeted in Springfield Grave Robbery
In Springfield Illinois last night a desperate attempt to steal President Lincoln's remains occurred as guards watched the vault. The burglars forced entry into the sarcophagus area but fled after a pistol alarm. A slight clue to their identities remains and capture seems probable. Separate dispatches report John Bunyan a Democrat killed Republican Charles Pressal in New Castle Indiana during a political discussion. Nationally Republicans gain several Congress seats, boosting control of the next House. Butler wins Massachusetts seat and Hawley loses in Connecticut. In New York Republicans also gain three seats.
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Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
Elmer Washburn
United States
Tyrrell
Indianapolis
The
Journal
New Castle
Indiana
John Bunyan
Charles Pressal
How Electors Voted for President Under the Constitution
A scanned excerpt explains the Electoral College process, noting states differ in choosing electors, the meeting date on December first Wednesday after a presidential election, and that electors cast votes for President and Vice President. It cites Pennsylvania’s 29 electors and outlines congressional counting in Washington with Senate and House presence.
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Senate of the United
States
Foxi Thall
Pennsylvania
Washington
United ‘States
Fon
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