This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1876
Page
9
The text outlines contested results in several states with claims of illegal voting and party tactics. It references President Grant and a potential peaceful transition or warlike tensions in Europe, noting electoral votes and popular majorities, plus storm and flood disasters affecting islands and regions.
A Westbound Baltimore train carried a Yamipant Democrat from near Tallahassee who boasted of voter intimidation tactics. A companion from Harper's Ferry heard him claim he would distribute Democratic tickets to enslaved people and threaten consequences if they did not vote as instructed. He said the plan would work.
The Democrat editor cites a November 18 1876 note urging a seance to settle the presidential question and reports on Coshocton County voting trends. It discusses Harmony in Toscarawas and references Fisher and Tilden as context, alongside local graft and voter conduct issues.
A floor collapse during a Moore's Opera House performance in Sacramento killed seven people and injured about one hundred spectators. The theater had been converted from a livery stable and seated around a thousand. debris trapped audience and stage above the stable basement. Several named victims include S. W Perry janitor, Frank Meyer, and Ezra Woolson former County Treasurer, with Eddie Peak and Mrs. Wilson among the injured. Rescue efforts by fire and police followed the catastrophe.
A party of fifty six travelers left the city for a wedding in two wagons. Ten miles out at West Fork crossing the bridge the wagons left the road and dropped twenty five feet to rocks below. Louis Bramtage aged sixty seven is severely injured and likely to die. Joseph Meyers suffered a fractured skull and Mary Kleinberg ten endured brain concussion and probable fatal injury. Ten others were injured with varying severity.
Report cites county canvass results with Hayes electors’ majorities ranging from 230 to 1133 in South Carolina. Democratic counsel filed exceptions alleging irregularities between managers’ returns and county statements, promising court guidance after final counts. In Cuba the steamer siteam Merchejuma incident injures crew and refugees. A Melev draft: a boy’s copper cylinder head explodes, injuring his hand.
Bitterly denouncing the adoption as stripping colored people of local voice, the piece argues the Legislature would appoint county officers in majority-black areas, while Democrats aim to control elections and oust Republican rights. It cites intimidation, mourning on election results, and threats to free graded schools as indicators of Southern policy.
The text cites impatience over an election and a telegraphed reply from the Louisville Courier Journal naming Ulysses S. Grant as President. A Democratic source provided the answer, prompting a remark on paying for such information.
A mixed dispatch reports a 50 mile running event at Fleetwood Park won by John Murphy with Captain Mowry close behind. It notes donations to Centennial funds, a Lincoln bone theft arrest in Springfield, and political analysis crediting Hayes in the South amid postwar tensions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.