Maine Republicans Avoid Declaring Third Term Bid
Ex Senator and Reverend Harlan has sold his paper in Washington and returned to Iowa to lay wires for the next United States Senatorship. The Chicago Inter Ocean opposes Morton for President in 1876 but favors Gen John A Logan as a candidate. Pennsylvania Prohibitionists expect 15000 votes for their gubernatorial nominee Brown and accuse Gov Hartranft of assisting rum-sellers, proposing an independent party response.
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Harlan
Washington
Iowa
United States
Credit Mobilier
Rod
Chicago
Inter Oceans
Morton
John A. Logan
Logan
Inter Ocean
Pennsylvania
Une Brown
Hartranft
Black Hille
Palmer
Chicago & Rock Island Railroad
Spotted Tail
Grenville M. Dodge
Surplus Wheat Crops Reported Across Kansas
Reports from Kansas describe enormous cheat crops with yields greater than ever before, leaving farmers short of hands to harvest. They telegraph big cities for help not from destitution but to manage the abundant ripening grain.
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Kansas
McLean County Grange Opposes Railroad Subsidy
At a National Grange meeting in Charleston Tom Scott’s subsidy plan for the Southern Pacific Railroad drew endorsement. McLean County Grange members condemn the move and refuse to be taxed for a railroad they deem not urgently needed to attract private capital.
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National Grange
Charleston
D. C
Tom Scott
Southern Pacific Railroad
McLean County
Democratic Ohio Defends Secular Education Against Religion Issue
The Ohio Democratic party denounces Republican attempts to inject a religious question into campaigns, affirming complete separation of church and state and secular, taxpayer-funded education. They condemn sectarian interference as dangerous to liberty and accuse Republicans of exploiting prejudice for power. A Terre Haute newspaper is noted for denouncing such tactics.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party of
Ohio
Commonwealth
Democratic Party
Terre Haute
Iggue
Voices on Religion and Politics in a Public Discourse
The excerpt argues against using sectarian hostility for political gain, warning that courting bigotry harms public judgment. It calls for focusing on current issues and allowing churches and sects to manage their own affairs. It cites the Native American movement of 1854 as a historical caution.
The Marbles of the Parthenon Recoveries
A 1902 incident recounts Lord Elgin seizing Parthenon marbles in an English ship the Mentor. The ship wrecked off Aviemona Cerigo three days later, twelve cases recovered by divers, five remain lost until now. Greek authorities plan to fund recovery efforts with new diving gear.
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London
Lord Elgin
Malta
Calumnos
British Museum
M. Makoukas
Cerigo
Levant Herald
Archivological Society of
Athens
Athens Archeological Society
Encety
George Perry
Lord Elin
Salt Tax Debate Roils Paris Assembly And Salt Smuggling Shadow
A Paris correspondent reports on the Republic proclaiming an Assembly led upper chamber and a salt tax. The salt tax spurred harsh punishments for smugglers, often capital punishment or galleys, with wives beaten when husbands escaped. Critics warned the levy echoed medieval coercion before the government pressed on for revenue.
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Pall Mall
Paris
Louis XIV
M. Testelin
Apa
Les Bifteekart Des Roshiys
Lombardy
Five Thousand Dollars for Loss of Eye Suit Begun
William Clenn sued Charles Mull in the New York Supreme Court for 5000 dollars claiming Mull struck him in the eye with an umbrella after an insult to Clenn’s wife. The jury returned a verdict for Clenn for the full amount.
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New York Times
William Clenn
Charles E. Mull
Supreme Court Circuit
Westbrook
Glenn
Mull
Odds and Ends in 19th Century Politics and Sailor Feats
A杂collection of political taunts about land grabs and races, warning Black Hill residents near Palmer, plus a humorous St Louis anecdote on sensational press, Mueller’s blindness tale, Wendell Phillips’ critique, and Capt Paul Boyton’s Channel swim with British praise and frank weathered grit.
Nickel Deposit at Gap Lane County Largest Yet Found
The Gap Lane County nickel deposit near Chester and Pequa valleys, also yielding copper iron and limestone, is the world’s largest discovered and the only American worked ore. Nickel ore is blasted milled heated smelted rolled and shipped to Camden for separation with a monthly output of 400 to 500 tons and a labor force of about 75 miners. The article notes Massachusetts relics of Sunday laws and limited damages for highway injuries on Sundays unless travel was necessary or for charity.
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Ge Enie
Gap
Lanetor County
America
Chester
Pequa
Camden
N. J
Nee Massachuetts
Massachusetts
Arctic voyage hopes rest on Capt Hayes expert navigator
The article highlights Capt Hayes as America’s most experienced Arctic navigator. It notes the expedition is the most completely equipped ever sent and argues $60,000 is needed to support his work. It blames past choices and praises Hayes’s potential for success in the Arctic. The piece also criticizes the San Francisco Chronicle for its war stance on railroads and its political alignment.
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Hayes
America
Arctic Circle
Hall
Wen
San Francisco Chronicle
Gorham
Carr
Sargent
Chronicle
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Togansport Daily
Phares
Maine
Atholic Church
Adiana
Parthenon
France
Dever Weariss
Seapions
Eople
Mal
Fen F. Allen
Aed
St. Louis
Mueller
St.Louis
Wendell Phillips
Paul Boyton
Duke of
Tia
Old England
Albion
Niagara
PEW
Naylor
St Street
John Roots
Seneca Street
Buffalo
New York
James McTaccart
Forsmerly
Market St
R. J. Connolly
Broadway
Aotanna
Singer
Wheeler & Wilson
Baker
Tun
Officre
Union Square
Washington St
Ind
Elia
Market Oh
Teransvort
HE. Co
Fourth Sts
Western Coal Yard
COAL
Logansport
Rosenthal & Mack
Oaal
Market
Canal
Fitler
C. H. Wine
Fenn
Auttered Sears
WOOL
Barnheisel & Co
Jowason's
Wm. Job
Barnheteal
Tangay
Oe Tome
Jas. Finegan
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