Counterfeit tickets color election talk and political names
The issue notes counterfeit ticket dodges in today’s election coverage. It reports Union Pacific’s drive to re elect Senator Sargeant of California and hints at railroad influence in politics. Vice President Wilson visits Lexington to meet ex Vice President Breckenridge, and Schurz’s independence is blamed on constitutional ineligibility. Raleigh municipal result cited Democrats win mayor and 11 of 17 aldermen, sweeping several towns.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Sargeant
California
United States
Raleigh, N
Durham
Salisbury
Hillsboro
Charlotte
Henderson
Warrenton
Logansport
Politico talk and a Logansport election reflection
The column cites Field Marshal Halstead on Hendricks and Pendleton, notes Prof. Tice on the cold snap, touts rapid New York justice, announces D. D. Pratt named Internal Revenue Commissioner, and comments on Logansport’s peak election turnout with candid remarks on political promises and ethics.
Liberal Republican movement planned for 1876 campaign
The Schurz banquet in New York signals a reorganization of the Liberal Republican movement for 1876. Charles Francis Adams may lead, with a western partner, as efforts push to induce Republicans to endorse the Liberal ticket. If Grant is renominated, the movement will align with the Democrats. if not, the next president remains open.
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Schurz
New York
Charles Francis Adams
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial
Grant
Republican
Deadhead Law Enforced On Centennial Trip Incident
The Connecticut deadhead ban meets a test on the Concord Lexing ton Centennial when the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad refused free passage to the presidential party. A brakeman and conductor demand paid tickets, illustrating the law's reach and the public’s quiet support for order.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Connecticut
New York, New Haven and Hortfort Railroad Company
Gaosen
United States
Concord
Lexington
Jewell
Grand Central Depot
Massachusetts
Crant
Vrakemen
Conductora
A San Francisco Romance Ends in Separation
D. M. Meek an insurance agent rejected formal marriage yet believed consent made a union with Miss Laber. They lived together two years until she left, declaring there was no marriage ceremony and she no longer loved him, leaving Meek heartbroken.
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San Francisco
D. M. Meek
Meek
Tragic marriage dispute ends in suicide amid legal notes
The piece recounts a rejected marriage proposal in which the exmedliner turns to laudanum after consulting lawyers who say a wife cannot be forced to cohabit. He leaves a heartfelt letter blaming the broken promise, then dies. The narrative shifts to a string of regional tornadoes across the South from January to May, detailing fatalities and massive property damage.
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Aleph
Rienzi
Miss
Fayetteville
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Secon
Richland
Georgia
Louisiana
Little Rock
Ark
Columbia
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South
Plague of Rats Affects Burmese Harvest and Hills
A Rangoon correspondent reports rats cause misery across Burmah and Karens country in drought years. Swarming armies of large field rats devastate crops along the Sittang and in the teak districts near Tounghoo, forcing villagers from homes yet famine fears are alleviated by government aid.
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Tinea
Bengal
Burmah
Tounghoo
Bombay
Sittang
Niieh
Dr. Mason
Gossipy notes include theater fund drive and royal recalls
A column bundles varied items: Mahmoud Pasha recalled to be Grand Vizier. Beecher praised by The St. Louis Times. a Vandalia watchman killer to be hanged in Effingham. a dinner quip on the Queen. Condart on lying at New York lecture. Also Glendenning’s Jersey City return to pulpit, Shakespeare memorial theater plan with funds and site, Lexington celebration flags, and an incident with roughs at Maj Wood’s house.
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Robbins
Vandalia Bridge
Effingham, Jr
Concord
Shakespeare
Stratton-on-Avon
Lexington
Maj. Wood
Moreh
Christ
Bethesda
Pro. Chas. F. Chandler
College of Pharmacy
New York City
Directors Cut Pennsylvania Railroad Dividend to Four Percent
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company directors meeting chose a four percent semi annual dividend instead of the usual five percent to retain earnings for improvements and additions to property and equipment. The move is expected to have little effect on the market and is aimed at strengthening the system ahead of the Centennial year.
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Fellowa
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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