Sailors Orphans Home Fire Grips Xenia 1879
Franklin C. Culley notes the Sailors Orphans Home at Xenia burned on the 16th. 600 children were housed, no lives lost, though several narrow escapes reported. Wertheimer Brothers bankrupt stock sold for 34532 dollars 10 cents. Wertheimer bought wholesale stock. Cincinnati Enquirer prints a note that Cincinnati Democrats favor Samuel J. Tilden for president, or none. Also mentions Ohio tax loss from fire and political snippets on Taft and Chandler.
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Xenia
Wertheimer Brothers
D. Wertheimer
Messrs. S. M. Heller
Flickinger & Blair
L. Tiedeman
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Samuel J. Tilden
Bragg's Northern leadership prospects in Wisconsin noted
The Cincinnati Sun praises Wisconsin Democrat Bragg as a strong, steady figure who could become a major North party leader if he perseveres. It contrasts Bragg with Southern demands, calls for a firm northern stance at Charleston, and urges Bragg to hold fast to his principles against a solid south.
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Cincinnati Sun
Wisconsin Bragg
Johnny van Buren
Douglas
Bragg
North
Charleston
Washington
Treasury
Wisconsin
Honest confession: editors admit Democrats aimed to buy returning board
In a pointed remark the editor notes a Democratic attempt to influence a returning board. The piece frames the confession as a moral turn, citing a lamp and sinner metaphor to stress renewal and accountability.
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The
Democrat
Democrats
Butler declares for pension for Confederate soldiers
Ben Butler has stated his support for pensioning Confederate soldiers. Northern soldiers respect Confederate bravery, but Butler will not be elected president until the country pays tribute to treason, making him a long standing candidate.
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Ben. Buter
Ben. Butler
Cipher dispatches taint Democrats in reform clash
The report quotes Tuer Democrat criticizing cipher dispatches as evidence Democrats tried to retain with money what belonged to them. Nasby echoes the view, arguing no limit to property or the ablishen managers seeking to pin the presidency on Sami J. Tilden.
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Nasby
Democracy of Noble Holds Saturday Consultation on Justice of the Peace
A small group of bondsmen gathered last Saturday in Noble to assess their liability for a Justice of the Peace. They concluded Dow will resign and a new official will be elected in spring, citing incompetence in office as the motive.
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Noble
Squire Dow
Louisville
Pesca
Murray ST
New York
Toledo Bee urges coalition echoes in Ohio politics
The Toledo Bee promotes a coalition of Nationals with Democrats and True Nationalists, while a rival group opposes it. It argues that regardless of outcome, Republicans would win Ohio with strong nominees, and criticizes excessive legislation and elections as a national curse amid calls to skip counting the 1880 census if it worsens Congress.
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Tue
Toledo
Ohio
Congress
The Democratic Plan for 1880 Solid South Strategy
The article argues Democrats in Congress plan for the 1880 campaign, seeking an extra session to push a solid South vote against federal supervision of elections while courting Northern attention. It criticizes current leaders, cites Thurman’s ambitions, and warns of blunders that may erode support in the North.
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Cincinnati Sun
Congress
South
Thurman
Tilden
Democratic Party
New Sewing Machine Attachment for Headless Center Start
A novel device attaches to sewing machines to start and stop without hand use and ensures the needle ends up raised for threading. Patented by Benjamin of Detroit, offered for sale with exclusive rights in Defiance County by A J Putt. The writer advocates its use on all city machines.
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Benjamin
Detroit
A. J. Putt
Defiance
Turnbull & Shelly’s Men
Ris
Perry Street
Defiance Machine Works
Winter school ends and local events mixed with lectures
The district 3 school closes last Friday taught by W F Cough anour. Winter snows persist and sleds move. Rev Kaler visits to promote Dayton school under the U B Church. Local chatter covers residents, vented jokes, a kitchen ventilator rights purchase by B Miller and A Gallentine, Edmond Ronayne lecturing on Free Masonry, and Kerr’s grain steaming mill addition dated February 18, 1879.
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Leanax
Marion
Ind
Lute Nelson
Cromwell
Grady
B. Miller
Gallentine
Maxfield
United States
Edmond Ronayne
Keystone Lodge
Chicago
T. Kerr
A Good Story on Secretary Sherman
A Washington correspondent shares a light tale about Secretary of the Treasury Sherman. A West man reads Sherman’s circular offering free transport of silver in large sums and jokes a poor family man will accept free silver dollars, hoping for delivery soon.
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Washington
Water town retrenchment push challenges federal salaries
A Water town New York tax payer meeting demands reduced federal salaries to align with a gold basis and urges Congress to deny pension arrears funding. The piece argues government expenses have exploded since the war, calls for widespread popular uprisings to force economic reform, and cites Maine and Water town resolutions proposing staff salary cuts to restore fiscal restraint.
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Watertown
Jefferson County
N. Y
Congress
Sherman
United States
Maine
Genuine Dr MCCLANE Liver Pits Ad Warns Against Imitations
The advertisement warns that genuine McLane's Liver Pits carry a red wax seal with Dr. McLane's Liver Pits and signatures C. McLane and Fleming Bros. on wrappers. It urges buyers to insist on the genuine article prepared by Fleming Bros. of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania amid many imitations with similar pronunciation.
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Dr. McLane
McLane
C. McLane and
Fleming Bros
Dr. C. McLane
Pittsburgh
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