Crow Indians offer sale of two million acres to government
The Tur Crow Indians propose selling two million acres of their reservation to the Government for twenty five years at thirty thousand dollars annually. The New York Herald criticizes Grant coverage as a present presidential factor. Yellow fever board builds hospitals in the South, while Sherman gains public trust. Debate over presidential entitlement of soldiers contrasts with Grant and Sherman crowds. Illinois Republicans pledge support for party nominees at Chicago convention, with Grant likely on first ballot. Blaine supporters in Kansas mirror Illinois moves.
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National Board of Health
South
House Committee On Appropriations
General Grant
Toledo
John Sherman
Illinois
Chicago
Grant
Campaign talk on selections for Elector in 19th century note
Incerior urges Bisige nomination while criticizing rival candidates and winged imagery. The Be lican State convention nomination is claimed as nonbinding. Defiance delegates doubted the move and favored people directly choosing Elector. A Congressional Convention should be called soon to settle the question without corporate influence.
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Mr. Long
van Wert Bulletin
Cincinnati Torn Over Methodist Controversy and Ingersoll
In Cincinnati a prolonged clash between the Methodist Conference and speaker Bob Ingersoll leaves residents divided and uncertain about moral or religious paths after death as reports from opposing sides conflict.
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Cincinnati
Methodist Conference
Bob Ingersoll
New York Legislature Supports Woman Suffrage Push
The friends of woman suffrage receive encouragement as New York's upper house passes a resolution for a constitutional amendment granting women the vote. The move signals progress, though full suffrage remains distant, with Governor Cornelius a supporter of the cause.
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Philadelphia
Friends of
New York
Corneil
Sherman Fights With Press Editors Over Ambition
The St Louis Republican reports a quarrel between Secretary Sherman and editors Medill of the Chicago Tribune and Jones of the New York Times. Sherman brands The Times as an infamous system of libelling while Jones accuses him of lying and calumny. The piece describes a heated, ongoing feud.
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St. Louis
Sherman
Medill
Chicago Tribune
New York Times
Jones
the Times
Defeat Favored Over Nomination for Donaldson Says Salem GOP
The Salem Republican notes that Mr. Cope and other candidates should accept defeat to avoid nominating Donaldson. It argues Captain Donaldson has given more to the party with less pay and urges yielding with better grace, as suggested by friend Rukenbrod.
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Cleveland
Cope
Donaldson
Salem
Rukenbrod
Iron market contraction hits small furnaces and mills
The New York Commercial Bulletin reports at least twenty small and medium pig-iron furnaces blown out in two weeks as demand slips and nail and rolling mills suspend or reduce operations. The market may be correcting from over stimulation, moving toward a healthier level despite the dull outlook.
Grant’s political strength shown in historical vote margins
The piece cites past presidential margins for Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, and Greeley to argue Grant’s “weakness” is misread. It notes Lincoln’s 1860 and 1864 leads, Grant’s 1868 and 1872 wins despite liberal help and German support, and Hayes’s smaller 1876 margin, suggesting the author questions the basis for claims of Grant’s weakness across states.
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Kansas
Grant
Ohio
Lincoln
Douglas, Breckenbridge and Bell
McClellan
Seymour
Greeley
Hayes
New York Comptroller Plans Tammany Move on Cincinnati
Philadelphia Ledger reports Comptroller Kelly prepares with Tammany forces to travel to Cincinnati. He designated Richant A. Storrs as deputy while absent, noting Storrs runs the office. A Tammany faction claims 250 loyal Democrats will accompany Kelly to demonstrate party dominance.
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N.Y
Philadelphia Ledger
Kelly
Tammany
Cincinnati
Richant A. Storrs
Storrs
New York
Grant's Strength in the South and Tennessee Outlook
Knoxville observer Geo B. Cowlam predicts Grant would win half the South's electoral votes if nominated and could carry several states, including Tennessee, even against Tilden. He notes Tennessee's Whig legacy and a Democratic split, suggesting volatility in the southern vote.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Palmer House
Toledo
Tur Inter Ocean
Tennesee
South
Grant
Cowlam
Tilden
Tennessee
James K. Polk
Henry Clay
Grant Dominates Southern Vote Prospects Across Union States
A Tennessee reporter believes Grant will secure united support from Tennessee delegates and carry Alabama Florida North and South Carolina Virginia and possibly Mississippi and Louisiana. He notes doubts about vote counting in Louisiana and Mississippi but says Republicans expect a fair count there. The piece argues a strong Grant showing could fracture the solid South and maintain Republican federal power as a check against Democratic dominance.
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Grant
Tilden
Tennessee
Chicago
Alabama
Florida
North
South Carolina
Virginia
South
Mississippi
Louisiana
National
Democratic Party
Local meat market opens early with fresh fish and greens
In Defiance Ohio Jas A Kercuer announces thorough overhaul of the meat market in the Arcade Block offering first class meats fish oysters and poultry with prompt delivery. Market opens daily at five in the morning. Also notes Wisconsin Milwaukee claims Warner cures for fright disease kidney and liver ailments and diabetes attract strong sales.
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Jas. A. Kercuer
Wisconsin
Millwaukee
Wis
Warner
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