Ohio Politics Show Democratic Postmasters Pushing Cleveland Appointees
Ohio report exposes a Democratic State Committee tactic guiding postmasters to recruit Republican farmers for campaign mail. The letter on Democratic committee stationery asks for 20 to 50 Republican names so documents can be sent, signaling use of postmasters to influence voters and noting an assessment tagged over. It cites Washington records and criticizes Cleveland era civil service reforms as hypocritical.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Powell
Grover
Dingan
State
Democratic Committee
Cotomers
Onn
Armentront. P. M
Millersport
Dean Ste
Tray
Invine Dencan
St. Duncan
Mr. Dungan
Inhio
Washington
Democratic Executive Committee
Specious Dem falsehoods on Foraker tax policy exposed
Gov Foraker defends his tax stance at Middle town urging uniform real estate valuation and taxing foreign corporations. He cites his state message criticizing Hoadly era spending and non taxed property, arguing reforms would equalize burdens and lower taxes on farmers. He notes Democratic praise for his message and denies plans to raise farmer taxes.
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Gov. Foraker
Houdly
Ohio
Powell
Kiesewetter
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus Times
Youngstown Vindicator
Gen. Powell
Col. Taylor
the Enquirer
Columbus Jimes
Fugutes
Auditor of State
Issa
Poe
Ohio Drift in Tax Fight Sparks Demagogic Attacks
The speaker defends farm property burdens amid calls for uniform valuation, denounces attacks as demagoguery, and argues to protect agricultural interests against hidden taxes while contrasting GOP and Democratic positions on Foraker's finances and the Dow law. Ohio politics pulse with Mr Powell and Cleveland amid looming elections.
Powell's Role in a Bad Business in Ohio Politics
The Cleveland Leader accuses Gen. Powell of guiding a Democratic fraud conspiracy in 1885 to seize the Ohio Legislature and block McLain's Senate bid. It details alleged ballot-stuffing, forgeries, and payoffs to sway votes, with claims of arrests and prosecutions as part of a broader political battle. The piece urges voters to hold Powell and the 1881 Democratic convention accountable in November.
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Powel
Ohio
Powell
John R. McLain
United States Senate
Cincinnati
Delaware
Hamilton
Columbus
David Stewart
Muskingum County
Samuel E. Kemp
Dayton
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Thomas E. Powell
Cleveland
Kenton Republicans and shifting party loyalties debated
Excerpts critique party switches by Kenton men, urging Republican organization and voter turnout. The piece attacks Democrats, praises Gov. Foraker as a national figure, notes tension with G A R veterans, and urges for state Republican clubs to mobilize voters on election day.
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Tor Republicans
Foraker Club
Interviewer Intrudes On Miss Marryat In New York
A detailed anecdote describes Florence Marryat facing intrusive questions from eleven New York press men two days after arrival. One reporter pressed for age and personal details, prompting her witty retort about adecuacy of questions for an English gentleman in her drawing room.
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Florence Marryat
New York
Miss Marryat
Trial Testimony and Teaser Tales From San Antonio
During a murder trial in San Antonio Texas a bartender named Bob Sniverly testified as an eye witness. The prosecutor joked about his name recalling a prior remark by the district attorney. A separate moral note praises a sweet temper as vital to a woman and family happiness, likening it to comforting sunshine.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bob
Tevas Siftings
Free Grace Rev Dr Talmage Sermon on Heaven’s Riches
Rev Dr Talmage preached at Brooklyn on the unity of grace and the poverty of Christ in a world fallen. He depicted Heaven as rich and eternal, contrasted with Jesus's earthly homelessness, and urged believers to grasp grace as the unmerited gift saving many. He cited scripture and hymns to emphasize grace’s vast, sovereign reach.
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Brooklyn
Ritter
Lord Jesus Christ
Talmage
Jupiter
Mars
Heaven
Jesus
David
John
Germany
Royal Gallery
Emperor William
William
Heavenly Prince
Paul
Solomon
Mediterranean
Earth
Jesus Christ
Christ
Victoria
Heaven and Earth
Tower of London
Eternal Royalty
Mary
Caspar
Balthasar
Melchair
Pompey
Brindisi
Nicodemus
Joseph
Arimathea
Cleopatra
Antony
Holy Land
Asia Minor
Holy Land of
Howl
Galilee
Olivet
Calvary
John Newton
Philip Doddridge
John Bunyan
Sammy
God
Fletcher
Lydia
Scotland
Highlands
Io Delirium
For our sakes the grace that makes us rich in Christ
A sermon extols the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, describing His humiliation for humanity, the comforts of grace, and the call to embrace life and Heaven now. It contrasts worldly grandeur with the warmth of a Father’s house, urging believers to live by faith, charity, and steadfast hope.
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Benny Scotland
Benny Doon
Jesus Christ
Paul
Christ
Heaven
Artaxerxes
Thebazus
Elizabeth
Russia
Ptolemy
Agassiz
Alps
German Ocean
Black Sea
Danube
Mediterranean
Rhone
Greece
Solon
Periander
Chile
Thales
Mystery Bishop Preaches Surprise Sermon in Pennsylvania
An unnamed visitor arrives in a Pennsylvania mountain town on a Saturday, seeks a pulpit at a Methodist Church, and turns out to be Bishop Simpson. The awkward stranger delivers a powerful sermon, and the puzzled pastor learns the preacher is the bishop, prompting the crowd to sing praises.
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Pennsylvania
Methodist Church
Simpson
Simpeon
Bishop Simpson
Rod
American Magazine
The Scots tradesman and the clerk balance a fortune
A Scotch tradesman clans £4000 believed fortune rose to £6000 after his clerk shows a higher balance. The master rechecks and still sees £6000, later spends on repairs and payments. Frustrated, he hurries to accuse the clerk of a miscalculation, exclaiming the clerks added up the year of our Lord among the pounds.
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Agen
Argonaut
Detroit Leads Chicago In 1887 Base Ball Race
Chicago club president Spalding discusses the near end of the 1887 season. Detroit appears set to win the league with Chicago second, while the Browns lead the association for the world championship series. Anson’s value as captain and manager is underscored amid bids from Detroit and Pittsburgh, and Spalding praises discipline, attendance, and financial health of the clubs.
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Chicago
National League
American Association
Detroit
White Stockings
Philadelphia
New York
Anson
Browns
van der Ahe
Stearns
St. Louis
Detroits
Indianapolis
Sprague
New England
White Stocking Park
Tebeau
Denver
Spalding
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Qon Obeian
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Tion
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Powell
South
Loyal Sons of Ohio
Thomas FE
Kenton
Waller T. Mills
Tur Democratic Bucyrus Korum
Villafyer
State Senate
Republican Party
Gov. Forakek
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Dr. Talmage
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