Questions for Powell asks denouncing Ohio election frauds
The piece calls on Mr. T. F. Powell then Democratic governor hopeful to answer questions about 1885 frauds in Columbus and Cincinnati. It accuses him of resisting repudiation, asks if he still deems forged votes legitimate, and urges honest voters to force a clear stance before November.
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T. F. Powell
Powell
Fourth Ward
Cincinnati
Thirteenth Ward
Columbus
Democratic State Executive Committee
Ohio
Fourth
Hoadly
Mr. Powell
Convention at Delaware Delegates and Gen Jones Incident
The account notes both were delegates at the Delaware convention where Gen Jones knocked him over six chairs before he fell to the floor. The report emphasizes the confrontation and ensuing fall during the event.
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Delaware
Gen. Jones
Powell's shifting party ties and disputed votes scrutinized
A critique of Mr. Powell’s political record alleges he misstated his early voting for the Republican ticket and later switched to the Democratic party in 1871 after a family political setback. The piece questions his 1864 presidential vote and labels his public statements as prevarications.
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Powell
Biographical Encyclopedia of
Ohio
Grough
Lincoln
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Gen. Jones
Delaware
Poisoned Verse Threatens Political Rivalry
A Delaware Kentucky poem attacks Bourbon Tommy Powell in a melodious parody. It claims election manipulation and voter suppression with violent imagery. The verses end with calls for Governor Joe to prevail and a metaphorical exile to the Golden Gate.
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Joe
Widde-widde-witt
Bum
Tommy
Widde-widde
Golden Gate
Widde-widdie-witt
Kiesewetter Attacks in Ohio Campaign Refers to Garfield Slurs
The piece denounces Emil Kiesewetter Democratic candidate for State Auditor for soliciting Republican votes by praising himself and recounts his 1880 campaign actions involving forged letters and paid youth drives. It urges GOP voters to reject him, notes Powell and Hurd in campaign efforts, and argues tariffs rally Democrats to protectionist policy to favor Republicans.
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Emil Kiesewetter
Columbus
Ohio
Powell Attacks President Over Recalled Order
Tur Chicago Inter Ocean cites Powell as Democratic Ohio governor hopeful accusing the President of hastily rescinding an order. It notes Powell’s reference to himself as the party’s Cleveland endorsement and questions Voraker’s influence, predicting harm to Powell in November.
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Tur
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Powell
Ohio
Cleveland
Voraker
Iminois
Oglesby
Hoo-Doo
Cleveland Party
Dick Oglesby
Chicago
Divided Democrats Rally Under Boodle Whisky and Trade Banners
A fragment notes three Democratic corps advancing under banners of boodle free whisky and free trade. It urges Republican forces to rally and press a decisive charge on November to ensure a thorough Bourbon rout.
Political accusations from the period on poll book manipulation
The text accuses Me. Powry of a statewide still hunt promising favors and boodle. It argues Republicans should not assume Vowell is idle while Democrats allegedly forged poll books and garbled Governor Voraker’s message on state finances for publication.
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Powry
Vowell
Gov. Voraker
Wageworkers Hope Thrift Gate to Prosperity
The line suggests workers can gain protection for industries and a domestic market, paving a path from thrift to opulence and ease for wageworkers in America.
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America
Cranks in History and Society
A compact meditation on notable cranks such as Galileo Fulton and Columbus. The speaker argues against labeling all innovators as such, noting that tenacious zealots often drive progress while warning that not every martyr is a hero.
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Galileo
Robert Fulton
Columbus
Calileos
Globe
Bob Burdette
The Twin Boodlers and Ohio Campaign Fraud Claims
Special dispatch reports continued accusations against Powell and Coolman linked to 1883 1885 Ohio politics. It cites disbursing funds from Parkersburg and alleged forged returns in Cincinnati and Columbus. Kiesewetter is noted for past vandalism against Garfield, while Powell’s speaking draws shrinking crowds and Democratic fear of lost support.
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CommBus
Ohio
Cleveland
Powell
Cincinnati
Columbus
Coolman
Foraker
Gov. Hoadly
Coolfian
Gov. Foraker
Boodlers
Parkersburg
W. Va
Payne Investigation Committee
Dave Paige
Page
Neil
Paige
Paynes
Payne
Hall
Akron
Soodlers
Kiesewetter
Garfield
Dungan
cleveland /lain Mealer
Cincinnati Enquirer
Democratic Committee
Jowella
Allison Faults Democrats Over Expenditures and Tariff Policy
The Des Moines Register reports William B. Allison in West Union Iowa criticizes the Democratic administration for wasteful expenditures and new offices. He accuses them of failing to reduce taxes, hoarding gold, and delaying tariff reform while highlighting southern control of the House and its impact on national policy.
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Des Moines Register
Allison
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Republican
Cleveland
Manning
Treasury
House of Representative
Ror
House
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
House Uring
Europe
Durin
South
Virginia
Thas
Iowa
Georgia
Union
United States
Public Lands Policy Debate and Southern Industry Tariffs
The speech analyzes wage and population disparities between the South and rest of the nation, arguing Southern dominance in white population and tariff policy. It defends Republican evolution on land grants, forfeiture of unearned lands, and the shift toward protecting American labor and industry over Democratic free trade doctrine.
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Kentucky
Missouri
South
Union
Virginia
Allison
United States
Cleveland
Congress
House
Senate
Arthur
Missouri River
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Coast
Republican Party
Railroads
Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Garland
Democratic House
Northern Pacific Railroad
Iowa
Democratic Party
Republican Senate
U Sion
Secretary of Interior
Interior Department
Land Department
Democratic Civil Service Critique and Land Policy Debate
A speaker criticizes Democratic leadership for civil service failures and partisan influence, notes past Republican support for land policy, and recalls investigations into fraudulent public land entries. He condemns sectarian control, pension vetoes, and policy shifts on currency and taxation.
Anxiety and Work in Life's Burdens
An essay-like excerpt argues worry, not work, kills progress while effort and patience win rewards. Citing Emerson and Epicurus, it suggests baggage weighs down life, and anxiety harms more than it helps, with historical anecdotes and a nod to the New York Home Journal.
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Emerson
Sir John Lubbock
the White Knight
Epicurus
Hearne
Coppermine River
New York Home Journal
A Fair Retort on English Speech and Reform
The piece quibbles with English and American pronunciation habits, noting aspirate errors in U S speech and British criticism. It argues bad grammar signals deeper attitudes, urges a term reform next term, and reflects on aging, ambition, and romantic vanity with a Victorian tone.
Nature’s Way Guides the Follower of Truth
A compact maxim on living in accord with nature, noting that natural forces can be bent but rarely erased. The adage emphasizes enduring alignment with natural order as a steady path.
Mrs Bittenbender Seeks Supreme Court Seat Nebraska
Ada C Bittenbender active candidate for Nebraska Supreme Court becomes first woman nominated to bench and the state s only woman lawyer. A Binghamton Business College graduate, she edited the Osceola Record and held posts with Polk County Agricultural Association and the State Woman Suffrage Association. She was admitted to the bar in 1882 after studying under her husband.
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Ada C. Bittenbender
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Binghamton
N. Y
M. C. Bittenbender
Osceola Record
Polk County Agricultural Association
New State Woman Suffrage Association
The Fashion Scribe Reports On Ballet and Ballroom Trends
A fashion writer surveys the latest inventions and outfits but finds the ballet stage and ballroom costumes lack notable items. Readers mock the focus as she proceeds with careful notes on wearables and style.
Evening Bodice Mirrors Masculine Evening Styles
The plain outlines gain admiration in women’s costumes and even evening toilettes trend toward masculine lines. The featured design in white faille with green velvet shows simple, unembellished lines, broad velvet bands at waist neck and arms, and a long sash at the back.
Reading and discipline in an old Virginia household
A fragment recalls Daddy and Mammy Williams near Alexandria Virginia. Daddy uses Revelation to hush his fractious wife with a solemn reading that always works. The excerpt also quotes thoughts from Harper's Magazine and Carlyle on love and action.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Daddy
Mammy Williams
Heben
Harper's Magazine
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Doctor Risenibart
Tom Tommy Powell
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Lataria
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Cuosnos—Lataria, Etc
Morey
Frank Hurd
Hurd
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Cobden Club
Locke
THE
Twin Boodlers
Tuscarawas
WM. B. Allison
West Union
Kirkwood and Teller
Civil Service
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New York
New York City
Confederate States
Britain
Bittenbender
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Fashion
Annie E. Myers
Chicago Ledger
Carlyle
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