The Independent Voter as a Presidential Force
The article argues that small shifts in vote totals could alter outcomes in multiple elections from 1814 to 1840. It cites figures like 7,169 Pennsylvania votes for Cass, 2,554 New York votes for Clay, and 8,188 votes across four states as pivotal. The piece emphasizes the power of independent voters, bolters, and scratchers in shaping campaigns and victory chances.
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Lundy’s Lane
hunker
barnburner
New York
Cass
Pennsylvania
Henry Clay
Polk
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Maine
New Jersey
bolter
Baltimore Sun
Bug Cephas Confesses to Dorchester County Murder Near Williamsburg
Cambridge Md June 27 Frederick alias Bug Cephas the murderer of Mrs Celia Bush Murphy near Williamsburg Dorchester county has confessed his guilt. His narrative describes the brutal killing with a pine club and throat slashing after waiting in the woods then ransacking the house for money. The tale includes details of the victim's bonnet and shawl falling into the cart and his subsequent attempt to hide evidence and throw away the weapon. The confession also recounts the later domestic scene with Morgan and Madge, and Madge’s plan to help Tom King, revealing a web of relationships and motives amid tragedy.
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CAMBRIDGE
Frederick
Bug Cephas
Celia Bush-Murphy
Williamsburg
Dorchester county
Cephas
Melvin
New Slope
Mrs. Bush
Morgan
Jack Morgan
Madge
Jack
Canada
Tom King
King
Tam
Kate
Newtown
Madge Morgan
Ton
The Luck of Elections and the Tiny Vote Tipping Points
In Republican circles nationwide anxiety rises over independent voters and the small margins that could swing outcomes. The piece recalls pivotal moments where a few thousand or tens of thousands of votes in key states would have altered elections from Lincoln to Blaine, underscoring the fragile balance of power resting in a minority of pivotal voters.
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Blaine
New York
Garfeld
Hancock
Senate
Florida
Greeley
Electoral College
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Indiana
New Hampshire
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Congress
California
Nebraska
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Oregon
Lincoln
Illinois
Fillmore
Kentucky
Louisiana
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Gen. Scott
Iowa
New Jersey
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Pierce
Heir to Mrs Murphy Estate Claimed by Captain Meredith
Captain John Meredith of Cambridge claims the estate of Mrs Celia Murphy as heir through a series of wills made by the sisters. The key will is missing, though efforts to locate it continue as Meredith remains confident it will be found.
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Celia Murphy
John Meredith
Cambridge
Capt. Meredith
Murphy
Auction weddings in China reveal childlike or forced union practices
The report contrasts China where young women are said to be married at auction with a practice seen as private sale, highlighting alleged systemic coercion and gendered exploitation in marriage arrangements within the country.
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China
A Romantic Wedding Tale From Baltimore The Grey Story
A historic wedding narrative unfolds on a first-honeymoon day in Baltimore as Mr Grey travels from the South to wed his bride who joins him despite rheumatic illness. The tale extols marriage as a healing force, cites other couples who wed in perilous moments, and casts married life as a cure for loneliness and illness.
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Mrs. Grey
Baltimore
Mr. Grey
South Carolina
Poughkeepsie
Manayunk
Arthur
Chicago
Tilden
Electoral Commission
Grand Procession of Thieves Haunts Washington
A young woman recalls Washington as a city of rogues out on bail and rails against public and private robbers. She envisions a grand procession of corrupt politicians and schemers parading along Pennsylva- nia Avenue, noting the cycle of change that keeps new faces in place.
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Washington
Capitol
Pennsylvania avenue
Des Moines Man Red Identified as Whitewasher
A Des Moines correspondent asks how to remove a tendon from a spring chicken leg, specifically a pullet, in a practical farming context.
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Des Moines
Red
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