Congress Debates Reform and Republican Supremacy
The Elkhart Observer argues for reform in federal governance including a uniform election day and a six year presidential term with no reele ction. It praises the Republican party as the nation’s reform force and critiques the Democrats as obstructive and negative, insisting reform will advance under Grant and peace. The piece also defends women’s public work and opposes vilifying moral judgments toward female lecturers.
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Congress
United States
The
Elkhart Observer
Laporte Argus
Mrs. Richardson
Henry Ward Beecher
Temperance gains momentum in Indiana state reform push
In Indiana temperance advocates show renewed energy after the Grand Lodge of Good Templars meeting in Indianapolis. Elkhart hosts grassroots actions with meetings and petitions, urging suppression of the rum trade. The piece urges education and personal reform alongside a watchdog view of appetite and excess.
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Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Indianapolis
Elkhart
Louisiana Governor Warmoth faced impeachment by state House
The Louisiana House adopted an impeachment resolution against Governor Warmoth. Lieutenant Governor Pinchbeck has assumed the governorship and taken possession of the office. Warmoth had been dismissed from the army by order of General Grant, and the speaker argues he should likewise be dismissed from office.
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Warmoth
Louisiana
Louisiana House of Representatives
Pinchbeck
Grant
A New Dodge in Colfax Editor Choice Plot
The piece accuses political enemies of pressuring Vice President Colfax to become editor of the New York Tribune after Greeley's death. It contends this move aims to affect his presidential prospects or fate, and urges Colfax not to be deluded by the tactic.
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Colfax
N. Y. Tribune
Greeley
President’s 1872 Qualifications Question Settled by Message
The President’s annual message is likely to dispel doubts about his fitness for office in 1872 compared with 1868. The document argues the speech demonstrates improvement and suitability for leadership.
Electors Vote for Grant and Wilson Across Thirty States
Presidential electors in thirty states cast their ballots for Grant and Wilson. In states granting a Greeley majority, electors backed Hendricks Brown Greeley and Banks for president, reflecting mixed support amid the wider national contest.
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Grant
Wilson
Mr. Greeley
Hendricks
Brown, Greeley
Banks
Indiana Electoral College Adopts Greeley Eulogy
The Indiana Electoral College met at the Capitol on the 4th, organized with J. W. Gordon as Chairman and Ellis and Cowgill as tellers. Fifteen votes were cast for Grant and Wilson. Resolutions eulogizing Horace Greeley were unanimously adopted, and the College adjourned sine die.
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Indiana
Capitol
J. W. Gordon
Messrs. Ellis and
Cowgill
Grant
Wilson
Ellis
Horace Greeley
Monument funding bill for Circle Park in Indianapolis
A bill introduced this session proposes a $100 000 appropriation for a soldiers monument in Circle Park Indianapolis. It designates the Governor State officers General Kimball Ben Harrison General H Chapman and W H English as commissioners in charge of the enterprise.
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Circle Park
Indianapolis
Kimball
Ben Harrison
General H. Chapman
W.H. English
Rare lecture by B F Taylor delights Pleiades club
Mr Taylor spoke on Old Times and the New before the Pleiades in South Bend last Friday. The speaker blends practical ideas with poetic language and lifted listeners to a higher plane, with a poignant nod to the old church where Old Hundred and other tunes were once sung.
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B. F. Taylor
Pleiades Club
South Bend
Taylor
China
Mear
Laporte
Dan
Clay Brown
West Main Street
Argus
N.S. Paul
O. P. Stuckey
Clay Township
Father Sorin
Notre Dame
Paris
France
St. Jo
Henry Finch
Green Township
The
Baptist Church
Walkerton
Senate Passes Canal Bonds Bill Amid Partisan Vote
Senate approved the measure to pay outstanding canal bonds by a 30 to 18 vote. Absent were Chapman and Fuller. Four Democrats Dittmore Rosebrough Saringhausen Winterbotham joined Republicans in supporting the bill, while all 18 opposing votes came from Democrats.
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Senate
Messrs
Chapman
Fuller
Dittmore
Rosebrough
Saringhausen
Winterbotham
Directors reelect Warden Shuler at Southern Prison meeting
Hon W W Curry reports the annual directors meeting was held Tuesday the 3rd instant. The prison is in good condition and past year labor covers expenses aside from heavy repair costs. Colonel L S Shuler is unanimously reelected for four years from January. Directors praise his efficiency and humane leadership. The Southwestern Car Works directors also met. financial results for the year are said to be satisfactory.
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W. W. Curry
Southern Prison
L. 8. Shuler
L. S. Shuler
Southwestern Car Works
Indianapolis Journal
Horace Greeley Funeral Attendees List
The New York World reports a large turnout for Horace Greeley's funeral with attendees invited by the New York Common Council. Seen were governors Hoffman Jewell Parker Ward mayors from multiple cities, councilmembers, federal officers, judges, clergy, and several congressmen, among others.
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New York World
Horace Greeley
New York Common Council
Hoffman
Jewell
Connecticut
Parker and Staff
New Jersey
Ward
Hall
Common Council
Jersey City
Norwalk
Orange
Hoboken
Poughkeepsie
Newark
Brooklyn
Long Island City
Paterson
Baltimore
Funeral Procession for Horace Greeley Across City to Laurel Hill
The Grant administration figures attend the burial of Horace Greeley with a composed crowd lining Fifth Avenue. Mourners enter Sinclair’s house, the church service unfolds with Chapin Beecher Reed and Greeley family members, then a long procession to Greenwood Cemetery ends at 5 o'clock with the burial service.
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Mr. Sinclair
Sixth Avenue
Dr. Chapin
Fifth Avenue
Parcipal Church
Justice Chase
William M. Evarts
Trumbull
John ¥. Williams
Thurlow Weed
Fenton
I. Chamberlain
Erastus Brooke
Dr. Bright
Robert Bonner
William Orton
R. M. Hoe
Brace
Peter C. Baker
Sinclair Tousey
J.G. Ghibody
Dudley
Gregory
Charlies
Storra
A.J. Johnson
John R. Storrs
Mr. Greeley
Tribune
Whitelaw Reid
Samuel Sinclair
Manton Marble
Carl Schurz
Parker
Jewell
Lyman Tremain
Arthur
Samuel Bowles
Brady
Shaler
Mowell
Tipton
Washburne
Republican General Committee
Astor House
Pacific Fire Insurance Company
Hamilton Ferry
Brooklyn
New York
Bowling Green
Union Street
Fourth Avenue
Greenwood
Horace Greeley
Laurel Gill
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Elkhart, Ind
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