National Republican Ticket for President and Vice President
National Republican slate lists J Ulysses S Grant for president Henry Wilson for vice president. Electors named Jonathan W Gordon of Marion Joseph Buckles of Delaware John Schwartz of Deadorn Isaac Moore of Warrick and Erastus W H Fluis of Elkhar.
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Henrebty Wilson
TNE
Lance Jonathan W. Gordon
Marion
Joseph 3. Buckles
Delaware
John Schwartz
Deadorn
Isaac 8. Moore
Warrick
Erastus W. H. Fluis
Elkhar
Editorial Convention In LaPorte October 18 Meeting
Editors and publishers of the Tenth and Eleventh Congressional Districts are requested to meet at LaPorte on Friday morning October 18. A full attendance is requested. J B Srout President.
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Tenth
Eleventh
LaPorte
J.B. Srout
The People vs Grant Trial in Public Opinion
A reflective critique portrays President Grant as a prisoner in a liberal trial by the public, with accusers acting as judges. The author laments the political impact of recent elections and implies Grant’s continuing endurance despite the onslaught.
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High Court of Public Opinion
People
Grant
Carl Schurz
Ulysses
First Civil Service Exam Opens to Fill Treasury Vacancies
The first of five competitive examinations under civil service rules was held Thursday in Treasury Department rooms. Forty four candidates attended, including fourteen women. Those who fail to win appointment will be carried forward to later exams, allowing any candidate to compete for any available vacancy.
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Civil Service Examinations
Civil Service Rules
Treasury Department
Board of Examiners
Banquet Ends Exposition With Whisky Soaking
The £8,000 St Louis Exposition banquet closed Friday night amid lavish whisky soaking and noisy, disgraceful interruptions. The LaPorte Herald notes Alf Leonard, former Northern prison clerk and local Democratic Liberal Reform leader, issued a farewell address urging the moral and religious voters to reject the corrupt candidate. Dr Sherman, Republican State Senate hopeful, appealed to voters in the same discourse.
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LaPorte
Alf. Leonard
LaPorte County
Dr. Sherman
A Democratic exchange questions reconciliation as a political aim
A dialogue questions Dr. Greeley’s claim that the nation is one people and asks why reconciliation should be the central political issue. It argues if unity is permanent, time should heal differences without turning reconciliation into a political project.
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Greeley
Ana
Kentucky appoints Willis B. Machen to Senate term
The Kentucky Governor selected Willis B. Machen of Lyon County to fill the remaining portion of Hon. Garrett Davis's senatorial term. Machen, aged 62, served in the 1849 Constitutional Convention, four years in the State Senate, a fractional term in the lower house in 1861, and represented Kentucky in the Confederate Congress during the war. His amnesty act clearance was secured last winter. The term ends March 4 next year.
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Kentucky
Garrett Davis
Willis B. Machen
Lyon County
State Senate
Confederate Congress
O'Conor Attacks Greeley Over War Record
O'Conor denounces Greeley saying the long war scarred the nation with bloodshed debt and moral decay. He expresses strong aversion to the possibility of Greeley's election.
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O’conor
Greeley
Pennyvania Politics Nudge Amid Civil Service Reform Debate
Liberal and Democrat rhetoric on civil service reform sparks scrutiny as Alex McClure questions political purity and suspected malpractices among Pennyvania officials.
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Pennyvania
Alex McClure
Morton Endorsed for Abilities and Energy Yet Not Accused
The Chicago Tribune states that Senator Morton is respected for his abilities and energy and is not believed to be personally corrupt.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Morton
Election results across Indiana and neighboring states
A wide roundup reports Republican gains in Indiana and Michigan with Greeley contenders defeated, Voorhees ousted, and Allen township electing Republican officials for the first time. It notes Perry County results, Philadelphia and New Jersey tides, and assertions about Grant’s presidential path amid Liberal Republican moves.
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Allen Township
Allen
Mendallville Standard
Hamilton County
Ohio
Indiana
Biennial Election Held in Elkhart County Townships 1872
The notice describes the biennial election in Elkhart County Indiana on the second Tuesday of October 1872. Voters selected state district and county officers as listed in the accompanying table.
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Elkhart
Indiana
Indiana Republicans claim sweeping post election gains
The document details county vote tallies for Secretary of State and Governor, with Democrats holding a statewide margin and several counties estimated. It quotes Joan W. Foster urging continued organization, Browne’s campaign praise, and Morton’s anticipated returns. It notes Indiana’s Republican results across offices and the push to carry the electoral vote for Grant and Wilson.
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Indiana
Bartholomew
Dubois
Harrison
Otis
Spencer
Starke
Hendricks
United Democracy
O. P. Morton
Senate
United States
Thomas M. Browne
Grant
Wilson
Joan W. Foster
Republican State Committee
Echoing whistle from Birdsell Works rattles Goshen roof
The Birdsell Manufactory whistle at South Bend is said to be heard in Elkhart and Mishawaka, but the Goshen courthouse roof is reportedly threatened by the stronger whistle from local railroad shops.
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Birdsell
South Bend
Elkhart
Mishawaka
St. Joseph Valley
Rew‘court House
Goshen
Thanksgiving Proclamation Seeks Nationwide Day of Gratitude
President Grant proclaims Thursday November 28 as a day for citizens to gather in worship and thank God for blessings and prosperity. The 1872 document, signed in Washington by Grant and Secretary Hamilton Fish, urges national reflection on civil and religious freedom.
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United States of America
Wuereas
United States
Washington
Hamilton Fish
Reminiscences and Pickups From Indiana Democrat Records
Gleaned items from bound copies of the Indiana Democrat mention revenue figures for New York totaling thirteen and a half million dollars annually, with more than half of all duties collected nationwide. It notes a rumor that Chief Justice Marshall planned to resign.
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Indiana Democrat
New York
Union
Marshall
300 REWARD FOR DESCRIBED RUNAWAY FAMILY NEAR LOUISVILLE
A reward notice from Louisville dated December 16 1820 seeks capture of a runaway Black family living in Louisville. The man, about 40, plasterer, 5'10" tall, tawny, missing jaw teeth. his wife Maria 28 or 29, large build, loud speech, long hair, four children ages seven five three to four and two. They may flee toward Canada using forged papers. Reward $300 if taken out of state, $10 within Kentucky. Names of newspapers to publish for seven weeks follow.
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Naples
Rome
Irance
Saxony
Brunswick
Donna Maria
Holland
Belgium
Greece
London Age
New York Journal of Commerce
Duke of
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William Wirt
Henry Clay
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Missouri
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Wis
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Horace
Daniel
Alex. McClure
Liberal Committee
Alex
Dan Noyes
Common Pleas
Marshal
St. Joseph
London
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Post
la Porte Herald
Newton County
Ilinois
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Hentland Gazette
LaPorte Herald
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King
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Stark
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Kosciusko County
Warsaw Indiaman
Packard
Hendallville Standard
Standard
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Gen. Packard
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Gen. Grant
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Ben Spooner
Coburn
Harris
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Republican Party
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Manson
Lafayette
First Street
New York City
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Dricks
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Eater
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Rueh
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Sullivan
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Ste Wells Steed Ee
Aeeteammrer Iiss
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E. A. Sherwood
Pocket Books
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Adamson Bros
Main Street
Clifton House
ST Mary’s Academy
South Bend, Ind
School of Design
St. Mary’s Conservatory of Music
Classical Conservatorie
Europe
Geo. Wood
Elkhart County
Osolo Township
Mightenee
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