Ratification Meeting Speech in Indiana Nominates Cleveland
Delivered in Indianapolis July 12 1884 the speaker extols Chicago conventions and calls for support of Cleveland and Hendricks. He denounces graft in the medical bureau proposes open books and reform, urging votes for a disciplined, economical government and a Democratic banner in November.
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Cleveland Nominated For Presidency Based On Integrity
The article extols Grover Cleveland as an incorruptible, independent reformer who defies Tammany Hall and Butler. It argues his gubernatorial record and courage in removing a Queens district attorney prove his fitness, asserting the public over party welfare justifies his nomination.
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Iowa News Highlights From July And August Actions
Reports from Sibley to Des Moines detail upcoming cavalry organization and local drownings. Storm fatalities near Sac City, a suicide in Hemet County, mail service plans Cedar Rapids to Ottumwa, and a new Ruthven Manitoba rail link expected next spring. Bank cashier Jerome Cotton in Newton faces $3,000 bail after a preliminary hearing. Incorporation filings include Highland Cemetery Association What Cheer and Dakota and Iowa Construction Sioux City. West Point cadet selections noted for Levi Camp and Tidball. Other items cover a Cedar Rapids clerk’s wife’s fatal burn, Spurrier burglary at Wiota, and various corporate filings.
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Fires destroy Emporium drug store and 20 other businesses
A fire starting in an Emporium Pa drug store on August 2 wiped out twenty businesses and the Shires House, with losses around 200000 dollars. Other items: executions, bank suspensions, ship fire, stock thefts, and political resignations cited from the period.
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Silent on star-route frauds marks Republican platform
The writer argues the Republican convention ignored star-route scandals and other official corruptions uncovered in Washington, asserting the frauds robbed the treasury of $4,000,000 and served Republican goals in Indiana and New York. The text questions whether Democratic officials would have faced leniency.
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Fragmented Readings and Curious Health Notes
An excerpt shows a Vassar graduate casually remarking on a train incident caused by a misplaced switch and commenting on women's hair. The piece shifts to advice on cooking salt delaying in milk and porridge, then a brief misquoted social line and a health statistic about a man breathing eighteen times per minute using about 375 logsheads of air per hour.
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Wry Bits From a Wilde Greeting Card of a Fair
A church fair motto prompts a playful swap to a wittier line about tempering the wind to the shorn lamb. A San Francisco traveler mocks frontier impressions with exaggerations, a Vermont lawyer quips under cross examination, and a tip on fish scaling notes boiling water for quick prep.
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Stanley arrives in England after Congo work completion
Henry M. Stanley, the African explorer, reached Plymouth on July 28 after planning a return to England. He claimed to have established satisfactory Congo trading stations from the river mouth to Stanley Pool, 1490 miles by water, and praised the country’s trading prospects while urging caution on military options regarding General Gordon and Khartoum.
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Young man urged to pursue sturdier purchase than cigars
A brief note urges a young man to seek a more substantial item than cigars, suggesting a shift toward a practical purchase such as a new house or related care. The fragment hints at community urging prudent choices for a younger reader.
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