Congress to convene next Monday May
Congress will convene next Monday May. Hawk resumes duties as Member of Congress and heads to Washington today. A regular meeting of the Common Council will occur next Monday, December, with Mayor's resignation on the agenda if tendered. James O'Brien alias Robert Lindsey pleaded guilty to perjury in the Morey Chinese letter and Philp cases in New York Court of Sessions.
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Hawk
Washington
Congress
Common Council
James O'Brien
Robert Lindsey
Philp
New York Court of Sessions
Colored men seek Cabinet appointment from Garfield
The colored men of the United States have started a movement to petition General Garfield to appoint a representative of their race as a member of his Cabinet. Mr. Bruce, the Mississippi Senator, is understood to be the man of their choice. Mr. Bruce is fully the equal of a majority of the Southern Senators now in Congress, both in manly qualities and in enlightened statesmanship.
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United States
Garfield
Mr. Bruce
Mississippi
Congress
Lincoln and Seipp Lead Illinois Elector Vote Totals
Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, son of the martyred President, topped the Republican Elector votes in Illinois with 318,037. William C. Seipp, Chicago city treasurer and brewery proprietor, led the Democratic Elector slate with 277,321. The figures show which citizens the major parties esteem.
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Robert T. Lincoln
Chicago
Illinois
William C. Seipp
Lincoln
Mr. Seipp
Bar num Hewitt Randall Birds and Ballad Returns
A noted trio named Bar num Hewitt and Randall show quiet in Bar num as the Morey letter shifts mood. The article notes their past tunes and burlesque of Barnum’s mules fading, indicating they will not feed at Uncle Sam’s crib as once hoped.
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Barnum
Hewitt
Randall
Indiana
Sam
King reports on survey work and western mineral wealth
Clarence King of the United States Geological Survey completes his report detailing the survey since June. He highlights rich mineral resources in the West and ranks Leadville mines beside the Comstock lode. He estimates the Comstock bullion yield in the last twenty years at 3.825 billion dollars.
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Clarence King
United States Geological Survey
Great West
Leadville
Comstock Lode
Illinois Presidential Electors Vote Counts Revealed
Garfield leads with 815,082 votes and a statewide plurality of 40,897. Weaver has 26,068 and Hancock 277,685 with scattering 622,267. Garfield also surpasses the Republican Governor candidate by 3,467 votes while Hancock edges the Democratic Governor by 103.
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Illnois
Ingy
ASCL
Tuarfield
Garfield
Hancock
End of an Era in Memphis District Politics
The Memphis District, long Republican, faced a political avalanche that toppled Hon. Casey Young, a Confederate brigadier, after six years of over 1 million dollars in district expenditure. Ninety Bourbon Democrats also exit public life, leaving a capital whose next assembly will include 202 old members, 154 re-elected, 18 former, and 91 new faces.
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Memphis
Casey Young
Mayor Cronkrite for Assembly and City Mayor At Once
The proposal suggests Cronkrite could hold both Springfield Assembly member and city mayor roles simultaneously. It notes railroad passes as incentives and warns of frequent obligations. The piece jokes that a $5 daily allowance would cover both positions without needing salary refunds.
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Cronkrite
Assembly
Springfield
Prue
Iowa Board of Canvassers Reports Elector Votes
The Iowa State Board of Canvassers declares Presidential Electors results Garfield 288904 Hancock 108854 Weaver 82327 Phelps 483 Dow 159. The Greenback vote for Weaver is 13347 less than Campbell's governor race tally last year.
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Iowa
Thanksgiving in a Nation of Faith and War
Plymouth Rock framed the idea of God guiding nations and people. The Nation’s early wars and four years of conflict are recalled as a baptism of blood. A day of thanksgiving is urged, calling millions to pause, reflect, and give thanks for harvest, liberty, health, and prosperity.
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Plymouth Rock
Lexington
Indiana Senator Election Plot Denied by Republican Bosses
A Cincinnati sourced blast claims a “bourbon” scheme in Indiana to prevent the election of a U S Senator by freezing the state government. It argues a Republican counter-move would break a deadlock, seat the governor and lieutenant governor, and yield a Republican U S Senator, dismissing the tale as hype.
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Indiana
United States
Williams
Senate
Gray
Gov. Williams
McDonald
Congress
U.S. Senate
Jon
U. S
Would
Ivill
Stephens on Forged Letters Attack in Garfield Campaign
Georgia Congressman Alexander N. Stephens denounces the National Executive Committee for abusive tactics in the Garfield campaign. He cites door marked “329” as an example and condemns Barnum and allies for crimes and for circulating a forged Morey letter, asserting the forgery would shame the party.
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Alexander N. Stephens
Georgia
Gen
Garfield
National Executive Committee
Barnum
Morey
Architect of Tay Bridge Dies A Broken Heart Victim
The Tay bridge collapse adds Sir Thomas Bouck to the casualties. English reports claim he died of a broken heart after bearing sole responsibility for the design and supervision of the disaster that killed many, closing at age 58.
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Tay Bridge
Thomas Bouck
Ile
Ghosts and Spooks in Freeport Hidden in Fry's Block
In Freeport, residents of Fry's Block heard daytime uncanny noises from the upper rooms once tied to the Masonic order. An exploring party, guided by a Knight, found no supernatural danger after unraveling the mystery through a mirror in the blue room. The voices turned out to be a political campaign scene, not spirits, and the group swore to keep the secret.
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Fry's Block
Morgan
Sir Knight
Hamlet
Hiram Abiff
Tantalus
Prometheus
Caucasus
Burning eloquence woes and party downfall in campaign
The speaker's familiar rhetoric stirred crowds but failed to save his party from oblivion for twenty years. Accusations of dishonesty against his associates were dismissed compared with what the opposing leaders allegedly committed, proven in open court.
Democratic plan mocked as hog trough rhetoric by Stephens
Alexander Stephens reportedly ridiculed the Democratic campaign as a mad rush for the hog trough, suggesting the rhetoric would elevate Barnum from mule-driver to hog-driver and provoke sharp partisan commentary.
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New York
Zribwine
Alexander Stephens
Barnum
The Old City of Santa Fe Mines and Miners Riches
A Fresport Journal correspondent visits Santa Fe New Mexico in 1680 finding adobe streets and the depot as the sole frame building. He describes the town’s ancient look fading under Yankee enterprise and a surge of Eastern men drawn to the mines. The piece highlights new districts like White Oaks, prolific gold and silver finds, and a tale of a Kansas yeoman Dolan who became wealthy after a lucky strike and sale of his claim.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Fresport
N. M
Quebec
America
Plymouth Rock
New York
Coronado
Baron von Humboldt
Salarias
Leadville
White Oaks
Kansas
Dolan
Pard
Lincoln County
Pres
Wilson
Shakespeare
Washington Letter on Washington as Fashionable Capital
Washington Letter notes the city’s transformation into a winter social and intellectual hub. Garfield’s presidency is expected to elevate society, shift tastes toward literati culture, and reduce dancing as pastime. The piece crowns social reform while lampooning fashion reporters and parlor critics.
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Washington
Mr. Horror
West End
White House
Garfield
Boston
Mrs. Shoddy
Sweetie Wildwood
Shannon Junction Completes Major Rail Intersection
The Chicago and Pacific R R and the C M & St P line intersected last Friday between Lanark and Shannon, about four miles from Lanark and two from Shannon. Our Lanark neighbor should now distribute another promotional hand bill.
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Chicago and Pacific R. R
Lanark
Shannon
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