Republican defeat seen as warning for 1876
Chicago Tribune argues the recent elections purge the party of corrupt leaders and divisive pressures. It contends the GOP remains strong, with Democratic gains temporary and not a real shift in public loyalty, urging unity and vigilance as the nation enters its second century.
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Seymour
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Chicago Tribune
Grant and the Horse Dealer at the Fair
At the St. Louis State Fair the dealer Dillon from Normal Ill imported European Norman horses. He rode with a six in hand team and mistook the President for a regular rider, only to discover the umbrella man was Gen. Grant. The scene ended with Dillon exclaiming in disbelief.
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Mr. Dillon
Normal
Bloomington
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Dillon
Europe
Sam Buckmaster
Buckmaster
Sam
the Fair
United States
Grant
Gen. Grant
Russian Bear Aims for a Row at Detroit Depot
A man from Ionia described as the Russian bear sought a fight with strangers at the Detroit and Milwaukee depot. He paid $10 for a fight and, after a staged plan, ended up beaten and bruised in the ditch, asking the officer if he had secured a row.
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Detroit
Milwaukee
Ionia
Tam
Beaubien Street
Rown
Revolver Threat At Dinner Ends In Laughing Standoff
Leavenworth Commercial reports a Seedy intruder enters a dining room and eats at Jep’s table. Jep confronts him over an unpaid meal and pulls a revolver, but the intruder jokes about a stomach pump and both depart to supper, avoiding violence.
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Joep Rice
Jep
Mat Malon
D. B
Mat
Mr. Rice
Leavenworth
A Newport Swindle of a Glossy Head and Hidden Identity
The piece recounts a con artist case at Newport involving Joseph Bates posing as Augustus Beekman, a waiter with a forged marriage to Bryne’s daughter. Bates, a former convict, lent money and used a fake minister for a private ceremony at Williamsburgh. A divorce suit cites fraud. laws may not require formal clergy. The tone laments repeated deceptions despite public exposure.
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Newport
Bryne
Joe Bates
Augustus Beekman
Flushing
New York
Brooklyn
Bird
Augustus
Williamsburgh
William Reaper
Batea
Importance of a Single Vote in Electoral History
A historical reflection shows how single votes shaped politics across states. Instances include New York delivering a Jefferson-era majority, Marcus Morton’s Massachusetts governorship, and Dan Stone’s Cincinnati vote influencing U.S. Senate outcomes. The piece notes Stone’s encounter and the ripple effect leading to Ewing’s Senate seat and Van Buren’s recall and rise.
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Assembly
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Jefferson
Madison
Marcus Morton
Massachusetts
William Allen
Chillicothe
Congress
Dan Stone
Cincinnati
Main Street
Stone
Dan
Thomas Ewing
Ewing
Martin van Buren
van Buren
Mr. van Buren
James L. Faran
Boar attack injures Lt. Bender near Port land road
Lt. Bender, living three miles from the city on the Port land road, was attacked by a boar in a nearby inclosure while driving out hogs. The animal tossed him and ripped his right leg to the bone, exposing the femoral artery, as reported by Dr Kinman.
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Bender
Portland
Kinnaman
Mr. Bender
Attack by infuriated animal leaves man badly wounded
Mr Bender faced a furious animal that slashed his thigh and body with numerous wounds while the assailant tried to kill him. He survived by remaining still during the attack, then crawled to safety. Despite fears of poison from fangs, he recovered without heavy complications.
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Mr. Bender
Arnold's Boy and Chandler's Boy in Danbury Tales
In a dark kitchen Arnold's boy and Chandler's boy share pirate stories. Ben slips to the cellar to avoid a feared keeper, but is mistaken for someone else. The elder Arnold grabs him by the ear, and a scuffle ends with Chandler's boy being knocked into the coal bed in a comic misidentification.
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Arnold
Chandler
Captain Kidd
Benjamin Franklin
Ben
Arnold Senior
A Doubtful Point In A Western Paper Details A Chain Of Accidents
A dog chasing a brick causes an old woman to drop a jug of molasses and a basket of eggs, breaking both. The young man fleeing to catch a train falls onto the eggs. The dog’s path then spooks horses pulling a potato wagon, tipping the wagon and loosening rails. A freight train derails, several hogs die, and two horses are injured. The incident raises questions over liability for the damage.
Destruction of North American Bison and a Child Rescued From Roach
A historical notice estimates annual buffalo slaughter across Kansas Texas Colorado and southern Nebraska at around 210000 with calves and other losses pushing toward 400000 yearly including capturing animals for zoos. A dramatic second item recounts a mother saving her child from a hot stove scene by killing a cockroach with a flatiron, ending with plans to publish chromes of the event.
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Kansas
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
North America
Missouri Brunswicker
Farm listings and city property for sale near Freeport
Multiple 80 to 280 acre farms with good houses and barns priced from 20 to 86 dollars per acre by down payment options. 160 and 200 acre farms with long time terms. Prairie lands 40x80 tile drainage. City properties include houses and lots ranging 540 to 1700 dollars. Agent Joan E Garnris. inquiries at Dr Peiro’s office Mechanic and Galena.
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Freeport
Joan E. Garnris
Peiro
Mechanic and
Galena Streets
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