New York Meeting Signals Shifts in Presidential Support
Special Correspondent reports from Cooper Institute on October 29, 1877 U S politics. The gathering of President supporters and Conkling opponents shows public sentiment leaning, with critics arguing the platform lacks real working support. Ohio and Toledo results spur debate on party strength, labor movements, and impact on New York.
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Poledo
Blanton Duncan
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Democracy
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Rioota
Devil's Daughters in Nez Perce Battle Atrocities
Our special correspondent describes the Big Tale battlefield where Nez Perce squaws tortured wounded soldiers left in trenches. They heated camas hooks red hot and pierced bodies, burning the eyes of a wounded bugler. The defense, though fierce, was overwhelmed and driven to a hillside position.
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Salt Lake
Pribune
Toward
Sixtus V Papal Rise and Reform Virtues
Sixtus V rose to the papacy with a dramatic display, discarding a crutch and delivering a bass hymn upon election. He rejected opening prisons, arguing plenty of factors free in Rome, yet sent two highwaymen to hang after their trip to see his installation. His stern reforms and devout stance earned him respect from clergy and the sacred College.
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Paradise
Rome
Cavirans
Daedus
Lemide Hinsel
Iust
Udetic Mauthly
Washington's Opening Scenes in Congress Retrospective
Washington diary style recounts the 15 Oct 1877 opening of the Forty-fifth Congress extra session. It notes crowd scenes in the House and Senate galleries, the arrival of Cox Springer Foster and others, and Conkling's triumphant reception eclipsing Blaine while Spencer and others present a peculiar, theatrical air.
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Ben Butler
Tom Ewing
Senate
Conkling
Blaine
Spencer
Marton
Evesy
Washington
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Lhve
Congress
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Charlie Foster
Ohio
Whithorne
Tenn
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Rochester
Alabama
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The Milk Pans and Cream Extraction Method
A description of zinc milk basins three feet long and two and a half feet wide with a wool frame on four legs. A two inch zinc pipe with a cork drain allows rapid milk flow and creates a nearly unbroken mass of cream in about a minute, a time saving method for large dairies.
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Bad
Walter
Shrinkage Of Corn Yields Vary By Weight And Time
Shrinkage in corn yields varies with husk weight and harvest time. Reports show standard bushel weights ranging from 72 to 85 pounds of ears and shrinkage averages around 20 percent from harvest to January. Observations include a 15 to 5 percent shrinkage in two fields and a 34 percent shrinkage in a five year trial by Kink Phillips.
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Massachusetts
Phillip
Winter celery storage and a riddle on sugar gender
Instructions describe burying a barrel in the ground to store celery in winter, with earth piled around and litter and boards for protection, then lifting out stalks as needed. The passage also includes a humor joke about sugar gender, asking what kind of sugar is feminine and a boy answering maple sugar is feminine because you can't tell its age.
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Piero
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