New Advertisements and Notices Mentioned
Advertisement list includes Betty Fey Jacob Kline Buggies and Carriages Administrator’s Notice Fatale of Bernard Rionm Bartlett Hardware Co Roller Skaters Trustee Sale C Taylor & Son Wise Unclaimed Goods J R Smith Late Wm Walton Laver. Article notes oleomargarine exports in 1881 exceeded butter by 26,000,000 pounds and accuses Europe laborers of craving cheap fat, implying Yankee suppliers profit from oleo margarine trade.
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Blu. Fey
Betty
Jacob Kline
Notier
Bernard
United States
Europe
Maine to host five state conventions this May and June
Maine will hold five state political conventions this month and next beginning May 30 with the Greenback gathering at Bangor. Subsequent meetings will cover Greenback, Prohibition, Republican and Democratic groups with a probable fusion between Greenbackers and Democrats for a single slate of candidates.
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Maine
Bangor
Mint Director Won Attends Arthur Reception in Washington
Horatio C. Burchard director of the Mint has returned to Washington from New Orleans and attended the Tuesday night reception for President Arthur. Also present were Secretaries Frelinghuysen Lincoln and Chandler and their wives along with ex Secretary Blaine Mrs Logan Mrs Bancroft Davis Chief Justice Harlan Senator Davis Speaker Keifer and numerous other prominent figures.
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Horatio C. Burchard
Mint
Washington
New Orleans
Arthur
Frelinghuysen
Lincoln
Chandler
Blaine
Logan
Bancroft Davis
Harlan
David Davis
Keifer
Mia
Miss Peck
Burroughs
Ohio Sunday closing law wins in court ruling
In Cleveland a saloon-keeper arrested for violating the Sunday closing law had his challenge rejected. The judge overruled the constitutional defense and upheld the legislature’s power to regulate liquor, noting its many harmful consequences.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Judge Usher Recounts Lincoln On Porter Court Martial
In a Kansas State University lecture Judge Usher recalls Lincoln’s reaction to Fitz John Porter’s court martial sentence. Lincoln reportedly said Porter should have been shot, then reflected on soldiers slain while Porter’s fate loomed under Pope’s Bang. Arthur’s pardon keeps Porter as a discharged officer on par with traitors.
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Usher
Abraham Lincoln
Kansas State University
Lincoln
Fitz John Porter
Porter
Pope
Arthur
Letter by Will H Kernan Denies Pay From Republican Sources
In a characteristic letter to the Detroit Past and Tribune, Will H Kernan explains his ties to the Helena States newspaper. He rejects any claim of receiving payment from Don Hendergan or any Republican source. He asserts the paper depended on Democratic support, notably Mississippi’s, and that only A. T. Harper funded his editorials, a Confederate veteran and Democratic leader in his state.
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Will H. Kernan
Detroit
Tribune
Ghelena States
Don Hendergan
Michigan
Mississippi
Qkolona States
A.T. Harper
Confederacy
Judge Lochrane Critiques Bourbon Rule in Chicago Interview
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Judge Lochrane tells Chicago Tribune readers that widespread dissatisfaction with Bourbon rule exists. He discusses political tensions, governance concerns, and public reaction, citing legal history and regional impact.
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Lochrane
Georgia Supreme Court
Chicago
State Leaders Push for Union to End Bourbon Rule
A speaker argued that an Independent movement in the state lacks promise due to leaders' incapacity and weak finances. He suggested Republicans and dissatisfied Democrats should unite to end Bourbon rule, noting Southern support for tariffs, internal improvements, and Blaine’s foreign policy. The speaker claimed the populace is slowly shifting toward Republican principles to spur capital-led development.
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South
Blaine
Raum for Senate Candidate Seen as Formidable
The Chicago Evening Journal notes General Raum, Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washington, formally announces Whanell as a candidate for the United States Senate and David Bovis successor. Raum, who presided over the 1880 Tillots Republican State Convention, is praised as a strong candidate. the piece discusses party conventions and the new rules for the next Republican National Convention.
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Chicago Evening Journal
Green Fr. Raum
Taterpal Revenue
Washington
Whanell
United States Senate
David Bovis
Rannie
Raum
Illinois
Baum
Wajonty
Senate
Jefferson Davis Defends Civil War Address in New Orleans
In New Orleans Jeff Davis spoke to supporters of the Southern Historical Society claiming the Civil War cause was just and that Union prisoners at Andersonville suffered from lack of supplies and proper medicines. He downplayed Union abuses while insisting the Confederacy did its best for prisoners. Critics recall harsh conditions and deaths at Andersonville despite his assurances.
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Jefferson Davis
Southern Historical Society
New Orleans
Andersonville
Jeff Davis
Ohio Liquor Tax Sparks Legislative Controversy
The passage of a law taxing and restricting liquor in Ohio has caused commotion among certain groups. The state has long allowed unlicensed sale and now faces protests from those opposing the Pond bill taxing retail dealers from $100 upward.
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Ohio
Commonwealth
Taxation and Sunday closing debates shape Ohio liquor law
The piece argues for taxing liquor and restricting saloon operations on Sundays, contending the policy benefits the public and will not curb sales for brewers and retailers. It surveys political reactions, German-American voters, and references a congressional pension bill, urging prudence over broad civil pension lists while noting individual cases for aid.
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Republican Party
Ohio
Democratic Party
Illinois
Path to Senate Seat Sparks Illinois Debate
The Chicago Journal surveys candidates to succeed Judge David Davis as United States Senator chosen by the Illinois Legislature. It notes Judge Davis as a candidate and highlights suggestions for Green B. Baum, then U S Commissioner of Internal Revenue, while The Ballville Advocate advocates Raum as a strong, but not ideal, choice.
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Congress
United States
Internal Revenue Service
Committee On
Hawk
House
Congressman Hawk
Chicago Journal
David Davis
Illinois
Davis Himsel
Journal
Metropolis
Southern
Green B. Baum
United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington
Fall of Ex-Confederate Chal mers in stolen seat scandal
The piece condemns ex-Confederate Brigadier General Chal mers as the first Southern Democrat ousted from a Congress seat obtained by the Mississippi Plan. It details the race-baiting tactics, armed intimidation, and redistricting that created the “Shoe-string District,” with Chalmers as a central figure in the plan.
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Chalmers
Congress
Supreme Bench
Mississippi
North
Chia
Geal
Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Chalmers
The article recounts how in 1876 1878 and 1880 Rutherford Chalmers used intimidation and fraud to gain the seat in Mississippi politics. It notes gunfire against black voters, mistrust of counting, and a shift as Black voters learned to tally ballots. It credits Chalmers with winning a Republican majority and describes his rise from slavery to education and political power.
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Washington
Chalmers
Ballo
Mississippi
Republican Congress
Himsel
Debate on schools and saloons across Iowa and national politics
Opinion column fragments from Des Moines to Vicksburg discuss Iowa’s 10,000 schoolhouses versus 3,000 saloons, praise Gen Smith D Atkins as Freeport postmaster, and critique Democratic leadership. Also rail at Chinese bill, Bank Charter debate, and Mississippi River valley levee challenges.
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Des Moines
Towa
Chicago Journal
Smith D. Atkins
Northern Illinois
Freeport
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Robert I’. Lincoln
Dick Oxlesby
Hamilton
Bloomington
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Princeton
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Danville
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Lacon
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J. B. Washburn
EK. A. Storra
Minois
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Boston Journal
New York
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Dent
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