Advertisements and Coinage Note From 19th Century Paper
A column of ads lists merchants such as Poi Jones 19 Cent Store J Spenert Karin Implements and Maynard Dry Goods along with notes on Fun Fall chores and Maine weather. It adds a September mint report detailing 2 600 000 silver dollars and 5 247 300 in other coins totaling 7 847 300 with emphasis on the $10 gold pieces.
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Poi. Jones
J. Spenert
Weed W. Havas
Karin Implements
Win. Wateron
Maynard
Dreinerds
United States
Garfield letter to Ohio friend hints at triumph and vindication
President Garfield writes to Mr. Hudson on November 8 last year. He notes deep gratification from personal triumph, pride in the widespread support, and a sense of vindication against accusers. The message conveys a reflective, prophetic tone on public success and private relief.
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Garfield
Hudson
Ohio
Senator Nelson Aldrich Chosen for Connecticut Seat
Hon Nelson Aldrich has been created Senator from Connecticut replacing the late Burnsides. A former member of Congress from the state his elevation to the Senate gives real satisfaction to the Republicans.
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Nelson Aldrich
Connecticut
Burnsides
Congress
Senate
Deaths and assassinations shake ideals of presidents
Chicago speaker Hon Leonard Sweet notes Garfield and Lincoln were both assassinated within sixteen years, praising their peaceful character and broad support. He contrasts their amiable dispositions with factional bitterness, saying neither leader rose by tearing others down or driving rivals from power.
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Leonard Sweet
Chicago
Garfield
United States
Ilinois
Ohio
Emancipation Day Observed in Springfield D with Lincoln Theme
About 3000 participants formed a procession over a mile long in Springfield D last Thursday to Emancipation Day events. A hall was set up before Lincoln’s former home, bands played a dirge, and the march proceeded to Lincoln tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery where several addresses praised President Garfield for continuing emancipation work.
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Springfield
Lincoln
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Garfield
The German Emperor William in Active 85th Year
A Berlin special notes Emperor William’s remarkable vigor at 85. The review from Hanover last Thursday recounts rapid travels through Danigic Konitz and Hamburg with visits to mutengees and a festival. Despite immense duties, he appears fit and never complains, receiving a cordial welcome in Hamburg.
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William
Berlin
Hanover
Ureut
Danigic
Luntch
Mutengees
Konitz
Ho Spen
Jett
Ierimeter Acloe
Hamburg
Itzeshov
Madeus Balen
Tuenlay
Arestat
Ul Dita
Guiteau Indicted. Scoville to Lead Defense for Insanity
Charles J. Guiteau has been indicted by the Grand Jury of the District of Columbia. George Scoville of Chicago, his brother in law, will defend him and plead insanity. General B. F. Butler is also said to be engaged for the defense. Scoville will ask delay to prepare. The piece argues about judging the President a lunatic for assassination versus the realities of crime and politics.
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Charles J. Guiteau
District of Columbia
George Scoville
Chicago
B. F. Butler
Guiteau
Scoville
President dismisses postmaster over fraudulent mail certificates
President Arthur removes a postmaster involved in Star Route mail fraud and asks Postmaster General James to stay in the Cabinet. He pledges to pursue the ring like Garfield did, promising action against all guilty parties. Generals Judy and French, along with clerks and contractors, have been arrested as part of the crackdown. The public will support his firm stance against thieves.
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Arthur
James
Garfield
Thomas J. Judy
John J. French
Republican Party
Forty Second Look River Methodist Meeting in Session
The forty second annual meeting of Look River Methodist Episcopal Conference is in session at Sycamore. The most important matter before it is the trial of Dr. Thomas for heresy. A committee has been appointed to hear and try the case, including Revs. TfL Marsh and M. oH.
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Look River Methodist Episcopal Conference
Sycamore
Thomas
Tfl Marsh
M. Oh
Conference assigns prosecutors and officers by committee
The list names Lewia Carta Plumb, H J Martin, N M Stokes, J Roads, F F Farmiles, G W Winslow, Charles W Crall, R Beatty, J Linebarger, R Congdon, J Manly Clendenning, F A Hardin, M Boting, Rev Charles H Fowler as President of the Committee, with Revs R M Hatfield and H M Parkhurst chosen by the Conference to act as prosecutors.
Arthur Era Begins in 1881 Garfield Legacy Ends
President Arthur has begun his administration, succeeding Garfield whose tenure is described as brilliant. Attorney General McVeagh comments on his resignation and Star Route prosecutions, praising Arthur for appointing his own Cabinet and his expected active pursuit of reform.
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Garfield
Arthur
McVeagh
Call for Loftier Journalism From The Press
The Chicago Inter Ocean urges a higher journalism standard, arguing reckless reporting fuels political ill will and violence. It laments that patriotic, decent men are smeared by a press that should seek justice and fairness with public figures.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
New York GOP Convention Unites Behind Garfield Policies
The New York State Republican Convention in New York City on Wednesday showed Garfield Republicans in the majority, Conkling Republicans yielding to the majority. Warner Miller presided as temporary chairman with Chauncey M. Depew as permanent chair. The platform endorses Garfield’s administration civil service reform and condemns graft, pledging strong support for President Arthur to maintain party harmony and advance Republican aims. The party foresees victory in New York.
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New York State
New York City
Conkling
Warner Miller
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Garfield
Arthur
Plow Ownership Sparks Prosperity in America and Ireland
A lecture contrasts land tenure in Ireland and England with the United States. It argues that US owners who till their own land prosper, while Irish tenants face rent hikes and disincentives. Stephenson County, Illinois, is cited as a farmers’ paradise where owners till their own farms.
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Ireland
United States
England
United States of America
Stephenson County
Illinois
Adam
Garfield as a Biographer's Rich Source of Data
The New York Tribune lauds President Garfield for leaving abundant material for a future biographer. His meticulous note taking, preserved letters, and reprinted speeches in pamphlets and scrapbooks offer a deep view into his studies, leadership, and inner development, suggesting a potential political history of the era from 1861 onward.
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The
New York Tribune
Garfield
Congress
Congressional Record
Mentor
Senate Pro Tempore Decision After Arthur Death Debate
A Senate in extraordinary session faces no legal call to order. Oldest senator would preside until New York and Rhode Island senators are sworn in, then a Republican President pro tempore should be elected. The piece argues Adams of party control and adherence to the 1881 electorate verdict, urging admission of new senators before choosing pro tempore.
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United States Senate
New York
Rhode Island
Senate
United States
Arthur
Fragmentary note on a late President’s life choices
The text recalls a late President who preferred Cleveland as a home, planned to practice law, and faced public life as empty and profitless. He was poor, supported his family on a salary, and pondered education for his children and securing old age, hinting he might have quit public service.
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Onlw
Cleveland
Garfield's early career and the Mobile railroad case
The passage recalls James A. Garfield contemplating retirement after 1873, his 1874 and 1876 political plans, and his shift toward law. It highlights his Mentor farm purchase near Cleveland, his aptitude as lawyer, and a gruelling Mobile railroad case where he prepared for a key issue, faced a complex consolidation, and after five days of intense work delivered the winning argument.
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Concrem
Alander
Cleveland
Mobile
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Garfield
Broken Purposes and Garfield's Death Inspire Brooklyn Sermon
Dr Cuyler at Clinton Avenue Church Brooklyn lectured on Job xvii 11 saying the late President Garfield’s death breaks his noble aims to heal war breaches pay debts restore civil service reform curb polygamy and curb office seeking, noting Garfield’s legacy may still drive reform as the nation mourns.
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Garfield -Dead
Garfield
Tuyler
Western Reserve
Academy
White House
Republic
Senator Cameron Backs Tax Free Tobacco Policy
Senator J Donald Cameron declares support for removing tobacco taxes to ease public burdens, arguing most men and boys smoke or use tobacco and that abolishing duties would lighten costs. The article notes this stance and expresses hope the Pennsylvania senator will pursue it.
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Cameron
J. Donald Cameron
Pennsylvania
Free tobacco tax debate echoes in Senate ponderings
A cautious lawmaker hesitates before deeper entanglement in reform talk. The piece argues tobacco taxes are indirect but essential, noting tea and coffee duties failed to boost revenue and urging restraint on broad tax cuts. It defends tobacco as a voluntary duty and cites universal use of tobacco taxes among nations, while opposing government monopolies and proposing matches and bank checks taxes for reform.
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Tom
Treasury
Congress
Cameron
Newspaper Opinions on Presidency and Paper Names in 19th Century
A compilation of editorials from various papers discussing President Garfield Arthur and the name changes of papers led by Gen. S. D. Atkins. It notes endorsements and criticisms, name changes to Republican aligned titles, Prohibition debates, and editorials from Boston to Ohio about political leadership and media influence.
Tall Peaks Claim Higher East of Sierras Than Mount Washington
From the Nashville American, public impression holds Mount Washington as the highest east of the Sierras. Black Mountain peaks in North Carolina and several Alleghenies in Tennessee surpass it by feet. Roan Mountain knob in Carter County rises higher, Rosy Peak at 6,306 feet. Mount Washington stands at 6,293 feet. Roan’s temperature occasionally frost in August.
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Mount Washington
Sierras
North Carolina
Alleghenies
Tennessee
Carter County
Don't Cross a Bridge Until You Come to It
A man and his wife travel to a friend's house. The wife frets about an old unsafe bridge, imagining disasters. They fear crossing, but upon arrival a new sturdy bridge stands, proving their anxiety wasted.
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Rive
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