New Georgia flour donation and political chatter headline
A barrel of Macon flour ground by J L Cook & Co. for Calvary Episcopal Church women is sent from Macon to Americus. Washington Star debates Hayes, Grant, Blaine, Sherman, and Tilden in the 1876 nomination scene with Randall predicting Tilden on the first Cincinnati ballot.
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New York
New Georgia
Macon
Messrs. Lang & Roberson
South St. N. Y
J. L. Cook & Co
John L. Lanamore
Lee County
Washington Star
Hayes
Chicago
Grant
Blaine
Sherman
Washington
Randall
Tilden
Cincinnati
Mr. Randall
Pennsylvania
Gramercy Lark
Democratic Convention Schedules and Postal Telegraph Debate
The piece notes the Democratic Congressional Convention meets in Martinsville on June 2 1980 and discusses a bill to rename a steam yacht Maria to Daniel W Voorhees. Congress seeks early adjournment, with bills pending mainly legislative, executive and judicial and sundry civil. It also covers a postal telegraph bill proposal, Ohio and Indiana Democratic strategizing for state battlegrounds and Thurman and Hendricks as possible leaders.
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Martinsville
Washington City
Committee On Commerce
Daniel W. Voorhees
Congress
Cincinnati Gazette
Washington News
Ohio
Thurman
Cincinnati
Tilden
New York
Kelley
Wayne
Jewett
Ohio Democracy
Indiana
Grant hopes ride to nomination at Chicago noted
An Indianapolis traveler recounts a Galena meeting with General Grant who said he would be nominated and would be elected if chosen. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Congress delaying any third term vote as Republicans expect Grant to be nominated at Chicago, calling the move cowardly and significant.
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Grant
Indianapolis News
Indianapolis
South Meridian Street
Ile
Galena
Perkins
Gen. Grant
Chicago
Tur
Cincinnati Enquirer
Congress
Chouse
Representatives
Springer
Weaver
House
Randall
Simon Cameron
Illinois
General Grant
Obituaries Notice of Mrs M C Goddard and Bartlett Grogan
In Madison township on May 1 1880 after a prolonged illness Mrs M C Goddard aged about 30 years. In Greencastle Jo on May 3 1880 of consumption Bartlett Grogan aged 30 years.
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Madison Township
M. C. Goddard
Greencastle Jo
Bartlett Grogan
Sunday School Institute Held in Greencastle Indiana
A Sunday School Institute took place May 25 and 26 1880 at the Christian Church in Greencastle Indiana with L L Carpenter as conductor and a program covering devotional sessions opening talks model school lessons and discussions led by local educators and clergy. The event included a late note on curved pitching in ball games referencing a Providence Franklin Society committee confirming pitchers can curve balls left or right after experiments.
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Christian Church
Greencastle
Indiana
L. Carpenter
L. L. Carpenter
Rider McCulla
Lane
Institute
Providence Franklin Society
Tarboro Man Dies of Heart Disease After Divorce
Jacob Webber of Tarboro North Carolina sought a divorce citing jealousy and loneliness as his motive. After winning a divorce, he collapsed and died from heart disease as he left the courtroom.
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Jacob Webber
Tarboro
N. C
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