Weather and politics forecast from the Greencastle Star
A Greencastle Star summary notes a national vote drop from 39 415 in 1876 to about 14000 and reports a New York dispatch on Tilden's influence in Democratic strategy. It also includes Prof. Tice’s November 1880 weather forecast and a Washington outlook on Congress and electoral vote counting discussions.
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New York
Tilden
National Committee
Tammany
Irving Hall
Tice
America
Europe
Atlantic States
Pacific
Gulf States
Counting the Vote After 1876 Congress Deadlock
Before the 1876 election the Joint Rule No 22 guided vote counting. Now no rule exists and Congress must devise a plan. Democrats control both chambers, likely opposing the Vice President counting and declaring results. Republicans will defend that power, promising a contentious, closely watched dispute.
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Congress
Enquirer
Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
House of Representatives
What a Woman Can Do
Mrs. Margrana Ingraham of Neversink New York after widowhood took charge of a 100 acre farm mortgaged for 400. She raised hay totaling 35 tons last year and 55 tons this year while tending twelve cows. By her second wedding anniversary she paid off debts and gained substantial savings. She is about thirty three and a devout Methodist class leader.
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Margrana Ingratiam
Nevesink
Orange County
New York
John R. Tompson
Hereditary Crime Hypothesis in Flaherty Family Tales
A New York Sun piece recalls the Flaherty clan’s criminal record from Patrick Flaherty, a long-time thief shot on Long Island, to sons Thomas and Jim in and out of Sing Sing and Clinton, and daughters with varied fates, illustrating alleged hereditary crime. The history centers on prison terms, escapes, and the family’s wartime cotton theft.
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James Flaherty
Clinton
Quimbo Appo
Flaherty
Patrick
Long Island
Drukard
Blackwell's Island
Thomas
Abe Coakley
Manhattan Bank
Martin Broderick Molutz
Sing Sing
Burns
Mulholland
Canada
Jim
Patrick Jun
Puta
Roosevelt Street
Carr
Oak Street
Clever trust to secure money for education
A fragment from the San Francisco Bulletin recounts a tale of a wealthy man offering a $5,000 prize to any respectable white woman who would walk unveiled, highlighting social attitudes toward appearance and reputation in a past era.
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Adams House
Washington Street
Europe
Swindles, Jealousy, and a Notorious Sawdust Scheme Featured
A gossip column recounts a notorious hoax where a man paid 5000 dollars to a supposed beauty who was revealed as a singer of means and wit. It also covers Hamiltons divorce, the sawdust swindle, an infernal desk machine, and a Maine theater clash over an immoral play.
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Robert A. Parrish
Philadelphia
Parrish
J. Benson Hamilton
Lewiston, Me
Building a Home Library for Young Readers
A guide to creating a robust home library with sturdy shelves and high quality books. Recommends Wide Awake Pleasure Book series, Poets' Homes, Our American Artists, Spare Minute Series, and Lathrop titles. Encourages named girls and boys to curate diverse histories, literature, and picture books for all ages, with emphasis on enduring values and colorful illustrations.
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Europe
America
Oulr
D. Lathrop & Co
Wide Awake
Golden Opinions
England
London
London Literary World
Little
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Harper’s Young People
Tamme
Harper's Young People
Post Office
Harper & Brothers
Harper & Brotilers
James Gillespy
Southwestfeorer Public Square
Geencastle, Ind
Calil
James Taylor
West Side Square
Jtve Star
Wysong's
Queensware and Glassware
Northwest Corner Public Square
Taun & Co
Augusta
Maine
National Publish'g Co
St. Louis
Aaneses
Greencastle
New York Sun
Francisco Bulletin
John Hamilton
Rock Island
Sacramento
Henry Holtenburg
Miss Schwarz
Nashville
D. Lathrop
Kate Greenaway
Lothrop
Israel Mort
Overman
George MacDonald
D. Lothrop & Co
New England
A.D. T. Whitney
Celia Thaxter
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Nora Perry
A. M. Diaz
Sophie May
Blanche Howard
Lizzie W. Shampney
Tom. Abrams
Glass & Queenswar
Public Square
Hawkin
Indiana
Tom Abrams
Wagen Speke Tint
Mhell Bark
fGreenes
Brockway & Rockafellow
Lowsy
Fello
Holmar’s
Cary
Holmen
Holman
Molmann
Holmans
Express
Holsman’s
Tau HolMan
Name
Villa Street
J. Cristadoro
William Street
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