Blaine Speaks in Chicago On Grant Policy and Ku Klux Law
The Hon. James G. Blaine of Maine addressed a large Chicago audience. He attacked Liberal Republicans against Grant, praised Constitutional Amendments, and argued the Ku Klux law protects citizen rights with federal enforcement. He denounced Horace Greeley, his Cincinnati letter, and warned against surrendering the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Brookings Elected Delegate to Congress in Dakota Race
The report predicts fraud accusations will rise as Brookings, a Republican, wins the Dakota delegate seat over Armstrong and Moody. Greeley papers anticipate a national uproar once the October results are fully reviewed.
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Greeley Campaign Badly Managed in Maine
Boston Journal notes incidents from the current campaign and recounts a Maine tale of vote buying. A Greeley runner accepted a $5 bill from Mrs. Johnson and voted Republican after a bargain, illustrating poor campaign management in Maine.
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Indiana Republicans Rally for Final Victory in 1872
Colonel J. W. Foster urges Indiana Republicans to preserve organization and seal victory in November. He lauds the party’s statewide gains, promises support for O. P. Morton in the Senate, and calls for an overwhelming Electoral vote for Grant and Wilson to cement Indiana as a Republican state.
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Senate
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Morton Speech Excerpts from Wigwam Address
Senator Morton argues that carrying Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana would settle the Grant victory in October. He notes Democratic desperation and defamation, cites Indiana and Ohio margins, and predicts Indiana officials will win in November. He highlights Voorhees defeat and the broader GOP gains in state offices and Congress.
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No Honest Democrat Votes for Greeley Says Supporter
The speaker recalls sentiments last summer against Greeley and notes a sudden flip and flattery toward him. He cites Republican gains in Lafayette and two-year Legislature shifts, predicting a large Grant majority in November and calling the coalition unprincipled and dissolved. Germans in Indiana are praised for remaining independent from Democrats.
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Quips and quirks from a Boston Globe column and notices
A compiled gag line set includes a Boston Globe pun about a four in hand card and a buggy, jokes on nails and forgers, the tea angle, a Come Home Husband Club, and a seller billing Havana cigars as lecture tickets. Also anecdotes about moustaches, a blacksmith shop sign, Castile and Aragon, a Siberian bloodhound hoax, Middletown College freshmen, and a Friends War era quip on dying for one’s country.
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Ike Bromley Delivers Yosemite Lecture in New Haven
Hart ford Post editor Ike Bromley, famed for wit and learning, lectured on Yosemite Valley to a large New Haven church audience. The New Slaven Postmaster, a keen politician and Bromley ally, admitted he heard only imperfectly, prompting a jibe about a held ear and Bromley’s quick humor.
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Ox Vanishes in Abandoned Virginia Shaft
While driving cattle through Virginia, a large ox disappeared tail first into a long abandoned mining shaft. An inspection revealed the shaft mouth was covered with rotten planks and dirt, the supports failing under the animal’s weight, dropping the animal to about 500 feet underground.
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Louisville Ball Causes Mild Nashville Quake Hint
The St. Louis Glads report a mild Nashville tremor traced to a ball in Louisville. The shock from heavy Louisville dancers on similar events is said to ripple into nearby counties.
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St. Louis
New York World Satirizes City Milk Critique
The World ridicules a local complaint by claiming city milk is likened to pumpkin vegetable food rather than animal in a sharp editorial quip. The remark underscores urban dairy debates and sensational tone of the era.
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New York
Brooklyn Doctor Records Death From Dyspepsia Quack Medicines
A Brooklyn physician reported a patient’s death as caused by dyspepsia tied to two years of quack medicines. The description contrasts a well informed woman with another who knew little about her sister-in-law’s dresses. Nebraska’s constitution forbids public debt over $60,000.
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