Garfield Victory Sparks Hamilton Jefferson Clash in Ohio Debate
In the waning campaign era, Garfield’s stance mirrors Hamiltonian ideas and centralization fears. The piece argues that the President elect will push against Jeffersonian principles, expanding federal power and restraining state rights, prompting a partisan referendum on Hamilton versus Jefferson.
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Big N
Garildo
Federalam
Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Ohio
Congress
Garfield
Jefferson
Grant
Republi
Phil
Republic
Blaine
Sherman
Chicago
Logan
Cseneron
Alexander Hamilton
Republican Party
Nime
Washington
Hamilton Ve. Jefferson
Endorsement of Southern ostracism and political taunts
The Madison Courier quotes TSCREDIBLE praising Southern refusal to trade with the North and Teeves asserting the South’s moral right to ostracize reformers. The piece calls out radicals and mocks the Madison Herald with imagined punitive medicine, reflecting vehement sectional rhetoric.
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Courier
Garfield Guard
Trim Ide County
Kentucky
South
Garfield Geardant Courier
Monk
Madison Herald
Advertisers Branded for Abusive Tactics in Union Support
The piece denounces advertisers who attack the Suutzern people for backing a brave Union soldier for President and vows to drop space from those who defend a drunken mob and mock Christian religion. It calls for immediate reporting of such advertisers.
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Euch
United States
Congress eyes funding bill and budget actions this session
The final session of the Forty-sixth Congress may pass key finance acts and avoid an extra session. It targets a $254,392,550 six percent issue and $503,410,359 five percent bonds redeemable in 1881, potentially refinancing at under 3.5 percent. Debate on census based reapportionment and opposition to demonetizing silver are noted.
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McGarfield
Congress
Preas
Europe
America
Pot-bellied reformers seek grant to pauperize Grant and seat ex presidents as senators
The piece condemns a coalition of elites aiming to raise 3 259000 to degrade Grant and to install former presidents as lifelong senators. It argues this “Moagise” plan follows Grant’s post presidency, citing Chicago meetings and alleged royalist aims, warning readers of hidden ambitions and dangers ahead.
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Grant
Waite
United States
Washington
Chicago
Deaf Seissais Spellings Frighten Madison Paper
A letter to the Courier from Mapison complains about the deaf Seissais spelling the word in 111 ways, all wrong, and claims the man belongs in an insane asylum soon. The Madison Star notes the writer may be the same person behind the Little White Cow story for a rival paper years ago.
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Mapison
Courier
Spelia
Flein
Cverhon Danner
Nein
Madison Star
Care in Mailing Reduces Dead Letter Office Burden
The Dead Letter Office received 3,353,001 letters and packages last year. Of these 850,009 had wrong addresses and 9,000 were blank. The money letter totaled nearly $1,600,000, highlighting the need for careful mailing to aid delivery clerks.
Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel Prospects and Offer
The Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel, a Democratic journal, urges support from Indiana Democrats. A subscription with the new year includes the Christmas number of St. Nicholas Magazine for children, emphasizing the paper’s reliability and long history of party loyalty.
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Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel
Democratic Party
Sentinel
Indiana
St. Nicholas Magazine
The Democratic Party's Enduring Historical Rise
A concise reflection traces the Democratic Party through long national history. It notes overcoming factional defeats and fraud, regathering strength, and reforming its ranks. The piece asserts the party’s resilience and its iconic motto about enduring legacy and the Old Guard.
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Democratic Party
Republic
Jordan
Immense Chinese Giant Cuana Arrives in New York
Cuana, claimed tallest man in the world at eight feet six inches and thirty seven years old, arrived in New York last week. He is well proportioned, speaks three languages besides his own, and is graceful, polite, and cheerful. His parents are not unusually large.
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Cuana
New York
Monument in Westerly Granite Works Dimensions Noted
Mr. Samven J. Tupen had a blue granite monument crafted at Westerly granite works Rhode Island. It stands thirteen feet four inches high with base nine by seven feet four inches and four corner columns supporting a cap sur topped by a cross. The panel bears the name Til den in polished letters.
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Samven J. Tupen
Granite Works
Westerly
R. I
Garfield Narrowly Leads With 3403 Margin In Large Vote
The official popular vote for president shows Garfield with a 3,403 lead out of 9,192,593 total. Removing the black vote would yield a roughly one million majority for Hancock, reflecting a divided electorate. The text attributes the Garfield margin to the black vote choice.
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Tus
Garfield
Hancock
Repurposed Reports From Cosmussioner Raum
Raum defends post election stance claiming illicit distillers in the South are in rebellion against the United States and reports no trouble collecting government taxes since his party’s victory.
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Cosmussioner Raum
South
United States
New Management Takes Charge of Columbus Democrat
Ma J N Mansn sells the Daily and Weekly Columbus Democrat to Ad Arnold who assumed control Monday. Under Arnold the paper aims to prosper as in the past, trusting his pluck and energy to drive success.
Madison Courier Adopts Metropolitan News Tactics
The Madison Courier labels itself a live paper but is accused of sourcing most editorials and telegraphic dispatches from metropolitan journals and pilfering most local news from the Madison Courier and the Madison Star.
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Madison Courier
Madison Star
Garfield Votes Trail Opposition by Large Margin
Election returns show Garfield with 4 439 719 votes and anti Republican side at 5 753 226, placing Republicans in the minority by 313 507 votes according to official figures.
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Garfield
Republican Party
Southern Republicans Overwhelmingly Back GOP Candidates
In the region the Republicans tally 1 053 819 votes against 1 036 427 for Democrats. The figures refute claims by Radical papers that Republicans in the South would not vote their sentiments.
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South
Groxoda Faces Possible Electoral Vote Complication
The article notes Groxoda could lose her electoral vote due to a state officers error in convening electors on the second Wednesday of December instead of the first as required by law.
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Groxoda
Seyaton Locan Faces Opposition To England Appointment
The Chicago Times attacks Seyaton Locan’s bid to be Minister to England citing his alleged ignorance of the language spoken in that country. The dispute centers on his suitability for the diplomatic post and language competence.
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Seyaton Locan
England
The
Chicago Times
Vote totals show Northern gains over 1876
The record notes that the five Southern States cast 21,436 more votes than in 1876 while the Northern States increased by 796,272 votes.
Supreme Court to appoint Stanley Matthews to Swayne seat
Report states Justice William Swayne will retire soon and the vacancy will be filled by Stanley Matthews of Ohio. The move is expected to shape the Court’s balance and influence.
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Remon
Justice Swayne
Supreme Court
Stanley Matthews
Ohio
Circuit Court
Jefferson County
Indiana
George Ulam
Poeliza Glass
Giant creature spotted in Alabama described as twelve years old
A peculiar report from a local center city detector describes a poy twelve sears oll, six feet high, and weighing 380 pounds living in Alabary. The account notes the unusual size and locale, with no further corroboration provided.
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Alabary
Local Market Prices and Goods Listing from City Reports
Market reports record diverse goods with prices including nails, horse shoes, flour, wheat, oats, molasses, lard, butter, beans, potatoes, sugar, coffee, tea, wool, and coal. Multiple sellers such as Martins Wade and W. D. Wells & Co provide price lists for staples and agricultural items in a dense catalog format.
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N. Orleans
Shackelford to Carry Indiana Electoral Vote Certificate
Shackelford will transport Indiana's official electoral vote certificate to Washington, securing the state’s ballot authentication in the federal process.
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Shackleford
Indiana
Washington
London and Westminster Reviews Reprinted for October
Leonard Scott Publishing Co offers reprints of the London Quarterly Westminster and British Quarterly Reviews and Blackwood's Magazine. Contents include Recent Travels in Japan with Miss Bird extracts, Cicero, Art Collections, Morley on Diderot, The Camisards, Olympia, The Newspaper Prena, and The Marshal Duke of Saldanha. Subscriptions are $4 per year for one periodical or $15 for all with prepaid postage.
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Leonard Scott Publishing Co
Barclay Street
New York
London Quarterly Review
Westminster Review
the Quarterly
Japan
Miss Bird
Cicero
England
Duke of
Saldanha
Westminster
Paul
Seneca
Bradlaugh
Caroline von Linsingen
William IV
Plato
House of Commons
India
N. Y
London Quarterly
Edinburg
British Quarterly Reviews
Blackwood’s
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W. D. Wells & Co
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Southern
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