Tilden Hendricks Victory Implied By Returns In 1876 Race
The New York Express notes that Tilden and Hendricks hold 185 votes with 164 for Hayes and 21 contested. If the returns are accepted or counted, Tilden wins. A House vote would still favor Tilden, while Wheeler might be VP despite popular and electoral losses. Also describes a mysterious pit near Drake's Creek nicknamed Hell Hole or Indian Pit with ceaseless mist and no echo from dropped objects.
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Tilden
Hendricks
Hayes
Florida
Louisiana
Congres
Silden
House of Representatives
Senate
Wheeler
New York Express
Drake's Creek
Trainme
Hell Wole
Gumimer
Sympathetic Man at Central Depot
A mother and babe boarded at the Central depot. A tall man in a three story overcoat spoke to the mother about the child. He asked if the infant seemed healthy and noted the cold weather. The mother hinted the child had whiskey fumes and risked delirium tremens. The man left and bought cloves and cinnamon.
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Central Depot
Pershaps
Detroit Free Press
Voice Above the Roar Warns Republicans of Civil War Risk
The Bucyrus Forum editor voices strong critique of the Republican Party’s actions in the presidential struggle. He accuses Republicans of seeking fraud and violence to overturn the popular will and urges Democrats to stay calm and act when the hour comes. The piece quotes the Cincinnati Enquirer on the conflict.
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Bucyrus Forum
Republican Party
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dramatic Speech Delays Court Session in New York
In a New York courtroom both John H. Bird and Royal Crane spoke passionately. Bird finally rose and proclaimed a quatrain about a royal canoe and an uncommion size, delaying the proceedings as the judge and jury watched.
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Court of Common
New York
John H. Bird
Royal Crane
Bird
Fragmentary vintage note with garbled weather and loss
A damaged OCR fragment mentions strong wind and a crematory jar, with garbled names and phrases about earnings. The readable items hint at a windy event and a financial loss but lack clear dates, places, or entities to specify.
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Afra
Eeder
Victory on 22d joint rule upheld in House
The Journal notes Speaker Randall’s ruling that the 22d joint rule remains in force for the House. Any member may object to a state’s vote and the House will decide the objection’s merit. If the objection fails, the state’s vote is counted. if sustained, it is ruled out.
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Randall
Senate
Journal
Grant blamed for partisan stance in civil war era
The Toronto Globe argues President Grant failed to stay neutral during the current conflict, accusing him of not only taking sides but pressuring his Cabinet to do so, claiming this earned him national blame instead of gratitude.
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Grant
Cabiet
Toronto
Canada
Globe
Tragic Bet Ends in Fatal Poetic Death in San Francisco
Robert O Hara visited a San Francisco police station saying he had swallowed poison and sought a place to die. Officials did not credit the claim. he offered to bet ten dollars his death would occur within an hour, with the payout to his family if he won. He died before the hour elapsed.
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Robert O'Hara
San Francisco
Mr. O'Hara
Genesee Minister Marries Widower Despite Gerdenade Furor
In Genesee Wisconsin the local Methodist minister, a widower of six months, marries. He cares for seven young children while neighbors stage boisterous serenades that spark controversy over the union.
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Genesee
Wauekesha County
Wis
Bor
Akron Man Recants After Acquittal Confesses Placed in Prison
A man acquitted of robbing an express company in Akron Illinois attended a Moody meeting in Chicago and converted. He returned home and confessed his guilt resulting in a three year sentence for perjury for swearing he was innocent, as retrial after acquittal is not allowed by law.
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Akron
Illinois
Moody’s
Chicago
Baltimore Husband Embezzles Then Elopes After Savings Plan
A Baltimore man admitted to embezzling several hundred dollars. He told his wife they could refund the amount with close economy. After saving the sum, he added it to the stolen money and eloped with another woman, as planned from the start.
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Baltimore
Sunday School Lesson Highlights Boaz Kindness in Ruth
A Sunday school teacher lectured on Ruth noting Boaz allowed reapers to drop extra grain. Children asked what it meant and a boy answered that Boaz married Ruth, illustrating kindness and protection in the biblical story.
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Ruth
Boas
Boaz
Well Known Son Declares Loyalty Amid Turbulent Times
Fragmentary OCR reads like a note about a famous son declaring allegiance during troubled times. The text is incomplete but suggests personal or political declaration connected to a named figure and a period of unrest.
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