Republican State Convention at Whites Opera House Detroit
A Republican state convention to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates will meet at Whites Opera House in Detroit on August 13 1884. Delegates are allotted by county voting strength with at least one per county, and additional delegates for larger vote shares. seats only for residents of their counties. The Detroit State Central Committee requests certified delegate lists, signed by local committees, with the latest possible date after delegates are chosen. Local chairmen and central committee members are named.
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Styla Gilverd
Eleewnes
United States
R Huvinors
Opera House
Detroit
Fiean
Rapids
Laat
Lin Isese
Organized
Delonte
Blaine
Pharigea
Geo. Ww. Curtis
Cleveland
United Biages
Republican Party
Editorial Notes On Cleveland Reform And Wives
Editorial notes discuss Cleveland reform and more wives, relief party in Portsmouth, silent Ben Burlen, Mulligan letters, Blaine support from New York laborers, and threats to John Kelly. Mentions Cleveland at age 26, drafted with a substitute, and references to prohibition era politics and public talk.
Fragmented political rage roils as 19th century factions clash
A heated blast of party strife spans Blaine vs Cleveland as independents, prohibitionists, and Greenback groups clash. The piece notes conventions delayed, fusion rejected, brutal rhetoric challenging moral platforms, and biased press backing. It cites Beecher and Stowe as dissenters and highlights Oregon, Mississippi, and Southern reactions amid a theater of rival tickets.
Marriage Notice From Old Bourbon Democrady
The paper prints a wedding notice from Chiongs dated July 11 1884. Bour bon Fras Trade ton wed Miss Nancy independent of Grumbietown. The couple plan a country trip then settle by the Balt river, with the Palladium noting reformist sentiment and the celebrants’ union.
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Chiongs
Bourbon Fras
Ton
Democrady
Nancy
Grumbietown
Bourbon
Chisago
Balt River
Haves Palladium
Irish Republicans Rally in Cincinnati for Blaine
The forthcoming convention in Cincinnati on September 30 gathers thousands of Irish republicans with many Irish Democrats planning to bolt Cleveland and vote Blaine. Local leaders cite race ties and gratitude for Blaine over Fenian Costello, plus labor hostility to Cleveland’s vetoes, predicting Blaine gains across Irish communities and limited Garfield strength.
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Tren
Cincinnati
Ton. A. S. Morrison
New Mexico
Cleveland
Blaine
Logan
Bolt Hia
Costello
Tostoo
Salem
Major Dews
New Bedford
Goutal FE
Post
Labor Party
New York
Garfield
Cholera’s European Coasts and Pilgrim Origins
Cholera has spread mainly along Mediterranean coasts at Toulon Marseilles and Saluzzo with inland Saluzzo affected. A 1865 Egyptian sanitary report links origin to Mecca Medina and the annual pilgrimage amid filth and offal. The text notes pilgrim deaths and limited spread outside major hubs since 1836 with outbreaks in Quebec New York and other cities.
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Toulon
Marseilles
Saluzzo
Italy
Mediterranean
Europe
Alexandria
Cairo
Smyrna
Constantinople
Malta
Sanitary Department of
Egypt
Mecca
Medina
America
Mrena
Amaerica
Quebec
New York
Cholera and plague death tolls across centuries
The record cites massive fatalities from cholera in England and Wales during 1848 19 totaling 53 293 and 145 20 007 perished from the same cause. It notes Bombay losing 120 000 in 1820 and Constantinople suffering 50 000 deaths in 1865 during a plague outbreak.
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England
Wales
Bombay
Beaconsfield's Policy and Mormon Polygamy Debate
A historical piece weighs Beaconsfield's Afghan and Indian empire policies against Russia, arguing for forceful action in Mogul-era geopolitics. It critiques Mormon anti polygamy laws as unenforceable, comparing past bayonet use in the South to modern reform efforts and stressing the power of public opinion over force.
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Gladstone
Beaconefield
Hogland
Russia
Caddahar
Cabul
Herat
Persia
Afghanistan
Tritary
Khiva
Bokhara
Turkestan
Nero
Belochistan
India
Beaconsfield
Mero
Candahar
United States
South
Simon Do
Montford
France
Uteh
Social pressure must erode Mormonism and bourbonism
The text argues that hostile criticism alone cannot defeat Mormonism or bourbonism. It claims only a shift in public opinion can force these beliefs to wither as younger members dissociate, leading to eventual disappearance through social and civil attrition.
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Aouth
South
O'Donnell Favored in Third District Nominations
Rumors of O'Donnell's unpopularity are unfounded as Jackson County managers back his nomination. The Cold Water Courier notes broad Republican support, with few critics, and highlights James O'Donnell, Jackson Daily Citizen editor, as a respected, principled candidate likely to win either by acclamation or wide margin.
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Congress
James O'Donnell
Jackson County
Jackson
O'Donnell
Vermontville Hawk
Marshall
James O'Connell
Jacey
Charlotte
Lacey
Judge van “Ile
Bro
Ainger
Wade Uf
Barty
Washington
Jackson Daily Citizen
Jimmy O’ Donnell
Cold Water Courier
National Tribune notes G A R support for proposed law
The National Tribune summarizes G A R sentiment on bills in New York and Buffalo. It cites vetoes by Mayor of Buffalo for Decoration Day funding and by Governor of New York on a G A R badge ban. It mentions a bill allowing G A R posts to use state muskets, vetoed by Cleveland, and a gratuity proposal of 1200 dollars to John Young for service related injuries.
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Boyern
National Tribune
Grand Army of the Republic
Buffalo
Common Council
New York
Cleveland
John Young
Young
Alban of
Albany
Greeley Arctic Expedition Starred by North Pole Aim
A. W. Greeley led an American attempt to reach the north pole with circumpolar stations at Point Barrow and Franklin Bay. The Proteus sailed from St Johns July 7 1863. Rescue of survivors occurred July 18 1864. Lieut Greeley, born Massachusetts, rose from private to lieutenant then major, and earned distinction in Arctic exploration.
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Eatch
United States
Point Barrow
Eady Franklin Bay
Adolplus W. Greeley
Arctic
St. Johns
Proteus
Upenavik
Anguat
Smith Sound
Discovery Harbor
Fort Conger
Lince
Greeley
N. M. Brewle
E. A. Gurlington
Eckley
Lieut
Gresley
Massachusetts
Lagi
First Cavalry
Hentenantey
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Independent Labor Party
Chicago
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Bufalo
Henry Warp Breenee
Grover Cleveland
Prohibition
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Trne County
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Grover
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Tuzne
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Stowe
Harriet Beecher
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Clevelands
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Oscar Folsom
Detroit Evening Journal
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the Dispatch
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D. P. Thompson
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Monroe
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