Fragmentary debate on early U S electors process and Adams
Readable fragments recount a historical discussion on the 1789 and 1792 electoral procedures, naming John Adams and James Madison, and referencing the opening of certificates from states, the debate in the Senate and House, and the evolving method to choose electors.
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Cormatter
James Nynet
Penny Vanis
Ageou
Phn
Aim
Providingsshet Ie m
United States
John Langdon
New Hampahute
Benate
Unipe
Ate Benate
Richie
Bea
Pennsylvania
John Adams
Lavine
New York
Rong
Adams
Congress
Adana
Geo
Virginia
Gontident
Howard Taffair
Benj Tool
Clinton
Broulalig
Elactora
Taibe Bonk
Serate
Aed
Par
Senate
Joe
Benate Pro
Washington
Vermont
Georgia
Kentucky
House
Jefferson
Aaron Burr
New England
New Jersey
Delaware
Muhlenberg
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Pinckney
Fnd
Burr
Vermon
Marpland
Burt
Maryland
North
Tennesees
Bay
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connesticut
South Carolina
Tollora
Iwo
Evans
George Clinton
Madison
Rufus King
Charles C. Pinckney
Iar
House of Representatives
DeWitt Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
Samuel Ingersoll
Monroe
Daniel D Ae
Taylor
Indiana
Yndiana
Iadiane
Indiana Meooral College
Electoral vote history and joint sessions in Congress
A historical survey traces the counting of electoral votes from early precedents through Civil War era joint sessions. It covers procedures, objections, and notable moments including Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Grant administrations, plus evolving rules and formalities in counted results.
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Georgia
Grint
Seymour
Cavil
Ulysses S. Grant
Senate Shell
Ita
mMaunsr
Mousa
Elisiba
Spd
Hoar
Horace Greeley
Trawbw
Senato
Greeley
Missouri
Trumbull
Senate
Texas
Jouisiana
Ulysser
Grant
Illinois
B. Gratz Brown
Thomas A. Hendricks
Charles J. Jenkins
David Davis
Tiinois
Henry Wilson
Massachusetta
Arkansas
Uisiano
Death by Own Action and Prevention Reflections
A lengthy discussion on death by own action, its motives, legal fears, and social stigma. It argues fear of punishment and family impact deter self-harm, urges public moral restraint, and cites examples of crisis reports. includes poems and miscellaneous rural and household notes.
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London Bataplay
Pears
Mary Walker Pantaloons Fringe Correction
In a recent issue a writer incorrectly claimed Mrs Dr Mary Walker wore fringe down the pantaloons side. A female judge insists the trimming is guipure braid and Valenciennes, not fringe. The error risks affecting the Doctor’s election prospects and prompts a public correction from the Washington Chronicle.
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5 Sunday Contemporary
Mary Walker
French prankster Vivier returns to France after long customs games
A noted French eccentric known for outwitting European customs inspectors has now come back to France. He delightedly recounts recent tricks with a valise stuffed with rattlesnakes and a traveling rack, provoking inspectors into opening risky packages and joking about the danger.
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Vivier
France
Alogue
M. Vivier
Awful
Reception of the Great White Prince in Uganda
Egyptian Army officer Dow recounts his audience with King Mtesa of Uganda. He describes a vast crowd on Uganda hilltops and a messenger summoning him to appear before the king and courtiers. He notes riding the first horse ever seen in Uganda as courtiers fled in a quickened pace.
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C. C. Long
Dow
St. Louis
Mtesa
Waa Auique
Jake
Uganda
Mtese
Railroads Lifted Nations amid Unprecedented Debts and Debt
An 1845 comparison shows rail capital soaring from 570 million to over 10 billion across Britain, America, France, Germany and others. Global pledges of credit for public works built vast national debts, while stock brokers profited from industrial and wartime securities. A Galveston man leapt from a fourth story window after a swim dare.
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Prazer
Great Britain
America
Great
Britain
United States
France
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Austra
Hungary
Egypt
Italy
Spain
Brazil
Chile
Europe
Anatria
Philadelphia
Falinra of the Last Arctic Expedition
The British Arctic expedition under Capt Nares failed to reach the pole or find an open Northwest Passage. The Alert and Discovery, best equipped ships, faced immense ice and extreme cold. Sledge teams advanced little, three men died, and coal fields show ancient warm periods. the voyage concludes the myth of an open polar sea and feasible northwest passage.
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Falinra
Atlantic
Pacific
Alert
Arctic
Disco
Cypt. Nares
Portamouth
Sear
Nares
Pole
Paterson
President
Capt. Hall
Polar
Northwest Passage
Centennial Exhibition Ties to American Spending Echoes
The piece notes vast receipts and expenditures tied to the Centennial Exhibition, estimating near 45 million dollars spent by Americans on the event. It cites travel, lodging, meals, and other purchases, while reflecting on national sentiment and the city’s role in the birthday celebration. It also mentions Col Henry Grier non and his long service in the Fifteenth Foot, recalling his father and their joint lengthy career.
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Philadelphia
Iroma
Pus Uke Brothers
Fragmented humorous miscellany with cartoons and jests
A garbled, joke filled column compiles jokes anecdotes and quotes from various sources. Topics range from religious satire to social manners, with brief dialogues about letters, stamps, stage shows, and oddities. Names and places blur in a chaotic mosaic of comic items.
The Pistol Shot Mystery at League Island
In Philadelphia a man named William E Hastings of Jackson Court House Ohio shot himself in the forehead at League Island. His body was found in the morgue with a note in his pocket reading to Ike to live on and prosper. The letter lacked signature or address, leaving the motive unclear and no clear clue to the circumstances.
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Philadelphia
William E. Hastings
Jackson Court House
Jackson
County
Ohio
League Island
Ike
Tweed in Cuba and odd prison escape tales unfold
The New York Herald reports Tweed's landing near Santiago on the eleventh of June with companion Hunt. Tweed, detained July twenty fifth for passport investigation by Spanish authorities under the alias John Secor, used a April issued document from the State Department. Other notes describe a Bethel youth firing at a dog with a gas pipe and injuring himself, a Knoxville assault setup endangering a wife, and a Boston officer recall of a prowler released from state prison.
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Oxford
Conn
Hampshire County
Boston
California
Conminx, Maraus &Ferrom
Texas
Rincon
Henry’a. Bend
Wr. Quinn
Franco
France
Italy
Ajourtlimste
Quincy Journal
Conngprictt
Mapure
New York
Tweed
New York Herald
Cuba
Ehuat
Santiago
Jane
John Secor
America State Department
Ludlow Street
Vigor
Hant
Maginnis
Nesy Orleans
Hunt
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