County Officials Named in Fragmented Ballot List
Fragmentary text lists candidates for county offices including Sheriff Clerk Treasurer and Prosecuting Attorney. It names JQM OC Barber for Sheriff, Leontdasjh Brockway for County Clerk, Frank B. Snyder for Register of Deeds, James W. Wood for Treasurer, Joseph Noyes for Prosecuting Attorney, and George Erchem George L. Southworth as Circuit Court Commissioners, with Alexander A. Driggs Elias Hewite for Coroner and George Marsh for County Surveyor. The passage also includes fragmented political rhetoric about tariffs and protectionism.
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Jqm OC. Barber
Editorial Notes Urges Perry Mayo for State Senator
Editorial calls voters to back Perry Mayo a practical farmer and laborer in the state senate race. It attacks free trade advocates and warns against supporting Yaple Hankerd or other opponents. It urges voting straight Republican next Tuesday and reminds farmers to remember George Yaple and Patrick Hoke in the slate.
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Geo. L. Yaple
Patrick Hankerd
Vote the Clean Republican Ticket in Michigan Election
A partisan call urging voters to back the straight Republican ticket in Michigan for the state legislature and U.S. Senate race. It praises James O'Donnell for Congress, Perry Mayo for State Senator, John C. Barber for Sheriff, Cyrus G. Luce for Governor, and warns against fusionist or prohibitionist tickets while condemning Democratic figures and entities. The piece warns young voters and stresses spelling names correctly and avoiding fraudulent tickets.
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Aerosilians
John O. Barber
John
Calhoun
Michigan
John C. Barber
Loyal
Kellogg
Sorprens
Patrick Hankerd
Congress
Adjutant General's Office
James O'Donnell
Vors for Frederick F Hoaglin for representative
A political endorsement from Albion praising Frederick F Hoaglin as a young successful businessman with a clean record. It criticizes opposing figures and urges Michigan voters to back James O'Donnell, highlighting his military service and support for veterans.
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Frederick F. Hoaglin
Albion
Editorial Evidence in Detroit Free Press 1861 Slavery Debate
A Detroit Free Press editorial from January 1861 is cited as sympathetic to Southern slavery demands. It argues for extending the Missouri line to the Pacific and predicts Union dissolution if Republicans resist. The piece condemns Republican inflexibility and asserts Lincoln’s election doomed the Union, urging “proper protection to all American” and warning young men against secessionist doctrine.
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Detroit Free Press
Missouri
Republican
Ealter
Michigan Democracy
Lincoln
Seward
Ubage
South
Republican Party
Robert HE. Lee
Virginia
Fair
Culpepper
Detroit Free Free
Albion Mirror
Michigan Republicans vow victory in 1886 state vote
The piece argues that fusion opponents attack free trade and Alger’s administration, praising Governor Alger’s record and urging every voter to act in Michigan’s 1886 election. It condemns copperhead and Democratic ties to Greenbackers and political prohibitionists while predicting a Republican triumph if supporters work hard.
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Michigan
Greenbackers
Enem
Republican Party
Geo. L. Yaple
Alger
Comoand
Prohibitionists accused of opposing submission resolution
The piece counters Prof Dickie by listing prohibitionists who allegedly opposed the submission resolution. It cites Lathrop of Jackson Crozier of Ann Arbor and Van Fleet editor of the Lever, plus letters from Senators Belknap and Woodruff. The Adrian Times adds further comments on temperance opponents during the last legislature session.
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Dickie
The
Tribune
Lathrop
Jackson
Crozier
Ann Arbor
van Fleet
Lever
Adrian Times
Belknap
Woodruff
Lansing
Whe
Ch A
Prohibitionist Stance Over Dickie Remarks Reported
Detroit Tribune quotes prominent prohibitionists confirming the fact that Mr. Dickie has again spoken impulsively. The writer notes this pattern as tiresome and unsteady, reflecting on past occasions where his comments sparked debate.
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Dickie
Detroit
Tribune
Luce Yaple case looms as Michigan court to rule
The excerpt notes a high profile Michigan supreme court case involving Cyrus G. Luce and George L. Yaple, with a verdict expected by November 20. It reflects partisan reactions, editorials, and local support in Branch County for Luce, highlighting Luce’s laborer background and farm life, and contrasting views from newspapers.
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Cyrus G. Luce
Cptus G. Luce
Cyrus G. Luca
George L. Yaplo
Supreme Court of Michigan
Michigan
Luce
St. Louis
Yuple
Mr. Luce
Yaple
Coldwater
Isbor
Luce Emerges as Advocate for Equal Rights in Michigan Race
The Coldwater Courier notes Luce’s rugged laborer sympathy and personal grasp of farming families, praising his integrity and honesty. It argues voters in Branch County should back a local man for governor, trusting Luce’s fitness and statewide appeal among laborers and farmers alike.
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Cyrus G. Ease
Branch County
Freud
Commonwealth
Bcarty
Mr. Luce
Michigan
Luce
Coldwater Republican
Loilers
Tincecat
Elis
Branca
Luice
Coldwater Courier
Under Which Kings From Ionia Sentinel of Oct 21
Comparative table shows receipts and expenditures at the state house of correction for last biennial periods. It notes excess expenses over receipts under Republican rule versus Democratic rule, with totals of 64,457.09 in 1882 and 120,759.92 in 1884, and claims savings under Republican administrations. It ends asking which party taxpayers prefer for the next two years.
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Ionia Sentinel
State House
Sen
State House of Correction
American tariffs and steel rails clash in Detroit Tribune
The Detroit Tribune argues against free trade citing Gov Alger and the Bay City & Alpena railroad. It cites Odell’s quote on English steel rails and estimates duties and costs to claim protection preserves American iron, steel industries and jobs amid looming foreign competition.
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Free Trade Advocate
Gov
Alger
Detroit, Bay Cirs & Alpena Railroad Company
New York City
Deraorr, BayCrry & Arena BarLeacad Co
Dorsell
G. M. Odell
Braud Street
Mills Landing
Dean Sig
New York
R, A
Pres
Gov. Ri A
Detroit
Bay City & Alven Railroad Ciopung
Mich
Tak Sims
C. i Odell
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
England
Detroit Tribune
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Fjames H. MacDonald
Dolts
Atlbert R. Osman
Wayne
George L, Malt
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Henry VI. Aplon
Bay
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Kent
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Berrien
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Keton
State Board of Education
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Fork Cyiesen Tye
Stata Legilature
Frederick Foaglin
Alyvam J. Eldred
County Vicket
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Perry Mayo
Vance
Germany
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Ulysses S. Grant
Yaplo
Detroit ‘Tribune
Prohibition Party
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Alvah D. Hidred
Hildred
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Jeff. Davis
U. S
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Gov. L. Yard
Justice Courts of
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Penny Mayo
White House
Washington
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Charleston
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Marshall and Vicinity
Eagle Opera Hall
John A. Dix
Bayard
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Cleveland
Russia
America
St. Petersburg
Ohio
Indiana
Ovid Union
National Wool Growers Association
Oearly
Yaple- Dickinson Free Trade
Evening News
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Cobden Club
Grand Rapids World
George Ls. Yaple
Yanle
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