Platform of New York Republicans Endorses Reform and Anti-Corruption
The New York Republican Convention adopts a platform urging equitable taxation on corporations and individuals, strict primary election honesty, and limits on legislative overreach. It condemns Democratic excesses, praises Civil Service reform, and endorses Chester A Arthur for president while predicting Republican triumphs in forthcoming elections.
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New York
Republican Strite
Republican Party of New 7 York
hebStovore
Equitable Sasa
Monopolica
Whett
Vamedy
Stata
Congress
Echhony
Highrsat-Pralac
Corel
Chester A. Arther
Imi
Arnie
Political Finger- Board and Maine Election Indorsement
An editorial lauds the Republican party as steady and principled in public affairs. It claims Maine’s election outcome rejects reformers and maps the party as safest leadership, contrasting past governance by schemers with current disciplined policy.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
High Court of War
Maine
Arkans Planes for Bias in Votes Exposed
A long critique cites four methods of depriving Republicans of votes in Arkansas areas. It notes intimidation at Helena, ballot box theft at Holly Grove, false counts and returns elsewhere, and exclusion by the Returning Board at Little Rock. The piece condemns bulldozing and accuses Phillips County Democrats of openly vowing to block black votes, while calling for accountability and reform.
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Arkansas
Helena
Secon
Holly Grove
Little Rock
Phillips County
Returna Aml
Pila
Little Rock Gazette
Mangum
The
Arkansan: Democratic
Churchill
Lite Reek Gasette
Assurancva
Democratic County Committee
Republicar
Phillipe County
South
Ney
Ana
Republican Party
St. Louis
Alobe-Demacrat
Marriage of Led Ure Miss Wombwell in Ube ville
A fragment reports the marriage of Led Ure and Miss Wombwell, with mention of a reception and flowers. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a local society wedding with attendees and well wishing.
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Led
Ure
Wombwell
Ube Ville
Shyla
Science and Industry News Roundup
Reports describe marble slabs imitated in glass by a Pittsburgh firm, salmon fisheries expanding on the Pacific coast, and codfish hatching experiments off New Hampshire coast. Rochester funds a $20,000 shoemaking school to reduce dependence on unions, while Tennessee attracts about $2,000,000 in cotton factories amid prosperity. Victoria plans over $12,000,000 in fifty six railway lines to serve agricultural areas, plus a gun lamp using water pressure for potential London lighting.
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Pittsburgh
Pacific
Baird
Gloucester
New Hampshire
Rochester
Hawkins
Tennessee
South
Chicago
England
London
Fragmentary humor and anecdotes from old newspapers
A collage of witty clippings and quotes from various papers. It includes quips on widowhood in New Jersey, a punny geography joke about Jonah, seaside fashion satire, odd epitaphs from England, a dramatic accident report, social banter about romance and Sunday duties, a farmer’s bonnet quarrel, and a failing job-seeker’s spelling critique.
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New Jersey
Detroit Free Press
Tarshish
Jonah
Cliss
Bay of Fundy
Bay of Hisoay
Ara’ i Bey
Pa-shaw
Post
Abe
Puck
Childwell
England
John LH. Goodwin
Derry
Angelina
Daisy
Dan
Ty Church
N.yy
Commercial Advertiser
Faithful Until Death: Elizabeth Drinkhonee Buried in Pottstown
The daughter of a revolutionary soldier Elizabeth Drinkhonee was buried at Pottstown Pennsylvania on Sunday. The brief notice notes she served a long life devoted to family and community, reflecting on a century of service and memory.
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Elizabeth Drinkhonee
Pottstown
Abe
Saeddory
Coen Baers
The Sandman Visits Our Young Folks
A fanciful poem describes a twilight visitor with a bag and mantle who sprinkles sleepy dust on children. The narrative speaks of dreamland transport and the playful, fading lights of day as the narrator recalls the old storyteller Mary D. Brine.
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Tung
Noberly
Dreamland
Shain Volignko
Mary D. Brine
Remarkable, Venturer of Two Treasured Tldren
Four children from Allouez mine wandered into the woods while berry picking on July 21, 1882. After a week of perilous search by Swedes Norwegians Finns and Calumet and Heula miners, two older youths found the missing siblings alive in a brush shelter. The rescued children were revived and taken to hospital for examination as their parents learned of the ordeal.
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Allouez Mine
Allouez
Walverins
Calumet
Ilela
Jlaigix
Yorch Lake
Dr. D
Brave Dog Moll Saves Children From Steer Attack
In a country farm tale, a staid mastiff named Moll protects siblings Harry Lizzie and Milly as a steer charges. Moll bites the steer’s tail, allowing Milly to escape through a fence. Bull is injured and cared for by the children who keep him as a family pet until old age. Bull also gnaws at the children’s books, possibly resenting their schooling, as Milly explains.
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Harry
Lizzie
Milly
Moll
Bull
Doga
Ham
Otr
Lidile Ques
Keeping Back News on Railroad Accidents
Editorial discusses withholding accident details by railroads and argues public need for prompt disclosure. It cites a German incident with vague casualty figures and warns suppression sows distrust in rail travel, urging that safety incidents become public property to preserve public confidence.
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Hnevfords Lex
United States
Ampeh
Senator Hill Recounts Frugal College Finances
In an autobiography found among his papers, Senator Hill recalls promising his father to keep college expenses under three hundred dollars per year and vowing to win first honor in his class. He says the proudest day was notifying his parents of achieving the top honor.
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Senator Hill
Courier-Journal
President J J Hill Heads Manitoba Railroad Venture
A fragment from a New York Sun item notes J J Hill as president of the Chicago Minneapolis & Manitoba and discusses his influence with English capitalists. The piece cites wealth claims around six million dollars tied to his land savings and leadership, relevant to St Paul wage dock discussions.
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J. J. Hill
Chicago
Miiseapalis & Manitoba
Ayfus Hatch
St Paul
Beto
Manitoba
N.Y. Sun
Unclear excerpt hints at a bird count and a named individual
Local notes mention a person named Diane Wanagansett and a reference to twenty seven birds. Fragmentary text suggests a tally event or observation, but specifics are missing. Further readable details are needed to form a precise card.
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Great’ West
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Cincinnati
Chicago Tribunes
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