Moline Review Notes Republican Tickets and Political Laughs
The piece lists county tickets with ROBERT F. REID for Treasurer and WILLIAM G. MORRIS for Coroner, both from Moline, plus DANIEL GORDON for Surveyor. It also mentions a crowded Ohio Senate field and quotes a Chicago Times remark about burial of a rag baby. Joan A. Logan receives resolutions from the Irish-American club of Chicago. President Hayes invites Gen. Grant to Washington and hints at a White House stay.
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Robert F. Reid
Rock Weiland
William G. Morris
Moline
Daniel Gordon
Joan A. Logan
Chicago
HaynEs
Gen. Grant
Washington
White House
Grant
Jong
Prea. Hayes
Ballon companion Burr found on Lake Michigan shore
Burr, companion of Prof. Wise on a recent St. Louis balloon ascent, was found on Lake Michigan shore. He was buried in St. Louis. Prof. Wise and his Pathfinder remain unconfirmed in fate.
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Burr
Prof. Wise
St. Louis
Lake Michegan
Grant Climbs into Sutro Tunnel Heat as He Travels West
Grant ventures deep beneath the earth near Sutro tunnel where temperatures reach 120 degrees and water is too hot to touch. He travels from Omaha to Mendota then Galena by the Illinois Central, and will arrive in Chicago on the 12th.
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Grant
Great Sutro
Omaha
Mendota
Galena
Illinois Central
Chicago
Grand Haven Steamer Amazon Grounding Causes Cargo Loss
The lake steamer Amazon, 1400 tons, grounded on a sand bar near Grand Haven Michigan on the 28th during a gale. All passengers and crew were saved but much cargo is lost. Vessel and cargo valued at 150000 with 60000 insured.
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Amazon
Grand Haven
Mich
Tiring portrait of a presidential candidate debate
A reader criticizes Sammy Tinlden for tax avoidance and political leverage. A Rock Island doctor argues for a centralized War Department run Indian Commissariat with martial law to manage agencies and traders on reservations.
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Westwoop
Rock Island
Colorado
War Department
Surging Rural Land Purchases Drive Economic Revival
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports that for the year ending June 1 1879 settlers bought 8,660,110 acres of public land, up from 3,500,000 acres in 1875. The shift suggests broad abandonment of other pursuits for farming, aiding current business revival and grain production, with a warning that settlers should remain on farms after prosperity returns.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Stephen A Dovaias Jr Leaves North Carolina For Chicago Law Practice
Stephen A Dovaias Jr, son of a noted Illinois senator, has moved from North Carolina to practice law in Chicago. He told a Washington Republic reporter during a pass through the city that he has always identified as a steadfast Grant Republican and shared several talking points.
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Stephen A. Dovaias JR
Illinois
North Carolina
Chicago
Washington Republican
Douglas
Political Shadow in the 1879 North Carolina Florida Vote
The excerpt notes at least 40 000 white Republican voters and wealthier men shaping state politics with Ku Klux influence since 1879, held by Ex-Rebels through fraud and intimidation. It also quotes Douglas backing U S Judge Settle as Republican VP candidate in 1880 and predicting North Carolina and Florida as Republican on a fair vote.
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Douglas
U. S
Settle
North Carolina
Florida
Southern Sentiment in San Antonio Express Endorses Honest Leader
The Democratic San Antonio Express urges nominating a man of honesty, ability, and patriotism like Bayard or Hancock who can win broad votes, warning against a candidate whose strength lies in wealth and purchase of nominations.
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San Antonio, Texas
Express
Bayard
Hancock
The Indian Trouble Report on Ute Hostilities
Special agent Adams interviews the Utes who killed Agent Meeker and captures five white women and children. They claim 23 Utes were slain in a clash with Maj. Thornburg, totaling 89 fired Indians. The Utes seek peace while the army, limited in capacity, is poised to punish. The piece advocates provisioning and arming agencies for a future uprising, noting the Interior Secretary’s familiarity with the policy.
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Adams
Washington
Meeker
Maj. Thornburg
Secretary of the Interior
Republican resolve to enforce voting rights and state election laws
A Republican meeting in Patterson New Jersey features fiery rhetoric urging strict protection of the vote and enforcement of national election laws. The speaker pledges to deter fraud and disenfranchisement, asserting federal supremacy in regulating elections and resisting nullification attempts.
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Patterson
New Jersey
Sherman
Grant Receives Lavish Farewell in San Francisco
Gen Grant was feted at a farewell banquet by San Francisco citizens at the Pacific Hotel. His speech praised the demonstrations of honor from the city and surrounding regions as he travels eastward, with Nevada towns Carson and Virginia City notable for showing strong support.
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Grant
Pacific Hotel
San Francisco
Sinc
America
Carson
Virginia
Nevada
Jones
Lang
General Grant to Visit Omaha and Chicago Celebrations
Gen Grant is due in Omaha on November 1 and will stay through Sunday. Chicago plans a major welcome on November 12 with wide preparations. City authorities expect Chicago to rival San Francisco in honoring the distinguished guest.
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Grant
Omaha
Chicago
San Francisco
Testimony Records Brutal Murder of Judge Chisholm and Family
Mrs. Chisholm describes the March 19 murder during the trial of Gully. She recalls Johnny dead and on fire, Conella failing to intervene, and the family fleeing as Gully fired through a grate wounding and killing. the children suffer multiple injuries while we carried Mr. Chisholm home.
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Chisholm
Gully
Mr. Chisholm
Papa
Bis
Cornelia
Unusual interest in New York election results
The Tammany Democracy with John Kelly as Governor candidate shows unexpected strength. New York City registry rose by 9,000 voters from last year but is 15,000 below the 1876 level. total registry 168,043, with Republicans claiming about a third. If Kelly performs poorly as predicted the Republican State ticket looks strong. Majorities in city slums have powered Democratic success, but without that vote the case weakens. Prominent Republicans and speakers urge victory on Tuesday.
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New York
Tammany Democracy
John Kelly
Tilden
Tammany
Kelly
Ohio Vote Totals Favor Foster and Republicans in Legislature
Foster leads governor race by 17 126 and Republican Auditor by 20 628 while Hayes carried Ohio in 1876 by 7 507. Greenbacker votes are tiny as total governor votes reach 670 911, showing a population above 3.25 million. Joint ballot would give Republicans a 31 seat Legislature majority to elect Thurman’s successor.
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Foster
Hayes
Thurmah
Thurman’s fall after Greenbacker sway sparks political shift
The piece laments Thurman’s ouster from the Senate as a consequence of a new finance doctrine. It cites the Omaha Herald and Davenport Democrat, calling Thurman a capable but unsteady political trimmer who yielded to Greenbacker influence, paying a heavy price for the shift.
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Senate
Omaha Herald
Thurman
Davenport Dem
Ohio
Greenbackers
Political notes on Ohio election and national issues
The piece surveys Ohio governor race totals with Foster leading Ewing by 17 129 and Prohibitionists at 4 154 statewide. It mocks Democratic Blaine jabs, urges Grant as authority in the South, notes Wisconsin governor Smith predicts a Republican edge, and cites Republican committee praise for North’s treatment of Southern states plus opposition to reconstruction excesses.
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Ewing
Greenbacker
Ohio
Blaine
Jimblane
Demco
Tilden
South
Grant
Mattain
Cambridge Chronicle
Smith
Wisconsin
Springfield
Iils
Sammy
Bar’s
Republican State Central Committee
Minneapolis
Hayard
Delaware
Thurman
Wisconsin winter wheat and world news round up
Wisconsin winter wheat looks well with reports of Turkey and Greece in late dispatches. Gold imports to New York exceed 4.5 million dollars since last Saturday and October bank circulation is expected to rise by 3 million.
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Wisconsin
Turkey
Greece
New York
Europe
Milwaukee House of Corrections
America
Weather and Trail Woes From Colorado in 1879
Letter from Eurex Colorado describes soaked roads after rain and fresh snow atop high ranges. The writer rides a slippery trail to Howardsville, noting an overweight horse reluctant to hurry and a costly mules division. Snow stays on mountains while valleys thaw. Indians reported nearby but no immediate danger. towns guard against possible raids.
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Colorado
Eurex
Col
Epirex Review
Brewster's Station
Howardsville
Man
Galinn
Denver
Cough Syrup Promoted as Superior Remedy
Advertised cough syrup praised as the most pleasant and efficacious remedy for coughs colds croup hoarseness and throat tickle. Claims over a million bottles sold recently and that it provides relief not found in other mixtures. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents per bottle.
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