Republican Ticket and WCTU Meeting Highlights
The Republican ticket lists Robert F. Rrid as County Treasurer from Rock Island, William G. Morris as County Coroner and Daniel Gordon as County Surveyor from Moline. The State Women’s Christian Temperance Union met in Decatur and re elected most officers with Frances Willard again chosen as President.
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Robert F. Rrid
Rock Island
Nilliam G. Murris
Moline
Daniel Gordon
Tax State Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Decatur
Illinois
Mise Frances Willard
Democratic probe on Ingalls election mostly yields little
A Kansas Senate race fraud inquiry yields scant results or serves as a partisan ploy says the report. Illinois tax auditors show progressive tax reductions from 1873 to 1879 under Republican rule totaling 38 percent, advocating economy and a nominal state tax. Greenback advocates lose ground as business improves and Republican stance against fiat money gains support.
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United States
Ingalls
Kansas
Ingall
Illinois
Campaign heat in Ohio and New York favors Republicans
The piece claims Republicans have growing chances in Ohio and New York while Samuel Tilden, described as a corrupt self promoter, funds his bid for the Democratic nomination. It casts him as the most unscrupulous candidate for the presidency, reliant on money rather than merit.
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Tuiey
Ohio
New York
Sammy Tilden
Cipher Alley
Mr. Tilden
Bennett Book Causes Harsh Pardon Demand
A New York publisher Bennett wrote Cupid's Jokes, deemed obscene and led to indictment and a 13 month sentence in the Albany penitentiary. Attempts to win a presidential pardon from Hayes failed, prompting editorials in the Little Cedar Pilot demanding accountability for Hayes and his wife amid strong religious frustration.
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Bennett
Oyster famine plagues Great Britain in grim prose
The piece laments a severe oyster shortage across Britain and Ireland, describing exhausted native and English speaking species, scarcity among epicures, and conjecturing about possible causes including fear or mourning among oysters as a literary flourish. The tone blends irony with dire concern for dwindling shellfish.
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Great Britain
London
Dublin
Cjntie
Ireland
British
Pledge of aid traded for sovereignty and gold amid frontier woes
The article argues Britain can spare oysters while America seeks gold in exchange for aid. It notes pension claims disposed of in September costing over 20 million dollars, with 6,000 arrears still under review. Reports Mayon Thornburg and 13 U. S. soldiers killed in a Colorado Ute skirmish, urging a stronger frontier force and congressional action to restore picket duty.
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Great Britain
Pension Bureau
Mayon Thornburg
U. S
Colorado
Sherman
Indianapolis
Thornburg
Congress
Custer
Commercial Convention Plans at Quincy Illinois
A convention is to be held in Quincy on October 15 to press Congress for improved navigation on the Mississippi and other Western rivers. The aim is to secure moderate freight rates to aid farmers merchants and manufacturers and to benefit shipping interests including Moline. The article urges action to justify a key appropriation for river navigation improvements.
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Quincy
Illinois
Congress
Mississippi
Seaboard
Moline
Massacre at Milk River in Colorado Involves Major Thornburg
A clash near Milk River Colorado ends in Major Thornburg and ten soldiers killed with many wounded. Indian agent N C Meeker faces criticism as Utes threaten peace efforts and the War Department sends troops. The ambush forces a retreat to cover behind a wagon train. Two lessons emerge from the disaster.
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Tuk Revieww
Thornburg
United States Army
Milk River
Colorado
Meek Indian Agency
N. C. Meeker
Meeker
Indian Bureau
Brother Medker
War Department
Indiana
Payne
Arguments for Military Control of Indian Service and Larger Army
A citizen urges placing the Indian service under military governance to curb theft and corruption and to end massacres. The author calls for expanding the army to fifty thousand effective men, criticizing the Democratic Congress proposal to cut forces and claiming current Indian agency practices fail.
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Democratic
Congress
United States
Indian Bureau
Indian Agency
Thornburg
Thornburg, General Custer
Resumption of Specie Payments Attributable to People
The piece argues that renewed business prospects come from national vigor and resources, not atmospheric theories. It credits the American people and their industry for economic recovery after the Panic of 1873, highlighting crops, exports, and gold payments as the true drivers, not Secretary Sherman.
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United States
Republican Party
Sherman
The
Learn To Do Something In The Labor Market Morality
The piece argues skilled labor is scarce while unemployment is high and many lack practical trades. It likens vague applicants to boys who cannot sail a ship without training, urging learning one craft well before complain. It cites a Mesut source on honest work and purposeful effort.
Upholding Labor Over Professional Pursuits in Nation
A historical advocate urges school officers to value honest labor over professional ambitions. It laments too many young men seeking Congress or presidency as lawyers or editors, and calls for German style technical training to ensure capable workers and national wealth.
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United States
Tilden's Influence in New York Election Debate
In New York the pending election draws attention as Tilden's fortunes hinge on money. The piece argues his financial backing could sway voters, while praising a Republican alternative described as a candidate who serves the government and does not rely on wealth.
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New York
Tilden
Excelsior
Hhis Man Robinson
Republican Party
Military education debate at St Louis convention
The St Louis convention presided by General Beauregard urged Congress to fund two million dollars yearly for state military training schools to educate officers for the regular army. Opponents argue for a national standard like West Point and oppose state run centralization, suggesting voluntary state programs funded locally.
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St. Louis
Wich
Leauregard
Congress
West Point
Beauregard
Time to Sit Congress Year Round Said by Democrat
A Democratic member of Congress argues that rising national demands will force Congress to operate year round. He laments constant political agitation and predicts the country would benefit if digressions occurred half as often and for shorter periods.
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Congress
Ceampague
Indianapoliss Journal
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Danforth
McKinnie
Greenback
Fim
Republcans
Fiat Greenbackers
Commercial Convention
New York Hershel
Pennsylvania Coal Vs
Moline National Bank
Molen
Rebouliowa
Wivototri
Heeke
Caes Rearonel Parraney
Nickela
U.S
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U.P. Hemenway
CGR
Heveswesti
Tay
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J. OU. Stare
L. E. Hemenway
Waant
First National Bank
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Banka
Rania
Arpewee Legal
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Saat
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Guthmore Cuatier
M. Carine
Fifth Street
Davenport
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R E.sellers & CO
Pittsburg, Pa
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Clark
Chirac
Prussings
Taniare
J. T. Dixon
Second Avenue
GEO. A. Bain & CO
Seventeenth Street
Bet
Third and
Fourth Avenues
Graham & Faran
Aledo
E. T. Rigby, HN Tist
Cutter's
Cor
Brady Streets
Iowa
Hadden’s Pharmacy
Moline, Ill
Haden
John H. Gilmone
Cnet
Kork Leann
Milan
Ihatrubert
Ache
Sonia
Lyon & Maaly
Ms Bate
Chivege
Imdti Dw
Powell
Sewwine Machine
T. Potrxn Wangan & Co
Bankers
Wall Street
Daniel F. Beatty
Reont
National Pinna Company
Chicago
Psee
Atsa
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