Republicans Rally at Saratoga Nominate Cornell for Governor
The Moline Review notes a full New York Republican convention at Saratoga with Roscoe Conkling as temporary chair and Vice President Wheeler as permanent chair. Senator A B Cornell of New York City was nominated for governor as resolutions affirm the party platform and confidence of victory.
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New York
Saratoga
Roscoe Conkling
Wheeler
A.B. Cornell
New York City
Minnesota Republicans nominate Pillsbury for Governor
The Minnesota Republican Party selects Pillsbury as its gubernatorial candidate while the Democratic State Committee of Massachusetts refuses to recognize Ben Butler's party as Democrats. Pennsylvania's GaLustia A Grow returns to back Republican principles after a long political hiatus. Some Irish American Chicagoans move toward political organization, signaling support for Republicans and a shift away from the Democratic Party.
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Democratic State Committee of
Massachusetts
Ben Butler
GaLustia A. Grow
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Senator Voorhees Urges Ohio Democrats to Hear His Speech
Senator Dan Voorhees of Indiana plans to speak for Ohio Democrats and suggests presenting his secession remarks from Terre Haute delivered in April 1861 to introduce his position.
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Dan Voorhees
Indiana
Ohio
Terre Haute
Judge Terry Bid For California Ticket Cited
Judge Terry who shot ex Senator Broderick of California is listed among the candidates of the honorable Bilks in that state. The piece argues common decency calls for such men to be kept off tickets voters will choose from.
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Terry
Broderick
California
Bilks
Chicago and Northwestern Leases Burlington Line
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company has leased the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern. The latter road spans 435 miles including branches and carries a capital stock of 10 million dollars with a bonded debt of 66.5 million.
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Chicago and Northwestern R. R. Company
Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern
New England Exchange Notes Declining Eastern Loan Demand
A New England Exchange reports shrinking demand for eastern loans as the West gains financial strength making home markets more attractive. Eastern capital cannot exceed eight percent except in Kansas where ten percent is still reported.
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New England Exchange
Kansas
Grant declines reelection and leads Panama canal venture
General Grant states he will not run for president again and plans to head a company building an inter oceanic canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The announcement confirms his involvement in the Panama project and signals his ongoing influence in national policy.
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Tyme
Grant
Inds
Panama
California Election Report Hails State Party Victory
Latest advices from California indicate the State Republican ticket was elected at the election on the 3d and possibly the four Republican candidates for Congress. Kalluch, San Francisco workingmen's candidate for mayor, leads by a small margin.
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California
Congress
Kalluch
San Francisco
English farmers sail to Texas seeking new prospects
British farmers mainly from northern Yorkshire and Durham plan to settle in Texas. Some can raise £500 to £600 in capital while a group has formed partnerships with £1,200 capital. The move is driven by dissatisfaction with English agricultural prospects.
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Yorkshire
Durham
Texas
England
State Fair Opens in Springfield with Military Drill Attractions
The State Fair opens in Springfield on September 29 and promises one of the best exhibitions yet featuring a daily grand military drill and speeches by prominent public men. Railroads into Springfield will reduce travel rates and seeks further information from S. D. Fisher Secretary Springfield Il.
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Springfield
S. D. Fisher
Massachusetts Women and Arousal at Worcester Meeting
The piece notes Massachusetts women show little voting vigor and that a Worcester meeting led by Senator Hoar aimed to arouse support. It contrasts Hoar's vigor with Beecher or Thompson in stimulating sympathy on the women suffrage issue.
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Massachusetts
Worcester
Senator Hoar
Beecher
Thompson
Utica Greenbackers hold lively convention names chosen
A New York Greenback convention at Utica chose Wm Voorhees as chairman amid cheers and hisses. Ittichard Schell of New York was initially nominated for Governor but withdrew under pressure, and James Lewis was chosen as the candidate. The party is waning in the county.
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New York
Utica
Wm. Voorhees
Ittichard Schell
Mr. Schell
Iames Lewis
Reverend Thompson’s Affair Surfaces in Grand Rapids
The Rev. J. P. Thompson, ex pastor of Broadway Tabernacle New York, is accused of an adulterous relationship with Mrs. De Land wife of a Grand Rapids pressman. The liaison reportedly happened while she was abroad and Thompson rested from pastoral duties in the country.
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J. P. Thompson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
de Land
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Democrat
Europe
Thompson
Fance
Southern Independents and Democratic Violence in Mississippi
The piece condemns Democratic tactics in Mississippi, recounting the shooting of Dixon in Kemper County by Barksdale, a Democratic official. It argues Republicans should not fuse with a party that endorses such murders and predicts the suspect will be bailed and acquitted. It accuses the Democratic State Central Committee of cowardice and illegality and appeals to the National party for reform.
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Mississippi
Shotgun Democracy
Jeff Davis
Kemper County
Dixon
Barksdale
Democratic State Central Committee
Gen
Yazoo City
Jeff. Davis
National Party
Judge Chisholm Murder and Choctaw Removal Recalled
The article recalls the 1830s murder of Judge Chisholm by a Mississippi mob for being a Republican, including the deaths of his son and daughter. It blames the Choctaw removal for the outrage and contrasts with other groups described as savage. It notes Senator Lamar’s remark on Chisholm’s gentleness and condemns the rioters as red shirt riflemen.
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Chisholm
Jeff. Davis
Lamar
Mississippi
America
Central
Africa
Trial set in murder case after widow Chisholm fled state
The author condemns white men accused of murdering Mrs. Chisholm's husband as cowardly and dastardly. The widow and her family were forced to leave the state. Several suspects have been arrested and a trial is upcoming with Mrs. Chisholm summoned as a witness accompanied by Gen. Woodford of New York to Mississippi.
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New York
The Champion Eloper
A Mississippi figure, Jeff Davis, is derided as a champion eloper. The piece narrates a history of elopements across political and personal ties, criticizing his bid to reclaim the U.S. Senate and labeling him the country’s chief eloper.
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Jeff. Davis
Mississippi
United States Senate
Zachary Taylor
Gen. Wilson
Dorsey
Jeff
United States
Revisw
Glimpses of Colorado Scenery From Eureka to Leadville
An 1879 Colorado diary describes a two week journey from Eureka to Leadville on foot and by stage. The travelers note alpine views, burned forests near Lake City, corduroy roads, and a storm threatening the Uncompahgre range while detailing routes via Lake City and Del Norte into the San Luis valley and Saguache, with observations on scenery and travel hardships.
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Denver
Cot
Eureka
J. R. McKinnie
Schofield
Cobb
Lake City
Ban Juan
Hensen Creek
del Norte
Lny
Concord
Barlow & Sanderson
Europe
Cleora
Leadville
Saguache
San Luis Valley
A Ganta
Journey Across the Rockies and Colorado Sights
The narrator recalls a long coach journey from Del Norte to Leadville via the Arkansas valley. Flooded plains, water spouts, and a moonlit descent through Poncho Pass are described alongside vivid mountain scenery. In Leadville he notes numerous saloons and dancing halls, gambling, and pigment on dancers’ cheeks. He then recounts a rattlesnake encounter near Colorado Springs and a rapid return to Denver.
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Poncho Pass
Cleora
Arkansas
del Norte
Leadville
Amile
Colorado Springs
Denver
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