Club satire and political notes in Detroit Free Press excerpt
In a humorous aside, Brother Gardner lampoons club members owning a horse and dog amid poverty and pride. The column then lists assorted 1879 news items from ex governor Hartranft’s appointment to Philadelphia postmaster, juror oath repeal, crimes, indictments, and agricultural data.
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Brother Gardner
Wendell Phillips Pratt
Fisher's
Detroit Free Press
A Hard-Working Tramp In Domestic Schemes
A ragged tramp visits Mrs. Jeri Nichols and offers to chop wood for dinner. He piles wood near the window, earns the meal, and leaves claiming to be an extra man with an ax. The wood turns out to be a dry goods box artfully arranged, revealing a comic deception about the amount chopped.
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Jeri Nichols
Winnemaca
New
Silver State
Mississippi Valley Canoe Growers Form in St Louis
The Mississippi Valley Canoe Growers Association organized in St Louis on the 6th with delegates from Indiana Ohio Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri and Kansas. John Walker of Missouri elected President and G W Belcher named expert with a sample sugar calling it equal to the best New Orleans sugar worth five cents per pound. The report cites 1873 343000000 pounds tobacco valued at 22 million and cotton at 8 cents per pound. Edmands resolutions affirm amendments Thirteenth Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
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St. Louis
Hinds
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Ohio
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Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
John Walker
J. A. Hedges
George Longman
E. W. Douglass
G. W. Belcher
Belcher
Washington
Rival Claims Rise Over Arab Tabia Frontier Post
Dispute between Russia and Roumania over Arab tabia on the Dobrud scha frontier escalates with both governments asserting possession Roumanian General ordered to defend by force if needed Rumors on the 4th said Russia planned to move forces toward the post President nominates Algernon Badger for New Orleans customs collector and W S McMillan for postmaster replacing Badger John C Hulbert longtime Saratoga official is arrested and held
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Roumania
Arabtabia
Dobrudscha
Dth
Algernon 8. Badger
New Orleans
G. L. Smith
W. 8. McMillan
Badger
Bank embezzlement leads to five year prison sentence
H A McIntyre a Lake City banker was sentenced to five years in Lincoln Nebraska Penitentiary for making false entries in his books. Reports from Afghanistan note Cabul fighting and anarchy while Paris Archbishop Guibert condemns infidelity. President Grant travels Aden to Bombay as U S Marshals clash with moonshiners in Patrick County Virginia.
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Cabul
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Grant
Aden
Arabia
Bombay
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Congress Ledger of Feb 4 6 1878 Senate and House actions
Legislation and votes span Feb 4 to Feb 6 with party splits on key issues. Corbin declared elected senator from South Carolina while Butler contested. Army appropriation debates and levee funding noted. Thirteenth to Fifteenth Amendments resolutions advanced. Immigration limits debated. Naval and Indian appropriations and private bills also recorded.
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South Carolina
Hill
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Weepnnesday
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Yeas
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Booth
Bence
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Dorsey
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Wadleigh
Conover
Nyo
Mesam
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Barnum
Wallace Butler
Austin
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Dennis
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MecPnemon
Thurman
Rankom
Saulabury
Whte
Withers
Committee On Agriculture
Paris
Claine
Commissioner of Pensions
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Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
Bente
Satunday
James D. Walkey
Arkansas
Mr. Beale
Beverly Douglas
Virginia
Indian Bureau
War Department
Slao
Investigations reveal voting fraud claims in Charleston County
The Teller Committee heard Col. Mackay testify that Republicans faced barred votes amid alleged Democratic frauds. Hampton pledged fair appointment of election commissioners, yet Republicans claim scarce poll managers. tickets and intimidation were alleged to influence outcomes. A U S Marshal recounted arrests for disrupting Republican meetings while some black voters supported Democrats under pressure.
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Wariington
Washington
Col. Mackay
South Carolina
Charleston
Hampton
Republicana
Withosa
Ranator Wellery
Bowen
Democrata
J. M. Wallace
United States
Teatifred
Benator McDonald
Political bribery trials recount tied to electoral votes
The committee reconvenes in Warlington to hear testimony on forged signatures and alleged payoffs surrounding the Florida Louisiana electoral certificates. Key figures include Gen Lyman Sheldon Joseph Maddox Weber Pelton Tilden and Cooper as investigators probe cipher dispatches and potential payments to sway electoral outcomes.
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Gong
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Omor
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The Black Plague in Europe and Its Threat
The Chicago Tribune notes the historical reach of plague from 542 B C to 1828 20 and recent fears as the disease spreads despite cold in Europe It cites quarantines by Turkey Italy Austria and Germany and urges strict vessel scrutiny to prevent introduction and spread in the United States.
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Chicago Tribune
Circular to Pensioners on Arrears Claim Process
The Commissioner of Pensions issues a circular for arrears claimants under the Act granting Arrears of Pensions of Jan 25 1879. It states no claim agent is needed. the entitled person and two witnesses submit a letter to the Commissioner and the magistrate validates the pensioner’s claim. The notice includes a sample form and addresses wealth estimates for France England and the United States.
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Washington, D. C
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