Minority dissent in Florida Louisiana reports on 1876 election
The minority on the Potter Investigating Committee dissents from the majority report regarding Florida and surrounding states. They urge public disclosure of cipher dispatches, accuse bribery attempts, and condemn the majority for excluding crucial evidence. They accuse Tilden and associates of corruption while defending the Republican canvassing results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Investigating Committee
Vrewa
Florida
Hamlet
Tilden
Louisiana
South Carolina
Pelton
Col
Polton
Manton Marble
Smith Weed
Florida Returning Board
Mr. Marble
Col. Pelton
Mr. Tilden
Cr. Pelton
Democratic National Committee
Tilda
Dunn
Woolley
Marble
Dispatches and cipher dealings in 1876 political probes
The record outlines suspected manipulation of telegraph dispatches by Orton and others tied to the Republican and Democratic factions. It notes cipher messages about Electoral votes in South Carolina and Florida, unauthorized negotiations, and confirms no charges against Mr. Hendricks. The committee finds private telegrams remain under partisan custody and questions proposals to regulate private dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton
Republican Committee
Senate
Democratic Committee of
House
Indiana Dustries
Z. Chandler
K. Tyner
Iden
South Carolina
Florida
Tilden
Hayes
Theas
National Democratic Committee
Mr. Tilden
Mr. Hendricks
Butler Rejects Louisiana Electoral Count in 1876 Dissent
General Butler argues there was no valid statewide election in Louisiana in 1876 and that the Electoral vote should not be counted for either candidate. He contends coercion and fraud favored Hayes in parts of the state and Packard would have won otherwise, urging Congress to pursue proper legal remedies through the Supreme Judicial Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Butler
Louisiana
Tilden
Gov. Nicholls
Returning Board
Packard
Hayes
Contresa
Electoral Commission
Supreme Court
United States
MacVeagh
Congress
Supreme Judicial Court
Various Global and Domestic Statistics Tidbits
A compilation of figures on pauper ratios in New Hampshire, Nevada prison earnings, Swiss railway passengers, Brooklyn Bridge costs, Nevada state transportation costs for the insane, German potato exports, Italy’s abandoned children, a Fitchburg family’s combined weight, use of seaweed in Northern Europe, French lunacy numbers, Buffalo snow shovel costs, Williamson County illiteracy, Texas public lands sales, and Bertillon’s study claiming matrimony affects longevity with detailed mortality gaps by age and marital status.
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Brooklyn Bridge
State of
Nevada
Stockton
Germany
Italy
Foundling
Phere
Fitchburg
Mass
Scotland
France
Buffalo
Vanderbilt Lines
Williamson County
Tex
Texas
Bertillon
Fragmentary 1880s U S political figures by state and party
A garbled catalog lists politicians by state and party from 1880s America including Alabama California Connecticut Iowa Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri Vermont West Virginia and more. It references figures such as James G Blaine William Windom and George West with Democratic Republican and Independent labels.
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Alabama
T. Morgan
Houston
Calipornga
Newton Booth
Jos. I. Farley
Connecticut
Wm.w. Eaton
Platt
K. Floda
C. W. Jones
Wiline’ N Cull
David Davis
Jon A
R. Mes
Millan
Wm. Windom
Missouri
I. M. Cockrell
Geo. G. West
Nevada
Wm. Phiaireins
Jno
P. Dawes
NEW
Randolph
Lis
Mcpherrond
Carolina
Ransom
Zeb DB
Vance
Ulegon
Grover
Jas. HH
D. Hooch Island
A. E. Burnside
H.W. Anthony
Ennesser
Dus. E. Batley
I. G. Harris
Vermont
G. F. Edmunds
Morrill
West Virginia
I. Hereford
Davis
Two for You and One for Me Harpers Weekly Ballad
A farmer longs for two welcomes at night and faces a daughter torn between loyalty and love. The girl suggests two visitors, while the suitor Donald hopes to be among them as the tale unfolds at the old homestead. The farmer weighs two for the house against one for himself.
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Grey
Donald
Beasie
Susan
Alice
Mary Jane
Bessie
Harper's Weekly
Lovers of poets and politicians across ages
The article surveys famous writers and statesmen and their loves, marriages, and widowhoods. It covers Scott, Byron, Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, Shakespeare, Johnson, Southey, Coleridge, Byron, Irving, Gibbon, Gray, Goldsmith, Cowper, Pope, Reynolds and others, noting how early loves, marriages, and bachelorhood shaped their lives and legacies. It contrasts success, sorrow, and enduring attachments, with vivid anecdotes and quotes.
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Vanderbilt
Dr. Johnson
John Howard
Howard
John Wilkes
London
Mahomet
Cadijah
Prince Albert
Windsor Castle
Thomas Day
England
Day
Sanford and
Merton
Dean Swift
Stella
Swift
Miss Johnson
Dublin
Vanessa
Southey
Edith Fricker
Bristol
Portugal
Coleridge
Sara Fricker
Edith
Byron
Irving
Gibbon
Gray
Cambridge University
Goldsmith
Miss Herneck
Jessamine
Cowper
Mrs. Unwin
Fope
Martha Blount
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Flaxman
Troy Temes
Practical farm and kitchen tips from old periodicals
Diverse reads cover poultry meat differences, salt use on strawberries, and fertilizer tips. Also includes a custard apple pudding recipe, and instructions for making brown soft soap from potash, tallow, and resin with step by step boiling and saponification notes.
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N. ¥. Times
Farmers Dont Sign Warns Against Swindlers Targeting Farmers
The American Agriculturist warns farmers about agency swindles aimed at farmers and others, detailing two scam patterns. The first uses a glib talker to obtain signatures for fake agencies or samples. the second pressures for payment on bogus orders. Farmers are urged to refuse signing anything and contest false claims in court if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
J. H. Pearson
Nebraska
Merel
Punch
Cancer Hospital at Aurora Praised for Treatment
A Beacon report extols the Cancer Hospital in Aurora Ti led by Dr F L Pond as the nation’s most admirably run clinic for cancer. It notes full patient wards from across the Union and praise for the doctor’s personal care and orderly operations including an electro galvanic battery aiding tumor removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
F. L. Pond
United States
Union
Pond
Aurora Cancer Hospital
Hts
The New Agriculture Principles by Dr. J F Nicholas
An essay excerpt extols refined practices in animal and crop husbandry. It argues well grown apples fetch higher prices and good cider from clean casks, stresses clean milking and bedding, praises thorough herd management, and contrasts old versus new agriculture including forage value, ground corn, and cob nutrition. It notes corn ground with cob equals sweet corn fodder for cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Nicholas
Blummer Finds Six Button Vest A Laughing Lesson
An old card party tale from Heveland Herald where Blummer discovers his vest holds six mismatched buttons. A tiny pearl, U S military button, oxidized silver, Puritan horn, a suspender button, and a poker chip transform a routine evening into humorous revelation about finances and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blummer
Maria
Ely
Mrs. Blummer
George
U.S
Heveland Herald
Hop Bitters Cures Patient After Doctors Gave Up
Ailing man named George was declared terminal by doctors but recovered after using Hop Bitters. He reportedly improved in ten days and was cured without further medical intervention. The account reflects a family testimony praising the remedy’s effectiveness.
Fashionable Foolishness and the Health of Women
A critique of the belief that beauty requires frail, pale features. The piece notes that delicate looks often come from disease and urges health as the real standard of beauty. It endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female diseases and overall vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
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Doin L. Blake
Miles Ross
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Alyah D. Clark
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Warner Miller
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Ray V. Pierce
John M. Bailey
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R. Q. Frank Hurd
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E. B. Binley
J.T. Updegraff
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Thomas Ewing
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Wyatt Aiken
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Veacy St
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Homeopathic Pharmacy
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Mallod
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Detroit
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