Washington Letter on Railroads and Strikes in 1877
Our special correspondent reports on a Washington view of efforts to aid the Southern Pacific Railroad and repair Mississippi levees, amid a spreading railroad strike with rising bread and meat prices. He notes sparse cattle supplies, strained eastern cities, exaggerated General Howard reports, and a tax dispute over railroad dividends facing the Internal Revenue Commissioner.
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Washington, D. C
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National Republican
Hayes
Ohio
United States
Southern Pacific
Mississippi
South
Mississippi River
Hada
Republican
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Virginia
Sher
Treasury
Our New York Letter 1877 Strike Exposes Deep Labor Struggles
New York correspondent describes the great strike mania, business paralysis, and public fear in late July 1877. He notes how rapid news, militia displays, and panic affected commerce, and discusses the human cost for workers, miners, and unions, including a Communist episode that fizzled.
Political clashes over military bounty policy in era
A discussion notes that suspending bounty payments to soldiers reveals tensions between law and executive orders. It argues the order is unnecessary since existing law already governs payouts, and mocks Radical politicians like Sherman for disdaining law unless supported by formal orders or proclamations.
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Sherman
Nemo
Hayes mortgage tied to 1877 election funds in Lucas County
B P Gaines of Toledo reveals a 25000 mortgage Rutherford B Hayes gave to William A Platt during the 1877 electoral count. The note dated February 15 1877 was payable in a year with six percent interest. Web Hayes and John G Mitchell witnessed the mortgage notarized in Franklin County.
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B. P. Gaines
Toledo
Hayes
Madison Wella
Torspo
Columbue
Lucas County
Rutherford B. Hayes
William A. Platt
Franklin County
John G. Mitchell
Webb C. Hayes
Ohio Democracy Nominate Bishop for Governor on Sixth Ballot
The Democrats of Ohio met at Columbus and on the sixth ballot nominated R. M. Bishop of Hamilton county for governor. The resolutions pledge union and constitution fidelity with amendments, urging strict construction home rule civil supremacy over military power church state separation. They support majority will, repeal of the resumption clause, personal liberty against sumptuary laws, opposition to subsidies, and preservation of public lands for actual settlers and public school system.
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Democrats of
Ohio
Columbus
R. M. Bishop
Hamilton County
Democratic Party
Will Have to Dance
A critical piece accuses the Republican party and its leaders of favoring bondholders and corporations over labor, blaming them for the current business troubles and the railroad strike. It cites O P Morton, A G Grant, W W Belknap, John Sherman, Stanley Matthews, and R B Hayes, asserting they must answer for deaths in the Baltimore and Pittsburgh riots.
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Republican Party
Ito
O. P. Morton
Cause and Effect of the Strike in Nashville
The Nashville American traces a strike to wage cuts caused by shrinking freight business and reduced revenues from factory closures. It cites capital withdrawal due to capitalists’ timidity and government policy doubt, allowing rings to profit from fluctuations and contraction.
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Nashville American
Radical attack on Senator Grover fails in Oregon
An Albany Oregon paper published testimony critical of Senator Grover is dismissed as a worthless conspiracy. The piece cites witnesses who deny corruption and denounces a named critic Styles as a liar. The Indianapolis Sentinel notes the plan backfired, helping Democrats and discrediting Republicans in Oregon.
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Oregon
Albany
Republican Party of
Indianapolis Sentinel
The Question They Will Ask about the Presidency
A European observer notes four figures tied to the Presidency touring Europe Grant and Hendricks now presidentship, Tilden as defeated candidate, Conkling a Cincinnati Convention hopeful. The piece argues Tilden represents voters and electors defrauded by Grant era power, raising questions on monarchy and constitutional safeguards against stolen elections.
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Europe
Gen. Grant
Mr. Tilden
Hendricks
Mr. Conkling
Cincinnati
Tilden
United States
Grant
D. Y. Sun
First State Election Dates This Year by State
The piece lists election dates across states from August to November for legislatures and governors. It names Alabama, Kentucky, California, Vermont, Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nevada. It notes six states likely Republican and several Democratic, with some doubtful outcomes.
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Alabama
Kentucky
California
Vermont
Maine
Ohio
Iowa
Colorado
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nevada
Ind. News
Autumn Revelations Loom in Hayes Administration
The W Y Sun predicts new disclosures about fraud and forgery in Louisiana dealings. It asserts Mr. Hayes and cabinet members face constant apprehension as a vast conspiracy proves difficult to sustain. The piece argues Hayes is weak and will face a worsening crisis when revelations emerge before autumn frosts.
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Louisiana
Mr. Hayes
W. Y. Sun
Two Baltimore Boys Arrested Over Key Theft Ring
Two brothers aged six and eight in Baltimore were detained after authorities traced a string of over 100 keys used to seize door access. While in custody they reportedly requested chewing tobacco and cigars as part of the incident's aftermath.
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Baltimore
Radical declaration anchors Democratic dominance in South
Senator M. W. Ransom of Nevada proclaims radicals sunk for twenty five years and asserts the old-line Whig, now Republican, vanishes from North Carolina and the South. The remark emphasizes solid Democratic control for a generation.
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North Carolina
South
M. W. Ransom
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Election Votes Must Be Counted Despite Controversy
Orders to Doubling Republicans. Though electors may have been chosen by violence or manifest fraud, and though the whole world may know it, their votes must be received and counted, and there is no power in Congress or anywhere else to reject such a vote. Texas oats sold at ready sale in Galveston for 29 to 31 cents.
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Eptror
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Baltimore
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Broadway
Teamsters
Lee
Pennsylvania
Astory
Ravix
Congress
P. Morton
Notice of deputy tax collectors and liquor license request in Posey County
Edward S Martin announces deputies for Posey County Indiana tax collection under 1875 act and warns delinquents to settle to avoid costs. Also reports board meeting August 10 1877 to consider license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in New Harmony with address details for the proposed sale location on Main Tavern streets near lot 95.
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New Harmony
Indiana
Clark
Welmer Jones
Elizabeth Clark
Sumner Jones
Eliza Carr
William F. Jones
Susan F. Drake
William A. Jordan
Bud Gwaltney
Martha A
Mounce
Anna Gwaltney
Nancy Moore
Mariah A. Gleeson
John
Niblo
Nathan Gray
W. F. Ramsey
Ananias Graham
Nancy E. Reeves
William H. Golden
Artillus R. Slack
Mary J. Hiss
Albert van
Venable
Luther Haywood
Alta Williams
Lewis Hackett
Charles Wilsey
Lizzie Ff
Julius C. Miller
P. M
Notte
Posey County
Board of Commissioners
Main and Tavern Streets
Owen
Said
Los
David M. Schnee
Edward 8. Martin
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William Bailey
Valentine Shryock
William H. Schnee
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Charles Kemerling
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