Dems Optimistic on Electoral Votes Beyond New York
Report from InpranaPolis dated August 25 recounts Democratic gains across Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Nevada California and the South totaling about 222 electoral votes without New York and predicting Cleveland would win by 43. In New York Tilden-led efforts aim to erase the usual GOP edge outside NYC and Brooklyn. Blaine faces pressure to withdraw if Maine Ohio fall short.
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Blaine
West Virginia
Maine
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Washington Mall Pleasures and Nearby Museums
A Washington essay describes the mall from the Washington Monument to the Capitol with shaded strolls and visits to the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum. It highlights ornithology displays, relics of Gen. Washington, wax figures, and geological exhibits, noting crowds and a plea for clerks to fund Blaine.
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Curious facts from the era on science and society
An eclectic mix notes a monkey wrench origin, Brooklyn water concerns, bathers at reservoirs, an orange tree age claim, a Jersey boy with a revolver, gas vs electric light in fog, Schenectady girls boycott smokers, US wealth rise 70 percent 1870 1880, Egyptian flora in Maryland and Michigan, a five ton aerolite at the British Museum, 90000 beetle varieties, Buffalo rail miles, New Orleans Exposition roof, 15 whooping cough deaths in Brooklyn, milk sickness in Montgomery County, a $750 school for colored children, Grayville school progress, eighteen daily papers in Mexico, Grayville base ball craze fading.
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Cincinnati
Political Straws Point to Indiana and National Drift
Indiana voters total about 520000 with Cleveland carrying 256000 and Blaine 248000 while Greenback and Prohibition support shift. Reports from California Iowa Virginia and New Jersey predict Democratic gains and Blaine weakness amid party defections. Local notes include oddities in Grayville and Mt. Vernon and campaign club growth across Illinois.
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First District outlook in Evansville Dem sweep expected
The Evansville Democratic edge is seen as decisive in the first district with forecasts of a 1,808 to 2,506 majority. Gibson may swing for Gudgel while Vanderburgh and Warrick lean Democratic. Kleiners and Ke, Klein er misprint, support varies. The Evansville Courier projects a possible 3,000+ majority.
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Monster Water Creature Reported Sighting in Local Bayou
The Evansville Courier described a captured water monster in a Ohio Bayou, about Newfoundland dog size with diamond scales and long yellow hair. It crawls sideways, has three rows of teeth, and eyes atop its head. Shots failed to stop it. it was restrained with poles and staked in a penned area.
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Democrats plan large Shelby county barbecue event on fairground
Shelby county Democrats announce a monster barbecue at the fairground near Shelbyville on September 25. The event aims to be the west’s grandest gathering with 40 beeves 70 sheep and 75 hogs pledged. Gov Glick of Kansas will supply a 2200 pound steer. six bands play. speakers include Hendricks Voorhees Gray Hoadly Thurman Randall Schurz. The Tallapoosa wreck near Martha's Vineyard costs four lives.
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