Amusing Nevada Campaign Tale Ends in Railroads' Revenge
The Nevada story portrays Roxie M. Dangerr as a vindictive congressman who plagued the Union Pacific and Central Pacific with excessive baggage shipments to himself. Voters on election day swept him and the Republican ticket from power, demoralizing railroad staff who had carried the joke too far.
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Election Bets and Political Bribery Digests
The piece notes diverse public bets during a political fracas. Memphians, Oswego residents, and Rochester locals wagered on spectacles involving banners, mustaches, and nightdress promenades. In Houston ten Democrats and ten Republicans wagered a staged chase through streets. Republican leaders threaten to bar Senator Farr on bribery charges, while Clerk Apbams could log such moves as precedent.
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Republicans vow to rebuild carpet bag party in south
A Cincinnati Gazette special reports Republicans aim to reestablish the old carpet bag faction in several southern states and select fifteen to twenty Congressmen to begin contests. They plan Mexicanizing local votes as soon as the new Congress meets, with Democrats facing possible seats contests in multiple states amid postwar tensions.
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Nine Ocean Steamers Overdue in New York News Brief
News of the Week item reports nine ocean steamers overdue at New York and many Indiamans settling in Arkansas. Other notes include a $200,000 loss from cold damage to Texas sugar districts, 255 miles of Wisconsin railroad built last year, and Colorado voting 53,000 in the recent election. Scattered items cover a frost in Maine, river ice, and political shifts in Ohio, California, and Indiana.
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Popular Vote Figures Across States Stir Political Debate
Return totals from thirty two states show a Republican edge of 94,637 with Hancock leading statewide by 10,408 assuming Mississippi figures hold. Tribune and local editorials discuss Garfield, Hewitt, Rosecrans and Black amid party tensions and retaliatory social measures.
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Democratic Policy For the Winter Holiday Spree
Lexixaron Kentucky November 27 Senator James B Beck left for Washington stating Democrats plan a business focused coming session. They will pass appropriations and census bills aid commerce and the carrying trade and avoid an extra session after March 4. If Republicans obstruct they must face the consequences and potential strife.
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Thanksgiving in the capital and garfield notes
Washington scene reports a citywide Thanksgiving closure with church services including General Garfield at the church around the corner. Garfield arrives, refuses a reception, and politics are on hold for now. The piece also cites Hayes ordering a new census recount in South Carolina and notes official reports on Indians and a mock presidential claimant. It ends with an ad for J. T. Hugo’s holiday stock on Main Street in New Harmony Indiana.
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