Washington Letter probes Hayes and party power in 1877
Our Washington correspondence discusses Republican infighting over President Hayes and party influence in the District of Columbia. It notes appointments, the District board of health dynamics, and the cross border push with Mexico. It mentions Arlington Confederate graves being decorated as Decoration Day nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixeroy
D. C
Borrow
Jim Registro
McVeigh
Butler
Partica
Hayes
Republican Party
Washington
District Board of Health
Garfield
Banks
Ord
Illo Grande
Mexico
Arlington
Nemo
Voice of persuasion in politics and governance
A fragment notes political strategy urging supporters to speak up against self government by Republicans to aid Republican leaders in the upcoming general election. The short remark implies partisan efforts to influence voter turnout and civic engagement ahead of a statewide contest.
Rain And Rally As Hendricks Reception Attracts Big Turnout
Inprasarotrs report heavy rain but Governor Hendricks reception drew 350 Tilden Guards to Masonic Hall. Daniel W Vorhees praised Hendricks and attacked Radical boards, predicting a strong Democratic victory and Morton’s rise. Indianapolis Baseball Club touring Masts with losses to Boston and wins over Lowell and Fall River.
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Inprasarotrs
Inv
Register
Professor Tice
T. A. Hendricks
Tilden Guards
Hendricks
Masonic Hall
Joseph Nichols
Senator McDonald
Daniel W. Vorhees
Vorhees
Shelby County
Ile
Sendricks
Rads
Steady
Morton
Rere
Vorles
Indianapolis
Boston
Lowells
Fall River Boys
L. Hoosier
Plot to trigger martial law and use troops in the South
The piece argues a vast conspiracy by Republicans to incite a black insurrection in the South and declare martial law to occupy Democratic states with federal troops. It cites a Cincinnati Gazette correspondent and warns that northern advice to arm blacks could lead to a bloody campaign and a Republican triumph in future elections.
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NEW Harmony Register
Piot
Republican Party
Washington
Cincinnati Gazette
Radical Party
Mexico
South
Daily News
Rio Grande
Gazette
Cotton States
John Browns
United States
Cainhoy
8. C
North
Union
Age of the Earth debate spanned by scientists
The Age of the Earth discussion pits Sir W. Thomson and Professor Tait on whether the planet could be habitable for at least 100 million years or as low as ten million. The piece notes distant stars and the vast timescales astronomers and geologists invoke, underscoring how human time feels tiny.
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W. Thomson
Tait
Quaterly Review
Cure for Gossip in Simple Culture
The passage argues gossip arises from idle talk among people with nothing else to discuss. It suggests reading books and keeping up with literature as a safeguard, noting families that value magazines and newspapers gossip less. It advises not to yield to misfortune but to advance with courage beyond one's fate.
Our New York Letter 1877 Ring suit and locusts discussed
The New York correspondent surveys the Sweeny ring trial settlement at $100,000 paid as a receipt in full, the possibility of Sweeny restoring to politics, and Tweed as scapegoat. It notes the seventeen-year locusts outbreak with wing signs, the Passaic fish plague near Newark and Paterson, Bolivia’s president visiting, Jerome Park races hampered by rain, polo at the club, Bennett’s exile, and theater season wrap ups.
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Sweeny
Connolly Tweed
Polo
New York
Peter B.sweeny
James Sweeny
Tilden
Conkling
Woodward
Dick Connolly
The
Alps
Ludlow Street
Mr. Connolly
Tweed
MD Rention
New Jersey
Passaic
Newark
Paterson
Grant
Jerome Park
Polo Club
James Gordon Bennett
Young
England
Fifth Avenue
Trangeline
Eliza Weathersby
Rapix
Farewell for Governor Hendricks before Europe trip
The Sentinel notes a grand farewell in Indianapolis on Friday night as Governor Hendricks prepared to depart for New York en route to Europe. Citizens from far and near expressed friendship and high regard, praising his service and wishing him safety on his long voyage.
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Fkendricks
Europe
Hexpnicks
Indianapolis
New York
Hendricks
Hendricka
Hendricks and Butler in a partisan glare
The passage lauds Gov. Hendricks for lifelong service and predicts future honors, while condemning his absence from the vice presidency as the result of a damning crime. It notes his Atlantic wanderings and welcomes, then shifts to Max Ben Butler promising sharp action against Hayes and Radicalism in Congress, depicting a heated political scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Devil
Radical Party
Gov. Hendricks
Atlantic
Max Ben Butler
Hayes
Congress
Ben Butler
Administrator's sale of Sylvester Creek estate items
The administrator will sell at public sale on Saturday July 14 1877 at the residence of John Williams Center Township four miles west of Wadesville all personal property of Sylvester Creek deceased including one horse one wagon household and kitchen furniture farming tools side saddle gun and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Creek
John Williams
Center Township
Wadesville
QUERITI'S SALE AND SHERIFF'S AUCTION COMPILATION
Public sale notices detail a nine month credit on sums over three dollars with note security for purchasers, and cash for three dollars or less. Multiple sheriff sale notices from Posey County, Indiana, list real estate foreclosures and rents and profits auctions under various judgments, with dates, locations, and terms, including no relief from valuation laws.
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John Williams
Wtorraw P
Joan L. Wheeler
Posey County
Circuit Court
Indiana
William Williams
George W. Finch
John IV. Reeves
Nathan Overton
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Samuel J. Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricks
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Kilbinger
Joan Kinetxcer
Singehr
A. H.fretageot & CO
Queriti
State of Indiana
Grownlee
Willian
A. Barrett
George M. Barrett
Janes L. Manzgrum
Igna W. Harris
Mt. Vernon
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