Washington Letter on the Hayes Era and Southern Policy
From Washington March 2 1877 a special correspondent describes a tense day as motions for delay were voted down and a commission's decision looms. The piece notes party surrender viewed by some as cowardly yet honorable, mentions Hayes Southern terms, Cabinet prospects Morrill as likely, and a gift of goodwill from a band of Indians greeting Grant retirement.
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Washileton
D. C
Louse
Randall
Hayes
Hampton
Nicholls
Louisiara
Slavea
Grant
Morrill
Chandler
Cameron
Reno
Hayes Named President and Harrison Narrowly Defeated
The fragment notes Hayes was nominated on Friday and declared President the same day. It claims Ben Harrison was nominated for Governor of Indiana and defeated by about five thousand votes, while Hayes supposedly faced a larger defeat of two hundred sixty four thousand. The passage references an Indiana Returning Board as absent.
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Hayes
Florida
Louisiana
Ben Harrison
Indiana
United States
Harrison
Ben
Justice Miller’s partisan stance questioned by Washington correspondent
The Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Times notes Mr. Justice Miller did not approach his duties in a strictly judicial frame of mind. He had previously warned that the Tilden party has no rights and should not expect anything. The correspondent suggests Miller’s judicial impartiality is compromised and should be scrutinized alongside Strong and Joe Bradley.
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Fic
Washington
The
Philadelphia Times
Justice Miller
Tilden
Blue Glass
Strong
Joe Bradley
Henry Clay Quote Echoed in Tribune Edition
The remark would rather be right than be President is attributed to Henry Clay. The article notes Trayes as having echoed the line in his youth, suggesting a shared sentiment about principle over power.
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Henry Clay
Trayes
Bridge Footpath Adventure and Aquatic Oddities
A correspondent in New York reports on the Brooklyn Bridge foot-bridge completion, daring reporters seeking access, and a reporter’s personal vow to avoid the peril. Also covered are a young newsdealer saving five lives, Joe Coburn’s legal troubles, a new alligator exhibit at the Aquarium, Miss Adelaide Neilson’s divorce, and Adalina Patti’s legal separation news, with Grand Duke Alexis and Amiee drawing crowds at the Opera Bouffe.
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New York Anchorage
Brooklyn
Apirita
Strasburg
Mother Earth
Mina
East River
Joe Coburn
Ile
Electoral Commission
Adelaide Neilson
Pauline Lucca
Miss Neilson
New York
Adalina Patti
Paris
Jadiva
Alexis
Mlle
Aimee
Academy of Music
Grand Duke
Constantine
Alexia
Radix
House Declares Hayes Not Lawfully Elected President
The New York Sun reports that the U.S. House, by 137 to 88, adopted a resolution and preamble stating Samuel J. Tilden was duly elected President and Thomas A. Hendricks Vice President, declaring Hayes illegitimate as a legal ruler. It asserts Hayes is de facto but not de jure President and records this judgment as enduring.
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United States House of Representatives
Sun
Samuel J. Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricks
United States
Hayes
Congress
Mr. Hayes
House of Representatives
House of Representatives of
New York Sun
Louisiana
Florida
Ferry
Samuel J. TrrpEn
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican Party
Gun cotton slabs for cavalry belts proposed for railways
The Scientific American notes a plan to provide gun cotton slabs to be worn in a waist belt for cavalry use. It claims the explosive is best suited for destroying railways and stockades and is safer and more convenient to carry than other explosive agencies.
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Scientific American
Fractured OCR Prose Hints at Offense and Event
The readable phrases suggest an inexact line about offense and a forthcoming event. Details are unclear but imply a focus on wrongdoing and a scheduled occurrence referenced by the damaged text.
D F Miller on Judge Strong"s honesty and fraud
In an 1850 interview with D F Miller the Whig from Iowa recounts contesting an election lost to a Democratic opponent backed by Monroe county. He accuses Judge Strong then chairman of the House Committee on Elections of blocking a fair hearing and aiding fraud to unseat him, crediting his second victory to Democratic anger at Strong. He broadens to condemn the Republican era and President Hayes for constitutional violations and calls for punitive political accountability.
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D. F. Miller
Judge Strong
Electoral Commission
Congress
Iowa
Strong
Supreme Court of the United States
Monroe County
Washington
Committee On Elections
Berks County
Pennsylvania
Committee On
House of Representatives
New England
Bradley
Samproms Court of
United States
Chase
The End and the Responsibility
A manifesto-like critique assigns blame for presidential succession to Republican managers and counsel, with Democratic Senators and Representatives faulted for yielding to panic and allowing an unconstitutional tribunal. It condemns the Returning Boards and electoral process manipulation in Florida, Louisiana, and Washington. The piece targets the electorate’s representatives and the electoral tribunal as complicit.
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United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Republican Party
Florida
Juonisiana
Washington
Randalls Address to the Forty Fourth Congress
The last session extended to Sunday and Speaker Randall delivered an address praising reform, restraint, and unity, noting reduced expenditures, no new taxes, and a choice between civil and military rule. He warned against anarchy, urged quick justice, and adjourned the House with hopes of eventual constitutional renewal. Also discusses linseed oil drying properties and a quoted maxim on severity and good.
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Randalls
Ranpaxn
Fentlemen
House of Representatives
Republic
Democratic Party
Frauds and Figures Spark Fractured Voter Debate
A committee reports 8105 fraudulent votes in San Francisco at the last election. Morton's cross continental journey is praised as not in vain. The administration press are accused of complacency over a fraudulent presidency in a critical view. Nearly 100000 Germans are settled in forty Texas counties including Comal and Guadalupe and thrive as agriculturists. Gar Rainey of South Carolina calls the state plagued by arnica and terrorism in a recent speech.
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San Francisco
Morton
Texas
Comal
Guadalupe
Gar Rainey
South Carolina
Wriggle Around Wheeler Hesitates on Slavery Claim
The article notes that Wriggle Around Wheeler voices intentions regarding slavery but cautions readers not to rely on his statements alone. The piece underscores uncertainty and hints at broader debates surrounding the issue.
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Wheeler
Married in Robb township in 1877 wedding note
On March 1, 1877 at the bride’s mother’s residence in Robb township, Kory Mesvar married Marta Beaton with William Read officiating.
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Mental—Benton
Robb Township
William Read
Kory Mesvar
Marta Beaton
George W. Vinell
Eli J. Robb
Cynthiana
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