The Outrage Mill and the 1880 Governor Race
As campaign talk swirls around the outrage device and silver issue, Republicans fear no clear attack lines beyond knots of figures. The Rockport Gazette backs Holman for governor in 1880 while Marion county Democrats reportedly name Hendricks and others to challenge in the legislature, threatening GOP gerrymander schemes.
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Centralium
Pooliah
Rockport Gazette
W.S. Holman
The
Gazette
Political tensions and tech dreams rise in late week news
The piece cites Republican tactics as a返 bloody shirt effort amid Senate action on the Military Academy Appropriation Bill and a witness competency measure. It notes House cuts and Senate restorations, a conference to reconcile bills, and Democratic tensions in New Hampshire. It also discusses phonograph potential, gold and silver dollar politics, insurance investigations in Connecticut, and Tweed’s estate dispute as broader weekly themes.
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Tweed
Spain
Ita
Smyth
Insurance Commissioner
Connecticut
Charter Oak
Hartford
Ravix
Radical office seekers flaunt bloody shirt in Ohio defeat
The passage attacks radical candidates and demagogues for flaunting the bloody shirt before General M. D. Manson, noting outrage at the Republican platform’s defeat in Ohio last fall and claiming the news hasn’t reached St. Louis yet.
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M. D. Manson
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St. Louis
House caucus backs Army Bill reform effort
Washington dispatch notes Democrats held a caucus to make the Army Bill a party measure. A 13 member committee will consult with the Military Committee, while critics like Hewitt attack Hayes civil service reform as insincere. Senator Blaine criticizes the Interior Secretary in dramatic terms.
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The Phonograph: New York March 1878 Report
Our New York Letter describes the phonograph as a recent astounding invention. It explains a crude device with a grooved iron wheel and foil that records voice into ridges and later reproduces the exact sounds. The correspondent notes the device’s basic mechanism and potential future uses in science and communication.
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Tweed
New York
THE
Register
A Voice from Kentucky on State Election Duty
The Louisville News stresses the Hoosier Democracy must fulfill their duty in October by electing their full State ticket and securing a strong majority in the legislature. The piece emphasizes commitment and political mobilization ahead of the ballot.
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