Municipal results show Democrats carry majority in fifty five towns
The Democrats won 31 of 55 cities and towns last week, gaining seven votes from the 1876 gubernatorial result. About 80,000 votes were cast in municipal contests with Republicans losing roughly 4,500. Garfield backed anti bayonet measure on the floor, raising questions of hypocrisy and Centralist aims as the party contemplates Grant’s potential nomination.
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National Committee
Grant
Indiana
A Turbulent Political Scene Mentioned in Princeton and Rockport
A fragmentary report recalls Zack Chandler delivering a powerful speech that drew laughter from the Senators. The Princeton Republican ticket won with one black nominee, while Rockport also reports a similar outcome amid claims of Democratic pressure. Hayes veto spurred debate as a bill to keep military force from elections passes Congress with a 44 to 35 margin, echoing 1776 era doctrines gaining traction.
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India
Paris
London
Congress
Kansas Negro Vote Exodus Sparks Political Tension
The article notes continued hesitation among Black voters in Kansas as Republican agents allegedly misled them. Many plan to return south, criticizing campaign promises and expenses for the journey funded by various backers.
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Kansas
South
Senator Bricar Expulsion Sparks Recruitment Inquiry
A quote frames the Republican party as a clipped Kansas grasshopper without boards or troops. The item notes Senator Bricar of this state was expelled for replying to a letter from Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States. It calls for an inquiry into Joan Logan's recruiting record.
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Senator Bricar
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States
Joan Logan
Louisiana Legislature's Senate Selection Question in Court
The court now considers whether Louisiana's Legislature had the right to choose a Senator. Keeliona fears the Legislature may have acted improperly. Ae Haves is noted as having recognized the Republicans must not be dismissed.
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Louisiana
Keeliona
Republican Presence Fades in Terre Haute Senate District
In Terre Haute the Republican party shows signs of decline while Senator Voor HeEes holds influence beyond the local area, signaling shifts in regional political dynamics and party strength.
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Terre Haute
Voor HeEes
Hrinman Speech Sparks Bayonet Law Debate
Let Hrinman deliver remarks on bayonet laws as Democrats who backed him grow wary of support. The scene hints at party strains and shifting loyalties amid legislative tension.
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Hrinman
Probably the Republicans of Princeton and Rockport see
A fragment notes voters or politics referencing Princeton and Rockport, with a dated tone about race and representation. The line hints at deliberations over negroes in Congress and party stance, reflecting 19th or early 20th century political discourse.
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Princeton
Rockport
California and national events highlight 1879 May notes
A May 7 summary reports California adopting a new constitution by about 12,000. coal mine explosion in Wilkes-Barre kills eight and 600 feet burned. mass emigration and suffrage conventions. July 5 strikes planned. federal election policing limits. Beecher lecture and Paris statues lottery. Reports from Washington discuss veto prospects, Ohio politics, Kellogg's Senate seat, and Kellogg testimony.
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Eigh
Wilksbarre
Kansas
Logan's Loyalty affidavit recalls Confederate service tale
John G Wheatley from Williamson Illinois swears in 1868 that in 1861 Major General John A Logan helped recruit a Tennessee regiment and aided their march from Williamson to Paducah to cross the river. He says Logan later joined the Federal service at Belmont and fled, then claims Wheatley served in the Confederate army until July 1862. Witnesses from Marion Illinois corroborate.
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Cunningham
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Williamson County
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Joan G. Wheatley
Joan Q. Hannon
Alexander County
Boots That Never Wear Out Glue Sand Coated
A German scientist creates boots permanently durable by heavy glue and sand. The tale centers on a youth warned by his future father in law when to retreat with these boots, ensuring he never forgets the signal to go home.
Public debt warned of bankruptcy over certificates
The Baltimore Gazette urges poor investors to swap ten dollar four per cent certificates immediately warning that rising public debt could bankrupt the nation.
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Baltimore Gazette
Curiosities and crimes in New York in May 1879
Our New York Letter reports on Henry Kiddle’s spiritual communications book with messages from Moses and Napoleon, the sensational jailbreak of Red Leary at Ludlow Street, the Brooklyn Presbytery acquittal of Talmage, and a Grand Jury case involving a hotel clerk and a Merritt connection.
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Would Like to Have the People Vote on It
The New York Sun argues public vote should decide if a president serves a second term. It notes leaders often seek re-election despite stating one term, citing Gen. Jackson and Hayes. It suggests Hayes might run again to test public will, though circumstances oddly differ.
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Old Hickory
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Hayes
John Sherman
New York Sun
Sherman Nomination Push Faces Common Man Doubts
The Cincinnati Volksfreund argues Sherman’s financier record and greenback policy favor the elite, while the working man gains nothing from the par currency and fears voting power. It questions his electability given labor support and public sentiment.
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pep-Sherman
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Forest loss linked to grasshopper surge in theory
The article notes scientists link forest destruction to increasing grasshoppers. Open plains without birds or moisture aid larval survival and hatching. tree planting is urged as a remedy. It recalls Asia Minor forest felling correlating with grasshopper damage and stresses forests as a control measure.
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Asia Minor
A Miserly Merchant and the Porter in Bagdad
An old Caliph era tale tells of a rich avaricious merchant who bargains with a porter for 10 paras to carry porcelain vases. The porter gains three pieces of advice by bribing him, then drops the basket on the stairs and escapes, teaching the merchant a lesson about greed. The piece is followed by crude jokes about sex and fruit peels.
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Bagdad
Bucklin-Wright Marriage in Newburg Indiana
On May 1 1879 at the bride's father's residence near Newburg Indiana Rev J W Webb officiated uniting Dr G W Buckliy of New Harmony and Misa Exua H Wricut in marriage in a quiet ceremony.
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Bucklin—Wright
Newburg
Ind
J. W. Webb
G. W. Buckliy
New Harmony
Misa Exua H. Wricut
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