Democratic Triumph in Indiana Echoes Across State
A sweeping Democratic victory seals the state ticket and gains three Congressmen. The 1st district, amid district tensions, sees Heisman win with over eight hundred more votes than expected. Republicans face a strengthened Democratic Legislature despite gerrymandering and past political strife. Indianapolis dispatch notes the latest results and implications for national policy.
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Lafayette Journal
Illinois
Heisman
Heilman
Indianapolis
Great Book Sale and Webster's Dictionary Fame in 1878
New York letter notes the semi annual trade book sale and its value in judging market demand. Merriam firm and Webster dictionary focus highlighted. description of office, 1847 edition, and 2,000 page current work.
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Europe
America
Webster's
Marquette
Michigan
New York Iron Mining Company
Thomas Harland
United States
Grand Central Depot
Ohio Republicans win state ticket by large margin
In Ohio the Republican State ticket is elected by a margin from five to seven thousand. The Democrats concentrated on Congressmen and claim gains of four to six districts.
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Ohio
West Virginia Sees Democratic Delegation Solidified
West Virginia elects a solid Democratic delegation to Congress with Republicans and nations opposition united in two districts. The result solidifies party control amid tight contest and regional political dynamics.
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West Virginia
Congress
Republicans Carry Iowa And Nationwide Polls
A town report says Republicans carry Iowa by about 25 000, claim all Congressmen. An Illinois breeze quotes winged winds from Indiana roaring twenty thousand majority or more. The House decides election legality. Democrats fault federal marshals. Republicans worry Cincinnati districts. Hunter's loss in the rail fence district harms their position.
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Colerick
Baker
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Cincinnati
Reading on Democratic gains and Republican views
A fragment notes that gains of six to eight Democratic congressmen are viewed as favorable by Republicans, while such results imply voters might prefer a board returning to Hayes Mexicanized policies.
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Hayes
Indiana Democrats Dominate Region In 1880 Outlook
A fragmentary Indiana political note boasts Democratic gains in Indianapolis and across Greene county. It credits Thomas A. Hendricks with an 18,000 majority for 1880 and predicts GOP losses, while praising the party’s statewide momentum and condemning Republican gerrymanders.
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Indiana
Thomas A. Hendricks
Insurrection in Santa Cruz In Jamaica and Jamaica US dispatch
Insurgents in Santa Cruz burn estates and destroy Frederickstadt while leading planters are murdered. Only 50 soldiers available as English and French frigates are expected. A U S consular agent is presumed to have lost his house amid civil unrest in Santa Cruz with naval support dispatched from Portland and the West Indies station.
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Kansas Scalpers. Indians raid near Sappa in Beaver Creek region
Seventeen men are known to have been killed near Sappa as Indians raid Beaver Creek area. The hostiles are raiding the countryside. Towns between here and the Platte valley are in a state of high excitement.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Indianola
Sappa
Beaver Creek
Platte Valley
Washington Dispatches on October Elections and Hayes Birthday
Special Washington dispatch notes the Ohio and Indiana races will shape November outcomes, with Republicans aiming to blunt a two thirds Democratic majority to preserve Hayes's veto. Cipher telegrams allegedly link New Orleans, Sherman, and Florida miscount tactics, amid yellow fever relief efforts and a birthday reference to Hayes.
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News of the Week Highlights From October 2 to 8
The rinderpest reaches Northumberland and cholera appears in Casablanca. Mexico reports 377 deaths in two days. Billiard star Cyrille Dion dies. Vermont legislature convenes as Nebraska GOP nominates W A Russell for governor. Prairie fires devastate Minnesota hay. Indian uprisings noted in Nebraska. Colorado returns show Pitkin and Belford with hefty majorities. Foreman sawmill boiler blast kills two, injures three. Portraitist Sir Francia Grant dies. Lord Chelmsford dies. French Free Masons donate 1000f for yellow fever victims. Passaic mills burn, 450 workers unemployed. Mrs. Sherman recovers. Pacific Mail steamer Georgia wreck near Punta Arenas, no lives lost. Yellow fever hits Alabama. martial law in New Mexico counties. Paris Exposition to end November 10. Excursion train derailment near Atlantic and Woolestons Heights kills 30, injures over 100.
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Carried by Bribery in Republican Campaign
Washington October 3 The depleted Republican Congressional campaign committee explains its funds. Secretary Gorham admitted that all available money raised after Maine's defeat was sent to Colorado to carry that state at any cost. It reportedly cost the committee $100,000 to win Colorado, aiming to impact Ohio and Indiana elections.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Gorham
Maine
Colorado
Ohio
Indiana
Personal Notice Attacks Mr Lake and His Alleged Scandal
The item ridicules Mr Lake for his travels and asks Evansville citizens for donations as he walks 500 miles. It profiles Ella Case and a Kentucky‑deserted wife, alleging Lake enticed and abandoned a vulnerable woman. The piece condemns Lake as a coarse tramp and calls for enforcement of the vagrant act against him and his trainer.
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Kentucky
Mitchell Dramatic Comedy Combines With Twenty Two Troupe
The Mitchell group failed to cover costs during a week in this city. Mitchell estimates a $200 loss last week. The troupe includes a brass band and about six hats, with the leading lady Millie Willard boasting dramatic vanity. Critics deem the act a snide affair likely to fail in small towns.
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Millie Willard
Jim Burton
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Carmel
Marriages in October 1878 Johnson Freracrots Hes ter Lane Wilsey Ferguson
Notices record several weddings in October 1878 with couples Johnson and Freracrots Hester Lane Hes ter Lane and Wilsey Ferguson. Details list dates October 8 9 and 10 and locations at a bride’s residence or by officiant Wm Read Esq.
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