Notable Antiquarian Letter In Henry Clay Papers Reveals Card Play On Sunday
A Washington man finds Henry Clay handwriting denying 1845 campaign slander that he played cards on Sunday. Elsewhere in Edwards NY a man warns of debts after wife leaves. a wife counters with no bed or board ever eaten since marriage. Also notes on Brindled Bradnarp dogs, Hindoo views of British rule, Robert Boxner and The Bells, and a Georgia honeymoon rabbit hunt.
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the Treasury
Henry Clay
Edwards
N. Y
Robert Boxner
The
New York Ledger
Mathias
Irving
Donner
Turtles and turmeric tales and Algerian vineyards
A San Francisco report describes a Chinese man tossing a turtle from a wagon to carry sins of donors to a society. Separate notes claim Arerna’s wine outlook grows, with vineyard area rising from 1,980 acres in 1850 to about 50,000 now and Algeria’s potential wine output rising dramatically if phylloxera immunity endures, possibly 375,000 to 500,000 acres with huge future production.
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San Francisco
Arernia
Algeria
Leroy-Beaulieu
Ghost on Long Island Roams Near Fresh Pond
An alleged night ghost around Fresh Pond Long Island terrifies locals with cries of Oh ho. Said to be the veiled remains of Mrs McCormicks warded lover, the specter mocks telephones with a Hello. The piece quotes the phantom as an odd contrast to modern tech.
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Fresh Pond
Long Island
Ingenious Philadelphia horticulturist blooms floral clock
A Philadelphia horticulturist designed a floral clock with twenty four blooms marking each hour. At the top position for twelve, the portulaca bloomed, and different varieties bloomed at hours one, two, and eight.
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Philadelphia
Berlin notes and travel plans mix botany clockwork with Schweinfurth
A Berlin report lists hourly plant names from a clockwork garden and records Dr. Scowetn FortTs, the African traveler, arriving from Cairo to plan a winter expedition for trigonometrical surveys. He aims to study the Labyrinth ruins near Meeris Lake in Western Fayum and compares his conclusions with Prof. Lepsius.
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Berlin
Cairo
Berlin Academy of Science
Meeris Lake
Fayum
Schweinfurth
Lepsius—“Denimaler
France Reports Gains in Primary Education Over Five Years
M Levasseur addressed the French Academy of Science noting an 87 percent rise in ordinary expenditure and growth in primary schools from 71 547 to 75 635. Public and lay schools added 554 698 pupils since 1878 while religiously run public schools declined. In free schools religious enrollment rose 140 337 while lay free schools fell 44 667. Infant pupils grew from 532 077 to 644 334. Washington tale about a Cabinet member’s gifted son ends with a crestfallen father keeping a clever placard as a memento.
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M. Levasseur
French Academy of Science
France
Huckleberry Trade Flows From Shohola Station
Shohola on the Delaware division of the Erie Railway sits at the center of a bustling huckleberry country. Women from Pike County trek ten to fifteen miles to the station with baskets and pails on their heads, transporting and selling berries in trade for pickled pork and tobacco.
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Delaware
Erie Railway
Pike County
Conjugal Affection on Austin Avenue
While admiring hats, Mrs. Duzenbury is hurried past a dangerous grating by her cautious husband on Austin Avenue. The scene labeled from Texas Siftings shows male concern for wives’ health and a quick escape from a risky spot. The exchange highlights tender, protective marriage dynamics in a brief domestic vignette.
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Austin Avenue
Mr Blaine's Record and Mulligan Letters Scandal
A historical undefined record recounts Blaine's railroad dealings, bond ties, and Mulligan letters amid charges of broken pledges and potential graft. It details 1869 70 era events, Little Rock and Fort Smith bonds, Northern Pacific stock offers, and Blaine's defense to bolster presidential ambitions.
Blaine letters reveal early rail deal and Northern Pacific offer
In Augusta Maine 1869 Blaine details a pivotal back channel with Fisher about a Caldwell tied railroad venture. He recalls a favorable ruling on a Fremont related bill, warns of unfinished arrangements, and outlines a lucrative yet cautious NI Northern Pacific stock offer for Fisher and associates with precise share figures and a Boston meeting.
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Augusta
Congress
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Arkansas
Little Rock Road
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Indiana
Public Lands Committee
Fremont
Root
Senate
Vermane
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James G. Blaine
W. Fisher, Jr
India Street
Phelps
Blaine
Mb, Fisher
Congressional Globe
Jo Owm
Sam
Mr. Caldwell
Northern Pacific
Mr. Fisk
Northern Pacific Railroad
Jay Cooke
Jay Cooker& Co
Mort
Jay Gould
J. G. Blaine
Warren Fisher, Jr
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Nisha Atkins
James G, Blaine
Then and Now on Blaine Nomination Crisis
The 1876 nomination outlook shifts as Blaine appears secure, then falters amid party machine power. Controversial editorials from Chicago praise Blaine while denouncing machine influence, and New York papers mock Republican naval spending. The idea of replacing Blaine with Edmunds or Logan gains quiet traction among conservative voices.
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Edmunds
Logan
German, Irish defections mark Cleveland campaign scramble
The Chicago conference warned Republicans they face losses in Illinois with German and Irish defections shrinking the party’s chances. Logan, Cullom, and others heard Berliness vote shifts, while Oglesby’s fate hung by a few votes. Dispatches cite 40,000 to 70,000 Republicans likely to back Cleveland, and a Syracuse bolt of over 100 Republicans.
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Chicago
Logan
Cullom
Minois
Oglesby
Oxlesby
Oglesbys
Carter Harrison
Illinois Democratic State Committee
Harrison
Cook County
Boston Special Vermont Independent surge shocks Republicans
The Independent movement in Vermont surprises campaign observers. A leading Vermont Republican says he never expected Vermont to be doubtful, warning that continued dissatisfaction could erode the Republican majority across the state and country towns alike.
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Boston
Vermont
Grem Mountain
Local Lawyer Breaks With Blaine Joins Independents
W. A. Cohen of Flemington New Jersey, lifelong Republican, issues a letter condemning Blaine as a rogue. He declares a Blaine presidency would set a bad example for youth and notes others in Central New Jersey desert Blaine but fear standing up. Gov Abbott ridicules Blaine’s New Jersey chances, predicting Cleveland victory by around 12 000 votes.
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W. A. Cohen
Flemington
N. J
Blaine
New Jersey
Abbott
Cleveland
Massachusetts Dispatch Supports Cleveland For Massachusetts
Independent headquarters reports from Boston say managers see a fair chance of Cleveland winning Massachusetts. A landslide is probable with Republican votes crushed by Cleveland and St. John followers in several villages.
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Boston Dispatch
Massachusetts
Cleveland
St. John
Ohio Democrats optimism in October election predicted
An Olgo Omaha Herald report quotes Ohio insiders and a Cleveland Democrat who, after 35 years in politics, believes Gov Hoadly will win by 10 000 to 15 9000 votes. Albany dispatch notes top Dems Payne and Hoadly plan same tactics as last year. Cincinnati colored voters enroll 134 for Cleveland Hendricks amid GOP alarm over finances and German sentiment.
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Omaha
Hoadly
Ohio
Cleveland
Payne
Col. Payne
Cincinnati
Hendricks
Michigan Falls Behind in Presidential Race Says Detroit Free Press
The Michigan scene shows Democrats and Greenbacks uniting on state and electoral tickets, signaling a likely victory over the Republicans. Voters oppose Blaine, Alger, and Hill, with German and Irish voters shifting toward Cleveland and the Democratic cause across cities and rural areas. Turners and Cleveland clubs unify, demonstrating broad party realignment.
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Michigan
Hilaine, Loan
Alger
Coal miners in Kansas bolt Republican bid and Clarke leads
Nearly 20 000 coal miners in Kansas desert the Republican party with Sidney Clarke of Lawrence at the forefront. Clarke, three-time former congressman and former Speaker of the Kansas House, says the move will impose a political shift as Topeka dispatches report prominent Republicans joining the bolters.
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Republican Party
Blaine Bolter
Sidney Clarke
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Topeka
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Kanaas
Republican Defects Blaine Support Cited by Opponent
An opponent declares Blaine unworthy of Republican support, calling him a political shyster and accusing him of abusing power for personal gain. The speaker, a Republican, says he cannot vote for Blaine and prefers his defeat to preserve party integrity.
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Blaine
Congress
Wisconsin Germans Backing Cleveland Amid Prohibition Push
Washington dispatch reports German voters in Wisconsin largely oppose the Republican ticket while Prohibitionists claim about 2,000 votes. German press favors Blaine only slightly, and Democratic HQ expects the Republicans to be 19,600 votes behind unless trends shift. Omaha Herald notes a German brewer challenged an Iowa Blaineite to bet on Wisconsin going for Cleveland, which was not accepted.
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Col. Rockwell
Pr. Crittenden
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Keokuk
Washington
Wisconsin
Omaha Herald
Iowa
Omaha
Information Wanted by the Connecticut Catholics on Blaine
The Connecticut Catholic organ questions James G Blaine by Irish American voters. It lists seven pointed queries about his record for labor, the poor, producing classes, Irish causes, foreign policy toward Ireland, and actions as a diplomat. It concludes Blaine would waste time as president sending telegrams to Queen Victoria.
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James G. Blaine
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House of Representatives
Senate
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James R. Lowell
Court of St. James
England
Yorktown
Queen Victoria
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The Irish Defection editorial in the Chicago Daily Neirs
An editorial argues the Irish defection from the Democracy will be modest, with Republicans exaggerating Irish gains. It cites quotes from Frank Pixley, Gen. Martin T. McMahon, Senator Grady, and Mrs. Parnell praising the Democratic appeal to workers and foreign-born citizens, predicting Irish voters will back the Democratic ticket.
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Neirs
Iseig
Frank Pixley
San Francisco
Martin T. McMahon
New York
Cleveland
Grady
Butler
Judie William H. Kelly
Gen
McMahon
Trish
America
Blaine
Parnell
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Protection Catechism on Tariffs and Iron Industry
A dialogue from the Asheville World critiques tariffs and protectionism. Tax collectors are depicted as ironmakers who profit from government taxes, while workers bear higher prices and unstable wages. The piece questions who benefits from protective measures and who pays the cost of iron priced by the state.
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Asheville
German Vote Reports Split GOP Legions in Midwest
New York dispatch notes Germans in Ohio and Minnesota give near 60,000 and 135,000 votes respectively to Cleveland, impacting Blaine. Prohibitionists claim 30,000 votes in Illinois and 35,100 in Ohio, pulling from Republicans. Boston reports German support fading in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Minnesota, with Massachusetts leaders noting no backing for Republicans. The New York World questions Blaine’s libel suit credibility. Ohio Republicans plead for funds, urged to give the cost of a drink or cigar to aid the campaign.
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Minois
Blaine
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Illinois
Boston Dispatch
Wisconsin
Iino
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Old Bay
New York World
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