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Early 1905 Nomination and Civil War Service of Benjamin Harrison
The text outlines Benjamin Harrison's birthplace in North Bend Ohio on August 20 1859 his education at Miami University and legal studies in Cincinnati his move to Indianapolis Indiana and early career as a Supreme Court reporter. It notes his Civil War service rising to brigadier general, his postwar return to Indianapolis, a 1876 Indiana gubernatorial bid and later U S Senate election in 1880 plus family ties to William Henry Harrison. It also covers at Chicago the National Republican Convention nomination discussions with Blaine allies and opinions on tariff Chinese exclusion and party stance. The narrative is interwoven with fragmented political commentary and distant public events from the era.
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Benj. Harrison
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Indiana
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State Supreme Court
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William Henry Harrison
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