Reform State Convention Call Sparks GOP Debate
A column urges Michigan legislators to convene a Reform State Convention in Lansing on August 9 to push a party reorganization on live issues and purity of statesmanship. It also weighs in on the Civil Rights bill’s school integration provisions, critiques Morton’s rumored new party, and defends Democratic adherence to principles amid nationwide political contest.
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Wentworth
Lommis
Bill” Anderson
Michigan
Temperance Sermon Warns Against Forcing Sobriety
A temperance speaker argues against coercive crusades to enforce sobriety. He stresses reducing whisky demand over forced adherence, urging education of youth and social outlawing of drunkenness to root out evil in time.
State Convention Call Demands New Republican Unity
The Anter Ocean notes that the upcoming Republican State Convention must address fresh issues, especially national finances, rather than repeat past victories. It warns that the party’s unity and vitality depend on decisive, forward looking action, or risk the rise of a new party. If Republicans fail to grapple with the time’s fiscal questions, a new political force may emerge.
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Anter- Ocean
Springfield
Republican Party of
Illinois
Republican Party
Leonard Bacon
State Treasurer scrutiny in Sanders nomination clash
The Peoria Transcript questions George A. Sanders as Republican state treasurer candidate. It notes overdoing support for Sanders and concerns about Rutz naming his successor, warning that the constitution contemplates a dispassionate process and that Sanders may suit the role but should not be an acting successor. A broad review of political maneuvering and recent incidents follows.
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Capitol
Washington Chronicle
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Peoria Transcript
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Rutz
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Joliet farmers reject Springfield bankers link in convention
Witt County farmers met in Joliet adopting a resolution to avoid sending a delegate to the Springfield Convention tied to National banks or Eastern capital. The measure was reconsidered and tabled, showing mixed views, while Joliet still endorsed Bloomington and Decatur resolutions amid broader questions about irrationality.
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Joliet
Banka
Bubinese
Bloomington
Decatur
Nominations and plans noted in late year notices
The President nominates John E. Long for surveyor of customs at St. Louis. Peoria glass works revival efforts progress with slim chances. Hebrew residents aid famine relief in Palestine from New York. Springfield lawyer E. L. Gross dies. A mail delivery reform proposal targets cities over 39 000 population. Chicago Merchants' Exchange meeting convenes at Palmer House. Detroit allopathic convention condemns alcohol use. Hiram Smith awaits execution for a Watertown murder. Cochise ill in Prescott and spirits of murdered whites said to depart his flesh. Bank clearings total 27 359 168 57, balances 2 534 086 96. prior year 29 623 319 88 and 3 655 193 01. Dakota congressman M L Armstrong declines renomination. A widow sues Joliet property owners for dower rights amid court resistance. Springfield rainstorm hits region. lightning strikes reported but no injuries. Green Bay dispatch: Eddie Dorney trains for July fight with Tailor. Dan Carr, Billy Madden, and Mike O’Connor in town.
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Chicago
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Detroit
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Watertown
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Arizona
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Dakota
Congress
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Green Bay
Eddie Dorney
Jim Tailor
Dan Carr
Billy Madden
Mike O'Connor
Narrow Escape From Niagara Falls Heroic Rescue
William McCullough fell from a Gowt Island bridge into Niagara River rapids near the Three Sisters. He clung to a rock as crowds gathered, until Tom Conroy, a Tage of Winds guide, swam to him with a rope and hauled him to shore. Both men were landed safely. McCullough suffered bruises and Conroy received a public purse for his daring rescue.
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Niagara Falls
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Three Sisters
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Conroy
Jim Fisk’s Grave Ceremony Honored by Decoration Day
The New York Tribune notes Colonel James Fisk’s grave ceremony with a lavish marble monument inscribed Fisk Jr. Four life size figures symbolize railroads music and the drama steamboats and commerce. Thousands attend with flowers doves and emblems as a band leads the procession at the cemetery.
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New York Tribune
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Brattleboro
Troy Press
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Post Sedgwick
Queen Victoria Endorses Mr Sartoris in Grant Marriage
Washington correspondence notes Queen Victoria showed interest in the proposed marriage of Miss Grant and Mr Sartoris. It claims the Queen asked President Grant for details and may honor the couple with Windsor Castle visits and a noble title for Sartoris. Rumor says Grant may visit Europe post presidency and receive town honors.
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London
The Tale of a Dog Who Lost His Tail
A Titusville Chronicle item tells how G W Stapler’s shepherd dog saved a wagon team on the Enterprise road near Pine Creek bridge. The faithful animal grabbed the lines, braced, and tugged to stop the runaway horses but was thrown under wheels, losing his tail in the process.
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Catherine Garniss and the Chase Marriage in 19th Century Society
A Louisville Courier Journal writer recalls Catherine Garniss the first wife of Salmon P. Chase. The piece sketches her upbringing wealth social conflicts with Chase and the unsustainable marriage marked by differences in temperament and lifestyle. It notes her death soon after childbirth and hints at broader social whispers. The narrative emphasizes Garniss as a charming yet constrained figure whose brief life mirrored the era’s social expectations and pressures.
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The Next Senato. Detroit Tribune on Senate seats
The Detroit Tribune surveys upcoming U S Senate elections with twenty five seats expiring March next and thirteen of the remaining nine Republican, Liberal, and Democrat senators across states including Mississippi Maryland California Connecticut Texas Virginia Missouri and New York. It notes shifts by party and the likely party balance among states, with several incumbents and successors named. It also includes a London critic’s view on women’s suffrage arguing it would upend social order, the limits of female intellect, and the dangers of public political work for women.
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