Hancock and the Bugbear of Rebel Claim Payments
The text recounts attacks on General Hancock over alleged favoring of paying rebel losses, detailing his rejection of such claims in a 1880 letter. It notes constitutional barriers, his pledge to veto related legislation, and asserts Union veterans’ claims are sacred but other war damages may be barred by time. It ends with Maine politics: Plaisted’s 118 plurality and a looming inauguration.
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Hancock
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Union
Theodore Cook
Cincinnati
Governor's Island
Colonel Fair for Senator in Nevada Race
Storey county voters react to the San Francisco announcement that James G. Fair will oppose William Sharon for the U S Senate seat. Fair, a Storey mining figure and Comstock resident, may carry the county as both parties oppose non residents.
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Storey County
San Francisco
James G. Fair
United States
Nevada
William Sharon
Republicana
Senate
Vermont election returns show Farnham ahead by large margin
Official Vermont totals reach 70,709 with Farnham 47,894, Phelps 21,223, Heath 1,578 and 14 scattering. Farnham's 25,079 majority is larger than 1876's Hayes lead, suggesting the Republican lead remains strong and unlikely to flip Democratic in November. Farnham’s state line is described as the only old state never to yield a Democratic majority.
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Vermont
Farnham
Phelps
Heath
National
Scattering
Hayes
Union
London Times notes Schwatka story and kinship praise
Telegraphic items recount the Schwatka expedition praise by English readers, a Vallejo Greenback convention led by Denis Kearney opposing fusion, and Californians abandoning mining ventures. Also reports Beacon heat times, Hamburg gold shipment, Land League probes, treasury silver shipments, snow at Lookout Station, a Swiss village fire, and Spain's Infanta Mercedes holiday.
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Varnell
England
The
Land League
Treasury
Lookout Station
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Vessago
Villars
Switzerland
Spain
Infanta Mercedes
National Home ‘For
Milwaukee
Compliment to Gen Butler at North Point anniversary
The report lauds Gen B F Butler for honesty and leadership as retirements noted. Ten of sixteen survivors, aged 83 to 95, marched in a North Point battle anniversary procession. the elder carried the flag linked to Key and The Star Spangled Banner. States schedule October elections with October 7 or 12 dates. Presidential election set for November 2.
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Saterday
B. F. Butler
North Point
Baltimore
My Choice: A Lady’s Farewell to Washington Territory
A former resident of this county writes from Washington Territory describing her journey across land and sea. She loves Nevada for its sandy landscapes and honest toil, contrasting it with the green hills and fertile fields of Washington.
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Washington Territory
Nevada
Washington
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Devauxco
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Winnemecca, Nevada
Wool and Hides
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