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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1876
Page
4
The article reports a political event titled Democratic Stvention at Hold where the expected order shifts, culminating with the last man coming out ahead as candidates BP and Williams vie for the governorship in a tense bid.
A Fort Smith dispatch confirms six condemned murderers were executed after Governor refused clemency. The crimes include brutal killings of Harris and his son, plus multiple cases in Indian Territory and Cherokee Nation, with details on the killers ages origins and instruments.
Lucien Eaton, assistant district attorney in St Louis, testifies on whisky frauds and the president's knowledge of John McDonald. Ford letters accuse McDonald of damaging the White House and Grant's credibility. Eaton notes Grant dictated parts of his affidavit about Babcock, while Ford’s papers reveal damaging evidence. The piece blends scandal talk with a medical ad for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Fragmented report discusses the completion of the American Cyclopaedia style work, its cost, pagination and illustrations, and lists public sale notices from Greene County Missouri including sheriff sales and property descriptions with multiple parcels and bidders.
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