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Political turmoil and railroad disaster in 1877 era
An assortment of 1877 notes reports Postmaster General facing resignation pressures, Southern policy praise, a Chicago Savings Bank failure with 3.77 million owed to 15 000 depositors, a fatal railway wreck near Altoona injuring many, and party conventions in Summit and Portage counties debating Greenback reform and opposition to Sherman.
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Chicago Savings Bank
Greenbackers
Ohio
Democratic Party
Enquirer
Pot-In-Bay
R. M. Bishop
Democratic State Central Committee
Bishop
Cleveland Leader
The
Sayall
Parauantio
Portage County
Citzena Hall
Ravenna
Gelda County
A. C. Hind
Kent
Wm. Hicks
Atwater
James Woodard
C. A. Smith
Francia
Randolph
A. D. Clark
Geo. W. Barrett
H. I. Craft
Edinburgh
I. W. Cook
Geo. W. Bean
Geo. L. Chapman
W. R. Alcorn
J. W. McComb
Eainbergh
Jamoa Sterling
Samuel Babb
N.S. Olin
Ley County Central Committee
E. C. Hater
A. C. Winds
D. G. Mescock
C. J. Williams
A. Weaver
Shaleraville
Streetsboro
G. T. Case
Franklin
Otis Bishop
Charlestown
Dr. Trask
Manton
Cornelius Baldwin
Nelson
Theron Gilbert
Barry
County Central
Independent
Greenback Party
Great Party of Progress
United States
Congress
Labor Advance
Cleveland
Ohio State Sentinel
Columbus
James Sterling
Sam’l Babb
N. S. Oliv
Olin
W-R. Alcorn
Geo. IL
Bean
G. W. Barrett
0. S. Craft
G. W. Grinucl
Bettes
Baldwin
Clark
Bottes
A. C. Kind
Hicks
Ket
Wx. Hicks
C. A. Surra
O Arta
New Haven
Conn
Sherman
Washseton
D.C
New York
West Point
Moller
Sambo
Lynch
Blaine, Morton
Sainte Wells
Anderson
New Orleans
Ayes
Hayes
Army
Navy
WAR Department
Freedman’s Bureau
Howard
Modocs
Guilalous