Two Classic Orator Speeches for 1876 and 1880 Nomination
Prominent speeches by Ingersoll and Conkling at national Republican conventions are reprinted. In 1876 Ingersoll urged James G Blaine for the presidential nomination and praised a statesman reformer. Conkling urged Grant for a third term. The texts frame loyalty to Massachusetts and national unity, highlighting Blaine as ideal leader and the party’s defenses of finance and government.
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Ingersoll
Conkling
Robert G. Ingersoll
James G. Blaine
Roscoe Conkling
General Grant
Massachusetts
Benjamin H. Bristow
Grand and Commonwealth
United
United States
Confederate Congress
Republican Party
Hberty
Congress
American Congress
Grant as the Republican Choice for President in New York
Roscoe Conkling argues for Ulysses S. Grant as the Republican nominee, claiming he uniquely carries New York and much of the North and South. He asserts Grant’s proven leadership, nonpartisan integrity, and unparalleled wartime and peacetime service make him the strongest candidate to defeat Democrats.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Texas
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Jones
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Oskosh
Alaska
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
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Ohio
Louisiana
Seven Lakes
Sveen Lakes
California
Fragmentary note on Blaise and parliamentary figures
Fragmentary OCR mentions Madison era figures and a list of parliamentarians including James G. Blaise with a reference to leaders. The legible portion hints at historical figures from Dersonville and Libby and an eloquent remembrance of suffering.
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Dersonville
Libby
Mline
James G. Blaise
Rebuilding Ypres Prompts Hope and Controversy
The future of Ypres remains uncertain as most original residents are scattered in Paris Plage and Blankenberghe. A new wooden city rises with cafes and souvenir stalls while officials consider preserving ruins and erecting memorials including sites by the Menin Gate and an English church.
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Ypres
Paris- Plage
Blankenberghe
Brussels
London Times
Grand Palace
Menin
Menin Gate
Frosty Morning Brings New Life and Hope to Columbus
The Columbus Dispatch notes a frosty morning after a dull period of clouds and depression. The sun's return renews energy and aspiration among residents, with improved work pace and renewed resolutions, seen as a blessing from divine health-giving air and invigorating music of nature.
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Columbus Dispatch
Airplane Saves Taxpayers Money in Jail Transfer
San Francisco police aviator Ivan Gates flew James M. Kelley across the bay to Alameda for a six month jail sentence and back. The chief praises air transfers as a potential saving over long train journeys and overnight hotel stops for inmates.
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San Francisco
Ivan Gates
Bay
Alameda
James M. Kelley
Kelley
Reno
Los Angeles
N Hotel
Potato Flour Mills Planned for Britain
Britain moves to establish potato flour mills amid overproduction of potatoes. The ministry of foods has conducted experiments for some time and hopes the new industry will absorb excess supply on a large scale, a practice already common on the continent.
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Great Britain
British
Ministry of Foods
Postgraduate Course in the Open Nature
A maidservant at Wordsworth's home tells a caller that the master studied in the fields. The note suggests Wordsworth’s poetry shows how nature complements books. The quote ends with a call that true education requires a postgraduate course in the open.
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Wordsworth
Absent Artist and Patron Dialogue in London Scene
A fragmentary London exchange shows an artist declaring devotion to art and a patron noting the lack of money motive. The terse dialogue hints at a marriage metaphor between art and vocation in a city setting.
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London
D W Jones Named Member Highway Commission
Governor Larrazolo appoints D W Jones of Clovis to fill the vacancy on the New Mexico State Highway Commission. Jones, a longtime road builder and former state district highway engineer, serves until the next regular legislative session. The commission current lineup includes Charles Springer as chairman Eugene Kemennich and D W Jones.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Q. A. Larrazolo
D. W. Jones
Clovis
State Highway Commission
W. M.’ Atkinson
Roswell
Jones
State Highway Department
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Charles Springer
Eugene Kemnenich
Peralta
Poem Invite Echoes From May Seventh School Event
The Herald notes a quoted verse inviting attendance at a high school gathering on May seventh. The lines promise singing speaking and food an hour before nine with encouragement to arrive early for a good seat.
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