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The Grafton Eagle

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1884

Page

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The Grafton Eagle Officers and Court Officials List

Fragmentary OCR lists officials for Grafton area including clerks, sheriffs, treasurers, and court officers. Mentions municipalities, circuit and district courts, Justices Lewis Heymond and Alfred Cochran, and names various clerks, collectors, and weighmasters with unclear spellings.

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West Virginia Platform Endorses Protection and Press Rights

The Republican platform for West Virginia urges adherence to the 1854 national Republican principles and appraises Democratic policy as wasteful and oppressive. It attacks tax burdens, double reassessments, and judicial overreach, calls for free speech and a free press, and champions protectionist policy with Blaine as the presidential candidate over Cleveland. The piece contrasts party visions, cites economic history, and urges voters to weigh Protection versus Free Trade in November.

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Vote on Another Railroad Subscription Ordered

A Randolph County term orders an election for September six to vote on adding capital stock to the Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad. The eight districts may allocate up to 15800. totals by district listed with Barbour and Randolph seeking 80000 more to reach 25000.

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Fragmentary 19th century political rumination on Democracy and foreign policy

The text laments foreign policy leanings and references Jefferson Jackson and Andrew Jackson. It questions alignment with pro English Tory heritage, mentions God Save the Queen at an American convention, and critiques free trade temptations led by British press. It ends with a cryptic note about a bagle.

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Maxwell Villainizes Freedom of Repealing Measures

A late 19th century correspondence argues Judge Maxwell exposed alleged frauds and conspiracies behind a reform bill. The piece claims the bill failed in the Senate, cites Democratic papers as biased, and asserts Maxwell’s record for workingpeople in West Virginia surpasses others. Voter sentiment in Jefferson County shows mixed support for Maxwell and Wilson, with rail transport impacts noted nearby.

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