Republican Convention Reports Civil War Era Achievements
The National Convention commends twenty one years of Republican rule, noting victory over rebellion, emancipation, currency stabilization, debt reduction, and economic growth. It pledges continued support for pensions, education, infrastructure, and honest governance while criticizing the Democratic party and urging reform of civil service and anti corruption measures.
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Republican Party
U. S
Congress
The
Confederate States
Ohio Republicans urge Sherman nomination for President
A congressional party resolution lauds John Sherman as a financier and defender of civil rights. It urges Chicago delegates to vote for his nomination, endorses Hayes administration, and calls for unified Republican efforts in Ohio for the national ticket.
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John Sherman
Republican Party of
Ohio
South
Republican
Republican Party
Chicago
President Hayes
Sten
Republicans of
The
New York Tribune
Indiana
West Virginia
Garfield
Oliver P. Morton
F. W. Sanders
Alexander Campbell
Republican State Platform: Endorses public schools and rights
The platform reaffirms previous Republican resolutions, supports universal free public schools funded by taxation and free from sectarian influence, and calls for federal protection of all citizens rights. It endorses safeguarding elections from fraud, maintaining a sound currency, and praising the economy under Republican leadership.
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United States
Congress
Democratic Party
Republicans of Van Wert County Mass Convention Notice
The Republicans of Van Wert county are requested to assemble in Mass Convention at the Court House in Van Wert on Tuesday August 31 at 10 a m for nominating a county ticket and other business. Nominations for Clerk of the Court Treasurer Prosecuting Attorney Commissioner Infirmary Director will be made. All Republicans in the county are requested to be present. H C Glenn Chairman U H Hester Secretary.
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Congress
Republic
Pacific Coast
van Wert County
Mass
Court House
van Wert
H. C. Glenn
U. H. Hester
Charles G. Williams
Wisconsin
Paris
M. Jannin
State OF Ohio
ColumsBus
Northwestern National Insurance Company
Milwaukee
United States
Joseph F. Wright
Ohio
Seid Company
Board of Commissioners
H.C. Mills
Acob Bevo
Sego
Washington
Anna V. Bevo
Court of Common Pleas
van Werland
Jacob Bevo
Mag Funk
Jaco Bevo
John King
Defiance Democrat Samuel Miller Endorses Garfield
Samuel Miller a noted Democrat from Defiance backs Garfield in a clear political endorsement signaling party unity and candidate support within the region.
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Samuel Miller
Garfield
Democratic Leader Joins Green Backers in Seneca County
Joan Serrz of Seneca County leaves the Democratic Party and aligns with the Green backers, signaling a local shift in political affiliation.
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Joan Serrz
Seneca County
Greenbackers
Barefoot Bic Fellow Protests on Washington Street
A Bic fellow from Paulding county with long bushy hair and bare feet marched down Washington street on Monday shouting for Hancock. He argued Hancock wears corsets in a terse public stance.
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Paulding County
Washington Street
Hancock
General Garfield's wheat crop shows thorough farming
General Garfield has threshed seven and a half acres of wheat yielding 33 bushels per acre. The report underscores his thoroughness in farming and statesmanship alike.
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Garfield
Lamison backs salary grab and seeks club leadership
The Lima Gazette criticizes Hon. C. N. Lamison for engineering the Salary Grab and keeping back pay. It notes his role as President of the Hancock Club and predicts Garfield may face trouble due to Lamison’s connections.
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Allen County
Lima Gazette
C. N. Lamison
Hancock Club
Garfield
General Hancock Letter Sparks Debate On Acceptance Tone
The New York Tribune criticizes General Hancock's delayed letter of acceptance for avoiding the financial and tariff questions. The piece suggests the brief epistle signals fearlessness but more likely intellectual drought, with no stated opinions on the day’s two leading issues.
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Hancock
The
New York Tribune
Drouth
Republicans Nominate E S Lacy for Congress in Jackson
The Jackson Michigan district Republicans nominate Hon. E S Lacy of Eaton county as their candidate for Congressman. Lacy is a nephew of Reubin Frisbie and shares the same political makeup. The district is strongly Republican and Lacy is popular, so an easy victory is anticipated.
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Jackson
Michigan
E. S. Lacy
Eaton County
Reubin Frisbie
Lacy
General Hancock Sets Weekly Hours for Calls
A circulated notice states General Hancock will receive friends at home from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays to avoid interrupting official duties.
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Hancock
General Weaver attacks Alabama election fraud claim
General Weaver argues Alabama’s Democratic landslide is impossible. He claims Republicans 90 000 strong and at least 29 000 more Democrats joined their party, leaving about 60 000 Democratic votes. He accuses press dispatches of concealing fraud and denies black voter fraud claims.
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General Weaver
Greenback
Alabama
Garfield Returns Gift Toward Tax on Coal Oil Repeal
General Garfield introduced a postwar bill repealing the coal oil tax. The tax repeal aided consumers and some wealthy Pennsylvania operators who offered a $10,000 purse. Garfield declined the gift saying he acted as his duty required, not for pay or gratitude.
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Garfield
Congress
Pennsylvania
General Garfield Welcomed Home by Crowds
General Garfield returns from New York to cheers at every station as supporters greet him. The column notes speeches given en route, praised by the Chicago Times as candid and impartial, though cautious to avoid expressing opinion.
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Garfield
New York
Chicago Times
Democratic Party of the West
Garfield’s offhand replies praised for ideas and eloquence
The passage lauds Mr Garfield’s impromptu remarks on a crowded political journey. It contrasts his quick, well informed, forceful language with other presidents noting that his offhand responses are rich in ideas and rhetorical power.
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Garfield
Fire on Wabash train prompts swift coach escape
A westbound Wabash passenger car caught fire from a hot box on Tuesday evening. the coach was abandoned at Napoleon as the end of the car burned. Other notes mention local incidents from Paulding and Bettsville, including a fatal horse accident and a collapsing bridge.
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Napoleon
Defiance Democrat
Fraud Allegations Plague Alabama Election Vote Fraud Claims
A Cincinnati Gazette excerpt recounts alleged ballot manipulation in Alabama with federal troops deployed at McGhee's to secure the count. It claims Republican votes were suppressed and Democratic ballots substituted, with threats to use force and a call for reform ahead of the presidential election.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Washington
Alabama
United States
MccGhee’s
Ananias Oliver
J. G. Jones
McGhee’s
Elmore
Man starts 20 day fast for $500 wager in Princeton
James H. Kindley began a twenty day fast in Princeton for a $500 wager. He is allowed beer but may not eat or drink food or water during the fast.
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Guhicago
Princeton
Ill
James H. Kindley
Tragic Jeddah Ship Disaster Claims 953 Pilgrims
A telegram from Aden says the steamer Jeddah, sailing from Singapore, foundered off Guardania on the 8th with 953 pilgrims bound for Jeddah. All perished except the captain his wife the engineer and sixteen natives who were rescued by the Scindia and brought to Aden.
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London
Aden
Jeddah
Singapore
Guardania
Scindia
Han cock revokes jury order omits Black juror names
Gen Han cock as commander of the 5th Military District revokes the jury order in the Shenandoah region. From now on, the names of Black individuals will be omitted from jury lists within the district.
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Hancock
Gen. Hancock
5Th Military District
Sheridan
Bragging Rooster Quoted in Family Counsel
A Bagton Transcript quip notes that boasting over every egg is human nature not the rooster. The line suggests restraint when a loud child arrives and the mother is not the subject of crowing.
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Bagton Transcript
Garfield's Triumphal Tour Draws Wide Western Welcome
General Garfield's Western tour drew large crowds from Paterson to Jamestown with cheering, handshakes, and brief remarks praising labor and Union values. He praised DeWitt Clinton's Canal era and urged youth to study national unity as he moved through New York and stopped at towns like Binghamton Oswego Elmira and Corning.
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Garfield
DeWitt Clinton
New York
Union
Senator Kirkwood
Iowa
Hornellsville
Freeion
Williams
Wisconsin
Addison
Kirkwood
Wellsville
Congressman Richardson
General Garfield
Friendship
Cuba
Richardee
Sai
Wade Hampton and the Democratic Canvass in Virginia
Wade Hampton argued in a Virginia speech that the Democratic party embodies the old rebellion. He urged remembering those who shed blood on Virginia soil and warned that the party now seeks ballot success to reestablish defeated aims.
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Philadelphia Evening Post
Wade Hampton
Virginia
Democratic Party
The Tail Can Not Wag the Head in War Democrats Plea
A political opinion argues that Northern Democrats cannot defeat the party head Wade Hampton by opposing his voice alone. It urges uniting with Republicans at the polls, citing War Democrats who joined Republicans in the Civil War as the path to defeat the Confederacy era principles.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Wade Hampton
Congress
Lee
Jackson
Republicans Eye Maine Victory Next Month
The Wheeling Register quotes the Republicans predicting a win in Maine on the second Monday of next month, noting they have carried the state thirty-nine of the last forty elections.
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Wheeling Register
Maine
Brave Pennsylvania Woman Mary Owens Fought Alongside Husband
An undaunted Mary Owens of Pennsylvania joined the army under the name John Evans in Danville Montour county. She fought in three battles over eighteen months, was wounded in the face and arm, revealed to be a woman in hospital, and returned home a widow after her husband fell beside her. Her daring tale captivated her Welsh heritage and New England pluck, celebrated by neighbors as a romance of the war.
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Philadelphia
Mary Owens
Pennsylvania
Danville
Montour County
John Evans
Owens
America
Forney's Progress on Virtue and Character
The excerpt argues goodness and evil mingle in humans and stresses self improvement. It extols persistent moral discipline and helping society, contrasts brave action with defensive virtue, and condemns betrayal of friends while praising friendship as an anchor. It mentions guarding against temptation and upholding steadfast principles. It ends recalling violent religious conquests as example of crime.
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Forney
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Christaans
Lan
West proves its learning against New England claims
An Indianapolis newspaper cites Massachusetts’ high illiteracy and defends Indiana as not intellectually inferior. The piece argues the west is educated and the east overstates its mental elevation, urging easterners to recognize western intellect and reject prejudice.
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Massachusetts
Butler
Old Bay
Indiana
New England
Freight pooling machinery and 150 clerks under Fink
The New York freight pooling program relies on Commissioner Fink and his nearly 150 clerks who copy adjust and average charges receipts and divisions of the pool. Offices in the New York Life Insurance Building have grown prompting a five story addition to house expanding operations. Macdonald says soldiers are his children and a father sacrifices for his son.
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New York Letter
Fink
New York Life Insurance
Insurance Company
Drunken Robins in North Louisiana
An old observer reports robins in Louisiana feeding on China berries that puff up in their crops. He describes birds appearing drunk, yet able to fly, and explains the berries may cause partial strangulation rather than intoxication as they swell with moisture.
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Llive
Louisiana
Brady's Leap and the Cuyahoga Crossing Story
A late 18th century account describes Captain Samuel Brady’s daring leap over the Cuyahoga River during a pursuit by Native Americans in Summit County. He escaped by leaping a 21 to 22 foot chasm, then hid in Lake Erie waters. Indians later carved a turkey foot symbol on the rock.
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Samuel Brady
Cuyahoga
Summit County
Brady
Cuyahoga River
Pittsburgh
Don’t Overwork The Brain Warns Of Mental Fatigue
Youth's Companion reports Dr. Parker of New York warning against excessive head work. He cites four to six hours as the limit, warning that beyond that phosphorus is driven from the brain and one becomes irritable. He cites Sir Walter Scott and a famed scholar as examples of overwork leading to hardship.
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Parker
New York
Walter Scott
London Beggar Poses Deaf Reader for Charity Scam
An elderly London beggar feigns deafness and reads from an old Bible in public to solicit alms. He targets benevolent passersby and busy shopkeepers alike, delivering charity verses then sharing proceeds with a woman accomplice. He claims only to read scripture, not beg, as he pockets a substantial income.
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London
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