Ohio Republicans Urge Sherman Nomination for President
A formal resolution from the Republican Party of Ohio endorses JOHN SHERMAN as a national candidate for President. It praises his fiscal leadership in resuming and refunding the public debt and his defense of civil rights, urging the Chicago convention to nominate him and pledging Ohio Republicans to support Hayes administration policies.
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Codena Lican
John Sherman
Republican Party of
Ohio
South
Republican Party
Chicago
President Hayes
Republicans of
Rutherford Lt. Hayes
Republican Party Statement on Civil War Victory and Reconstruction
The National Republican Convention credits twenty one years of governing with ending rebellion, freeing four million enslaved people, restoring the Union, and boosting currency, credit, and railways. It calls for continued adherence to constitutional principles, education aid, anti sectarianism, labor protection, and civil service reform while denouncing Democratic practices and urging strict appointment tests and removal for cause.
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Republican Party
National
U. S
Congress
Iuty
Ton Assemb
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Maine
United States
Hayes
Executive Department
Resolutions affirming party principles and policy goals
Resolved statements praise Republican positions on public schools funded by general taxation, civil rights protection, election integrity, sound currency, and the resumption of specie payments. The text lauds Republican policy as fostering national prosperity and governmental responsibility.
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United States
National T
Congress
Democratic Party
Garfield's Controversial Nomination Speech Recalls Personal Oath
The recalled remarks show General Garfield describing his public life and the guiding rule of following his convictions at personal cost. He notes the drive for Garfield's approval as essential to his career and vows to stay true to himself regardless of broader political outcomes.
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Garfield
Senate
United States
Congress
Garfield reminiscences and wartime recall at Detroit visit
Wm WN Hudson reports from Detroit on General Garfield with Major D J Swaim near Chicago during the Convention. Swaim recalls Garfield’s truthfulness and shares war episodes including Sherman’s strategy, Bull Run fallout, and Garfield’s early House speech comparing Benedict Arnold to treachery against Ohio and the Union.
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Wm. WN. Hudson
Detroit
Tribune
Garfield Homestead
D. J. Swaim
Garfield
Ft. Leavenworth
Chicago
New York
New England
Swaim
Sherman
Humphrey Marshall
Crab Orchard
Kentucky
Lincoln
Stanton
Washington
South Atlantic
Chattanooga
Bull Run
Fitz John Porter
Congress
The Little Barefoot Boy and The Ostrich Story
A Philadelphia Press column recalls a tale of James A. Garfield rising from a canal dirt-cart student to congressman, illustrating education's impact. It also retells a London Daily Telegraph piece on ostriches, their digestion quirks, and a humorously told creation anecdote with a Pope medal swallowed by an ostrich.
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M. D. Connolly
Philadelphia
Chicago
J. Brainerd
United States Patent Office
Cleveland
United States
Professor Brainerd
Brainerd
Congress
James A. Garfield
London Daily Telegraph
Tama
Allah
Rome
Garfield’s stance on the South outlined in Dayton speech
Printer notes Garfield condemns the Confederacy as treason and wrong. He would forgive past hostilities only if the rebel cause is acknowledged as treason. He expresses insistence on a firm, uncompromising condition before reconciliation.
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Garfield
House of Representatives
Alex. Long
Cincinnati
Long
Long Fairfax
Benedict Arnold
Lord Fairfax
Commonwealth of Ohio
South
Dayton
Ohio
General Garfield's Versatile Public Life Recapped
General Garfield held many roles with distinction including mule-driver boatman carpenter wood-chopper country school teacher student professor college president soldier statesman lawyer congressman and he excelled in every position he filled.
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Garfield
General Arthur Seen as Strength for Republican Ticket
The General Arthur designation is praised by newspapers like the New York Herald and the Sun as the strongest choice for the Republican ticket, signaling broad media support for his candidacy.
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Arthur
New York Herald
the Sun
Businessmen praise Republican nominees across politics
Businessmen nationwide express satisfaction with the Republican nominees, noting many first time Republicans plan to vote this fall regardless of past party support.
Garfield reception displays canal-boat captain turned statesman quote
At a Cleveland reception for General Garfield a transparency showed the line He who steered a canal boat at sixteen will steer the Ship of State at fifty. The display underscores Garfield's rise from humble beginnings to national leadership.
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Cleveland
Garfield
Onto lists Presidents HARRISON GRANT and Hayrs
The note cites three presidents given to the country and states a plan to present a fourth in GARFIELD.
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Onto
Harrison
Grant
Hayrs
Garfield
Conkling Promises 50,000 GOP Majority in New York
The Cincinnati Times quotes Senator Conkling vowing a 50 000 Republican edge in New York if any man can secure it.
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Conkling
New York
Cincinnati Times
Oregon's Republican Congressman Election Seen as Fair Start
In Oregon the selection of a Republican congressman is viewed as a fair start for the region's political future. Local observers and party officials praise the process and anticipate further electoral clarity.
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Oregon
Family Ties Echo in California Wasp Humor
A California Wasp panel joke depicts a man whose son was hanged and another in San Quentin, while his wife fled with a chrome ped dler. Asked if he had family he replied No one to speak of in a sharp retort.
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San Quentin Penitentiary
California
Hartford
Edward
Hartford Post
Pearl divers face fatal Gulf dangers in 1879 losses
Over the past year thirty divers perished in the Persian Gulf pearl fishery with most deaths caused by sharks. The 1879 pearl harvest is valued at about $1,500,000.
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Persian Gulf
Senator Trumbull Nominated for Illinois Governor
The Democracy of Illinois places Senator Trumbull in nomination for the governorship. He stands as a leading figure in state politics with broad support from party ranks and allied organizations.
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Trumbull
The
Democracy of
Illinois
Garfield's early life and rise from teacher to statesman
The narrative traces James A. Garfield from canal boating illness to Geauga Academy and Williams College, then teaching across Ohio, culminating in leadership roles as Professor, President of Hiram Institute, Ohio State Senator, Civil War officer, and U.S. Representative. It notes his religious upbringing in the Church of the Disciples, his lifelong integrity, and support of Alexander Campbell, including defending Campbell's will with Jeremiah Black.
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Ague
Geauga Academy
Chester
Geauga County
Beach
Solon
Warrensville
Cuyahoga County
Harrison
Muskingum County
Williams College
Hiram Institute
Ohio State Senate
National House of Representatives
Garfield
Church of the Disciples
Alexander Campbell
Hiram
Jeremiah Black
Bombay Tower of Silence Dedicated for Zoroastrians
In Bombay the Paress dedicated a Tower of Silence designed for exposure of the dead to vultures. The secret dedicatory rites were held, and a tablet limits use to followers of the Zoroastrian faith. The scene is described as repulsive and terrifying by ancient custom.
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Bombay
Zoroaster
De Haas Denies Palestine Railroad and Mission Claims
Former Consul at Jerusalem refutes reports of railroads and American missions in Palestine. He asserts one Protestant church in Jerusalem, one outside the walls, and one at Nazareth. He says Jewish population rises little while land ownership and farming are scarce and warns Jews may be forced back by bayonet if they return.
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de Haas
Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Walls
Nazareth
Europe
America
Messrs. Evans & Evans
Delphos
Ohio
W. H. Pennell
van Wert
Hill & Wilson
De Caxias Brazil’s Duke and Marshal Dies at 77
Brazil’s veteran soldier De Caxias died last month at age 77. He spent a half century in active service, mainly quelling rebellions early in his career and later defeating the Argentine Confederation and Paraguay. He rose to duke and marshal and was likened to a Brazilian Wellington.
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Brazil
de Caxias
Argentine Confederation
Paraguay
Marquis de Caxias
Lopez
Wellington
Earth age claim cited by professor Provost praised
The Boston Transcript notes Professor Proctor. It asserts the earth is 500000000 years old and that such assertions are widely accepted. The piece reflects on recurring encounters with venerable statements and the trust placed in scholarly authority.
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Proctor
Boston Transcript
Whipping Post Urged to Punish Small Thieves in Ledger View
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the Grand Jury ignored tavern license bond bills and instead advocated a whipping post for petty criminals. It argues grand juries avoid prosecuting public figures and questions whether such a device could spur true bills in cases involving public officers, otherwise rendering the idea unnecessary.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania
Firing on Ethel A. Merritt Could Open Cuban Question
The owners of the fired upon schooner Ethel A. Merritt plan to seek damages through the State Department. If Spain withholds satisfaction or an apology, the incident may revive debate on Cuba's status and U S policy. The text suggests eventual U S recognition of Cuban independence is impending.
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Ethel A. Merritt
Cuba
State Department
Spain
United States
Chillians to raise artillery strength and fortify coast
The government plans to build a 3000 man artillery force. Fortifications along the coast require skilled artillerists, with ports south of Valparaiso and the Straits likely fortified. Youths may be sent to Europe for training from top gunnery masters as military tensions rise.
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Chillians
Valparaiso
Europe
Mastering Circumstance in Personal Destiny
The text argues that men are not slaves to circumstance but can shape their lives. It asserts that while circumstance influences, individuals can mold their destinies through mindset and effort, distinguishing humans from mere instinct-driven beings. The noblest warfare is the mind against circumstance.
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Congress
Boy asks for a match from bar and fruit shop
A colored boot black picks up a cigar stump and enters a bar room fruit store. He asks for a match, is told matches are not given away, pays two cents for a stamp from a match carton, and asks the proprietor to keep a spare box for the next man who asks.
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Richmond Dispatch
Census Enumerators in New York Face Odd Misnamings
Census enumerators number 681 in New York report unusual experiences while on duty. Many from the public mispronounce and misspell census, using forms such as censers cencus censous and varied odd spellings.
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New York
Cences
Boy breaks arm twice at same fence after Sabbath school
A twelve year old Chester boy fell from a fence top while returning from Sabbath school and fractured his arm for the second time on the same arm. The Norristown Herald notes the risk and urges safer passage under the fence rather than over it.
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Chester
Norristown Herald
Banner Cry Foresees Campaign Rally at Paintville
The Providence Journal recalls General Garfield leading an 1862 assault at Paintville Kentucky against Humphry Marshall's rebels and predicts "Give 'em Hail Columbia" will headline the upcoming campaign.
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Columbia
Garfield
Humphry Marshall
Paintville
Campaing
Providence Journal
Garfield's war record defense from Chicago editors
The piece argues Democrats misstate Garfield's war service and cites praise from General Rosecrans and soldiers. It recalls Garfield's 1862 Congress election, his promotion to Major General, and the expectation that veterans will defend his record against criticism.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Garfield
Thomas
Chickamauga
Geddings
Ohio
Army of the Cumberland
Congress
Garfield praised by Capital in attack on partisan papers
Don Platt's Capital sides with Garfield amid a partisan barrage. It cites Democrats Jerediah Black Allen Thurman and Justice Field in defense, arguing Garfield's purity and honesty contrast with alleged political scheming around the Credit Mobilier affair and Ames.
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Washington
Don Platt
Garfield
Platt
Partisan
Jerediah Black
Allen Thurman
Justice Field
Pompeii House Unearthed With Well Preserved Frescoes
An excellent hose recently disentombed at Pompeii stands as the best preserved Roman dwelling yet found. It features two atria a large peristyle an ornate fountain in the center a complete bath and well preserved interior paintings. The first floor murals depict marine life and the wings showcase vivid animal life frescoes.
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Pompeii
Relief Society Planned by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company planned a relief society for its employees, contributed $190,000 to the fund, and offered to conduct its business without charge.
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The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Emerson Sermon on Equality and Humble Statehood
The piece presents God’s message against kings and tyranny, proclaiming a future where power rests with the humble and toil, not nobles. It envisions Westland land revealed, division of goods, and a society ruled by laborers like fishers and ploughmen.
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Smiall
Ancient Golden Coins Found in Mardorf Forest
In Mardorf Forest near Amoneburg a swineherd’s jest about finding treasure led to a discovery of over a hundred ancient gold coins. The rudely crafted relics resemble buttons with no dates or inscriptions and are valued about equal to a British sovereign or German double crown.
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London Telegraph
Mardorf Forest
Upper Hesse
Neue Preussiche Zeitung
Goldberg
Amoneburg
Icebergs Drift South as Ships Report Vast Fields
Steamships and craft from the eastward report immense icebergs well south of normal limits. Captain Massam of the Bertha says he has rarely seen such sights, with birds seen around the icy blocks. If polar ice breaks up and migrates, a northwest passage may open next season.
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Massam
Bertha
Polar
Siberia Servants Convicts and Odd Exchanges
A London Times correspondent notes convict women sent to Saghalin and the sea coast regions are employed as servants in official houses. Some receive high wages, with educated women trusting murderess nurses to care for children. A Hartford Post quip about a retired official follows the anecdote.
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London Times
Siberia
Saghalieff
Russia
Temperance Spy Tricks Portland Druggist With Brandy
A Portland druggist refused to sell liquor under prohibition risk. A man claimed the drink was for a violently ill wife and obtained a small amount. The next day the man had the dealer arrested.
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Portland
Census enumerators in Cincinnati threaten strike over pay
Thirty five enumerators met Sunday to demand more than ten cents per hundred copies of names from routes. They threaten to resign and boycott for ten years if the supervisor does not raise compensation.
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Cincinnati
Hart challenges LK English champ for 5000 dollars side race
I H Hart, America’s pedestrian champion, seeks a six day race with Charles Rowell for 5000 dollars a side. The event would be held in New York, Boston, or Chicago within three months after articles are signed. Hart has deposited 500 dollars as forfeit. Rowell’s reply is pending.
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I’. H. Hart
America
Charles Rowell
New York
Boston
Chicago
Articals
Hart
Rowell
Dispute at Okolona States Ends with Vicksburg Cowhiding
William H. Kernan, late associate editor of the Okolona States, was severely cowhided at Vicksburg Mississippi by Colonel A Y Harper, senior editor and proprietor, after Kernan made slanderous remarks about Harper’s family following his discharge from the paper.
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William H. Kernan
Montreal Population Drops by Four Thousand Says Officials
The Montreal population is reported to be down by 4000 from a short time ago while hundreds of houses remain unoccupied and rents and property values have fallen. General Grant supporters express satisfaction with nominations and anti third term factions show optimism.
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Montreal
General Grant
Mr. Conkling
General Logan
Grant
New York Tribune
Goose berries absence spurs a girl to ask about the goose
A home from boarding school girl reacts to a servant saying there are no goose berries by exclaiming about the goose. The note ends with a wry line from Puck about the seasonal rush of sports and idle diversions.
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D. KF. Dewolf
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Republican State Platform
God's
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Hamburg
Calhoun Street
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Butler
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Moline Plow Company
Galena
Newcastle
Cc Newcastle
Buckeye
Champion Reapers
J. I. Case
Clark & Bouton
Washington Street
Cassimeres
Merchant Tailoring
H. V. Olney
Threshermena
van Wert County
Aultman & Taylor
Mansfield
Mendon
J.E. Heppeard
York Township
Board of
W. Bethards
James W. Blossom
Benj. F. Blossom
Rh. L. Crooks
W.P. Hope
A.J. Leslie
J. P
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R. L. Crooks
David Davis
Enero
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Len Leenmu
Serene
Weer
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Main Street
Board of Education
Union Township
R. V. Meely
Puck
Commercial Bank
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J. M. C. Marble
P. Wagner
B. E. Ehrnman
Horace A. Reeve
Northern District Court
Northern District OF
Henry Banta
Otioce
James Irvin
Ister
Lima
Ira P. Shissler
Jas. Irvin
Register
Eal
Convoy
Hoaglin Township
Benton Township
Paulding County
Latty Township
Jackson Township
H.G. Lichie
de Bonas Non
John A. Larue
Susanah McDaniel
John Rh. McDaniel
Abraham Balyeat
Wm. Everrett
Guardian
Mahlon Capper
Charles C. Mullen
Ira Larue
Elmore Cook
Jacob Genres
Peter Giesler
Jacob Gehres
Elizabeth Giesler
William Giiesler
Caroline Giesler
Thomas Cully
William G. Lynch
Issac Balliet
George A
Emm J. J. Balliet
Mercy Metz
John B. Metz
Isaac Balliet
Isaac V
Frank D
Wharnell Balliet
O. P. Clark
Willis W. Bethards
George W. Bethards
Thomas F. Bethards
Normanda Starkey
W.H. Mozier
Leibig
McGuffy
M.H. Tuttle
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