Political Dispatches From The Nation's Capital And Midwest
A dense colonial era style column notes wheat and Republican stocks rising, discusses Blaine and Arthur, cites Cyrus Edson on coffee essence, and reports Ohio and Mississippi political moves, conventions, and a tariff debate led by McKinley with calls to retire those backing Morrison bill. It mentions Col. Robinson’s Civil War service and a missing funds case in Napoleon.
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Ohio State Journal
Jamess. Robinson
Kenton
Ohio
General Robinson
Kenton Weekly Republican
Ohio House of Representatives
Fourth
Ohio Infantry
West Virginia
Cantwell
Durfee
Marion
Hardin
Logan
Morrow
Richland
Union
Delaware
Ohio Volunteers
Robinson
Eighty-second
Cedar Mountain
Cross Keys
Groveton
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Mission Ridge
Resacca
New Hope Church
Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta
Savannah
Bentonville
Bridgeport
Ala
Hector Tyndale
Philadelphia
Twentieth Army Corps
Williams
Michigan
West Point
Yale College
Joe Hooker
Sherman
Harper’s Weekly
Louisville
Jeff Davis
Congress
McKinley
Free Trade
Brooklyn
New York
England
Carlisle
Mr. McKinney
Brooklyn Free Trade League
McGinley
Washington
Morrision
Mr. Morrison
Illinois
Postmaster Resigns in New Mexico Town Quietly
A letter from the Nutt New Mexico postmaster reports one town left after a family departs and quotes lines about empire and the postmaster resigning his position. The Postoffice Department in Washington receives the note Monday.
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Washington
Nutt
New Mexico
Star of Empire
Retail liquor dealer fumes at legislature reforms
A Toledo dealer tells the Commercial Telegram that the Legislature did nothing beneficial for retail dealers and that repealing local option will mainly help wholesalers. The Ohio Democratic Congressional Committee in the Sixth District met in Cleveland with E W Strack presiding and set Ottawa as the September 4 convention site, using one delegate per fifty Hoadly votes.
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Columbus Delano
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Ohio
Toledo
Commercial Telegram
Democratic Congressional Committee
Elmer White
Defiance
G. P. Campbell
Fulton
J. J. Zeller
Putnam
E. W. Strack
van Wert
M. Perkey
Williams
M. D. Baldwin
Paulding
L. L. Orwig
Henry
Ottawa
Putnam County
Hoadly
Ohio Republicans Choose Delegates At Convention
The Republican State Convention in Ohio is described as a representative gathering with its action in selecting the delegates to the National Convention.
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Republican Party
Cleveland Herald
Ohio
Colored delegates split as four alternates chosen at large
The Cleveland Gazette notes division among colored delegates in selecting a delegate-at-large for Chicago. With Poindexter and Thomas splitting support, the convention united behind others, leading to four colored alternates-at-large and commentary on war debts and politics.
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Chicago
California
Florida
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Cleveland Leader
Cleveland Gazette
James Poindexter
Walter S. Thomas
Hamilton County
Foraker
Cuyahoga County
M. A. Hanna
Major McKinley
Congress
Judge West
Blaine
Walter Thomas
Gazette
Quirky Speaking Styles Mentioned In Pulpit Oratory
The piece notes Reagan’s restlessness when not fiddling with strings, Hewitt of New York and Alabama adopting distinctive postures while speaking, and references to observers like the Atlanta Constitution. It also reports in New Carlisle Ohio saloons reopening after a repeal and Thomas Moffit of Putnam County returning from presumed wartime death, bringing wealth and cattle holdings in Texas.
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Arthur
New York
United States
The
Brooklyn
Reagan
Hewitt
Frank Hurd
Alabama
Atlanta Constitution
Thomas Moffit
Putnam County
Texas
Electric Bitters Promised To Revive Weary Souls
An advertisement urges readers suffering from low spirits and loss of appetite to try Electric Bitters. It claims quick improvement, restored energy, and relief from pain, promising new life and health at fifty cents a bottle from Hill & Wilsons.
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Hill & Wilsons
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Biy
E. L. Wilkinson
Wilkingon & Son
Washington Street
A. N. Krout
M.D
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Scott
Cavett
Enterprise
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Greenville
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Bridge
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Hill & Wilson’s
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Jackson Street
Attorneys AT Law
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A. L. Sweet
Price & Sweet
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Hathaway Heemper
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Art House
Glenn
Saltzgaber
Saltzgaber & Glenn
van Wert Yunty
McCurdy’s Block
J. ©. Allen
J. B. Parker
Aeen
McKim’s Blook
Ww. J. Beers
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Jas. Clark & Son
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Barbers
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Collins & Perry
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Vines
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Frank Wistner
Harvey Wistner
von Yetta
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Burge’ 'Miner
Charles B. de Moss
A. T. Dailey
Paft,w.& G.railway
Mail and Express
Alliance Accommodation
Plymouth
Chicago Express
Pullman
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington City
John van Liew
Wm. A. Baldwin
E. A. Ford
Gen’! Pass
Ticket Ag
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M. H. Tuttle
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John W. Avery
May L. Avery
Moran
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Almira Avery
R. B. Rhodes
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Greenville Road
Jacob Graham
J. W. Pearce
Thomas Avery
Louisa Swihart
Joseph Swihart
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Emma
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van Wertie
Court of Common Pleas
Illiam H. Jones
Rosina Jones
State of Ohio
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County of
William H. Jones
Saiilliam H. Jones
Rosina Dunlap
Olina Jones
C. M. Sutphen
Pir
Crockery
Lamp Goods
Uncle Sam
T. C. Platt
Platt
Cincinnati, van Wert & Michigan Railway
Bank of England
Cyrus Edson
New York Health Department
Presbyterians
John B. Austin
London
India
Toledo Post
Fulton County
John W. Nelson
A. L. Conger
Akron
Grand Pacific Hotel
S. M. Heller
Napoleon
Wauseon Tribune
M. D. Shaw
Wapakoneta
John Shaw
D. R. McGregor
Albury
Robert Tombs
Liberty Hall
Alexander H. Stephens
Georgia
Little Aleck
Conrad Seiling
Perrysburg
Mississippi
T. ©. Platt
Robertson
General A. Jacobs & Sons
GEN. A. Jacobs & Sons
TING
J. Rs Roehm & CO
Dayton Democrat
Commercial Gazette
Laura
Burlington
Urbana Council
United Service
Orsini
New Carlisle
McConnellsville
Western Christian Advocate
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