Foraker Relief in Charleston Earthquake Stirs Debate
The Democratic press attacks Governor Foraker over his Charleston earthquake relief actions in 1886. It asserts he led aid with tents and mercy, contrasts with President Cleveland, and cites Confederate cemeteries care and later funding, arguing Democrats opposed Union victory and aid.
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Covesirs
Flanders
Foraker
South
Mugwump
Republican Party
Governor Foraker
Charleston
North
Cleveland
Washington
Congress
National Legislative Body
Adjutant General
Ohio
Camp Chase
Johnson's Island
Quartermaster General
United States Army
Columbus
United States
Jonson's Island
Sherman
Senate
Charleson
New South
Grady
Georgia
Oneewet
Olin
Kentucky
Arkansas
Texas
Porsner
Stirling
Alrie
Union
Debates On Land Grants And Railroads Policy
The piece critiques Democratic led land grant policy in Ohio and its role in subsidizing railroads and canals. It cites totals of acres granted to states for railroad and canal purposes, mentions swamp land reclamation, and notes 19th century advocacy for continental rail links and surveys under Pierce and Buchanan with millions of acres involved.
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Democratic Party
Buchanan
Ohio
Alec Yur van
Pacific Ocean
Aon
Pleroe
Pierce
Buobama
The Confidence Game in Ohio Politics
A detailed critique of the Democratic State Committee led by Thomas Edward Powell, alleging fraud and libel in campaigning. The piece accuses the party of forgery, distribution of libelous materials, free trade advocacy to farmers, and a series of deceptive acts aimed at manipulating votes, comparing them to past wool and oats schemes and denouncing their treatment of soldiers.
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Thomas Edward Powell
Democratic State Committee
Paynes
United States Senate
Powell
Governor Foraker
Hocking Valley
McCormick
Democratic Party
Mansfield
England
Democratic Committee
Ananias
Republican Party
Ohio
Democratic State Executive Committee
Tammany Hall
Cox
Washington
Virginia
Forged Fan Origins and Ohio Political Rumblings
The article links an 1885 fan design to peacock displays and Isis priests while criticizing Thomas F. Powell's role as Democratic state leader and Governor Hoadly's silence on forgery. It notes Indianapolis voting after Cleveland’s cyclopedia readings and a Republican win, with Ohio’s reaction seen as more poignant.
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Indianapolis
Cleveland
Ohio
Foraker Admin Claims Savings Over Democratic Management
A Ohio political analysis highlights per capita costs at state benevolent institutions, asserting $107, millions in total savings under Governor Foraker compared with Hoadly and Democratic guidance. It defends figures against Powell Taylor critiques and cites penitentiary earnings and labor system shifts favoring Republican policy.
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Powell
Taylor
Foraker
Hoadly
Republican Party
McHugh
Larkin McHugh
Labor Statistics
Board of State Charities
Kiesewetter's Solo Campaign for Re election
Auditor of State Emil Kiesewetter, seeking another term, is conducting a private press drive. On October 6, 1887, he sent letters to Democratic editors statewide from State House stationery asking for space in early issues to publish his message.
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Emil Kiesewetter
Kiesewetter
State House
Ohio Voter Warning Ties Coolman Kiesewetter to Past Corruption
The piece labels D C Coolman as disbursing agent for the boodler crowd in 1883 and accuses him of spending 10 000 to 12 000 to corrupt voters. It also calls Kiesewetter the State Auditor candidate the same man who publicized slanders against Garfield and employed others to spread them. It urges Republicans to withhold support based on these claims.
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D. C. Coolman
Ohio
Kiesewetter
Garfield
Morey
A Disreputable Scheme in Powell Campaign
Chairman Dungan of the Democratic State Committee is accused of promoting a deceitful scheme to induce leaders and followers to back Powell. Emissaries tell targeted Republicans and disaffected Democrats that government detectives will be hired under Cleveland, and voting Democratic will secure such employment. The tactic is described as one of many disreputable devices used to aid Powell.
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Dungan
Democratic State Committee
Powell
Cleveland
Powell's Misstatements and 1856 Congressional Extracts
The text cites L O R Branen of North Carolina arguing about land grants to the Illinois Central Railroad, the state's railroad debts, and tax and tariff issues. It notes figures on railroad iron duties, Treasury leakage, and projections of gains from draws and unfinished railroads in the South.
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Congress
L. O'R. Branen
North Carolina
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Illinois
Iran
Woodbury
New Hampshire
Senate
Treasury
Buchanan
Kiesewetter Attacks Rival Democrats in State Auditor Bid
The piece accuses Emil Kiesewetter of personal campaigning to boost his vote at Democratic expense. It recalls his 1881 Columbus slander campaign against Garfield and describes his tactic of courting Republicans with praise. The second item notes France’s Theater Francais iron curtain ascent and a fixed drop scene with an iron curtain glued in place.
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Kiesewetter
Emil Kiesewetter
Emil Kieseweller
Columbus
Garfield
Morey
Ohio
Garfeld
Theater Francais
Political Duty and Partisan Reform Support
The article argues that citizens must vote by duty, not blind partisanship, praising President Cleveland while condemning the Democratic party for dishonorable offices and inflationary policy. It claims government must promote honest industry, defend labor, and uplift the least powerful as production and resources grow, aligning interest and duty with a Republican stance.
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Republic
Cleveland
Democratic Party
N. Y. Tribune
President Cleveland Critiqued as Lacking Leadership
In a pointed, partisan critique from the era, the author questions Grover Cleveland’s qualifications and deeds as president. The writer likens his ascent to an accidental rise and faults his speeches as lacking substance while recalling Blaine’s effective campaigning. Springfield Tomes and Stratford Post contribute supporting views on the political scene.
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Blaine
Ohio
Indiana
Cleveland
Springfield
Democratic Critique of Cleveland Sparks Rancorous Indecency Debate
The Toledo Blade editorializes that Democratic presses insult Republican presidents with indecency, contrasting past treatment of Lincoln Grant Hayes Garfield and Arthur with Mrs Cleveland. It argues Republicans have been fair toward Cleveland, while Democrats abused predecessors and their wives.
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Cleveland
Lincoln
Arthur
Copperhead Press
Grant
Cesar
Hayes
Garfield
Guiteau
White House
Toledo Blade
Vilas flunkyism mocked in Democratic critique
A Democratic paper criticizes Postmaster-General Vilas after President Cleveland’s Milwaukee speech, arguing that the people's sovereignty rests in laws, not a single man. It calls Vilas’ praise a stark overstep and urges adherence to a government of the people, not autocratic rule. The piece labels the remarks as sycophantic and out of place for a president elected by the people.
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Cleveland
Milwaukee
Vilas
Wisconsin
Czar
Russia
China
United States
N. S. World
Dem
Drift of Opinion on Cleveland and Politics
A collection of editorial quips from multiple papers about President Cleveland. Items mock a street fakir selling Cleveland pictures, mugwumps displaced by Democrats, and a Hartford Courant note urging reform. A Philadelphia Press remark questions George Francis Train's prophecy about Cleveland's health.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Minneapolis Tribune
Bee
Republican Party
Republican Standard
Hartford Courant
haseThe
George Francis Train
Train
Philadelphia Press
Soldiers' Department how distinguished soldiers spend days
A society style list profiles many Civil War generals with current lives and roles. James H. Wilson, T. J. Wood, N. P. Banks, H. J. Hunt, Alfred Pleasanton, Don Carlos Buell, John G. Parke, John Pope, Daniel Butterfield, D. M. Gregg, W. F. Smith, Lew Wallace, Joseph B. Carr, W. W. Averell, Charles H. Devens, Horatio G. Wright, John C. Robinson, Wesley Merritt, John F. Hartranft, A. V. Kautz, Wm. B. Franklin, John C. Fremont, George Stoneman, O. B. Wilcox, Q. A. Gillmore, J. J. Bartlett, George Crook, Nelson A. Miles, Franz Siegel, O. O. Howard, John M. Schofield, John Gibbon, Abner Doubleday, Alfred H. Terry, W. T. Sherman, H. W. Slocum, W. S. Rosecrans, Daniel E. Sickles, Philip Sheridan, Fitz John Porter.
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James H. Wilson
Boston
T. J. Wood
Dayton
Ohio
N. P. Banks
H. J. Hunt
Washington
Alfred Pleasanton
Philadelphia
Don Carlos Buell
Louisville
John G. Parke
West Point
John Pope
Daniel Butterfield
New York
D. M. Gregg
W. F. Smith
Lew Wallace
Inedianapolis
Joseph B. Carr
Troy
W. W. Averell
Bath
N. Y
Charles H. Devens
Horatio G. Wright
John C. Robinson
Binghampton
Wesley Merritt
John F. Hartranft
Pennsylvania
A. V. Kautz
Nebraska
Eighth Infantry
Wm. B. Franklin
Hartford
John C. Fremont
Broadway
George Stoneman
California
O. B. Wilcox
Missouri
Q. A. Gillmore
Army
J. J. Bartlett
Lee
Appotomattox
George Crook
United States Army
Department of the Platte
Nelson A. Miles
Department of Arizona
Moultrie
Alfred H. Terry
W.T. Sherman
Fifth Avenue Hotel
H.W. Slocum
Brooklyn
Volunteers
W. S. Rosecrans
Register of the Treasury
Daniel E. Sickles
Fifth Avenue
Gettysburg
Philip Sheridan
Meade
Thomas
Buell
Fitz John Porter
Mail and Express
Fate of a Confederate Officer at Gettysburg Explored
Twenty four years later the story of John Caldwell, son of North Carolina Governor Tod R. Caldwell, emerges. A young officer in Lane's brigade A P Hills corps, he rose to second lieutenant after enlisting in 1862 and fought at Gettysburg. On July 8, 1863 his unit pressed Federal lines and he vanished, with his burial site remaining undiscovered as officials refused to grant grave openings.
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North Carolina
Tod R. Caldwell
Morganton
John
Virginia
Lane
Pender
A. P. Hill
Caldwell
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Young Caldwell
Mystery of John Caldwell Comes to Light in Raleigh Letter
A North Carolina governor learns in 1873 that John Caldwell, a brave young Confederate officer, was killed in hand to hand combat at Gettysburg after a torn commission bearing his name is found. The discovery reveals decades of sorrow for Mrs. Caldwell and shifts the story from presumed imprisonment to final truth.
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Caldwell
Lucas
Hyde County
Raleigh
John Caldwell
Young Caldwell
New York
Charles W. Contan
New York City
North Carolina
Gettysburg
Tenth New York
Canlan
John Ca
Cowtan
Vance
N. C
Foragers In Sherman’s March Through Georgia Troupe
An excerpt from Century recounts Captain Daniel Oakley on Sherman’s foragers in Georgia and the Carolinas. They rode ahead on captured horses, looted provisions, and used old uniforms for mock parades while screening the advance. The piece also notes the Woman’s Relief Corps’ per capita tax by state.
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Georgia
Sherman
Carolinas
Daniel Oakley
Wheeler
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Isis
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Mr. Coolman
President Cleveland
Palmer
Abraham Lincoln
Startford Post
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Iown
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MR. Vilas
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