Garfield on the Labor Question and tariff defence
The piece argues against Chinese immigration and servile labor, endorses tariff protection, cites European failures under tariff for revenue, and notes political tempers in Ohio with mentions of Hancock and local campaigns. It lists Democratic lawmakers who introduced rebel claim bills and urges Republican turnout for the November election.
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Pacific Coast
Congress
China
Hancock
House of Representatives
Forged Garfield Letter Exposed by Lynch Lynn Claim
The piece recounts the Garfield forgery episode with H L Morey and the Employers Union at Lynn Massachusetts. It cites proofs from the Cincinnati Gazette and Boston Globe detailing forged stationery stamps wrong dates and linguistic errors. The narrative argues the forgery only strengthened Garfield’s position as readers see the press and politicians denounce the fraud.
Governors to be chosen in fifteen states Tuesday
Fifteen states will hold gubernatorial elections on Tuesday with voters selecting new governors. Highlights focus on potential party gains, incumbents on the ballot, and regional implications for state politics.
Vermont Senator Re-elected as Campaign Slant Shifts
Vermont Senator EpMonps wins re-election last week as the state shows political realignments. The text notes a slander to forgery shift in campaigns and calls for a Republican Congress amid business leaders. Ohio prepares to equalize real estate appraisals with the Decennial Board of Equalization meeting in Columbus on the first Tuesday of December. Floyd county Indiana Democrats report a coroner who voted Republican and plans to do so again, causing voter discontent.
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Erin Hill
Ohio
Warner
Congress
Marietta
Athens
Republican Committee
Bint HiLu
Cincinnati Gazette
Democratic Executive Committee
Columbus
Hancock
National Committee
Decennial Board of Equalization For
Floyd County
Indiana
State OF
van Wert County
H. D. Heistand
Ballot Boxes Unusable Next Tuesday Statewide Note
Sheriff Hiestand and Mr. Ira P Shissler warn that ballot boxes used in the state election cannot be used next Tuesday. A Findlay Jeffersonian notice explains the Presidential election falls before the thirty day sealing period, requiring new ballot boxes for November 2 electors. This issue affects the entire state due to the sealing rule.
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Sheriff Hiestand
Ira P. Shissler
Republican County Central Committee
George K. Nasu
Republican State Central Committee of
Ohio
Findlay Jeffersonian
Tariff for Revenue Only Provokes Van Wert County Warning
Local readers in Van Wert County are urged to respond to a critique of the Democratic National platform asserting the third plank calls for a tariff for revenue only. The piece claims it would force American laborers to earn at European pauper rates, shut factories, deprive farmers of home markets, and push skilled workers toward farming or wandering.
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Europe
van Wert
Republicans urged to vote amid forged letters and lies
The Tyre Bulletin urges Republicans not to miss election week turnout. It cites Indiana and Ohio victories as born from united GOP efforts of leaders to plain members. Governor Porter of Indiana says success came from plain people and praises hard work for the coming Tuesday election.
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Tyre Bulletin
Indiana
Ohio
Porter
New York
Compliment to Captain Donaldson on Senate Journal
The Columbus Journal praises Captain Donaldson Chief Clerk of the Senate for a typed bound journal of Senate proceedings timely prepared for the campaign. The volume is handsome and shows evident care, with critics noting early preparation and quality.
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Captin Donaldson
Senate
Donalpson
Feigert Returns Home From Joliet in Garfield Work
Mr P F Feigert, elected two terms Treasurer of this county on the Democratic ticket, is at home from Joliet Illinois working hard for Garfield. Feigert cannot swallow free trade.
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P. F. Feigert
Joliet, Ills
Garfield
Feigert
Treasurer-Elect Bayleat Visits Delphos for Prippy Meeting
The treasurer elect visited Delphos on a Wednesday evening to rally voters for Garfield. The note questions whether Han cock will be inaugurated and states Lefevre’s district majority is 8,110 with no larger figure than Grant present.
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Balyeat
Delphos
T. D. Prippy
Garfield
Ben. Lefevre
Laboring Men of Van Wert Urge Pro Garfield Vote
A Van Wert county appeal argues labor demand is strong and wages high. The message warns against returning to earlier hard times and urges voters to support Garfield to maintain prosperity.
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van Wert County
van Wert
Garfield
Van Wert County backs Republican ticket with big margins
The Paulding Gazette notes neighbors on the South voted solidly for the Republican slate last week, electing all but the Prosecuting Attorney by strong majorities and gaining 109 on the State ticket. The paper mentions friendly salutation to Foster and Osborn amid hopeful desert metaphor.
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Brother Foster
Paulding
Brother Osborn
Queer Things About Dismal Swamps of Virginia
A Virginia paper claims the dismal swamp is not a low bog but a high reservoir fifty feet above ground that feeds five rivers. It says the forest is green timber juniper and cypress, avoiding decomposition and miasma, with pure air and medicinal water tinged by juniper used by ships and travelers.
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Virginia
Reddick
Virginia Mountain Pass
Lynn Manufacturers Deny Employers' Union Link
Lynn manufacturers in Boston area deny any Employers' Union and dispute claims that H L Morey authored Garfield's Chinese question letter. The card asserts no such organization exists in Lynn and that no man by that name resided there. Signatories include Samuel M. Butler and multiple partners. claims No Morey death recorded this year.
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H. L. Morey
Garfield
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I. I. Morey
Samuel M. Butler
John Shaw &«& Bro
S. Sweetzer & CO
Butler Brothers
S. J. Hollis
C. A. Coffin & CO
Keene Brothers
Charles B. Tebbetts
BF. Spinkey & CO
B. H. Daakes & CO
Joseph Davis & CO
Luther H. Johnston
A. F. Breed
Jerome Ingalls
C. D. Pecker & CO
Morgan & Dore
Fr. W. Breed
Morey
Linn Lie Forged Letter Denounced by Garfield
Washington Post reports a forged Morey letter denounced by General Garfield. The dispatch states the letter imitates his handwriting and signature, calling it a base forgery. The Tribune notes Congressman Chittenden offers 5000 reward for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of the forger of General Garfield's handwriting.
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Marshal Jewel
Republican National Committee
Fifth Avenue
New York
Srr
Morey
J. A. Garfield
7 Tribune
Chittenden
Brooklyn
Is a Corpse Real Estate or a Trust in Catholic Cemeteries
A Chicago circuit court case concerns whether a deceased child may be moved between Catholic and Bohemian National cemeteries. Kovarik, once Catholic and now a freethinker, seeks to disinter his first child and rebury with his second. Clergy and cemetery officials oppose moving the remains to unconsecrated soil, arguing ownership and trust principles differ between English and American law.
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Chicago
Kovarik
St. Bonifacius
Bohemian National Cemetery
Chicago Times
New One-Piece Barrels From Detroit Tribune Report
The Detroit Tribune describes barrels made in one piece from coarse wood pulp with 400 tons pressure. Two types exist for dry goods and liquids, both light and strong with no leakage. Flour barrels resist impact, keep products dry and air excluded. liquid barrels reduce costs by about fifty percent.
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Detroit Tribune
Election Day Ensures Republican Votes Are Polled
A call urges voters to turnout and guarantees every Republican vote is cast on election day. Officials stress vigilance at polling places to secure a complete count and prevent suppression or errors in the final tally.
Principles of Lee and Jackson in war laws debated
Congressman Blackburn of Kentucky in the House on April 5 1879 defends removing war legislation from statutes saying they will not stop until the last vestige of such laws is struck from the statute book.
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Blackburn
Kentucky
Explosion Threat Prompts Call to Annihilate Republican Party
A May 2, 1860, remark by William H. English warns that continued sectional strife will bring disaster, urging not only defeat but annihilation of the Republican party to avert calamity.
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William H. English
Democratic Ticket Backed to Heal sectional Jealousies
In a July 30 1850 letter William H English urges support for the Democratic ticket arguing success would bury sectional jealousies and restore harmony. The note cites August 1850 Indiana Governor candidate Frank Landers and predicts General Hancock’s election will return the government to its pre Republican era.
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William H. English
Frank Landers
Indiana
General Hancock
Waqua Mayor’s Fiery Confederate Letter Sparks Outrage
A Waqua Virginia letter to the Chicago Journal declares Southern resolve in the 1880 era tone. James Slangan, self-styled mayor, denounces the Union, vows Yankee blood, praises Confederate pensions, and predicts war while labeling himself unreconstructed.
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Chicago Journal
Waqua
Brunswick Co
South
Hancock
Garfield
Broadway
N. Y
Indiana
Union
Yankees
James Slangan
Ingersoll Denounces Hate and Seeks Liberty for All
R J Ingersoll rejects the doctrine of hate and argues friendship with the South only after liberty, praising black allies over white traitors and praising free speech and honest voting. He calls for a Solid North until the South overcomes hate, noting equality and non discrimination.
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R. J. Ingersoll
Inspection of the Van Wert County Treasury 1880
I O D Swartout as inspector reports the October 11 1880 county treasury examination. He counts funds and records and certifies a balance in the treasury with overpayments and property in custody as listed in the annexed statement.
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A. D
van Wert
W. H. Mozifer
D. G. Britson
Adam Beamer
A. J. Leslie
J. P
Tully Township
van Wert County
Ohio
D. G. Brittson
O. P. Bonewitz
F. L. Hammer
Garfield Named Best Republican Nominee in 1876 Letter
A political letter from 1876 praises General James A. Garfield as the best Republican presidential nominee, describing him as principled and honest. The passage also notes Thomas A. Hendricks as Democratic vice presidential candidate and lists train times across several Ohio towns.
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James A. Garfield
Ohio
Thomas A. Hendricks
Rebel Brigadiers and Northern Voters Questioned
A historic column questions the presence and influence of rebel brigadiers who three weeks ago urged northern residents on voting behavior. The piece analyzes regional political agitation and its lasting impact on public opinion.
Lost or Stolen Note Demand Notice
Notice to the public not to purchase a note for 100 dollars dated August 28, 1877 due April 1, 1850 issued by Benjamin F. Bowers to Emeline Hartman Names Emeline Hartman and Benjamin F. Bowers with October 29, 1850 date and a 2w notice in a historical ad style
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Emeline Hartman
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