Biglin Calls Fraud Claim During 1880 Convention
Shrewd Barney Biglin publicly challenged ex Judge Dittenhoefer at the Kentucky headquarters over his New York credentials amid the Grant and third term controversy. Biglin offered $20 that the judge was not Dittenhoefer, prompting a dramatic test and a later reconciliation. The episode, recounted by the New York Press, shows sharp political theater at the Chicago convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dittenbocter
Chicago
Dittenhoeter
Grant
Bernard Biglin
Digita
Kentucky
Biglin
Dittenhoefer
Tio
New York
Dittenhoofer
Piglin
Judge Dittenhoefer
Barney
Tean
New York Press
It Was on Me Once A Story About a Jackass
A congressman recalls an anecdote about a friend who bought a jackass for 500 dollars and sold it back for 400 after sobering up. The tale ends with the friend admitting he helped elect him to Congress amid the crowd’s laughter, then a comical stumble at a shelter. Also a note on katydid stridulation and wing covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Will
Manile
Detroit
Woman Metered as Baby Tumbles on Cold Spring Car
A woman entering a Cold Spring city car with a baby under six months proceeded to toss, hug, cradle, and jostle the infant during a three-block ride. The description documents repeated actions including holding, patting, and humming, with the baby moved between shoulders and laps amidst the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Unclear dialogue hints at fashion inquiry in Parisian style
Fragmentary text shows characters discussing an address and clothing, referencing Maid, Mistress, tam, and a Parisian style. The garbled lines suggest a scene about a new dress or accessory and a delay in Lib, with names like Tam ont, Jane appearing in a fragmented fashion dialogue.
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Mia
Brown-Jones
Jane
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Wadsworth, Nevada
Verdi
Wasnou County
Nevada
O. Lonkey
Paestoenr
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Lonxar
J.f.conpon
Powara
East Lake
Verdi Mill CO
Vernt, Navapa
S.C. Wells
Masonic Building
Reno, Nevada
E. Olinghouse
Proprietor
Wadsworth, Nev
G. Hoskins
Reno, Nev
Benbalming Meet
Ravers
Wadsworth
Horman
Cervier
Darney Biglin
Washington
Washington Star
Wadsworth Hotel
E. M. Sterling
W. T. Craig
E.S. Lefevre
Toronto
Shannon Building
Virginia St
Neno
New
Reno
Craig & Lievre, Proprietors
Herz's
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