Hayes and Wheeler votes count disputed in Louisiana
A secret electoral commission vote 8 to 7 backed counting Louisiana eight Hayes and Wheeler votes despite Tilden and Hendricks winning the state by about ten thousand. The piece brands the commission as perjurers and argues that fraud and weak leadership allowed the Returning Board and Governor to override the public will.
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Wheeler
Louisiana
Tilden
Hendricks
Florida election inquiry lays bare disputed Baker County returns
In a House debate the Florida matter is pressed as to whether Hayes or Tilden won the state. The speaker asserts evidence shows Florida’s true result favored Tilden, citing Baker County fraudulently altered returns and subsequent corrections, amid broader claims of a partisan canvassing board.
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Returning boards and republic party excerpts in post election reflection
A historical column recalls Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln at Lincoln's inauguration, questions Hayes's title and legitimacy, and criticizes the returning boards. It notes Ridgway arrests, disputes about Florida voting for Tilden, miscegenation repeal in Rhode Island, and the total indebtedness of southern states, reflecting on the centennial election. It treats the era with charged rhetoric about fraud and moral authority.
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Butlale Courier
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
General Grant
White House
Hayes
Returning Board Hayes and the Hayes victory claim
The piece denounces R. B. Hayes as Returning Board Hayes and asserts that Florida and Louisiana electoral votes were stolen to declare him president. It claims a popular majority for Tilden over Hayes, and notes the judicial commission’s eight of fifteen members favor Hayes, arguing the outcome rests on fraud and partisan power.
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Returning Board
Hayes
Florida
Louisiana
National Returning Board
Tilden
Tricial Commission
Famous Names Satirize Tribunal and Personal Tidbits
The text lists judges Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, and Strong as endorsing fraud as law. It notes General Temple’s marriage to Mrs. Mary Malone, followed by her and her husband’s deaths. A reformatory festival quote praises orange therapy to curb liquor use. A Kentucky debating society muses on buckwheat cake bottoms, and a quip on Adam and Eve starting trends.
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Edmunds
Fretinghuysen
Garfield
Hoar
Miler
Morton
Strong
Arberron General Temple
Mary Malone
Jis
Kentucky
Murphy and temperance reform move sparks city debate
The author reflects on Mr Murphy as a great reformer and notes the shift as he leaves the field. It discusses divided tempers within the Temperance Union, church involvement, and political candidates tied to liquor interests. The piece comments on press consolidation, rising daily papers, and a revival of business as tramps linger near the Murphy movement.
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Eprick Ledger
Sreadier
Murphy
Friends of the Cause
Temperance Union
Lquor
Church of Christ
Pittsburgh Commercial
Gazette
Gazette-Commercial
Pittsburgh
Disgraceful House Scenes In Harrisburg as Sessions End
Harrisburg February 16 1877 the House again sank to beer garden style with wasted hours rejected measures and party strife a Hitchcock resolution attacking the Louisiana returning board drew sharp rebuke from Rep James of Northampton yet passed on party lines. Bills on taxes stay of execution and Hibernian charter repeal failed while new measures including public hall access safety ladders and a Southern District asylum were introduced adjournment moved to Philadelphia leaving bars and casinos deserted in the capital.
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Hitchcock
Congress
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Anderson
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Yeakle
House
James
Northampton
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Senate
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Purdon
State Board of Agriculture
Swory
The Game Law as a Plea for Better Seasons
The writer criticizes Pennsylvania’s game laws as ineffective and harmful, arguing that rules allow out of season hunting such asJuly squirrel shooting. They urge a fixed open season with clear start and end dates, and stronger protection for all species, warning against sweeping ten year bans as unenforceable. They call for a bill reflecting knowledge of game habits to prevent wanton destruction.
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Pennsylvania
The Destruction of the Supreme Court Tale
A Chicago Tribune editorial condemns Congress for compromising the Supreme Court, arguing the plan erodes public respect and paints justices as partisan demagogues, leaving little decency for the court in the eyes of Americans.
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