Congress session length and political shifts debated
Warren Ledger notes Congress began after holiday recess and may run at least five months. It discusses Grant’s fading influence, third term opposition, indictments in Harrisburg, and fear of the “bloody shirt” party in Maine. It cites Asa Packer’s estate valuation, state senator and assembly compositions, cotton exports, and President Seelye’s warning on national peril.
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Congress
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
Asa Packer
Seminxe
Massachusetts
Boston
Ife
Seelye
Louisiana
Maine Court decision fuels Maine election crisis
The Maine Supreme Court ruled against the Governor and Council, voiding contested certificates and signaling upheaval as half the Legislature’s seats await action. Gov Garcelon faces options while Fusionists seek a quorum, guard details and arrests loom amid city and county factions.
Maine Legislature Opens Amid Fusionist Sessions
The Maine Legislature organized with a quorum in both houses. Fusionists seated, Gov Garcelon’s term begins, Adjutant General Lea vitt resigns, Major Folsom to fill. The Senate chose Salmon as President and Andrews as Secretary. A Supreme Court ruling delays the legal tender case due to an incomplete bench.
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Maine
Senate
James LD. Salmon
A. G. Andrews
Francis B. Green
Gibbs
John C. Talbot
Butler
Vassalboro
Staples
House
Vater
Farmington
Snow
Kowhegan
Rev. Walter
Bedford
Secretary of State
Swan
Eugene Fale
Garcelon
James D. Samson
Carcelon
Smith
Leavitt
Washington
Major Folsom
Great Unwritten Law Opposes Third Presidential Term
The 1875 Republican platform from Pennsylvania asserts an unwritten law limiting Presidential service to two terms and declares opposition to a third term. Phi Lines notes the convention’s anti third term stance appears later to be broken.
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Pennsylvania
Phi
No More Hard Times and Vicious Medicine Adverts
A collection of period advertisements and editorials criticizing excessive spending on luxury and quack doctors, urging Hop Bitters as a cure-all. The page also contains diverse opinions on legal abuses in the press, political corruption, and a range of local notices about trials, school edicts, and a theft restitution note. The tone is opinionated and era-typical, with references to Philadelphia and Louisville politics and ongoing legal cases.
Republicans Against Grant Movement Emerges in Washington
An independent Republican effort to defeat Grant’s nomination begins, aiming to centralize opposition nationwide. John Sherman leads, with George William Curtis and ex Senator Henderson publicly opposing Grant, while Blaine supporters may join and Murat Stamstead of the Cincinnati Commercial aids the drive. Henderson acts as Sherman’s ally, pushing anti Grant sentiment locally and nationally.
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Washington
Grant
John Sherman
George William Curtis
Henderson
Missouri
Murat Sfalstead
Cincinapati Commercial
Sherman
Blaine
Gen. Henderson
Tragic Lyons Daughter Kills Father Then Ends Her Life
In Lyons New York a 22 year old Miss Francis Hovey shot her father Hirsm Hovey in his bar and cup store and then killed herself with a pistol. The tragedy followed her fiancé Eugene Rains of Rochester dying recently. She had shown devotion to the Methodist church and left a letter to her pastor explaining the planned act. The father, 60, leaves a wife and three sons.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Lyons
Francis Hovey
Hirsm Hovey
Mr. Hlovey
Miss Hovey
Eugene Rains
Rochester
Miss Slovey
Nineteen Presidents Age Averages in Early United States History
The article notes nineteen presidents including current and those elevated by death. Of seventeen deceased ex presidents, John Adams lived ninety, Madison eighty five, Jefferson eighty three, John Q Adams eighty, Van Buren seventy nine, Jackson seventy eight, Buchanan seventy seven, Fillmore seventy four, Polk fifty three, Lincoln fifty six, and no other died under sixty four. The dead average seventy two and three quarter years. including Grant and Hayes at fifty eight lowers the average to seventy one.
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United States
General Grant
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Q. Adams
Martin van Buren
Andrew Jackson
James Buchanan
Millard Filmore
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
A New Year Joke and Echoes From Emerson Anecdotes
A White House joke at New Year includes Hayes reacting to a veteran vowing lifelong vote for him, while editorials and anecdotes recount school attendance lists, a Philadelphia mutual aid notice, and brief quips about actress Lotta, Senator Sharon and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The items span local notices, personal recollections, and social commentary with period tone.
Fusionists Hold City Caucus Amid Court Ruling Turmoil
Jan 5 dispatch describes Fusionists gathering with Hill of Exeter presiding as they pledge to organize the Legislature per court certificates. Debate centers on possible minority rights, with Libby's alleged statements denied, and Gen. Chamberlain discussing police presence over military force. oposição Republicans claim party unity while Democrats voice partisan views. admission will be by certificates, with lingering doubt about cohesive power to hold fusionists.
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Oil City
Pittsburgh
Bloody Shirt Party
Ava
ustTa
Garcelon
Iere
Hill
Exeter
Libby
Chamberlain
Avenvsta
Supreme Court
Aroostic
Wm. M. Rust
Belfast
Nica
Pillsbury
Standard
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MENES
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Siovege
Connecticut
Hayden
Chicago
White House
Washington Post
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Mr. Haye
Horner
Averill School
Dee. Bist
Ettie McDonald
Phena Bimber
Lulu’Cheers
Belle Black
Rebecca Hlack
William Bimber
Richard McDonald
James Garber
Emery Garber
William Black
James Blick
Samuel Black
Bertie Cheas
Jenniz
Morrey
Fidelley Mutual Aid Association
Philadelphia
W. Waters
Warren County
Lotta
St. Louis
Sharon
Bancroft
Iowa
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Meadville
Emerson
Mr. Emerson
Warcelon
U. S
Lowlon
London Air Color
Worth Sexth Street
Philadelpia
Adli Jy
Edison
E. K. Thompson
Titusville
Jantt
Swayne
R. E. Sellers & Co
Huari
Oist
W. Sersall
G. Sanot
AD & Bros Blacksmiths
A. Hertzel
Water Street
Warren
Joseph Hoskins
Warren, PA
Jeegoth
J.H. Mitchell &Co
Sherman & Co
Marshall, Mich
Omec
Pensions
Pristuna
St. NW
Washington, D.C
Agenta
Messenger Publishing Up
Milton
P. O
Philadelphia Weekly Times
Beat Fimily Journal
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Tines
Etters
Esther Gray
Youngsville
Clais
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Admyr
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A. Cogswell
Fishers Brock
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Ring In the
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Ohio
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Race Street
James Cannabis
Lim
Yip
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Second
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Tim
Loomis & McMaster
Gath
N.Y
Jacob Eysinger
Re Ae Presse Orniedrigt
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NBME
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Third Street
Water St
Corydan Village
S. Burgess
TELE
Parmere
Heary
Undertak
Warren Savings Bank
McNett & Non
Fellows
John
Welle & Noyes
Declité
Harper's Young People
Harpers
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