Political figures and a misfiled Dixmont bill discussed
The Vigila notes statesman like figures drifting through cities from St Louis to La Crosse and Chicago. It compares Watson to Senator Cameron and references a Dixmont hospital appropriation bill that failed to become law due to lacking Speaker Long’s signature after being mixed with defeated senate bills. The Patriot suggests sending Rainey of South Carolina to teach clerks how to handle bills and avoid future mixups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixmont
House
Senate
Therfore
Long
Rainey
South Carolina
State Senate
Harrisburg
Petriot
Congress Delayed Adjourning Fueled by Party Conflicts
The piece critiques Congress for postponing final adjournment into June, blaming Conkling Blaine and allied Republicans for stalling. It argues Democrats press for moderated bills while radicals obstruct progress, and predicts political obscurity for stalwarts Duke and the leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Conkling, Blaine & Co
Ewing
Rice
Ohio
Senate
Hayes
Republican Party
Democrats
Congess
Conkling
Blaine
Silver coinage and double standard debate in 1866 price chart
A Pittsburgh Post excerpt discusses gold vs silver purchasing power, citing 1866 price data for pork and iron, and argues for unrestricted silver coinage and bullion certificates to restore true exchange value. It notes European moves toward remonetizing silver and forecasts a surge in silver bullion price aligning with the Latin Union ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Iron and Steel Association
Philadelphia
New York Journal of Commercce
A.W
John Sherman
Europe
England
Germany
Berlin
France
Pittsburgh Post
A Talk With Ewing on Ohio Campaign Prospects
Democratic candidate General Thomas Ewing says Ohio offers the best chance for victory, with wins in Ohio triggering broader support in Illinois and the West. He predicts a hot campaign focused on national issues, reform of election laws, and a push for unlimited coinage of silver. The interview covers Greenback voters, currency, and presidential nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Thomas Ewing
One
Ohio
Ilinois
Hayes
United Democracy
Rice
Foster
National Bank
Grant
Sherman
Tiklen
Grant and Sherman Split Roiling Republican Rift Deepens
Wartimeron June 14 reports growing antagonism between Grant and John Sherman camps within the Republican party. Sherman’s recent letter and South patronage moves fuel factional strife as Conkling and Old Guard resist his leadership. The Ohio Governor bid, Conkling caucus, and army bill clash signal formal party war and shifting loyalties ahead of the National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartimeron
Republican Party
Grant
John Sherman
Sherman
Haskins
South
Foster
Ohio
Taft
Conkling
Old Guard
Newspaper Patrons and the Threat of Blackmail
It is the business men of a community who sustain a newspaper through patronage or ruin it by supporting a lying blackmailing sheet. If patrons back the paper as an instrument of personal abuse it will prosper. if they withhold support it must suspend.
Niagara Falls described as grand and sublime in early account
The writer announces a three month series of letters from various regions including Bradford Oil Regions and Erie City, then describes Niagara Falls in depth. The piece explains the falls, rapids, Goat Island, and Horse Shoe Falls, with details on height, direction of flow, rock formations, and viewing points, and notes the Cave of the Winds and Three Sister Islands as notable features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Bradford
Erie City
Philadelphia
Cape May
Sea
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Indian Territory
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming Territory
Rocky Mountain Range
Great Falls
Niagara
Falls
Goat Island
Horse Shoe
Luna Island
Biddeo
Horseshoe Falls
Canadian
Canada
Museum
Congress Faces Vote On Policing At Polls Bill
Special Dispatch from Washington reports a heated House debate over a bill banning use of army navy or police to keep peace at polls. Republicans fractured as roll call edged them to a negative vote, contradicting earlier allied statements. Garfield Hawley and others faced sharp criticism for their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Garfield
Buffalo Courier
Washineron
House
Springer
Hawley
Massachusetts
Garfield
Senate
National Greenback and Labor Party Meeting Minutes
County Committee of the National Greenback and Labor Party met at the Carver House Warren Pa June 14 1879. They set July 23 1879 for county convention at Youngsville as site and July 19 1879 for delega te meetings to nominate officers. Delegates taxed by district, two at large plus one per fifty voters. Vigilance committees named for townships across Warren County. Carried by M H Borner chairman.
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Warren County
Court House
Warren
Tbrokenstraw
Mee
Conewange
Columbus Corydon
Cherry Grove
Deerfield Bar
Eldred
Freehold
Farmington
Glade
Limestone
National Greenback and Labor Party
Carver House
M. H. Butler
Daniel Lott
N. W. Dupree
O. L. Davis
D. M. Martin
J. B. White
S. H. Davis
Greenback
Brokenstraw
E. Johnston
M. Almandinger
G. P. Mead
Corydon
Day White
Kennedy
Joseph McCollster
Conewango
Geo, Shuler
Andrew Cameron
Fred Honhart
Columbus
John Smith
W. C. Own.d
Willis ‘Bush
Deerfield
John Conkling
Joseph Whitaker
D. HH
McCain
Eldrei
W. H. Mauntby
Bicintyre
Geo
Green
Louis Ladow
Andrew Young
J. Clendening
Hiramori
Pine Grove
H. W. Lane
E. Dean
J. H. Hale
Pieasent
Nathaniel Sill
Wm. Highhouse
Clarence King
Sugar Grove
J. B. Langdon
Augustus Scott
Edson Phillips
Spring Creek
A. W. Jackson
D. S. Prentice
D. H. Donaldson
Panthees
Robinson
KR. Cheney
Jack and
Shefield
B. ¥. Pickering
P. J. Swain
Adam Pratt
Triumph
J. W. Thompson
Thompson
Goodwin Mead
Columbus Boro
Joseph Hopkins
Airam Muzzy
Vantagsel
Eidionte Boro
Charles Lott
Walter Campbell
Gillett
Youngsville Boro
W. D. Belnap
R. A. Kinnear
Tt. P. Davis
Werren Boro
Boon Mead
D. W. McNett
N. Edwards
Joe Bennett
M. H. Borner
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Warren Ledger
Georgeg
Warren Borough
Seth Agen Cersaera
Pleasant Pittafield
Sheffield
Triumphen
Pidioute
Od Warren
Omimi Lui
P. King
Imittee
Pursuil
San Antonio
Greenback County Committee
St. Louis
Hot Springs
Pomeroy
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Chicago
Noone
Watson
Cameron’s
Dispatch
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Grant and
Allen
New York Tribune
Buffice
Mr. A
John
Henry
Weill
Father
Scientific American
National Affairs
National Greenback County Committee
Gardner
Rocky Mountains
Minnesota
Sitting Bull
Choechtchine
Odessa
Rungsia
Bob Ingersol
Ingersoll
Henry’s
Brussels
Parmlee & Henry
A. A. Davis & CO
Faith Lallies
A. A. Davis & CO. Warren
Carter
Titusville, PA
Cassimeres
House of
John J. Carter
Lower
Titusville
Corwin & Rix
West Spring ST
E.T. Hazeltine & Co
Hazeltine & Co
Timis
Paintsand
Pep
Aed
Hazeltine & Co. —At
Paints Paints
OTL
Sony
Seach
Ledger
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