Local racing notes and names from Pittsfield
A compact list of participants and affiliations including W Merkle Mead dL Wace J Grin Pine Drove WM Martin 2d Win Brown C Lniula Pittsfield R Brooks Pleasant E Highhouse A Woolf Suefield Pd Swain BR Taggart CU Stater LP Davis.
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Lev LN
Merkle
MEAD
Wace
Pittsfield
R Brooks
Pleasant
E Highhouse
A. Woolf
Suefield
Pd Swain
President’s health report from White House to Long Branch
President Garfield left the White House on Tuesday morning September 6 for Long Branch. The journey took seven hours and twenty minutes covering 230 miles. He traveled with Mrs. Garfield and family, doctors, and staff, arriving with initial rise in temperature but no alarm. Cabinet members followed. by Wednesday morning pulse temperature and respiration improved and doctors report the patient doing admirably with two days expected to show further gains.
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White House
Long Branch
Garfield
Mollie
Bliss
Agnew
Barnes
Woodward and Reyburn
Rockwell
Swaim
Corbin
Brown
Boynton
Edson
G. Rockwell
Warren
Young
Consistency Is a Jewel in Political Turmoil
The piece notes Republicans once branded Democrats as monstrous for publishing official documents about Vice President Arthur and now debates his bid for the presidency. It questions the shift in public opinion, urging Democrats to mourn Garfield’s possible death and sympathize with Arthur’s potential presidency amid partisan anger and assumed patriotism.
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Arthur
Garfield
Investigations and political charges amid Garfield era notes
A compilation of 1881 items notes President Garfield's condition, ship passage times, a candidate who shifts from wine to politics, and varied political commentaries. It reports on Mahone Republicans in Virginia, cabinet patronage, prayers for Garfield, and criticism of reform hopes while reflecting press sentiment.
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Garfield
Virginia
Mahone
James
The
New York World
Arthur
Republican Party
The Arizona Massacre and Carr’s Retreat Detail
After the Arizona massacre reports shrink losses and warn of a Apache uprising. Military forces rush troops to prevent revolt. Initially General Eugene A. Carr was thought killed. later reports say he retreated after a three hour battle with heavy Apache odds, eight of his men lost from a force just over one hundred.
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Arizona
Eugene A. Carr
Fort Apache
Carr
Death of Hendrick Wright of Wake County
Notices report the death of Hendrick B. Wright of Wake County, North Carolina, who died Friday of last week. A longtime political figure, Wright served in the State Legislature and represented the State in Congress. Recently an advocate of Greenback Labor doctrines, he was known as a talented, old fashioned gentleman and experienced lawyer leaving a sizable fortune to his family.
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Tion
Ievdrick B. Wright
Wakesbarre
Congress
Ile
Discord in Warren Republican ranks sparks county row
Reports from Warren recount a factional clash led by General Harrison Allen over control of the Warren county committee. Contested seats for Warren borough, alleged coercive tactics, and insults during debate mark a tense political scene. A spirit-formed insider claims Allen aims for Congress or State Senate, facing potential defeat.
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Allen
Harrison Allen
Warren
Geo. O. Cornelius
W. A. Mitchell
Warren Borough
Dick McGill
Mr. Cornelius
W. Waters
Willard White
Mead Township
Cornelius
Waters
Yaters
W. A Mitchell
Warren County
Louisiana
Congress
Lucifer
Warren County Letter Attacks Darius Mead for County Commissioner Bid
A Warren County letter criticizes Darius Mead a McKean County oil businessman for seeking County Commissioner and questions his residency while defending Mead’s character. The piece argues Mead has right to offices where he conducts business and denounces the opposing editor as biased and harmful, urging fair scrutiny over slurs.
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McKientecour
Rew City
Darius Mead
Loungsvalle
Bow
Jie
Warren County
McKeun County
McKean
Meu
Dr. Meunl
McKean Ayuly
Warren Maid
McKean County
Warren
Mead
Rfad
Cowan
Hemlock
Mr. Mead
Garfield
Washington
Mentor
MeKson County
Investigation urged into government job brokers and Windom era flaws
Regular Correspondent from Wasynuxeron notes a rise in ads for government posts offering high rewards and percentages. Senators hint at next session action while exposing internal ties, with Windom’s Treasury blamed for handling of Lamphere scandal and calls to remove Assistant Secretaries Upton and French.
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Plumb
Senate
Majersty
Windom
Treasury Department
Treasury
Lamphere
Lampiere
Upton
French
Flo
Turbulent politics and a comic family showdown
A dated political diatribe suggests changes in the Saerman administration amid public pressure. A comic dialogue then unfolds between Sir Marmaduke and his son Lem, involving a thwarted arranged marriage and colorful rural dialect as the elder punishes with a mock threat to the youth.
True to Her Trust and Remedies Sold in 19th Century Ads
A collage of health claims touts Elvetric Bitters as a universal cure and extols Lydia E. Pinkham's compound, Banford's Cure, and Cuthurs Remedies for cleansing blood and easing ailments. It notes press sentiment in England and quotes a child’s circus remark while urging readers to seek advertised tonics and tonics alone.
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A. W. Merck & Co
Hiscox & Co
Chemnists
N.Y
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Warren, Va
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Glade Run
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E.W. Booth
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Kate McWillia
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Iurest
Foss
Joseph Cook
Baecher
Talmage
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Dr. March
McCosh
Crosby
Cuyler
Geo. D. Prentice
Dean Stanley
Whither
Longfellow
Atudemy
Mali
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W. Zltegler & CO
W. Arch
Selly Wis Farm
Jackson Station
Dunkirk Road
Asree Wood
Conzwanao
Willco
Margaret Ronne
Hickory Street
Carver Bonne
Bath
Loomis & McMaster
Jacob Eysinger
NUSI
Baxter University of Music
James Baxter
Friendship
Cmd
J. P. Miller
Arch Street
Hilladelphia
Bayard Taylor
Academy
Swithin
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Fernando Wood
M. Cy Bald
Shortinidge
A. M
Harvard Univesity
Media
Phila
Sive Agency
Exel
Huling & Co
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Suis
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Jamestown
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Buiache Smite
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