Political slate listing Hartranft and Mercur for offices
A political ballot item names Gen. John F. Hartranft of Montgomery County as governor and Hon. Ulysses Mercur of Bradford County as supreme judge.
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Gen
John F. Hartranft
Montgomery County
Ulysses Mercur
Bradford County
Republican State Convention at Harrisburg 1872 report
Condensed report of the Republican State Convention at Harrisburg on April 10 1872. Attendees chose temporary and permanent officers, nominated committees and a governor candidate Hartranft won 87 votes, Mercur 70 for Supreme Judge, and Allen 77 for Auditor General, with speeches lauding party principles and pledges to support the ticket.
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Harrisburg
Errett
Wm. B. Mann
Jas. S. Rutan
Mann
Philadelphia
Mackey
Allegheny
Ewing
Washington
Hildebrand
Indiana
Clark
Warren
H. J. Reeder
Northampton
Reeder
Rutan
Hartranft
Ketchum
Morrell
Supreme Judge
Mercur
Jordan
Williams
Gordon
Gen. Allen
Auditor General
Allen
Scull
Thompson
Hewett
Messrs
Relief fund left after emergency eyed for hospital use
Curcaco Fuxp notes about one million dollars remained with Chicago relief committee as the emergency ends. The Chicago Tribune urges applying the funds to build a free hospital to honor the donors and fulfill the original purpose.
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Relief Committee of Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Relief Committee
Dana's campaign of venom against Grant in era of political battles
The passage recounts Dana's enduring hatred of Grant after the latter won a contested post and the New York collector ship went elsewhere. It accuses Dana of using every vile tactic, with the New York Sun allegedly pouring out nonstop filth to ruin Grant's character for over two years.
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Robeson
Charles A. Dana
Mephistopheles
N. Y. Sun
National Treasury
Congress
Dana
Navy Department
Chas. A. Dana
Titus Oates
New York City
Johnson
New York
Grant
N. Y
Gen
Attorney General of
Jay Gould
Frederick A. Lane
Erie Railway
Gould, Fisk
Lane
Marlebrough
Turrenne
Napoleon
New York Sun
New Apportionment Creates 26th District in Pennsylvania
The legislature finalizes a 26th district encompassing Erie Venango Warren and Forest counties. Population totals 7 130 above the 141 805 threshold with Erie 65 973 Warren 23 897 Venango 47 920 and Forest 4 010. The plan projects 16 Republican and 10 Democratic seats.
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Erie
Warren
Venago
Forest
Venango
Philadelphia
Second Street
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Delaware
Lancaster County
Berks
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Norristown
Whitpain
Gwynedd
Montgomery Townships
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Lehigh
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Wayne
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Columbia
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Susquehanna
Sullivan
Wyoming
Tioga
Potter, McKean, Cameron
Lycoming
Union
Snyder, Mifflin
Centre
Clearfield
Elk
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Blair
Cameron
Somerset
Bedford
Franklin
Fulton
Juniata
Adams
Westmoreland
Fayette
Greene
Cumberland
York
Perry
Indiana
Armstrong, Jefferson
Clarion
Pittsburg
Birmingham
Ormsby
Monongahela
Mount Washington
Temperanceville
Allegheny County
Washington, Beaver
Butler
Lawrence, Mercer
Crawford
Erie, Venango, Warren
Rhode Island election yields Republican sweep with few losses
The Rhode Island vote returns a full Republican ticket except Lieut. Governor candidate P W Stevens, likely defeated over trap fishing ties. Legislature stands 26 Republicans to 11 Democrats in the Senate and 53 to 17 in the House, with 3 districts tied. A Constitutional Convention bill passes for 133 members on a cumulative system. election in October and convention in November. A Sumner tied event and political commentary follow alongside notices of Corning's death and ongoing national political debates.
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Convention
Mny
Confederation of States
Commonwealth
Errett
John H. Walker
Erie
C. C. Boyd
Philadelphia
G. W. Scofield
C. W. Gilfillan
W. Holliday
John A. Dale
Grant
Geary
Harry White
Lemuel Todd
A. D. Wood
Ruppelslanp
Rhode Island
P. W. Stevens
Senate
House
Warren
Greeley
Tribune of the 10Th
All Sorts Of Items From A Historic Page
A collection of assorted notes and trivia spans politics finance industry and geography. Items include Senator Garret Davis of Kentucky and tobacco manufacturing in North Carolina alongside cost of living in Galveston and a note on US currency outstanding.
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Garret Davis
Kentucky
North Carolina
Flake’s
United States
Galveston
Pennsylvania
Union
John
Niagara
Lehigh Valley
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Warren County
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England
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Ohio
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New Jersey
Pilot Knob
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Republican Party
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France
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New Hampshire
Connecticut
Henry Wilson
Colfax
Wilson
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H. Jones Brooke
A. G. Brodhead
C. R. Buckalew
David Mumma
E. Billingfelt
J. B. Warfel
Hiram Findlay
A A. Purman
James S. Rutan
Dechert
House of Representatives
Scofield
House Committee On Commerce
South Improvement Co
S. I. Co
Cincinnati Movement
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Carl Schurz
Gratz Brown
Horace Greeley
Charles Sumner
Cox
Cincinnati
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Boston
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Boston Advertiser
Massachustts
Secretary of the Navy
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Scharz
Erastus Corning
Albany
Empire State
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General Assembly
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Penn
Charles Dinsmoor
Bounty Fund
S. W. Davis
Dinsmoor
S. Carver
Am’t
Carver
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Road
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Cone Vango
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Hay Scales
Penn’a
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J H Hull
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J. B. Brown & CO
Water Street
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Ha’s Dinsmoor
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RuFus P. Kina
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ANL
Brown & Struthers’ Iron Works
Warren, PA
J. B. Brown & Co’s
E. A. Baldwin
Tidioute, PA
Lack
Japan
J. B. Brown & Go's
J.M. Mead
Warrren, Pa
Iery
J.B. Brown & Co’s
Glade Township
C. Lessler
Egal
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company
WM. Sumner & CO
Western States
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Offerlee’s Shoe Store
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Corry
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Corning
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Rochester
Central Road
Iban
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Milwewaukee
Omaha
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Agen
H. F. Sweetser
Meadville
W. B. Shattuc
Cincinnatti
Letiers
Catherine Wilson
Freehold
Delilah Curtis
Columbus
L. F. Curtis
Columbus Pa
Clinton
Decalcomanie
Clark's Sash Factory
Kirberger
Rowland
Warren Co
Court House
Harrisburgh
Sutherland. Co
Pleasant Township
Heighhouse & Bro
T. J. Clemons
Variety
Variety Hall
Greenlund
Keystone Block 9
Carver House
Wakefield Efiarth
Wells’ Patent
Rosewood
Walnut
Disston
Barstow
L. D. Crandall
Ins
Union Block
Warren, Penn’a
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