Republican State Convention Call 1875 Lancaster
The Republican Party of Pennsylvania calls its state delegates to assemble in the Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, at noon on May 26, 1875, to nominate candidates for Governor and State Treasurer. Representation follows current legislative apportionment. Russell Errett and A Wilson Norris sign as chairman and secretary.
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Pennsylvania
Fulton Opera House
City of
Lancaster
Russell Errett
A. Wilson Norris
Strang Declines State Treasurer Bid. Rawle Emerges As Likely Nominee
Dispatch notes Hon. Butler B. Strang will not seek the State Treasurer post and will decline before the Republican State Convention. Rumors center on Elks County's Wilcox or Erie’s Rawle as top contenders, with Erie’s Rawle gaining favor as the likely front runner backed by Erie and Allegheny supporters.
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Clarksecre
Butler B. Strang
Wilcox
Elk County
Strang
Senate
Congress
2Awle
Erie
Hartranft
2Owle
Rawle
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Treasury
Ketchum
Grant neither forces nor urges third term nomination
The piece argues President Grant has not forced nor urged a third term, noting nominations come from the people. It suggests he favors Washburne as successor, and highlights Republican gains in Michigan with Marston and Arnold re elected. Tax troops in mining regions face protests and coal taxation is ruled unconstitutional, cutting state revenue.
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Grant
Gen. Grant
Washburne
France
Congress
Paris
Jepox Pearson
Beecher Refusal to Swear On Bible Amid Testimony
Brooklyn hearing features Beecher who would not swear on the Bible as a minister known for kissing many women faces criticism over his conduct and alleged ethics in the courtroom.
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Beecher
Brooklyn
New Toledo Mayor Sends Wine Basket to Printers
The newly elected mayor of Toledo Ohio sent a basket of wine to the Commercial newspaper printers as a post election message. The gesture was noted as fitting inside the paper's internal form.
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Toledo
Ohio
The
Commercial
Local Option Repeal Signed by Gov Hartranft
The governor signed the Local Option Repeal on the 12th, replacing local option with a rigid license law. The move followed a November electoral outcome, with a strong legislative repeal majority and a push to maximize state revenue from licenses. The Philadelphia Press supported the decision as in line with the voters’ will.
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Hartranft
Phila. Press
Reform Assembly Blunder Delays Harrisburg Insane Hospital Funding
The reform majority in Harrisburg ousted experienced clerks and brought in novices, causing the $40,000 Dixmont Hospital appropriation to vanish after passage in the Senate. The bill moved back and forth with no action, possibly ruled out of order by the Speaker. The result could raise weekly charges for county insane patients sent to Dixmont.
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Democratic
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Insane Hospital
Dixmont
House
Senate
Louisiana Rejoices Over End of Wrangle and Wheeler Award
A New Orleans dispatch reports the House adopted the Wheeler committee award by 92 to 15. The joint resolution recognizing the Kellogg government and urging reform passed 89 to 18 with cross party support. Wheeler declares satisfaction, noting a conciliatory mood and accomplished compromise.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Wheeler
House
Kellogg
Dr Newman salary bubble burst by Harrisburg Telegraph
The Harrisburg Telegraph debunks rumors about Rev Dr Newman President Grant's clergyman salary and wife secretary pay. It notes he served as inspector of consulates and Treasury special agent at 2500 dollars a year with 2300 dollars expenses, denying wife compensation. The Dr. replaced a resigning colleague named Keim.
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Harrisburg
Newman
Presbyterian Danner
Grant
Washington
Telegraph
Treasury Department
Keim
Railroad war gains new momentum with B&O rate cuts
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad cut passenger rates to eastern points via the Ohio and Mississippi connection, matching prior reductions. From St. Louis to New York $14, Buffalo $14, Cleveland $12, Philadelphia $15, Boston $19, Toledo $10, Detroit $11.65, with a 30 day ticket limit.
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Chicago Tribune
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
Buffalo
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
Toledo
Detroit
Beecher’s Explanations Weakened By Inquirer
The Cincinnati Inquirer finds Beecher’s letters to Tilton Moulton and others weak and unconvincing. It says expressions of death wish future anxiety and love for Mrs Tilton fail to explain actions and will badly hurt Beecher in public opinion.
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The
Cincinnati Inquirer
Beecher
Tilton
Moulton
Tizoport Tipton Invited to Speak at Morrisville July Fourth
Morrisville Vermont invites Tizoport Tipton to deliver the Fourth of July address. The note mentions a caution about public displays echoing how Theodore hangs pictures inside his home.
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Tizoport Tipton
Morrisville
Theodore
Annual meeting reports strong earnings and board election
The stockholders meeting in Pittsburg on the 12th instant shows 1874 net earnings of 918687.27, up 153361.97 from 1873 due to better management and reduced expenses. Directors Thomas A. Scott and others were elected. J. J. Lawrence remains Genl Supt. The report notes cautious optimism for traffic revival and interest coverage. A Washington dispatch notes VP Wilson will abandon a European trip, keeping to U.S. duties.
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Pittsburg
Board of Managers
Thomas A. Scott
George B. Roberts
William M. Lyon
F. R. Brunot
J. P. Lyon
B. F. Jones
W. K. Nimick
James Park, Jr
John Scott
J. J. Lawrence, Esq
Allegheny Valley
Oil Creek
Allegheny River
Buffalo, Corry & Pittsburg
Washxeton
Philadelphia
Wilson
Europe
United States
Washington
Adams
England
Jefferson
Congress
King
Pierce
Cuba
Alabama
Grant bids farewell to Treasurer Spinner in grateful speech
President Grant offers a graceful goodbye to Treasurer Spinner, praising his zeal, devotion, and long service of fourteen or fifteen years. He wishes Spinner rest and restored health, expresses best wishes for welfare and happiness, and commends his patriotism and integrity.
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Grant
Spinner
Treasury
A Northern Senatorial Wife and a Black Orator
In a Senate gallery incident Mrs. Gordon, wife of Georgia Senator, jeers at Fred Douglass while Mrs. Eaton objects. The piece laments prejudice, questions education, and imagines if Eaton had married Douglass instead. It ends with a bow to gallantry and a pardon to Douglass.
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Mrs. Gordon
Fred Douglass
Mrs. Eaton
Senators
Connecticut
Mr. Eaton
Buffalo Express
Centennial progress as Philadelphia Times reports
The Philadelphia Times notes resumed work on Memorial Hall with the pavilion foundations set and columns rising. Walls reach full height, iron dome ribs and girders soon, southern front pillars up, and surrounding materials ready. Trenches for sewerage begun as Agricultural and Machinery Halls advance and a foundry casts contract ornaments while the artist models eagles and the figures of Commerce Art Science and History for the hall.
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Philadelphia Times
Memorial Hall
Boyton Corrects Spelling Challenge in Name Dispute
The text notes the correct spelling is Boyton with a single N, while readers persistently spell it Boynton. Boyton asserts he can keep one N capitalized but should not be expected to maintain two N's.
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Boynton
Boyton
Lincoln's memory honored in timeless vow of freedom
A Philadelphia Times editorial marks Abraham Lincoln's death anniversary with reflections on his commitment to liberty. It argues the nation must dedicate itself to his unfinished work, promising a new birth of freedom and government by and for the people to endure.
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Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Bacon
Marc Antony
Brutus
God
Phila. Temes
Hartranft
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jewell
United States Treasury
Various 19th century notes including politics and industry
The column lumps diverse items from politics to local curiosities. Michigan Republicans gain 9,000 since last fall while Florida is praised for timber, and national business sentiment is upbeat. Other items cover Rome’s new Baptist church, Grant’s age, spelling bees, timber lands, and prison reforms.
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Florida
Michigan
Rome
Grant
London
Rhode Island
Union
Governor approves several acts of last Legislature
The governor signs measures repealing Local Option, creating a State Board of Centennial Managers, regulating medicine and obstetrics, electing and appointing trustees for State Normal Schools, adding a law judge in the Nineteenth district, establishing free banking safeguards, and controlling municipal debt increases. Other items cover local schooling homes, soldiers and orphans, printing wrappers for the Legislative Record, settling Peters and Laute claims, and reimbursing Waters for soldier orphans’ clothing and funerals.
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Hartranft
Emanuel F. Peters
John Laute
A.H. Waters
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Warren Mail
Call OF the State Committee
BY. Sutherland
Warren
Warren County
C. W. Cotter
Youngsville
N. R. Thompson
Sugar Grove
Bageley
Marston
Arnold
Dr. Newman
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Arizona
General Crook
North Carolina
Black Hills
Turkey City
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Nebraska
Omaha
Utah
Geo. Reynolds
Nevada State
Toledo Blade
Chicago Evening Journal
Sheffield
O. Burlingame
T. J. Place
Reeves
Smith
Horace Beals
Columbus
Milo P, Osborne, Adm
Henry Baxter
Patrick Falconer
J. D. Leonard
C. B. Curtis
Samuel Kurt
A. K. Badger
Lehigh & Wyoming Oil Co
Corry Manufacturing and Lumber Co
Cynthia Miller
Jewell & Babcock
S. Hydeman & Co
B. Platte
J.T
Frank Woodard
L. Jones
Samuel Davidson
W. E. Conroe
Actm'rs
Emily Nugent
Stephen Carver
H. L. Towle
Joseph Sproule & Co
Sam’ Davidson
Bush & Stratton
J. Farnsworth
Henry Hardick
Rockwell & Clarendon
J. W. Allison
Campbell, Rathburn & Co
Jarecki Manufacturing Co
J. C. Long
Ruth McGee
Brady & Logan
Sam’l Davidson
National Tube Works Co
J. C
Lydia A. Marsh
Farmington
Warren Co
Marsh
Thos. Cooper
Lander
Warren Wooden Ware Works
Act of Assembly
Hazeltine, Orr & CO
Warren Savings Bank
Warren, Pa
Savings Bank
F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
E. Cashier
L. F. Watson
O. H. Hunter
P. Falconer
A. J. Hazeltine
E. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham
James Clark, Jr
Albert Kirberger
J. F. Wells & CO
Ceeimicals
Citizens National Bank of
Office OF Comptroller OF Currency
John Jay Knox
County of
Y. S
Jatt
Carver House
Water Street
Warren PA
Davidson & Harmon
A. Ruhlman
M. Waters
H. R. Crowell
Cashier
NE OF Stearns
Corry Man’f’g & Lumber Co
Corry
Pight
Meehan
N Watson & Davis
Rush Bartlett
Suspension Bridge
Gent
A. Ruhlmans
News Depot
Scofield
Stationery
Asa H. Barnes
Letitia M. Jones
Frank Force
Barnes
George Ball
Keystone Block
Thomas
Carver
J. J. Reig
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