Pattison Wins Dem Ticket in Harrisburg Convention
The Democratic Convention in Harrisburg nominated Pattison for Governor with Black as Lieutenant Governor and Clark, Africa, Elliott for other posts. Hopkins led Pattison on six ballots amid party lukewarm support and local factions, with Beaver county and Philadelphia voting patterns noted.
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Harrisburg
Robert E. Pattigan
Philadelphia
Chauncey F. Black
York
Supreme Court
Silas M. Clark
Indiana
J. Simpson Africa
Huntingdon
M. F. Elliott
Pattison
Hopkins
Pittsburg
Ludlow
Cassidy
Black
Allegheny County
Beaver
Prohibition Victory in Towa Stirring Statewide Change
Voters in Towa adopt a constitutional amendment banning liquor sale and manufacture with medicinal and industrial exceptions, a landslide majority of 29 000. The sweeping verdict mirrors reform sentiment and aims to curb crime and jail usage, while Pennsylvania Democrats face critique amid convention unrest and reports of robbed delegates in Harrisburg.
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Towa
Hawkeye
Kansas
Mrs Garrieno Takes No Part in Williams College Commencement
Mrs Garrieno will not attend the Williams College commencement as announced. She will stay in Cleveland until mid July and then move to the Mentor farm for the rest of the summer. She expresses gratitude for the kindness shown in Cleveland.
Tax Democracy at Harrisburg Declared Against Bosses
A terse political note proclaims Tax Democracy at Harrisburg as opposed to bosses. It claims Wallace Randall Squire McMullen and others will depart, criticizing their public utterances as mere political claptrap for effect.
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Harrisburg
Wallace
Randall
Squire McMullen
Striker losses estimated at over 1.25 million in New York
The Tur New York Tribune estimates losses to workers and employers from the strike at more than 1,250,000 dollars and predicts workers will deplete their treasuries within two weeks.
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Tur
New York Tribune
Blaine Sends $1000 Check for Grinnell Cyclone Sufferers
Mr Blaine contributed a one thousand dollar check to aid victims of the Grinnell cyclone, sent to support relief efforts and relief fund organizers assisting those affected.
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Mr. Blaine
Grinnell
Guiteau Hanged in Washington Jail for Garfield Murder
The execution occurred at 12:40 PM on Friday June 30 1882 in the Washington jail. Guiteau faced the crowd behind the drop after fasting and a night with Dr Hicks the spiritual adviser. The process included prayers poems and final remarks before the trap was sprung and the body was inspected autopsied and viewed by spectators and family members.
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Hicks
Guiteau
Arthur
John
Warden Crocker
Capt. Coleman
Robert Strong
Woodward
Jones
Gen. Crocker
Dr. Hicks
Crocker
John W. Guiteau
Census bulletin lists U S farm counts by decade since 1850
The Census Bureau reports farm totals at decade ends: 1850 1,449,073. 1860 2,044,077. 1870 2,659,985. 1880 4,008,907 with a 51 percent rise since 1870. Illinois leads with 255,741 farms followed by Ohio 247,189 New York 241,058 Missouri 215,575 and Pennsylvania 213,542.
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Census Bureau
Washington
United States
Illinois
Ohio
New York
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Rochester Race Between Piinee and Peck
An exciting July 4 race in Rochester features Lizzie Piinee from the Rocky Mountains and Miss Myrtie Peck of Michigan. The prize is 4000 dollars for a ten mile event with eight horse to horse changes and no ground contact.
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Rochester
Lizzie Piinee
Rocky Mountains
Texan Inquiries About Greenback Party Echoes A Sly Joke
A garbled note recalls a man asking a German neighbor if a certain man is present. The reply says yes he is in but he is dead in a sly accent. The anecdote reflects quirky political quips from Texas.
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Texas
Turs Cornerstone Laying at Garfield Memorial Church
The cornerstone of the Garfield Memorial Church in Washington DC was laid on July 2 amid ceremonial rites. Officials and community members attended the event marking the church’s progress and future work.
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Turs
Washington, D. C
Pattison Nomination Divides Democratic Rank In Pennsylvania
The Harrisburg Telegraph argues Pattison will alienate a large minority of Democrats by his inconsistency and city office ambitions. It says the convention backing him strengthens the ticket but Pattison himself weakens Democratic prospects in a State race. He is thirty two, has eleven years of voting, and has pursued multiple offices including Philadelphia city controller.
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Agnew
Judge Agnew
Independent Convention
Philadelphia Telegraph
Republican
Mapes
Democratic Sucess
Union
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pattison
Philadelphia
Able Array of Speakers for Beaver Campaign
The Republican State Committee plans a strong campaign with a notable speaker lineup for Gen. Beaver. Senators Plumb Ingalls Allison Kasson Hanley Hoar Mahone Miller Windom Teller Chandler Brewster Foster Robeson Townsend Harr Woodford and James G Blaine will speak in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Republican State Committee
Gen. Beaver
Cooper
U.S
Plumb
Ingalls
Kansas
Allison
Kasson
Iowa
Hanley
Connecticut
Hoar
Massachusetts
Mahone
Virginia
Miller
New York
Windom
Minnesota
Teller
Colorado
Chandler
New Hampshire
Brewster
Foster
Ohio
Robeson
New Jersey
Townsend
Harr
Michigan
Gen
Stewart L. Woodford
James G. Blaine
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Nomination of Gen Geo Stoneman for Governor of California
Gen Geo Stoneman, a Chautauqua native raised near Jamestown, was nominated by the Democratic convention on June 28. A West Point graduate and Civil War cavalry commander, he later led the Twenty-first Infantry on retirement. He farms extensive vineyards near Santa Barbara and currently serves as California railroad commissioner. Republicans target the state.
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Geo. Stoneman
California
Jamestown
West Point
Regular Army
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
Twenty-first Infantry
Santa Barbara
United States
Tie
Express Train Wreck Near Shrewsbury River
A Long Branch express train crossing the Shrewsbury river derailed as the track spread. Five cars plunged into four foot deep water. five dead and over a hundred injured. Among survivors was Gen. Grant who was pulled from a car window, cigar still smoking.
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Long Branch
Shrewsbury
Gen. Grant
Patrick County Faces Hunger Amid Hard Times
Report says half the county’s people in Patrick Virginia face absolute starvation with locals aiding each other and receiving outside relief from neighboring communities.
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Patrick County
Virginia
England Crop Failures Boost U S Exports and Gold Influx
Advices from England indicate nearly total crop failure, a development that should raise U S exports and bring significant British gold into the country as a consequence.
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England
Who Is Marriott Brosius An Eight Thousand Lead?
Old Lancaster pursues a defining question in the November election as Noris town Herald notes Lancaster returns to power with an eight thousand majority.
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Marriott Brosius
Old Lancaster
Noristown Herald
Greatest Anti Cameron Speech at Pennsylvania Convention
Col David Taggart presided at the Republican State Convention on June 21 and delivered a combative address defending Blaine and Beaver, attacking Don Cameron and party bosses, urging unity and condemning independents and stalwarts, while praising Lincoln era principles and the party.
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David Taggart
Northumberland
Lear
Tom Marshall
Don Cameron
James A. Beaver
James G. Blaine
Boss Wolfe
Boss Mitchell
Boss Cameron
Republican Party
Ben Wade
Thad Stevens
Simon Cameron
Abraham Lincoln
Tanyard
Democratic Party
Gen. Beaver
Charlie Wolfe
Big Boss
Quay
Cameron
Republican Party of
Pennsylvania
Charlie
Blaine
Beaver
Beavers Tour Tests Independence Across Pennsylvania
Gen. Beaver conducts partial tours of the state and finds local independence overrated while supporters of Wolfe shift their backing. He declares his manhood and allegiance to the Republican party and challenges any man to claim he dictates his actions. He vows to gather and expose insinuations against him.
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Beaver
Wolfe
Commonwealth
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Moves Watch Wisconsin Indiana and Michigan
Wisconsin Indiana and Michigan heated by Prohibition talk after Iowa victory. Indiana seen as next target with temperance groups confident to win. Also notes Vanxpersier's rail and grain inspection trip and Kansas wheat crop estimate of 30 million bushels with twelve Kansas counties over 100000 acres of corn planted.
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Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Kansas
Foreign born population by birthplaces and beer industry growth
The text lists countries of birth for natives and notes huge gains in beer production from 1872 to the previous year. It cites 14,311,028 barrels produced last year, with capital in brewing around 400 million dollars and 2,761 breweries. It also mentions a divorce case and census figures for voting age males in 1880.
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Census Bureau
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Ohio
Virginia
Delaware
Massachusetts
Connecticut
West Virginia
Ireland
German Empire
England
Wales
Scotland
United States
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Warren
Willis B. Benedict
South West
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Charles M. Shortt
Sugar Grove
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Freehold
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Tidioute
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Warren Academy
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Warren County
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Clarendon
W. W. Davis
W. J. Alexander
Youngsville
J. A. Day
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Brokenstraw
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Conewango
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W. I. Bachop
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Henry Westfall
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W. W. Lyle
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Chandler’s Valley, Pa
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Conewango Creek
North Warren
I. H. Hiller
TIVWE
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John L. Awl
A.V. R.R. Co
Pittsburgh
Thompson & Babcock
Irvington, Pa
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Warren, PA
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Cashier
Warren CO
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Titusville
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West Spring
Titusville, PA
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A.J. Hazeltine
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Jas. Clark, Jr
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Wa County
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Sherman
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L. Melvina Allen
Allen & Co
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Star
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W.C. Rowland
Egal
LMAIL
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Fisher
Warren. F
Ae and Tenant
A. Siegel & Sons
Liganda
High and
Hazel Streets
High Street Furniture Store
Greenland, Warren, Pa
Hazel
Bradford Cordage Company
DD. R. Kerr
MO. M. Arters
Maufacturers
Garfield City
Warren, Penna
T. S. Messner 4
Call Han
Atlas
Postofice
J. Danrist
Litt Valley
N. Y
L. G. Noyes
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