Pennsylvania gubernatorial and senatorial hints in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg, early talk centers on a gubernatorial race with several Republicans named as possible contenders including W W Ketchan, Harry White, Hartranft, Selfridge, James L Graham, and Elisha W Davis. Democrats favor Wallace Buckalew Cass Galbraith, with Wallace noted as a sharp party strategist. The piece notes Gen Geary and Gov Curtin being unlikely, and mentions Henry Butler’s Rouse Hospital funding debate and the National Asylum for disabled soldiers with 3802 inmates and admission policies.
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Gen
Geary
Gov. Curtin
U. S
Cameron
W. W. Ketchan
Luzerne
Harry White
Indiana
Hartranft
Montgomery
Selfridge
Northampton
James L. Graham
Pittsburg
Elisha W. Davis
Philadelphia
46Th
Pennsylvania
House
Graham
Senate
Allegheny County
Davis
Wm. A. Wallace
Clearfield
Charles R. Buckalow
Columbia
Geo. W. Cass
W. A. Galbraith
Erie
Wallace
Democratic State Committee
Buckalew
South America
Sumner
Wilson
Fessenden
Trumbull
London
McClure
Cass
Galbraith
New Harrisburg Daily Republican Edges Into Print
A new Harrisburg daily paper under Dr. John H. Gihon, late private secretary to Gov Geary, opens with a salutatory praising General Grant's administration and Geary’s governance. It pledges unwavering support for national and state leadership, economic prosperity, and debt reduction, urging journalists to focus on the chief executives' example.
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Republican
Harrisburg
John H. Gihon
Geary
General Grant
Legislature Adjourns Sine Die On April Seventh
The body announced it will adjourn sine die on April 7, signaling the conclusion of its current session. The decision ends all pending measures and transitions to post-session duties for members.
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AFP
Washington Star
The Tariff Remarks by G W Scofield in 1870 House Debate
In March 1870 G W Scofield argues tariffs principal aims are revenue and protection for the poor. He contends a small protective duty entices foreign capital and labor to America, boosting growth, reducing taxes and strengthening independence, while acknowledging price rise short term. He contrasts revenue tariffs with protective discrimination and cites vast foreign capital but slower migration. The Watt Diamond case and a Harrisburg Telegraph note follow, detailing parliamentary maneuvers and ship concerns.
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Atari
America
Death of Brig. Gen. Jas W. Ripley in Hartford
Brig. Gen. Jas W. Ripley died in Hartford Connecticut yesterday. He was among the oldest officers in the service and for a time Chief of the Ordnance Corps during the war. Born in Connecticut in 1794, he graduated from the Military Academy and was commissioned a second lieutenant of artillery in 1814. He became Chief of the Ordnance Corps on August 3 1861 with brigadier general rank and retired September 15 1863.
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Jas W. Ripley
Hartford
Conn
Ordnance Corps
Gen. Ripley
Connecticut
Military Academy
Artilery
Ordance Corps
Army
Brakemen on Erie Road Include Noted Men
Among Erie road brakemen are several talented gentlemen includes a physician who left home over domestic troubles a Princeton College graduate and a Wall Street speculation victim.
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Erie Road
Princeton College
Methodist Book Concern Resolutions Endorse Majority Report
At the New York Methodist Preachers meeting Rev Dr Andrews presented resolutions backing the Book Committee majority report on the investigation. The discussion involved Rev Drs Ridgway Foster Curry Tiffany Crawford and others. It said fraud allegations could not be sustained and the ten to three verdict was convincing. Minority report and Dr Sheir's Baltimore American paper were denounced as illegitimate. The committee sent both minority and majority reports to the General Conference and criticized Baltimore Conference for censuring the majority and withholding Sunday School Union funds. Action by Hermance to table the resolution passed by a large majority.
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Ridgway
Foster
Curry
Tiffany
Crawford
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Hermance
Taylor
King
Minority Report
Sheir
Baltimore American
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Baltimore Conference
Book Committee
M. Y. Tribune
Sensational Diamonds at Brussels Court Gather Nobs Attention
The Brussels court hall season saw Duchess D Arenberg unveil vast diamonds valued at 160000 dollars total, diadem alone worth 40000 dollars, thrilling attendees and highlighting high society wealth.
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Victor Hugo
John Brown
Brussels
D’ Arenberg
Job
Soren
Gould
Vanderbilt
Jersey
Taruf
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Alaska
Post Office
Snowstorm Haunts Northwest With Heavy Blows
Minwatker reports heavy snowfall from early morning, with ongoing blowing and drifting. Two successive storms bring immense snow to the region, risking freshets if warm weather or rain follows the deep winter cover.
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Minwatker
Bible Lesson Prompted Scrambled Phrase
A district schoolboy reading a Bible lesson stumbled during a verse and exclaimed Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from train girls. The incident shows urban slang slipping into school readings.
Resumption of Small Silver Money Begins
The writer argues that after the war and the introduction of legal tender, specie vanished from circulation starting with half dollars and smallest coins. He urges reversing the order, using small silver to replace the mutilated fractional currency, and declares the time ripe for a preliminary measure of resumption.
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