Constitutional Convention Adopts Meridith as President in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvanian convention met in Harrisburg on the 12th inst. of 133 elected, 122 answered roll. Republicans hold a five vote majority. William Meredith of Philadelphia unanimously chosen President. D L Imbrie of Beaver elected Chief Clerk with a Republican staff. Committees were named covering legislature impeachment legislation executive departments judiciary suffrage and more. The body includes 95 lawyers. The Philadelphia Councils invited sessions to be held there after January first.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Ww. M. Meredith
Philadelphia
D. L. Imbrie
Beaver
L. Rogers
McKean
D. Harlan
Senate of the
United States
The
Senate
Party Treachery and Republican Fallouts Across States
The article condemns infidelity in politics, noting Republicans who defected to the enemy in the recent campaign. It lists former leaders from Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, and others who faced defeat, urging reformers to work within the party. It explains the presidential electors' duties and mentions a Bradford District vacancy and proposed interim representation. It also notes Chicago’s early charity to Boston after the fire.
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Schurz
Fenton
Sumner
Trumbull
Farnsworth
Ilinois
Blair
Michigan
Banks
Massachusetts
M’clure
Marshall
Sweeley
Alvord
Depew
Littlejohn
New York State
New York
The
Spectator
Boston
Oiher
Chicago
State returns Grant victory with 137,738 majority
The State completes its official vote tally from the November 5, 1872 election. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant leads with a recorded majority of 137,738, confirming the national result reflected in state totals.
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Gen. Grant
Senator Wilson’s Victory and Political Skirmishes
The article lauds Sentnor Wilson for tireless campaigning across the West New England and South, noting 131 speeches and Republican gains. It contrasts his stance with a rival senator Sumner, details pending successor races with Loring Boutwell and Dawes named as leading contenders, and comments on Buckalew’s appointment dynamics and Democratic strategy at the Constitutional Convention.
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Sentnor Wilson
West
New England
South
Senator Wilson
Senaator Wilson
Sumner
Loring
Boutwell
Dawes
Butler
Greeley Victory Calculations Stir Debate Across States
A sour note on Reconstruction politics outlines electoral votes for eleven Southern states, showing Greeley with 39 votes if Louisiana votes for Grant, and Grant with 56. It argues the South supported Republican policy, critiques Tribune claims, and recalls Greeley’s post election stance. It mocks office seekers and portrays reaction to the outcome.
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Green
Jim
Tribune
N. Y. Times
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Greeley
Georgia
Texas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Grant
Warmoth
Gen. Grant
Republican Party of the
North
Tribunes
Postmaster Rule on Unpaid Postage for Multi-rate Letters
The Postmaster General ruled that letters deposited prepaid at one rate but requiring multiple rates must be forwarded with the unpaid postage charged at double the prepaid rate upon delivery. Letters weighing over half an ounce but under one ounce prepaid with a three cent stamp will be marked due six cents.
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Harper’s Magazine
Weexig
Bexar
Harper's Magazine
Bazar
Harper’s
Harper & Brothers
New York
Colfax Introduced as Yet to Be President in Kalamazoo
Vice President Colfax was introduced at Kalamazoo Michigan as the President of the United States yet to be, a phrase that drew immense cheering from the crowd.
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Colfax
Kalamazoo, Mich
United States
Greeley Defamation Claim Questioned by Opponent
The remark challenges Greeley on credibility accusing him of lying thief and scoundrel for stating that Grant has never been defeated and never will be. The dispute centers on truthfulness and character in political rhetoric.
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Greeley
Grant
Wheat farmer Dalrymple harvests big yield near St. Paul
Oliver Dalrymple on a Minnesota farm reports a season harvest of 45,006 bushels of wheat and earnings totaling 47,250 dollars.
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Oliver Dalrymple
St. Paul
Minn
Boston in Flames At Summer Street Conflagration
A massive Boston fire began in a five story granite building at 87 89 91 Summer Street doubling as a corner on Kingston Street. The blaze spread rapidly, driven by a gale, destroying warehouses from Summer to Federal to Drake's Wharf and affecting Lincoln Russia wharf and Hartford Erie RR facilities. Firefighters faced gas explosions and heavy smoke as they battled the blaze for hours.
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Kingston
Summer Streets
Summer
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Essex
Federal
Lincoln Street
Russia Wharf
Robins’ Wharf
sQnuvoneys
Hartford & Erie Railroad Company
Corporation
Broad Street
Drake’s Wharf
Fort Hill
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Kilby Street
Lindel
Central Streets
Washington Street
Chicago
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Wm. R. Storms & Co
Central Court
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Sumner Streets
Martha EK
Hutchinson
Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag Works
Post Office
State Street
Old South Church
Transcript
Courier
Trott
Gaston
Wm. Gray
Norcross
Journal
Scofield Loses Ground in Republican Poll Totals
The Pittsburgh Mail notes Gen. Albright led the Republican poll with 47 012 majority, Lemuel Todd 46 707, and Scofield 43 999. Albright 360 546 votes, Todd 347 743, Scofield 359 013. The piece questions Todd surpassing Scofield in majority and calls Scofield the top vote getter among Republicans on that ticket.
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Scofield
Gen. Albright
Lemuel Todd
Mr. Scofield
Pittsburgh Mail
Albright
Mr. Todd
Judge Scofield
Todd
Ship of State sails as Grant’s broad win hailed
In a political toast the writer notes Grant’s 138000 majority as a strong performance for a state previously counted down for 500000 to 500000 by Greeley. The piece invites readers to compare figures elsewhere and celebrate the national sentiment.
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Grant
Greeley
Confederate organs fall as crow presses stoppage
The Washington Daily Patriot, the central organ of the crow, enters a suspended publication as Confederate aligned outlets gradually fold under mounting pressures and circumstances.
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Washington Daily Patriot
Brown Wins Reelection Amid Republican Legislature Victory
Nasaville reports confirms Brown is re-elected governor with a 3 000 to 5 000 vote margin. Greeley gains about 8 000, while Thorn defeats Gibbe in the Sixth District as a Republican. Republicans and Independents hold a legislative majority.
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Nasaville
Brown
Greeley
Thorn
Gibbe
Byrant and Godwin Profited Heavily From Evening Post
William Cullen Bryant and his son in law Parke Godwin earned substantial sums from the New York Evening Post, with estimates ranging from four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars each.
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William Cullen Byrant
Parke Godwin
New York Evening Post
Revolution Threat to Count Votes in New Orleans
New Orleans reports a threatened revolution as Gov. Warmoth surrounds Mechanics Institute where votes are counted. The Returning Board is reshaped with ex Confederates and allies, including Gen. Herron’s removal and Wharton and Lyach installed. The Times rages, troops are asked, and fraud accusations mount amid urban agitation.
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Mechanics’ Institute
Returning Board of
Pickbank, Anderson
Gen. Herron
Jacob Wharton
H. J. Hatch
Beckwith
Marshal Packard
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