Republicans rally for Livsey Niles and McAuley in tight race
In a county ticket defense, Livsey is touted as a union veteran and Hayes Post member despite criticism of his English birth. Niles is praised for independence and loyalty to Republicans Beaver and Stewart. Voters urged to back Livsey Niles McAuley Alden and Wheelock.
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Livsey
England
Hayes
Pittsburg
Jerome B. Niles
Niles
Gen. Beaver
Senator Stewart
Livesy
Niles, McAuley
Alden
Wheelock
Prohibition and Senate Partisan Balance in 1885 Election
Analysis notes that opposition to prohibition strengthens the 1885 Ohio vote count beyond 70 000 and that Senate control hinges on states including California Connecticut Oregon Indiana Nevada New York and Pennsylvania. It projects Republican gains may create a small majority but depends on several close states and electoral votes split between factions. The Ohio result narrows the presidential race, with sixteen Southern states likely Democratic and fifteen Republican. The overall contest remains uncertain and tightly balanced.
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Ohio
U.S
Senate
Pendleton
Colorado
Ilinois
Iowa
Kansas
New Hampshire
Vermont
Wisconsin
Calfornia
Connecticut
Oregon
Indiana
Nevada
New York
Pennsylvania
California
New Jersey
Political Campaign Stump Talk Across Ranks
The piece reports on rival Republican leaders Guy Beaver Senator Stewart Guv Hoyt and Senator Cooper addressing meetings from the same stump. It notes calls for unity and a need for a full voter while critiquing Grex Buker and his stance on treasury gold reserves and currency promises.
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Guy. Beaver
Stewart
Guv. Hoyt
Cooper
Union
Vote for McAuley and the whole Republican ticket
A newspaper urging voters to back the Republican slate led by McAuley and to persuade neighbors to do likewise. It praises Republican officials in Warren, mocks opponents, and recalls era politics and court decisions while inflaming racial language.
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Warren
McAuley
Reform and Pattison Costs Spark Voters’ Debate
Up to last Friday Pattison's extra session cost $414,864 with expenses rising daily. Voters are urged to consider the impact of the reform bill on public finances.
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Reform
Pattison
McAuley Placed By 3sure Endorses County Ticket
A third party slate urges voters to support McAuley for county treasurer and the Republican ticket. The message warns Warren County voters against repeating a past mistake by discarding a candidate.
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McAuley
Warren County
Prohibitionists Backing Helps Ohio Vote, Says Jupere Hoaptey
In a late interview Jupere Hoaptey admits Ohio leans Republican and credits prohibitionists with boosting his election chances, stating their organizational effort directly affected results.
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Jupere Hoaptey
Ohio
Judges Say Congress Can Protect a Nigger in Territories
A majority of U S judges contend Congress may shield a racial term in territories but not within state borders, highlighting constitutional limits on territorial power over language.
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Congress
Territories
States
U.S
Ohio Republicans Echo Biblical Quote in Critique
A clipped reference cites the line The Lord loveth whom he chasteneth as part of a political remark. The brief phrase is used to frame a critique of governance by Ohio Republicans.
Letter from M H Bertier on religion and politics in Pennsylvania
M H Bertier of Tidioute denounces religious bigotry in politics and attacks Taggart the Democratic auditor general nominee. He recounts past clashes over Catholic and Protestant affiliations, urges unity for Greenbackers, criticizes Republican and Democratic tactics, and expresses hope for a stronger anti monopoly vote this fall.
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Butler
Tidioute
Greenback
Taggart
Marsh
Erie
Erie Dispatch
Warren Ledger
Warren County
Greenbackers
Pennsylvania
M. H. Bertier
Pennsylvania Democrats oppose negro suffrage in state history
A historical record notes Pennsylvania Democratic conventions from 1862 and 1866 denouncing political and social equality for Black people and opposing negro voting rights. It cites 1869 and 1809 votes where Republicans supported equal rights and Democrats opposed, asserting state sovereignty over suffrage.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
State Senate
Yeas
Democratic Party of
Congress
Get Out The Vote Amplifies Republican Victory
A call to action urges a full vote in support of a Republican victory, emphasizing turnout and broader political momentum. The message stresses mobilization and party unity as essential to securing success in the election.
Local Law Seeks Punishment for Fraudulent Election Tickets
The Philadelphia Times urges party leaders to study the new law approved last June. It declares it a misdemeanor to supply a voter with a ticket falsely listing candidates. The paper notes such fraud has been common and warrants strict punishment. Voters are misled as polls stay open late and tickets show unintended names.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Ex-Senator Lo Sessions Acquitted in 1881 Bribery Case
The trial of ex-senator Lo Sessions of Chautauqua ended in acquittal as no bribery evidence emerged besides Assemblyman Bradley’s unsupported statement. The judge’s ruling favored Sessions. Also notes Mr Randall’s call to end internal taxes on liquor amid a liquor platform. Elections planned in ten states November 6 include governors in four states. Senator Don Cameron remains in England with doctors urging rest until June return.
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Lo Sessions
Chautauqua
Bradley
New York
Osborne
Sessions
Don Cameron
England
America
Ten Dollar Legislature Draws Final Critique
The Pittsburg Dispatch mocks the new legislature as a Democratic pro tracted meeting and notes it is not winning many Democratic converts.
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Tus
Pittsburg
Local Exchange Sparks Skepticism Over Jay-Eye-See Sale
Mr. Case declares nothing under 100000 would tempt him to sell Jay-Eye-See. Observers doubt Jane’s value as a racehorse.
Supreme Court voids sections 1 and 2 of Civil Rights Act of 1875
The court ruling on the fifteenth of the month holds Congress lacked authority under the thirteenth or fourteenth amendments to require equal access in inns, hotels, rail cars, theatres. It limits the ruling to states, not territories or DC, and dissents from Justice Bradley. Prominent Black leaders decry the decision as regressive to civil progress.
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United States
Congress
Territories
District of Columbia
Justice Bradley
Harlan
Supreme Court
Bruce
Mississippi
Register of the Treasury
Fred. Douglass
Prof
Greener
Supreme Court of the United States
Understanding the new two cent postage stamp explained
A government circular clarifies that stamps issued since the war remain valid at full value for letters, papers, books, or merchandise to the United States or Canada. Letter postage is two cents. for single rate letters you may use a three cent stamp if desired. Newspapers pay one cent for two ounces or fraction thereof, with postage based on weight, not count.
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United States
Canada
Pensions Bureau Reports 1883 Year Totals and Restorations
The report for the fiscal year ending June 30 1883 shows 303 658 pensioners on the roll. During the year 796 names were restored, yielding 389 588 pensions for the year an excess of 10 745 over the prior year. The average annual pension value was 106 dollars and the total annual value 32 245 192 dollars an increase of 2 904 090. Total payments for pensions 60 064 009 dollars, exceeding the annual value by several million dollars due largely to pre allowance arrears. The pension agents budget was exhausted and a balance is due agents. Since 1861 claims filed 886 137 of which 510 938 were allowed. During the period 621 073 297 dollars was paid for pensions and disbursement costs.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Post Office Count Climbs to 47868 as of June 30 1883
Hatton reports 1883 year end total of 47 868 post offices nationwide up 1 632 from last year. Gains by region include 36 in New England 223 in the Middle States 725 in the South and Indian Territory 580 in the West and Northwest and 68 on the Pacific slope. Pennsylvania leads with 3716 followed by New York 3082 and Ohio 2620. Dakota posts the largest state increase with 172. Lancaster County Pennsylvania holds 158 post offices the most of any U S county.
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Hatton
New England
Middle States
Southern States
Indian Territory
States and Territories
West
Northwest
Pacific Slope
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
States
Dakota
Lancaster County
United States
Governor names Phinney to fill board vacancy
Boston officials report that Sylvanus B. Phinney of Barnstable was nominated to fill a claimed vacancy on the board of health lunacy and charity. Attorney General Sherman reportedly advised that a woman is not legally a person under the statute. The governor’s nomination was rejected due to the nine member limit and Mrs. Leonard’s existing service.
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Boston
Sylvanus B. Phinney
Barnstable
Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity
Clara T. Leonard
Sherman
State Board
Leonard
Sol Cohn & Co Clothiers Offer Finest Suits for Order
Made up clothing and the Finest suits to order at Sol Cohn & Co clothiers tailors and hatters. Proof of the pudding referenced in the text signals quality and value as shoppers seek custom apparel.
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Warren
Ischia Earthquake Toll and United States News
The report lists Ischia Island earthquake casualties at 1,990 dead and 347 seriously injured. It notes American rail investment in Mexico and the St Louis bridge cost comparison, plus political figures and industry details from across the United States and abroad.
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South
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Mobile
Moody
Sankey
Ireland
Mississippi
St. Louis
Ischia
Jurors Fined in Luzerne Court and Local Trials
Judge Woodward fined 16 non answering jurors thirty dollars each in Luzerne County Court. James Nutt trial slated for Uniontown first week of December. Eighty jurors drawn last week amid a State Sunday school convention in Scranton and a secretary report showing large gains in Sunday schools and total membership. A Philadelphia bride received a two hundred piece hand painted china dinner service worth about fifteen hundred dollars. two hand painters spent six months on the work. Judge McDermitt rules officers must order desist if pedestrians blocked. arrest if ignored. Sullivan the boxer fled a Scranton barber shop and hid in a hotel as coal miners pursued him over gate money and rain at the fair grounds.
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Woodward
Luzerne County
James Nutt
Uniontown
Scranton
Phildelphia
McDermitt
Sullivan
Fair Grounds
Woman's Work Progress in Women Achieving Respectable Roles
A Woman's Journal correspondent notes dramatic strides by women over two decades. Women ascend from shop girls to owners, enter law, medicine, and education, and gain higher pay through diligent service to employers and society.
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Woman's Journal
Luther Birth Centennial Praised as Catalyst of Liberty
The four hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther’s birth on November 10 is celebrated worldwide. Luther’s impact on modern civilization is hailed for freeing thought, empowering political liberty and a free press, and guiding Gutenberg’s invention toward humanity. The piece also notes Republican campaign activity in Pennsylvania with Beaver and Stewartspeeches.
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Martin Luther
Hisleben
Germany
Luther
Gutenberg
Gioja
Buker Denounces Taggart as Unworthy Auditor General Candidate
M. H. Buker of Tidioute denounces Democratic candidate Taggart as unworthy of public confidence. The Mercer Dispatch notes the near-home critique underscores local political tensions.
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M. H. Buker
Tidioute
Taggart
Mercer Dispatch
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