New York Holds the Key in 1880 Presidential Race
The piece argues that national victory hinges on New York, with Indiana and Massachusetts as strongholds for the Democrats. It notes Cornell’s plurality, Democratic split aiding Republicans, and predicts reunited Democrats could carry New York next year if the presidential candidate unites the party.
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Cornell
New York
Massachusetts
Indiana
Massachusettts
Craw
Robinson
Kelly
N.S. Times
The Burglar and the Editor and The Black Madonna
A burglar steals only a pair of editor's trousers and returns a ten dollar bill to the editor. The piece then shifts to Einsiedeln, Switzerland, detailing the Black Madonna shrine, its history from Charlemagne’s era, miracles, pilgrims, abbey wealth, and the Reformation preacher Ulrich Zwingli.
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Einsiedein
Richterscroyl
Lake Zurich
Charlemage
Meinrod
Salgen
Danube
Lohenzollern
Heldegarde
Zurich
Einsiedele
Constance
Pius VIII
Switzerland
Gall Rudolph of
Hapsburg
Einsiedeln
Ter
Ife
Ulrich Zwingle
Switaaland
Public Lands and Mint Reports Highlight 1879 Year
Acting Commissioner Lov. J. M. Armstrong presents the General Land Office annual report noting 8 445 781 acres surveyed and 1 039 214 private acres, total 9 484 995. It covers land disposal, Indian reservations, timber and desert land acts, railroads, mining claims, and military land reservations, with warnings of timber depredations and fires. The Mint Director’s report shows deposits of 71 179 654.65, coinage of 68 312 592.59, and details of gold and silver origins and products for the year ending June 30, 1879.
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Washington Post
The
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Lov. J. M. Armstrong
Congress
Department
Florida
Alabama
Missisippi
Utah
Mint
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Assay
New York
Remedy for Diphtheria Proposed by Russian and German Doctors
A letter to the Herald from Suisakin promotes a diphtheria remedy used in Russia and Germany. It details dosing for children and adults, claims rapid fever and pulse normalization within 24 to 36 hours, and cites Dr. Letzerich and others in Prague and Russia as endorsers.
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The
Herald
New York
Russia
Germany
Letzerich
Braham Braun
Klebs
Prag
Senator
Sel
United States
Suisakin
Mountain of obsidian found in Yellowstone park area
Explorers in Yellowstone discover a colossal obsidian mountain near Beaver Lake, rising in towering cliffs and rounded bosques. The party hacked a path through grassy barricades by heating the grass and quenching with lake water, then breaking rocks with hammers, amid dangerous splinters and scars.
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Yellowstone Park
North America
Beaver Lake
Grand Canyon
Gibson River
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Forsyth
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I. W. Durham
Beck & Moore
Sara
Barrow & Bock
N. C
W. T. Vogler
Main Street
Merchant's Hotel
Avery Ki
Central Hotel
N.C
Desjusto
Ciizone
Belem
P. A. Wilson
Winston, N.C
Greensboro
J. M. WinsTrap
Robert D. Johnston
Irthia
B. F. Cnos
Laap
AF Srarma. L—R
Jas. A. Gray
Winston, N. Cc
Best Fitz
Ays
Henry S. Foy
Tatao
Sity
Marx Stereer
Vaughn
Pelix Crutchfield
Vaughn & Crutchfield
Norwood
Court House Square
Isaac H. Nelson
Fr. Brown
J.B. Wauger
Brown
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Low &S
Rey
Shown & Vaughn
Black Madonna
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Rome
Constanly
Hinsiedeln
San Lonetto
Italy
St James of Campostella
Spain
Armstrong
Jane
Papil
Samuel A. Miller
Winston and Salem
Confectionery Store
Liberty Street
Smith's Drug Store
S. D. Franklin & CO
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Franklin
Jno
D. Paylor
Stephen Neal
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London
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