Turpie elected senator in Indiana deadlock ends
In a dramatic joint convention in INdia, Robinson of the Greenback labor Democratic faction cast his vote for David Turpie, breaking the three week deadlock. Turpie secured a majority in both houses amid tumult with clashes over protests and objections by Sayre as the presiding officer.
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Robinson
Sayre
Smith
Inpranarouis
Indiana
United States
Harrison
Judge Tuepic
Clay
Putnam
Montgomery
Turpie
Senate
Garrison
Mackey
Cates
Glover
Messrs
Captain Allen
Mr. Robinson
Robinson Sar
Speaker
Creenback-Labor Party
Democratic
David Tarpie
Dusp
Judge Turpie
Fountain County
Nationals
Benjamin Harrison
Jewett
Vigo
Republican Party
House
Johnson
Brannaman
McDonald
Jennings
Mr. Jewett
Gardiner
Huston
Daviess
Beasley
Mack
Harrell
Shields
Sayvre
Beard
Senator Smith
Dixon
Mr. Smith
Senator Winter
Mr. Sayre
Sayer
Ative
Vigo County
John Medert
Newton Rankin
Mackey and
Robingen
Mr. Pierce
Adams
Jay
Blackford
George Washington
Woodbine
Legislative notes on Judge Turpie telegrams after Meagher matter
Judge Turpie received a hundred or more congratulatory telegrams Wednesday afternoon and evening following developments about Meagher the deposed representative. The brief notes summarize the wave of praise and political reaction.
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Turpie
Meagher
Miscellaneous notes on politics and curiosities
A collection notes legal fees to Lincoln and Herndon, the Berlin circus rider, a dog night omen, the Chesapeake and Ohio canal’s decline, carrier pigeons returning from London, French general Boulanger’s uneasy standing, and a Chicago claim that General Logan declined the 1880 presidential nomination near Garfield’s selection.
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John Sullivan
Abraham Lincoln
Herndon
Minois Central Railroad
Berlin
Germany
Royal Circus
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
H. Wagner
Boston
London
New York
Allegheny Mountains
Boulanger
France
Chicago
Logan
Garfield
Grant
Messrs. Frye and
Hale
Blaine
Anxious Willing Father Seeks Suitor for Daughter
A dialogic scene shows a wealthy, anxious father pressing a suitor to prove his worth and secure consent to pursue his daughter. The hopeful gentleman expresses doubt about winning her affection while the father argues success has precedents.
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Harper's Bazar
Willionaire
History of Credit Mobilier fraud in Pacific railroad subsidy
The article recounts how Union Pacific received land and bonds while executives exploited subsidies. Directors formed the Credit Mobilier of America to award themselves inflated contracts, profiting millions as stock was bought cheaply. Oakes Ames distributed shares to lawmakers and allies, leading to scandal and scapegoating.
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Pacific Railroads
Congress
National Treasury
Union Pacific Railroad
Pennsylvania Fiscal Agency
Credit Mobilier of America
Credit Mobilier
Railroad Company
Oakes Ames
Massachusetts
Mr. Ames
Texas Ripe for War and the Knights of the Lasso
Globe Democrat columnist O Maria reports from Texas that business leaders favor war to remove unwanted adventurers and sharpers. He says Texans see civil aggression as a path to growth and expect to deploy exiles beyond the Mexican border to “civilize” rough riders.
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Texas
Mr. O' Maria
Globe Democrat
Knights of the
Centralia Crowned Strawberry Queen of Illinois
Centralia Illinois is known as the Strawberry Queen due to its dominant strawberry industry. The region supports extensive beds within ten miles and ships fruit by the carload daily during peak season. Two years ago twenty-two car-loads were sent in one day, and last season a train of eighteen cars left town full of berries.
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Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Rock Island
Chi ‘Oo
Joliet
Ottawa
la Salle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moling
Dinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskalooss
West Liberty
Iowa City
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Indianola
Winterset
Knoxvilla
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Galatin
Trenton
Cameron
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth and
Atchison
Kansas
Albert Les
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Armnesota
Watertown
Dakota
Union
Chicago
Missouri River
Albert Lea
St Paul
Territories
Minnesota
Interior
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapoli
Lafayette
United States
Cansas
R. R. Cable
Elkhart
Steuben County
Congress
Indiana
Muncie
John
Nellie Moulder
Russiaville
Stockwell
Indianapolis, Peru
Peru
Roland Mills
Centerville
Wabash Road
Fort Wayne
Hammond
Ed Berry
New Haven
Conn
John Murphy
Chicago Bruiser
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Evansville
Champaign
Paris
Martinsville
Marshall
Portland
North Judson
James Holland
Firerman
Indiamans
George W. Altman
P. K. Mead
Huntington
Millard F. Anderson
Columbia City
Andrew T. Campbell
Veedersburg
William Click
Auburn
Theodore M. Conner
T. MM. Conner
J. B. Daugan
Andrew C. Harod
Newville
Nicholas Oley
Indianapolis
Warren L. Raynes
Charles H. Roberts
Ithreej
Ollie Davis
A. G. Davis
State Senate
Anderson
English Farmers Gazette
Cuba
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Centralia
Ill
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