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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1881
Page
1
A damaged OCR ad lists advertising rates for a publication in Wilmington North Carolina. It states pricing per line, additional insertions, and an annual subscription price, with directions to address business inquiries to a local manager. The fragment references Nonpareil type and a contact line.
A Washington dispatch reports President and Cabinet backers affirm no extra session. Nominations to high posts include Chandler as Solicitor General and Phillips to the Court of Claims. Washington notes expected confirmations, with shifting views on some nominees and a looming political battlefield.
The piece recalls Garfield’s morning routine and reception of visitors, notes cabinet figures and appointments, and describes reactions to Mahone and Tourgee in a 1880s Washington context. It mentions Hayes era connections, Rockwell, Casey, and the executive household duties, with literary and magazine discussions interwoven.
The article details Wilmington North Carolina city elections with ward by ward results. It notes Democratic gains in some wards, Republican counts in others, and lists elected aldermen including both black and white candidates, with references to local banks and civic events.
The document lists judges qualified to hold an election for Alderman in Wilmington. It records votes for two wards and names several individuals with partial spellings, dated March 21, 1541 and March 21, 1981, under colonial style and general assembly acts, with unreadable fragments throughout.
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