Political debate on colored emigration and southern independents
The Wilmington Post discusses Republican chances in 1880 with Ohio as a hinge and condemns racially biased “best friends” of the negro. It surveys southern independents in North Carolina and elsewhere, critiques party discipline, and notes the rising emigration of African Americans to Kansas amid hog diseases and agricultural reports.
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Ohio
Knoles
Tadiana
Ansvier
California
Jancock
South
Kansas
Uost
Reulive Renfroe verdict cited as not proven
The article notes Reulive Renfroe the Georgia treasurer was not acquitted but given a not proven verdict by a court with a 25 to 17 vote short of a two thirds majority. It cites Democratic critics blaming acquitting legislators and predicts increased party rifts and shifts toward Republicans.
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Reulive
Georgia
Atlanta
West End
Renfroe
Goldsmith
Dixon
Colored jurors and court fairness in Columbus county
A letter complains Judge A B Seymour lacked colored jurors at the late Superior Court term and asks if he was elected by Republican colored votes. The piece urges fair juror selections, notes many colored citizens in counties, and calls on Judge Seymour to address the issue. it also mentions Secretary Thompson of the Navy inspecting vessels at Fortress Monroe.
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Col
T. M
Alamance
South
Holt
North Carolina
Mortiman
United States
Col. Holt
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Chamberlain
Georgia
Alexander Stephens
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kemper
Yazoo
Merriman
Josiah Turner
Davis
Kitchen
Steele
Armfield
Robert Vance
Columbus County
Seymour
Superior Court
Moore
Third Judicial District
Symour
Shoul
Secretary Thompson
Navy
Fortress Monroe
Death of Mr Macon Exalts Public Service and Silence
The text reproduces Bentons Senate remarks on the retirement and death of Mr Macon of this State. He is praised as the real Cincinnatus and a mentor to the speaker. It notes Macons peaceful death on June 20 1887 after years of tranquil service and his chosen grave site amid sterile ridge and flint stones.
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Deatie
Wathaniel Macon
Benton
Senate
Mr. Macon
Cincinnatus
America
Ben~ton
Words of Truth and Sense on Southern Policy Debate
The article argues Republican nationalism opposes Southern sectionalism and urges constitutional, lawful resistance to Southern aggression. It notes Northern unity on civil rights, ballot power to curb Southern Democrats, and outlines wartime and postwar tensions framing the political moment. Also reports gold finds near Fort McKinney and a Mayo rent strike, plus a Philadelphia pocket theft with a valuable diamond ring recovered.
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New York Times
Nou Republican
South
Southern Democracy ii Congress
Republican Party
Congress
Boston Inventor Fatally Blown Up By Premature Explosion
A Boston inventor experimenting with a new explosive compound was blown to pieces by a premature blast. The accident occurred during trials, leaving investigators to determine the cause and assess safety precautions.
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Boston
Watches offered by Inventors' Agency ad campaign
Offer to agents to mail a $15 jewelry order for one of four Abyssinian gold watches with options including open face and stem winding. Individual watches available for $4.50, or $20 cumulative orders earn a free watch. Endorsed by Chicago papers The Sentinel and The American Stockman, citing local Chicago firms for credit and reliability.
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Aubin
Chicago Preas
The
Sentinel
Chicago
Inventors’ Agency
Washington Street
Arica
Hlomgren
Clark St
Ill
Miller, Wagner & Umbdenstock
Chicago, Il
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