14 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1879
Page
1
A jumble of late general news covers Maine and California election impact, Republican and Democratic shifts, and local sentiment. Mentions Chester A. Arthur, Gov. Hancock, Sherman, Buxton, and the 1880 race with Republican and Democrat tensions across the South and Midwest.
Advertisement notice announces sale of property titled The Wimington Columbia and Unier Geeree of Fore b sure. Details incomplete but indicates public sale by the parties named in the advertisement.
The New York Democratic convention met in Syracuse and nominated the Wilwin ticket led by Lucius Robinson for Governor and Clarkson N. Patterson for Lieutenant Governor with A. Beach for secretary of state and James Mackin for treasurer. Attacks on rival Tammany figures and calls for party unity followed as the rally teased internal feuds and pledged renewed effort.
Fragmentary obituary notes a death on August 157 with vague age details and references to a person from Reysville. The text alludes to bereavement, a family, and mournful sentiments but lacks clear names, dates, or specifics to fully identify the decedent or survivors.
The readable fragments describe an auction with names and places but many parts are garbled. details of items, bidders, and outcomes cannot be determined from the legible portions.
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