Data uses multiple encodings

[ellisvalentiner]

It appears the data are stored with different encodings

$ file -I orangetext/data/speeches/*
orangetext/data/speeches/2016-01-19-presidential-candidacy-anouncement-NewYorkCity-NY.txt: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit
orangetext/data/speeches/2016-08-31-immigration-Phoenix-AZ.txt:                            text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit
orangetext/data/speeches/2016-10-13-addressing-sexual-assault-WestPalmBeach-FL.txt:        text/plain; charset=us-ascii
orangetext/data/speeches/2017-01-20-inaugural.txt:                                         text/plain; charset=utf-8
orangetext/data/speeches/2017-01-21-cia.txt:                                               text/plain; charset=utf-8
orangetext/data/speeches/2017-01-28-may.txt:                                               text/plain; charset=utf-8
orangetext/data/speeches/2017-01-29-weekly-address.txt:                                    text/plain; charset=us-ascii
orangetext/data/speeches/2017-01-31-gorsuch.txt:                                           text/plain; charset=utf-8
orangetext/data/speeches/2017-02-01-black-history-month.txt:                               text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit
orangetext/data/speeches/2017-02-03-weekly-address.txt:                                    text/plain; charset=utf-8

Would you be open to choosing a single encoding?