Tur U.8 Senate adjourned and far E war flare
The Intelligencer reports Senate adjourned on Thursday as Tur U.8. war rumors fade. Tyre is a speck of war in South America, Aspinwall, Grenada burned, and Uncle Sam sends ships and Marines to restore order. War fever between England and Russia over Afghanistan boundary lines quiets, but the bluff winds on.
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Tyre
South America
Aspinwall
Renada
Uncle Sam
England
Russia
Afghanistan
Cleveland Withdraws Lawton Nomination for Russia Post
President Cleveland has withdrawn A. P. Lawton from consideration as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia. It remains to be determined if Lawton's rebel disabilities have been removed, affecting his eligibility.
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Cleveland
A. P. Lawton
Russia
French cabinet formed after Tonquin defeat
The Twe French have been badly whipped in Tonquin and a new cabinet has been formed in France. John Chinaman, under European officers, is developing into a capable soldier.
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Tonquin
France
John Chinaman
Appointment settles Indianapolis postmaster dispute
A heated contest between Vice President Hendricks and a District of Congress member over the Indianapolis postmaster position ended with Aquilla Jones, Sr. chosen, the candidate Hendricks supported.
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Hendricks
Congress
Indianapolis
Aquilla Jones, Sr
Iowa Grand Army encampment meet in Davenport
The Department Encampment of Iowa of the Grand Army of the Republic will assemble in Davenport on April 22 and 23. Local organizers promise strong preparations and ample accommodations for all attendees.
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Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Davenport
Grand Army
Beechers Recommend Southerner for 1888 President
Henry Ward Beecher told a reporter in Birmingham that he favors a Southern candidate for president in 1888 and named Secretary Lamar as the man for the honor. The note adds that Beecher’s judgment has faltered since a 1875 meeting with Elizabeth and a mutual friend.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Birmingham
Alabama
Lamar
Henry
Elizabeth
Generals Grant admired in the South in illness
Gratitude and sympathy extend across the South for General Grant amid his illness and misfortune. The text notes his leadership of the Union army earned respect, with two hundred thousand Southern veterans grieving the day he hands his sword to the Universal Victor.
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Grant
Prohibition Ruling Triggers Retail Panic in State
State reports show saloons closing and liquor shipments rebounded as the Supreme Court upholds the prohibitory law injunctions. Retail dealers fear a decisive weapon for enforcing prohibition will close saloons in nearly all towns and cities.
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Supreme Court
Appointment biases in postmaster selections revealed
The article notes that appointments to office rely on recommendations from influential Democrats familiar with the locality. It cites a case where a postmaster with 450 signatures out of 550 local Democrats received mail at a post office, while another man with no petition was appointed solely on two letters of recommendation.
Suit to recover office ends with judge ruling
Auphor Brown sues Judge McHenry to regain his office. Baron Sherman ordered out the State Militia and disgraced Iowa. Brown is praised for honesty, while Sherman leads Globe Insurance Co. in Des Moines which Brown forced to pledge $10,000 to issue a certificate. Insurance rivals have opposed Brown for years, suggesting Sherman is their tool.
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Auphor Brown
The
Brown
Sherman
Prohibition Ticket Backed by Nevada Editor
In the Watchman Democratic paper Mr W G Allen of Nevada urges Iowa to nominate a State Prohibitory ticket this year. He criticizes Republicans over the St John affair and calls them the grand old party. The piece labels Allen as not a crank though his tone is sharp and warns prohibition could fail if crank prohibitionists obstruct the effort.
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W. G. Allen
Nevada
Watchman
Dem
Iowa
Allen
St. John
Criticism of Old Jake Thomp son Honoring by Interior Dept
An anti Thomp son tirade denounces J T Buchanan era Interior Secretary for stealing funds, aiding Confederates, spreading disease facts, and supporting Booth and Lincoln assassination. The writer rouses outrage at his commemoration and calls for harsher punishment than Haman.
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Jake Thompson
Interior Department
Washington
J.T
Buchanan
Uncle Sam
Canada
United States
Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Haman
Jeff Davis
Centerfighting a Valuable Article in Huntsville Arkansas
Madison County Review publisher from Huntsville Arkansas reports on Brown's Iron Bitters effects on his wife after months of use. Mr Daugherty notes remarkable improvement. Counterfeits and imitations once hindered access but are now exposed and driven out. Genuine Bitters available from respectable druggists at one dollar per bottle.
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The
Madison County Review
Huntsville
Ark
Brown
Daugherty
Tle
Our Old Commander Grant Nearing Death
Bulletin from the sick chamber of Gen. Grant notes a terrible throat cancer has spread through his mouth with no hope. Doctors and family fear his death may come at any moment as the nation remembers a long and illustrious life of service. Mourning is urged for soldiers and citizens who stood by him in battle and peace.
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Gen. Grant
Bourne
America
Angel of Mercy
Father
Copperhead sentiment and interior department moves amid war memories
The piece notes bitter Copperhead views by Phelps and Pendleton, suggests Confederate capture of the capital, and criticizes Interior Department officials for honoring a traitor. It contrasts Lamar's claim of no colony with his prior eulogy of Sumner and implies his inability to distinguish between honoring Jacob Thompson and closing the department.
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Gene Higgins
Phelps
Mr. Pendleton
Interior Department
South Carolina
Lamar
Olony
Charles Sumner
Mr. Lamar
Jacob Thompson
Presidential Appointments Listed By President Cleveland
President Cleveland has made a broad slate of diplomatic and federal postings. Envoys include Thomas J. Jarvis to Brazil and Richard K. Hubbard to Japan, with ministers and consuls named to Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas. Other appointments cover internal revenue collectors, tax officials, and postmasters across multiple states.
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Cleveland
United States
Thomas J. Jarvis
North Carolina
Brazil
Alexander R. Lawton
Geora
Russia
Anthony M. Kelley
Ofirginia
Italy
Wm. R. Roberts
New York
Chili
Charles W. B. Buck
Kentucky
Peru
Richard K. Hubbard
Texas
Japan
Geo. W. Morrill
Nevada
Hawaiian Islands
Isaac Beil, Jr
Rhode Island
Netherlands
Rufus Magee
Indiana
Sweden
Norway
Thomas M. Walker
Connecticut
London
Frederick Paine
Maryland
Berlin
Wm. M. Long
Hamburg
Germany
T. Russell
Liverpool
England
Edmund Jussen
Ilinois
Vienna
Edward Park Curtis Lewis
New Jersey
Portugal
Rasmus B. Anderson
Wisconsin
Denmark
A. Heller Gross
Pennsylvania
Athens
Greece
Evan P. Howell
Georgia
Manchester
Brown, Shipley & Co
Navy Department
Internal Revenue
Nathan Gregg
Tennessee
Isham G. Leary
Alexander McGue
Treasury
David Settle
Joseph E. Johnston
Virginia
Lewis Mullen
District of New York
William Caldwell
Ohio
Cincinnati
Clement Dowd
South District
John O. Henderson
Eleventh
Wm. J. Volkmar
Ath Cavalry
Geo. I T. Burton
21St Infantry
Norman J. Colman
Missouri
John T. McGraw
West Virginia
District of West Virginia
Henry P. Kernehar
Louisiana
New Orleans
Carolina
J. O. Knott
Michael J. Dougherty
Galesburg
Ill
Wilbur F. Horn
Idaho Springs
Colo
Anson Watrous
Fort Collins
Henry G. Pearson
New York City
Adelbert Sheppard
Waverly
Iowa
Bayard R. Gray
Portland
Ind
Thos. B. French
Alexander
Chas. E. Cook
McPherson
Kas
G. Marion
Moore
Pleasanton
Jno
A. Showalton
Latrobe
Prominent Civil War Figures Cornerstone Cabinet Posts
The New York World profiles Mrs. Anne Stephens and lists long array of post Civil War appointments under President Cleveland. It notes Bayard Garland Lamar Miller Atkin Johnson Coleman McLane Jackson Jarvis Buck Hubbard Paine Howell Long and others as nominees or appointees and recounts former Union and Confederate officers among the proposed staff and ambassadorships. It also offers a portrait of Stephens her home decor and a career spanning decades as editor author and novelist highlighted by her works The Polish Boy and The Old Apple Tree.
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Delaware
Garland
Arkansas
Lamar
Mississippi
Internal Revenue
Miller
Westle
Atkins
Tennessee
Johnson
Virginia
Colman
Missouri
France
McLane
Maryland
Mexico
Jackson
Georgia
Brazil
Jarvis
North Carolina
Peru
Buck
Kentucky
Japan
Hubbard
Texas
Berlin
Paine
Manchester
Howell
Hamburg
Long
Baird
Bell
Porter
Clarke
Muldrow
Higgins
Aaron Burr
Mary Woolstonecraft
Gilbert Stuart
Bach
Frank Leslie
Mrs. Stephens
Connecticut
Vermont
Peterson Brothers
Philadelphia
Stephens
New York World
Family Debt After Studying Sparks Tense Exchange
A short dialogue reveals a father lamenting high costs of his child’s education while the student admits limited study effort, illustrating tension over student debt and expectations. The exchange highlights financial pressures and differing attitudes toward schooling.
St Patrick's Pills Promoted as Ultimate Cathartic
An advertisement touts St Patrick's Pills as the most searching and reliable cathartic. It claims to correct bilious disorders and renovate the system, promising a bran new feeling from a single dose. Sold by UL Westerman.
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St. Patrick’s
UL. Westerman
Weakness, &Co
Winchester
New Y
A Sermon to Lovers by Rabbi Gottbeil
A speaker urges youths to stay young and seek life experiences before twenty. He mocks the idea of an old head on young shoulders and champions fluttering hearts, love, and embracing risk rather than restraint. He warns against false vows and urges pursuing genuine desires while youth lasts.
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Rabbi Gottbeil
Prince Leopold's Affliction and the Albany Death Mystery
A London Letter reports ongoing questions about the Duke of Albany's death and Prince Leopold's illness. It notes uncertainty whether the fall caused the fit or vice versa, and whether epilepsy or syncope explains the episode. The prince's weakness is linked to an abnormal skin condition with only two cuticles, making him sensitive to cold and prone to sudden limb collapse and chronic knee-lameness.
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Prince Leopold
Duke of Albany
London
Fred Douglass and wife visit during House wrangle
Washington Special reports Frederick Douglass Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia and his white wife entering the ladies gallery during a heated Naval Appropriation bill debate. The public spectacle drew opera glasses and attention as the newly married couple shared grace amid the political uproar.
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Fred Douglass
Frederick Douglass
District of Columbia
Douglass
Washington
The Education of Girls in Popular Science Monthly
A critique of female education argues four mistakes in shaping girls. It warns against early childhood sexualization, prolonged domestic study while health falters, making schooling the end rather than a path to adult intellectual life, and withholding essential laws of women’s mental and physical life in nature.
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George MacDonald
Popular Science Monthly
Richmond Gentleman Seeks Missing Servant Joe
A Richmond, Virginia resident complains his servant Joe failed to wake on a freezing morning delaying chores. Aunt Polly lights the fire hours later as the household learns Joe is dead, prompting sharp admonitions and demands for responsibility in the domestic sphere. The tale appears in Harper's May issue.
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Richmond
Joe
Polly
Marie Tray
Harper’s
Satanic Mortgage Mystery Declares High Crime Carnvial
A fragmentary note portrays a crime carnival led by a figure described as Satanic mortgage guardian. The text laments that the mortgage has shown no interest, referencing Lixermede Wier and CUintér Ocean in a satirical tone about wealth and power.
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Satan
Dear Memories For Mother in Mourning Poem and Notice
A mournful tribute poem recalls a lost child with lines of memory and faith, addressed to the mother and father. The piece shifts to a brief public notice for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, touting its efficacy and listing bottle sizes and local seller H. Westerman.
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H. Westerman
Grain buyers and merchants offer 500 in book sale
For grain buyers and commission merchants 500 in a book for sale at Bosworths and Westerman drug stores. Ames also at The Intelligence office. Our public school will reopen Mon.
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Bosworth’s
Westerman’s
Ames
Intelligencer
Pauls Voyage and Gods Divine Design in Acts Route
Reflects on Paul’s voyage to Italy as divinely guided, noting Roman centurions and Cornelius as linked to early church expansion. Highlights the dangers of voyage, the value of moral character over possessions, and the duty of Christians to share hope amid peril, with lessons on leadership and interdependence.
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Paul
Italy
Julius
Augustus
Cornelius
Coldstream Guards
Spain
Rhine
Britain
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Straits of Gibraltar
Bay of Biscay
British Channel
Cornice
Fair Havens
Achan
Something for the Baby and Parker's Tonic Ad
An old advertisement notes a crying baby in the home and claims Parker's Tonic will soothe the child. It suggests a teaspoonful calms the household, noting the product is available from druggists for 50 cents.
Free trial bottle restores lung disease sufferer
Mr E Springer of Mechanicsburg Pa recounts a lung fever and abscess left him a skeleton. After using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption he reports a full recovery with 48 pounds gained. Call at J H Pickett Co s Palace Drug Store for a free trial bottle. Large bottles 100.
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E. Springer
Mechanicsburg
Dr. King
J. H. Pickett & Co
Palace
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