Death Conquers Grant Final Hour at MacGregor Home
The Ames Iowa newspaper reports General Grant’s long illness ending peacefully after a day and night of care. Mrs. Grant and Col. Fred Grant remained at his side as doctors and nurses tended to him. The piece reflects on his life, bravery, and the nation’s response to his death.
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Grant
Dr. New- Man
Gen. Grant
Grant, Jr
Shrady
Sands Mount MacGregor
Douglas
Newman
Col. Grant
Waterloo
Eagrim Rembrandt
Dr. Newman
Dr. Douglas
Case Grant
Genoa
Not by the ball nor brand by mortal hand
A martial tribute recalls a great conqueror whose calm steel nerve and iron form withstood cannonade. The hero slept, foes neared, but he woke undismayed saluted Death and sheathed his blade. Francis F. Browne notes the unyielding spirit of a century‑fighting soldier.
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Ialaiaser Comamn
Dea Francis F. Browne
Awaiting the Final Summons at Mount MacGregor
A Mount MacGregor dispatch describes a quiet cottage scene hours before death. The surrounding area remains hushed with only occasional birdsong and a sense of solemn stillness as final moments approach.
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Mount MacGregor
Decline of General Grant’s health and move to Mount MacGregor
The article traces General Grant’s health descent from a hip fall over a year earlier to a cancerous mouth condition and tongue trouble. It notes medical consultations, partial recovery in April, renewed weakness in May, and a June move to Mount MacGregor where he remains under care with fluctuating improvement.
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Grant
Fordyce Barker
California
Mount MacGregor
Dead Hero of a Nation Grant’s life from cradle to surrender
Outline of Ulysses S. Grant’s career from birth in Point Pleasant Ohio to his rise at West Point and through major Civil War campaigns. The account traces his early schooling, service in Mexico, civilian years, and detailed battles including Vicksburg Chattanooga and Petersburg ending with Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House.
Fatal Lump at Roof of Mouth Reveals Grant’s Illness
The article traces General Grant’s illness beginning in June 1884 at Long Branch after he felt a lump in the roof of his mouth while eating fruit. It follows delayed diagnosis, doctor visits, and escalating concern as reports emerged in February about his rapid decline.
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Gen. Grant
Long Branch
George W. Childs
da Costa
Grant
Childs
de Costa
New York
Grant Fund keeps reinvestment rumor alive
Reports say arrangements were made to reinvest the 250000 Grant fund in Wabash Railway first mortgage bonds with Aug 1 as the reinvestment date. Governors Morgan pledged payment of principal and interest. A promoter declines full disclosure and promises forthcoming details if trustees approve.
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New York
Gen. Grant
Morgan
Gov. Morgan
HaxoWarp Announces Largest Freshman Class Yet
HaxoWarp reveals its upcoming freshman intake will be the largest in the university's history, signaling expanded enrollment plans and broader student outreach. Campus officials emphasize strategic growth and resource allocation to support the new cohort.
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HaxoWarp
Military Campaigns of Grant from Springfield to Nashville
Highlights Ulysses S. Grant early Civil War service from Springfield to the Donelson victory. Includes his commission as Brigadier General, battles at Fort Henry Fort Donelson Shiloh and Corinth, promotions, and key strategic movements through Tennessee and Kentucky under Fremont Halleck Smith Buell and Rosecrans.
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Grant
Galena
Springfield
Fremont
Ironton
Jefferson City
Missouri
Cairo
Ohio
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Tennessee River
Smithland
Cumberland
Imont
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Columbus
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Memphis
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Price
Iuka
Ecrans
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Ohio River
Carters
van Dorn
Rosecrans
Grant's Political Career The Chief Events of His Two Terms as President
At the 1858 Republican National Convention in Chicago Grant was nominated for president with Colfax for vice president. He carried 26 states and 214 electoral votes to Seymour Blair's 80. Inaugurated March 4 1869, Grant faced cabinet shifts as Stewart Washburne Cox Hoar resigned or were replaced, while reconstructions progressed and Santo Domingo annexation efforts were pursued with treaties signed in 1869.
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Congress
Alabama
Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Nandentne
George William Curtis
Philadephia
Grant
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Horace Greeley
B. Gratz Brown
Chicago
Gen. Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Horatio Seymour
Francis P. Blair
Colfax
Seymour
Blair
Senate
Elihu B. Washburne
Ilinois
Alexander T. Stewart
New York
Treasury
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Ohio
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Adolph E
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Illinois
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Maryland
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George M. Robeson
New Jersey
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Georgia
George H. Williams
Oregon
Mr. Cox
Columbus Delano
Santo Domingo
Peninsula
Bay of Samana
Baez
The Last Eight Years of the Old Soldier Life
A citizen reflects on the final eight years of a veteran’s life describing daily routines, enduring health issues, and public reception. The piece emphasizes aging, memory, and service as a quiet, ongoing testament to a soldier’s years after active duty.
Grant’s Post Presidency Career and Illness Recalled
The record notes General Grant retired March 4 1877 with Hayes succeeding him. It recalls his worldwide receptions his 1880 convention ties to Ward controversy and the later icy fall that fractured his hip followed by a cancerous tongue growth.
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Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chicago
Ward
Garfield
House in which Grant was married defaced and vandalized
A damaged brick house once tied to a marriage involving Grant shows severe defacement at the front door. An added legend tacked beside the door amplifies the vandalism and invites onlookers to note the degradation.
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Grant
Bridal Relic House Seeks Preservation Amid Route Plans
Fragmentary 19th century diary style notes describe a wedding relic house with mahogany stairway newel post and brass door knobs. The article traces the Grant family history from 1850s farm life to Civil War era relocation and later ventures, linking the property to a proposed railroad route.
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Delier
Roe
Iron Mountain
Union Depot
St. Louis
Barton Street
Galena, Til
Grant
Grant's Boyhood and Birthplace in Point Pleasant
A compact portrait traces Ulysses S. Grant from his humble Point Pleasant birth home through childhood in a hard, industrious family. It notes his West Point entry at 17 and the clerical error that named him Ulysses S. Grant, with nicknames like Uncle Sam and Unconditional Surrender Grant shaping his enduring fame.
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Point Pleasant
Grant
Military Academy
West Point
Hiram Ulysses
Ulysses S. Grant
Tarxen
Corman
Sam
United States
U. S
Mansion Gen Grant Lived In Near Vanderbilts in New York
The New York residence known as the Mansion, where Gen. Grant resided before removal to Mount MacGregor, sits among the city’s fashionable homes near the Vanderbilts’ mansion and the Henry Villard house, close to the newer properties.
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Gen. Grant
Mount MacGregor
York City
Vanderbilts
Henry Villard
Grandly Built Homes Line Sixty sixth Street Near Central Park
Within rifle shot are a score of houses costing more than seventy five thousand dollars each to build. On Sixty sixth street off Fifth avenue near Central Park the area houses show fashion from ten years ago. A neat brown stone front four stories high with ornate window casings and a bay window in the parlor. The south facing front and rear view overlook parts of Central Park.
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Sixty-sixth Street
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
New York City
Anecdotal Dialogue After Battle at Pittsburgh Landing
After Pittsburgh Landing Buell teased Grant about policy and retreat. Grant replies I didn’t mean to be beaten and notes transports could not carry all men. Buell presses on defeats and remaining troops.
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Pittsburgh
Buell
Tennessee
Grant
Gen. Grant
Grant Early Life and Dent Marriage in St Louis
The piece recalls Gen. Grant and Fred Dent as West Point friends who warily shaped Grant’s path. Dent carried Grant to safety in the Mexican War, then married Miss Dent in St Louis in 1848. The wedding drew notable officers and was noted in the Republican on August 24, 1848.
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
Point Pleasant
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Georgetown
West Point Mary Academy
Thomas L. Hamer
Congress
Hiram Ulysses
Ulysses
Academy
Missouri
Texas
Taylor
Grant
Palo Alto
Resaca de la Palma
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Molino del Rey
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Sackett's Harbor
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St. Louis
California
Oregon
Fort Vancouver
Galena
Gen. Grant
Miss Dent
Lieut
Fred Dent
West Point
Young Dent
Rea Nggenromg Ba
Republican
Dent
Fourth and
Cerre Streets
They Have a General Now in the Wilderness Campaign
The account recalls Lee and his officers surveying Union forces after a day of fighting in the Wilderness. A tense moment follows as Lee contemplates defeat, allegedly saying the Union has a general and the rebellion may be ending after six days of battle. The narrative traces the route through Spotsylvania Cold Harbor Petersburg and culminates in Lee's surrender.
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Oapanions
Spoettsylvania
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Texas editor presses Grant for presidential bid in 1967 interview
In November 1967 Gen. Grant, acting Secretary of War, met with a Texas political editor who forced entry to his private office. The editor pressed for a political quote about Grant running for president, but Grant instructed him to say nothing.
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Texas
Gen. Grant
Grant
Cme
Pera
Rich Man Begs Burial Place as Syndicate Ties Unravel
A Chicago syndicate tale unfolds with a rich man seeking burial space amid gangland pressures. An unrelated sensational note claims an explosion caused by a toothpick, adding to a catalog of curious incidents and threats across the city.
Texas Capitol project shifts to Burnet County granite
The Building Commissioners and Capital Board met in Austin to approve Col. Abner Taylor of a Chicago syndicate for the state house construction. The plan adds 500000 dollars in cost but omits two porticos and uses 500 convicts to work the quarry and project. Taylor vows Texas cutters at union wages and a two year finish.
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Texas
Austin
Ireland
Swain
Lubbock
Templeton
Walsh
Messrs
Lee and
McLaurin
Burnet County
Col. Taylor
Knights of Labor
Texas State House
Book Keeper Embezzles Funds in Sedalia Bank Scandal
Sedalia Missouri report details R E King the bookkeeper embezzling 10000 on July 3 and absconding. Five year defalcations total about 38000 beyond the 10000 recovered, nearly matching the bank capital stock. King held on bond raised from 1500 to 5000. Bank suspends withdrawals while promising to pay all deposits with interest.
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Sedalia
Sedalia Savings Bank
King
Buried Like a Pauper at Excluded Catholic Funeral
Edward Gillan shot his wife and killed himself in Cleveland Ohio. Excommunicated and refused priest burial, no service or hymn was held. Gillan left about $50 000 and was interred in the potter's field after a private, minimal burial attended by a few elderly pallbearers.
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Edward Gillan
Cleveland
Ohio
Gillan
Potter's Field
Man Daring Break-In Met with Fiery Revenge
A Lafayette Indiana dispatch describes a rough man entering a prominent house seeking advances. The female resident repelled him with boiling suds from a wash boiler, scalding his eyes, then continued with another hot bath to the head and neck as he left the premises. If his sight returns, he may avoid the kitchen.
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Lafayette
Blazing Gasoline Accident At Richmond Grocery
A Richmond Indiana grocery fire ends miraculously without death. Billy A. lit by a match on a gasoline can, ignited by a toothpick end, catching the counter. Flames spread as onlookers rolled him in dust to extinguish, leaving one leg badly burned and his body scorched.
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Richmond
Ind
Billy A
Governor Proclaims Ban on Infectious Cattle Imports
The governor issues a proclamation prohibiting importation of infectious cattle into the state. Sheriffs and deputies are ordered to seize cattle driven across counties in violation and report to the Live Stock Sanitary Commission. The commission is urged to establish enforcement regulations.
Three Men Die in Fort Littleton Railroad Explosion
A frightful explosion on the South Pennsylvania Railroad near Fort Littleton Fulton County Pa kills one Hungarian and two Italians and fatally injures John Martin foreman and an unknown black man. The victims are horribly mutilated and the scene is described in grim detail.
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South Pennsylvania Railroad
Fort Littleton
Fulton County
John Martin
The Crops An Eastern Estimate Special Report
Special reports from winter and spring wheat states to the American Rural Home review Northwest winter wheat favors. Michigan alone matches 1884. Southern Illinois to Kentucky see no 30 day gain. two states millers buy old wheat to stock mills. Spring wheat may average if heat stays tolerable. Northwest grass crop lagging. oats show strong improvement.
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Rochester
N. Y
Northwest
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Kansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Three Persons Drowned In Colorado Storm
During a heavy rain a wagon with a man, woman, and child crossed a swollen area between Dad and El Moro Colorado. The wagon capsized and the bodies were not recovered, likely swept into the Arkansas River. No identification for the victims exists.
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el Moro
Colo
Arkansas River
Cincinnati Enquirer Depicts Dog Fight Causing Stir
The Cincinnati Enquirer faces backlash after publishing an illustration of a dog fight. Critics say the image unsettles readers and undermines decorum while supporters argue it highlights animal cruelty issues.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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