Reconstruction era reflections on Grant and Greeley
A Southern figure recalls visiting General Grant at the White House in 1872 and discusses his shifting views on Reconstruction, the Republican party, and Greeley’s nomination. He notes prior opposition to reform, eventual support for Grant as a path to reconciliation, and the political calculus of Northern and Southern factions after the war.
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Memoir of Grant friendship and southern reconciliation tale
Personal recollections recount meetings with General Grant in Washington and Hong Kong. The narrator describes Grant’s desire for peace, amnesty efforts, and bipartisan tensions. Anecdotes cover governance, loyalty, parole, and the challenge of southern support for Grant amid postwar politics.
Wheelbarrow bet and political bets across states
A miscellany of election bets and dares across towns from Arron NY to PA and NJ. James E. O Connor plans to wheel apples in a barrow from City Hall to New York if Cleveland wins, facing a 350 penalty penalty and egg pelting. Other notes tell of bets on Harrison, entrepreneurial stunts, and odd divorce tales across Pennsylvania and New Jersey with colorful local characters and wagers.
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Arron
N. Y
James E. O'Conner
World Office
New York
Cleveland
City Hall
Brooklyn
Theodora W. Braddish
Braddish
Harrigan
New York State
Mr. O'Conner
Nion
Torch
New York City
O'Conner
Braddisk
Pariapeirsta
Boston
Norman. Barratt
John J. Moloney
Congress
Cornelius M. Smith
Barratt
Bia
Harrison
Gloucester
Mass
Moloney
Smith
Nor
Bicknell
Charles River
Harry BR. Austid
Dedham Centra
Meadville
Robert
Pultoo
Accam
Charles Bankina
Dedham
Norwood
Miles
Poiapetysta
Harrison and Heid
Vine Street
William Nelson
Hartlepo
Washington
Love Banyen
N. J
Son
Prinaperara
John Leitherd
Engine Company 14
Germantown
William Benett
Rawway
N. Sf
Louia Borgmeyer
Edward A. Spence
Burgmeyer
Spence
Qkerry Street
Union Agunty
Spance
Wilk Aie
Damocruis
Kreinchsrville
Abram Cole
Wistfiehl
Supervieor Cole
Murray Anedrovette
Charles Diller
Thompa Coughlion
City Ball Park
Diller
George B. McClelland
United Veterans Army Tym
Bife Corps
United States
Coughlin
Cleva
Centre Street
Odmox
Albert Tous
Winceburg
Holmes County
Public Square
New York World
First public demonstration of long distance telephone reaches Chicago
The Long Distance Division of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company showcased a 950 mile link between New York and Chicago on October 18 with verbal exchanges between Mayor Grant and Mayor Washburne, a Bell conversation, and photography capturing the moment. The setup used two No 8 copper wires, forty five poles per mile, and the Strondard battery with three cells powering the transmitter. Officers John E. Hudson, E. J. Hall, Melville Eggleston, and W. R. Driver led the event, with guests receiving souvenir coil wires.
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Courtlandt Street
Grant
Washburne
Chicago
New York City
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Alexander Graham Bell
William G. Hubbard
Philadelphia
Brazil
William Thomson
Ballarat
Hubbard Io
A. 8. Hibbard
F. A. Pickerneer
Edward H. Lyon
Scientific American
G. M. Abbott
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Newark
N. J
Easton
Harrisburg
Altona
Pittsburg
New Castle
South Bend
Ind
Milwaukee
Boston
John E. Hudson
E. J. Hall
Melville Eggleston
W.R. Driver
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