Shandon Bells and a Nation’s Strife in One Piece
A mixed fragment chronicles Francis Mauonsy the Jesuit priest turned poet known as Father Prout, praising Shandon bells while reflecting on Irish rights and a ballot for emancipation. It references Jeann and Lincoln era color line questions, then shifts to Beaver Dam Citizen notes and a Rock River survey, urging support for local readings and a proactive editorial stance.
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Francis Mauonsy
France
Journala
Father Prout
Bella
Shandon
aleeping
Bhandon Church
River Lee
Cork
Sumner on Lincoln in Boston on Fast Day amid nation’s fate
Charles Sumner delivered a Boston Fast Day eulogy on Abraham Lincoln. He contrasted Washington and Lincoln, framed the Civil War as a struggle to perfect the republic, and urged enforcing equality under law. He praised Lincoln’s second inaugural and called for emancipation and preservation of Union. He urged citizens to honor Lincoln’s memory with action toward universal rights.
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Charles Sumner
Abraham Lincoln
Bumner
Boston
Washington
Lincoln
republic
Lafayette
France
Sumner
J. Sumner
United States
man
atll
Ophir
George Washbington
Debating Johnson and Reconstruction in Wartime Tone
A sprawling opinion piece attacks President Johnson's Reconstruction policies, arguing they weaken Southern loyalty and threaten federal gains. It cites Gen. Grierson and Gen. Swayne, praises Congress, and contrasts Yankee progress with European illiteracy while quoting Wendell Phillips and local politicians.
Thaddeus Stevens Speech and Acknowledgment in Congress
A historical summary notes Thaddeus Stevens, known as O Thad, delivering a closing House speech on a Constitutional Amendment bill. It highlights his dream of a republic free from oppression and inequality, his tempered response to disappointment, and his call to seize partial gains now while hoping for better reforms later. Also mentioned: twelve messages sent to the New York Telegraph Office for Europe in one day, with $1,313 paid in gold.
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Lord Eldon
Great Britain
QChancellor
Evary Copperhead
Lee
Johnston
Grierson
Eoening
Johnson
siie
South
Avery
readman
vreau
Swayne
Alabama
Wasahington
Fielding
Richardson
Wendell Phillips
Emancipation League
Boston
Phillips
Jefferson Davia
Jefferson Davis
mills, &u
Lancashire
England
New England
South Carolina
Harrisburg
Cameron
Hamilton
New Orleans
Monorve
Farragut
Pennsylvania
Union
Andrew Johnson
courge
Texas
Congress
army
navy
Supreme Court
lnwa
hey
United States
France
Mourth
Bas Rhin
vonscrips
tlante-Marne
Meuse
Donha
Paria
Seine
Strasburg
Bensuncon
Doubs
minister of Public Instruction
reland
New York
Ouwerzan
Rogisod
Howard
Thaddeus Stevens
O Thad
House of Representatives
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
N.Y
Europe
Preservation of Meats Infiltration Experiment Demonstrated
The New Society of Infiltration shows meat preservation by a modern brine method at a West Twenty fourth Street packing house. Dr Courtenay Atwood leads trials inspired by Professor John Morgan, with Liebig endorsing the approach as rapid and economical. Six specimens, including three hogs and one cow, were treated, the process described in detail, and the meat prepared for long storage.
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Chambera
George Baxter
roma
West Twentyfourth street
Din. Savera
Crane
Liebig
Europe
Massachusetts Voter Quality Sparks National Debate
A fragment from a period publication notes that Massachusett s voters are valued higher by thirty percent due to racial politics and literacy standards. It cites Seward predicting Southern representatives’ admission to Congress and comments on Lincoln era governance. Also mentions a poisoning scare, a girl named Kennedy, and a disinfectant recipe.
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Edwarde St
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ETTINGER & BRO’S
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Vatican
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Moscow
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Mexico
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Freedmen’s Bureau
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Tennessee
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Andy Johnson
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Katdull
Waukesha county
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Doolittle
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