Correspondence Between Sherman and Wade Hampton in 1880
A set of four letters between Senator Wade Hampton of Daccer's Springs and Secretary John Sherman of the Treasury discusses remarks linking Hampton and the Ku Klux Klan. Sherman denies personal connection while accusing the southern Democratic leadership of benefiting from Klan crimes and calls for civil and political rights for Republicans in the South.
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New York
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Spiegel
Atlanta's lively week ends with political and social jumbles
Atlanta and Philadelphia items highlight political controversies and social schemes. In Atlanta, a Trinity Church meeting honors mission workers to China and locals debate Democratic perspectives and local governance. Philadelphia exposes a child adoption for cash scam with a foster girl Frances Leota Morris.
A Little Advice From Mr Velpeeeti
The text presents four rules for speaking and conduct, urging direct eye contact, clear speech, silence when unkind or unneeded, and doing hard tasks first. It ends with a note about the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company being sued by Pulman’s concern over the railway running its own sleepers alongside its express and telegraph business.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Pulman
Riot in Oglethorpe County Ends Without Fatalities
A Monday night riot in Oglethorpe County erupted after a wrestling challenge. John fought Willis Howard, throwing him twice, leaving Howard and others bruised. Police reports note no shots fired and few injuries among whites, with three black men hurt.
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Toglethope Echo
Oglethope
Mr. Bray
John
Willis Howard
Willis Neich d Lopg
Fred Wil
Wil Igurn
View Of Insanity Declared A Boon By German Physician
A German physician proposes insanity can bring calm and even benefit, arguing many eminent men are mad and nations may fall under mad leadership. He warns against overreach in treatment, noting society misreads insanity as a universal calamity while citing broad assertions about influence on governance. The Springfield Republican references 10,000 Campbell Ciliter voters in Indiana amid Garfield era discussions.
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Campbell Ciliter
Indiana
Garfield
Express messenger refuses whisky after train wreck heroism
The Knoxville Tribune remarks on Charlie Owen a nineteen year old express messenger from Lynchburg who stayed to guard two silver boxes after a heavy freight train wreck near Big Lick. He refused opiates and drank no whisky while injured choosing duty and loyalty over relief.
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Roanoke News
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Knoxville
Southern @xpress
Lynchburg
Big Lick
Charlie
The Fogs of London
The Lemon correspondent for the Manchester Examiner laments London fogs harming spirits and health. He urges strict home consumption of smoke and scientific remedies to reduce fogs, noting mortality increases in winter and forecasting worsening conditions.
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Manchester Examiner
Italy
France
Margate
Broadstairs
London
J. D. Hay
Georgia Senate Elects New Members Faces Unknowns
The Georgia Senate contemplates its new members with concern over lack of familiar figures from past sessions. Observers question if Judge McDavie or any other verified leaders are ready for the chair, while several young but untested legislators from Savannah and surrounding areas are noted for potential but limited experience.
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Union and Recorder
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Sav
Singular loss and curious counterfeit parade in Baltimore
Mrs Emma Simms of Washington city lost 1890 near North Gay Street and Dallas Street as a grand procession sparked a spree of counterfeit notes. John Myers, who handed out the money, watched a crowd trade twenty dollar bills for small coins, with a boy selling a twenty for twenty five cents. A lady kept a twenty as memory while another returned a recovered note. officer Gibson recovered 450 dollars, including the noted twenty. The event drew consternation and regret, described as one of the most singular cases on record by the Baltimore Sun.
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Baltimore
Depp
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Threatening Aspect of Affairs in Ireland
A historical letter-like piece notes Ireland’s worsening crisis with Fenian activity and Land League tensions. It warns of an imminent revolution, military prep, and possible national upheaval while urging continued sympathy for Irish tenants and opposition to separation efforts.
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Columbia
Charleston
Patlic
Joux Sherman
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America
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Moormorris
England
Ander
The Difference Drawer Tales and a Census Laugh
A quip contrasts a woman's private drawer with a man's, listing intimate keepsakes like ribbons lace letters and jewelry against a ledger of common male items. The fragmentary text includes garbled passages about a census, race, and social commentary from a 19th or early 20th century voice.
Telephones and Thunderstorms A Safety Note
The Rutland Herald advises readers that home telephones are safer than no phones during storms because wires act as lightning rods. Do not use phones during a thunder shower as the crack may injure ears or shock the nervous system. keep instruments on hook until the shower ends.
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Rutland ‘Herald
Dry Summer Recollection From Rural Farmer
An old country farmer recalls an extreme dry spell with no water for whiskey and cattle dying. He notes ash like wind blown grass, no tears at funerals, skin and bones of remaining grasshoppers, baked potatoes, and fear of leaving the house in daylight.
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Birthday customs and gifts in family life and politics
The excerpt stresses honoring each family member's birthday with small rituals and thoughtful gifts, notes budget constraints, and suggests items like clothing, books, and jewelry. It also includes a political aside about a campaign incident and a church baptismal remark, ending with a fragmentary aside about a city prison vacation.
Telegraph Wedding Unites Latham and Miss Faria Across Distances
The first telegraphic wedding connected Albany Missouri and Portland Indiana as telegraph operator Albert Latham and bride Sarah J. Faria wed via the American Union and Western Union lines. Messages traveled through Indianapolis Kansas City and Portland, with reporters and operators witnessing the ceremony. The 1 pm ceremony linked St. Louis time and Portland time, lasting until confirmation at 3 pm as friends in Missouri Illinois and Indiana sent congratulations.
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