Hayes Adams Bargain Claim in Hayes Presidency Seat
Ex governor Chamberlain’s released memo and Wines statement allege a bargain between Hayes and Southern interests to secure the presidency through troop withdrawal from Louisiana. The papers quote long memoranda, dispute motives, and name influential backers, with Wines as sole source of blame for the political deal’s exposure.
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Chicago
Wise
Louisiana
Hayes
Innis Istter
the News & Utier
Pktier
Chamberlain Desingee
Bargain Gmbh
Hayes’ Dierests
Pos- Yuey
Ps Party
Teehee
Clurs
Emedlupets
Cefeat
South
Steing
Hayes Vod
Bruess
Pegeve
Wiles
Aly Tau
Maud
Ayer
Buib
Uops
Mr. Wines
Remedy for Typhoid Fever Draws Debate Across Town
A local report discusses a proposed coffee based remedy for typhoid fever. Some residents oppose its use citing harm to dyspeptics while supporters say it offers quick relief. Dr. J B Suett notes history of similar claims in Russia and two hour dosing intervals.
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SSEB
Com
J.B Sueutt
Wss
Russia
Tonicutt
Georgia Willis and the corner that shines
A story of Georgia Willis who helps in the kitchen by “rubbing the knives” and doing what she can in her corner. Her faith and small acts inspire others, including a sick man and his daughter Helen, leading to donations and a blessing as Georgia’s corner lights the way.
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Georgia Willis
Georgia
Mary
Jesus
Emma
Helen
Georgis
Georgie
India
Charge the Jury by a Trial Justice in Reconstruction South Carolina
An anecdote from Reconstruction era South Carolina tells of Pompey Smash a former slave promoted to Trial Justice. When a juror advisory note reached him he charged the jury with one dollar and a half each. The piece ends with uplifting verse and an advertisement for Winslow's Soothing remedy.
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South Carolina
Pompey Smash
Pompey
Good Tempers Expand Lodges Across Regions
The Good Templars revival continues as Evans Lodge in this city recruits members and helps reorganize Bridge Hollow Lodge at Princeton factory. Center, Bisksville, and Madison lodge efforts grow with new officers named, signaling expanding temperance activity nationwide.
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Good Templar
Evans Lodge
Princeton
Bridge Hollow Lodge
Templar
T Hamilton
Ida Daly
J W Creighton
J T Johnson
Madison
Wesleyan Church Organized by Rev S J Cowan in City
Rev S J Cowan organized a Wesleyan Methodist church in the city with several applying for membership. A baptismal service followed in the tent by Rev Abbott with about 15 uniting. Doctrines align with the M E Church South though Wesleyans replace episcopacy with a stationing committee. No building plans yet. Last Saturday N L Sharpe injured a finger when a cow pulled him as he attempted to control the animal with a rope.
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S. J. Cowan
J. Cowan
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Cowan
Wesleyan Church
M. E. Church
Abbott
M. E. Church South
N.L Sharpe
Nicholson
Jackson County
Mr. Sharpe
State Supreme Court clears marriage of fourteen year old
The Augusta Herald notes a ruling that a girl fourteen or older can marry without parental consent if she is competent to contract. A couple from Putnam County married after eloping to Madison, with the court stating kidnapping did not occur as the marriage is valid when consummated. Also mentions Taft's Pills and English Spavin Liniment advertisements.
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Augusta Herald
State Supreme Court
E A. Cochran
W. 8. Conley
Putnam County
Leverett’s Grove School House
Conley
Mary Conley
Cochran
Madison
Eatonton
Supreme Court
Bad Cotton Showers Drive Poor Averages Across States
Weather slows cotton progress with heavy rains and cool nights. State averages show declines from June with Virginia 85 and Texas 84 among major producers. Reports cite lice and insects adding to crop damage while July 1892 comparisons are provided.
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Wasurxeros
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Lost in the Woods Aged Woman Found After Disappearance
Mrs. Mary Melia of Windsor vanished May 27 from Martin Palmer’s home in Hartrorp Connecticut. She was found by Palmer in a swampy woods on July 10 asleep with a shawl over her head. She has lost 60 pounds and suspects conflict with a taskmaster. She was barefoot and described as 60 years old. She said she fed on winter greens and may have milked cows nearby.
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Hartrorp
Conn
Mary Melia
Windsor
Martin Palmer
Palmer
Meliais
The Wrong Negro Hanged in Bardwell Controversy
Local readers confront a tense tale from Bardwell Kentucky where reports claim C J Miller a Springfield Illinois mulatto was hanged burned and executed on weak or nonexistent evidence amid national debate over justice and haste. The item also notes brief political and criminal updates including a Virginian bill, a bank defaulter in Ogden and a federal liquor law case in Georgia.
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Carmo
Ills
C. J. Miller
Springfield
Mulatto
Bardwell
Ray Sisters
Cate Fae Cree
Miller
Braid
Carlisle County
Governor Foster Calls State Levee Board Meeting
Governor Foster issues a proclamation calling a convention of state levee boards Arkansas Mississippi and U S engineers to meet July 12 at the Baton Rouge capitol to discuss protecting the alluvial valley and support a unified levee system.
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Louisiana
Foster
Arkansas
Mississippi
United States Engineers
Baton
The Phillips Brooks Memorial Design Described
Archdeacon Farrar writes to papers about a Phillips Brooks Memorial in St t s Strat Wabeioe Benefit to be an ecjectile the design features the Good Shepherd theme. England Respects Russia seal rights orders prohibit British ships from sealing near Russian coasts within ten marine miles and within thirty miles of certain islands. The First Electric Organ Arrives in Boston for St Thomas church Taunton Mass built in England.
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Phillips Brooks
Lonnox
Archdeacon Farrar
Phillips
St. T'S
England
Russia
Official Gazette
Russian
Behringeea
Northic Ocean
Komandorsky
Robben Islands
Boston
Boston Custom House
St. Thomas’ Church
Taunton
Mass
Eng
Sherman Attacks Pratt in Denver Paper Mills Row
Senator John Sherman denounces James H. Pratt as a liar at a union depot in Cuicano while preparing to travel home to Mansfield Ohio. Pratt accuses Sherman of dishonesty over coinage and legislative clauses. Col James H. Piatt of Denver denies the accusations as attorneys discuss possible receivership for Water Co. bondholders. The Grand Duke of Russia is reported to visit Newport on July 25 as Bar Harbor reports Bar Harbor Barus.
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James H. Pratt
Cuicano
John Sherman
Union Depot
Mansfield
Ohio
James H.tt
Denver Paper Mills Company
Denver
PeThe
Senate
House
Newport
Bar Harbor
The Girls and the Calf Outwitted by Two Maidens
From the Sylvania Telephone a humorous tale recalls two girls attempting to drive a playful calf from a yard. After a chaotic chase the pair capture the bull by horns and tail, struggle atop the animal, then end with the bull fleeing through a fence as the girls seal themselves inside.
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Sylvania
the Telephone
Fragmented Gopher Report Notes Multiple Cities and Scores
Fragmented OCR style notes show scores and locations including Atlanta Macon Memphis Mobile Savannah Nashville New Orleans with several misread names. A July 11 entry mentions a former Florida governor and references a 1860s era context.
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Eeneeeweeeermingham
Memphis
Montgomery
Augusta
Savannah
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Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Tenes
Bile
Areata
Auguste
Charles
Atlanta
Macon
Mobile
Savan
Cha
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