Grant’s Cabinet Formations and Civil War Politics Explored
Excerpt from Our Nation series detailing Grant era choices and cabinet trials, including proposals to place Grant for president, his 1869 inaugural policy, financial plans, resumption of specie payments, and stance on Cuba and Alabama claims. It recounts the Kearsarge versus Alabama battle, British involvement, Geneva arbitration, and the 1872 settlement, with emphasis on Grant’s practical leadership and restraint in political maneuvering.
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General Grant
Chase
Lincoln
Cleveland
General Fremont
Congress
Democratic Party
Mr. Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
Grant
Stewart
Treasury Department
Cartier
Supreme Court of the District
Secretary of the Treasury
Horace Greeley
Richmond
Lee
Appomattox
Greeley
Johnson
Treasury
United States
Virginia
Mississippi
Union
Cuba
Spain
Great Britain
Alabama
Mr. Sumner
Confederate States
Sumner
Geneva
South Atlantic
Indian Oceans
Cherbourg
Kearsarge
Winslow
Semmes
England
Excellent
Melbourne
Shenandoah
Fish
Nelson
Supreme Court
Scheark
Hoar
Williams
Arbitration Tribunal
Count Sclopis
Italy
Thea M. Jacques Staempfi
Vicomte d’Itajuba
Bras Changraul Adame
Burn
Court of Queen's Bench
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Europe
Pennsylvania Railroad
America
Boutwell
Long
Hayes
Glone
Franklin Pierce
James Campbell
Jefferson Davis
Pierce
Campbell
Pennsylvania
James Buchanan
Washington
Buchanan
Benton
Lierce
Marcy
Mr. Pierce
Webster
Fillmore
Clay
Calhoun
Grow
Wilmot
Fenton
New York
Conkling
Santi
Fremont
Wright
Davis
Confederacy
General Pierce
Cameron
Senate
Marty
John Adams
Labor Notes: New unions and strikes across the U S
Labour notes report Pittsburg staters forming a new union and brass workers near strong N D A. Canadian knights protest assisted immigration amid rising idleness. Coke workers at Connellsville idle. looming general strike in Amiens. Milwaukee carpenters district council formed. San Juan Abadisas engineers strike near Barcelona. Union efforts expand in New York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia with eight hour plans gaining traction.
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Pittsburg
Williamsberg
New York City
Fort Smith
Ark
Amiens
France
Connellsville
Penn
Carpenters’ District Council
Wheeling
W. Va
Martin's Ferry
Bellaire
San Juan Abadisas
Barcelona
Spain
Michigan State Assembly
Jackson
Utica
N. Y
James P. Graham
Brooklyn
Carpenters’ National Union
Germany
Hanover
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
Baltimore
Mallory, Wheeler & Co
New Haven
L. A
Washington, D.C
Waterloo
Knights of Labor
Roane
Tonn
United Staes
National Assembly
Boson
Philadelphia
Evening Herald
Sunday Mercury
Chicago
West Division
North Side
Buena Vista
Col
General Executive Board
LD. A
Framers’ Union
Knights of Labor Assembly
New York
E. M. Chamberlin
Boston
Cooper Union
Department of Labor
Woods
Cincinnati
Anthony Seningen
Philadepis
Conrad Hoffman
U.of L
Progressive Carpenters, No. 1
Knights of Labor Carpenters
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Massachusetts Militia
Townsend's Letter on Delawares Canners and Picnic Plaques
Townsend visits Delaware industry and readers meet a mix of anecdotes on shopping, fashion, marriage, and reform. He profiles Richardson and McMurray figures, notes canning growth and wood plaques, comments on Cape May tourism, and ends with reflections on aging, status, and local life through a broad cast of named individuals and places.
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Campbell
Jackson
Kian
Tartary
Delaware
Richardson
Delaware State
Wakefield
Boston
George Read
George Grey
Dover
Peninsula
Delaware Peninsula
New England
Maine
Georgetown
Massachusetts
Jim
Cape May
Gossin
Stockton House
Walton
Congress Hall
Columbia
Miss Smith
George Alfred Townsend
The Care of Clothes For July
Caring for garments extends their life and preserves appearance. Store promptly after wear with careful folding or hanging, mend promptly, and use brushes, ammonia, benzine, and soap to keep wardrobes neat. Patch tears early, mend gloves, and protect hats and laces to maintain quality and value.
The Stove Cracked: A French Canadian Boy’s Short Tale
In Oldtown a young French Canadian pupil writes a tiny yet vivid piece titled The Stove. She be cracked. The teacher assigns a free topic and the result becomes a noted miniature in the Eustis Record.
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Eustis
Oldtown
Lemonade decision sparks protest at resort crowd
A tall man collapses under heat and rejects lemonade from a zinc lemon squeezer. He argues the device poisons the drink, preferring traditional wooden presses or glass vessels. He demands non zinc metal use and cites health concerns amid the crowded grandstand scene.
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New York Mail and Express
Benefits of Pure Air in August by Dr Hammond
Dr Hammond argues climate choice hinges on constitution not health. Mountains yield denser air with stronger breathing. sea air supplies iodine and minerals aiding digestion and convalescence. He cites Fort Riley malaria, cholera patterns, and mosquito absence in high terrains, urging summer relocation for susceptible patients.
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Dr. Hammond
Seaboard
Santa Fe
Fort Riley
Kansas
Plains
Fort Leavenworth
New Mexico
Seiz Ne
Catskills
Adirondacks
Rocky Mountains
Howe
New Orn
Green Mountains
White Mountains
Alleghenies
Blue Ridge
Colorado
Jess
Illiam A. Hammond
Rooster Snatches Fisherman’s $40 Pole at Sheriff Yard
A New Haven angler, after miles without a bite near Madison, left his fly rod by Sheriff Hull’s house. A Shanghai rooster grabbed the pole from a henhouse, pulling it away as farm hands yelled. The rod tip broke and the rod ruined, while the rooster suffered a sore throat. The fisherman returned home with no catch.
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Carr
Hoyden
Earth
Tilly
Etter
Times
Moses
Sint
Polly
Janet
Mr.Gath
Witc
New England
Jim
Ruth
Theaty School
Cea
Abelle Dart
Bonita
Washington City
Old Benedict
Patuxent River
Maryland
France
Trenton
Rochester
Perth
Pittsburg
Birmingham
New Bedford
Mass
Ventine
Limoges
Washington
Washington McLown
Cincinnati
Hayes
White House
Hartford
New Haven
Madison
Sheriff Hull
One of Lightning's Pranks
A Lewiston Journal item describes a near home lightning incident at Mrs. E. Packard's residence in burn. Lightning struck near the entrance and traveled beneath the threshold, damaging piping and melting lead while a fire risk grew, with water surging along the floor and heat affecting surrounding areas.
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Lewiston Journal
E. Packard
Ken
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Young People’s Political History of
Ulysses S. Grant
Cohan
Geneva Tribunal
The
Globe Newspaper Company
Hon
George S. Booutwell
LABOR
Trades Unionists
Townsend
Shakespeare
Donnelly
Anne Hathaway
Beethoven
Black Hills
Ms. Robins
Saratoga County
N.Y
Oth
John Boteby
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