Indians War Talk Fades War Path Seen Ending Peacefully
An interview with Amos F Towne and others recounts a view that Indian chiefs are satisfied after Washington visits and unlikely to resume hostilities in spring. The piece questions sensational reports from Chicago and notes soldiers faced hardship, while chiefs reportedly prefer peace and report to their people accordingly.
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Chicago
Washington
East
Capitol
Tom
Amos F. Towne
Towne
Custer
7Th
United States Cavalry
White House
Harrison
Baby McKee
Noble
Morgan
Philadelphia
Boston
Carlisle
Penn
Horoughfords
7Th Cayry
Kansas
Fort Penge
Nores
Fort Hays
Laramie
Vis Jaree
Fort
Me Dath
St. Ad Chionigten
Sanders Col
Angra
Alwys
Pet ‘Vara
Reminiscence on Custer Battle After Action Reflections
A veteran recounts the Little Bighorn episode with stark detail. He describes brutal hand to hand fighting, the death of Black Kettle, captives taken, and a prisoner spared before a captain killed the captive. He condemns government policy toward Indians and calls for justice, education, and fair treatment to end Indian wars.
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Black Kettle
Custer
Murer
Gen. Hornley
Col. Boone
Jack Kettle
Maj. Elliott
Black Hills
Sitting Bull
Gen. Terry
Gibbons
Indian treaty breach and Custer clash blamed on broken promises
Commentary argues the 1868 Sioux land promise and schoolhouse pledge were betrayed by the government. It frames the Battle of the Little Bighorn as a consequence of sowing wind and reaping whirlwind, citing delayed justice from an Indigenous viewpoint and historical neglect of promised schooling.
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Custer
Indian chiefs recount gifts and fears after Washington visit
The chiefs American Horse Two Strikes and Spotted Elk describe medals given by Presidents Grant and Jackson, their reception by Indian Affairs and Secretary Noble, and a shift to civilized dress. They recount seed quality, losses, pensions, and a belief war would not resume, while noting purchases for families and a so called Messiah craze triggering tensions.
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Pavarg
Grant
Washington
Jackson
Indian Department
Congressional Committee On Indian Affairs
Mr. Cook
Penton
Patent Office
Morgan
Noble
Commissioner Morgan
American Horse
Carlisle
Pine Ridge
Indian chiefs recount broken pledges and Carlisle visits
The account describes chiefs meeting in Washington to press grievances about broken promises since 1868. It notes Agent Roger’s removal for cheating, diseased cattle as supplies, and mismanagement of Indian youths. It recounts the delegation’s Washington trek, mourning harms, and calls for western schools nearer homes.
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Roger
Wimtead
Washington
Gerook
Ashington
Illinois Senate Runoff Colorful, Palmer and Oglesby Lead
The Illinois United States Senate contest shows Democrats holding 101 votes in joint ballot for Gen Palmer while Republicans hold 100 for Gen Oglesby. A split within the Farmers Alliance and shifting Republican support leave Palmer close to victory, with a last line potential for a decisive vote in the joint assembly. Names like Getarday, Payson, and Liney appear in the fragmented account of the day’s balloting.
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United States
Illinois
Gen
Palmer
Oglesby
Farmers’ Alliance
Blicans
Sarten Op
Getarday
Liney i Payson
Joint Assembly
Mei Nati Fonday
Senate blocks Sherman eulogies citing wartime actions
In Nashville on February 20 Senator Morris moved to refer Penland’s Sherman resolutions to charity committee. Polk argued it would be indelicate to praise a dead general while Rivers opposed and offered a substitute noting a hero’s death with sympathy. The substitute passed 20 to 10, then the amended resolutions were adopted by a rising vote.
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Nashville
Tenn
Penland
Gen
Sherman
Morris
Polk
Rivers
South
North
Controversy Over Connecticut Comptroller Oath In State Row
Gov Bulkeley faced a dilemma when Nicholas Staub took an oath as comptroller after the holdover Wright signaled to relinquish. Staub was quietly put in charge following Wrights instructions to wait for constitutional qualification. A senator Pierce administered the oath, and Staub’s certificate was accepted, though Wright’s order to relinquish was followed.
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Gov. Bulkeley
Connecticut
Icholas Staub
Wright
Staub
Pierce
Stanb
Second district congress election ends in landslide
Providence R I February 21 The Second district congressman race was dull as Republicans abstained from voting and Congressman Arnold did not run. Page Democrat wins by about 6600 votes with one town missing. the absence will not alter the result by more than a few hundred votes.
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Providence
R. L
Arnold
Page
Loss of South Dakota Senate Seat Stuns Republicans
The loss of the South Dakota senatorship marks a severe blow to the Republican party. Reports say Rev. Mr. Kyle, newly chosen United States senator from the state, has not voted the Republican ticket for four years.
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South Dakota
Mr. Kyle
United States
Kansas House considers vote on women’s suffrage measure
The bill to authorize women to vote at general elections and hold office has been created in the Kansas House. An effort will be made to have the vote reconsidered. The Nebraska House has passed bills setting maximum passenger rail rates and naming practices for stations. Edwin 8. Stuart is elected mayor of Philadelphia, defeating Albert H. Ladner by an estimated 40,000 votes.
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Kansas House
Nebraska House
Edwin 8. Stuart
Philadelphia
Albert H. Ladner
Speech impediment delays marriage proposal in plays
In a Harper's Bazar dialogue Amy questions why Amy and Mr Singer never marry. Mabel cites his stuttering and constant interruptions while proposing as the hindrance. She notes the man would be a good husband if not for his speech difficulty and continual interruption.
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Harper's Bazar
Amy
Mr. Singer
Mabel
Adams and the Motion That Shaped the House
The article recalls John Quincy Adams as a master of dramatic action in Congress, focusing on his 1839 stand to organize the House. Adams declared I intend to put the motion myself, chairing the debate that followed and setting a precedent against clerical power in seating contested members. His bold move helped thwart a potential mob and highlighted his defense of petition rights and opposition to the slave power.
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John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Appomattox
Adams
Boston
Federal Party
House of Presentatives
Old Hall of Representatives
Vanderpoel
Rhett
Cave Johnson
Bynum
Wise
Virginia
Variou
United States
South Carolina
Mr. Adams
R. M. T. Hunter
Garland
Adama
Ucons
Nation bids farewell to Sherman in grand funeral
Crowds in St Louis and New York observed military rites as William Tecumseh Sherman was laid to rest. Bells rang, cannons fired, and a solemn service followed a parade and pallbearers including Gen Johnston. The body traveled by special train from New York to St Louis for burial with full army honors.
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Gen. Sherman
New York
St. Louis
William Tecumseh Sherman
Calvary Cemetery
Sherman
Wall St
Lower Broadway
Thomas Ewing Sherman
Europe
Majestic
West Poin Saiats
Harrison
Fifth Avenue
Father 'T
Wapa
Woene
den. Johnston
Georgia
T 'Ae Sint
Shenae
Tate
Rand Central
Crow
Staons
Lone Chase
Grant
Army Men
The Coachman's Livery and Armorial Colors
The World notes coachman's livery reflected house master armorial colors though modern bearings are scarce. It explains livery color schemes align with equine pageantry and forebears, tracing a long evolution from English derivation and traditional decorative schemes.
Not Engagement Bracelets And Their Meaning
A World article describes gold ribbon bracelets given by a young man to a woman as tokens of true regard not always engagement. Plain except for an inscription, the bracelet should lock and the key be kept by the purchaser. If love deepens a verse may announce two lives made happy by loving each other. A New York example ends with a verse about affection.
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New York
Grooms and Footmen in Historic State Service Roles
The groom, a stable servant, serves as footman when needed. The footman, once a state servant, wears a formal coatee while the groom sports a straight frock coat. The groom handles stable work and may not enter the house due to odor. The footman never works in the stables. Old coachmen have long coats, lap pockets, and distinctive neckwear.
Fashionable frock coat takes spring town by storm
Town Topics notes the frock coat becomes the trend among ornamental gentry this spring with London influence. The style features extreme shoulders, long skirts near the hat line, a close-fed waist, and wide lapels. A well-built young man with good legs can look smart in the new coat, but excess length or bulk can give a comical, porky appearance resembling a piano.
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London
Ohio Valley Flood Deluges Pittsburg and Indianapolis
A week of unprecedented Ohio River flooding disrupts Pittsburg and Allegheny City with thousands displaced and mills idle. Damages reach into millions, with homes flooded to second stories, bread and cans delivered by skiff, and police aiding relief. Parkersburg and West Virginia report rising waters, while Indianapolis braces for renewed threat as Monongahela and Allegheny rivers surface.
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Pitrspurg
Penn
Ohio Valley
Monongahela
Alleghany
Grand Falls of Labrador Said to Be World's Highest
A note on Labrador's interior and the Grand river Grand falls described as possibly the tallest in the world. Only two white observers, J Maclean in 1839 and Kennedy over eighty years ago, are recorded sighting them. Estimates place the plateau at 2240 feet, with Grand river plunging about 2000 feet at the falls.
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Goldthwaite
Geographical Magazine
Labrador
Grand River
Atlantic Ocean
Hamilton Inlet
Grand Falls
R. F. Holme
England
Hudson Bay
Holme
F. Hind
Clovel
Diamond Cutting in Amsterdam report from London Times
The British consul at Amsterdam notes a severe strain on the Dutch diamond trade after De Beers cut raw production. Prices rose sharply at the mines and profits for cut diamonds did not keep pace, causing distress among workers and a drop in orders by year end.
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London Times
de Beers Company
Kimberly
Amsterdam
Distress as Mills Close and Diamonds Industry Shrinks
The passage notes many families falling into destitution as new mills close and must be repurposed. It mentions the diamond works and cutting industry facing a downturn, with cut diamonds struggling to sustain employment and city towers awaiting reemployment.
Riding a Buffalo Near Fort Wallace
North Platte stockman Lester V. Gridley recounts riding a buffalo herd near Fort Wallace Nebraska after a hunt. He clung to a shaggy bull as the herd thundered along a railroad embankment until leaping to safety saved him. He spent five weeks bedbound afterward.
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Fort Wallace
Chicago Tribune
Lester V. Gridley
North Platte
Neb
Stockman
Through Africa's Jungles Crossings By Explorers
An 1860s New York San article lists explorers who crossed Africa 16 times from Angola to the Mozambique coast. It names Horatio da Costa 1802 1811 and Francesco F Coimbra 1838 1848, Silva Porta 1853 56, Livingstone 1854 56, Gerhard Rolf 1865 66, Cameron, Stanley, Serpa Pinto, Massari, Wissmann, Arnat, Capello Ivans, Glee rup, and others. It notes multiple expeditions and the growing pace of crossings in the last decade.
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New York San
Africa
Angola
Yete
Horatio da Costa
Francesco F. Coimbra
Mozambique
Benguela
Silva Porta
Rovumay
Livingstone
San Paulo de Loanda
Quilimane
Gerhard Rolf
Tripoli
Gulf of Guinea
Niger
Lieut. Cameron
Lavingstone
Bagamoyo
Stanley
Congo
Serpa Pinto
Port Natal
Ant Massari
Suakim
Wissmann
Sadaani
Zanzibar
Arnat
Natal
Capello
Ivans
Gleerup
Stanley's Falls
Sea's Saltness Myths Across Cultures and Traditions
The St Louis Republic excerpt surveys ancient myths about why the sea is salty. It cites Arab, Roman, Greek, Hebrew, and other legends linking saltiness to divine punishment, tears, and cosmic events. The piece notes varied explanations and their cultural contexts.
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St. Louis Republic
Kronus
Pea
New York Herald Reveals Feminine Plumper Controversy
A New York Herald item explores a so called plumper device for thin women. Friends discuss a tall angular woman and notice no obvious changes until they glimpse a rubber contraption used to alter the mouth and appearance.
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White Ghost
Mad Bear
Wachita
Beliotr
Bicro
Big Foot
7Th Cavalry
Forsythe
Relo
Emone
Miles
Casey
Hawk
Julius Brown
Horse
High Hawk
Francis Wilson
Marie Jansen
Ady
Ilinois
Bulkeley
Tennessee
Rhode Island
Cabot Lodge
New Jersey
Nw Jersey
Zee
Alow
Earth
Ghent
Ita
Plymouth
Hueyry Canor Lopar
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Ohio
Alleghany City
Pennsylvania Ag
Duquesne
Way
Wyman
Ohio River
Sandy
Second and Pear Sts
Wheeling, W. Va
Waterrwrna
Parkersburg, W. Va
Riverside
Ind
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