His Policy and His Collision With His Party
The excerpt traces Andrew Johnson’s rise from humble origins to the presidency after Lincoln’s assassination. It outlines his long public life, shifting Democratic roots, independent stance, and role in wartime policy, including his approach to Reconstruction and the political tension with his party as he faced guiding Tennessee and the Union back toward unity.
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Henderson
Ross
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President Grant
George 8
Boutwell
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Gionn
Johnson and Congress Clash Over Reconstruction Policy
A historical survey traces President Johnson's shift from cautious leniency toward the South to clashes with Congress over reconstruction. It covers Seward's influence, the Fourteenth Amendment fight, the tenure of office battles, impeachment proceedings, and the 1868 Senate trial leading to Johnson's acquittal and Grant's rise.
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Thaddeus Stevens
John A
Chase
United States Supreme Court
Ls de Csip Petenbgender
Hea Aone
Henry Stanery
B. R. Curtis
William M. Braxts
Bowdoin Alumni Recall Changes at Campus Festival
A Lewiston Journal piece recalls two Bowdoin College alumni meeting after 50 years. They reminisce on gymnasium advances, lawn tennis, and campus attire, noting how times have changed while a guest’s finger bowl prank steals the show.
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Bowdoin
Lewiston Journal
Bowdoin College
Towdoin
Dickeys
Preentees
Preent Bowdoin Gymnasium
Jin
How Billiard Tables Are Made by a Leading Manufacturer
A New York City billiard table maker explains the process from seasoned wood frames to iron corner sockets and leg shaping by machines. Tables range from 274 to 3000 dollars, with high end models using fine woods and steel cushions and earning export acclaim.
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New York Mall
United States
New York
Evil Effect of Drinking Beer Warns Readers
A Scientific American excerpt warns beer causes organ degeneration and fatty deposits while impairing circulation and liver and kidney health. It describes mental dulling, anger bursts, and a fragile state prone to fatal illness from minor shocks, arguing beer drinkers are most incurable among alcohol users.
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Scientific American
How a Mute Got Over a Fence
A Baltimore clerk from the Orphans' Court recalls an amusing rural incident on the Catonsville road. He watches a mule and two horses in a field cropped short and then helps the mule leap a low rail fence into a clover patch where all three animals begin to browse. The feat wins the momentary amusement of the observer.
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Baltimore
Ana Fee
Campaign Costumes and Ballot Symbols Rise
A vivid description notes bandanna and Old Flag trim on bats harvesters and shirts as part of political millinery. The author predicts a surge of voter costumes over four months as about 12 million people prepare to vote, half likely to detest the other half, expressed through public symbols.
Political dudes wore bandannas and helmets in campaign fashion
A discussion of campaign dress cites bandannas as Democratic symbols and describes officious hats and helmets as street theater. It notes Hewitt and other figures may avoid loud garb, while bosses use attire as a tool for turnout and revenue.
Campaign attire satire mocks political candidates in red white and blue garb
A comic description portrays a flamboyant campaign outfit for candidates, featuring a coat and vest in contrasting colors, red mottled trim, gold braid, brass buttons, and a white helmet. The piece lampoons campaign fashion as a showy uniform signaling bold bets on November elections.
Remarkable young man in dirty Halstead alley
A Chicago baby of six months lives in a dirty Halstead street alley with his washing mother. He plays on a bed with a rubber ball and a whistle, crowing in welcome when his mother returns. The tale portrays his contentment and the mother’s weary routine of washing duties.
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Chicago Mall
Halstead Street
Jack
Idol Lewiston Founder Trevit Duel and Poker Bet
A St Louis Globe Democrat tribute recounts Victor Trevit founder of Lewiston Idaho. It describes his Nez Perces and French heritage, a duel over a squaw named Blushing Rose, and a fatal mine shaft accident. It ends with Trevit’s high stakes poker games against Gooding where he loses vast wealth and his wife as a wager.
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Revit
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Sayakais
Cinnamon Canyon
Trevitt
Gooding
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King of Hearts
Carses
Bogus horse tails stun Philadelphia crowds
A Times report describes a wigmaker bragging at Broad and Walnut about selling fake horse tails. He claims to supply tails costing 10 to 15 dollars and to buy dead tails and manes, arguing the practice persists though some resistance remains.
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Philadelphia Times
Walnut Street
Broad
Walnut Streets
Times
Balloon Observation Borne by War Balloons In Sudan
The article notes balloons for observing enemy positions gain military interest though not yet widely tested. It mentions balloon use in the Sudan campaign and the challenge of supplying hydrogen, manufactured in Naples and shipped in steel tubes, with tubes designed for high pressure.
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Rochester Democrat
Soudan
Naples
Rose Laaves Rose Wine Echoes In Housekeeping Note
A Atlanta reader describes making a pale umber wine with champagne sparkle from rose leaves. She explains a four day ad hoc infusion of freshly picked rose leaves, alternated with "filave" and "sh" steps, strained after a week and bottled for use. The wine is praised as a delightful beverage.
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Atlanta Journal
A Bachelor’s Reminiscences in Journal of Education
A speaker recalls a transformative romantic figure met at Mount Desert Newport Rome and everywhere else from 1870s to 1880s. The Protean maid shifts in appearance from brunette to blonde to petite while remaining sweet to the narrator who pursued marriage through changing wealth and fame.
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Journal of Education
Mount Desert
Newport
Rome
Cavelesa
Pha
Not a Fourth to Remember for the Detroit Bootblacks
The Detroit Free Press reports a garbled street scene after Independence Day. Observers quiz a bootblack about money, bread, and watermelon as a chaotic procession unfolds with confusion and missing details.
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Detroit Free Press
Post Office
Bsad
Garner Loafer Sightings in Hyde Park Eyewitness Sketch
An observer in Hyde Park reports seeing a garish figure with distinctive eyelashes, eyebrows, and facial features. The fragment hints at a scene in London tied to a Garner loafers style, with unclear context and scattered phrases.
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Chicago
Hyde Park
London
Cor
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