Conkling Portrayed as Monomaniac in Political Portrait
The piece criticizes Roscoe Conkling as a monomaniac and anachronism, arguing his influence forces followers into his own folly. It contrasts him with past eccentric leaders and discusses the Treasury contingent fund and political immunity under a new secretary. The tone mirrors a sharp editorial stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forney
Roscoe
John Randolph
Thomas H. Benton
Sam Houston
Texas
Conkling
Polonius
Piatt
Arthur
Roscoe Conkling
Canonchet Readers Question Despot’s Banishing View
The remarks describe a despot as self honest yet intolerant of rival thought and suggest banishing him to his own society as most agreeable. The passage notes doubt about the final sentence and anticipates Canonchet’s reaction when reading it.
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Canonchet
Sessions the Lobbyist in Albany's Political Turmoil
The piece portrays Loren B. Sessions as a hard promoting lobbyist tied to the Garfield Blaine Depew faction and accused of aiding railroad interests. It recounts Tribune criticism from 1879 and details his controversial actions on Wall Nassau streets elevated rail plans and Wall Street lobbying.
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Loren B. Sessions
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
New York State Senate
James G. Jaine
James A. Garfield
Tur Grove
Assembly
Vanderbilt
White House
Sessions
The
New York Tribune
Albany
Senate
Tribune
Wall
Nassau
New York
Standing Committee
Robbins’ Reef Island
the Tribune
Loren Bi. Sessions
Washington
Chauncy M. Depew
United States
Mr. Garfield
James G. Blaine
Chauney M. Depew
Blaine
Garfield
Mr. Depew
Chauncy Depew
Conkling and Platt
Electric light used for photography in London and New York
The electric light is now successfully used in London and New York for photography and has yielded highly satisfactory results. A New York artist says he could photograph the catacombs of Rome if an electric light were placed in the subterranean vaults. In London it is fashionable for people in full dress returning from parties to visit a Regent Street studio to be photographed.
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London
New York
Rome
Regent Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
Anglo-American Cable Company
Western Union
American Union Telegraph Company
Samuel J. Tilden
William H. Vanderbilt
Cyrus W. Field
West
United States
San Francisco
Calais
Rio Grande
Lakes
Anglo-American
Mr. Field
Labor unrest across the United States sparks broad strikes
The telegraph columns forecast brewing strikes from New York brewers to railroad workers. Engineers and operators mull action around July to August, miners in Ohio and Pennsylvania walkouts soar, Montreal ship laborers threaten pay increases, and unions nationwide show readiness for wide action that could affect national prosperity.
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United States
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Montreal
Virginia debt repudiation storm amid Republican ties
A editorial warns that if the Mahone Riddleberger Republican coalition succeeds in Virginia, widespread repudiation of public debts could become acceptable, prompting fears that Southern and Northern voters would back debt relief. It cites political risk for Republicans, calls out bondholders, and urges caution on a looming national financial shift. The piece also notes Treasury circulars tightening steamboat safety enforcement and crowding penalties, aiming to curb overloading and prevent disasters, with extra Sun. and Fourth of July emphasis.
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Mahone
Virginia
Hancock
North
Friends of Public Credit
Treasury Department
United States
Department
Steamboat Safety Law Urged to Avert Disasters
Authorities insist that strict enforcement of the statute is needed to prevent blood-curdling disasters on excursion and passenger steamboats, arguing only firm compliance will curb violations and improve safety.
New York Legislature Acts Against Comstock Decoy Tactics
The New York Legislature passed a bill barring testimony from agents or spies used to trap people in crime, aiming at Anthony Comstock. It awaits the governor’s signature and signals a shift in how vice suppression is enforced. The piece also notes ongoing telegraph industry intrigue, political humility from Congressman Young, and other national issues.
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Albany
New York
Senate
Anthony Comstock
Joseph Britton
Joseph Sabin
State Prison
Comstock
Messrs
Murphy and
Andrews
New York City
Cornell
Tony
United States
Congress
The Captain Vanishes From Smooth Atlantic Voyage
On a calm Atlantic voyage eight days out the captain disappeared at six in the morning. All watches on duty found no other missing crew. He could not have jumped due to a five foot bulwark and would have been seen. Hours of search yielded nothing. A steward’s dream of the captain in peril adds a curious note to a healthful, prosperous man betrothed to a young lady and linked to a wealthy father.
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Atlantic Ocean
Beecher
Prince of Wales
Boston
William Morley Punshon
Punshon
Quebec
Hot Springs
Ark
Glasgow Times
Massachusetts
New Haven Register
Ingersoll
Robert Ingersoll
Robert
Mark Antony
Norristown Herald
Chicago
John
Hades
Texas
Lorillard
Johnstown
N. J
San Domingo
San Francisco Post
New Sharon
Ill
Courier- Journal
Buffalo Express
Com. Adv
Charlie
Mamma
George
General Butler
Isaiah Dunn
Temperance Hall
Samuel Adams
Hancock
Butler
Benjamin F. Butler
St. Louis
Hodgen
Notes and extracts reveal notable quotes and figures
A collage of 19th century items includes Moody's fronting revival charges, bonds valued at $60,000,000, Grant and Garfield politics, public funerals costs, and social campaigns. It notes experiments with politics and religion, emigration trends, and various curiosities from Edison to insurance of a grand reunion.
Silent Voices Move Hearts Across Nations
The quotation laments that rulers and bodies like the Kaiser, the President, the Reichstag, and Congress ignore loud popular will, yet heeding the soft plea of women and the vulnerable children stirs action. It underscores a call for moral leadership and protection of the weak.
Purported Jests and Quips From A Bygone Paper
A collage of wry lines and anecdotes from a 19th or early 20th century periodical. It blends cheeky notes on clergy, theater patrons, and public figures with social jests about purgatory punishments, hot water, and marriage prospects.
Two Farrel Boys Herd 3500 Sheep on Wyoming Plains
A Wyoming Territory letter describes 13 year old Leo and 9 year old Dick Farrel tending a 3500 shear flock across the Laramie Plains. They camp eight miles from any ranch, cook their own meals, and live with a herd dog a poney and a rifle while a cayotte howl fills the night. Their solitary life and courage merit notice for New England readers.
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The
Sunday Globe
Laramie City
Great
Laramie Plains
Boston Weekly Globe
Edward Farrel
Farrell
Mr. Farrell
Leo
New England
C. H. B. Farrel
Wyoming Territory
Monster French telescope opens Martian vista in San Francisco
The San Francisco Call details a 20 foot diameter telescope by Professors Lefevvre and Longtour erected in San Francisco. Mars appeared in vivid color with seas and rivers visible, volcanoes in action, and a landscape of hills and forests laid out before the eye.
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San Francisco
Lefevvre
Longtour
M. Dufrere
Speculum
Mars
Jens
Kidney-Wort Promised to Save Medical Bills
An advertisement claims Kidney-Wort will reduce medical costs by keeping the system in order and ensuring savings. The claim presents a health tonic as a preventative aid for bills and overall care. The piece emphasizes cost reduction through purported systemic benefits.
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Washington Post
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General Sherman
Attila
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New York Tablet
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Iowa
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Faure
Prince Edward Island
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Young Men’s Republican Club
Brooklyn
Bayard
Baltimore
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Syracuse
N. Y
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Lynn, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Ave
Lydia E. Pink
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Women IN Politics
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