Townsend's Letter on Blaine and Buchanan’s Origins
Washington City April 28. Townsend reflects on Blaine and the 1880 Republican field while recounting a four day 97 mile ride from Gapland to Mercersburg and Hagerstown. He describes the Potomac Shenandoah Conococheague valleys, notes Maryand towns, discusses Washington capital location debates, and offers portraits of Buchanan, Mercersburg, and local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinorton
Gapland
Hagerstown
Greencastle
Mercersburg
Penn
Kittatinny
Blue Mountain
McConnellsburg
Clear Spring
Maryland
Fairview
Potomac
Conococheague
Shenandoah
South Mountain
North Mountain
Cumberland
Great Valley
Antietam
Middle States
Virginia
Tweed
Dee
Ouse
Maine
Chambersburg
Williamsport
United States
Congress
Washington
Canada Budget Speech Shows Deficit Likely While No Tariff Change
Sir Charles Tupper delivered the annual budget in Ottawa stating last year’s surplus of 937 dollars and a projected deficit of about 1 million dollars for the current year ending June 30. Estimated revenues are 36 million against 37 million in expenditures with plans to balance over two years. The country remains stringently financed but sound, with signs the stringency may fade.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sir Charles Tupper
House of Commons
Sir Charles
Captain Bakers Voyages Forty Years at Sea
Hyannis April 22 William Baker a flagman on the Old Colony road recalls a long seafaring life. Born 1809 in South Yarmouth he sails from schooners to brig Frederic, surviving hurricanes, fires in New York in 1835, yellow fever in Port au Prince, and Civil War blockades. He describes storms off the gulf, piracy threats, and later farming then back to seafaring before settling in Hyannis.
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Hyannis
William Baker
Old Colony Road
South Yarmouth
Sandy Hook
Lemuel Baker
Zeno
Cook
Packet
Bangor
Port Au Prince
San
Domingo
New York
Philadelphia
Newark
Baltimore
South America
Ann
Plymouth
Plvin
Providence
Africa
Council
Betsey
Deborah
Gardiner
New Bedford
Frederic
Gulf Stream
O Anelly
Mediterranean Sea
Reyroot
Malaga
Palermo
Sicily
Beyfoot
Malta
Boston
Para
Brazil
Benjamin Delano
Mobile
Cape Hatteras
Cape Henry
Old Point Consort
Cabanas
Cuba
South American
Galveston
Tex
Texas
United States
Eliza Hilliard
Cypress
Houston
Columbia
Brazos Bar
Wilmington
N. C
Port Royal
Navy Yard
Willis
Putnam
London
Conkling
Louis Foss
Napoleon
Moscow
Erie
Penn
Millersburg
Saratoga
New Orleans
W. W. Wilmot
Montgomery
Ala
Moble
Tilden
King
Eliza Willett
East Saginaw
Joseph S. Griffin
T Saxzinaw
Savannah
Carlotta Finds Purpose Through Opera and Love
In an uptown room Carlotta Jaccard struggles with a demanding mother and a revered piano teacher Professor Baritone. After two weeks of intense study the opera tells of Marmadah, Afghan captive, who defies a Persian king with love and courage, ending in reunion and triumph as Carlotta's ambitions fade before shared passion.
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New York News
Carlotta Jaccard
Professor Baritone
Angel
Carlotta
Persia
Afghanistan
Nadir Shah
Ahmed Khan
Abdali
Courance Dynasty
Marmadah
Khorassan
Simm
Shah Sujah
Marmudah
Khyber Elmack
Shal Sujah
Shah Sajah
Remarkable Chick Crowing At Hartwell Farm
Martin Newborn of Hartwell Georgia reports a two day old chick in his presence after feeding it stood up flapped its wings and crowed as clearly as any rooster though younger than a mature bird.
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Hamilton
Hagerstown
United States Senate
Genness
Portsmouth
Mercersburg
Hamiltons
Carsons
Craigs
MacAllisters
Uchanan
Mercerspurg
Buchanan
Ireland
Carlisle
Penetetiog
Mr. Lane
President Buchanan
Harriet Lane
Pennsylvania
Cumberland Valley
North Mountain
Rasselas
Napoleon
Corsica
Europe
George Alered Townsend
Pittsburg
Martin Newborn
Hartwell
Odd Items From A Broad World 1880s Snippets
A compilation of curious notes from diverse places including Henry T. Coxwell’s balloon ascents to a Sonora tax on newborns. It mentions Magna Charta signatories, the heaviest locomotive, growing newspaper counts, local tales from Georgia to Michigan, a painter offering free photos to children, and various oddities such as a doge’s meals, weighty strawberry profits, and a gypsy fiddler’s flood escape.
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Henry T. Coxwell
Sonora
Mexico
Paciffic Railroad
United States
Augusta
Isaiah Walton
Byron
Meadville
Louisville
Poullitt County
Edgar Fawcett
Olivia Delamine
Somerville Journal
Galloway
Lakeland
Jove
Devonsiaire
Detroit
Wiggns
Kansas
James Bingaman
Greene County
Amesstown
Georgia
Atlanta
J. A. Lintner
North Carolina
Mich
George Washington
Ohio
Eliza Bliss
Rehoboth
Conn
Floyd Fisher
West Unon Township
Winchester
Midland Railway
Carlisle
Eng
Eden
Findlay
George K. Huide
Placentia
Cal
New York
Tire London
North
South America
India
Oil City
Sylvester Brown
Silver City
Idaho
Minneapolis
Alexander Nohl
Corey
Philadelphia
Igned
John Howard
Vassar
Mico
Atford City
Ind
Earth
New Orleans
Renken
Teners Baal
Behring Sea Dispute Ties Up Parlia mentary Talk
Ottawa reports show Britain and the United States pursued amicable settlement on Behring Sea seizures since 1887 with ongoing efforts to avoid a dispute. German and Swedish governments also joined discussions, signaling readiness for an international convention to protect seal fisheries.
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Ottawa
Behring Sea
United States
Washington
Dely
Great Britain
Canada
Somerville Journal Pettiest Typewriter Compliment
A short reader note from the Somerville Journal praises the typewriter as a tiny, perfect machine apt for tinkering or practicing. The remark highlights its small size and precise operation, framed as a playful compliment to the device.
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Somerville Journal
Paid Up For Twenty Years In A Community Paper
An elderly editor writes a farewell note and legacy gesture proving his lifelong service to a local paper. The scene blends gratitude with a bequeathed twenty-dollar payment toward the publication, while a final line touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for worn-out individuals and feeble women.
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Margaret Andrews Oldham
New York Sun
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Baltimore Sun
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John Sherman
Moulton
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Lancaster
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Solid Mountain
Mr. Phiatterly
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Kane A Phillips
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Taylor
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Housekeeping
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Gto
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The
Weekly Globe
American Agriculturist
Weekly
GLOBE
Times
Erican Agriculturist
Ameseen, Agriculturist
Amerikanischer Agriculturist
Mass
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Behri Sea
Mark
Jean
Gordon's Mill
Little Lis
Liz
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