Grant interview paints Hancock as vain and ambitious
In New York October 56 General Grant praises Hancock's past service but says 1864 dampered him after McClellan’s nomination. He claims Hancock sought Democratic favor, opposed Reconstruction reforms, and pressed for power, while Grant asserts Hancock opposed enforcing federal laws. Hancock denies Grant’s remarks and intends to verify claims before replying.
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Winfield
Hancook
Refutation of Hancock by Grant Details
The New York Times editorially questions the Grant Fowler Galena account about Hancock’s 1867-68 New Orleans command. It notes discrepancies between Grant’s recollection and prior records, outlining true actions by Sheridan Wells and the levee board, and Hancock’s real conflict with his superiors. No verdict is offered on fault.
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Grant says Hancock removals cost far less than claimed
A New York report outlines Grant's revision of Hancock's Louisiana removals, arguing Hancock punished officers for following Sheridan's orders. The piece details telegram exchanges, order suspensions, and the costs of telegrams, asserting the real expense was far lower than Grant's $3400 figure, with Hancock asserting his actions protected reconstruction aims.
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Sheridan
New York
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Cincinnati Gazette
General Hancock
Johnson
Washington
New York World
City of New Orleans
New Orleans
Texas
Letters From Hancock Disprove Greenback Nomination Charge
Publicized epistles from General Hancock reveal he did not seek a Greenback Butler ticket. The letters date 1879 and 1868, showing Hancock insisting on remaining nonpartisan and pursuing the even tenor of his way, denying a presidential bid or party machine influence.
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Laball
Winfield
Hancock
Mason’s Inauguration Plot Claims Spark Debate in New York
Washington reports on Rev Dr A F Mason of E Street Baptist Church stirring controversy by alleging clergymen trained with regiments to protect Hayes inauguration. The article recounts Maxwell’s dubious role, denies a torn carriage, and notes officials’ interest in the plot while detailing Maxwell’s fall from grace and the broader reaction among Republicans and Democrats.
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Secret Service
Army
Springfield
Mass
Erastus W. Maxwell
Bath’s Gold and the Bank of England Notes Incident
A Cincinnati Enquirer European letter recounts a traveler’s misadventures with Bank of England notes. He describes weighing sovereigns at a London bank, trouble changing notes in Britain and Ireland, and a警elling tale in Dublin. A police inspector explains the Bank of Confidence notes and the confidence game.
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England
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France
America
SICKLES Urges Hancock Victory in Political Letter
A formal letter from General Sickles dated October 6 1930 argues for Hancock as the Union candidate and calls for unity among voters. It praises Hancock’s war record and constitutional stance, attacks rival Republicans, and favors a conservative four year Hancock administration to restore prosperity and end war-era disputes.
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Wallace
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Randall
Wool Manufacturers Elect New Officers at 16th Meeting
The National Association of Wool Manufacturers held its sixteenth annual meeting in New York on October 7. Officers elected include President Rufus S. Frost of Boston and a slate of Boston, Philadelphia, Amsterdam and Conn. leaders. Resolutions honored Samuel Jay, former treasurer of Lowell. John L. Hayes presented a paper on wool growing in Montana territory.
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National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Rufus 8. Frost
Boston
James L. Littie
D. L. Einstein
Charles L. Harding
Thomas Dolan
Philadelphia
Stephen Sanford
Amsterdam
N. Y
William Whitman
John L. Hayes
Rufus S. Frost
E. R. Madge
John L. Houston
Quartford
The standard silver dollar coinage milestone
Washington reports that since the act authorizing the standard silver dollar, over 70 million pieces have been struck by the mints. The treasury secretary is required to purchase certain quantities under the law.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Death of Harvard mathematician Benjamin Pierce at 71
Professor Benjamin Pierce of Harvard College died at his Cambridge residence aged seventy one. Born in Salem in 1809, he shaped modern linear algebra and co founded a new branch of mathematics with notable works like Linear Associative Algebra. Funeral services are set for Appleton Chapel in Cambridge at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The report also notes the marriage of the Czar in October and related details.
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Salem
Bowditeh
Verkins
Bache
United States Coast Survey
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W. van Hamilton
H. Grassman
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Appleton Chapel
Did not like his number New York motel keeper petitions aldermen
Felix McGowan a New York hotel keeper on the northwest corner of Tenth Avenue and Twenty ninth Street asks the board to change his street number from 329 to 3284 or 2834 because the current figure brings mockery and insult from locals. He notes passersby jeer at the sign and refer to him as Old Garfield or de Golyer and fears posterity will remember him by the number.
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Board of Aldermen of
City of
New York
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Tenth Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Garfield
Old de Golyer
Petitioner
Outrage on an American in Toronto Prison
An American named James Montgomery was whipped at Central Prison Toronto after refusing to work claiming illness. He received fifteen lashes before fainting and was halted by a doctor. Officials face a demand for a full investigation into the alleged cruelty.
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Central
James Montgomery
Montgomery
Howells
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