Townsend's Letter on Presidents and Judges in Old Age
George Alfred Townsend muses on presidential fever among Supreme Court judges. He traces youthful presidents, recalls Tyler and McLean, and critiques ambition in law and politics while noting the fragility of tenure in office and the lure of power for aging figures.
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Supreme Court
Fort Sumter
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Warren County
Cincinnati
Lebanon
Congress
Cincinnee Disig
Calhoun
McLean
State Bench
Monroe
Land Office
John Quincy Adams
Adams
Gen. Jackson
Supreme Bench of
United States
Taney
Dred Scott
van Buren
Fremont
William Henry Harrison
Post Office Department
Buster
Democratic committee member says key states in play in 1890 elections
The interview notes New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts in the East and Ohio and Iowa in the West as battleground states with Democrats gaining ground. It forecasts Fiower as New York governor, Russell’s reelect in Massachusetts, Campbell winning in Ohio, and a Democratic successor to Sherman in the Senate, with off year dynamics and money influence shaping results.
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Washington
The
Sunday Gazette
National Democratic Committee
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Iowa
Fiower
Russell
Campbell
Sherman
Heavy Deposits of Gold Flowing Into United States
New York reports heavy gold inflows after a three year lull with 90 percent advance payments on bullion deposits. On Oct 11, 4600000 dollars of French gold arrived and current holdings include 30 million in gold and 600 thousand in silver. An annual report indicates 25 million in gold and 6.5 million in silver received last fiscal year. spring exports reached 70 million in bars.
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United States
New York
Wall St
GLOBE
Philadelphia
Last Letter of Horace Greeley Found in Portsmouth
A condolence letter from Horace Greeley to an old friend, dated November 7 1872 in New York, is cited by the Portsmouth Times. The journalist writes of loss and suffering, noting the profound wish that God had called both spouses earlier. The piece reflects on Greeley's final writings and enduring sorrow.
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Gresley
Portsmouth Times
Horace Greeley
New York
Soy
Deag Orv Faiexo
French pilgrims receive pope amid social justice talk
The first French pilgrims were received by the pope at noon Sept. 19 in St. Peter's. The pontiff praised France's zeal in sending workers to Rome and urged conscience guided justice, stressing that wages must reflect work and that religion and public authority together must solve social problems. He warned against godless socialist influence.
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New York
St. Peter's
France
Rome
Wsdom
Potter Charges Clergy on Faith and Modern Critics
New York reports Bishop Potter's charge to clergy at the diocesan convention at St Bartholomew's. He defends the church's faith against Newton and Brooks controversies, urges clergy to uphold the virgin birth and resurrection, and warns against desertion of orders amid doubt. He condemns attempts to alter doctrine and calls for disciplined inquiry and possible retirement for unsettled clergymen.
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Potter
St. Bartholomew's Church
Heber Newton
Brooks
Boston
Dr. Newton
Cardinal Newman
Newton
ATC
American Board of Foreign Missions
Pittsfield
Mass
Elect Brooks
Massachusetts
Trinity Church
George Constantine
Athens
Amherst College
Andover Teological Seminary
Constantine
Harrogate
Amoy
China
Prince Wiliam J. Boone
Georgia
Episcopal Church
Talbot
Idaho
Wyoming
Beckwith
Macon
Canterbury
Rhyl
York
St. Asaph
Ripon
Manchester
Wales
James Brown
Utica
Yorkshire
England
G. H. Houghton
New York
German Evangelical Conference
Duhs
Indianapolis
Coleman
Episcopal Diocese
Delaware
Wilmington
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Circus
Masons and Catholics Fight Pattern in Rockland County
Nyack reports indicate Republicans and Democrats who never voted before may Scratch ballots in Rockland. Tensions rise after Rockland Lodge 723 Masons hosted a fair with church officials while Rev Father Crosby warned Hooley a Mason and Catholic editor J Riley Johnson backed the lodge. Catholic merchants faced boycotts and Masons curtailed dealings, as wives reportedly joined in the boycott amid church Mason conflict.
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New York
Nyack
N. Y
Herod
Rockland County
Rockland Lodge
A. M
Wiliam Hooley
Barytone
Father Crosby
St. Ann’s
Hooley
J. Riley Johnson
Nyack Universal St Church
Fair
St. Ann's Church
Mast
Ecumenical Methodist Council meets in Washington DC
The second Ecumenical Methodist Council convened in Washington DC at Metropolitan M E Church with nearly 500 delegates and many spectators. Leaders included Bishops Bowan Keener Wayman and Drs Arthur Stephenson Ferguson from England and Halifax, plus Rev. Huestis, as the program discussed The Present Status of Methodism in the Eastern Section and The Church and Scientific Thought with notable addresses by Waller and Bunting.
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Ecumenical Methodist Council
M. E
Washington, D. C
Bowman
St. Louis
Hurst
Washington
Arthur
England
A. Carman
Canada
Stephenson
British Wesleyan Conference
London
Joseph Ferguson
Leeds
Primitive Methodist Church
Keener
New Orleans
Wayman
Baltimore
F. Huestis
Halifax
Tiowas Bowman
J.C. Keener
Dr. Arthur
Dr. Waller
Wesleyan Conference
James Donnelly
Newry
Irish Methodist Conference
J. H. Baw
Bible Christian Church
Brighton
Eng
William Arthur
Percy W. Buanting
Contemporary Review
Bunting
J. B. Slack
Sealer a?eiervan election vote in Roland County
Vague OCR shows 600 Masonic votes cast in Roland County. Mentions locations Haverstraw Nyack Suffern and area lodges. Indicates votes sufficient to decide a candidate's fate amid uncertain names and places.
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Eterna Ny
Nyack
Haverstraw
Hock End Lodeu Ifs Ayanda Lodge
Wieracat
Re Suffern
Jonas
Rooland
Presbyterian ministers seek to close Briggs case without trial
In New York city the peace party among Presbyterian ministers backs a possible compromise to lay the Briggs indictment on the table. Dr. Briggs signs caution, saying he favors church prosperity and would advise consent if it benefits the church. The move would technically clear him of heresy pending formal action.
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New York
Briggs
Peace Party
Dr. Briggs
Griggs
Presbyterian Church
Coral church and palm shaded shores of the Seychelles
The Seychelles archipelago of 114 coral islands lies about 1400 miles east of Aden and 1000 miles from Zanzibar. Mahe is the high center rising to 3000 feet with white coral block houses set among green palms. The beaches are famed for calcareous sands and rainbow light on the reef pools, with forests of palm and coral-built structures along the shoreline.
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Seychelles Islands
Aden
Zanzibar
Isle of Mahe
Counting Our Assets Dun & Co. Estimate of Prosperity
Dun and Co weekly review notes improving business across West and South with cautious optimism in Eastern centers. Iron, copper, wool, boots and shoes show varied activity while rail demand is quiet. wheat, rye and wool receipts rise. heavy weather impacts crops in Minnesota. frost and sleet affect later reports in Owatonna and surrounding towns.
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New Yor
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
Minneano
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Savannah
Charleston
Galveston
New Orleans
Prices Advancing in Boston Markets for Fresh Produce and Meats
Prices for fall season goods rise as Boston markets report plentiful masts and fruits. Beef, poultry, and seafood prices are listed with per pound and per dozen rates, including turkeys at 18 to 25 cents, fresh eggs 20 to 30 cents a dozen, apples 40 cents per peck, and lobster 15 cents per pound among many items.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Delaware
Small cotton crop in Georgia praised for quality
Georgia farmers expect a cotton harvest no more than three fourths of a full crop. Estimates vary among agricultural correspondents. Commissioner Nesbitt says the crop may reach about eight hundred thousand bales, with quality rated superior to last year.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Department of
Georgia
R.T. Nesbitt
Louisiana sugar crop falls short of expectations under drought
New Orleans reports the first Louisiana sugar produced under the new bounty law. despite a 12 percent increase in acreage, the harvest is expected to be under last year due to August and September drought. Planters anticipated 550 million pounds for a potential $11 million bounty, but forecasts now put output around 540 million pounds, lowering the bounty to about $6.8 million.
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Thomas McKean
Washington
Jefferson
Pennsylvania
John Adams
McKean
John McLean
Ohio
Turveydrop
Chicago
Pressen
Lincoln
Seward
Alve
John Quincy Adams
McLean
Cincinnati
New Onveans
Louisiana
Rough Weather Hits Northwest Crops Across North Dakota
Notes from Bismarck to Jamestown report continuous rain and cold in early October. No threshing has occurred for a week as temperatures fall to 27 degrees. Wheat is sprouting with only about 25 percent threshed or stacked, signaling poor prospects for a large harvest in the northwest territory near the Northern Pacific line.
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Warren, Minn
Bismarck
N.D
Faroe
Preeti
Eevenley
Northern Pacific
Vermont Farmers Prosperous Year Amid Heavy Yields
A Vermont year of unusual prosperity reports no killing frosts through October and record maple sugar, hay, and dairy crops. Maple sugars reach 16 million pounds, hay 1.2 million tons, butter production near 30 million pounds, and wool and grain crops strong. Overall farm product value likely around 30 million dollars for 1891.
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Vermont
St. Albans
Franklin County
Othen
The Gay Family History Across New England and Virginia
Readers seek a traced lineage of the Gay family from John Gay and two brothers who arrived in 1630. The inquiry follows ties to Dedham Massachusetts and Virginia settlements, plus connections to Pocahontas descendant Elizabeth Bolling and Dr William Gay. The inquiry notes Revolutionary War veteran Henry Gay of Augusta Virginia and aims to map marriages, siblings, and the Louisiana figure Edward J. Gay.
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Gay’s Creek
Perry Country
Bent
Gay
New England
Virginia
John Gay
England
Dedham
Mass
Thomas Gay
South Carolina
William Gay
Elizabeth Bolling
Pocahontas
William
Henry Gay
Augusta County
Yorktown
Kentucky
Riss Margaret Russell
Hawkins County
Ena
Russells
Grant
A. 8. Grant
Gays
Pocanontas
Theo Fhe
Seine Hens
Rockbridge
Tie
Edward J. Gay
Louisiana
Isso
Jay
Wilden Gay
The Weekly Globe and Simplex Typewriter Offer
Sales notice for The Weekly Globe one year subscription and a Simplex Typewriter priced at three dollars. States free postage in the U.S. and agents earn regular commission. Address The Weekly Globe Boston Massachusetts.
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GLOBE
U.S
Addess
LOBE
Boston
Mass
Signer Lineage Letter Seeks Help From States
A letter from Jasns M. Leath traces the lineage from Jane Pelling through Col. Richard Randolph to John Randolph of Roanoke and includes mentions of Harrison and Breckinridge figures. The writer requests information, asks recipients to address letters to him, and hopes papers in several states will copy the notice.
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Jane Pelling
Elizabeth Belling
Richard Randolph
Curles
John Randolph
Roanoke
Miamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
John C. Breckinridge
John Youngbrown
New England
They Are Still One and One
A fragment echoes a dialogue as a clock strikes one. A hesitant plea asks to be loved forever while a weary reply questions lasting satisfaction. The exchange unfolds over a single evening, hinting at mutual doubt and deferred commitment.
Do You Sing or Play The Saalfield Libraries Offer
The Saalfield Library of Vocal Music and of Instrumental Music are new Globe Musical Supply Depot publications. Each monthly issue contains sixteen pages of popular pieces, with three to six tunes per number. Subscriptions to either library are offered for $1 per year, plus bonus three or six month options for the Weekly Globe, plus a nine cent piece order certificate and catalogue access.
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Saalfield Library of
Globe Musical Supply Depot
Weekly Globe
GLOBE
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Townsend
Gartano
Harr
Harrison
John Tyler
White House
the Tylers
Wat Tyler
Richard II
Tylers
Wat
Tyler
Polk
Easthampton
L. L
Conklings
Roscoe Conkling
Hayes
Garfield
Jackson
Gen. Taylor
Senate
Hfe
United States Senate
James
Webster
Clay
Allern
Ofceeusia
Miller
Justice Day
Cineree
David Davis
Incinnati
Springfield
Charles Francis Adams
Samuel Miller
Supreme Bench
Corkhil
Corkhill
George Williams
Oregon
Caleb Cushing
Corkbill
Corkibill
Judge Miller
Aeary Clay
John J. Crittenden
Abraham Linovin
Imogne Solomon
Democratic Party
Greeley
Church Matters
Ecumenical Council of Methodists
Briggs’ Case
Bishop Potter
American Missions
Bishop Potter &Peaks
Nyack, N. Y
Second Ecumenics Council of the Church
Movement For
Dun & Co
Owatonna
Minn
Chance For
Jamestown
N. D
Green Mountain State
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Buffalo
W. White & Co
Armaux
Montlucon
St. Petersburg
Dominion
London Times
Great Britain
Allep Gab
Association of
Tri-Plate Consumers of
Henry W. Lamb
D. Willis James
H. B. Haigh
French
Robert Ganz
Baranoff
Russia
Volga Vally
Salt Union of England
Fall River
Bradstreet’s
Ried
Syquidicg
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
N.Y
Epps
Dir
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co
Homeopathic Chemists
Erie Medical CO
N. J
Wyly
Kelsey&o
Meriden
Connecticut
Ipa
Powell&Clement Co
Main Street
Nea Watvilte
Ike Cincianati
F.c,fowler
Moodus
Connwyayr
J. Stephens
Lebaron
Aday Sure
Rein Holder Co
Molly, Mich
Wyly Nav
Remedy
J. H. Eves
New York City
Express
Friend
Co4 Ltd
Bridgman
Broadway
SaneeMaap Browh Bros
Rocha
the Weekly Globe
É&C
J. C. Mason
P. O
Mall
Fan Damon Medicine Co
Albion, Mich
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