Townsend's Letter on Cleveland's Washington Home and Wealth
George Alfred Townsend surveys Cleveland's Washington life in this Oct 12 letter, arguing the president built a private residence beyond Georgetown, estimates a $40,000 spend on 20 acres, and assesses wealth, property, and legacies of early presidents in and around the capital. He compares landmarks, rivers, and local estates, naming Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Blair, Rives, and Chase while musing on property, lineage, and the city’s growth.
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Wasurtratton
White House
Cleveland
Georgetown
Venice
Buchanan
Lancaster
Pulace
James Buchanan
United States
Stony
Hayes
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Washington
Polk
Tyler
Seine
Paris
Potomac
Hudson
Delaware
Savannah
Tidewater
Richmond
Baltimore
Wilmington
Trenton
District of Columbia
Great Falls of the Potomac
City
Little Falls of the Potomac
Virginia
Little Falls
Rock Creek
Old Georgetown
Nashieton
Oakiew
Sugar Loaf
Noone
Mount Hood
Mount Shasta
Lamont
Womaan
Washington City
Casington
John Quincy Adams
Sandepe
Corn
Henry Adams
John
Hay
Adams
Maryland
Johnsons
Bradley Johnson
Hellens
the Keys
Pendleton
Central Park
New York
Commonwealth
Kentucky
Jefferson
Madison
White House Square
Congressional Cemetery
James C. McGuire
Monroe
Public Service
George Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Gerry
Jackson
Blair & Rives
Hermitage
Francis P. Blair
Seventh Street
Frederick City
Baltimore & Ohio
Silver Springs
Crosby Noyes
The
Evening Star
Maine
Blair
John ©. Rives
General Jackson
Globe
Pharaoh
Jean Kine
Hives
Bladensburg
Wright Rives
Silas Wright
Moth Gales
Seaton
Intelligencer
Wirt
William Wirt
General Washington
R Robins Lear
Portsmouth
N. H
Loase
G Street
New State Department
Lear
Grover Cleveland
Meearal Grant
West Point Military Academy
Springfeld
George Alyred Townsend
Grandmotherhood and age in a Good Housekeeping reflection
A speaker reflects on aging and becoming a grandmother with humor and gratitude. She notes gray hair, vision demands, and rheumatic twinges, yet finds blessing in the gift of a grandchild. The piece closes by praising Dr Prerer's Favorite Prescription for female weaknesses.
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Good Housekeeping
Wild West Robbers Desperation and a Noted Death
Reminiscences of canyon stage robberies in the Rocky Mountains recall the Canyon Springs raid on the Cheyenne and Black Hills line. Dack Goodell and others fled with $12,000 in treasure as messengers and drivers fought a brutal gun battle, killing Scott Davis and Gail Hill, wounding the driver Jean Hall, and leaving the stage rider Captain Smith to flee through timber and brush. The pursuit spanned states, with about $3,000 recovered near North Platte and $6,000 missing.
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cSt
Tan! Globe
Rocky Mountain
Sorcorros
New Mexican
Montana
Stage Road
Henry, Barker
I Hank
Russell ‘Ihorpe
Hank
Artveony
Canyon Springs
Scott Davis
Gail Hill
Jean Hill
Goodel
Deadwood
Cheyenne
Captain Smith
Ail Hill
Jean Hall
Naples
Hall
Davis
Ill
Smith
Hill
Chen
Goodell
Nebraska
North Platte
Nore
van Vassell
Judge Beach
United States
Utah
John Sue
Lucas & McNamara
William Hibbard
Denver
Cold Springs
Twelfth
Lombard Streets
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ira McLane
Augusta
Amelie Rives Chanler
Washington Territory
Oregon
Manitoba
James Nader
Salt Lake City
Cruadalajara
Mexico
Hatlock
Milton
N. Y
Avaris
Platte County
New York
Davidge
Wallack
Warren
le Baron
Leavenworth
Bar Harbor
Telegraph Hill
San Francisco
Jiarpenden
Eng
Marlin
Tex
Wrightsville
Memphis
M. R. T. Graham
Pine Creek Station
Venn
Justice of the Peace
Cassville
Samuel Gilmore
Gilmore
Chicago
Clark's Thread Mills
Kearney
Flanders
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Manchuria
Erasmus Wilson
Leeds
Detroit Journal
Detroit
Toronto
Georgia
Florida
Austria
Zuraki
Galicia
Criminal Court
Solotwina
Jean Kowalcsink
New York Country Club
Andrew W. Ford
Troy Telegram
Puguets
Bytephen Slaughnessy
Albany
Nashville
Lomay & Srs
O Kenterman
Philadelphia Record
Cleveland
Thirteenth
Eatonton
Chix
Itera
Oecurs
Tom
Sam and Jack Trade Horses in a Local Charcoal Swap
Norwich scene details a Voluntown man Sam Hates and Colchester rival Jack Little trading horses after days of drinking. The pair swap mounts multiple times on Franklin Square, culminating in Sam wagering his gear on election outcomes. After a final $85 trade, Sam leaves poorer, with talks of losing more if the political ticket differs.
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Norwich
Conn
Sam
Jack Little
Colchester
Franklin Square
Jack
Cleveland
Thurman
Fisademnenusty
Dack
Sam Bates
Main Street
Harrison
Morton
Bates
Yerkes Backed Down as Streetcar Strike Ends
After 36 hours of labor, Mayor Roche brokered a settlement in the West and North Side streetcar strike. Yerkes agreed to abolish the set car system, raise wages by 6 percent, retain new hires, and restore regular runs for experienced workers. Lyman J. Gage to audit books. A riot erupted nearby as police restored order. six leaders arrested.
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Cuicano
Roche
West Side
Yerkes
North Side
Mr. Yerkes
Lyman J. Gage
First National Bank
Stephen B. Kling
Widener
Philadelphia
Palmer
Market Street
Chicago Avenue
Brenan
Tariff Truths and Tax Fairness Debate
A debate on taxation argues that taxes should reflect income not necessary expenditures. It contrasts two men earning 81000 yearly, one with a large family spending all, the other saving, and questions fairness of taxing the saver versus the spender. It calls for taxing property and policy shifts toward consumer taxation, urging support at the polls.
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Crevera Ann
Jim
High Wages and Tariffs Refuted by History and Fact
A polemic argues that high wages do not depend on protectionist tariffs, citing England's wage growth after tariff reductions and comparing Germany France Belgium and England with the United States. It contends monopolies seek protection, praises Mills bill moderation, and urges voters to favor Cleveland over Harrison to defeat monopoly.
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Democratic Party
England
Europe
High Protection
China
United States
Germany
France
Belgium
America
Arthur Ex- Preey
United Kingdom
Porrer
Great Britain
Cleveland
Harrison
Cap'n Bill Weatherbiggin Shares Bible Tale Sailor Style
Lewiston Journal notes Cap'n Bill Weatherbiggin of Bucksport telling a breezy Bible story, David and Absalom, in Sabbath class fashion. He portrays Absalom as a mutinous son whose plotting forces King David to flee to safety, painting a vivid harbor scene.
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Lewiston Journal
Cap'n Weatheri
Bucksport
Cap'n
Bill
David
Absalom
King David
Jerusalem
Ship of State
Jordan
When El Didn t Get There
A garbled excerpt shows a gangster addressing a train conductor in Dakota about a forced departure and a claimed quarantine. The dialog mentions Eli Perkins aboard, with uncertain punctuation and missing context.
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Dakota
Eli Perkins
Wages and Tariffs in England Under Free Trade
The article argues world wages align with tariff levels, noting high wages accompany low tariffs while low wages follow high tariffs. It singles out the United States as an exception, attributing it to abundant natural resources and labor mobility, not tariff policy.
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United States
England
Greenbackers and high wages in inflation debate
The piece argues that high nominal wages with inflated currency erode real purchasing power, challenging Republican defenses of wage gains. It cites a greenback-era debate, contrasts with English wages, and accuses modern Republicans of duplicity in praising high wages without real power to buy. It warns workers against currency-inflation rhetoric and calls for honest money.
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England
Europe
Home Market Club
Tremont Temple
Here
Republican Party
Odds items reveal quirky tales across cities and nations
A mosaic of odds and curiosities from Philadelphia to Moscow covers a St. Louis winner in Louisiana, Montana routes to a woman, Augusta offering land, a Skating craze, large families, bequests, science twists, strange deaths, weather foibles, and lengthy Russian imperial titles.
Long Lost Horse Reappears After Sixteen Years
In Ipswich Massachusetts Mr Abram Dodge recalls his family horse once famed for playfulness. The animal vanished from a stable after nightly escapades and bathing trips. Decades later a driver brings the horse to Dodge who identifies it by its routines and pins. Residents attest to the tale’s truth.
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Abram Dodge
Ipswich
Mass
Mr. Dodge
Dodge
Soveral
A Throne in Each for the Porter
A New York World item notes a French built railway train for the Emperor of China. Six carriages form the train with three reserved for the emperor, each richly decorated and containing a throne. A small smoking table sits before each throne.
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New York World
France
China
Desperately Close Shave in Pecuniary Dilemma
In this vivid slice of speech a vain yet poor speaker pleads with Gus about affording a haircut. The exchange focuses on a near miss in budget and pride, capturing a humorous urban patois.
Dictionary Politics: Every Man a Politician guide promotion
A newspaper advert promotes Stone's Dictionary Politics saying it explains the American government and political events for readers. It claims the book covers politicians parties and events with full detail and daily use. The note mentions the book is elegantly printed and priced at $0.56 with 350 pages.
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Pike’s Peak
John Carroll
Broadway
Marietta
Sioux City
Jersey
Anna Katherine Green
Yadkin County
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Boston
Michigan State
London
Oglethorpe
Joe Baughn
Coleone
Stissiestons
Russia
Alexander Alexandrovitch
Russias
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Kiev
Vladimir
Novgorod
Czar
Kazan
Astrakhan
Poland
Siberia
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Pskov
Smolenski
Lithuania
Volynia
Podolia
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