The Bristol shew. A glimpse of postwar U S politics
The piece laments Southern resistance to union and Black rights, cites Charleston reactions, Tennessee anti Black laws, and calls for North to enforce equal rights. It details apportioning apprenticeships for Black children, and critiques chivalry as a crime against liberty. It ends urging prayer for guidance and civil reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
McGrath
South Carolina
Wade Himpton
Maryland
Tennessee House of Representatives
Cultr
Revival of Business in the South
Northern investors and capital flood into Southern cities as revival takes hold. Charleston, once deserted soldiers’ guardposts, returns to bustling trade with stores rented, inns reopened, railroads improved, and telegraph lines restored. Similar revival strokes hit other Southern hubs as commerce resurges before political order solidifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
California Plans Lincoln Monument as Troop Muster Proceeds
The government orders immediate musters of troops from three year regiments and one year recruits for old and new organizations between May 17 and October 1. California proposes a two hundred fifty thousand dollar monument to Abraham Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Abraham Lincoln
German Immigration Boosts Tennessee Prospects for Settlement
Tennessee seeks to channel German immigration to the South noting a growing field for settlers. Land will be cheaper and easier to cultivate, and slavery removal is seen as easing migratory labor issues. These shifts may unify regional interests and promise broader peace and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennesse
Stumbor
Godeys Lady's Book June fashionable engravings and patterns
The June issue opens with a fine engraving Chicks and a colored Fashion Plate II from A T Stewart Co New York showing Robe Emperatrice with Zouave Jacket and Organdie Roche The Rio Verde garment Brodie provides new dress styles embroidery patterns bonnet fashions capes and about fifty patterns The reading matter rivals former issues in popularity and variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
A. T. Stewart & Co
New York
Robe Iemperatrice
Organdie Roche
Brodie
Thie
The Artistic Mystery for Jung Delivers Notable Contributors
A catalog of contributors includes Bayard Taylor Tk Marvel Gail Hamilton J G Rosengarten Mrs I B Stowe Trowbridge Bgelow and others plus a special paper on The Place of Abraham Lincoln to History by Hon George Bancroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jung
Bayard Taylor
Tk Marvel
Gail Hamilton
J G Rosengarten
I B Stowe
Trowbridge
Bgelow
Abraham Lincoln
George Bancroft
Grand Review of the Armies Captivates Washington Crowd
Special dispatch from May 23 describes General Meade and corps commanders marching past the President in a rapid procession. Sheridan’s cavalry leads. Custer draws crowds with wreaths and a faltering ride. Sherman and Howard appear with bouquets as banners and garlands decorate Capitol Hill.
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Grand Review
Boston Advertiser Wasniner
Meade
Gettysburg
Sheridan
Merritt
Custer
White House
Bis
Armg
Bnally
War Department
Walicton
Aranda
Capital Hill
Sherman
Howard
Boquete
Hie Sant
Executive Mansion
Siaff
Grant
Logan
John W Geary
Frank Blair
Frank P Blair
14Th Street
Missouri
Davis as Actor in Civil War Mockery
A sharp critique calls Davis a perpetual actor from the Senate to the Confederacy to a new female role, likening him to Lucifer and a ruined angel. The piece condemns his pretended dignity and derides the rebel leadership while condemning his efforts to justify a Yankee government.
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Davis
G U. S. Senate
Confederacy
Richmond
Montgomery
Atlanta
Danville
Davin
Lucifer
Hell
Puin Lepage
Speech Hint on Secession and Sherman Mansion Plans
The fragment recalls Jeff Davia urging a Mue sis ai secession in 1861 at Vicksburg, noting the Union’s view on ninety nine cents versus a dollar. It questions Davia's current stance on that cent, remarking a costly war was fought over the difference. Initiatory steps move to buy a mansion for General Sherman in Cincinnati.
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Jeff Davia
Vickeburg
Jeff
General Sherman
Cincinnati
National and local war era notes and incidents mixed
A broad roundup reports oats and grain losses in New York after a Chicago cargo failed to cover costs. It notes political figures like Senator Foster and various Civil War era events, assassinations plots, movements of notable leaders, battlefield casualties, and public notices including a large Rhode Island relief gift and a monument project. The piece blends military, political, and social items with scattered dates and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Agers
Chicago
New York
Bristol County Court Hears Rail Line Damages Case
The Court of Common Pleas for Bristol County met with Judge Sherman in session to review land damages for the Fall River Warren and Providence Rail Road. A decree was entered for damages, and other defaulted actions were judged. The docket closing adjourned for law.
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Court of Common Pleas
Bristol County
Sherman
CimibTasis
Fall River
Warren and Providence
Bailey's Combination Troupe Performs Four Evenings at Town Hall
The Bailey's Combination troupe gave four successive evening shows at Town Hall attracting large crowds and earning praise. They performed in Warren last weekend and return briefly tonight before final shows. A town meeting is planned Wednesday at 8 pm to organize Fourth of July celebrations. Also notes Stowe's rectorship call to Port Huron, new Refreshment Rooms opened on State Street, and the steamer Bradford Durfee resumes service after overhaul.
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Land of the Free
Thie Fust
Er Deep Adya
Rocalta
Warren
Ingitaty O
Pravent
Br Welave
Town Hall
Wadneay
Wm Stowe
St Michael E
Stowe
Port Huron
Michigan
State Street
Hope Street
Mra UC Spink
Mexico
Nicaragua
Cuba
Japan
United States
Mexican Republic
N. Y
Tilton's address sparks stories about war and love
Theodore Tilton recounts a Virginia night image of two Grant era soldiers beneath blankets gazing at stars as a joke on motivations for war. A punning exchange between Tom and Jack contrasts singleness and marriage with preferences for war versus peace among Chicago audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Tilton
Chicago
Grant
Virginia
Jack
Tom
Wall
Brakeman Jason P Itsley Killed at Assonet Depot
Jason P Itsley, a brakeman for the Old Colony and Newport Railroad, was instantly killed Monday at Assonet when his legs contacted the depot as a passing train threw him from the cars. He belonged to Myricke.
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Jason P.itsley
Old Colony and
Newport
Assonet
Myricke
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Smith Hase
Nonrotk
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Ance
C A Raymond
WH. Woodbury
O Brown
Capt N. Felt
N. Felt
Freedmen's School
H C. Percy
Cnlured People
H. C Porey
Jay Cooke
McCulloch
Secretary of the Treasury
Tennessee
Godey’s
Senator Foster
Norwich
Conn
The
Boston Journal
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Mamphia
Fort Pillow
Jeff Davin
Alexander H. Stephens
C. Clay
Col. W. Reagan
General Wheeler
Fortress Monroe
W H Clyde
Tuscarora
J. M. Fearley
Payne
Kentucky
Canada
Washington
Spottsylvania
Daniel G. Shaw
Barton
Vermont
Island Pond
D M. Amabury
Rhode Inland Cavalry
Generus
Rhode Inland
Mr Ritter
New Haven
Gen Sedgwick
Cornwall Hollow
Boston
Blackburn
Montreal
Vaya
Alvah Stetaon
Stetaon
Johnson
Texas
John G James
Doylestown
Jeff Davie
Walashington
N Y Verarp
Tumbighee River
Ych
Richmound
North Carolina
Muoroe
Newbern
Isthmus
Roger A Pryor
Jeff Davis
Dreas
Wilson
Augusta
Henry Corey
Manefield
Massachusetts General Hospital
London Times
Boothsend
Georgia
Trinitnt
Washington Dispatch
Niblo’s Theatre
Chnce
Charlestoo
Llth
Botter
G EB. Church
Bradford Durfee
Bristol
Providence
Warren and Providence Railroad
Davis Perry
Barrington
Keaper
Noyatt Point
Weaman
John Bright
New York Harbor
Vessal
Pieta
Eailor
Stephens
Reagan
Fort Warran
J.C. Gallup
A. Greene
Justice of the Peace and Public Notary Office
Mhlope Street
Phenix
Bristol, R. J
Canadas
V. Mott Talbott
V. Mott Talbott & Co
Fulton St
John B. Ogden
Nassum St
Matilaon
Prise
Warner & CO
Box
Brooklyn, N
Barati B. Lambert
Greenpoint
Kings Co
Smo
James Clark
J. Clarke
Joe Moses
Cortlandt St
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