Epistolary Campaign in American Politics as Letters Rise
A vivid account of political letter writing by Sumner Blaine Banks Garrison Dix and White in the Grant Greeley contest. The piece argues letters offer clearer truth than stump speeches and highlights individual writers and their impact on public opinion. It notes Stanley Livingstone fame and royal society links, then critiques Indian hospitality and Liberal journals amid reform themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Greeley
Charles Sumner
President Grants
Blaine
Gen
Banks
Sumner
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
John A. Dix
President White
Cornell University
Ulysses S. Grant
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Johnson
Lincoln
Merry Andrew
White House
Absurd Attacks on Grant Over Capitol Absence
The piece condemns opposition charges that Grant is neglecting public business by staying away from Washington. It argues the President deserves rest and that his distance from the Capitol is minor, easily bridged by telegraph, asserting the attacks are a fraud aimed at blocking his re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Capitol
Washington
Sumner and Douglass clash over Grant remarks
The article argues Sumner defends Douglass yet attacks President Grant, suggesting the clash stems from Sumner’s vanity and a possible racial compliment to Douglass. It questions Douglass’s ties to the San Domingo Commission and implies Grant would have avoided the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
President Grant
Frederic Douglass
Douglass
Charles Sumner
San Domingo
Gen. Grant
Second annual reunion of 5th Rhode Island at Rocky Point
The second annual reunion of the 5th Rhode Island and Battery F Veteran Association will be held at Rocky Point on Tuesday, September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island and Battery F Veteran Association
Rocky Point
Gas Works Fumes Turn Woman Black Then White
A White Woman turned black by fumes at gas works testing for whooping cough. The wife of a merchant and two children inhaled vapors. a supervisor noted a black streak on her forehead and face. Despite scrubbing she remained dark until a mirror revealed the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowa
Revival of Maine Shipbuilding Boosts Republican Canvass
The Kennebec Journal reports a decade high energy in wooden ship construction across Maine shipyards, Bath leading revival. The turnaround signals prosperity as shipyards regain life and industry along the coast, influencing voters to back the Republican ticket in September and November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne Kennebec. Me
Journal
Maine
Bath
Robbery at Angell House Endangers Two Women
Two Black intruders entered the TuHE house of Job F Angell in North Providence between twelve and one. They beat Mrs Francis M Brown in the face and shot Mrs Angell through the breast and arm while fleeing without stealing anything. Both women survived with non fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuhe
Job F. Angell
North Providence
Seaman Manuel Silva Faces Murder Charge in Edgartown
Manuel K. Silva, a seaman on the whaleship Europa from Edgar town, was sent home by the U S Consul and brought before Justice Jeremiah Pease at Edgartown on Saturday. He pleaded not guilty to the murder of Charles Marshall aboard the ship near Portuguese on January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel K. Silva
Europa
Edgartown
United States
Charles Marshall
Jeremiah Pease, Esq
Village editor notes local girls fixated on past matters
A Western editor observes that the young ladies in his village resemble St. Paul in fixation on "things which are behind," signaling a critique of lingering social concerns and backward-looking attitudes within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
SQUIBS: A spirited answer expected in political waters
A collection of satirical quips on reform, finance, and press politics. Notes include Chicago praise, Hunt-Horace Greeley themes, reform housing, steam heated bodies, the Charles Sumner shipwreck, Italy's Temporal Sovereign question, Andrew Johnson prize for Greeley votes, and remarks on sick travelers seeking Europe with few deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Horace Greeley
Italy
Andrew Johnson
Greeley
Europe
Massachusetts
Preble to Speak at Advent Chapel Tomorrow
Elder T. M. Preble of Cambridge will preach at Advent Chapel tomorrow with free seats. Rev Dr Vincent will lead morning and afternoon services at the Congregational Church. A storm last Saturday sank three sailboats at anchor near the town. Rev G L Locke plans a four to five week vacation starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Preble
Cambridge
Mass
Advent
G. L. Locke
St. Michael’s Church
James M. Freeman Schooner Sold at Auction for One Thousand
The schooner James M. Freeman on the marine railway was sold by George H. Reynolds Esq auctioneer on Monday afternoon last for one thousand dollars to Captain James I. Eldridge of Harwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Freeman
Marine Railway
George H. Reynolds
James IT. Eldridge
Harwich
Carpenter Suffered Deep Cut From Circular Saw
Mr Thomas L Grant a carpenter at the boat-building works of J B Nlerreshoff had his hand badly cut by a circular saw on Friday afternoon the 16th inst Dr S S Drury dressed the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Grant
J. B. Nlerreshoff
S. S. Drury
Reverend Vincent Delivers Notable Sermons in Troy Church
The Rev. Dr. Vincent of Troy New York preached at the Congregational Church last Sunday morning and afternoon and spoke again in the evening before the Young Men's Christian Association to a large attentive congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Vincent
Troy
N. Y
Congregational Church
Young Men’s Christian Association
Special train to Providence for Chaffee funeral
A Sunday special train ran from here to Providence to serve attendees of the funeral for the late Edwin M. Chaffee. The cars left the depot at eleven in the forenoon and returned about five in the afternoon. About one hundred fifty officers and employees of the National Rubber Company attended.
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Providence
Edwin M. Chaffee
National Rubber Company
General Assembly
John J. Gardner
Bristol
John R. Gardner
Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company
Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company
Union Street
Isaac Liscomb
Nelson Waldron
Susan Moore
Samuel Gladding
John R Gardner
John Gardner
Walker's Bridge
Ferry Road
Martin 1
Simmons
Bristol Harbor
A. Sidney D’wolf
James F. D'Wolf
James D’wolf
Ferry Hill
Joseph A Sprague
Algernon Sidney
Wolf
Mount Hope Bay
Joseph A
Sprague
Sidney
Wolfin
John D’ Wolf
Supreme Court
Algernon Sidney I’ Wolf
Clarissa Gardner
Soin St. Gardner
Portsmouth
Newport
Narragan
Hogan
James, O’wolff
Mary Ann Sumner
William II. Sumner
James D’wolf Perry
Nancy B. Leny
James H. Woods
Constitution and
Cook Streets
Constitution Street
Cook Street
Charles Sanford
Mary Ann Sanford
Royal Sanford
Henry Sanford
Leonard Sanford
Alexander G. Sanford
George J. Smith
John W. Weed
John St. Gardner
Severe Thunder Shower Strikes Town Thursday Afternoon
A fierce thunder shower visited the town Thursday between four and five. The rain fell in torrents with vivid lightning and long rolling thunder. Winds blew fiercely for a few minutes but no damage from lightning is known locally.
James Cash Arrested for Habitu al Drunkard Charge
James Cash was arrested on the 14th for being an habitu al drunkard and a frequenter of grog shops. He claimed innocence but the trial evidence was conclusive, and Cash will be held by the State Farm for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar James Cash
James
Morgan Benefactor Plans Statue for Yale and Morgan School
Charles Morgan of New York donated 110000 to build and endow the Morgan School at Clinton Connecticut. He has authorized erection of a life size bronze statue of Abraham Pierson for Yale College grounds and a copy for the Morgan School. Pierson was Yale’s first president and taught the first graduating class in what is now Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Morgan
New York
James Lawless
Clinton
Conn
Morgan
Abraham Pierson
Yale College
Morgan School
Pierson
Yale
Eagle Spotted on Town Hall Steeple at Night
A resident on Central Street reports a large eagle perched on the Town Hall steeple around ten thirty at night. The moonlit events drew many birds and a loud, sustained screech as the eagle remained until near sunrise before taking flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar
Central Street
Republican address to endorse Grant and Wilson clubs
The Republican State Central Committee issues a statewide endorsement of Grant and Wilson for President and Vice President and urges the immediate creation of Grant and Wilson Clubs in every town and city to ensure concerted action in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
Grant
Wilson
The Rev Samuel Lee founder and first pastor life and works
This sketch reviews Samuel Lee D D founder and first Bristol pastor. It details his 1679 Jewish Restoration work, 1687 Bristol sermon on judgment, early 18th century publications, and his influence cited by Cotton Mather and Dr. Eliot. It notes his stature and the contested reception by historians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lee
Lee
Harvard College
Warham Mather
Increase Mather
London
Buchanan
England
Israel
Daniel
Bristol
New England
Allen
Dr Walker's California Vinegar Bitters Endorsed for Health
An advert urges readers to prepare for heat and ills with Williams' Jamaica Ginger and Dr Walker's California Vinegar Bitters. It claims the tonic promotes health, guarding against liver kidney skin and stomach diseases tied to impure blood and old ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
California
Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Tonic Advertised
The ad promotes Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Tonic as a superior remedy for hair loss and graying. It claims restoration of color and regrowth in many cases, stating the product is a scientific discovery endorsed by physicians and produced by R. P. Hall & Co. of Nashua New Hampshire, cited by Forney's Weekly Press on February 1, 1868.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
R. P. Hall & Co
Nashua
N. H
Forney’s Weekly Press
Liver Disorders and the Mandrake Pills Remedy
A physician extols Schenck's Mandrake Pills and Pulmonic Syrup for liver bilious disorders. He links torpidity of the liver to jaundice, digestive distress, and systemic weakness, claiming pills regulate the liver without calomel or mercury, aid digestion, and even expel worms. Testimonials cite cures for piles, tape-worms, and coughs. Manufactured by Schenck firms in Philadelphia Boston and New York. sold by local druggists.
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Schenck
Girard House
Marlboro’ Hotel
Boston
Insane Asylum
East
J. H Schenck
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This Town
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Dighton
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James N. Gladding
Kingdom of Heaven
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Hazard
Harriet
Jeremiah Hazard
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
R. J
B. Durfee
Durfee
Fall River
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Sherman
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Pearse
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Cole’s River
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Elizabeth Mason
Jarvis BR. Mason
William Mason
Howland Mason
Arthur Howland Mason
Albert Gardner
Cole's River Station
Fell River
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