Dear Mister Editor notes on Harvard enrollment and press conferences
Uncle Cal from Caribou writes that officials at Harvard debate enrollment cuts possibly prompting congressional inquiry. He notes Republican and Democrat clashes over Harvard’s role, Wall Street influence, and a looming Washington press conference trend. He jokes about African cannibals and political cackling, recalling Roosevelt’s 1932 press event.
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Harvard
Congress
Senate
Wall Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Africa
First Memorial Day Amid Civil War Unrest
Historical reflection on the first Memorial Day of 1868 with Major General John A. Logan’s proclamation, Grand Army of the Republic tributes at Arlington, postwar politics under Andrew Johnson, and the unsettled status of four million freed slaves amid Reconstruction and the push for citizenship through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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San Juan Hill
Verdum
Dunkerque
Korea
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Manded
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Andrew Johnson
Reconstruction
Congress
Emergence of a Continental Union After Civil War
A nostalgic view of postwar America contrasts Northern prosperity with Southern ruin. It notes Irish Republicans plotting in the U S, Cuban ten-year rebellion, and a westward push toward Manifest Destiny as Union Pacific and Central Pacific near Promontory Point signaling a looming industrial giant. Memorials on May 30th honor war dead as railroads, settlers, and cattle drives reshape the nation.
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North
Harriet Beecher Stowe
New England
South
United States
Canada
Ireland
U. S
House of Representatives
Great Plains
Union Pacific
Central Pacific Railways
Promontory Point
Utah
Bret Harte
Roaring Camp
Union
Not a modern, but a lover’s curious search
The speaker claims there are many more glamorous and attractive girls than the beloved, noting their wiles and allure. He admits uncertainty about how to win them over and contemplates his chances as he looks around for a path to success with the mentioned girls.
Street gambler quotes lost pony funds gone to groceries
A horse player recounts meeting a fellow gambler whose plan to bet the ponies vanished after his wife found a hundred dollars and spent it on groceries, leaving him short for the race. The exchange highlights a humorous take on luck and misfortune at the track.
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Cal
American Science Institute
Washington
Abe Lincoln
Country
Country Store Saturday Night Was Viewing With Alarm This New Trend For Everbody
Ed Doolittle
Everbody
Zeke Grubb
Zeke
Roosevelt
By Robt. Day
The
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Bat Farms
Ku Klux Klan
the Friendly Bank
Lindsay
Pittel Olives
Pierce’s
Libby
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Baby Food Post
Maxwell House
Log Cabin
Lallatin
AG Ce Markets
Clover Club
Peterson Market
Grace
WED
Shank End Hams
California
Guest Ranch
Rolīi
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