Cabinet Appointments and Confirmations Highlight Grant Era
The new Grant cabinet is appointed and confirmed with Illinois New York Pennsylvania Ohio and Maryland represented. Washburne leads in integrity and anti lobbyist stance, Stewart chosen for Treasury, Cox for Congress Ohio and Creswell for Maryland, Borie a Philadelphia merchant noted for wealth and Union support, Scofield remaining Secretary of War.
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Grant
Illinois
New York
Pensylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Borie
Washburne
Treasury
Alexander T. Stewart
J. D. Cox
Creswell
J.B. Hoare
Adolph E. Borie
Philadelphia
Union League
Union
Scofield
Woodward
Pennsylvania
Farnsworth
Cliffe
Tiffe
Edwards
Gore
Price
Young
Georgia
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House
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Ordway
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Urma
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Politians
Farfara
London
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Chicago
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Sories
Council
Chicaco
Canal Street
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Times
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Lincoln
Tribune
Cox
Peronsent
Sherman
Sumner
Scornful Portrait Of Johnson On Grant’s Inauguration Day
A newspaper columnist depicts Andrew Johnson and aides slipping from the White House on Inauguration Day. The piece mocks Johnson’s tenure and questions his status as former president while contrasting him with Ulysses S. Grant.
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Andrew Johnson
White House
Johnson
Executive Mansion
Andy
Billy
Gideon
Alec
United States
Grant
Suckers and the origin of Illinois nicknames
A Chicago paper explains how Illinois men earned the nickname guckers or suckers. It notes the prairie climate, long tramps, scarce water, and crawfish holes as water sources. Travelers, even in drought, used crawfish habitats to draw water, shaping the term suckers.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Inaugural Eve Recap Distracted by Foreign Policy Debate
Report notes English and French roots praised the inaugural moment while arguing foreign policy promises peace. A rebel general reportedly captured a location and fired volleys after a dinner event honoring Grant's inauguration. Tensions linger between America and Germany amid diplomatic disruption.
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Arian Wan
Vollag
Bersig
Bancroft
Grant
Bismarck Wald Wipple Onalemnen
Germany
Cheyenne Post Office Support for McLeland Retained
The Cheyenne community urges preserving Thos E McLeland Esq as Postmaster, praising his status as an early settler and trusted officer. The endorsement highlights his sound Republican principles and broad community confidence, asserting his continued service would yield general satisfaction.
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Cheyenne
Thos E. McLeland Esq
McLeland
Telegraphic Dispatch From Daily Loader Brpresaly
Brief telegraph report from the Daily Loader notes Brpresaly as the source. The snippet mentions a Brpresaly report filed by a daily newspaper staffer via telegraph, with limited readable details.
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Eported
Brpresaly
Washington dispatch notes cabinet shakeup and Cuban arrivals
Washington reports detail the Ashburne resignation and Stewart disqualification amid cabinet reshuffles. News cites gold declines and bond gains on contraction expectations, Cuban refugees reaching Havana, and President’s acceptance of Rolling’s resignation. Senate activity outlines tenure of office debates, new steamship proposal, and rule revisions.
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Baton
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Sherman
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House
Wilson
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Sumner
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Drake
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Cragin
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