Repeal debate sparks capital intrigue in Grant era
An 1870s style Capitol storm erupts over repealing the Tenure of Office law. Republicans clash as Grant’s cabinet and Senate maneuver amid urgent deadlines and political theater. Reports from New York letters illustrate social microcosms and the era’s public intrigue.
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Garrett Davis
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Rise for Liberty Irishmen rally behind green banner
The piece exhorts Irish fighters to reclaim freedom beneath the green flag, invoking grave heroes and forbidding retreat. It calls O Neill and O Grady as leaders, urging perseverance against English rule and a dramatic vision of a united Ireland restored by struggle.
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Ireland
O'Neil
Fragmented note on crops and shipments abroad
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Melbourne cotton venture in the Feejee, a Middle Tennessee wheat crop forecast near 300,000 with wider range crop implications, and a 1868 reference noting increased shipments. It also cites China wheat shipments totaling 40,000 and a Kansas Emporia News fragment about a Greenwood County friend.
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Axpany Haa Bees
Melbourne
Middle Tennessee
China
Emporia
Kansas
Greenwood
Fragmented Camden Gazette Improves Rail Hope and Church Costs
Disjointed notes describe CamdenArk press debates over lock and dam on Ouachita to aid navigation and a Cairo and Fulton Railroad. Mention cites a Catholic church costing 20000, racial elements, and Loree’s new town Tah ValleyWy near Ogden. Also references Wilder streetcar in Detroit papers and Kansas City sinking news.
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Ark
Cairo and Fulton
Ouachita
Star
Ogden
Age
Detroit
Kansas City
Agricultural notes on crops and markets in 19th century USA
Fragmentary copy discusses grape vines pears oats and sweet potatoes with prices cited from one to five dollars per bushel. Mentions breadstuffs from the Atlantic and references a cotton-tree and prayer in relation to harvest time. No clear event or date identifiable.
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Concord
America
Business Items From The Era Of Turbulent Markets
Fragmentary report notes daily earnings of 3 to 450 dollars in Terre Haute and references the Charlotte Democrat's claim about large sums wagered. Mentions transportation facilities and market conditions, with scattered proper nouns including Mountain and King's Mountain. The text is unclear but suggests volatile trade and logistics affecting prices.
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Terre Haute
Charlotte N.C. Democrat
Nadollars
Ltn
Arkane
Sandross
Windy Dee
Personal items note Webb sails to Brazil for mission
James Watson Webb has sailed for Brazil to resume his duties of his mission. Ex Confederate General Jubal Early mentioned near Lexington Missouri. Diannah Vies, a widow living near Nashville Tennessee, is said to be 114 years old.
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England
Christ
Tadadless
James Watson Webb
Brazil
Jubal Early Kiee Duua
Lexington
Mra
Diannah Vies
Nashville
Rascal accusations and violent incidents reported in scattered notes
In Wharton Texas Gus Stribling accuses J W Clayton of wrongdoing while a riot at Bosley s Hotel in Hoateville Alabama leaves one soldier dead and two wounded. Gus Baker convicted of murder in Weldon North Carolina faces new trial denial by the Supreme Court. A Kansas Oswego item notes a spring Halifax term sentencing and a Fisher Creek case mentions Claud Rebecca and Elling bias in a home intrusion.
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Wharton
Texas
J. W. Clayton
Clayton
Bosley’s
Hoateville
Ala
Gus. Baker
Wade Ditcher
Weldon
N.C
Supreme Court
Halifax
Land entries and near river lands in Neosho County
Fragmented OCR notes describe land entries in the United States frontier era. Mentions 100 acre plots and 7 801 acres entered in the fifty states land office. References to Neosho River area near Neosho Grove and a county reservation with springs and homes planned for the spring.
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Sevier Ce Ak Ld
Kansas
Neosho
D' Grove
Pest control method for stored produce and fumigation plan
An agricultural note outlines a method to handle pests in stored produce. It advises depositing rain or fumigated items, using epiphore or related fumigants, burning certain materials, and sealing casks for a quarter year. It mentions readiness of boats and beds for planting cabbage tomatoes and early salads.
Congress Weighs Tax Exemption and Coinage Bill Action
Senate passes tax exemption for government naval machinery makers by 36 to 27. army bill discussed. conference on deputy collectors and assessors set for February 26. House approves nickel coinage under five cents. Butler diplomatic services plan rejected. House recedes from its amendments to Senate version by 143 to 43 amid recess.
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Butler
South America
House
From the North and East in the Nevada and beyond
A fragmentary note cites routes from the north and east through Mioosscia and Nevada, mentioning varied names and directions without clear context or full details. The readable bits suggest travel or regional references but lack concrete events or dates to describe a specific story.
Ocean Penny Postage Urged By Mr Bright
Mr Bright advocates ocean penny postage amid debate over mail routes between the Hudson Bay area and foreign rail connections. The proposal aims to lower costs and speed correspondence across distant regions.
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Bright
Hudson Bay St Tha
House leadership delays stall new speaker choice
The Alaska committee stalls over consensus while ex Congressmen influence lates the process. The Fifth Auditor seeks details from Revenue Department clerks. Dawes declines to be speaker candidate as Blaine remains. Hubbard's Postal Tele bill heads to committee. failure prompts next session action. Constitutional questions surface in Senate February 26. Teese Bliss and Masterman oppose navy over Lopez. Early administration plans include reorganizing the Carolina Georgia Toron Philadelphia Department of the East and creating a new department in Indian country.
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Revenue Department
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Massachusetts
Blaine
Maine
Hubbard
Senate
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Bliss
Masterman
Navy
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Cake
Carolina
Georgia
Toron
Philadelphia
Department of the East
Indian soldiers clash with Ku Klux elements early January
Report from Indian observers details a January clash between troops under Col Tae and Ku Klux members linked to a Wash House faction. Text notes potential penalties including penitentiary terms and fines, with mentions of strange emigration, a prisoner being retained, and fugitives linked to York and Kimball during a harsh winter.
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Citien
Iealves
Wash House
Yesterda
Ku-klux Pintenia
Phalace Ee
Ku-klux
Camelia
Louis
Kimball
York
Harrison township tax bill fails in Senate vote
In Columbus a KaigACone bill to empower the Trustees of Harrison township Champaign county to levy a special tax was taken and the bill lost two votes short of passage. The constitutional issue and actions were discussed as twenty measures aimed at limiting quack doctors were presented, while executors and administrators faced a private sale by order of probate.
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Kaig Acone
Harrison Township
Champaign County
Senate
Cuba Confusing Battles and Leadership Change Report
Fragmentary dispatches from Cuba describe a tense road battle and an announced leadership transition with General Cabel Jora de Roda to replace General Daloe as captain. Reports from multiple sources conflict, fueling anticipation and confusion about the strategic situation.
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Gen. Cabel- Jora de Roda
Gen. Daloe
Fem Manesnus
Titi and Weak Ten in New York
A fragment from a New York item mentions Titi and Weak Ten in a local context. The readable text is limited and does not provide clear details on people, places, or events.
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