Correspondence Letter From Washington on Cuban War
Special Correspondence notes rising interest in Cuba as a fight for freedom near U S shores. Describes Cuban suffering under Spanish rule, fundraising for relief, and calls for U S recognition of the insurgents. Also discusses internal revenue appointments, patronage, and Boston religious movements with lectures and public figures.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Alva
Netherlands
Cortez
Mexico
Dulce
Cuba
United States
Éonwich
Tgs Bano
Senator Pomeroy
Senator Pomeroy Pre
Sherman
Island
New York City
Patriot Army
Sherman, Who Speaks With Tolerable Fluency, Is Known Sotivit i Ouslen
Ian
Tore
Ca Y
Ture
Spain
Patriot Party
Internal Revenue
The Forged Check and the Beautiful Widow
Noted tale recalls a New Orleans ledgers forgery case where a widow, living alone with a refined home, is suspected after a forged check. She insists on innocence, pleads to be jailed, and dies by suicide before the true culprit, her son, is revealed years later.
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N. C.picayune
Fant
Iness
Mremosyne
Madame
Messrs. H. & Co
McKet
Sean
General Cass on Coercion of States in 1860
A Portland Press reader recalls Cass’s stance cited to Mr. Buchanan, arguing the United States cannot coerce a state but enforces federal laws against individuals. He states constitutional and congressional acts override state laws and stresses enforcement against treason or violations, not coercion of states. The reader questions Buchanan’s portrayal of Cass’s position as belittling the administration.
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Cass
Portland
Buchanan
United States
United
Petengrage
Death of Lord Fairfax of Cameron Illuminates Virginia Links
An April news item recalls the baron Fairfax of Cameron, the tenth holder of the title, born around 1828 in Maryland or Virginia and later serving as California Supreme Court clerk. The piece traces Fairfax family history from colonial Virginia to modern American society, noting potential heirs and the rare transfer of a British peerage to the United States. It contrasts the Fairfax lineage with other noble claims and cites connections to Fairfax County and notable ancestors in English and American history.
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New York Herald
Baltimore
Virginia
Baron Fairfax
Cameron
Scotland
House of Lords
Henry
Aron
Thomas Fairfax
Fairfax County
Bryan Fairfax
Vaucluse
Thomas
F. F
Maryland
California
Supreme Court of the
Lord
Fairfax
Rock Creek
Washington
N. S. World
Charles I
Thomas Lord Fairfax
Cromwell
Prince Rupert
Naseby Field
Monk
Charles II
The
Hague
Lord Fairfax
Westminster
High Court of Justice
Charles Stuart
Bradshaw
Bourbon
Charles V
Rome
Alaric
Attila
Edward Fairfax
Jerusalem
George
America
Fairfaxes
John Esten Gooke
Oxford
Christ Church
London
Guards
Steele
Spectator
Add
Newten
Europe
Potomac
Rappahannock
Earl of Cultpper
Shenandoah
Sheridam
Lourois
Palatinate
Knechts
Castle of
St. Angelo
Greekway Court
Braddock
Cornwallis
England
Ttle
Order of Things
New World
Pierrepont
Boston
Lord Sandwich
Montague
Duke
Kingston
Massachusetts
Lord Sterling
Lovat
Band of Faith at Shurtleff College Emerges From Prayer and Help
A remarkable student group at Shurtleff College in Alton Illinois called the Band of Faith relies on prayer and modest work to fund needs. About twenty five members share a common table and a fund. Journal entries recount donations of coal beans pumpkins and molasses and the trust that God will provide. The band prohibits debt and requires members to abstain from tobacco, with about half the student body as members and growing interest for the year ahead.
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Shurtleff College
Ee Alton
Ill
Brother B
Iowa
Connecticut Election The Republicans Win State Ticket
The Republicans select their State ticket and most legislative seats in Connecticut with focus on ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment. The piece notes Connecticut’s shift against prolonged negro suffrage debate, urging Democrats to abandon dead issues, unite for fiscal reform, and restore party prestige by embracing equal rights and universal suffrage.
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Connecticut
General Grant
English
Jewell
New England
Démocrac
Songer
Party of Equal Rights
Universal Suffrage
Tompkins
Jackson
Wright
Benton
Prospects Rise for Wheat and Peach Crops in Midwest
Reports from Springfield Illinois and St Joseph Missouri note promising wheat prospects for March with high yields expected. Peaches were damaged but an ample crop remains likely. Northwest Missouri may see at most a half crop of fall wheat due to severe freezes, while central counties along the river look more favorable with a good yield indicated.
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Springfield
Journal. Southern
Illinois
St. Joseph
Missouri
Ilinois
Health of Ex Secretary Stanton
The Pittsburgh Gazette reports the health of War Secretary Stanton is precarious and worsens, causing deep concern among friends. Authorities state hopes for eventual recovery persist, and a clergyman from his church recently baptized him.
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Stanton
PittsburghPenn
President Urges Congress on Virginia and Mississippi Admission
The message to Congress calls for early action to restore Virginia and Mississippi to full union status. It proposes May or June elections in Virginia under military oversight to adopt the state constitution and submit it to Congress by December. It also questions re submitting Mississippi's constitution. The report includes an account of a Danish sailor recalling the Radezky explosion.
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Republic
Congress
Senate
Washington
House of Representatives
United States
Virgnia
Richmond
Virginia
Union
Mississippi
U.s.grant
Wasu HrxaTton
D. C
Loyal Mississippi leaders praised in Reconstruction remarks
Hon Job E E Stevenson, speaking on the Mississippi Reconstruction bill introduced by Mr Butler, extols loyal soldiers who served in the Union. He names nineteen Northern origin delegates, five privates, two lieutenants, five captains, four majors, a colonel, and two generals, praising their service and urging vigorous Congressional action to enforce loyalty and government.
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Mississippi
Butler
Job E E. Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
South
Reconstruction
E. J. Castello
Ith
Missourihilantry
Lyon
Camp Jackson
W. H. Gibbs
15Th
Illinois Infantry
Missouri
Fremont
Hunter
Grant
Donelson
Vicksburg
Pittsburg Landing
A.T. Morgan
Wisconsin
Gettysburg
Lee
H. W. Barry
Kentucky
Eggleston
1St
Ohio Cavalry
Ipalisnt
Kilpatrick
Atlanta
Claiborne
Jonesborough
Plantsville
Alabama
Forrest
Wilsons
Macon
Georgia
Glenn
Gillmore
Department of the South
Democratic Party
Loyal Movement For Reorganization
Exiled Southerners Return Hope From Government Aid
A Richmond Despatch report notes many Southern citizens fled to Brazil after the war and faced poverty. The U S Government, via Admiral Davis, will provide free transport home on a government vessel. The piece frames this clemency as humane, urging reconciliation and return from hardship.
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Richmond
Brazil
United States
Admiral Davis
Trist
Remedial Note on Cream Salt to Improve Butter Quality
Sidney Warren of Haskinwoods Ohio reports a letter from a New York Farmers Club member recounting a woman with one cow who kept cream for days to churn but the butter remained watery and of poor quality. Warren notes the Bridgman account suggesting adding a teaspoon of common salt to a quart of cream as it thickens, especially in hot weather.
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Sidney Warren
Haskinwoods
Ohio
New York Farmers Club
Potatoes Displayed At New York Farmers Club Meeting
At the New York Farmers Club meeting on April 6 three new potatoes were received from P. Butts of Mehoopany. The Snowflake and Gertrude of Wyoming were praised for fine grain and smooth skin, noted as admirable for the table, while General Grant is described as an enormous red potato and a remarkable producer.
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New York Farmers’ Club
P. Butts
Gertrude
Wyoming
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