Inauguration crowds fill Capitol during Grant Colfax rites
Immense crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue as General Grant and Senator Colfax take oath and lead the inaugural procession. The day features a vast parade of military units, diplomatic corps, and notable figures, with Johnson notably absent and the Capitol scene marked by ceremony and spectacle.
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Senate Chamber
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sherman
George. H
Thomas
Hancock
Terry
Senate
Farragut
Sickles
Stringham
Porter
McDowell
Butterfield
Heintzelman
Brice
Congress
White House
Johnson
Capitol
Garrett Davis
Diplomatic Corps
Edward Thornton
Baron Geralds
Antas
Thornton
Supreme Court
Supremes Court
Justice Chase
Treasury Department
Georgetown
Gen. Webb
Gen. Grant
Grant
President Johnson
Philadelphia
Albany
Marine and Artillery Corps
Boys In
Colored Boys In Blue
Fire Department
Good Will, Harmony, Taylor
Mantuc Hook and Ladder Company
General Grant
Mr. Colfax
Colfax
McCreery
Cragin
Wade
United States
Telf
Geo. Brown
The
Jey
Waritime
Phical
Gnion
Chasé
Senator Cragin
Scholfield
Mullins Departure Sparks Memorial of Boisterous Oration
A fragment from a 19th century column laments the departure of Mullins from Congress and recalls his lively, combative speeches. The piece mocks reporters and recalls a dramatic scene where Mullins speaks against opponents amid exaggerated biblical imagery. It ends with a sensational note about crocodile found with jewelry in Agra.
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Congress
Mullins
Tennessee
New York
Chanler
Mr. Speaker
Gabriel
Archangel
Asia
Africa
Hell
Assassination and Brutalities Reported From Cuba Trials
The N. S. Sun quotes Cuban fugitives detailing the assassination of Senor Martinez near Havana for supporting independence and the brutal street killings of women in Villanueva. It notes widespread violence by troops and bought volunteers, with civilians and children harmed during suppression. An Indiana State Senate memo reports prison corruption and abuse at the Southern Prison and names officials involved.
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Cincinnati Chronicle
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Parkersburg
New Virginia
Grafton
West Virginia
Commonwealths
Andy Johnson
John Bull
Scy
Patapsco
Harper's Ferry
Erie Railroad
Shenandoah
America
Phil. Sheridan
Old England
Ohio River
John Brown
Iig
Virginia
Maryland
Old
Relay House
New Republic
Upper
Potomac
Free America
Astern
Western
Lovelie
Cha
Mary
Agai
Loveling
John Armstrong Bradshaw
Mary Fergison
Ohio
United States
Aext
Betsey Furgeson
Betsey
Shadrick Furgeson
Pete Furgeson
Kanawha River
Wm. Harvey
Beer Furgeson
Furgeson
Springboro
Kelsey
Wright
Bruskup
Pr. Sellers
Episcopa Arch
Sp Oro
Maury
Mary Furgeson
Mr. Young
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lebanon
Sonyacren
Shakespeare
Aaron W T
Bradshaw
Ary
Wm. Carpenter
Anda Mary
A.G. McBirney
Samuel Bolton
J. Mors Row
T. F. Thompson
N. S. Sun
Cuba
Senor Martinez
Havana
Martinez
Villanueva Theatre
Powers
Indiana State Senate
Senate
Conriete
Meredith
Ghee
Merek
Ferrier
Col. Schuler
Sullivan
Schuler
Isaac Kinly
Tiros
Gifford
G, Armstrong
Horrors and Scandal of Convent Life in London
Foreign correspondence reports a string of abuses at a convent described as monastic captivity. Victims suffered strict schedules, starvation, isolation, and relentless penance while authority figures allegedly exploited and controlled them. The piece cites Sister Laurin’s stubborn endurance and criticizes religious authority’s cruelty.
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Boston Post
London
Mother Starr
Laurin
Court of the Queen's Bench
Victor Hugo
Scholastica
Eyope
Crament
Lora Melbourne
Kingdom of Heaven
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Sta
National Capital
Amory
North Carolina
Senate Wing
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Gen. Kilpatrick
Horace Greeley
Dyer
David Dudley Field
Mary E. Walter
Army
Scioto Co
Ohio Furnace
Pine Grove
Lawrence County
LaweWorld
Drasew
Teaus Ter the Frieder
Union Furnace
Ohiotit
Union
Awrence
Scioto
Scioto County
Green Township
Pereiay Oly
Belleporte
Buena Vista
Kentucky
Tuyere
Ohio Stacks
Joel Robinson
Oliver Perry
Furnace
Polagragi
Hanging Rock
Haverhill
Union Landing
Ohio Hills
Warren
Jobin Armstrong Bradshaw
Spooney
Columbia
British America
Esculapius
Germantown, & Vilage
Seco
Protestant Episcopal Church
Germantown
Maary
Josef
Lopez
Warren County
T Mullins
Agra
Villa Clara
Indiana State Prison
England
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