Pratt is a third term commissioner in Loganport era
The Logansport daily notes Commissioner Pratt’s third term under the current administration. Beex Judge Porter opened the Tilton Beecher argument, expected to take about ten days. Indian chief Spottedail told a special agent that much lying and stealing is hard to trace, but its end is clear.
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Pratt
Beex
Porter
Tilton-Beecher
Vo Ia
Spottedail
India Bureau
Grasshopper Plague Devastates Southern Kansas Wide Strip
Eyewitness accounts converge on a severe grasshopper invasion clearing a path over a hundred miles wide in Southern Kansas. Relief societies may be needed again next winter as farmers gauge losses. Montgomery Blair laments party quarrels while urging John W. Garrett for 1866 Democratic nomination.
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Kansas
Patchwork of 1861 views and local lore in terse notes
The column reflects 1860s opinions on Breckenridge loyalty to government, Sioux delegation leadership, and Sherman family history. It notes Hoosac tunnel costs, Cassius Clay’s Kentucky canvass role, and Kentucky party shifts. It closes with city council salary debate and civic service correctness.
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John C. Breckenridge
Frdm
Fe Ktiow
Pey
Cassius M. Clay
Kentucky
Clay
Democratic Party
Mr. Gray
States
Union
City Attorney Salary Should Reflect Its Demands
The text argues that city attorney pay must match the value and responsibilities of the office. It contends that hiring a capable lawyer, even without salary, risks harming city interests and that the council must set salaries based on merit and competence for all positions.
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Uyon
Increase in the Power of Production
A 1875 London Economist view argues Great Britain’s population productivity nearly doubles since 1850 and U S gains since 1860 exceed fifteen to twenty percent. It notes advances in agricultural machinery, faster reaping, more boots and shoes produced per worker, 40 000 more miles of rail, cheaper telegrams, and lower freight costs, with capital destruction spurring cost reductions.
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David A. Wells
London Economist
Great Britain
United State
West
Pennsylvania Central
Mr. Atkinson
Boston
InfalIlible signs of marriage in everyday behavior
A quirky set of social tips claims to reveal marriage status through small pairings and gestures. It describes silent couples in a car, a dropped glove, a busy husband and wife in public, and the contrast of courteous men with one unresponsive partner, plus the clashing old married pair as unmistakable indicators.
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Porthud
Gregor New Noededert
Ti Yotses
Phil Sheridan's Affianced Washington Letter
Washington Letter to Chicago Tribune reflects on Miss Irene Rucker growing from a slender girl in short dresses to a poised young woman with braids. The piece muses on how bridal veils soften youth and prompts observers to ponder time and change.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Irene Rucker
From Michler House to Irene Raecker’s Victory
The passage recalls General Rucker’s early posting at the Michler House on Twenty-first Street near the Potomac. Tony Buckner is remembered as a kind, mischievous boy. Now Irene Raecker has won a prize admired by many maidens, marking a notable shift in local memory.
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General Rucker
Irene Raecker
Mecklenburg Jubilee and the President
The New York Tribune notes May 20 as a North Carolina holiday with Charlotte hosting a statewide jubilee. It urges northern and western leaders to show Southern reconciliation and loyalty. It laments the President’s absence from the event and hopes for broader southern outreach.
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New York Tribune
North Carolina
Charlotte
Mecca
North
West
West Virginia
Revered minister aids haying then resumes sermon
An old Dudley Massachusetts minister Rev Mr Williams paused his sultry sermon to help Brother Crosby gather hay before the rain. He returned to the pulpit and continued to his final portions without omission. The piece also notes other comments and anecdotes from the era.
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Mr. Williams
Stae
Dudley
Maso
Crosby
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Logansport Daily Phares
Montgomery Blair
Rourt
John W. Garrett
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wardly
Blair
Goltins
Saville
Grant
Delano
Gen. Sheridan
John Sheridan
Somerset
Ohio
Philip
Massachusetts
Hoosac Mountain
Hudson River
New York
Hoosue
Phil Sheridan
Mecklenburg
Iratt
Senate
Morton
White House
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ruston
Shavenie
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Continental Congress
Brookline Argus
Niagara
PIRST
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NEW Garly Breakfast
Ball & Naylor
GO Market Street
Fanning Mills
J.B. Messinder
Langestock
Superior Fanning Mills
Alwaeyson Land
S.E. Corner Canal and
Elm Streete
Wwll
John Roots’ Bitters
John Roots
Seneca Street
Buffalo
van Rebuark
Rtevenson & Phid
Agenta F
Kiters
Chicago
Iyi
R. J. Connolly
Acta
The
Wadlgty Sewing Machine de Uttt
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilsou
Howe
Grover & Baker
Singer
Union Square
Washington St
Indelis
Market
Logansport
Will Wagons
Drotiers & Cos
Broadway
Alalbl TZ
imBuilding Stone
Mahal Se
Kk. Pryor
James McTagcart
Manxet St
Eversole
Fourth Sts
Toledo, Wabash & Western Ry
Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway
Seston
St. Louis
Keokuk Quinesy
Mannibal
Eixte Elven
Peru
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Pullman
Cleveland
Quincy
Toledo
Jhus
Testern Coal Yard
L. P
C. E. Gridley, Practical Watchmakers & Jewelers
Smrerhel Street
Rosenthal & Mack
CA AL
Logenusport
Tariana
Bethe
Witenes
J. P. Fitler
M. D
Penn
Phos Murphy
J.B. Hao
Adelph
Dler
Philad Delphi
Jas. Finegan
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