Colored troops and their war alike in courage
A Washington Post writer argues black soldiers displayed human traits similar to white troops, with differences born of slavery’s legacy. They proved more enthused under excitement, yet displayed dependence on treatment, while holding strong incentives of freedom and family. Black regiments felt stakes higher than white soldiers, risking personal liberty and that of kin if the Confederacy won.
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Washington Post
Confederacy
Inch and Hairbreadth Measures Explained
The excerpt discusses early standards of measurement. It notes that three barleycorns equal one inch, a rule from the first standardization. It also defines the hairbreadth as sixteen hairs laid side by side to equal one barleycorn, describing its use for infinitesimal space.
The Great Question About New Girls
A short debate quoted from the Philadelphia North American questions how women discuss domestic help. The excerpt shows a servant girl topic framed as a light social inquiry with a remark about preferences for new maids.
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Philadelphia
Tobacco Warehouses and Mudd Lowndes Scandal Exposed
An investigative report details how Maryland tobacco warehouses under Democratic rule operated with order and precision, while under Republican control mismanagement led to payroll fraud. Col. John A. Tompkins found inflated payrolls, fictitious employees, and checks issued to nonassociated individuals, including a questioned payment to Sydney Mudd. The inquiry traced the misuse to warehouse officials and highlighted voluntary campaign contributions misappropriated as state funds.
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Maryland
Democratic Party
Lowndes
Jarviland Republians
Mudd
Congress
Annapolis
Sydney E. Mudd
Muddle
Musrule
Naylor
Charles County
DuVal
Price George’s
John A. Tompkins
Col Tompkins
Secretarship State Exposes Fraud Linked to vote fraud plot
The article details falsified claims and a scheme involving the Secretary of State and a grafted executive group. It names Tompkins as a key figure in pursuing the matter while noting alleged bribes and criminal intent. It asserts culpable men deny charges but do not dispute the accusations. Col John A. Tompkins is cited as a leading Republican accountant in Baltimore.
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Secretarshop
Schoomimng Partie
Tompkins
Pop Si
Bax Oon
Emi My
George
Cts
Reisen
John A .Tomplins
Baltimore
Ridgely
Deathbed insurance scheme tied to Guiteau trial
Two young Reading lawyers and a Washington insider pursued a joke that sparked a national flap over graveyard insurance. The attempt to insure Guiteau's life drew harsh press, helped kill such policies in the East, and prompted lawsuits and cross country coverage. The episode, linked to Garfield's 1881 shooting and Guiteau's 1882 execution, exposed weak safeguards in deathbed policies and drew international scrutiny. Herve's early organist tale closes the excerpt.
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Guiteau
United States
Garfield
Reading
Washington
Berks County
Guiteu
Jokers
Gunean
Pennsylvania
England
San Francisco
New York Sun
Herve
Satisfaction guaranteed Prices Reasonable
Local storefront promises satisfaction with clearly marked prices and customer assurances. Readable fragments suggest a promotional ad emphasizing affordability and value for shoppers.
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Burrsville, Md
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S. Est
D Sts
Washington, D. C
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Lee B. Bolton
Bolton Bros
Elaine
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Altimore
Nod
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FE. Sturmier
Wilmington
Dover, del
Wilmington Conference Academy
Dickinson
Harvard
John Topkins
Wesleyan
Unversity of Pennsylvania
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Metropolitan School of Music
New York
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T the
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University of Mauryland
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Doysr
Drv
Kent Co. Mutual Insurance
DOVER
Del
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WM. Denny
R. Plummer
Greensboro
J.B. Fletcher
Preston
A. W. Shorts Marble Works
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Third St
J Barnes
Reed
Pia
Harry B. Mason
Denton, Mo
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Main St
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Honest John” Truss
R. J. Colston
Ridgely, Md
Tunisec Brother Lumber CO
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Talbot County
Mac
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Home Office
N. W
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Herman E. Bosler
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Areans
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Badgeville
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