Refrains of an expanding American literary scene after 1865
The article surveys mid to late 19th century American literature. It notes postwar readers’ growth, new publishing, and a flood of new writers across regions. It highlights Theodore Winthrop, Edward Eggleston, Francis Bret Harte, George W Cable, Joel Chandler Harris, Mary Noailles Murfree, John Eston Cooke, and other regional voices shaping frontier, Creole, plantation, and New England fiction.
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Cambridge Group
Penmen
Theodore Winthrop
New York
Yale
Jonathan Edwards
Winthrop
Connecticut
Theodore
Seventh Regiment
Washington
Cecil Dreeme
University Building
New York City
John Brent
California
Oregon
Puget Sound
Borg of
al Et
Eoward Eggleston
Indiana
Circuit Rider
Metropolisville
Francis Bret Harte
Prairie Ufe
Tim
Bayard Taylor
el Dorado
Overland Monthly
Bean
Poker Flat
Tennessee
Irelen Hunt Jackson
New Orleans
George W. Cable
Mississippi
Canada
Gulf
France
Spain
Bonaparte
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Massachusetts Bay
Cable
Mme. Delphine
Dr. Sevier
Louisiana
Europe
Africa
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Br’er Fox
Br’er
Beast
Charles Egbert Craddock
Mary Noailles Murfree
Cumberland Mountains
Virginia
John Eston Cooke
Old Dominion
New England
Miss Wilkins
Miss Jewett
Rose Terry Cooke
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Louisa May Alcott
Senate Passes Ship Subsidy Bill Amid Amendments
The Senate approved the ship subsidy bill by 42 to 31 after a lengthy debate. Senators Allison Dolliver Spooner Quarles and Proctor Dillingham opposed final passage, with McLaurin voting for it. Several amendments were adopted or rejected, notably limits on expenditures and a Spooner proposal granting Congress power to amend or repeal the act without harming contracts. Provisions outline American crews, vessel classes, and payment scales for ocean mail service and subsidies. Funston dined with the president at the White House yesterday.
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Washington
Senate
Allison
Dolliver
Iowa
Spooner
Quarles
Wisconsin
Proctor and Dillingham
Vermont
McLaurin
South Carolina
Frye
West
Patterson
Pettus
Alabama
Congress
Hanna
Ohio
J. Pierpont Morgan
Leyland ‘Line
United States
Commierce
Atlantic
Mexican Gulf
Pacific
North America
Secretary of the Treasury
Boer Methods A House Wrath In London Dispatches
London dispatch reports a prolonged battle and a major Boer onslaught causing British retreat. It notes confusion from a large gap between convoy and rear guard and a weak rear screen. General Methuen was wounded and Delarey showed courtesy after Methuen’s surrender.
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London
Kitchener
Methuen
General Methuen
Delarey
Klerksdorp
Daily Mail
Miles Philippine plan rejected by Roosevelt and Root
The War Department denied General Miles's request to deploy a Miles style campaign in the Philippines and to end the war with minimal casualties. President Roosevelt concurred in the action, ruling the plan civilly improper and unnecessary as pacification nears.
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Root
Washington
Miles
War Department
Philippine Islands
White House
Roosevelt
Blaze at Bryn Mawr College Damages Dormitory
A lamp toppling caused a fire in Benbig Hall at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia. Students on the first and second floors saved belongings while those on the third floor lost all. No injuries reported. Estimated loss stands at $35,000 excluding personal effects.
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Philadelphia
Benbig Hall
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
Peacock Family Seeks Safety After Kidnap Threats
Alexander R. Peacock former Carnegie official moved his family from Lexington Avenue to the Holland House New York after repeated ransom threats demanding 25000 with murder menaces. Detectives now handle the case and say arrests are practically certain.
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General Peacock
New York
Pittsburg
Dispatch
Alexander R. Peacock
Carnegie Company
Lexington Avenue
Holland House
Old Grudge Ends in Killing in Hidalgo Ill
David Williams prominent citizen of Hidalgo shot and killed Edward Ortman in Williams drug store after Ortman allegedly threatened his life. Ortman placed a hand on his hip pocket before Williams fired 11 shots, eight hitting target. Ortman died instantly.
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Hidalgo
Ill
David Williams
Edward Ortman
Ortman
Williams
Missouri River Dries Up Near Chamberlain
The Missouri river at Chamberlain began to subside rapidly and becomes a shallow stream not more than 50 feet wide. The condition is unprecedented and believed caused by a gorge upstream.
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Missouri River
Chamberlain
Russia Reassigns Siberian Railway for Troop Movements
A Times correspondent reports that the Siberian railway is diverting merchant consignments to support Russia's war effort in the Russo-Japanese conflict. Resources are fully occupied forwarding troops toward Port Arthur and Viadivostok.
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Russia
London
St. Petersburg
the Times
Siberian
Itt
Bidterial
Viadivostopke
Emulsion Sales Spark City Market Shakeup
A fragment notes Knapp Bros selling their drugs and coal business to ET. Brock as Schott's Emulsion promotes health among children and hints at a local business transition impacting the market. The article emphasizes the product’s popularity among “plump and rosy” youngsters.
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Schott
Knapp ‘Bros
Druys and Coal
ET. “Brock
Gold Field and Catherine placer surveys with lines and corners
Survey No. 6014 to 6017 detail placer claims Gold Field Catherine No 1 No 2 and No 3. Beginning corners set in rock with marked stakes and 1 or 2 inch measurements. Bearings distances run to White's Bar Initial Point Nos 1 8 9 and 16. Areas: 20.65 acres 19.28 acres 8.44 acres.
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Congress
Montana Gold Dredging Company
Lawa of
New Jersey
Montana
Dillon
Edwin Norrie
White's Bar
Uporg
Beaverhead County
Barvey
Office of the Register of the Pee Land Office
Helens
Seta Granite Rock
N. W. Oor
White
Haat
Cor
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Burney
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Unclear Historical Notice From Dillon Montana 1902
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered names and dates. mentions Dillon Montana and court related terms. Readable entities include Elmuel Path Kine and Gronax D Greene with witnesses and reclamation phrasing. exact action and full details remain obscured.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Affice
Helena
Montana
Harknoer
Dillon
Beaverhead County
L. J. Price
U. S. Commissianer
William Sweeney
Earl Rogers
John Kenison
Dell
Mont
Charles Brown
Gronras VD. Greene
Hegirtor
Upsert Land
Fini
Helens
Utso
Seine
Gronax D
United States Land Office
James H. Phillips
Lima, Beaverhead
Fred Landean
Joseph Lewis
George Gleed
Bid Whiting
Lima
George D, Greene
Register
John Cloutier
Rannack
Saland
Thomas Clements
Henry K. Padduck
van Turdem
Dolph N. Paris
Bannack
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