Dorseys Relations With Garfield in Political Intrigue
Stephen W. Dorsey secretary of the National Republican Committee claims intimate ties with Garfield and asserts he advised against MacVeagh joining Garfield’s Cabinet. Dorsey circulated letters detailing efforts to block Cabinet choices while criticizing MacVeagh as a bribe-taker and lobbyist. He proposes inviting a leading Democrat to the Cabinet and defends his past conduct amid public scrutiny. The piece notes tensions over Garfield’s legacy and Star routes amid Republican maneuvers.
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Stephen W. Dorsey
National Republican Committee
Jeahett
Garfield
Dorsey
Washington
Congress
Garneld
MacVech
Ile
MacVeagh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Packard
Hayes
Simon Cameron
Republican Humpty Dumpty Falls in Kentucky Race
The piece compares the Republican effort in Kentucky to Humpty Dumpty, noting a strong candidate and weakened Democratic foe. It cites a Washington correspondent claiming Hubbel's aid to the Independent Democratic candidate cost Republicans multiple Congress seats as the race unfolds.
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Hubbell
Ferry
Congress
Washington
V. FY. World
Kentucky
Humpty Dumpty
Bose
Agin Bose
Hubbel
The Colored Element Awakening in New England
The Indiana State Sentinel argues that intelligent Black voters in New England are waking to the view they owe the Republican party nothing and may abandon it. It cites Geo Downing of Newport and Lincoln era quotes to claim emancipation was a war measure, not humanity, predicting a shift away from GOP loyalty as Black voters gain power and see Republican treachery.
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New England
Republican Party
Republic
Newport
R. C
Geo. T. Downing
Providence
R. I
Downing
Abraham Lincoln
Horace Greeley
Union
Congress
White House
Lincoln
Greeley
Sumner
Indiana State Sentinel
Italian Professor Warns Pilicarpina Fails Against Hydrophobia
Professor Tommassi writes to Piccola de describing a hydrophobia case treated with pilicarpina that produced profuse sweats and salivation but did not halt the disease. He notes his prior hope in the remedy has faded and states the facts should be public.
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Tommassi
Piccola
Bull
Dr.john Bull
John Bull
John J. Smith
Louisville
Tragedy as Severn Boy Drowns After Cramp
Boys swimming in the Severn England faced a fatal drowning when one collapsed with cramp sank and resurfaced twice. Despite friends pleas for help a passing boatman refused assistance and continued rowing leading to the youth's death.
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Severn
England
Boy Learns Lesson From Indian Lectures And Boomerangs
A boy recalls a traveling lecturer who claimed knowledge of Australia Africa and Spain. He describes boomerangs assegais bullfights and a misadventure with a red curtain and a bull in a pasture. The tale ends with the boy vowing not to trust lectures again and a closing bit on prairie signs and reading tracks.
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Tome
Niagara Falls
North Pole
Jimmy
Spain
Father
Mr. Travers
Mr.Thompson
Tom McGinnis
Tom
Jane
Jimmy Brown
Harper's
Texas
Non-Paying Boarder Fights Back With Frogs
A London report relays a New York boarding house tale where landlady Mrs Beeble used frogs to pressure Miss Wanda Brown to pay rent. The magistrate fines Beeble three dollars after confirming the comic yet sharp method. A Texas centenarian’s funeral is noted as the state’s largest.
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London
New York
Daily News
Wanda Brown
Thirty-ninth Street
New York City
Beeble
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A. Vogeler & CO
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SMITH
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Louisville, KY
Perry Davis
Burns
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