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Fort Wayne Weekly Democrat

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1869

Page

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Fort Wayne Legal Advertisement Rates Notice

Public notice from Dumm Bronner Co publishing in Fort Wayne Indiana outlines legal advertisement rates at 150 per square with 75 cents per additional square, ten lines equal one nonpareil square, advance payment required, proofs of publication issued after payment, all letters to Dumm Bronner Co Fort Wayne Indiana.

R. D. Dumm & CO Calhoun and Wayne Streets Fort Wayne Indiana Sud DOMM Bronner & CO Ind

The Fruits of Radicalism in Nineteenth Century Politics

A strongly opinionated critique argues taxation and debt favor the rich while harming the poor. It condemns protective tariffs and monetary policy, cites a floggings case in Medford, and links radical rule to job losses, racial injustice, and the spread of Black labor and Black suffrage in Indiana and beyond. It labels the Fifteenth Amendment as weaponizing politics against white workers.

Congress Hoosier Brata U. S Washington

Grant era chaos as Natchez municipal offices vanish

The piece mocks Reconstruction noting widespread disqualification of public officers in Natchez Mississippi. It cites J E Clay as a declined ministerial nominee and claims the city lacks a mayor council or police, with eight former policemen acting as deputies to maintain order until government is rebuilt.

South Natchez Mississippi

Radical papers mock Congress fracas among Schenck Logan and Butler

Our Radical papers deplore the adjournment scene while praising themselves as apologizers. They label the fracas a paragon of legislative blackguardism and accuse each other of lies cowardice and hypocrisy with no attempt to restore order.

Congress Schenck Logan Butler

Imperialist sale pace continues amid radical influence

An edition of 10,000 copies has nearly sold out with 400 remaining and a second release planned for Friday. Radicals possess substantial money and influence, ensuring the project is not halted by press scrutiny.

Ezprees

Old Cartman Pap Ainsley and a Forgiven Father Tale

The piece recounts Pap Ainsley, a weary hand-cart man, who after years without liquor discovers a long-lost daughter in a Stockton homeowner’s parlor. The man, who once tried to shoot his son-in-law, is recognized by the daughter who forgives him. A sympathetic wife helps resolve a tangle of debts and family estrangement, and Ainsley remains with his cart, now guiding his grandchildren.

John Ainsley Pap Ainsley Montgomery California Teuton Ainsley Syracuse New York Ainsley Farm Connecticut Stockton Cartman California Street Bridget Maria Maria Eastman Dr. Eastman

Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad prospects and local notices

Indiana news items report Monday's Odd Fellows Celebration in the city, hopes for the Evansville and Indianapolis railroad, a Jeffersonville Penitentiary escape incident, a Madison division official's death, a Terre Haute hand injury, and Indianapolis income-tax data. Also included are a lengthy discussion of national finance plans and critiques, with proponents and opponents debating a Treasury note currency, bank reforms, and aims to relieve the national debt.

Odd Fellows Evansville Indianapolis Railroad Deak Great Britain England Bonaparte National Life and Credit Treasury Oregon Maine Europe

Debt vs Republic: Radical presses push balance of power

The Cincinnati Enquirer denounces the Imperialist line on the national debt, arguing the debt threatens the Union and urging Americans to choose the Republic over lingering debt. The piece likens past abolition of vast property to a patriotic stand and predicts rapid clarity as citizens must decide where they stand.

The Cincinnati Enquirer Republican Party National Union Europe United States

Five hundred twenty seven Cuban executions under scrutiny

The Foreign Relations Committee reviews a list claiming 527 executions by Spanish authorities in Cuba over three and a half months. The panel seeks accuracy and any American names, amid rumors of U.S. expedition plans and a large volunteer force, with misdirection about embarkation points.

Foreign Relations Committee Washington Cuba New Orleans New York

Grant snubbed as Senate blocks Kansas postmaster

The piece notes President Grant sidelined by the Senate over a Lawrence Kansas postmaster appointment, with a clash in the White House involving Senator Ross. It cites Brownlow’s opposition to a Knoxville pension agent and predicts more turmoil as critics denounce Grant. Also mentions Paris prohibiting sweepstakes on races.

Senate Grant Lawrence Kansas Ross White House Chandler Knoxville Tennessee Brownlow

Grant criticized for favoritism in Mexican ministry move

The Catholic Telegraph denounces Grant for personal jealousy and nepotism in war times. It accuses him of appointing Nelson of Indiana to replace him in the Mexican Ministry, claiming such favoritism damages administration and sours essential allies.

Catholic Telegraph Grant Rosecrans Nelson Indiana

Dore Paints Titania With Moving Fairy Life

Tur Paris correspondent of the London Telegraph reports Gustave Doré has created a remarkable painting titled Titania. The scene overflows with fairies and imp-like beings, even trees seem inhabited, making the single square foot of canvas feel like a living exhibition.

Tur Paris London Telegraph Gustave Dore

Wild man seeks move of seat of government to New York

A Cincinnati Commercial affiliated man aims to gain notoriety by urging relocation of the national capital from Washington to New York City. Opinion holds that Empire City already harbors significant vice and crime, and moving Congress there would merely invite new schemes by its burglars.

Cincinnati Washington New York Empire City Congress

Radical wool protection policy sparks agricultural crisis

The piece laments Congress backed wool protection as ruinous. It cites overproduction in wool and slaughter of sheep in Iowa, with pelts sold and carcasses fattening hogs. It criticizes Grant era views on labor and taxation, contrasting Navy Yard work with black labor abroad as ambassadors.

Congress Towa New England West Grant Philadelphia Navy Yard

Scronz Meaning Apron Not Shirt in German Note

The Chicago Times notes Scronz in German means apron not shirt and explains the linguistic point. It also reports Washington Republicans agreeing Mississippi elections be delayed until fall to avoid disrupting planting. Prentice advises youths on success, urging industry economy prayer and contributing to a house for Gen. Grant.

Chicago Times Scronz Cann Scewarz Washington Mississippi Prentice Grant

Richmond seeks sidewalk and gaslights amid dog law tension

John L. Ketcham, Esq., entered the grocery house of Alford, Talbot & Co. in Indianapolis. While talking with Mr. Talbot, he stepped backward into an open hatchway and fell into the cellar, sustaining serious injuries whose full extent is not stated.

John L. Ketcham, Esq Alford, Talbot & Co Indianapolis

Various News Snapshots From A Broken Era

Cuban volunteers depart New York for southern ports. Horace Greeley quips on seeking easy money. A wife advertises baboon and pets for sale due to marriage. Attorney General Hoar says Marshals and US Attorneys appointments are done. The Cheyenne Leweler notes White Pine travelers returning. Juarez's family and age described. Wellington Ohio reports cheese manufacture after sheep sales. Vast vows move in Lorain County. A dying man is offered vegetables instead of bread, in a rural anecdote.

Hoar United States Cheyenne Lewler White Pine Alaska Hell Juarez Wellington Ohio Lorain County Billy W Ife Indiana Senate Indianapolis Ind National Asylum Dayton Knightstown Stein Cravens Turner House of Refuge HOUSE Switzerland National Asylum For Joint Southern Merriweather Judiciary Judiciary Committee

Abundant Strawberries and a Sea of Early News

Mobile sees strawberries at one dollar a quart while Orange New Jersey carpenters strike for four dollars daily. Reports cover Paris living costs for General Dix, saloons closed in Tipton Indiana, and ten million Bordan cartridges ordered for Spain. Bishop and political notes mix with incidents from Westbury Massachusetts to Cuba and Wisconsin sermons.

Mobile Orange New Jersey General Dix Paris Tipton Indiana Connecticut Richard Lafflin Westbury Mass Thomas Keenan Massachusetts Plymouth Church Steve Boyle Michigan New York

Indignation in Senate over Grant nominations sparks debate

In Washington on April 21 the Senate debated President Grant’s nominations. A resolution sought lists of all officers and their states of origin to reveal patronage patterns. Some foreign nominees were criticized as unfit, with one labeled a drunkard and another a thief, and mentions of withdrawals or rejections followed.

Senate Wassington Grant Republic Cameron Pennsylvania Colle

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