Washington Letter on Election Crisis and Southern Peace
Regular Correspondent reports on the Hayes election, Southern reactions, and state sovereignty fears. Discussion covers Congress counting votes, possible vacancy, and a push for peace over war, with warnings about factions and the role of Gov. Hayes and Waite.
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M. I. Tupper
Perlion
South Carolina
Florida
Gisiana
Hayes
Presinésare
Ulysses I
Secret Benders lynching theory disclosed in Topeka letter
In a Topeka Commonwealth letter a traveler from Kaw Montgomery County claims a vigilante group helped hide the Bender murders. He recounts Yorks pursuit, gold spectacles, and a grave reveal. He narrates alleged Diy violence against Henry Pinkston and his family amid political tensions and Republican alignment.
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Kansas
Topeka
San Francisco
Portland
Montgomery County
Kaw
Washington Territory
Bender
A. MM. York
Dr. York
Cherryvale
York
Benders
Gabriel
Senator York
Prophecy and freedmen’s ballot shape Louisiana crisis
A 1876 New Orleans public notice argues the freedman vote kept the Republican party from disaster and cites Lincoln letter to Gov. Hahn. It links Hayes victory to black voting, recalls 1864 guidance, and notes public health adage about air, diet, and care in disease spread.
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Monnay Crry
New Orleans
Suet Tn
Repubblican Party
Louisiana
Lincoln
Grey
Michael Hahn
Raymond
Abraham Lincoln
Executive Mansion
Washington, D. C
Michael Haplin
Dean
A. Lincoln
Friends of the Union
Gov
Halin
Gov. Trahn
Sworn Statement by Eliza Pinkston on Ouachita Inquiry
Eliza Pinkston testifies before the Louisiana Board of Commissioners recounting her life with Henry Pinkston and four children. She describes residence on Well's place up in Ouachita and details surrounding the South affairs that moved Gov. Palmer and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Board of Canvassers
John M. Palmer
South
Eliza Pinkston
Henry Pinkston
Diphtheria risks and warnings from a California physician
A San Francisco physician warns diphtheria is highly infectious and often fatal, likening it to a zymotic disease. He details early symptoms such as sore throat and swollen neck glands, notes spread via contact and clothing, and urges rapid medical attention and strict isolation including boiling laundry and avoiding kissing.
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California
San Francisco Call
Freeport Directory Aims For Comprehensive City Guide
The Freeport Directory, prepared by Wolland, will surpass prior issues for our city. Publishers intend a reliable, thorough directory representing Freeport’s advantages and its standing to outsiders, backed by cooperation of citizens and proven works in other cities.
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Freeport
Wolland
Deaths and obituaries of Welch Weaver and Scott
Welch George A age 16 3 15 died Dec 1 of congested lungs after a Thanksgiving cold. Funeral Sunday at 3 from residence. Weaver Preston T age 31 3 28 died Nov 28 after long illness. buried from Salem Church. Scott Uriah age 32 7 27 died Nov 17 at brother in law John J. Weller’s residence near Waterloo La.
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Welch
George A
I. C. Welch
Weaver
Preston T. Weaver
Salem Church
Scott
John J. Weller
Waterloo
Uriah Scott
List of Unclaimed Letters at Freeport Post Office 1876
December 4 1876 list of unclaimed letters including Andrew Bard Frederick Paul Bassett John Ressler D Boyer Miss Mattie Howell Thos H Swartz Miss Emma Seelye Dr DH Co Keston J P Shrove Mrs Baldat Leony Sprague Mary A Sanford Levingston Co Stoughton Henry J Miller Bernard Morst J P Woods Wade and others. Office hours shown with daily weekday and holiday adjustments. Include instruction to state advertised letter and date when inquiring. Postmaster Smith Atkins signs.
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N. B
Freeport Market Grain Report by Smith and Porier
Freeport market report from December 1876 details grain buying activity reported by Smith and Porier. Grain prices and volumes discussed for Freeport.
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Freeport
Smith & Porier
Grain Buyern
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London
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