Two Queens in Westminster Shrine of Tudor and Stewart Lives
A poem in The Aldine for July reflects on the tombs of Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I in Henry VII’s chapel Westminster. It juxtaposes royal power and passion, pondering marriage, betrayal, and fate as readers confront enduring questions of their legacies.
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Westminster
Henry the Seventh
Rose of Scotland
Bess
Stuart of
Scotland
Tudor
Bothwell
Kirk of Field
Essex
Small Things of the Earth Are Mighty
A sermon style meditation on humble deeds and patience urges readers to value small acts as mighty blessings. The piece references biblical voices and Horeb, then pivots to a humor note about Boston runners in a Portland restaurant who balk at forty cents for beans and end with a punchline about a telegram misread as a slur.
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Braixevoniag Restaurareen
Boston
Portland
Tragic Grand Trunk Train Crash Near Betceville
Accident on the Grand Trunk Railway between Toronto and Montreal. An axle broke causing car piled. Engineer killed and fireman badly hurt. Over sixty passengers scalded, several dead, most victims were second class passengers. The incident occurred June 22 at Betceville, Canada.
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Betceville
Canada
Grand Trunk Railroad
Toronto
Montreal
Greeley on Democratic Constituents Revealed in Extracts
The piece reprints Horace Greeley’s sharp opinions about Democrats, criticizing education and literacy, linking Republicanism to intelligence, and quoting tribune extracts from 1867. It casts Democratic habits as self-serving and links vice and crime to Democratic support in New York and broader politics.
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Stephenson County Democracy
Chicago
Horace
Horace Greeley
Greeley
the Tribune
Democratic Party
Izzard
The
Tribune
Chow
New York
Sing Sing
Auburn
Richard M. Johnson
New England
Tel
Loafing Around Church Doors Declares Public Nuisance
Perseusi Becton calls out Sunday evening church loafers described as a disorderly battalion outside the church. The letter condemns the behavior, tobacco smoke, foul language, and intimidation of passersby and worshippers, urging local guardians to curb the activity.
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Hades
Tax and Tariff Reform Gains Passed by Congress
The Tax and Tariff bill, now law, cuts stamp taxes by 7.5 million dollars and imposes twenty cents per pound on tobacco. It consolidates the spirit tax, reduces duties on many metals and goods, abolishes tobacco warehouses, and simplifies internal revenue collection. The Republican record touts a fifty-three to fifty-five million dollar annual tax reduction and debt reduction under Grant. The piece denounces Greeley and his followers, praising administration results over rhetoric.
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Congress
Republican Party
Gen. Grant
Philosopher Greeley
Cleveland Citizens Mind Becomes Frail Over Dressmaker Message
A prominent Cleveland resident, briefly mentally unbalanced, recovered enough to recall his wife’s final instruction. She asked the dressmaker to change fabric from poplin to watered silk and to follow a detailed, almost comically exact, set of sewing instructions including bias flounces, hem-stitched gudgeons, gusset-stitching, and various ornate techniques.
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Cleveland
Nominating News at Liberal Secession Meeting
At a secess or minority meeting in New York last week William B Groesbeck of Ohio was chosen as Presidential candidate and Frederick Law Olmstead of New York as Vice President. The piece notes Poor Groseley and conjectures Miss Woodhull might defeat him.
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New York
Groesbeck
Ohio
Fredrick Law Olmstead
Greeley
Miss Woodhull
James Gordon Bennett founder of the New York Herald dies
James Gordon Bennett, aged about 71, founder of the New York Herald, died at his Fifth Avenue home on Saturday June 1. Born in Scotland, he left for America in 1819 with $25, built the Herald from humble beginnings in 1835, and turned it into a leading national newspaper. His wife, son, and daughter were in Europe awaiting his joining him.
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James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
America
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Mill
Keith
Scotland
Aberdeen
Halifax
Bennet
Boston
Philadelphia
Charleston
S. C
The
Herald
Bennett
Journals
Europe
County Court Proceedings 1872 Estate Claims and Inventories
Proceedings in County Court for week ending June 22 1872 presided by Hon Andrew Hinds. Claims allowed for multiple estates including John Gibler Samuel Dinges Sarah Schut Adam Hillard and minor heirs of J J Epley. Final reports and appraisals approved. executors and guardians appointed. bonds set. real estate sales ordered to pay debts. various administrator and guardian accounts closed. George Thourson county clerk.
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County Court
Andrew Hinds
John Gibler
M. W. Walton
R. Auman
Geo. Lambert
J. W. Addams
Elgin
Samuel Dinges
John P. Dinges
Geo. Erb
Wm. Wagenhals
A. Bowen
Wm. Wagner
Sarah Schut
Adam Hillard
William Hillard
F. W. Byers
FL A. Darling
Thos. W. Miller
James W. Miller
I. G. Chaddock
Abraham Wolf
William Kreamer
J. J. Epley
Molden Enterprise Debuts With Grant and Wilson Support
The Molden Enterprise of Houpen Indiana appears as one of Johnson County's oldest papers and endorses Grant for president and Wilson for vice president. It notes a shift toward Republicanism, calling the GOP platform essential to finish the party's work and praising the current administration as guardian of liberty and the people’s rights.
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Houpen
Ind
Johnson County
Molden Enterprise
Grant
Wilson
Greeley organs deny soft impeachment in state papers
Five of nine Republican papers in the state labeled as Greeley organs by the Chicago Tribune and allies reject the idea of soft impeachment. The papers named are the Bloomington Pantograph, Rockford Register, Aurora Herald, Belleville Advocate, and Sparta Plaindealer.
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Chicago Tribune
Greeley
Bloomington Pantograph
Rockford Register
Aurora Ierald
Belleville Advocate
Sparta Plaindealer
Rhode Island Boy Deflects Question on God Count
A Rhode Island lad being examined by a Connecticut schoolmaster was asked how many gods exist. After a pause he replied that Rhode Island has none, implying Connecticut has some, delivering a cheeky geographic quip suitable for a light news blurb.
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
Colfax Receives Warm South Bend Welcome
Vice President Colfax and his wife arrived in South Bend Indiana for a friendly reception. A crowd ranging from two to eight thousand gathered at Court House Square as Colfax delivered a half hour speech praising Republican unity and his public life while noting his future in private life.
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South Bend
South Bann
Ind
Colfax
Philadelphia
Court House
Browne
Saxton
Sam Tutt
Grant
Wilson
Logan and Sumner dispute reveals Logan’s steady stance
Gen Logan defends President and criticizes the administration without aiding the enemy. Grants praises Logan’s wartime discipline and courage while noting his outspoken nature. The Senate hushes as Sumner’s reply to Logan’s charges is remembered, underscoring a moment of bipartisan conviction.
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Harper's Weekly
Gen. Grant
Logan
John Logan
Gen. Logan
Sumner
Senate
Senator Ferry
Michigan
Lakes
Gulf
Tlis
A man shields himself from his sister's griefs
A sensitive man shuts his ears to his sister's sorrows, claiming that thinking of them disrupts his digestion. The line underscores a callous or oversensitive personality trait observed in a family context.
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Naaman
Jordan
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Mooreover
Treland
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Romeo
Josh Billings
Nes
Alps
Sophia Lipps
St. Louis
Na Lipps
Lipps
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