A Day of Infamous Memory in New York Riots
The Cleveland Herald recounts the July 1868 draft riots in New York City. Rebels hoped to split Union lines, aided by Morgan’s Ohio crossing, with fires and attacks on officers, the orphan asylum, and the armory. Hooded mobs attacked soldiers, burned buildings, and targeted Black residents, while Horatio Seymour’s proclamations drew mixed reactions as Democratic factions contended for leadership and momentum.
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Cleveland Herald
Lee Coearly
New York City
North
Lee
Gettysburg
Morgan
Ohio
Lake Erie
New York
Pemberton
Grant
Vicksburg
Third Avenue
Second Avenue
Colored Orphan Asylum
United States
McClellan
Jeff. Davis
Horatio Seymour
Issaéd
Seymour
Pomeroy Attacks New York Convention Tactics
From the La Crosse Weekly Democrat dated July 15, Brick Pomeroy denounces New York convention practices. He accuses Wall Street and bondholder interests of buying delegates to thwart Pendleton, claiming over 100,000 were paid to sway votes between July 1 and 7. He praises Western delegates for standing firm against corruption and defending the people's wishes.
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la Crosse
Democrat
Boop Mongy
New York
Wall Street
Pendleton
Wisconsin
Belmont
Nasby in New York Aboard the Democratic Delegates
Petroleum V Nasby recounts his grimy journey to New York with Democratic delegates aboard a car crowded with agitators and a volatile mix of racism and politics. He details insults, a brawl over a Black delegate, and shifts in attitudes as the crowd interactions reveal the era’s tensions. He notes plans for a Richmond soldiers convention and hopes for party alignment, while exposing personal biases and shifting loyalties during the trip.
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Cartiers
Democracy
Ireland
Shaughnessy
Aster
St. Nicholas
Ingiang
New York
Josef Williams
Tennessee
Fust
Kipinstewunst
Skorn
General Forrest Tv
Partiklery
Anxihus
Woolley
Cobb
Perry Fuller
Justice Chase
Wich
Becoz
Linkin
Spéekin
Cleveland
Richmond
Forrest
Boregard
Breckinridge
Pendleton
Seymour
Nashnel Bank
Hancock
Chase
Bnd
Ottis
Ingeany
Petroleum V. Naspy
P. M
Horatio Seymour and Democratic Convention Mention
The New York Tribune questions the value of Horatio Seymour's quoted blessing and asks a theologian to compute its precise meaning The Pendleton Escort substitutes are returning home exhausted and disillusioned about Seymour with many stuck in New York needing funds.
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New York
Great ‘West
Empire
Pendleton
Chase
Peice
Seymour
Horatio Seymour
New York Tribune
Pendleton Escort
Cincinnati
Speaking machine exhibtion in Perth shocks Queen Victoria
A speaking machine imitating the human voice with hiss omitted is exhibited in Perth. A lady operates it with keys. Reports say Queen Victoria was shocked at a decaclete dress at a drawing room and urged the Lord Chamberlain to rebuke the lady.
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Perth
Victoria
Grant era rivalries cloud Vicksburg victory tale
The piece recounts disputes over General Grant's leadership during the Vicksburg campaign and the roles of McClernand and Sherman. It cites Lincoln and Grant's exchanges, McClernand's insubordination, and criticism of McClernand as a political appointee and braggart while noting Grant's reputed brain and the controversies surrounding the campaign.
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Grant
New York
Tépratty
Chamson’s Hill
Pemberton
McClernand
Vicksburg
The Formation of Man and the Spiritual Word
A dense exposition on the formation of the first and second man through spiritual senses and correspondences. It argues that literal sense reveals forms of evil and truth, while the spiritual sense unlocks infinite truths through correspondences, linking natural and spiritual realms and the divine mind.
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Heaven
Hell
Church
Jesus Christ
Pon
Christ
Iaw
Cc. H. L
Agricultural notes on hay lime quince and peaches crops
Agricultural notes discuss lime on hay mows improving preservation and horses cough relief, quince cultivation and markets, and peaches with a lighter Illinois harvest. Quince trees need stiff moist soil, space 6 feet apart, borers are main threat, and Cobden area expected 60,000 boxes. Wheat acreage up 20 percent with good quality.
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Howe
Wwe
Rome
Utica Herald
Algo
Picnic contrasts in American life and European leisure
The writer laments America's utilitarian, money focused culture that dulls simple pleasures like al fresco picnics. He contrasts American restraint with European habits of festive, social outdoor gatherings in Paris, Brussels, and Germany, admiring their freedom and appetite for sociable indulgence.
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America
Paris
Brussels
The Wool Market Receipts Rise in Chicago
The wool receipts in Chicago last week reached 810,897 pounds with 279,511 pounds shipped. Western wool finds markets beyond the East, while Michigan and Ohio growers show no increased confidence. The market remains active with fair demand for med and coarse wools, prices quoted from 7 to 28 cents per pound for specific grades, suggesting cautious optimism despite broader market anxieties.
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Chicago
A!ing House
Sturges
M Allister & Co
Ms . Co
Thes Son
Michigan
Ohio
Oddball Odds and Oddities Jab Utah Territory Tale
The item notes Utah Territory has 100 inhabitants with one death in five years. It mocks local doctors for poor health, and jokes about Uddle Ole Bull possibly heading to Chicago to fulfill a fanciful old saying about a ball in a china shop.
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Utah Territory
Ole Bull
Chi
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Nasby
Toledo Blade
Agriculaurar
Illinois
Cobden
Princeton
Agricultu Bureau
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