The Corners Nigger Uprising of September 1874
A fragmented narrative laments Kentucky unrest sparked by a Black insurrection and Governor’s response. It details a white Democrat plan to form a colorblind convention, clashes with Black citizens, and a collapse of peaceful collaboration as violence erupts. Issaker Gavitt and Bascom figures dominate the attempted power sharing, culminating in a deadly nighttime confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Fallaré
Toledo Blade
Peece
Bascom
Bascom’s
Kevin
Issaker Gavitt
W. Bascom
Deekin Pogram
McPelter
Marshall
Cymon McGrath
Issaker
Bascom Issaker Gavitt
MecPolter
Joe Bigler
Abduction of Charlie Ross Remains a Lasting Public Focus
The New York Times notes public interest in the Charlie Ross case persists over two months after the abduction. It questions the horse and buggy clues, suggests the horse may have been unfamiliar to Philadelphia, and raises the possibility that Charlie could be in New York, with one robber possibly a local guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Charlie Ross
Philadelphia
Germantown
State House
Continental Hotel
Ross
Charles Ross
Dutchess County
New York
J. B.rosez & Co
Broadway
Sketches of Indian Warfare Across the Border
The article discusses recent Indian outbreaks in the far west and the danger to border life. It argues for the strongest government measures to suppress disorder and violence. It reports outrages by savages harming helpless settlers, including women and children, and calls for severe punishment for the perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
Coun
Doomed family massacre amid frontier Indian threats
A family seeking a cabin and few acres is killed in a nighttime raid by Indians who burn the dwelling and steal plunder. The narrative describes common dangers of wagon trains and the lure of scalps, with dancing and trophies following brutal attacks. Sheridan warns settlers-turned-travelers to avoid the Black Hills region and supports Native retaliatory restraint while flagging expansion risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Terry
Black Hills
Sioux City
Yankton
Congress
Larner
Funny Men and the Hireling Question in Domestic Service
A humorous reflection on conversations among women about domestic servants. An elderly housekeeper shifts from topic to topic, joking that Pythagoras and transmigration are invoked to critique a hired girl. The piece notes the heat, waste, and sugar-stuffing as familiar grievances and the pride in domestic prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythagoras
Nathaniel Mayfair
P.O. Box
Brooklyn
N. Y
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NASBY
Maz Adeler
Trall
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Niagara Falls
Danbury
Copenhagen
Stephenson
Kentucky Central Railroad
Grubb
Max Adeler
Interior Department
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Freeport
C.h.kna
W. H. Stennett
Ticket Ag T
Gen
Centaur Liniment
ECOND
I Grand
Masonic Relief Association
Norfolk
Virginia
HNL
ROPER
Pres’t
Henry V. Moore
Sec
The
National Life Ins. Co
United States OF America
Ccsse
U.S
Amenttora
Pytet
Nastonal and
Republic
National
Laree
John W. Farwell
L. D. Cortright
Paul Cornells
Crane
Nmerson W. Pert
Chicago
la Salle Street
Republic Site
J. Bliss
Chicago and
Bridge Streets
Swarts & Stocking
W. W. Robey
W. W. Hutchis
Stephenson Street
Munn's
Robey & Arora
C. M. Shapper & Son
Munn’s
Court House
Robey & Hutchison
L. D. Sine
Grand Capital Pri
Fifth St. D. Gentcinnati
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