Political notes on Jesse James era crimes and Ohio politics
A conjectural, era-spanning column discusses Jesse James gang implications for the Democratic Party in Missouri and Ohio. It links national crime gossip to party loyalty, cites Henry Watterson on Rosecrans and Thurman, and critiques political betrayals at the Cincinnati convention amid temperance and liquor tax debates.
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Lovid
Jesse Jam
Ted
Jeane
Missouri Vanies
A& Bis
Inolleys
Missouri
Jefferson City
Chicago
Cincinnati
Toledo
Cleveland
Bomrbonista
Greenbackjam
Milwaukee
Chicago Tribune
Tur Bourbon Press
Jesse Jones
Bradley
Frank
Jesse James
Hot Springs
Mia
Crump
Henour
Taz
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Washington
Garfield
Henri
Rosey
Democratic Congressional Committee
Democratic Party
Congress
Rosecrans
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Judge Field
Bragg
Nin
Thomasin
Rint
Hunecoolk
Thurman
Columbus
New York Times
Orman
Thurmen
Vention
Mr. Thurman
Gramercy Park
Tilden
Bxne
Payne
Judas
Illinois Canal Bill Dominates Senate and House Debate
The Illinois Legislature reports the Whiting canal bill advancing in the Senate after amendments and a recommitment, while the House debates revising the Criminal Code with speeches from Colting and others. Senate notes also include apportionment bills and the canal bill’s third-reading order.
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Whiting
Senate
House
Colting
Cook
Cook County
Crook
Sangamon
Ifr
Mana
Mitchell
Chaffee
Sunderland
Morrin
Herdia
Thotha6
Thomax
Cowen
Shomad
Greggs
Bullie
Supreme Court
Ale
Judiciary Committee
White
Sexton
Ilinois and
Michigan Canal
United States
Iteceasion
Yancey
Bots
Howe
Nepublican
van Buren Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Hyde Park and Lake
Twenty Ninth Street
Throop Streot
Political Ward Map Segments Across Cook County
A fragmented list details ward boundaries and town inclusions across Cook County by ward ranges from Sixth to Fifty, naming areas such as Hyde Park Lake View Evanston and numerous towns including Lake View Waukegan and Decatur, outlining shifting jurisdictional lines and adjoining counties for administrative purposes. The text preserves numerous proper nouns and place names, reflecting a historic jurisdictional description without narrative context.
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Highteenth
Soriswick Street
Lake View
Evanton
Beventh
Cook County
Hyde Park
Lake
Evanston
Mu- Wauknean
Caybourn Place
van Buren Street
Taylor Street
Bedgwick Street
Milwaukee and
Ashland Avenues
Clybourn Place
Boone, McHenry and Lake
Winnebago
Ogle
Jo Daviess, Stephenson and
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Social Peats and the Martyr Ethic Explored
A 19th century social critique harshly targets self described martyrs who burden others with constant complaints. It contrasts sermonizing about bearing burdens with practical duty to bear one’s own load, arguing the martyr ethic ignores reciprocity and widens social friction.
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Henry Giles
Points of Manifest Destiny in Mexico and Honduras
A Boston Transcript excerpt questions U S expansion by contrasting commodity flows from Central America with the great riches seized by Cortes and Vasco da Gama. The piece muses on the consequences if American railways extended into lands where vast treasures were once taken, hinting at imperial reach and economic impact.
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Honduras
Cortez
Vasco
Boston Transcript
Chicago
Connell Bluffs
Osiaba
Lincoln
Joseph
Atchison
Popoka
Kansas City
Air Potate
Kanesat
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizons
Idaho
Oregon
California
Hannibal
Fort Beott
Deninon
Dalles
Houston
Austin
Ban Antdnio
Galveton
Bouthwest
Tay
United States
Canada
Faso
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Warren and McDonough
McLean
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Champaign
Vermillion
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Perry
Salvie
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Social Peats
Points of Manifest Destiny
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J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N.Y
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Orchi
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Soldiers’ Monument
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Michael Lawyer
Promident
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Freeport, Ill
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West & CO
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