Washington Letter on public graft and political cronyism
A Washington Letter critiques high level graft involving the Navy Department and President Grant, detailing loans to Jay Cooke and partners to stabilize a crumbling firm, a planned bogus burglary against Columbus Alexander, and accusations against Belknap Bristow Delano and Babcock. It condemns corruption, favors reform, and foresees a cleaner political future with new candidates.
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House of Cooke
Navy Department
House of Barings
London
Cooke
Grant
Jay Cooke
Bradford
Cooke, McCulloch & Co
Cattell
Robeson
Long Branch
Boutwell
Secretary of the Treasury
General Grant
Cooke House
Secretary of the Navy
St. Joe
Washington
Columbus Alexander
New York
Col. Alexander
Geo. E. White
Miles
Williams
Whitley
General Babcock
Harrington
Bartoc
Napoleon
Belknap
J. K. Peabody
Garnaux
Peabody
Cresswell
Giles A. Smith
Gen. Grant
Secretary of War
Treasury
Bristow
Delano
John
Orville Grant
Babcock
St. Louis
Republican Press of America
Tom Jonas
Manufacturing Interests and the Centennial Exposition
An examination of the Centennial Exposition argues the United States is becoming a manufacturing nation. It notes vast industrial potential, falling raw material costs, and rising global markets. The piece highlights iron, steel, machinery, tools, timber, and cotton sectors, plus patent law and inventor support as key drivers of progress. An unrelated snippet about a cross-eyed woman is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Scientific American
Snow-Shoe Thompson a Legendary Snowshoe Mail Carrier
The San Francisco Bulletin recounts John A. Thompson born 1827 in Norway, who crossed the Sierra on ten foot long snow shoes to carry U S mails in the winter of 1856. He endured extreme cold, hauling 60 to 100 pound mail bags over 90 miles in two days back, sleeping atop mail sacks by fires and hemlock boughs, and saving James Sisson in Lake Valley by aiding his return to Genoa for amputations.
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San Francisco
Thompson
United States
Sierra
John A. Thompson
Upper Tins
Prestfjeld
Norway
Illinois
California
Placerville
Putah Creek
Sacramento Valley
Placertown
Carson Valley
Strawberry Valley
James Sisson
Lake Valley
Genoa
Sacramento
Retiring from Fatiguing Work Considered for $6000
A man who avoided suffering any inconvenience while working, now plans to retire from his taxing business. Friends circulate a petition urging the government to grant him $6,000 in recognition of his past services.
Prudence halts bandits as folding maps seal a deal
An agent avoids carrying cash by proposing maps of the country to the robbers. He dismounts, clings a map to a pole, explains it vividly, and sells each bandit a map. He pockets the payment and rides on, leaving the attempted haul foiled.
Arrowroot and its varieties from the tropics
The article explains arrowroot as a nonaromatic starch from the maranta family, grown in Bermuda, Natal, Ceylon, and other tropics. It details cultivation, processing from roots to powder, authentic Bermuda indicators, testing methods, related products like tous-lea mois and mats, and common import packaging from Bermuda, St. Vincent, Natal, and East India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Asia
Africa
America
West Indies
Sierra Leone
Natal
Brazil
Ceylon
East Indies
Bermudas
Bermuda
Europe
Tahiti
St. Kitts
St. Vincent
East Indian
Great Men Speak Softly The Power of Speech
Washington Jefferson and Napoleon are cited to argue that true influence and leadership do not rely on long speeches. Washington failed at giving a speech yet chaired the convention and shaped the constitution. Jefferson never spoke much, and Napoleon praised deeds over words, noting leadership hinges on reserve and action rather than oratory.
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Washington
United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon
Italy
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Plrorfer Saddle and Tnarness Shop
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R. B. Hart
OLD Colony
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Greeley
Colorado
Boughton
Colorano
Fort Collins
Larimer County
B. A. Hayes
A. B. Gipson
Watses & Gipson
Connonano
J F. Sanborn
J D. Buckley
Weld County
L. Childs
Justice OF the Peace
the Bakery
J Leavy
Florist
Grant and
Sherman Ste
M. Faceman
Jow
C. Shattuck
Sec'y Union Colony
Shattuck
Denver Ps
Masonic Block
Colo
Mozelle
France
Opticia
Cer
Greeley, Colorado
Cass
the Tribune
Frank Leslie
Chimney Corner
Rank Leslie
Linstrirte Zeitung
Laag
Young American
Boys of America
Family Herald
New York Journal
Jan Sle
Frank Les
Pearl Street
Deputy County Surveyor
and Justice OF the Peace
Sterling, Colorado
SNOW
Centennial Notes
Philadelphia
Centennial Grounds
Centennial Art Gallery
Schuylkill
Thomas A. Scott
Congress
Texas
Centennial Commission
P. 8. Gilmore
Gilmore
Providence Public Schools
Rhode Island
Hawaii
Bowditch
Damon
Japan
Wate
Netherlands
Sweden
Holland
South America
Atlantic
Spain
Egypt
Great Britain
George H. Corliss
Providence
Bureau
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