Grant Notified as Elected President by Joint Committee
A congressional joint committee informs General Ulysses S. Grant of his election to the presidency for a four year term beginning March 4. Senator Morton delivers the committee’s speech praising unity and national healing while Grant speaks cautiously about cabinet choices and policy priorities.
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Colfax
Sen
Yorton
James Ziat
Iowa
T. L. Pruyn
York
Congress
General Grant
United States
Robertson
Logan
Morton
Soo
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Orirwil
Vor Mertes
Ofia
Gueril Groton
Speech and reception following election of Speaker Colfax
A committee presented General Grant with political support and thanked him. They then met Speaker Colfax at the Capitol where Colfax accepted the office elected by the people. He pledged fidelity to principle and duty to Congress.
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Prayn
Grant
Colfax
Capitol
Wilson
Houses of Congress
United States
Pratt Recounts Lawrenceburg Years From Indiana Senator
The Lawrenceburgh Press recounts Hon. Daniel D. Pratt's Indiana capstone tale. Pratt, in Indianapolis with General Spooner and editors, recalls starting in Lawrenceburg in 1832 as a jobbing teacher and writer. He describes modest beginnings, a growing school, Clarkson's paper, and early clashes with Walter Armstrong.
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General Spooner
T. C. Phillips
Kokomo Tribune
Senator Pratt
Bates Fiouse House
Indianapolis
Spooner
Senator
Pratt
Lawrenceburg
Mr. Pratt
Indiana
Lawrenceburgh
Holmes
Hunt
Clarkson
Walter Armstrong
Rising San
Flere
Election as Principal and Senate Joy in Seminary Tale
The narrator recalls meeting Seminary Trustees in an old warehouse where he was told he was elected Principal. He negotiated terms, accepted the post, and celebrated by riding away on a borrowed horse shouting with joy. He compares this triumph to his later Senate election delight. He mentions Pick ney James and his daughter who later married.
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Pickney James
Lawrenceburg
Senate
Gratitude and treachery in Indiana politics a Baker Cumback note
The Shelbyville Union denounces Baker for winning the governor race with Cumback on the ticket. It cites Madison Free Press claiming Cumback elected Baker and warns of treachery by Baker and Gen Kimball aimed at denying Cumback a Senate seat. The piece portrays strong partisan anger and accuses opponents of Judas-like deceit.
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Baker
Cumbach
Madison Free Press
Cumback
Indiana
Gen. Kimball
Judas
Shelbyville Union
Trout Ponds of Mr Campbell at Pekin Hit with Speckled Trout
The Trout Ponds of Mr Campbell near Pekin in Washington county host over ten thousand speckled trout from three to eight inches, with many larger and thousands of minnows. The fish are healthy, growing well, and spawning rapidly, proving Indiana’s speckled trout farming a success.
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Mr. Campbell
Pekin
Washington County
Indiana
Campbell
New Albany
Rolling Ducks Nest Tager Iron by James O Haire
Laurel inventor James O Haire introduces the Rolling Duck s Nest Tager Iron for blacksmiths promising coal savings and uniform heat for heavy or light work. The Brookville American notes top smiths endorse the tool and claim it pays for itself quickly at five dollars.
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James O'Hair
Laurel
Longevity Among Buried Women in Terre Haute Cemetery
Sixteen individuals interred in the Terre Haute cemetery in January aged from sixty-one to ninety-two year sammassed to 443 years. All were female except one. The passage ends with a moral about knowledge and growth, comparing it to fire kindled by an external agent.
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Terre Haute
White House incident and fashion magazine notices
A young woman named Annie O Neill was found in the White House corridors claiming to be sent by God to kill President Andrew Johnson. A pistol was found on her. she was not reputedly insane, and she had feared losing savings invested in a family homestead due to a tax title. Also advertised is DeMonest s Magazine, a fashion journal at 838 Broadway New York, priced $3.00 yearly. A Cincinnati Enquirer letter claims a groundhog predicts weather reliably and has appeared daily since Groundhog Day.
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Annie O'Neill
White House
Andrew Johnson
Treasury Department
Washington Dispatch
Tar Marco
DeMonest’s
Broadway
New York
Cincinnati
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Trichina Scare Prompted by New York Deaths
Reports from interior New York state indicate several fatalities from Trichina Spiralis, with two deaths near Utica last week and one at Skaneateles. The Times warns pork eaters to inspect ham with a magnifying glass before consumption.
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New York State
Utica
Trichina
Skeneateles
Ind
Eclipsing planet and health news from early reports
Professor Campbell of Wabash College notes a violent eruption in Linnens during the recent eclipse and signals a major change on the nearest planet to Earth. Adjutant General Terrill reports Senator Morton's health improving with a likely full recovery. Indianapolis beer production tallied twenty four thousand and two hundred forty nine and a half barrels last year. A cynical adage urges money making via electioneering and vote selling with advance pay.
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Campbell
Wabash College
Linnens
Terrill
Washington
Senator Morton
Indianapolis
Whisky Distillery Output and Miscellaneous Inquiries
The Sayler distillery at Shel byville produced 34 210 gallons of whisky last month using 11 925 bushels of grain. A separate inquiry asks if a hair dye can restore color without damage, suggesting Hair's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer. A Russian cannon capable of 200 shots per minute is noted as easy to handle and effective to 1300 yards. J Whitelaw Reid becomes Tribune editor after Greeley, and Chicago allegedly boasts a one wheel velocipede.
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S. J. Sayler
Shelbyville
Dr Velpan's Female Ser rills Advertised for Ladies
Ladies suffering from Sey complaints are urged to use Dr Velpan's Female Ser rills. They claim a charming effect and are sold by druggists. Male or Female agents can earn $10 to $40 weekly. goods paid for when sold. Send for full particulars to Foot & Clark Detroit Mich.
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Dr. Velpan
Foot & Clark
Detroit
Mich
OASE
Nimi
Genuine John Smiths Tonic advertisement deception warning
The ad warns readers to check for Dr John Ball private stamps on every bottle of John Smiths Tonic Syrup of Louisville Kentucky. It states only Dr John Ball may manufacture and sell the original syrup and threatens prosecution for infringements. Additionally an unrelated paragraph touts Oases Indian Root Pills and a separate cure notice offers free remedies for youth ailments.
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John Ball
John Smith
Louisville
Smith
John Rull
Louisville, Ky
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