Centennial Commission forms for 1878 exhibition in Philadelphia
The United States Congress enacts a national centennial celebration in 1878 to showcase arts, manufactures, and resources. A Centennial Commission with representatives from states and territories will raise ten million dollars by stock subscriptions and organize county associations to fund and prepare the international display.
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E. W. Gant
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California
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John Middleon
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Radshall Paul
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William T. Ress
John H Rodney
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Lawrence IP
Florida
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J. T Bernard
Hardeman, Jr
Lewis Walon
Iowa
Robert Lowry
Coker
Funeral of Horace Greeley Draws Off New York Mourning Crowds
The interior of the Church of the Divine Paternity hosted a somber service for Horace Greeley with Governor Hoffman and President Grant among early arrivals. The procession moved from Sinclair’s house to Greenwood Cemetery, where Greeley was laid to rest amid a massive, citywide turnout and tributes from notable figures.
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Bradley Sturtevant
Alden Fowle
Roy
Chattahooches River
Columbus
Miss
Michael Deering
Muskegon
Mich
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Concord
Tenn
Anna B. Williams
Young Ladies’ High School
New London
Greeley
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Grant
Roscoe Dozikling
Henry Wilson
Washburn
Belknap
Meral Schurz
Lyman Trumbull
Colfax
Fifth Avenue
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New York
Common Council
Thurlow Weed
William M. Evarts
Mayor Hall
Creswell
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Morgan
Sheridan
Randolph
New Jersey
Ee Committee
Union
United States
Les Iifeleas
Horace Greeley
USA
Mr. Beecher
St. Francis Xavier's Church
E. H. Chapin
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Mr. Greeley
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Times
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Alexis
Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Chapin
Madison Square
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Broadway
Fourteenth Street
Hamilton Ferry
Bowling Green
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Ferry-House
Brooklyn
Union Street
Fourth Avenue
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Greenwood
Mr. Q Greeley
Recipes and Home Cooking Tips From Rural Western Rural
A collection of household notes and recipes. Includes cookies with eggs sugar butter and soda, honey tea mix, onions boiled in milk, minced onion stew, mince pies with meat suet spices brandy and tartipples for long keeping, and a marbled cake with alternating light and dark batters.
A Cup of Coffee from Old Time Advice
An archaic guide explains coffee making basics, advising half an ounce of coffee powder per half pint of water, quick heating without boiling, and repeated pouring to settle flavors. It notes that fresh grounds yield better coffee and mocks reusing grounds.
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