Ku Klux Tone in Northern and Southern Politics
The Baltimore speech by Reverdy Johnson and Governor William Pinckney White is used to illustrate a partisan view of Ku Klux activity. The piece argues that conspiracies and violence extend beyond the South, critiques Johnson and White for mischaracterizing the situation, and warns such rhetoric may prolong disorder while shaping anti Republican canvassing.
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Baltimore
Reverdy Johnson
William Inckney White
Maryland
Ku Klux
William Pinckney White
White
Congress
Johnson
United States
Mr. Johnson
Supreme Court
Senate of the
Myr White
Mary
Thermopyle
Theesident
Mr. White
Ku-Klus
Harper's Weekly
How New Jersey Became A Foreign Land In The Public Imagination
The tale recounts Joseph Bonaparte and Murat seeking refuge in New Jersey after Napoleon I fell. They obtained privilege to own real estate, built grand homes in Bordentown, funded lavish art and grounds, and drew thousands of visitors. Philadelphia elites mocked Jersey men for inviting a king, yet the settlement boosted local business and left lasting nicknames and legends about “forest jokers.” The pair later returned to Europe during Louis XVIII’s era, selling their property before leaving.
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New Jerse
Napoleon
Joseph
Spain
Murat
Italy
Joseph Bonaparte
Europe
New Jersey
Bordentown
America
Jersey
Tila
Louis Painte
Bonaparte
Newark
N. J
Visit to Peshtigo Fire Scene Described in Dread
Eyewitness accounts tell of a terrifying storm in Peshtigo and the Upper Bush with tornado like winds and balls of fire. Sheltering structures melted and burned as animals perished and hundreds died, triggering a belief the great day of wrath had come.
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A. Kirby
Mr Hill
Hill
Peshtigo
Aftermath of Fire Ends, Aid Reaches Peshtigo and Bush
Survivors return to farms after the devastating blaze. Three weeks later many lack stoves, axes, bedding, blankets, or provisions beyond rations. Ample supplies from loyal supporters are arriving, promising relief to the affected areas.
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Hell
Peshtigo
Cor
Milwaukee Sentinel
Eclectic Clips From A Glimpse Of Chicago And More
A collage of wry quips and anecdotes from Chicago papers and beyond. Jokes about lamps and law fees mingle with social mischief and a domestic mishap, including a kerosene misuse anecdote and a dramatic alimony line.
Good Temper and Its Value in Daily Life
The Rural New Yorker argues good temper oils the human machine and prevents friction in daily life. It compares irritable people to a worn-out engine, noting bile and dyspepsia accompany anger and that constant patience aids work and happiness, citing Mark Tapley as a benchmark for cheerfulness.
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Dickens
Mark Tapley
Stark Tapley
New Yorker
Haps and Mishaps From the Fires and Fates
A serialized roundup of fatal accidents and startling close calls across towns in Michigan New Hampshire Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota. Notable incidents include scaldings drownings explosions falls firearm mishaps a boiler fire and a woman who escaped a deadly blaze with her infant and newborn.
The Ring That Returned After a Civil War Tale
A Kansas City Times report recalls a Civil War soldier who left home with a ring bearing a heart and the initials R. 8. Lost in 1864 during fever delirium, the ring reappeared five years later when his former nurse found it beneath a floorboard in Texas. She wrote to him and they planned marriage, leading the man to travel from Missouri to Clarksville, Texas, for a new life with his betrothed.
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William Townsend
Owasso
Mich
Thomas Eaton
Seabrook
N. H
Weaver
New Boston
Sweet
Fairbanks
Fulton
Ind
James Mack
Springfield
J Miner
AuSable
Robert White
Fort Zarah
Kansas
Guy Fami
Ran
Freeburg
George Rabold
Peoria
Red
St. Paul
Minn
Minersville
Birmingham
Pittsburgh
Madison County
Adam Wendel
Falk
Milwaukee
Missouri State Guard
Col
Up. Hay
Lone Jack
Clarksville
Texas
Seiphehie
di Jackson County
Roenter
Jackson County
Kansas City
Age of Blood Stains Trial Evidence in London Case
In a late London murder trial Dr Letheby testified on blood stains found on the prisoner's clothes. He said the stains were from a vertebrate but could not determine if human blood. He noted drying and insolubility depend on air and acidity, with solubility possibly lasting about a fortnight.
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London
Letheby
Tayor
Carlisle Youth Drowns After Note on Darwinian Theory
A young man in Carlisle England drowned himself leaving a note asserting that Darwinian theory proved men descend from monkeys and that he no longer wished to live. Local authorities describe the incident as a suicide and are investigating the circumstances.
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Carlisle
England
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Phusnygrams
Chicago
St. Ignatius
Ignatius
Grim & Barrett
Nipp
Chicago Post
Danbury
Wells
Bubby
Fond du Lac
Wis
Maine
Petersburg
Frederick W Beetson
New York
Mr B
Hillsboro
Democrat
James Cole
Charley ‘Cole
Sulphur Springs
John G. Clinton
Lynn
Miass
Sugar Bush
Uemoienring
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