Grant Monument Cornerstone Laying in Riverside Park
April 28 New York observers recall the laying of the cornerstone for the Grant Monument in Riverside Park with President Harrison and Mrs Grant in attendance. Chauncey Depew delivered the oration praising Grant and Lincoln linking national unity to open opportunity. a ceremonial box sealed with historical documents was placed in the cornerstone.
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New York
Gen. Grant
Riverside Park
Fifth Avenue Hotel
National Guard
Harrison
Grant
Foster, Rusk and Elkins
Wanamaker
United States
Tall
Horace Porter
Grant Monumental Association
Washington
Mount Vernon
Lincoln
Springfield
Sherman
St. Louis
Judson
Hermitage
Jefferson
Montivelo
Adams
Quincy
Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Longfellow
Cambridge
Republic
Federal Union
Kentucky
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Missouri
Galena
Ulysses S. Grant
von Moltke
Caesar
Wellington
Napoleon
St. Cyr
Prisoners Escape From Lawrence County Jail in Sumner
Illinois state news reports a mass escape from the Lawrence county jail in Sumner with seven prisoners gone after found doors intact and bricks, broken locks, a hammer, chisel and ax left in passage. Other items note a train passenger death, a Casey murder trial, Mount Sterling fire losses, and assorted Illinois incidents.
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Lawrence County
Sumner
Peace time notes on marches, saddles, and ship steel
In peaceful times, a French army surgeon introduces marching heels for infantry while U S navy steel receives Austrian praise. The 1890 naval force totals 55950 with many ages accounted for. Germany issues alum metal saddles and a rowenrer lamp powers frontier visibility for the French army. Kansas prosperity spurs Santa Fe land resources and free descriptive folders. A mix of ads, travel warnings, and local incidents follow, including a hospital ad, a bank permit, a factory fire, a fatal shooting, and various local obituaries.
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Sownril, Chase
Sumer
Lincoln
Divine Sen
Haplees
Grant
Worl
Gen. Sherman
Fort Henry
Halleck
Donelson
Sherman
United States Navy
Austrian Society of Engineers
Naval Service
Garda du Corps
Catarrh Cure Proclaims Universal Remedy in Ad Copy
Newspaper readers are warned of Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed as a universal remedy for catarrh. The ad asserts internal use affects blood and mucous surfaces, offering one hundred dollars for any failing case and inviting testimonials. The piece also includes scattered items about theater, medicines, and humorous quips from the era.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
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Chauncey M. Devon
Tie Grant
Chauncey M. Dedpew
Vicksburg
Lee
Appomattox
Atlanta
Richmond
Joe Johnston
Graunt
Dohasten
Buckner
Hur
Shermas
Sheridan
Moder Y
Woolesty
Jefferson Davis
Gen. Lee
Jeader
Confederacy
Belmont and Donelson
Shiloh
Andrew Johnson
Grand Army of the Republic
Etty
John Hall
Miantonomah
Hudson
Delmonico
Gen. Dodge
Elkins
Porter
Senor Romero
Gen. Schofield
Seth Low
Bismarck’s School
Bismarck
Gray Friars’ High School of
Berlin
Ilis
Isis
Bonn
Geneva
Mr. Staybolt
N. Y. Sun
England
Notre Dame de Paris
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Durham
Chambers’ Journal
Illinois State News
Ter Berit
Chicago & Northern
Chicago
Lilly
Washington Territory
Denton
Columbus Downs
Downs
Jaiior Moore
Jackson County
Beore
Mim
Edgar Roseberry
Casey
James M. Gooch
Marshall
Gooch
Roseberry
Ory
Mount Sterling
BF. M. Curry
J.G. Webber
Crane
First National Bank
Anna Baird
Thomington
Baird
Ilnois
Dakota
Avon
George Washington
Oliver Crissey
St. Nicholas
Decatur
W. N. Gribble
Cincinnati
Macomb
Bluffs City
Versailles
W. J. Sprague
Washburn-Moon Works
Waukegan
Nauvoo
Henry Rhiodes
Bloomington
Naples
Pittsfield
W. D. Gelpin
J. O. Davis
Cole's
Gave
Edward T. Oliver
David Anthony
Jacksonville
Edward Trask
John Savage
Scott County
W.T. Thatcher
Chiscago
la Porte
Ind
Kansas
Land Department of the
Santa Fe Road
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Abelson
Topeka & Santa Fe
Kr.st
Ill
Tur
Ashington Star
Tina
Dr. Harter Medicine Co
T. J. Witaiamsos
Eustis
Fla
Moosuiairr Jis
Hawthorne
Beecham
Hartsburg State Bank
Hartsburg
Allen Paper
Morris
Samuel Hoover
New Lisbon
Leo Pranks
Mendota
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Earlville
Samuel A. Stoops
Fletcher
Blue Mound Township
James Morgan
Seymour
Nock Ripide
Cherokee
Warren
Walter Stickney
George Michter
Monticello
Mary Feeney
Tae
Furie
Vane Bi Besten
Bao Beeves
Stovkers
California
Yiuse
Banco TW
York
Fikil
N, Y. Press
McVicker's
Rose
Charles Coghlan
Charlies Coghlan
the Frog
Hale
Pike
Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Bethany
St. Jacobs
T. K. Sherer
Constantina, Mich
St. Jacobs Oil
D. M. Rerrick
Dolphin St
Balto
WM. C. Harden
Sapolio
Chicago Medical and Surgical Institute
van Buren St
Col. Wabash Ave
van Baren &Treet
Harter Medicine CO
St. Lows
Mes
Oy Joe
Ose
Wales
Borre
Wooten
Ish & A. J. Tower
Mfr
Boston
Mass
Ane
Rational Electropoise CO
State St
Roorss
Chicago, Ill
Brady Rome
Bradycrotine Mfg.co
Macon
BORE
WELLS
Vermet Se Loomis & In
Tipfin
Ohlo
Fiso
E.T. Hazeltine
Warren Vor
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