Kansas well eulogized at Neosho Falls speech
The New York Tribune notes Governor St Johns statistical speech at Neosho Falls with push for democracy and opposition to expediencies. It recalls Hannibal Missouri Hayes support and praises Morton McMichael memorial address by Col Forney. The piece ends with Kansas citizens ready for a state fair at Mismarck Grove and a home exhibition.
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the Historical Society
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Morton McMichael
Forney
Labette County Republicans Nominate Local Officials
The Republicans of Labette County at Oswego nominated Sherif D M Bender Treasurer George Thornton Register of Deeds TI W Patrick County Clerk W H Kersey Surveyor M J Wells Coroner W W English. The note adds speculative talk on a liberal rival and lists potential presidential and vice presidential nominees Isaac S Kartoen and Victona C Woonnect.
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General Grant Honors Oakland School Children Parade
In Oakland California General Grant reviewed 5000 school children and 500 singers as he alighted with CN Fox President of the Board of Education State Superintendent Campbell and Mayor Andrus. Veterans of the Mexican War accompanied him as banners proclaimed Welcome to General Grant and quotes from his Des Moines speech. The First Regiment band played America and the Stars and Stripes were sung at City Hall amid roses and cheers.
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Race fears and citizenship rights stir Kansas public discourse
The Topeka paper opines on racial fear and the fate of African citizenship, arguing movement freedoms are inherent rights. It cites Ex- Senator Dorsey, Judge Davis, and Governor St John, noting Grant’s standing and urging unity above party. The piece praises Hayes reception and Mrs. St John’s popularity.
Bogus Certificates and a Purity Claim for Hop Bitters
The notice condemns fake cures and bogus certificates of miraculous remedies. It touts Hop Bitters as a genuine medicine made from well known remedies and says its effectiveness proves its own value without counterfeit certificates.
Haskell of Kansas Addresses Ohio Audience in Auto Tour
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial reports Hon. P. G Haskell of Kansas and John O. Slayback of Hamilton Ohio speaking to a large crowd in Weir Corsten. Haskell's remarks praised Republican leaders in Ohio, contrasted Republican progress with Democratic conduct, and featured a moving recitation that drew tears from listeners.
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Haskell
Kansas Advertising Its State to the Nation
An Atchison Champion piece extols Kansas as the best advertised state in the Union praising its war effort education railways and growth. It notes Presidents and notable figures who have visited or resided in Kansas and credits the state with monumental development across agriculture culture and industry.
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Aging Walt Whitman seen in Kansas City amid renewed vigor
The article paints Walt Whitman as a vigorous sixty-year-old despite past paralytic stroke. He appears tall and robust, with red face and long white hair, moving slowly along Main Street in English gray. Observers note his varied roles as clerk, farmer, carpenter, hospital nurse, and self-published printer who types Leaves of Grass in his own hand.
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Kansas City
Main Street
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Historic Antioch landing described by oriental traveler
An eyewitness account from the Windsor Chronicle recalls a hazy shore scene at ancient Antioch where a steamer landed without a town or wharf. Lighters ferried passengers and goods as camels and drivers prepared to move cargo inland, including boxes marked Dr J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
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Death of Charles Hamilton Ends Notorious Border Massacre Leader
Charles Hamilton, infamous head of the Trading Dust massacre, died in Jones county Georgia on August 1 after an apoplexy. The event on May 1, ISS, drew wide attention as one of the border’s most brutal crimes.
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