Aztec Towns on a Plateau Reach and Life in Navajo Land
The narrative paints the Moquis town of Oryba perched 500 feet above a valley with a cliffside wall and a rock stair access. It details houses, courtyards, and water reservoirs. daily life includes donkeys, weaving, and markets. Powell’s expedition records chiefs, town criers, and a wary yet peaceful people living under scarce wood and water.
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Salary question widens in public debate over presidential pay
The Cincinnati Enquirer surveys the salary question from Washington through Lincoln and beyond, noting the rise from a $25,000 nominal presidential salary to $50,000 with annual appropriations for furniture fuel and a billiard room. It cites lobbyists and the growth of ministerial and cabinet pay, and critiques the process and perks surrounding congressional salaries and expenses. The piece ends by naming contemporaries and a St. Louis death of composer Carlo Patti.
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Lincoln
Executive Mansion
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Treasury
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Supreme Court of the United States
England
France
Prussia
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Osborne Confession Contested by Morrison Postmaster Letter Claim
In a 1878 missive from Morrison postmaster, H T Smith denies delivering letters to C Clark at Yates City in 1872. The reply from Frank Ciespenry questions Osborne’s truthfulness, asserting no such person lived in 1872 and defending Mrs Mathews’ character amid murder allegations.
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Frask Ciespenry
Personalities and rumors swirl in late 19th century gossip
The column lists Thiers illness, bankruptcy of Samuel Sinclair, Buck Promeroy plans, Whitelaw Reid rising in New York, Longstreet’s waning popularity in New Orleans, and Butler’s pay vote. It notes Dorothy stories about Mayne Reid, a Syracuse thief, and other society updates from Washington to Europe, including Patti siblings and Reid’s London appearances.
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We Never Had Such Things Before Radical Rule
The passage laments post war politics, claiming democrats never faced defined crimes or abuses until radicalism introduced loyal tyranny. It condemns officeholders as thieves liars and murderers, alleging widespread corruption and vile governance under the new regime.
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Man Seeks Doctor's Wife Prompting Memphis Shooting
Bennet Jones of Jackson Mississippi wrote to Dr Cameron of ope Tennessee asking for the doctor's wife to marry him. He argued the wife loved him and would be happier with him. Cameron later shot Jones in Memphis. Jones died. Cameron was tried for murder and acquitted amid community approval of the verdict.
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