Emperors and foes noted in Grant visit debate
The piece reviews General Grant abroad entertaining dignitaries such as Queen Victoria and Emperor Franz Joseph while questioning political motives behind his travel and suggesting a push to crown him emperor. It notes strong anti Grant sentiment and an alleged government plot to thwart reform while condemning Radical leaders in Jennings County for perjury and conspiracy claims.
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Quceen Victorr
England
Leopold
Belgium
Whedive
Egypt
Sultan of Yorker
Hugbert
Italy
Leo MIII
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Holland
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Austria
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Mexico
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Quba
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Tone
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Herald
Tom McGovern
Jennings County
Seymour
McGovern
Benny Harrison
McCiovern
Tie Bee
Utqe
Armel Stone
Jennings
Deeree
Meftovern
Bint
Grantism and Southern Resolve on Cuba and Mexico
The piece argues the South will not aid Grant in occupying Cuba or crushing Mexico. It recalls Southern resistance to federal power and warns that a North driven by Grant’s ambitions risks betraying liberty. It predicts the South will oppose Grant though mentions a troubled national mood.
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Grant
Cuba
Mexico
North
Hesperer
President calls for coinage suspension and civil service reform
The President urges Congress to suspend silver dollar coinage at the current ratio and avoid new silver to gold ratio changes. He also proposes withdrawing United States notes from circulation, imposes duties on coffee and tea, and seeks funding for Deputy Marshals to conduct elections. Civil service reform dominates the message, with emphasis on preserving federal election laws and adding Deputy Marshal legislation.
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Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Carl Schurz
Sehigie
Ife
Law Student Interviews Justice Voorhees After Murder Trial
A local law student, seeking notoriety, abducts an interview with Hon. D. W. Voorhees after a voyage murder trial. The student asks about the Ohio River and internal improvements, claiming to publish the conversation with signatures. Voorhees delivers a curt, the river is “d-d low” response, ending the exchange.
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Voyag
D. W. Voorhees
Sycamore
Jack-ley
Voorhees
Ohio River
Navy condition shows steady gains in vessels in service
Secretary Wuomeson reports improvement in the Navy with 39 vessels in commission including cruisers monitors and torpedo boats. Sixteen can sail soon and 20 more ready in an emergency, totaling 93 fighting vessels with adds of four monitors and 50 power tugs. A Pension Office circular requires pension claims after March 1 1916 to include the service member name state company regiment and claim or certificate number.
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Rh. W. Wuomeson
the Navy
Tsis
Navy Department
Terror
Pension Climants
Seymour and Hendricks as Democratic nominee prospects
The Cincinnati Enquirer urges keeping the Seymour and Hendricks movement in view for the Democratic ticket. It claims Seymour could win New York from home in Utica, while Seymour is out of politics and Hendricks refuses a second place, cooling any big boom for the Enquirer ticket.
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Sevmour Andendricks
Cincinnati Enquirer
Seymour and Hendricks
Seymour
Utica
New York
Editor urged to chastise Butler in Scipio clash
The Columbus Democrat editor Mr ed N Mansi was urged to castigate Butler of Scipio after a Saturday confrontation linked to the recently escaped Mc Cravern. A conversation among Mr Marsh and Butler sparked the trouble, tying the incident to Janes Wilkerson’s penitentiary sentence.
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Ed. N. Mansi
Columbus Democrat
Scipio
Butler
McCravern
Janes Wilkerson
Mir
Marsh
The Star Reprints a Three Liner From the Recorder
The Star of Saturday last reprints a three line item from the Recorder of Rising Sun. The piece unfavorably compares the Herald with the Okolona States and notes the Star’s obligation to reproduce it.
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Recorder
Rising Sun
Herald
Okolona
Isprson Promises Electric Light Display in Menlo Park
Isprson claims to have perfected the electric light and will illuminate all houses in Menlo Park New Jersey on Christmas Eve. His burners attach to chandeliers with wires run along gas pipes exterior to the gas system. He states gas companies may cut rates yet he can undersell them and will issue many invitations widely for the exhibition.
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Isprson
Menlo Park
N. J
Madison road repair plans for city visit by official
Con SyaLer bids fail to win favor with a highly regarded superintendent. He has long pushed the Madison road repair to a first class condition. The colonel will visit the city this week and is expected to be received politely by local business leaders.
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Con. SyaLer
Madison
Lincoln monument honors Nancy Lincoln in Spencer County
Governor Williams names M. R. Sulzer as a delegate to the Ohio River Improvement Commission meeting in Washington on the 8th. The piece questions the decision and notes Lincoln’s mother Nancy Lincoln is memorialized in a white marble monument in Lincoln village, Spencer County.
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Lincoln
Spencer County
Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Lincoln
United States
Death of Gen Jefferson C Davis in Chicago
Gen Jefferson C Davis died of pneumonia at the Palmer House in Chicago last Sunday. Born March 2, 1828 in Clark County near Memphis, he had many friends in the county. The piece also notes a Treasury report preview and a Democratic majority in the current House of Representatives.
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Jefferson C. Davis
Palmer House
Chicago
Davis
Clark County
Memphis
Samuel Tinpen Valued at Fifty Million Potentially
Report says Samuel Tinpen is valued at 50,000,000 in assessments or financial estimates, highlighting the significant wealth or value attributed to the individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Tinpen
Correspondence from Kansas on mobility and railway influence
A correspondent from Steaneville Kansas writes about moving westward to Southwestern Kansas Ford county life. He notes exodus from eastern cities to prairie farms and mentions diverse arrivals from Chicago Cincinnati New York City and other regions. He cites the Jay Gould railroad strategy and the extension of AITSF rail lines signaling confidence in local resources.
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the Herald
Kansas
Ford County
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York City
U.S. Army
Queen's Navy
Braithwaite
Jay Gould
United States
Mangas area promotes hardy farming and hospitality
The article describes Mangas as welcoming to settlers with varied home styles from stone to sod and wind setups for running water. It notes crops like wheat, Indian corn, millet, oats, and castor beans, large cattle and sheep, and sport from jackrabbits to antelope. Emigrants return to Mangas with farmers beginning work Feb 1, and a favorable winter climate akin to Virginia.
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Virginia
Indiana
Mangas
Summit House
Speareville
Eastman
M. D
Thanksgiving Day in Hanover Observes a Simple Celebration
Thanksgiving in Hanover unfolds with a college sermon about blessing the nation and praise for Dr. Fisher as a figure of influence. The day features fine choir music, a Delta Tau supper at Mrs. Ferguson’s, and plans for December 1 lecture by C. F. Green on The Human Family as part of a senior class lecture series.
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Herald
Louisville
Delta Taw
Burglary Strikes Calloway Bros Again in Deputy Illinois
Deputy Letter from December 1, 1879 notes a second break-in at Calloway Brothers’ store in two months with goods stolen. It comments on local business activity, railroad hopes, and a dismissive jab at a rival correspondent as part of a lively town column.
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Ind
Calloway Bro’s
Kent
Peggy
Sassafras
Holman
Holman Sassafras
Fifty Years of Cure All Advertises Pain Free Cough Syrup
An old advertisement touts a popular cough syrup as the most pleasant and efficacious remedy for coughs colds croup hoarseness and throat tickle. It claims over a million bottles sold recently and asserts immediate relief with lasting benefit versus other cough mixtures. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents.
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Doug
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