United States Congress acts on Alabama claims and public works
Long list of 1870s federal measures extends claim payment timing aids Alabama claims payment and pensions while funding forts, post offices, railways, land offices, and various public improvements across states including Colorado Nebraska Utah Wisconsin and Missouri with treaty, Indian affairs, and currency provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Forthigh Row
House of Representatives
Colorado
Forty-third Congress
Alabama
Legislative Assembly
Colorado Territory
Custom House
Post Office
St. Louis
United States
Nebraska
Astoria
Oregon
Salem
Pawnee
Secretary of the Treasury
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Land Department
Capitol Grounds
Utah Territory
Aver
Menomonee
Wisconsin
Interior Department
Dubuque
Iowa
Washington Square
City of
San Francisco
Ohia
Missouri
Kansas
Congress
Arizona Territory
Churicahua
San Carlos
Memphis
Tenn
Dover
Washington Jory
Naval Service
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Sone Pois
la Crosse
Conston County
Minnesota
Janas
Arkansas
Florida
Northwestern
Improvequent Company
Oconto
New Orleans
Michigan
Nebraska City Bridge Company
Missouri River
Nebraska Eth
Postoffice Department
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Enteb
Fort Kearny
Nebrasa
Sioneves
Washington Monument
Joint Select Committee
Indian Bureau
Military Academy
Wyoming
Post Office Department
St. Paul
Minn
Commissioner of Agriculture
New York Court House
Fort Laramie
Commissioners of Claims
Act of Congress
Harrisburg
Wm. Weliknap
Hawaiian Islands
Colfax
Washington Territory
Bureau of Engraving and Rinting
Marine Hospital
Natchez
Mississippi
Kansas Territory
City
Iowas
Navy
Frayed Dialogue Between Drunk Man and Bridget
A garbled dialog shows a very inebriated man proposing marriage to Bridget and vowing devotion while weaving dialect and obscured names, ending with unclear phrases about honor and payment. The fragment hints at a parish, shillelagh threats, and a drunken vow.
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Bridget
Phil Rooney
Fragmentary OCR Note From Silent Meeting
Vague lines describe a sermon and crowd reaction with scattered phrases about truth and conduct. No clear events, names, or places are readable to establish a complete report.
Campaign Edition Attacks on Tilden by New York Times
The piece accuses the New York Times of bias against Samuel J. Tilden, citing headlines and editorials praising him in 1871 to 1875 and alleging current slander as a partisan, urging Republicans and Democrats to compare extracts and expose alleged deceit.
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Qenego Palladium
New York Times
Hayes
Wheeler
Tweed
Tresson
Tilden
New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Eighteenth Assembly
Sweeney
Mr. Tilden
Democracy
Torres
Gen Grant
Mr.Tilden
the Times
Silden
Democratic Party
Times
Gov. Tilden
Greeley Views Tilden in Open Letter Past and Present
Horace Greeley once wrote to Samuel J. Tilden while a New York comptroller candidate. Though political enemies, Greeley in a canvass praised Tilden’s integrity and courage in fighting the Tweed ring, reflecting a rare admission of favorable opinion despite party opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Tilden
Horace Greeley
New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Sqoe
Mr. Tilden
Mr. Greeley
Tweed Ring
Glorious Democratic Victory in Alabama
The Democratic candidate for Governor George S Houston is reported reelected by 20 000 to 25 000 majority. The Legislature shows a large Democratic majority on joint ballot with Republican districts returning Democratic members. The piece praises Alabama voters for ending Radical rule and predicts broader Democratic gains nationally.
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Alabama
George S Houston
Spencer
Grant Administration
Union
Tilden
Hendricks
Democrats
Houston
Our Country's Flag and the Vision of a Restored Symbol
A congressional candidate closes with a pledge to restore the flag to the masthead of the Republic. He compares the flag to Old Ironsides, renewed after partisan desecration, and vows it will no longer hide or mask political wrongs. The speech portrays the flag as a unifying emblem of national life and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watteraon
Zion
Republic
Reforming Democrats Rally Behind Tilden and Hendricks
Campaign notes praise reform declarations by Tilden supporters across the West. J M Parnell of Illinois endorses Tilden and Hendricks, urging lower taxes and prosperity, while Republicans avoid endorsing Hayes as a third Grant term. The party unity is described as harmonious across regions.
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Trmpden
Trupsn
Hayes
Jonn M. Parnerr
Illinois
Tilden
Hendricks
Duty of the Hour Democrats Rally Against Corruption
A partisan call urges Democrats to aggressively oppose a corrupt government. The message vows reform versus corruption and supports the ticket of Tilden and Hendricks, framing the fight as a defense of constitutional liberty and honest governance.
Change Needed to End Industrial Depression in New York
The article cites George Blair of the Workingmen's Assembly of New York detailing a table of unemployment in New York City. It argues one great cause is Republican misrule over fifteen years, with depressions nationwide and business confidence shattered.
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George Blair
Workingmen’s Assembly of
New York
Sesarseese
Metropolis
Cincinnati
Republican Party
Two faced Republicanism in northern and southern views
The piece contrasts northern and southern Republican rhetoric after the Civil War. It cites Missouri’s Republican platform inviting former Confederates to join on condition of supporting Republican principles, arguing this equality of valor ignores the Union’s preservation and highlights political double standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Union
Old Slave States
South
Republican Party
Humorous miscellany and quips from Norwich Press
A string of light, dated jests and eccentric quotes from newspapers, including a watermelon quip about regulated portions, a laborer’s strike at a dig site, a ribbing about kissing spoons, billiards mishaps, and satirical/outrageous lines on marriage, advertising, and public life.
The National Training School for Cookery in London
A Boston Advertiser correspondent visits the National Training School for Cookery in London three years after its opening. The demonstration room has a long working table, tiered student seating, and a behind the counter instructor area. Kitchens cover middle class and artisan cookery with sick room cuisine taught. Pupils study from twelve to four daily and sample meals. dishes learned may be ordered, boosting profits. Fees: ten guineas for full course, ten shillings per day, one dish priced at one or more shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wac
Yousa Snooks
Sara Mr. Tapley
Danbury
Norwich Bulletin
A. Printer's Devil
Ans
Greece
Europe
Nottingham
Marse Universalist
Cairo
Tur
France
Nawepa
Norwich
Worcester Press
National Training School For Cookery
London
Boston Advertiser
Pient Story of a Sick Gardener and Family Home Craft
A brief tale describes a sick person receiving a small plant as a gift and a family improving their home to care for it. They clean a window to let more light, trim clutter, and repair a chair, choosing home tasks over outside work as they support healing.
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