Some Sienes of Mohammedan Superstition in Algiers
A reader describes a Moorish house in Algiers with dervish rites. The scene includes a chief reciting from the Koran, drummers, and bloodless self-mortification. A dancer is carried through ecstasies as others perform eerie acts with hot iron and blades. The account ends with social and political commentary on Washington Radicalism.
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Cox
Algiers
Sabla
Mahmoud
Constantinople
Morrocco
Seves
Batlon Silnea
Ataie
Ance
Mhore
Seibelsburg
Farngton
Jooks
Radia
Washington City
Sos
Washington
Nation Ecuton
Ghostly Apparition Haunts Memphis Corridor
A Memphis Memphis Axalanche report describes a human shaped specter in funeral garb seen at midnight near De Soto and Gayoso. Witnesses report a tall white robe and sugar loaf hat. crowds fired pistols and missiles but the figure vanished, prompting fear and curiosity through Hell's Half Acre.
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Memphis
Hell
Half Acre
Soto, and
Gayeso
Teport
Haeriot Sinde
Pardoning of two radical election judges sparks criticism
Governor Palmer pardoned York and Duncan who were convicted in Cumberland county circuit court for refusing to receive Joshua P. Davis’s vote in the Westfield election. Each was fined $500 and jailed. the pardon is condemned as improper and politically motivated amid broader debate over radicals and law obedience.
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Gov. Palmer
York and
Duncan
Cumberland County
Joshua P. Davis
Westfield
Clark County
Ill
Defengé
Davis
Federal
Tri
M'oodle Allen Fight Dispute Over Prize Stakes
St. Louis Times reports backers of Tom Allen dispute referee Val McKinney's ruling in the McCoole Allen bout. Stakeholders payover clarified, then suits filed by Sherman Thurston and John Carroll to recover half excursion money $1175, and John Fletcher faces action over $1000 bet money. References to Captain Daniel G. Taylor bond refusals and legal actions follow.
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Tom Allen
Val McKinney
McCoole
Times
Friends of McCoole
Daniel G. Taylor
Bea
Taylor
Sherman Thurston
John Carroll
Messrs
Thomas Kehoe
Micheal McCoole
Allen
Kehoe
St. Louis
Massachusetts wives swap case shocks Salisbury area
Two couples from Salisbury are under arrest for an unusual domestic arrangement. George F Goodsoe and Annie R Goodsoe along with Charles H Lowell and Sarah Lizzie Lowell face bigamy charges after moving to Portsmouth and Amesbury and forming new marriages following a so called simple divorce. The case highlights a curious exchange of spouses and raises moral concerns.
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Massachusetts
Salisbury
George F
Annie R. Goodsoe
Charles H
Sarah Lizzie Lowell
Lowell
Goodson
Portsmouth
N. H
Goodsoe
Toowell
Carter
Amesbury
The Flip Flappy Panier Revered In Fashion Parody
A fragmented prose piece rails at fashionable dress items and archaic terms, lauding and lampooning the panier while mocking fashion idols. It also notes readers in Carlinville Mines failing to pick up papers post office.
Riots and murder claims spark racist riots across cities
The Harrisburg Patriot cites a Dayton murder at the National Soldiers Home where Evans killed Williams with a hatchet. It alleges a wave of black-on-black violence over two weeks and accuses Radical press of silence while condemning civil rights reforms and praising the color line.
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Benoipiow
Washington
Georgia
Itch
Drake
Brooklyn
Pacific and Atlantic
Harrisburg
Jasterday
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Soldiers
Dayton
Evans
Williams
State elections set for summer and fall 1869 list
The document lists forthcoming elections by state and date in 1869. Virginia July 6 state officers and congressmen. Kentucky August 2 state treasurer and legislature. Alabama August 2 members of Congress. Tennessee August 5 state officers and legislature. Montana Territory August 10 delegate to Congress. Vermont September 7 state officers and legislature. Maine September 13 state officers and legislature. Colorado Territory October 5 delegates to Congress. Pennsylvania October 12 state officers and legislature. Ohio October 12 state officers and legislature. town October 12 state officers and legislature. California October 20 judges of supreme court. New York November 2 secretary of state and legislature. New Jersey November 2 state officers and legislature. Minnesota November 2 state officers and legislature. Wisconsin November 4 state officers and legislature. Mississippi and Texas excluded as timing to be fixed by the President under Reconstruction law with elections likely late August to early September.
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Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Montana
Congress
Vermont
Maine
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Town
California
Supreme Court
New York
New Jersey
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Texas
Radical claims fail to bring prosperity after Grant election
The St Louis Republican reports a grim view after Grant’s presidency begins. Gold rises nine to ten percent since inauguration while policy shifts cause ongoing market instability. Business slows, bankruptcies rise, mills close, and workers fear for themselves and families amid panic lending.
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Pannacea
Grant
Congress
St. Louis
Stokes as a Statesman in 1865 Tennessee Speech
Extract from a Chattanooga July 26 1865 speech praising Stokes as a statesman ranking near Mullins in Tennessee. The salvo attacks a so called false loyalty and white citizens amid black voters, noting his candidacy for governor and denouncing anti black enfranchisement while urging support from white allies.
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Stokes
East Tennessee
Oldest US printer marks 89th birthday in tribute
The piece honors W. L. Barry known as the old man to the AYate corps. It notes his long service of more than sixty years at the composing stick and his role in setting large runs. Barry is described as the oldest printer in the United States and still vigorous in the office.
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Bolle Witg Salviriaty
Sanam Peatioe
Ember Saasaeners
W. L-Barry
Corps
Ayate
Barry
United States
George Washington
Herald and Register
Sea of Fire Near Caspian Coast Reveals Flaming Lake
Residents report a remarkable phenomenon on the Caspian Sea with islands yielding napus and napthal wells releasing flammable vapors. Subterranean disturbances ignite the surface turning the lake into a giant flaming pool for about forty eight hours, killing countless fish. Herodotus notes a similar ancient tale among local tribes.
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Caspian Sea
Herodotus
Squire Jovial and the Chantry Court Jury Testimony
A rural lawyer known as Squire Jovial faced a chantry court case decided by jury. The key witness, a fair woman, swore to an event several witnesses denied and distances were questioned. The judge then told a tale of a near sighted lady whose eye sight was claimed excellent to illustrate perception limits.
Habberdaster Opens Post Office Amid Postal Reform
The piece praises Yne Habberdaster for opening the Post Office one morning before relock, calling the act gratifying to Marshall residents. It notes his dedication to postal affairs and suggests he is suited for higher office, despite ongoing arrangement difficulties in delivering mail before dinner on week days.
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Yne Habberdaster
Tohias
President Grant and Family in Train Accident Report
A grainy report recalls President Grant and party on a Washington train where a collision overturned a cow cart injuring 30 to 40 passengers. The President reportedly stood on a platform smoking, unaware of the full extent of the crash amid rumored political tensions over race and Navy employment.
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Grant
Washington
Grantiges
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