The Indiana Outrage and a Detective's Experience Corner
A Times critique targets Senator Morton's two-thirds doctrine in Indiana. disputes its partisan use and shifts in constitutional interpretation. A lengthy detective narrative follows, detailing a tense pursuit, an arrest threat, a dramatic reveal, and a dramatic city decoy tied to a murder case.
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New York Times
Morton
Indiana
the Times Well
Senate
House
Baker
Justice Chase declines Charleston memorial ceremony
Chief Justice Chase replies to an invitation to decorate Union graves in Charleston South Carolina May 29 1869 saying he cannot attend due to late notice. He urges reconciliation and shared memory of the nation and calls for future memorials uniting former foes to honor all fallen soldiers. He signs as B P Chase.
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Chase
Charleston
Craftzston
S. C
Sim
Magnolia
Army of the Union
B. P, Chase
Runaway wedding carriage shocks St Louis crowd
At St Lawrence O'Toole church Afr Michael Maguire and Miss Grundmeyer wed. Afterward their carriage, drawn by spirited horses, bolted down Fourteenth Street toward O’Fallon. The bride was unhurt, though the ride ended at Akens stables with a heavily damaged carriage. The groom celebrated the safe outcome.
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Fourteenth and
O’fallon
Afr
Micheal Maguire
D. M. Richardson
Grundmeyer
Fowe
Fourth Street
Fourth
W. Aahington Avenue
Aken
St- Louie Demi ‘Ocra Ie
A Twenty Mile Trot At Forest City Track Maine
John Stewart, famed long distance trotter, aimed to cover twenty miles inside an hour at Forest City track Portland Maine for a 31000 purse. He completed 19.5 miles in 61 06, finishing fresh with the crowd’s sympathy, and many believed he could have achieved the goal with different conditions.
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Forest City
Portland
Maine
Stewart
Boston
Narragansett
Narragansett Park
Mystic Park
George Wilkes
George Palmer
Lucy
American Girl
Bashaw, Jr
Goldsmith Maid
Narravansettt Park
Lady Thorn
Rhode Island
Prospect
Bonner
Bruno
Lantern
Mr. Bonner
Long Island
Carl Burr
Comus
L.I
Prospect Park Course
Jessie Wales
Darkness
Ben Franklin
Cincinnati
Slerzog
Virginia White and Black Population After War Projections
The 1860 Virginia population totaled 1 22 million with 603 000 whites and 537 000 people of color. Projected to 1869 whites would still outnumber blacks by about 220 000, yielding roughly 35 000 white voters after deducting 10 000 disenfranchised by Congress.
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Virginia
Congress
Man John Noble Found Dead in Woods After Week
John Noble of Four Corners county was found Tuesday lying on a log in woods between Four Corners and Bellair with two bullet holes to the head. No struggle evident and money reportedly in his possession. motive and culprits remain unknown.
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Largus
John Noble
Four Corners
Bellair
Confidence Swindlers Foiled by Quick Witted Farmer
A Southern road confidence operator tries a freight bill scam on a round faced farmer with 17 dollars. The man reveals hidden wealth and denounces the swindler, who is beaten with a cane and left bound in a swamp after a baggage car scuffle.
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Detroit
Singular Will-Kovel Infirmary for Cats
Columbus Journal reports a highly eccentric will seeking to establish a city infirmary for cats. It disinherits heirs and outlines lavish feline facilities, strict admittance rules, and elaborate security. A final clause bequeaths the testator’s intestines to make fiddle strings for an accordion to amuse the cats forever.
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Columbus
Journal
Saga the Devisor
City Infirmary
Chicago girl 11 steals pipe for lover in Paris comparison
A Chicago girl of eleven stole a meer schaum pipe from a shop window and was caught in the act. When questioned she said she wanted to please her lover who wished the pipe. The remark contrasts morals with Paris.
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Chicago
Paris
Widow Grizzle's Husband Dies After Severe Cholera Pain
Readable fragment reports the death of Widow Grizzle's husband from cholera after severe agony. The account quotes his wife joking, “Weell, Mr. G, you needn't kick round so, and wear all the sheets outy if you are dying!” A stark, era-tinged remark amid a tragedy.
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Grizzle
New Tax Bill Amendment Satirizes Courtship Habits
A mock tax amendment, written in a humorous tone, lists levies for kissing, courting, and flirting as a critique of social norms. It targets young ladies, bachelors, and proprieties, with playful penalties for various romantic acts and attire. The piece ends with incredulous notes on the absurdity of the proposal and its finances.
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Indy
Internal Revenue Department
Mite Society
Utah
Jonfer
Stimulants and the Power of Duty in Verse
George D. Prentice extols love as the supreme stimulant and contrasts it with intoxicants. He laments how fading worldly thrills falter while duty shines as a steady beacon, lifting the heart and guiding the soul toward happiness.
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George D. Prentice
Pythagoras
Lazarus
Enfranchisement Debate Letter from 1868 Tribune Editor
A damaged OCR fragment presents a letter allegedly from the real editor of the Tribune to a Wheeling paper editor. It discusses enfranchisement, rebel majorities, and predicted outcomes in West Virginia politics with ominous tones about amnesty and future voting power. The text references New York dates and 1868 context, implying a Civil War era debate.
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Tribune
West Virginia
New York
Houseie
Shiall
Cook
Satanic
Marylan
Renome
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