Jones Memoir Reveals Jackson Meeting Over Wisconsin Posts
Ca0aca March 22 Special Correspondence profiles Hon. George W. Jones, first U.S. senator from Iowa and early Michigan delegate, detailing his clash with Andrew Jackson over territorial appointments. It chronicles Jones offering Henry Dodge for Wisconsin governor and Jackson’s demand for a full list of offices and salaries.
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George W. Jones
Jackson
John
Calhoun
United States
Iowa
Territory of
Michigan
Monroe
Buchanan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missour
California
Pacific
Jones
Congress
House of Representatives
Ion
Stokley Donelson
Old Hickory
Kentucky
Washington
Tennessee
West
Donelson
Territories
Indian Affairs
Mr. Jones
Henry Dodge
Jonking
al Dodge
Mr Jones
United States Cavalry
Old Hickory and the Michigan Man in Washington
A Washington tale recounts Colonel Jones guiding appointments from the president, aided by Mrs Calhoun and Senator Linn, to push Iowa’s admission amid Calhoun’s resistance. Jones uses a ruse to win over Mrs Calhoun and secure her father’s vote, shaping Iowa’s path from territory to state. A side note mentions a Vienna correspondent on a baker’s death during a cholera scare and a Peruvian lake steamer launch.
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Mr. Jones
Jackson
State Department
John Forsyth
Michigan
Calhoun
Colonel Jones
Congress
Wisconsin
Iowa
Mississippi River
John Calhoun
United States Senate
Jones
Mr. Calhoun
Senator Linn
Missouri
Miss Calhoun
Senate
T Yoonus Lily
Senna
Penate
Towa
Caen
Misa Calhoun
Clemson
Senate Chamber
Baltimore
James Ro Cisour
Edmund Kirke
Twenty Ninth Regiment of
Indiana
John C Brekameadge
Stone River
Volanteer
Grap
Eack
California
Aeronaut Survives Narrow Paris Flight Faulted by Strong Updrafts
An aeronaut in Paris attempted a brief ascent but was swept by violent upper currents. He rode about 90 miles in 45 minutes, skimming the surface for six miles in the Cham district before making a landing. The daring escape ended without serious harm.
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Paris
Chame
Ie Andes
Tigare
Luck and Judgment in California Business Tales
A San Francisco correspondent recounts how D C Mills defends luck as good judgment while Abram Hewitt and John F Miller discuss luck’s role in business. The piece traces Miller’s rise after a failed start, from collector of the port of San Francisco to founder of the Alaska Seal Fur Company, then notes Lucky Baldwin’s famed fortune and acumen.
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D. C. Mills
Hewitt
John F. Miller
Zacky” Baldwin
San Francisco
Mills
Abram &. Hewitt
New York
Hewartt
Tuck
John F Miller
United States
Inck
Miller
Boat Bend
California
Indiana
Goml
Grant
Dorth
Golden Gate
Act of Incorporation
Alaska Beal Fur Company
Asd
Ivaric
Baldwin
J H. Ruri
Central Park Bear Deception Tied to Custer Tale
In a 19th century Central Park menagerie tale, General Custer is shown the brown cinnamon bear believing it to be his gift black bear. Conklin, keeper, fends off embarrassment by claiming bears turn brown in captivity. The column ends with a unrelated note on Welsh tithes and a medical student exam.
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Central Park
Custer
New York
San
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
General Custer
Conklin
Arsenal
Her Wish Set Forth
A fragment from an Indian Journal dialogue shows a woman insisting on autonomy while a man resists, arguing anger over relations with men. The exchange highlights tensions between personal desire and social control in a brief, tense interaction.
Stead Talks on Spiritualism and US Life in Chicago Interview
In New York on March 29 W T Stead, editor and writer, spoke about spiritualism and American municipal government during a lengthy interview. He critiqued Chicago governance, discussed his World’s Fair visit, and shared views on reincarnation and British politics. He planned to sail soon for England but hoped to return next autumn for more remarks.
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New York
England
W. T. Stead
Chicago
London
Stead
America
Boston
Christ
House of Lords
Rosebery
Chamber
Mr Stead
Ladstone
Wears rubbers and other slang enters talk
A Brooklyn Letter notes new slang like wearing rubbers meaning a sneak and muffled approach, and cutting no ice meaning playing no part. The piece explains rubber shoe use by crooks and how such terms spread in slang circles.
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Snd
Owens
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Letter
Serbian Crisis Mirrors Balkan Politics in Belgrade
The Belgrade letter discusses King Alexander and Duke Milan amid Illyrian factionalism. It compares Arsene and Peter with Karageorgevitch claimants, noting debts, oligarchs, and royal finances shaping a potential restoration and throne costs.
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Milan
Alexander
Servis
Obrenovitach
Karageorgevitch
Arsene
Pater
Hey
Gexea
Kara Georgevitch
Peter
Belgrade
Paris
Asimo
Palling
Thea
Belerade
Ocean telegraph advances and Atlantic cable plans in year
The Anglo American Cable company will lay an Atlantic cable this spring. Copper conductors weigh up to 650 pounds per knot, far heavier than earlier cables. Pacific cable costs higher due to manufacturing limits. Total length about 2000 knots, with total cost near 6.2 million dollars for cable and laying.
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Anglo-American Cable Company
Atlantic
England
Atlantx
Africa
St Pierre Migguelon
Brest
Australasian
Philadelphia
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Schimdt
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McCullough
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Tri Atts Collection Agency
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