Mary Todd Lincoln and her early life in Illinois
The Cleveland Sealer cites a lengthy bio of Mary Todd Lincoln born in 1828 and dying at 64. It details her aristocratic lineage, Springfield residence with Ninian Edwards, and her early relationship with Lincoln described as a policy match. It notes Lincoln’s period of assumed insanity over the engagement, Speed’s guardianship, and his later public deed as a benefactor to mankind.
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Cleveland Sealer
Lincol
Mary Toad
R. 5. Todd
Lexington
Henry Clay
Springfield
Ninian W. Edwards
W. H. Lamon
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Miss Todd
Abe Lincoln
Douglas
Lin
Mary ‘Todd
Misa Todd
Linculn
Edwards
Kentucky
Lula
Speed
Teoki
Toy pistol injuries and lockjaw fears spread nationwide
A Baltimore Sun summary reports rising tetanus cases tied to toy pistol wounds, detailing how blank cartridges explode in the palm and injure nerves near the thumb. Medical experts debate powder toxicity versus nerve damage, and a policy debate grows over banning toy pistols to prevent further fatalities.
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Baltimore Sun
Hoys
Jan
Andy Johnson and Grant Poker Tale from 1869
A fragment tells of Andy Johnson playing poker with Ulysses S. Grant in 1869. Grant, then a Washington visitor and avid player, allegedly matched raises and built a massive pot. Johnson kept betting as the pot grew to four dollars, with Grant calmly responding and matching stakes while the narrative highlights Grant’s calm, iron countenance during the decisive hand.
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Johnson
Tenessee
Grant
Washington
Airy Iean
Gall
Mimi
Laat
Country's crops report shows varied state potato yields
The Agriculture Department notes widespread potato shortages with increases in sweet potato production in many western states. Tobacco acreage shifts differ by region, with high condition in Kentucky Tennessee and North Carolina but below average in Connecticut valley Maryland and Virginia. Sorghum shows southern acreage gain and slight declines north of the Ohio River, generally below average except in the South. Apples and peaches expected abundant in Delaware Maryland and Michigan Illinois and Wisconsin peach regions. Fruit condition better west of the Mississippi with local variation.
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Missis
South Carolina
Atlantic
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Connecticut Valley
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio River
Missouri
Delaware and
Mary
Michigan
Illinois
Stiaso Ri
Ohio Valley
Political Assessments in Curtis Case Convicted
United States Circuit Court in New York denied a motion for arrest of judgment and for a new trial in the case of General Newton M. Curtis a Treasury Agent. The court held Congress act prohibiting officials from collecting money for political purposes constitutional and Curtis was fined 1000 dollars. The defense plans to seek Supreme Court review and a writ of habeas corpus awaits Chief Justice Waite in Washington.
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Newton M. Curtis
Treasury
United States Circuit Court
United States Troust Court
New York
Wallace
Benedict
Brown
Congress
Curtis
Supreme Court
Gen. Curtis
United States
Waite
Lynn
Fin
Washi
The Boy That Had a Nag That Could Trot
Mr Gandy questions Christopher about a new venture as the boy reveals he has found something that can trot. The father cautions him about age and fitness while the old man imagines future devices and a life of showy equestrian pretensions.
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Chrisopher
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