Post Office Department shows rise in stamp issues
The statement lists fiscal year totals for postage stamps stamped envelopes and postal cards with a $31,982,510 aggregate up about 3.5 million from the prior year. Postal cards lead the increase to $2,753,470 from $2,217,970, while newspaper stamps rise to $1,252,908.
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Washington
Post-Office Department
Washington On
War Department
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Territory
Payne
Early 1900s News Snippet Highlights and Crimes
A former president’s clash with the government ends with military ejection and impending court action. On the 9th two masked men robbed the Missouri Pacific Express at Winthrop Station of 250 dollars and jewelry. Tennessee Republicans nominate A H Pettibone for Congress. Missouri Greenbackers back ER Palmer in Fifth District. A Baltimore bootmaker, James B George, falls to his death from a fourth story window. Stephens Wilcox dry goods in Omaha fail with liabilities of 75000. San Francisco census shows 233068 people including 20549 Chinese. Chicago crop reports conflict over wheat harvest prospects.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Winthrop Station
United States Express Company
First
Tennessee
A. H. Pettibone
Congress
Missouri
ER. B. Palmer
Baltimore
James B. George
Stephens’ & Wilcox
Omaha
Iate
San Francisco
Chicago
Resignations Span Irish Policy and Vatican Stance
London dispatch reports Marquis of Landsdowne resigning over Ireland bill concerns, with rumors of others. Papal Nuncio threatens France over March decrees. Spain indemnifies Octavia owners in Porto Rico waters. Famine fever in Mayo prompts government medical inquiry. A severe Swiss earthquake causes deaths and landslides.
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London
Marquis of Landsdowne
Ireland
India
Porto Rico
Lorimarp
Vatican
France
Earl of Kenmere
Chamberlain
St. Petersburg
Russia
County Mayo
Constantinople
Porte
Montenegro
Alate Dublin Disputch
England
Greece
Paris
Ith
Vaud
Switzerland
Portugal
Japan
China
Appointments and tragedies fill late 19th century notes
Orange Judd named to the Board of Indian Commissioners amid resignations. a young seaman dies of yellow fever in New Orleans after a Rio de Janeiro voyage. Reports include Dr Tanner’s 14 day fast in New York, Indian Territory tension, a guilty murder verdict in Indianapolis, and a range of Iowa and national notes from weather to political conventions.
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Orange Judd
American Agriculturist
New York
Board of Indian Commissioners
Vier Barstow
Rio de Janeiro
New Orleans
Board of Health
Tanner
Indian Territory
Texas
Kansas
Mrs. Brown
Wade
Brown
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Coronet Cas
Shannon
Henri Rocnefort
Paris
Denver
Leadville
Garfield
United States
Religious and Educational Notices and Developments
The Harvard Divinity School Fund for new professorships reached 113700 dollars. The American Philological Association will meet in Philadelphia on July 13. Twenty-two Harvard women attempted the preliminary exam, two reached the final. Henry Winkley of Philadelphia donated 5000 dollars to Phillips Exeter Academy, matching a prior gift. Charles Francis Adams Jr. will continue his work on the Massachusetts Board of Education. The Sons of the Clergy, chartered by Charles II, aided widows and children of clergymen last year. North Carolina University Normal School opens with seventeen instructors and strong prospects. Five Virginia Baptists have long pastorates, with several over 30 years. The Grand Council of Geneva considers cutting the public worship budget, hinting at church-state separation. A. H. Snyce criticizes cram courses in public libraries as insufficient for true learning. The American Bible Society reports 1879 activities including funds to destitute families and Bible distribution. An American Baptist Missionary Union meeting in Saratoga Springs highlighted promising African mission prospects and potential rapid deployment of twenty missionaries. The First Baptist Church of Richmond, Va celebrated its centennial, tracing origins to the Cornwallis era. Richmond then had 1800 residents and only St John’s Church as a rare worship site.
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Harvard
Columbia
New London
Everett House
New York City
Homes For Disabled Soldiers
Boston
William B. Franklin
Connecticut
Leonard A. Harris
Ohio
Richard Coulter
Pennsylvania
Martin McMahon
New York
Jerome and
Patchell
Tyrone
William McGibbon
Brayton, Tves & Co
Young Jerome
McGibbon
Pittsburgh
Joseph R. Chandler
Philadelphia
United States Gazette
Congress
W. S. Shallenberger
Twenty
Knoxville
Marion County
Dunveur
Tun
Spaulding
Lansing
Davenport
James Leonard
Albert Coss
Dubuque
Joe Kanill
W. Kanill
Mr. Whittaker
St. Claire
Judge Hendershott
Otumwa
Joan Fourmen
Branty
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Nean Carrollton
Wm. Brakes
Scott County Soldiers’ Monument
Apfarmer
Waltenmyer
Logan Township
Marshall County
Supreme Court
Albia
Samuel Gray
Republican State Committee
Republican Party of
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Des Moines
Republican Party of Town
Auditor of State
Register of State Landico
John H. Gear
Joan
Runnells
Drs Moines
Ferdinand Henry Brandt
Brandt
Colorado
Winterset
Buffalo
Beurn
Hanover
Polk County
Rock Island
van Meter
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St. Louis
Harvard Divinity School
American Philological Association
Henry Winkley
Phillips Exeter Academy
Charles Francis Adams, Jr
Massachusetts State Board of Education
Quincy
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Grand Council of
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A. H. Snyce
American Bible Society
Mamilles
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Saratoga Springs
Africa
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Cornwallis
Virginia
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
Suster
United States
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Noathhaggy
Irdy
Prats
Credit Mobilior Company
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Credit Mobillar Company
Warren
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Blaine
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Garfield
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Ames
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Pacific Company
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Committee of the Houses
Union Public Railroad
Oakey Ames
Credit Mobilier
Wit and Wisdom Jokes From Odd Speeches
A collage of humorous lines and quips from varied sources including booths of witty remarks about dentists farmers and manners. It blends clipped adages with social observations and a short anecdote about a bootblack and a match request at a barroom.
Pleasant Jordan and the boy who became Georgia's governor
A reminiscence from Little Rock about Pleasant Jordan once Attorney General and his country school teaching days in South Carolina. A lean youth with two steers sought tuition funds, sold them to study, progressed, and later Jordan rose to prominence in Arkansas while Joseph Brown became Georgia Governor.
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South Carolina
Jordin
Spartaansburg
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Anky Boy
Joseph Brown
Georgia
Little Rock
Ark
Gazelle
General Garfield on Credit Mobilier Charges in 1874 Speech
Garfield defends himself against Credit Mobilier accusations, recounting his refusal to buy stock and disputing committee findings. He cites congressional testimony, a published pamphlet, and press reaction to argue he acted honestly and did not profit from the scheme.
Hancock's Subordination and Lincoln Era Military Rule
The piece argues General Hancock acted as a disobedient military figure seeking the presidency. It recalls Hancock’s alleged insubordination to Grant and Sherman, his New Orleans actions, and alleged Johnson alignment. It cites Civil War context and suggests Hancock aimed to overturn Republicans for Tilden, potentially prompting a civil war. The remark questions the ticket strength and quotes the Chicago Tribune and Louisville Post.
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Congress
Thien
United States
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Oles
Sherman
Sheridan
Hincock
Oan
Electoral Commission
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Itma
Lincoln
McClellan
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New Orleans
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Johnson
Thomas
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Jere Black
Andrew Johnson
Tilden
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Interview with Mrs. Torney on Hancock Surratt ties
In Washington Mrs. Torney wife of Prof. Torney discusses Hancock amid press claims of aid to Mrs. Surratt. She denies friendship or help and asserts the family had no favorable view of Hancock. Prof. Torney calls the reports false and vows to prove their side. The interview notes political shifts as Democrats gain states.
Grant denies supporting Hancock. calls rumor a complete lie
General Grant rejects claims he would back Hancock or vote for him, calling the report false. He notes the Republicans chose a rival in 1868 and suggests he would not switch parties now.
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Hancock
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