Frail political letters and mortality figures quoted in a 19th century column
A long fragment discusses drily noted deaths in New York and Philadelphia, remarks on Horace Greeley and Grant, and cites a letter from Democrats in Freeport Illinois. It references Gratz Brown, Gratz White, and Horace Greeley with a satirical tone about political alignments and newspaper opinion during the era.
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New York
Philadelphia
Hon
Gratz Brown
Horace Greeley
Inter Ocean
Brown
Thratz Brown
Greely
Tani Gau
Horace White
Chicago Tribune
New York Tribune
Confederacy
United States
West Virginia
Lincoln
Greeley
Lee
Gettysburg
Susquehanna
Letter of acceptance by Dir. Greeley to Baltimore Convention
The Chicago Post prints a letter from Horace Greeley accepting the Democratic nomination. He denounces the party’s opponents as thieves and criminals and criticizes school houses, jails, and vice districts. He appeals to Republicans as hypocritical while urging forward support for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Stephanson County
Tlinois
Horace Greeley
Baltimore
Greeley Party
Chicago: Post
Greeley
New Yong
Geert Menn
Fant
Plnps
Blackleys
Tribune
Asal
Langer
the Tribune
Obituary Notice of a Political Entity in Baltimore
An obituary from the Volga Valley Times notes the Democratic Party in Baltimore died on July 10 1872 at age seventy. The piece laments a long illness and lists the party as slain by a rival foe, promising burial in Chappaqua and rest for its spirit and ashes.
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Volga Valley Times
Geste
Baltimore
Ita Vitaly
Chappaqua
Mr Marvin urged to confront Greeley secession claim
A reader admonishes Mr Marvin to defend his position against Horace Greeley by matching facts with sources. The letter argues Greeley was not a secessionist and mocks Mr Marvin’s evasive replies while warning against spreading unverified corruption talk and forged dispatch rumors.
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Marvin
the Express
Greeley
Tradh
Horace Greeley
Mr. Marvin
Vurace Greeley
Mara
Amiosa Journal
Andrew Johnson
Mc Collough
A. J
Treasury
C. C. Walworth
Europe
Grant
Fragmentary reminiscence from a training day tale
A narrator recalls a boy and his grandmother during a training day with a musket. The boy boasts of firing ten loads and urges patience, claiming more loads remain to be fired as part of the tale. The fragment hints at a rural or familial scene centered on gun practice.
Richland Tax Eruption Spurs Sharp Township Disputes
Letter to the Express rebuts July 4 article and recounts a heated tax referendum in Richland Township. The writer recalls confrontations over free speech and voting across nearby townships, cites Monticello as a model, and mocks opponents while noting local improvements and oddities from Dr. Kirkwood’s pigs to a rumored railroad. The piece ends with a warning from Richland about staying out of the way of Monticello’s influence.
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Express
Richland
Clectioneer
Chesterfield
Monticello
Origin of Huptown Hopkinton Name Explored by Editor
A 1873 letter to the Ezpresa examines how Huptown became Hopkinton. The piece traces evolution from Hoptown tied to a hop grower to Hopkinton influenced by Puritan settlers and a school sign over the door. It critiques flashy town names and notes local water power and a Collegiate Institute.
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Hopkin-ton
Hinatetooshun
Marion Tragic Handcar Collision Claims Doctor and Injures Two
A Friday evening accident at Marion involved eighteen to twenty men on two U S W RR handcars racing toward Indian Creek. The forward car struck the flat car causing Dr J H Wilson to be crushed and killed, while John B Graves suffered severe head injuries and broken ankle. W Lotham escaped unharmed. Dr Wilson was buried with Masonic honors. his widow and child mourn. Prosecution of the second car is debated, but unlikely.
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Manion
Marion
Indian Creek
J. H. Wilson
J. B. Graves
W. Lotham
Joseph H. Wilson
J. M. Wilson
McAfee
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Shaver & Down
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Lodge
Springville
Doc
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John. Blanchard
Monticello Press Association, Publishers
A. 8. Grant
Illinois
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Iowa
DeWitt
O. C. Carpenter
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Jones
Muscatine
Scntt
A. B. Ingnam
Ch N
Asn
Maine
Gen. Grant
Honack Gackey
Tae
Freeport
Chicago Times
Mit Greeley
the Times
Mowstickiio
The
Monticello Eepreas
Richlaxd Township
G. G. Baxéstart
J. M. Kine
Dr. L. Besnam
Horace
Kirkwond
Monte
Delaware County Recorder
Hoptown
Huptown
Alisa Hopkinton
Horgrtox
Ezpresa
Eddy Kashtn
Werife
District Court
Jones County
M. L. Carpenter
William Wilson
Teawnship
St. I. M
Anamosa
John Lorentzen
Young Hyson
Imperial
New Crop Colony
Souchong
Japan Teas
J. AL
Sugars
J. L
Davenport & ST. Paul
Railroad
Davenport
Junction
Mt. Dag
Aldridge
Donahue
Dixon
Big Rock
Wiheatlind
Toronto
Massillon
Oxford Milla
Wyoming
Maquoketa Branch
Cildridge
Long Grove
Silver Creek
N. W. Cross
de Witt
Welton
De'mar Junction
Eee Maquoketa
Maquoketa
Chicago & Northwestern R. R
Ant Naan Dantic
Tauele Wcu Auer Made
N. H. Woop
C. W. Saura
Gen
United
James Day
DSON
P. M. Nticello
Lowa
Bonniwell’s
First Street
Mr. M. Moulton
Monticello, Jones Co
Cass
M. E. Church
Haussar
Ouse
R. Rd
Cedar Street
Hausaur
Town of Monticello
R. R
Varvel’s
Kurek
Bradstreet
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