Forgotten Slavery in Colonial Times Draws Attention
An essay review highlights Marcus W. Jernegan’s Harper’s Monthly article on the transport to American colonies of thousands of paupers convicts and dissolute persons. It cites figures 20000 felons into Maryland 50000 to seven colonies and 10000 from Old Bailey.
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Marcus W. Jernegan
Chicago University
Harpers’ Monthly
Maryland
Old Bailey
London
England
Benjamin Franklin
Virginia
Old Country
New World
Newgate
Daughters of the American Revolution
Funeral of Adolphus Busch in St. Louis summons vast procession
Report notes a grand funeral cortege in St. Louis for Adolphus Busch with five thousand employees and five hundred officials attending. Memorial services reportedly held in thirty five cities where his brewery had branches, while critics lament the impact of saloons on families and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Walter
Busch
Mrs Pankhurst Seeks US Attention Amid Press Silence
A fragment notes Mrs Pankhurst as an English militant speaking in the United States while newspapers give her scant coverage and limited personal attention.
Iowa Men Boast Election to Honorary Burbank Society
The article notes several Iowa men boasting election as honorary Burbank society members amid wider bids. It highlights the Supreme Court expanding with a new judge and a two section bench to review appeals, and lauds George W. Clarke for focused state governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burbank Society
Suprems Court
No New Territorial Ambition Cited by Wilson Policy
The passage notes that there will be no material dissent from President Wilson's declaration that the United States will not seek further territorial conquest. It frames the stance as a finished commitment rather than a negotiable policy shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
United States
Wilsons Mexican policy blamed for Europe invitation
Editorial blasts President Wilson for seeking European moral support on Mexico. It argues Europe has no stake in U S policy and warns the move could force the United States to yield to England. The piece urges clear U S expectations of neighbors without foreign consent.
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Des Moines Register
Wilson
Europe
England
United States
Mexico
Sulzer Nomination Sparks Curious Progressive Bid
The Sioux City Journal notes Sulzer's nomination on the progressive ticket for the New York lower house confounding many, with strong support from the east side and Jewish voters. It suggests he may win Albany through his old district and even return to Congress, while New York Republicans dislike him but welcome a potent critic of Democratic machinery.
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Sioux City Journal
Sulzer
New York
East Side
Congress
Russia
Albany
New- York
Court decision debated on wife as head of family
In dialogue from a Virginia court ruling quoted by Mr Bickers and Mrs Dickers, the husband cites a paper noting a decision that a wife may be head of the family in some cases while the wife remarks that courts are slow to learn such facts.
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Keane
Dubuque
Pittsburg
Puck
Mr. Bickers
Virginia
John Henry
Various Iowa Local News Items From Dubuque To Cedar Rapids
A 240 acre farm between Hampton and Cedar Falls sold for 50000 dollars at 208 per acre. Dubuque to host a night school for working boys. Several notable deaths and political hints include Fred White seeking a Democratic senatorial run, Webber King killed in a Waterloo auto crash, and Dr. Wenzlick’s wife attempting self harm. Prof Stevens resigns to join a Cincinnati college. Davenport reports a man’s death after a car accident. Also notes on Masonry advancement, golden weddings in Olin, football scores for area colleges, and Governor Clarke’s Thanksgiving proclamation. Potatoes priced 65 cents in Dubuque markets. Anamosa hotelier O E Gillen dies at 83. census superintendent Jeremiah Morrisey missing. District court upholds rent recovery in the Macerill vs Onslow Savings Bank case.
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Hampton
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Fred White
Sigourney
Webber King
Waterloo
Monay
George Wenzlick
Jerusalem
Bryan
BP. Shaffer
Anamosa
Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids
Washington
G. W. Lamb
Olin
Marshalltown
Herman Richter
Freeport
Illinois
Charles Marsh
Chicago
Mississippi River
E. Waterloo
W. Waterloo
Monticello
St. Marys
Iowa City
Newton
Davenport
George Clarke
Iowa State College
Peter H. Uttosen
Fort Dodge
U. S. War Department
Manila Harbor
Admiral Dewey
Iowa
Minnesota
Grundy
O. E. Gillen
New York City
5Th Vol. Cavalry
Mechanicsville
Lovell
Anamoga
Fisher House
District Court
J. Z. Macérill
Ida M. Blankensburg
Milton Dunlap
Onslow Bank
Not Afraid of Booze Vendors in Hopkins County
A Hopkinton leader recounts a Jones County county attorney who enforces Prohibition laws, asserting that law enforcement requires officers willing to do their duty even when it upsets bootleggers. The piece argues for active, principled enforcement despite discomfort.
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Hopkinton
Jones County
Not a Partisan Question: Reform of Currency and Banking
Sioux Falls argus leader argues currency and banking reform should be nonpartisan. All parties pledged reform and should be eager to fulfill the promise, avoiding party measures.
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Sioux Falls
All Hope Abandoned
The Houston Post laments delays in post offices as patriot readers grow discouraged waiting for mail deliveries.
Sacred City of Benares Seen Through A Visitor's Lens
A morning boat tour along the Ganges in Benares reveals the sacred city’s rituals and contrasts. Officials describe temple sights, cremation ghats, and the pollution amid pilgrims bathing and drinking the holy waters, with critique of ritual excess and a Western moral perspective.
October 1868 Farmers Prices and Local Politics
Readable notes from The Monticello Express recount October 1868 prices for oats corn rye wheat potatoes butter eggs hogs cattle and dry goods along with local political events. Judge Leffingwell spoke at Castle Grove and a joint discussion with Smyth occurred at Monticello as the congressional candidates. The Iowa Agricultural College first term was announced with two Jones county students to receive free tuition. Dunham declined district clerk nomination. Cline named on ticket. The paper, a Democratic organ, backed Horatio Seymour for president. Advertisers include local schools, dance teacher Vaughn, Fairbanks scales, Gardner Eaton sales, McConnon Kinney meat market, and county fair at Anamosa October 6‑9. Sheriff O B Crane noted.
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The
Monticello Express
Hyson
Judge Leffingwell
Castle Grove
Leffingwell
Smyth
Monticello
Congress
J. R. Stillman
Iowa Agricultural College
Jones County
Fred 8. Dunham
William Cline
Express
Gardner & Eaton
McConnon & Kinney
Kinsella Hall
Anamosa
J. D. Gettis
O. B. Crane
What has become of the brilliant men in politics of old
The piece questions the fate of post Civil War statesmen once prominent in public service. It cites Ohio leaders like Pendleton Chase Thurman Wade Garfield Sherman and Foraker and Hanna. Indiana figures Morton McDonald Voorhees Hendricks Harrison. eastern leaders Blaine Reed Frye Hoar Platt Conkling Stevens Sumner Seymour Tilden. It asks where these figures are now and if they turned to business or industry.
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Kangas City
Ohio
George H. Pendleton
Salmon P. Chase
Allen G. Thurman
East
Blaine
Reed
Frye
Hoar
Platt
Connecticut
Conkling
Thad Stevens
Charles Sumner
Horatio Seymour
Samuel’j. Tilden
No Title Yet Or Hard Work Proved Necessary
A froquois Chief warns the boy not to rely on luck or easy rewards. He stresses that practical success comes from hard work, not lounging on street corners waiting for opportunities to appear. The Atchison Globe comments on temptations facing men when guided by a reader.
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America
Pampas Plains
South America
Drovar’s Journal
Armour
Argentina
Luten
Attorney General’s Office
Rome
William Sulzer
Bull Moose
George W. Perkins
Roosevelt
Hérnden
Lincolln
Shelby County
Iowa Highway Commission
George W. Clarke
Neighborhood News
Houston Post
Sacred City
Benares
Ganges River
Ganges
Buddha
Isham
India
Himalayas
Benarés
Bisheshbwar
Golden Temple
Monkey Temple
Haden
Arma
Slooum
F. Q. Brown
Atchison Globe
Monticello State Bank
Dia
Ita
HH. M. Carpenter
Wm. Stahler
HL. S. Richardson
Cashier
F. Becker
Asst
Caghier
the Bank of Personal Service
Lovell State Bank
Eclipse Lumber Co
East Side Yard
J. H. Henry
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