Stalwart Radicals Under Fire in Courier Remark
The Buffalo Courier critiques the Stalwart faction of the Radical party, arguing they suffer for their misdeeds and should face annihilation for their leadership. It warns that an assassin’s crime would taint Democrats and the South, urging a decisive election verdict against the party and its methods.
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N. Y
Radical Party
Democratic Party
South
United States
Ohio campaign attack on Garfield störm fosters doom
The piece denounces Foster of Ohio for using President Garfield’s shooting to bolster his bid for reelection as governor. It calls the tactic contemptible, says the assassination arose from party spoils, and urges honest voters to oppose the Republican party to deny power.
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Foster
Ohio
Gar Field
Garfield
Veracity dispute over Methodist vote in Ohio causes church splits
In Ohio a clash between the calico governor and Methodist ministers sparks rumors of full congregations deserting the party. Radical papers deny it while publishing anonymous letters pledging solid Methodist support for the straight ticket. Suspected authors include Rev. Stanley Matthews and others.
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Calico
Methodist Church
P.S
Stanley Matthews
Joan Sneaman
R. B. Hayes
Tom Younes
Foster
Temperance reformers vow to boost local clubs over laws
The North Carolina temperance group declares it will pursue practical reform through local clubs, claiming these efforts will achieve more in a week than any forthcoming sumptuary laws could in a year. This stance emphasizes targeted community action over sweeping legislation.
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North Carolina
Porter and Harrison Offer Aid to Loyal National Committee
Porter and Harrison should tender their services to the afflicted S. W. Doxrsry, secretary of the loyal national committee, as the firm owes much to the work of the Star Route citizen.
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Porter & Harrison
S. W. Doxrsry
Loyal National Committee
Star Route
North Carolina Verdict on Fanaticism Cautions Republicans
A fragment notes North Carolina’s stance on fanaticism as a warning to Indiana Republicans, suggesting caution in political rhetoric and strategy amid rising extremism. The source points to regional attitudes shaping national party messaging and unity concerns.
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North Carolina
Republicana
Indiana
Odd Fragments Hint at Political and Real Estate News
A disjointed clipping mentions Rose Watson and a gate pocket reference in New York, a Milwaukee land strip selling for 1500 dollars, Ohio workingmen showing support for a candidate named Bookwaiter, and Senator Voorvres not aspiring to the next governorship. The text intertwines local politics, a land sale, and labor movements with unclear context.
Oldest town Yakutsk cold climate data
The passage notes Yakutsk in eastern Siberia as the oldest town with about 5,000 inhabitants. It details permafrost to 30 feet, a yearly mean of 12.7 F, and summer thaw near the surface. It records extreme temps from 85 F in August to 68 below zero from November to February. It cites 5,210 weasels trading between Europe and the U S with 898 vessels from the United States and Singland totals of 1,723 ships.
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Lona
yesThere
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United States
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Broad 19th Century News Snippets From U.S. and Territories
A wide array of brief items covers crops from Texas to Oregon and Indiana, political shifts in Virginia and Illinois, a clashes with Regulators in Kentucky, a killing at Rosebud agency, shipboard yellow fever fears near Havana, a Philadelphia exhibition building sale, a Nevada water-spout flood with heavy damage, and death and crime notes across Chicago and the Midwest. Notable figures mentioned include Guiteau, Conkling, Hancock, and Armando Sprague.
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Armando Sprague
Minnesota
Spotted Tail
Rosebud
Qinois
Indiana
Mercury
Des Moines
Whitneys Theatre Features Gambetta and Maginnis
A Deadwood critic lauds Manager Whitney for a superior variety show offering two bit affair. Gambetta is praised as peerless in artistic kicking while ballet feats set new records. Patsy Maginnis strengthens the troupe. a disturbance at the venue prompts a stern warning to Shang Johnson.
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Whitney
Gambetta
Ier
Patsy Maginnis
Shang Johnson
A Play Between Fogg and Miss Hammerdebang
Fogg asks Miss Hammerdebang to perform, she laments lack of time but gives a witty reply about over eighty. The exchange shows light humor and social banter.
Prohibition Defeat Reported Across North Carolina
August 5 reports from Raveiiu and Whcewrserox describe a solid defeat for Prohibitionists in North Carolina. Official returns from seventeen counties show a 24,748 vote majority against the amendment, with estimates suggesting a total margin between 60,990 and 70,000. The Star dispatches echo a statewide loss, noting Prohibitionists have not carried any county at the time.
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Whcewrserox
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Sitting Bull Visits Town On Steam Coach Parade
Sitting Bull and five Sioux chiefs were ashore to see a locomotive after surrendering, with a government ambulance taking them to a hotel parlor where crowds gathered. The chief, in a blue blanket and ragged shirt, wore red paint, braided hair, and simple ornaments while his sister and others watched, as he cautiously observed the iron horse. A water velocipede steamship concept also appears in New York news as inventor Robert Fryer touts a three wheeled hull with paddled cylinders and lofty hopes of faster ocean travel.
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New York
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Plucky Citizen Walks to Yorktown to Celebrate Cornwallis Surrender
Seymour August 3 Mr Joln Cromb aged 57 has lived in Jackson county since age 10. A veteran of the late war he has suffered many accidents over 30 years including multiple broken limbs. He plans to walk to Yorktown Virginia arriving around October 19 to mark the revolutionary war ending. He will pass through Cincinnati Pittsburg New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and other cities. He hopes to mend a badly injured arm from the war during his journey.
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Hoag
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Cornwallis
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Sham Battle in Colorado by National Guard at Grass Valley
Sham battle in Grass Valley Colorado Aug 4 describes an N G C artillery battalion camp showing bayonet charge to seize a fort. Several commissioned officers and about 30 men sustained wounds from bayonets powder and musket butts. Supplying ball cartridges could have worsened the situation.
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Weather shift foretold as comet nears perihelion
Montreal August 8 Vennor predicts a great weather change around the comet’s perihelion on the 20th. From August 15 to 20 expect fronts and strong cold north winds instead of heat.
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Montreal
Vennor
Immense tyre turtle towed into New York harbor
An enormous tyre turtle about feet long and weighing around 2000 pounds was hauled to the dock opposite Fulton Market by a fishing steamer crew after a two day fight. The rare creature, whose poisonous flesh is noted, has not been exhibited in years and a fine specimen once resided in Baroum's museum.
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New York
Fulton Market
A. W. Roberts
Baroum
Pa doctor plans ninety five day fast by electric feed
In August Pa Dr Taoner, famed faster, filed a diploma with the prothonotary and announced aims to enter a three months fast at New York medical faculty. He told a reporter he could fast ninety five days if fed by electricity, with oscillating room current to provide a negative element from his figure's disintegration. He is now fattening for the fast.
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Taoner
Medical Faculty of
New York
Mason anecdote at a Bedford social event
A Bedford wit provides amusing Gibea to guests while a Maso n brother helps a gentleman escape a tedious corner conversation. A lady notes the speaker is a mason and recalls a ball incident where a signal of distress from a fellow mason relieved him from an awkward situation.
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Bedford
Mason
Ladison Star
Passing Couple Sparks Humorous Exchange on Austin Avenue
A colored couple strolling up Austin avenue. the man asks Miss Matilda Johnsing if she sweats as he does. She replies with a humorous, hog-sweat comparison, reflecting the era's lighthearted urban banter.
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Warin
Austin Avenue
Matilda Johnsing
Texas
German infantry parade after Worth battle described
A Dublin Review writer recalls a German unit on guard duty a few days after the battle of Worth. An inspecting officer slapped a soldier for disarray in his accoutrements. The men, struck by the scene, wish to emigrate.
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Sary
Dublin Review
Battle of
Worth
Portrait of Decades Old Ghent Card Wager Wins At Court
A painting showing an aged woman stirring a porringer, tied to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, is reported to have been won in a card game by Henry Clay from J Quincy Adams when they served as Commissioners at Ghent in 1841.
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Corcoran
Washington
Henry Clay
J. Quincy Adams
Ghent
Saloons Reopen in Kansas Cities Despite Prohibitory Law
Reports from Kansas cities show the Prohibitory law passed last winter is being disregarded. Saloons were closed briefly but are now open again with traffic moving without interference.
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Kansas Cities
States with lowest and highest internal revenue shares
Nevada Vermont and Maine pay the least internal revenue while Illinois Kentucky and New York pay the most. The revenue mainly comes from whiskey and tobacco. A Georgia Railroad conductor ejected a passenger for removing his coat in front of ladies. The gentleman bailed from Pennsylvania.
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Vermont
Maine
Illinois
Kentucky
New York
Georgia Railroad
Pennsylvania
England Seeks Divine Hunter in Scarlet Legacy
A fragmented note hints at a lingering belief of a lone divine hunter in England, tracing a Scarlet era figure and a successor from recent years, suggesting ongoing pursuit or comparison across generations. The sparse text preserves the idea of a singular holy hunter in history and a later parallel.
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England
Yale's diverse valedictorian and salutatorian notable
Yale's valedictorian this year is described as a Nebrew with the salutatorian being a German and the prize declaimer a Chinaman, reflecting biased language in the period reporting.
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Nebrew
Bor
Colored preacher woman inspires crowd with halo tale
A colored woman exhorting North Carolina African Americans to piety wears a brass halo she says was granted by an angel for her high order of piety. The story notes a wonderful effect among the congregants who shout in response.
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Sar
North Carolina
Indiana Railroad Property Assessed for 1881 Taxes
Indiana's railroad property is assessed at an aggregate value of 43,273,418 dollars for the 1881 tax levy, reflecting the state’s appraisal of its rail lines and related assets for fiscal planning.
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Indiana
Poor Patient and True Love on Long Journey
A Swedish couple met aboard a ship to America twelve years ago and kept faith through poverty and separation. The bride, now wearing glasses, leaves Chicago to join her husband in Denver where his hard work has funded a modest home. The tale, from the Chicago Inter Ocean, is a lesson in patience and fidelity.
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Sweden
America
Chicago
Far West
John
Denver
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Cora van Tassel
Erie
No Repudiation Platform Takes Stand in Virginia election
A New York Sun excerpt argues Conservatives in Virginia denounce repudiation and defend paying public debt, contrasting with Republicans. It notes electoral expectations as Virginians face the upcoming vote amid debates on debt and governance.
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Conservative Party of
Virginia
New York Sun
Witness Puts Glass on Trial in Illegal Liquor Case
A witness testified in an illegal liquor sale trial as counsel pressed for details on the vessel used to hand liquor. After several quips about a looking glass the witness clarified it was a tumbler and not a mirror.
Audacious knave runs wild in Painesville fraud tale
A man in Painesville Ohio posed as a wealthy banker from San Francisco with a London Rothschilds letter of credit for 400000 and claimed friendship with Gould and Vanderbilt. A gullible woman married him after a week of knowing him, hoping for a magnificent European home. Also noted is a Texas farmer with a 2000-tree black walnut grove yielding 1060 yearly, ten acres valued at about 50000 in ten years based on a $150 investment.
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Knaves
Painesville
Ohio
San Francisco
Gould
Vanderbilt
Dupes
Europe
Ihe
Matrimony Quote Sparks Debate on Shopping Habit
A witty remark from an old Metaphysics discussion casts matrimony as a battle of intellect and finances. The speaker notes a woman urging frequent shopping trips to sway a man, ending with the line that she encloses his purse. The quip reflects social gender notions of the era.
Married Winer and Penroth in August 1881 ceremony
On Thursday August 4 1881 by William Read Esq Mr Janes Winer and Miss Haxyau Penroth were joined in marriage in a formal ceremony noted by the local newspaper.
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Wiley—Penfold
Wm. Read
Janes Winer
Haxyau Penroth
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