Whitworth for Clerk of the Supreme Court urged as Democrat unite
A letter in The Register of New Harmony Indiana dated February 19 1876 advocates William Whitworth of Cynthiana for Clerk of the Indiana Supreme Court. The writer urges Democrats to unite vote for Whitworth and for Hendricks for President, arguing amnesty for past disagreements and stressing the need for organization and loyalty to the party amid hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Register
New Harmony
Indiana
United States
Thomas A. Hendricks
Werk
The
Supreme Court
Register
Wm. Whitworth
Whitworth
Cynthiana
Tom Hendricks
United Democrat
Posey
Joseph A. Deig
Antone Fredman
Mount Vernon
Posey County
Cynthiana Road
John L. Wheeler
W. P. Enson
Reform by House or Senate in United States politics
The speaker contrasts British parliamentary power with the US system noting Senate and President vetoes limit reform. They argue for repealing the Resumption Act, replacing National Bank notes with greenbacks, challenging Senate and President to take up either proposition ahead of the presidential election.
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Great Britain
House of Commons
House of Lords
United States
Senate
House
Executive
House of Congress
Grant
Representatives of
CACM
Indianapolis Sentinel CO
Indianapolis
Indiana
European scandal cited by The World adds rumor of lavish gifts
The New York World on February 4 recalls a European scandal noting a man allegedly lavished eight to ten million rubles on a lady over years. The remark about aging obliquely undercuts the story, saying a couple of million years do not affect a man’s age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Von Bulaw Praises Tall Women In Curious Banter
The excerpt notes Von Bulaw admiring tall, slim women while referencing La ean Anthony. The speaker considers Von's age as forty six and questions Bulan's identity, hinting at ambiguity and a playful rumor in a clipped dialogue.
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von Bulaw
Laean Anthony
Von
Bulan
The Centennial sentiment sparks partisan clash in public debate
The Cincinnati Enquirer comments on Harper's Weekly and Mr Curtis arguing against Centennial harmony. It notes Republican fear of reconciliation, praising the national spirit while accusing foes of sectionalism and hostility. The piece urges unity, linking patriotism to the centennial celebration.
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Republican Party
Gulf
Curtis
South
Mr. Curtis
Morton
Blaine
Harper's Weekly
Lamar
Sumner
Bunker Hill Monument
Cincinnati Enquirer
Plymouth Church
Bowen
Beecher
Plymouth
Lhvansville
Georgia official denies son named for John Wilkes Booth
Mr J P Hambleton Georgia Clerk of the Ways and Means Committee denies naming his son Morton or Butler and says the child was named for John Wilkes. He accuses Rufus B Bullock of spreading the slander in a Willard Hotel letter dated May 21 1870 and recalls Bullock fled Georgia and Canada after failed attempts at reconstruction. He confirms another son named Oliver and another named Benjamin.
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Rufus B. Bullock
Georgia
Willard’s
Congress
Bullock
United States
New York
Canada
Oliver
Benjamin
Morton
Butler
Leap year necktie for gentlemen praised in sly line
A playful notice notes the so called leap year necktie for gentlemen, joking that it may be found in a young lady's sleeve with an arm through it and circling the neck, urging enterprising men to possess one.
New York Letter from 1876 on B's and finance
Our New York letter surveys prominent B figures and political intrigue, notes the Broadway fire, warns about rapid resumption of specie payments, and praises Marvin & Co. safes for withstanding heat. It links Beecher Bowen Babcock Blaine and politics with urban safety and finance concerns.
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Tore Bviton
the Register
Watts
Beecher
Congregational
Brooklyn
Babcock
Washington Society
St. Louis Court
White House
Neilson
Bristow
Blaine
New York
Board of Trade
Congress
Broadway
Chicago
Marvin
Marvin & Co
Lescher, Whitman & Co
Catlin, Brundrett & Co
The Macbeth Club Myth and the Bursting Jest
A narrator recalls a sorrowful traveler seeking the famed Macbeth Club in a neighboring town. He learns the society is busted and wanders away, heartbroken as winter winds moan outside. The piece shifts to political noise about Southern finance, Pendleton, Hendricks, and a Tennessee minister in Alabama.
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Epiror Register
Macbeth
Macbeth Club
Mr. Smith
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Brack
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New Harmony Theater
AHS
Union Tall Theater
Ind
NEW Harmony Thespian Society
Buckstone
Gilbert Trevanion
Richard Penderell
Black Ralph
Launce Lynwood
Tom Tinkle
Alley Cronker
Williams
Red Norris
Anne Trevanion
Biddy Nutts
Margaret
Ralph
Wreckers
Themistocles Judd
Nathaniel Nokes
Tom Jarvis
Lottie
Mrs. Clapper
J. T. Eagle
J. P. Jackson
J. D. Jones
C. W. Slater
J.P. Bennett
E. R. Snelling
A. Echardson
G. T. Berlin
Mollie D. Stoker
Sallie R. Jackson
Mary J. Jones -George and
Lena Hugo
J. T. Hugo
oMr. A. Echard Aoeoodde
Berlin
Indianapolis Sentinel
Weekly
State Sentinel
Sentinel
Csecereeyen Ees Daily Sentinel
Nonce
Christina Ingersoll
Edwin Ingersoll
Posey Circuit Court
State of
Geo. W. Curists
George H. Wilson
D. C
Horace Prichard
Heriff’s Sale
Evehry
Scientific American
Tax Scriptiric American
Messrs. Munn & Co
Munn & CO
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