Removal of the Capitol to the Great West stems from race and reform
The piece argues against keeping the Capital in Washington, urging removal to a western site like St. Louis. It claims Washington hosts tyranny and racial conflict, praises relocating government to escape alleged Black governance, and critiques imperialist dangers while warning of copper-colored labor influence and political decay.
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United States
Washington City
Belle Mare
Congress
Georges Washington
Cian
Washington
Federal City
Great West
Capitol
St. Louis
Lerner Courier
Degradation of White Labor Over Negro Carpenters
A provocative editorial laments compulsory integration of negro carpenters at the Washington Navy Yard, arguing it degrades white labor, threatens family and marriage norms, and foreshadows demographic and political shifts favoring African Americans over whites. It compares to colonial race mixing and predicts social upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Navy Yard
Spanish America
Jamaica
Haiti
Fearful Discovery in Indiana Infernal Regions
A farmer near Lafayette reported a strange ground with a suffocating odor and a lava-like substance that burned like brimstone and smelled foul. A German laborer described the scene with alarm, while Prof. J T Cox examined the material and deemed it an organic substance formed by coal tar on calcareous matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Rabb
Taffayette
Miller
Illinois
Castile
J.T. Cox
Parson Brownlow
Lafayette
Political Wagers in Sangamon County Court
In Sangamon County Illinois a wagering contract on the 1868 presidential race was upheld for an innocent third party. W Shirley of Macoupin and Thos Shell of De Witt bet 1000 on four propositions about Grant and Seymour. After losses, the stake was assigned and collected despite public policy betting statutes.
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Sangamon
Ilinois
W. . Shirley
Macoupin County
Thos. Shell
de Witt County
St. Louis
Shirley
Grant
Illinois
Seymour
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Shell
Chicago Times
Tea culture experiment eyed in California by Japanese buyers
Japanese colonists have purchased land in Eldorado County foothills for tea and silk culture. The plan aims to test practicability on a large scale, hoping California may become famed for tea and silk as it is for gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Eldorado Co
Nashbelsher
Philadelphia Bulletin
National Intelligencer
Washington City
Meeting of War of 1812 Soldiers in Lebanon
A June 26 gathering in Lebanon Indiana brought together eighteen veterans, all aged well into their seventies. They unanimously adopted resolutions urging Congress to grant lifelong pensions, press their senators and representative to act, and encourage similar meetings nationwide.
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Gid
Lebanon
Ind
Godlove
Orth
Congress
United States
Indianapolis
James Trumilton
John Alexander
Robert Stephenson
Christian Smith
Benjamin Swaney
Benjamin Lockwood
John Swane
John Lawrence
Robert Cunningham
Christian Jacobs
William Williamson
William Hagina
Daniel Myers
Samuel Maze
James Smith
Samuel Moore
William Harris
Jones Jong
Loss of Borie Evokes Politics and Names in New Cabinet
A lament for the late Borie notes his public service and a smooth transition to a New Jersey born, Princeton educated successor. The piece muses on spelling quirks of the new Navy Secretary’s name and recalls Borie’s era, praising Grant and Pennsylvania’s loyalties while saluting the new administration’s aims.
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Washington
New Jersey
Ife
Union League and Sanitary Commission
Jersey
Grant
New York World
Henny J. Raymann
Ulysses
United States
Farragut
General Grant
Indianapolis Sentinel
Jamxson
Raywond
Philadelphia
Anny
Borie
Ile
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Robinson
Robason
Robison
Father Welles
Lincoln
Andrew
Geo. M. Rob
Camden
Ifo
Belvidere
Maxwell
Jorsey
United States Congress
Camp Cadwallader
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Victoria
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Gen. Gaines
America
New Orleans Times
Byron
Navy Department
Cleveland
Ohio
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WEN & CO
Owen & CO
Prof. Parsons
Theophilus Parsons
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National Publishing Col
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Elm Street
Cincinnati
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Jeld Fretageot, Son & Thrale
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Geot, Son & Thrall
Jel Fret
Geot, Son & Turall
New Harmony Drug Store
J.B. Davis & CO
Remlov AL
Ann Schnee
Mesarg
Lyon & Fitzgerald
A. E. Schner
Main and Tavern Streets
Thrall & Mumford
Knabe
Schridt, Schmidt & Co
W. P. Emerson
Mason & Hamlin
Metropolitan
Peloubet
My29
FLW
Lichtenberger & CO
My2h Flw
F. W. Lichtenberger & CO
Hardware& Agricultural
Owen & Owen
Job J.B. Davis & CO
Cherry
Je Owen & Owen
Jed Owen & Owen
Jes Owen & Owen
Cythe and Sneaths
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