Grant Declares For a Third Term in Open Letter
The Cincinnati Inquirer comments on President Grant’s recent open letter declaring himself a candidate for a third term. It notes his praise of past service, claims of sacrifice for the first term, and argues that only a constitutional amendment could stop another nomination. The piece deems the letter a clear bid for renomination and questions the party’s strategy.
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United States
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White House
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Executive
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Republic
U.S. Grant
Gen
Harry White
Pennsylvania
Notable Kentucky Losses Among Distinguished Men
In the last decade Kentucky has lost many renowned figures including Guthrie Powell Bell Crittenden Robertson Leicher Morehead Wickliffe Hise Davis Bramlette Marshall Harney Prentice Robert J Breckenridge and John C Breckinridge. The state has mourned more famous sons than most states in that period.
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Kentucky
Guthrie
Powell
Bell
Crittenden
Robertson
Leicher
Morehead
Wickliffe
Hise
Davis
Bramlette
Marshall
Harney
Prentice
Robert J. Breckenridge
John C. Breckinridge
Vermont man ranked fourth wealth holder in the United States
Mr Trenor W Park of Bennington Vermont is described as the fourth wealthiest American with property valued at seventeen million dollars. He is noted for significant holdings and high status among national wealth figures.
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Trenor W. Park
Bennington
United States
Texas Letters and Grant Third Term Debate
Texas hears reports of thriving crops and rising trade as King Cotton expands, with land schemes and famed financiers gathering in the state. Grant states he seeks no third term, urging constitutional amendment for term limits and praising the Pennsylvania convention.
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Texas
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Indian Territory
Red River
Rio Grande
Southland
Concord
Scott
Baker
Dodge
Rice
Pierce
Hutchins
Moses Taylor
Charles Morgan
Junius
Outrage mill closes as ex-Confederate spy dismissed
The piece notes a political purge with Landaulot Williams dismissed and Kellogg Chamberlain and Kelley acting on commissions and prosecutions. It states the department of justice no longer needs an ex Confederate murderer and spy, and Hester known for political arrests in Alabama has also been dismissed. Pierrepont has no use for him.
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Landaulot Williams
Kellogg
Chamberlain
Kelley
Department of Justice
Hester
Alabama
Pierrepont
Fashionable Lady’s 1709 Costume Noted From Bristol Ship
A 1709 description records a fashionable lady’s costume from Bristol, detailing a black silk petticoat with red white calico trim, cherry stays, blue silver trimming, a red and dove damask gown, yellow satin apron, white Persian muslin head cloths, crow foot edging, and a black silk scarf. The text also compares bridge ambitions, noting the Brooklyn Bridge goal and a Firth of Forth rival planned to be the world’s largest, with spans around 100 and central span 1,500 feet, costing about $10,000,000.
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Bristol
England
Iris Majesty
North
America
Brooklyn
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Indians Prefer Beef to Tribal Foods Now
A Kansas paper notes a shift in Native American dietary views from tribal foods to government beef. It argues Indians once ate dogs, snakes, buzzards, crows with entrails, but now resist beef if it lacks stall-fed quality and threaten action. The piece frames debate over welfare aid and cultural attitudes.
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Kansas
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