Impromptu speeches and political fault lines of 1877
From Our Special Correspondent in Washington the diary discusses Presidents Buchanan Pierce Lincoln Grant and Hayes as speakers and notes on Saratoga hotel discrimination and Fred Douglass visit. It cites Corcoran and Packard in Louisiana politics, plus Republican doubts about Hayes Southern policy and party cohesion.
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Washteron
D. C
Realstar
Buchanan
Pierce
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Banks
New England
Washington
Massachusetts
White House
Saratoga Hotel
Ma. Tilton
Fred Douglass
Maryland
Fred
Freedmen’s Bank
Douglass
South
White Sulphur Springs
Corcoran
Mr. Corcoran
Nemo
New York
the Sun
Packard
Louisiana
Boston
San Francisco
Republican Party
Iayes
Ohio
Kelloge
Youra
Joseph, Toruam
Submarine cables tied Asia to America in early networks
The first submarine cable across the Strait of Dover failed after a day, and a working line was laid in 1851 on the same route. The ocean telegraph network expanded, promising a global electric girdle as connections spanned from Asia to America and around the world.
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Strait of Dover
Asia
America
Pacific
Southern Argus defends Southern order after northern crimes
The writer argues thatNorthern officials exaggerate Southern lawlessness to justify harsh power. He asserts Southern governments are established, law and order restored, and urges judgment by acts. He lists crimes across Northern states while denying Southern guilt and promoting a tempered, lawful response.
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Blaines
Mortons
Logans
South
Louisiana
Kemper County
Mississippi
Kelsey
Buntingdon
New York
Molly
Indianapolis
Charlie Ross
St. Louis
Fremont
Nebraska
Fred Hendricka
Oldtown
Illinois
Clark Allen
Brownsville
Ind
Pennsylvania
Beaver Valley
Pairview
Johnsbury
Jersey City
Selma
Ala
Southern Argus
Nendricka's Nomination and 1880 Political Outlook
An 1880 forecast notes Mr Nendricka as a possible National Democracy nominee and discusses Radice critics. The piece argues he tends toward exact aims, recounts past near-misses for office, and anticipates a strong Democratic triumph with warnings about electoral fraud and radical press rhetoric ahead of the next presidential year.
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Nendricka
National Democracy
Zjaid
Sentinel
Democrats Rise as Demoralized Radicals Lose Ground
A series of dispatches notes Democrats waking across Mississippi and gaining solid majorities in South Carolina elections. In Charleston county D C a special election yielded a full Democratic ticket victory with 14 whites and 3 colored. Republicans, once dominant with 6,500 votes last November, offered no nominations.
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Mississippi
Memphis
South Carolina
Charleston County
D. C
Fiery tempered woman advised to marry a Persian
A sharp quotation proposes a fiery tempered woman marry a Persian, noting they “just worship fire” in a wry cultural aside about arranged matches and stereotypes.
Quarrel in New York Over HiltonSeligman Jewish Bias
Our New York Letter reports a lively public dispute sparked by Judge Henry Hilton at the Grand Union Hotel Saratoga estate policy. Joseph Seligman faces exclusion from rooms, provoking Jewish-Gentile protests and potential patronage withdrawal. concurrent incidents include Father Fitzharris assault, Barnum's Europe trip, Butler’s lecture, Helmbold’s revival, and Baseline New York amusements.
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Henry Hilton
Joseph Seligman
P. T. Barnwn
H. T. Helmbold
Ben. Butler
Henry Ward Beecher
Tabernacle Talmage
Father Pitzharris
George Rignold
New Yonk
Register
Israel
A. T. Stewart
Grand Union Hotel
Saratoga
Stewart
Hilton
Judge Hilton
A. T. Stewart & Co
Molly Maguire
Pennsylvania
Father Fitzharris
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
P. T. Barnum
Win
Charlie Ross
Bridgeport
Ben Butler
America
Academy of Music
New York
EH. TY. Helmbold
Philadelphia
The South After War Describes Lawlessness and Justice
The passage argues that crime and corruption spread where lawful authority collapsed after the war. It cites military rule, court martial justice, and abuses in state institutions, alleging secret influences and extrajudicial actions. It defends Ku Klux activity as protective, not criminal, placed by wartime conditions.
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Peter
Judas
Paira
State Department of Justice
South
Pleasant to Eat the Boss Crow Revolt Comment
A reader letter notes the irony of strong Republicans in post offices reviewing commissions signed by Mr Key former Confederate general. The tone critiques loyalty and authority with historical reference, reflecting partisan tensions in early American politics.
Jeffersons opinion on world balance of war quotes
The passage cites Jefferson comparing a Russia Turkey war to the kite and the snake, noting whichever nation triumphs leaves the world with one less destroyer. It quotes The New York Tribune endorsing Mendricks and Robinson for 1880 and remarks The New Harmony Register favors Hendricks and Hampton in Hvansville Courier.
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Jefferson
Russia
Turkey
New York Tribune
Mendricks and Robinson
N. Y
New Harmony Register
Hendricks
Hampton
Hvansville
Public Auction of Indiana Real Estate in Posey County
Sheriff JOAN L. WHEELER declares a public sale of the defendants real estate in Posey County Indiana. The property includes portions of sections 31 6 and 6 in township 3 4 and 4 range 13 14 West totaling 244 acres. If rents and profits fail to satisfy the judgment costs the sale may extend to all interest in the property. The sale proceeds arise from an execution against the defendants and will be offered without valuation or appraisement relief.
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Helmbold Manufacturing Company
Drow
Union Square
Wall Street
Dan’'l
St. Johns
Charles 2. Thorne
New York
George Rignold
Canada
Brooklyn Baseball Nine
Bostons
Chicagos
Congressional
Niblo
Henry Ward Beecher
Roaring Talmage
Brooklyn Health Board
San Francisco
California
Hapix
Cirvenit Court
Posey County
Indiana
State of
Aaid
Joan L. Wheeler
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Lake George
Dave Owen
Evansville
James W. Rawlings
New Harmony
Posey
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Edward Nyomer
T. J. Truscott
Main Street
TF. Truscott
J. T. Eagle
Centennial Building
New Harmony, Inc
J.T. Eagle
Maple Fill Cemetery
Quaerife
Der
Mt. Vernon
Jel Prss
Singer
A, H, Fretageot & CO
Jels Lm
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