End of Louisiana Troubles and Howard University Change
Washington letter reports Louisiana recovery under legitimate authorities and Packard’s uncertain fate as governor. It notes Howard University naming Dr. Patton as president to restore order, J. P. Brooks’ appointment in Florida, and Secretary Schurz seeking reform tips for the Interior Department amid fears of leaks and dismissals.
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Louisiana
Packard
Congress
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Evironoriy Register
New Orleans
Hayes
United States
Returning Board
Republican Party
Warwick
Louisiana Commission
Dr. Patton
Chicago
Patton
J. P. Brooks
The
Republican
Grant
Florida
Pennsylvania Avenue
Schurz
Interior Department
Ilo
Wisconsin Copper Belts Spreading Across State Found
The State Geologist reports copper bearing rocks in Lake Superior extend across Wisconsin with native copper masses found in the Nemakagon river. The prospect of a rich copper region in the state is very encouraging.
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Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Nemakagon River
The Dogs of War-Feeling in the City in 1877
From Our Own Correspondent in New York on April 27 1877 the column links European war clouds to U S effects on Wall Street gold breadstuffs and industry It notes a boom in manufacturing and provisions demand while detailing seed and flower trades and the rise of Savony photography at Union Square It also covers Pope Pius IX jubilee preparations and New Yorks hangman Jack Ketch with a $250 fee and twenty five years on the job.
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Hudson River
Gotham
Jack Ketch
New York
Europe
Russia
Turkey
England
Austria
Germany
France
Italy
United States
Wall Street
North River
Russias
Black Sea
New York City Hall
Lower Broadway
Savony
Pioneer
Department of
American Fine Arta
Grand Central Siotel
Union Square
Sarony
Philadelphia
Rome
Peter
Pius IX
Vatican
Calcraft
Brooklyn
Rubenstein
The Extra Session and the Fraudulent President
The New York Sun argues that the administration fears an extra session of Congress to confront alleged fraud and treachery. It condemns Hayes and his Cabinet for delaying a collision with Republicans, seeking army funding by contracts and loans, and seeks accountability from Senate resistance to curbing army use and political employments. The piece predicts swift retribution by unexpected hands.
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Congress
Republican Party
Senate
Hayes
Nayes
New York
Sun
Virginia Negroes Demonstrate for Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
The Richmond Whig notes that despite Hayes' policy, Black Virginians persist in demonstrations honoring the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, signaling ongoing civil rights tensions and political activism.
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Virginia
Richmond Whig
Restrain the Use of the Army in U.S. Government
In a New York Sun editorial, the piece calls for a thorough revision of all laws authorizing or enabling army use within states for governmental purposes. It warns that military force has been deployed at elections to influence outcomes, threatens civil rights, and urges a law to restrict peacetime army use, guided by English norms and early American principles. The author argues for a public debate and House action tying army funding to constitutional restraint.
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Union
United States
Posse Comitatus
House of Representatives
New York Sun
Population figures from the Almanach de Gotha 1966
The Almanach de Gotha lists about 100,000 plus inhabitant towns globally with 48 in the British empire and 15 in the United States. It notes nine cities exceed one million, led by Trondon, Paris second, New York and Brooklyn third, with Berlin and Vienna near or over one million. Four Chinese cities Canton Singtan Siangfou Tehautcheoufou complete the millionaire city list. Pekin is now about 500,000.
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Almanach de Gotha
British Empire
Germany
France
Prussia
United States
Trondon
Paris
New York
Brooklyn
Berlin
Vienna
Canton
Singtan
Hounan
Siangfou
Chensi
Tehautcheoufou
Foukian
Pekin
Census figures for the British Empire highlighted
The census reports a total population of 2 347 millions nearly double Rome at its height and a territory of 7 million square miles about five times larger. Christians 11 percent Mohammedans 42 percent Hindus a fourth heathens. Titled property owners number 168 000 among Great Britain subjects.
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British Empire
Great Britain
Woman Writes P 8 In Alienable Rights Letter
A woman includes a reference to a P. 8 within her letter about inalienable rights, signaling a marginal note or citation. The context suggests personal or philosophical argument rather than a formal legal text.
President Sam Houston's ham payment tale from early Texas
A traveling merchant recalls a comic episode in Houston when Tom Houston's body servant refused to let a ham be paid for, saying the General was a good master but a poor paymaster. The President himself later concedes poverty and promises payment, highlighting Texas's early rough economy.
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Houston
Texas
Tom
Sam Houston
President Houston
Sam Souston
Guardian abuse of a minor in 19th century Europe
In 1861 a Swiss father left 2000 dollars to his infant son in Blenio Valley, Canton Tessin. The boy, cared by his grandfather, was declared bankrupt in 1862 and between then and 1872 endured twelve guardians, forty lawsuits, twelve lawyers, multiple arbitrations, twenty libels, thirty monitions, and numerous bailiff visits. He sent seven petitions to the government and as many to the district Commissaire with no relief, ending in worse affairs. The article notes that in America the outcome would have differed, with the $2000 gone long before the second guardian.
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America
Blenio
Canton Tessin
Tea Use Rules From Ancient Advice
The passage presents twelve cautions on tea use including moderation, timing with meals, avoiding tea on an empty stomach, and restricting for children and nervous or sleep-impaired individuals. It warns against overuse causing diseases and advises milk and sugar, with a note to abandon if harm occurs.
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John Ribeyre
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New Harmony
Indiana
Elizabeth West, Thomas B. West
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Posey County
Henry Fitton
Owen
Mary Ff. Fitton
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Stephens
George M. Wiley
Elijah M. Spencer
Adm'r
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Guerle
Posey Circuit Court
Jacob Huff
Huffman & Huff
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Ann Wagner
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Hovey & Menzies
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Washington, D.C
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