Payne's Prairie and a Florida fishing party described
A Mekan-typed reminiscence recounts Payne's Prairie in Florida, its sink phenomenon, flooded waters, and a lively fish fry trip from Gainesville. The piece documents a boat ride, orange groves, and a humorous party narrative with Primus the driver. It closes with a Centennial Letter digest set in 1870 context.
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New Normanity Register
Payne’s Prairie
Florida
Payne's Prairie
Gainesville
Josh Billings
North America
Primus
Waide
Next Presidential candidate to rise and explain Roscoe Conkling
Washington dispatch discusses Roscoe Conkling as the next presidential hopeful, Blaine and Morton defenses, and concerns over congressional lobby activity. It notes Conkling's prior appearances before government departments while lawmakers debate constitutional limits and political strategy. The piece criticizes spying in government and highlights Republican convention ballots showing Blaine leading Morton and Conkling in votes, with Bristow positioned as an honest alternative. It also mentions the Babcock family and a new railroad rate war affecting centers of power and convention attendance.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Roscoe Conkling
Blaine
House
Indiana
Morton
Washington
Conkling
United States
Congress
Patent Office
Treasury Department
N. Y. Central Railroad Company
Donn Pratt
Conky
Richmond
District of Columbia
One Wells
Virginia
Prime
the Treasury
Benson
Wells
Lisva
New York Tribune
Tilden
Hendricks
Bayard
Davis
Babcock
Grant
Dent
Miss Sweet
Chicago
House Committee On Civil Service Reform
Campbell
Pension Agency
Baltimore and Ohio
Beeen
Welt
Bristow
Harnirantt
Hayes
Jewell
Arkansas
Senator Morton
California
Connecticut
Colorado
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nevada
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wartranft
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
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Wisconsin
Montana
Iwo
Utah
Wyoming
Keystone
The
Tribune
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Thomas A. Hendricks
Milton
J.P. Seungeon
Puinanperpma
Tore Eprron
Recister
Tempis
Sam
Hayle
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Michigan
Hagle
Saxe
Supreme Court
Centennial Board
Philadelphia
Army and Navy
Women’s National Centennial Committee
Centennial Board of Finance
Memorial Mall
Memorial Hall
Theodore Thomas
Dudley Buck
Hartranft
Wagner
Bishop Simpson
John G. Whittier
John K. Paine
Sidney Lanier
Centennial Commission
Continental Congress
Department of Public Comfort
X&c
Centennial Rolling Chair Company
Fairmount Park
Dom Pedro
Paris
OUR
Republican Party
Indianapolis Sentinel
New Harmony Theater
Union Hall Theater
New Harmony
Ind
NEW Harmony Thespian Society
Louise
Christian
R. Jackson Mariette
Justin
Ellen Myers Christian Reynolds
J.T. Hugo Annette
Mollie D. Stoker Mariette
Ellen Myers Christian Reynold
Hus- Bats
J.T. Hugo Francois Duchamp
J. P. Jackson
Francois Duchamp
Aentgat
Peter Picardon
A. Echard Justin
J. P. Bennett
Francois
Sallie R. Jackson
Sepen Ceeseesse
Reece Seebensae
J. P. Bennett Pierre
M. Golden
John Maddison Morton
Major Pepper
Mollie D. Stoker
Major Peppers
E.R. Snelling
Frank Topham
C. W. Slater
John Plump
Pepper
W. M. Bennett
Hardware
BE. F. Owen & Co
Quaeriff
Supreme Court of Indiana
State of Indiana
Mary J. Wade
Nicholas Joest
Posey Circuit Court
Court House
Mount Vernon
Posey County
John L. Wheeler
Lucretia Williams
Edward Homer
Bethel Township
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