Democratic Sentinel Promises Broad Coverage and Democratic Stance
The proprietor of the Sentinel pledges prompt, varied news in a weekly paper amid 1869 crisis. It aims for wide readership, Democratic alignment, and constitutional support, with reports on Congress, state affairs, markets, and conventions. It urges Indiana clubs to form Workly Sentinel branches to boost subscriptions.
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Democratic Party
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Indiana
Miss Vernon exposes exploitative shirt mill in disguise
An heiress Margaret Vernon uncovers William Winsor and his firm abusing poor shirt workers. In disguise she tests wages, pays a starving worker, and confronts Winsor, ending their engagement. The piece also notes a flogging case in Medford and other scattered items.
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William Winsor
William
Misa Vernon
Margaret Vernon
Nancy
Mieg
Vernon
Abeolothea
Miss ‘Ernom
Albany tippler dies after molasses alcohol mix
A man in Albany drank gin with a chip from a molasses cask and died. The incident is a grim warning against molasses use. The piece also notes various brief curiosities from papers in London and New York, including a baby adoption rush and a bootmaker to President Grant.
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Actor's Trial by Derby Star Ed Forrest in Boston
A Boston theater scene recalls a staged audition where Edwin Forrest auditioned a slight, boyish understudy S- for the role of Lucullus in Damon and Pythias. Forrest brutalized the novice on stage drawing applause, leaving S- injured and deciding against future Lucullus appearances.
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Pythias
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Lucullus
Cousin of Grant Appointed to Guatemala Mission
The New York Sun critiques Captain Bilas A. Trudson of Iowa as a new diplomat bound for Guatemala. It defends his white status after earlier mislabeling, notes his Grant staff service, and mocks his language skills and suitability. The piece contrasts him with the polished General Fitz Henry Warren and hints at cultural expectations abroad.
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A. E. Brennan & Co
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Ichange
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Iowa
Guatemala
General Grant
Oregon
Grant
Fitz Henry Warren
New York Sun
Radeat
Political sagacity and a governor in Louisiana
A political anecdote from Louisiana recounts Gov. Warmoth praising a local businessman Mr. Z- for political foresight. The tale recalls Mr. Z- predicting a carpetbagger governor, a prediction the governor says proved true. The passage also notes strong future crop prospects in Illinois and cites Louisville incomes from patent medicines.
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Warmoth
Louisiana
New Orleans Picayune
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