Toward Republicanism and the Perils to the Nation
A collection of 19th century Senate voices answer four questions about the durability of the American republican form. Delph asserts enduring government while warning against ignorant, vicious classes. Sherman jokes about prophecy. Edmunds and Hampton cite education, wealth concentration, and immigration as risks. Wanamaker, Inglis, and others express faith in institutions with caveats about corruption and foreign influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joneger
United States
Joseph N. Delph
Oregon
Europe
Meno
Foreiguers
John Sherman
W. T. Bierman
Newspa
Edmunds
Republic
Wade Hampton
South Carolina
Wanamaker
Ingalis
Himsef
Clyde Fitch
Rdea
The Magnetic Sheriff and a Desperate Prisoner
A Wyoming sheriff famed for command over desperadoes could bend even a notorious ruffian to dangerous tasks. The prisoner, a serial criminal, obeyed orders, returning to jail after missions, driven by fear of the lawman who had once broken him with a revolver butt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater County
Wyo
He Wasn't In It Quote Shocks New York On Broadway
Arthur Lumley told Dom McCaffrey yesterday that he only realized he was not part of a larger plan while standing before a coal-lined store on Broadway. The事件 captures a moment of rueful self awareness amid a cloudy city day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Arthur Lumley
Dom” McCaffrey
Arthur
Farrier’s
Broadway
New York
Edwin Booth
Napoleon
Booth
Boothe
Boston
Tressel
Richard III
Guggenheim Sisters
Mr. Booth
Aten
Rully
Booth Photos Show Adolita Patti and Actresses as Children
A 19th century dispatch piece recounts Edwin Booth’s youth with a 1856 Lexington photograph likening him to Napoleon. It traces Patti, Davenport, and others as child performers, noting Strakosch letters, early stage debuts, and the enduring fame of these icons in American theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mullen
Lexington
Patti
Paul Julian
Strakosch
Fanny Davenport
Biade
Davenport
British Museum
London
Miss Davenport
Sarony
Fay Templeton
John Templeton
Texas
Southwest
South
Back Views of Senators in the U S Senate Gallery
Franz G. Carpenter chronicles a January scene in the Senate gallery noting the backs of eighty lawmakers as he observes their postures, habits, and appearances. He sat among diverse visitors and details personalities from Vest to George, Ingalls to Sawyer, describing their bodies, mannerisms, and reputations in satirical terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Knickerbockers
Cuslom
Illinois
Reagan
Texas
Payne
Ohio
George West
Philetus Sawyer
Sawyer
West
Joey Bagstock
Develish Sly
Senate
Torseney
Ingalls
House
Tom Weed
Plumb
Voorhees
Eustis
United States Senate
Harvard
New Orleans
Mr. Corcoran
Mr. Vance
Hubbard
Blodgett
New Jersey
Long Branch
Jersey Central Railroad
Long Branch Reaps
Sewell
Walthall
Missesippi
Senator George
Nature
George
Washington
Vance
Ned
Franz G. Carpenter
A Plane a Sandal and a Tent Peg From the Bilchester Excavation
Readers recall the Silchester digs near Reading England where Roman relics are being unearthed to illuminate life in ancient Britain. Household goods are packed and shipped by Haver & Kewan at Water Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilchester
Tae DisPatch
Silchester
Reading
England
Haver & Kxewan
Water St
The Literary Sucklings and Kipling’s Method
A critical essay rails at young writers who seek favors over merit, condemning literary siphoning and favoritism. It lauds Kipling for experiential craft, urges real-world grind, and argues literature needs rigorous training, lived insight, and persistent effort over mere schooling.
Old Tecumseh’s Pipe Whistle Tells of Squaws Call
A relic pipe once owned by Tecumseh, 1334 inches long with a main stem whistle used to summon his squaw, is in John R. Webb’s possession in Ross Township. The piece, carved into four wooden segments with animal and figure motifs, dates from the Tippecanoe era and highlights early smoking practices and archaeological value of pipes across cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecumseh
John R. Webb
Rosston
Armstrong County
Pittsburg
Allegheny Valley
Mr. Webb
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Antiquarian Museums
Europe
North America
Peculiar Belle to Be Seen at Guelph Exhibition
Among relics at the Guelph exhibition in London a peculiar Belle is listed for viewing. The exhibit highlights items connected to Napoleon period history and the display promises curious antique curiosities for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Alligator Trade Floats Into Tourist Spots
Early Florida alligators arrive as tourist seasons begin. Dealers offer young gators for sale at about fifty cents each, keeping a dozen to twenty specimens in tin-lined boxes. Buyers select one and the dealer boxes it in a perforated crate for shipping, while express companies offer low freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
School of Literature
Squeers
Thackeray
Strieter Dare
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Warramaker
Adelina Patti
Veness
Peter Gilwy
Spain
Filmgibbon
St. Louis
John A. Scholten
American Dramatic Fund
Gill
Critica
Maurice Strakosch
Philadelphia
Mr. Roberts
Boston Times
Furend
M. Strakosceh
I. Tb
Edwin Thomas Booth
Edwin Forrest Booth
Ange
Napoleon Bona
Koch Lymph
Frank Carpenter
Wolcott
Sullivan
Chamber
Chandler
Pigmy
Washinerton
Sherman
Tom Reed
Morton
Senate Chamber
Sawer
Senator Vest
Vest
Bitter Creek
Confederate Congress
Everts
Demorethenes
Cicero
Senator Hoar
Senator Cullom
Hoar
Abe Lincoln
Senator Sanders
Sanders
Senator Sawyer
Senator West
Hoe
Senator Walcott
Sinbad
Plomb
Senator Chandler
Shirley Dare
Moses
Midian
von Moltke
Beesn
Agassiz
Bagdad
India
Verestebng
Troummha
Disraton
Waterloo
Henry Aed Esq
News of the World
Havom & Keswam
Ster
Madame A. Ruppert
Erie
Bieseh
Hamilton Balding
Rosme
Pitts
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