Inside the 1888 Harrison nomination and New York roll
The article delivers unwritten histories of late 19th century presidential nominations. It recounts Tom Platt and Sherman’s New York votes, the Sunday dispatches, Depew’s moves, and the dinner that shaped the Harrison bid. It also covers 1876 Hayes, Morton, Blaine, and Garfield episodes with vivid anecdotes. It notes gold bribes and political theatrics behind the scenes.
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Ashington
Harrison
Sherman
West
Tom Pratt
Warner Miller
New York
Ceteron
Tate Crams
Chauncey M
Depew
Earnest
Depen Ss
Vanderbilts
Gold Bugs
Sewell
New Jersey
Chauncey Depew
Chauncey Deyen
Frank Hiscock
Platt
Chauncey M. Depew
Tom Platt
Ohio
Charlie Foster
the Treasury
Miller
Hiscock
Foster
Mr. Platt
One of Nature's Canteens A Chalcedony Water Geode
A remarkable Geological Survey specimen, a fist sized white chalcedony geode, contains clear water sealed for thousands of years. Light reveals a nearly full reservoir once formed by a volcanic cavity and silica coating, later sealed when the inlet channel closed. The geode, once shattered from its rocky shell, now rests on a shelf.
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Geological Survey
Moses
Pature
Punctuated Telegram Tale From Bill Nye Joke
The piece recalls a failed telegram mix up on a Kansas City trip with Mr. Riley. Bill Nye recounts sending an unpunctuated message to Eugene Field asking for 60 nights with Riley, while Nye’s illness and a scarlet fever scare delayed a California tour.
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Riley
Bill Nye
Kansas City
California
Eugene Field
Chicago
Neos
Missouri
Eugene
J. B. Pond
Talso
Evouxs Freon
Safe Department street project details announced
A brief city notice outlines street improvements by the Safe Department, noting a planned project on a main avenue. It highlights contractor involvement and expected start dates, with emphasis on community access during construction and temporary traffic changes.
Anonymous Prophet Out In Anarchist Plot Exposed
A dispatch reveals a planned international anarchist campaign centering on Russia and Spain. Leaders include Prince Kropotkin and Elise Reclus, with Bruno Wille and Ramos guiding activities. A new bomb, called the Czar's Pancake, uses dynamite and is described in detail as a compact device with a 100 foot kill radius.
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Xeres
Spain
Russia
New York
Dance of the Souls in Moonlit Dreamlike Scenes
A mysterious scene unfolds as dancers glide in perfect lines under soft moonlight. The imagery evokes dreamland like sequences and ethereal motion.
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Dreamland
War prep in rural Russia a manual for insurgents
The text describes a Russian Nihilist pamphlet urging rural peasants to resist authorities by building hidden traps along roads, using explosives, and storming towns. It promotes guerrilla tactics, with cautions about church protection and a vow of no quarter to officials. It notes smuggling frontiers and bribe risks for frontier officers.
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Secon
Shecessa
Russia
United States
Sey
New York
America
Hwa
V. Gribayedofy
Moonlit Court Dance of Oriental Spectacle
A vivid, hypnotic dance unfolds in a moonlit temple setting. Sandaled feet glide in sync while white hands weave spells, a slow hypnotic processional that swells into a grand round. Dancers, wearing summer robes, chant softly as crickets sound and sandals stir moon-silvered dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Mouldering Court
Sorata Soroimashitg Odorik
Sorata
Soroikite
Mark Twain piece on Tracy nearing understanding
In this Dispatch excerpt Mark Twain follows Tracy as he struggles with puzzling thoughts and a breakthrough idea. Tracy suspects investigators stretch his mind to the limit while contemplating the oddities of the scene at Rossmore Towers and his own uncertain role.
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Blaine
Conkling
Bayes
Noyes
Hayes
Ohio
Morton
Shane
Indiana
Ramos
Spain
Brussels
Maison du Peuple
It Was Love at Fire Sight and Tracy's Art
An artist named Tracy captivates Gwen dolen Sellers with his portrait work while a calculating Colonel probes his condition and origin. Tracy’s growing fame and Gwen’s crush set off a string of social misunderstandings as Tracy shops for a new suit and Gwen faces family concern over her distracting fascination.
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Foster
Garfield
Rouge
Grant
Blaine
Conkling
Lesaal Joar Tore
Rossmore
Simon Leathers
America
Chalmondelay Castile
Washington
Cenaemer
Pohamead
Tracy
Jandlord
Simons Chers
Mulberry Sellers
Chalmondelay Castle
Wfe
Rossmore Towers
Washington Kins
Pete
Sellers
Wkins
Wil Oo Leateare
Hawkins
Gwen
Mr. Tracy
Berkeley
Sally Sellers
Fishman
Gwendolen
Aho
Colombia
Pusa
Gwendolen Sellers
Pop
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Toonriss
Calico Charlie
Englees
Elkins
Treasu
Allison
Grangers
James N. Tyner
Post Office Department
President Hayes
Tyner
Oliver P. Morton
Cincinnati
Bristow
Kentucky
Treasury
Hartranft
Pennsylvania
Mr. Morton
Senator Morton
Ebbit House
Roscoe Conkling
Friends of
Conklin
Garfiel
Ee Sin
Douglas
Lee
Stephen A. Douglas
Charles P. Button
Senator Douglas
Mao
Doug
Isaiah Rynders
Burnett House
Frank G. Carpenter
Nature
Major Pend
Europe
Prince Kropotkin
Karkoff
Raossis
Keon
France
Amb
London
Globe
Elise Reclus
Geneva
Ted
Cipriani
Ermany Pos
Bruno Wille
Wille
Cvar
Keres
Tie Keres
Rm Ly
Bowitbeod
Zarzuelan
EEFI
Soebaer
Chet Ramses
Shem
Switzerland
Casini Ceomeen
Brotherhood of Man
Alexander
Elise Rectus
Dance OF the
Lafcadio Heart
Japan
Girls OF Grace
Washington Star
Chicago Tribune
Shimo-Ichi
Ao Hong
Dispatch
Mark Twain
Rossmores
Lord Berkeley
Gadsby
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