McNeil Palmyra Massacre Remembrance Stirs Missouri
A stereored account recalls the Palmyra massacre of October 17 1562 in Palmyra Missouri. The piece condemns John McNeil Tom Fletcher and others as brutal killers and details victims like Tom Sidener Willis Baker and Humphrey. It condemns memorial signers and warns history must remember the atrocity and its perpetrators.
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Glasgow
McNell
Palmyra
McNeil
Missouri
Tom Sidener
Butcher McNeil
Tom
Winchel
Hannibal Cowrier
Absalom
Monroe County
Willis Baker
Lewis County
Sidener
Hamstead
Bixler
McPheeters
Smith
Knox County
Humphrey
Stratham
Shelby County
New Orleans
Tims
Abe Lincoln
Palmyra Fair Grounds
Archangel
Earth
Right to Half the Road Amid Winter Manners
In winter travel, equal rights on the road yield to yielding space for passing. Drivers should allow room for heavier teams, prefer courteous behavior over strict rulings, and remember that good manners trump strict law when sharing the road. The Massachusetts Ploughman notes saying wheel grease helps, but good manners help much more.
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Massachusetts
Dicky S- Rates Bengal Tiger on Map
Wealthy illiterate East India merchant Dicky examines a map and, astonished by a Bengal tiger drawn as ninety miles long, declares it impossible. An old divinity professor advises caution about whether people will listen to his preaching. The tale juxtaposes satire on self importance and faith with a fable like aside.
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Dicky S
Dicky
India
Webster and Jackson Portraits Preserved in Fame Gallery
In 1849 at Fulton Street and Broadway near St Paul’s Church, Mr. Webster sat for a portrait at the Astor House as workmen watched his dignified presence. He complied quietly, his blue dress coat and gilt buttons catching attention, then left with a formal bow. General Jackson sat for a similar portrait at the Hermitage in early spring 1845, despite ill health, dressing with care and enduring pain to be photographed, his steel gray hair turned white and his stern gaze fixed as the work concluded, after which he became more gentle yet confined by illness. The notes come from T. B. Taunor in Harper’s Magazine.
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T. B Taoror
Harper's Magazine
Grave of Massie Needs A Mark In Ross County
A Chillicothe paper appeals for a proper grave marker for Gen. Massie, a Ross county pioneer who lies in an open field near Bainbridge. It urges the community to provide a monument in the cemetery overlooking the Paint and Scioto valleys so future generations may honor his deeds and service to civilization.
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Urbaca
Logsn County
Simon Kentoo
Massie
Ross County
Ohio
Bainbridge
Paint
Scioto
Gen
Chillicothe Paper
Austria’s reform surge outpaced Bismarck’s era
The New York Herald lauds Austria as a transformed state from medieval stagnation to civil and religious liberty under Von Benst. It cites extraordinary reform budgets and calls Austrian progress since Sedona a civil triumph surpassing two centuries of English and German reforms, noting a swift leap from past twilight to modern France.
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New York Herald
Austria
Europe
Spain
von Benst
Bismarck
Francis Joseph
Bngleod
Sedona
Eccentric Clergyman Quotation Sparks Sermon Debate
In a recent sermon an unusual clergy figure asserted that the repeated brick imagery proves that maps are built from clay, a claim he described as the commonest proof and tied to his own provocative bet.
Radical Reconstruction in Tennessee from Ohio Gazette View
The Cincinnati Gazette reflects on Tennessee politics after the war, condemning Radical reconstruction as misrule. It urges restoring the disenfranchised property owners, warns of districting and government debt, and argues for political amnesty and a conservative readjustment to rescue state governance.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Ohio
South
Hell
Gov. Andrew
Massachusetts
Henry Ward Beecher
United States
Tts
Repubicans
Senter
Stokes
Some
Bieh
Republican Party
Ohio Statesman
Riot in Washington Daze Voting Rights Debate
Reports describe violent unrest in Washington over voting rights with mob actions and alleged lynching threats. Authorities struggle to contain clashes as demonstrations escalate around the political process and freedom of suffrage.
Elections and riots in Washington 1869
Special Dispatch reports that Washington's June 7 1869 election produced a Republican victory amid violent clashes between Black residents and the Metropolitan Police. A mulatto man named Stuart was protected to vote, sparking volleys, flying missiles, and several injuries including two fatalities. Police, aided by mounted officers, eventually restored order after hours of confrontation near the British Legation. President Grant visited the scene as chaos subsided.
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Polis
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Richards
Ahaliow Square
Legation
Ebot
Ovgroes
Porney's Chronicle
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Grant
Say Accoapise to Artemus Ward Tribute
A quirky note recalls Artemus Ward with playful salutation and wry humor. The text hints at two traits that resemble twin foibles, inviting a lighthearted reflection on the comedian’s wit and public persona.
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Artemus Ward
Algerine dervishes described in vivid ritual frenzy
Cox recounts letters from the East with a brutal, graphic account of dervish rites. The scene mixes insanity and ritual, describing iron branding, glass eating, and tortured displays. The passage notes intense reactions, barking, and frenzied acts amid mysterious Mahboud and urban commotion.
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Cox
Theo No 2
Theo No 3
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