Iowa Campaign Opens with Kirkwood Speech in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa Governor Kirkwood launched the Republican campaign detailing temperance laws and a plan to pay gold on greenbacks the aim to stabilize the economy without depriving counties that already enforce the current law. He urged the government to set an example by honoring its promise to pay gold dollars for greenbacks.
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Friends of Allen
Ohio
Hand Munry
Chicago
Rainer
Atnate- Zeitung
Grant
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Lil
W. A. Richardson
Quincy
the Times
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Customhouse
Congress
Supreme Court
Etog
United States
How to Eat Clams
A fragmented Providence Journal piece offers a small vignette about a Massachusetts school teacher dining with Maxfield. The brief sketch notes her attentive eye and plain, prim dress as she enjoys a Silver Spring dinner, hinting at manners and a calm, practical demeanor.
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Providence Journal
Maxfield
Gold Find in Black Hills Proves Elusive
An 1875 Black Hills expedition reports slow progress and sparse gold finds. Jenney’s early claims near Spring Creek yielded little, while other bars tease brief profits before exhaustion. Miners flood into promising sites but long term riches remain uncertain amid mistrust and speculation.
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Uamp Anouk
Hapip
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Vie Po Laramie
Black Hills
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Cueter’s Gulch
French Creek
Spring Creek
Walter P. Jenney
Camp Harvey
Black Hilla
Ecores
Golden State
Fortune
Bar
Rapid Creek
Faol
Dodge
Bear Hole
Custer
Gould
Moving Northward Through Spring Creek Miners Camps
The narrative describes miners along Spring Creek and its branch, showing poverty at camps, rudimentary shelters, and mass movement toward gold districts. It notes that hundreds of miners have arrived, with fords frequent along a deep ravine and confirms reports of significant gold finds in French’s Gulch and other streams, plus large nuggets and daily yields.
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Camp Harney
William Hawlew
Dodge
Custer
French Creek
Spring Creek
Rapid Creek
Sentence for Col Baker indecent assault on railway traveler
The judge condemns Col Valentine Baker of the British army for a sexual assault in a railway car. He praises the defendant's past service yet imposes twelve months in jail, a £500 fine, and repayment of prosecution costs, with additional three months until costs are paid. The judge notes the victim acted with courage and dignity.
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Jnathe’ Brett
Valentine Baker
Indians Attack After Long Trip From Bismarck
The Pioneer Press special from Bismarck reports a Black Hills party arriving in sixteen days from Bismarck, then Indians attacked.
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Pioneer Press
Bismarck
Black Hills Party
Letter from Jefferson Davis to Winnebago Society
Meupuis Tenn August 19. Jefferson Davis explains motives for changing his invitation to speak before the Winnebago Agricultural Society at Rockford. He cites hopes to ease factional prejudice, discuss transportation and markets with Patrons of Husbandry, and to see the region he once knew as wilderness. He withdraws after protest from citizens, regrets missing chance to aid regional welfare.
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Tenn
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H.C. Kimball
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Rockford
IL -Hocago
Mississippi Valley
Missouri Pacific declares itself in fight over rates
Kansas City Journal of Commerce reports Missouri Pacific enters the dispute with Hannibal and St Joseph over eastward rates. Dispatches from Chicago indicate rate cuts to match rivals, signaling ongoing railroad tensions. The conflict centers on eastern connections, foretelling bitter, possible widespread rate battles ahead.
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Northern Road
Spanish vessel sinks after explosion off Barcelon
London reports a Spanish vessel at Barcelon exploded and sank yesterday with fifty killed or drowned. Other dispatches note insurrection spreading in Turkish provinces, 25,000 troops halting near Mostar due to insurgent positions, and a royal yacht collision near Portsmouth where the Mistelette sank a schooner yacht with three drownings but no royal injuries. Fires devastate towns Gluchov Kizilan Searizio in Russia as reports reach Filbudud and other regions.
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Vienna
Kleik
Mostar
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Gluchov
Kizilan
Searizio
Russa
Filbudud
Russis
Split Mississippi district convention nominates two rivals
A special dispatch says the Republican Congressional Convention for the First Mississippi District split in two. One wing of 24 nominated G Wiley Wells ex United States District Attorney, backed by Revela and Pease and white leaders. the other wing of 36 backed A R Howe of Parneis with colored voters favoring Howe. Also notice of Union League meeting Aug 26 in Philadelphia and D McKey filling Johnson’s Senate seat in Chattanooga.
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Misteaippi
G. Wiley Wells
United States
A. R. Howe
Parneis
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Pease
Howe
WashingTon
Union’ League of America
Philadelphia
Cuattanooga
Tenn
D. McKey
United States Senate
Andrew Johnson
Seaside Society at Cape May Reveals Divorces
In a Philadelphia bulletin style piece, a writer notes casual discussions of dissolving marriages among seaside acquaintances. The narrator discovers several couples have separated or divorced in recent months, then resolves not to reveal spouses' names to avoid embarrassment during a Cape May visit.
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Cape May
Corner Stone Laid for Union Agency Building in Indian Territory
Musaxoage Indian Territory August 18 The cornerstone of the Union Agency building for the five large Indian nations was laid today. Samuel L Cheete chief of the Creeks spoke in his native tongue underscoring good will, desire to honor treaties, and to deepen relations with Americans.
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Musaxoage
I. T
Union Agency
Samuel L. Cheete
Powell Faces Malfeasance Charges in Stracuszk
Aug. 18 charges filed against Hon. A. C. Powell for malfeasance in office. Governor Tilden has cited Powell to appear before him on Friday and show cause why he should not be removed from office.
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Outbreak Fear Looms Over Georgia Whites in Color Militia Plot
A West India dispatch from New York reports threats of a white massacre by a colored militia in Georgia. Letters and arrests indicate a broader conspiracy across Washington Jefferson Johnson and Burke counties. Officials prepared ammo, while whites fear lynching prisoners as clashes loom if law fails. A separate commentary warns against political folly and currency inflation.
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Port Au Printe
Gen
Cara
United States
Bassett
Carol
the Times
Augusta
Willismoon
Washington County
Harris Sod
Rivers
South Colina
Washington’ County
Barlow
Jefferson County
Macon
Washington, Jefferson, Johnson and
Burke
Hancock County
Xu Nn
Times
Pittsburg
Southern Girls Compared to Northern Ones in Cleveland Herald
A fragmentary piece contrasts Southern and Northern women. It praises Southern girls for their languid, unhurried grace, serene eyes, cream complexion, colorful dress, and kinder voices, while noting they rely on brothers and prefer practical ease over fashion.
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Constance Wolston
Cleveland Herald
New York
New England
Abe
Brother
Jess
Rates to New York Rise After Michigan Central Withdrawal
Aug 18 Curiaco rates to New York set for next Monday with uncertainty whether fixed at 18 or 20 dollars. Calumet River Distillery sold for 50000 dollars for government taxes. bought by the company. Grimwood identified as the body found at Whitehall with notes of voyage. disinterment to Chicago with notes and letters to follow. Searchers along the east shore seek Donaldson’s remains. rumors of another body and a balloon seen nearby.
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Chicago
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Donaldson
Seaman
Period of settling up and war era economics
The piece condemns politicians for urging schemes to avoid hard work and claims the government will print more money to pay for past problems. It argues knaves or fools in either party push juggling and cheating to escape responsibility, driven by office seekers and holders.
Women who Seek the Stage and Hopeful Actresses
A critical, satirical essay argues that many women pursue the stage to evade real duties, decrying the rise of prima donnas and mass manufacturing of performers. It condemns glamorous careers as a societal burden, urges open backstage access for education, and questions the value of endless exhibition over production.
The Stage As Market And Mirth In A Woman’s World
A reflective fragment on women’s roles in society and art. It contrasts a dancer’s ambition with public morality, notes how performance becomes a social commodity, and paints a vivid image of backstage opinions on gender, fame, and value. The prose cites actresses like Tietjens and dancers from Black Crook to discuss producers and spectators.
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Diani
Contour
Tietjens
Mose
Cushman
Ristori
Salvini
USA
Thio
Gold found along Spring and Rapid creeks in Black Hills
Prof Jenney reports to the Indian Bureau from Black Hills dated July 31 that placer gold exists along Spring and Rapid creeks from headwaters to emergence from hills. He notes deposits in valley gravels, especially older formations above stream levels, with yields around 15 dollars per ounce in tested spots and an average of about 3 cents per pan across deposits.
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Jenney
Indian Bureau
Black Hills
California
Spring Creek
Crop prospects across multiple states show mixed yields
Cincinnati reports 350 specials from counties assessing crop prospects in Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri Michigan Kentucky with varied results. Ohio Indiana show near average crops while Illinois hurt by rain Missouri damaged Kentucky average but damaged Wisconsin Iowa and Michigan report improved corn prospects. Cattle hogs better and potato crops promising. frost risk looms. Springfield notes corn crop not flattering due to cold cloudy wet weather with ranks growing but not filling and possible frost before ripening.
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Death by Creosote Mix Up Shocks Street Home
The New York Herald reports the death of a German man over 70 at 123 Forsyth Street. He had nervous affliction treated with chloral hydrate, kept near an unlabeled creosote vial. On a sick evening his daughter mis brought the creosote thinking it was the narcotic for sleep, a tragic error leading to his death.
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New York Herald
John Schovan
Forsyth Street
The Excelsior Club Nine and the Magic Bat Mystery
A Wahpanseh amateur baseball nine known as the Excelsiors or Unions defends its town pride against travel rivals. The narrator recounts a fateful Fourth of July journey to Somerville, where a mysterious elderly man offers a magical bat that seemingly inspires spectacular play. After a dramatic game full of heroics and a legendary triple play, the narrator basks in local fame while a lingering question remains about the stranger who gifted the bat. The tale closes with a bizarre postscript from a local paper noting the disappearance of Henry C. Smithers, left fielder, and a reward for his abduction, hinting at a broader mystery connected to the bat.
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Terry
Jans
Thompson
Smithers
Morton
Columbia
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Tlappin
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Cal
Firat
Euch
Theo
Wahpanseh Excelsiors
World
Henry C. Smithers
Excelsior
Main Street
Jefferson
Excelsior B. B.C
Herbert F. Wilksow
Eureka Watel
Susan and Pete's doomed marriage on Vicksburg street
In twilight on Veto Street Pete begs Susan to marry him or face mob justice. She sighs and consents to wed to save his life, as the couple spirals toward a tragic union amid threats of a lynching and a dark_rinder metaphor.
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Vicksburg Herald
Veto Street
Susan
Pete
Abe
Man Arrested in Paris With Seagreet Notes Claiming Detective Status
Paris August 18 A man identifying himself as James F. Bullard was arrested last night. Police found between 1200 and 1500 Seagreet notes on his person. He claims to be a private detective. A preliminary trial is expected tomorrow.
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Paris
James F. Bullard
Bullard
Base Ball Scores From Cuatcnco and Phiadelphia
In Cuatcnco on Aug 18 the Athletics beat Chrisgoes 14 to 6. In Philadelphia on Aug 18 the New Hever defeated Philadelphia 3 to 0.
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Athletics
Chrisgoes
Puiapenprau
New Hever
Philadelphia
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