Campaign in New York 1865 and Seymour's sudden withdrawal
Historical sketch of the 1865 New York state election. Chauncey Depew recalls meeting Prince John Van Buren on a steamboat and learning that Horatio Seymour canceled his candidacy after a disparaging remark attributed to Depew was reported. The Republicans rallied around Francis C. Barlow for secretary of state.
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Chauncey Depew
Horatio Seymour
New York State
Chauncey M. Depew
Francis C. Barlow
Mr. Depew
General Barlow
Antieam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Spottsylvania
Grant
Rapidan
James River
Barlow
Prince
John van Buren
Martin van Buren
New York
Seymour
Egan
Senator Depew
Albany
Prince’ John
Governor Seymour
Depew
E. J. Edwards
First Connecticut Volunteer Founder Recalled by Col Bliss
Colonel Bliss recounts meeting Joseph Hawley who recruited Connecticut’s first Civil War volunteer company. He notes Hawley and others enlisted within minutes of Lincoln's call, and asserts there was no single first volunteer but hundreds who acted simultaneously across the North.
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Joseph R. Hawley
Connecticut
Republican National Committee
National House of Representatives
United States
Connecticut Regiment
Hawley
Port Royal
Charleston
Fort Wagner
Petersburg
Sherman
Carolinas
Sunday Mail Delivery Turning Point in 1874
In 1874 Postmaster General Marshall Jewell pushed for Sunday carrier mail. New York officials faced Mormon-like moral opposition but followed with a late Saturday hedge delivery after a telegraphed order. The scheme began with a single Sunday delivery and ended with a Saturday workaround.
Couldn't Hold Them. Bliss's Hungry Men Capture Village
During the American invasion of Porto Rico, General Tasker H. Bliss's troops captured a Spanish village against orders after hunger and a wind direction supposedly guided them. Bliss explained the urge to act, citing a squaw frying nearby as the trigger.
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Porto Rico
Spain
Tasker H. Bliss
Bliss
Generals Bliss
Evil Practice Growing In Formosa
Formosa sees a rise in opium paste demand amid general wage increases, signaling a growing illicit trade tied to economic changes and local hunger for cheaper narcotics.
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Formosa
Swint A reviewer notes on new volume of essays
A reviewer in the New York Nation comments on a new volume of essays by a story worth circulation. Three hearers after a sermon discuss the doctor, noting his deep dive into the subject, longer stay, and drier conclusion, as referenced by the Western Christian Advocate.
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New York Nation
Dr. X
Indiana Sheep Industry Shows Growth and Breed Strength
Indiana hosts about 1.25 million sheep valued at roughly 6.3 million dollars across one third of farms. Purdues data reveal flocks range widely from 20 to 150 ewes per farm, with most farmers noting weed control and income from lambs wool and manure. The 1907 08 report tallies 13348 pure bred sheep valued at 173517 highlighting Shropshire Cotswold and Delaine Merino as leading breeds and urges expanding moderate sized pure bred flocks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Purdue University Experiment Station
Cotswold
Shropshire
Advertise for It You Ignoramus Shocks Public Lecture
An audience heckler questions a lecturer about immigration wealth and trusts. The lecturer snaps back with a single line and exposes the man as ignorant, prompting loud cheers as the questioner leaves the hall defeated.
Seventy One Years in a Troy Shoe Shop
Charlies H. Wilson of Troy New York has remained in one building at 242 River Street for 71 years in the shoe trade He started as a thirteen year old in 1840 in the same firm now owned by him His shop is among Troy’s oldest buildings dating back to 1803 and he has been in business more than five decades additional to his long tenure with the Williams firm
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Charlies H. Wilson
Troy
N. Y
River Street
Wilson
John Leonard Williams
Williams
Mrs. Campbell Declares She Is an Artist at Rehearsal
At a rehearsal Mrs. Campbell resisted criticism from manager Charles Frohman when he suggested delivering certain lines differently. She replied that she was an artist. He replied that he would not reveal her secret, maintaining his calm rapport.
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Patrick Campbell
Charles Frohman
Campbell
Sorrel as Soil Indicator and a Health Recovery Letter
Sorrel is discussed as a possible indicator of soil acidity, though not a universal weed, with lime suggested to help clover thrive. A female teacher from Carthage, Missouri, credits Grape-Nuts for restoring health after years of digestive and nervous issues, detailing improved weight and relief from ailments.
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Carthage
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Marshall Jewell
New York City
Wiliam E. Dodge
Mr. Dodge
Jewell
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D. Oo. Thompson
Purdue Univer
Purdue Experiment Station
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Tunis
Southdown
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Dorset
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Liecester
Rambouillet
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Paradise
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