Voorhees Exodus Committee and Utah politics dominate Washington
Washington dispatches detail Voorhees exodus inquiry with weak zeal and high costs, and Utah Governor Emory’s critical backing among administration figures. The report covers Greenback-Labor-Suffrage conclave actions, Star Route probes, banking tax refunds, and Senate House maneuvers amid Augusta, chamber debates, and possible court questions over legislative legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hendrick DB. Wright
Dennis Kearney
Greenback
Congress
Utah
Emory
Evarts
Ordway
Schurz
Devens
Key
Blackburn
Blount
Cannon
Clymer
Hawley
Ehouse
Lapham
House Committee On Commerce
Townsend
House
Portsmouth
Wells
John W. Wright
Greenback- Labor
Greenback-Labor Press Association
5. F. Norton
J. H. Randall
Clyde
Ohio
Wm. FE. Sweet
Internal Revenue Division
First Comptroller
Treasury Department
Board of Indian Commissioners
Hayt
The Real Objection to Negro Immigration
The Logansport Journal challenges anti immigration rhetoric from Democratic papers. It argues that Republican motives are unfounded, cites low arrival numbers and independence of immigrants from public aid, and asserts race prejudice as the true objection behind opposition to Black migration into Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport Journal
Pharos
Democratic
North Carolina
Indiana
Iicts
Bourbon Papers
Wao
Harvard Architecture Professorship Highlight
The fragment notes Harvard related to an architecture professorship position. No full details on candidate, department, or tenure appear in the readable text.
Republicans Choose Speaker Hopefuls Amid Fusion Clash
In California the Republican majority nominates a candidate for Speaker despite cross party opposition. The piece notes broader party momentum for Indiana gains and critiques election practices, with references to Garfield and Garfield era politics in Ohio and Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Exodus of Freed People Spurs State Debate
Western Citizen argues the current influx of Black southerners to the state stems from emancipation and the Fifteenth Amendment. It claims oppression and famine drove many to seek better conditions, compares Southern slavery to peonage, and notes Blacks in North and South Carolina working for four dollars a month, urging fair treatment and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Washington
Indiana
Evidencei
South
United States
England
Ireland
North
South Carolina
Colored emigrants arrive in Terre Haute from North Carolina
Twenty five colored emigrants landed in Terre Haute and proceeded to Parke county to farm with little delay. Applications for laborers and farm hands from the colored population overwhelm supply, while interest in migration to the North grows. J W Welker reports southern inquiries about land prices and rentals as families seek better conditions in God’s country. The movement is described as a spontaneous, providential exodus aimed at improving emigrants’ lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Wikes County
North Carolina
Sherman
Fernando Woods
Ways and Means Committee
Finance Committee
Bayard
Senate
Hamlin
Frye
Lindsey
Congress
Augusta
Terre Haute
Parke County
J. WH. Welker
Convict Labor Policy Sparks Democratic Outrage
A fivansville Tribune letter condemns the contract system for convict labor as an outrage on honest labor. It argues convict labor could support state prisons if properly regulated by law, though current management harms free workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fivansville
Aiken Calls for Dissolution of Parties and Southern Breakup
Representative Aiken of South Carolina responds to northern criticisms by urging a dissolution of both parties and the solid South. He argues no Democratic candidate can secure Northern votes with Southern support, and proposes potential Northern reformers like Horatio Seymour or David Davis to lead a national government serving the whole country. He notes shifts in Democratic policies from free trade to tariffs and argues for changes in river and harbor spending and national finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Aiken
South Carolina
Tilden
Hendricks
Hancock
Bayard
Horatio Seymour
New York
David Davis
Illinois
Democratic Party
Is There Wonder in North Carolina Exile Claims
Samuel L. Perry argues emigration from North Carolina stems from harsh laws like the Landlord and Tenant Act and a Common Road Law that force colored workers to labor on roads with meager pay. The piece notes low wages, food doles, and the hardship driving migration amid partisan press spin, then cites Wells Fargo & Co. on metal production at about 71 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samual L. Perry
North Carolina
James Boss Patent Gold Watches Offer Thicker Plating Solution
An article extols James Boss patent gold watches that use two plates of solid gold sandwiching nickel alloy to create strong, plated cases at reduced cost. It claims the method eliminates waste while permitting full engraving and enamelling without removing gold, and notes the product is sold by jewelers with an illustrated catalogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Boss
Money to Loan By Union Central Life Insurance Co
Money to loan by the Union Central Life Insurance Company from 1 to 5 years at 8 percent secured by first lien on real estate. Properties valued at least double the loan. No commission. Mortgage held near you. If you live or die you cover the debt at the original contract location. For details contact W. H. Clowder Sullivan Indiana. decs 6m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Central Life Insurance Company
W. H. Clowder
Sullivan
Indiana
Attorneys at Law Listings in Sullivan Indiana
Gity directory shows multiple Sullivan Indiana law offices with details. RiGads Masste Agaple Wilkey Gunn Hays Blue Buff and others list addresses over Sullivan County Bank Young's Store McCammon's Store commercial row and Public Square offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorneys At Law
Sullivan County Bank
Sullivan, Ind
Young's
McCammon
Attorneys Law
Sullivan
Indiana
Commercial Row
Bank Ouildue
Humphrey’s Grocery
North Side of
Public Square
Sullivan Indiana
Curry & Dutton's
North Side Square
Local Medical Practitioners Advertised in Sullivan
Several physicians and surgeons advertise in Sullivan Indiana offices across main streets and stores. Names include BFL BUFP M D Coulson Billman Coulson and associates. Services claim prompt day and night calls with focus on chronic ailments females males obstetrics and general surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Sullivan
Indiana
Graysville
And
PRED BRIGGS General Fire Life and Accident Agent
Sullivan Indiana reports show Pred Briggs operating as a general fire life and accident insurance agent with an office over the post office in Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Fire Life
Nd Accident Insurance Agent
Sullivan
Ind
Also Mentioned on This Page
Voorhees
Exodus Committee
I. C. Carlton
Sam, Small
Old St
Atlanta
Senator Stamlin
General Chamberlain
Mr. Laumson
State House
Chamberlain
Hamlim
Harvard
Garfield
Ward
Louisiana
Vue Wallen
Unien
Garedon
Republican Party
Overmyer
Williams
Flarrison
Mathe Supreme Court
Gaureelon
Biddle
Bourbon
Garcelonism
Indianapolis
Margoy E
Ellen Pipes
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Exodus
Crawfordsville Journal
Gity Directory
Rigads & Masste
Agaple & Wilkey
Box T. Gunn
Offiee No
South Side
Burr & Patten
Josh Y. Hays
Attorney At Law
Croner Public Square
P. & Blue
N . G. Buff
Offle
Maine Street
4Th
Diidiana
BFL
Bufp, M.D
Ae Cavlns, M. D. Ve
D. Z. Foote
Bass
We & Weir
Hotels
Garvin, Sleinly & McClosky
National House
Cor
Heinly & McClosky
W. Johnson
Pred Briggs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!