Fusionist Siege at Maine Capitol Stalls in Snow
Fusionist Governor Joseph L. Smith leads about fifty in a bid for entry to the Maine State Capitol as the Senate and House meet on the sidewalk. Admission denied, lawmakers adjourn to Union Hall, while factions claim legality and pledge to press a rival government. Identity of key figures Strickland Knowles cited as barred.
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Joseph L. Smith
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Senate
House
Union Hall
Strickland
Knowles
Water Street
Dickey
Fort Kent
Maine
Congress
Bradbury
Supreme Court
Ilegal
Oxford
Smith
State House
Pillsbury
Cordance
Gould
Exodous debate splits Southern Democratic papers sharp
The Indianapolis Journal reports Southern Democratic papers condemn the Voorhees exodus probe as political theater while Republicans in the North and South support full inquiry. The piece notes Indiana Hendricks faction politics and clashes with Mississippi plan opponents plus warnings from Shelbyville and Putnam county incidents. It also profiles Andy Wallace and his stubborn rise from bankruptcy to potential fortune in Dakota mining.
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Indianapolis
Southern Democratic
Voorhees
Alabama
Augusta Chronicle
Congress
North
Hendricks
Indiana
Shelbyville
Putnam County
Woorhees
South
Hendricks Club
Shelby County
Voorhees Committee
Dennis Stearney
California
A Foreign View of American Politics
A Vienna newspaper analyses U S politics during Grant era noting the Republican stance on specie payments and tariffs. It cites the silver clique led by Nevada mines and warns that Democratic gains could threaten elections while praising the veto power and a likely Republican recovery in 1880.
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Vienna
Neue Itreie Presse
United States
General Grant
New York
America
Democratic Party
National Congress
Congress
Silver Kings of
Nevada
Muuch
Congressionaal
Democratic State Rights Party
Sherman
Blaine
Europe
Barbarous Edgefield Prison Cruelty Report Emerges
A Philadelphia Press extract cites official reports from South Carolina State penitentiary officials about cruel treatment of defenseless prisoners. The piece recalls a September 24 1877 incident when one hundred convicts were hired out to contractors building the Greenwood and Augusta railroad project.
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Philadelphia
South Carolina
State Penitentiary
Greenwood and
Augusta
Horrors of Edgefield Prison Camp Exposed in 1879
Reports reveal 114 of 285 convicts died at a South Carolina edgefield penitentiary after they were chained with minimal shelter and no blankets. Investigators found a hospital area filthy beyond description as guards mistreated inmates while Georgia side workers stayed healthier. Edgefield county earns a notorious reputation as details emerge.
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Edgefield County
S.C
Georgia
Board of Directors
Lipscomb
Trelevant
Trezevant
Cahill
South Carolina
Butlers
Gary
Indiana Republicans call for end to double taxation of mortgaged property
Evansville Tribune reports a call by the Republican party of Indiana to demand abolishing double taxation of mortgaged property in the platform. The piece criticizes present assessment laws as intolerable unjust and oppressive.
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Republican Party of
Indiana
Advice to Newspaper Correspondents from Hartford City Telegram
The Hartford City Telegram offers guidance for novice reporters. Stay factual, simple, and relevant to county readers. Avoid humor, gossip, or filler, use plain language, name things correctly, and present a direct, concise facet without personal commentary.
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Hartford City Telegram
Onot Hare
Orton
Sniffie
Sly
Anyylady
Fotlown
Twobody
Pocket Pistol of Personal Reform for Success and Virtue
A short educational piece presents a 20 point moral guide titled a Pocket Pistol. It urges diligence, honesty, frugality, health, restraint, and duty, promising wealth, political influence, and heavenly reward for living by the rules. It emphasizes truth, good company, debt avoidance, and steadfast character as path to a meaningful future.
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Congress
Kingdom of Heaven
Paris in the Snow Describes Unusual Winter Scene
A London Standard correspondent reports Paris blanketed in snow with three inches to three feet accumulation. Railways telegraphs halted, carriages turned to sledges, few cabs, high fares, Seine steamboats stopped, tramways closed, and limited omnibuses struggle to serve the public.
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Paris
London Standard
France
Jehu
Seine
A Shetland Housewife in a Busy Kitchen
Kirstie, a strong red cheeked Shetland girl, churns butter by a rhythmic staff in a busy kitchen. She tends scones of coarse meal, oversees baking, and entertains visitors with sharp wit while she works. The scene blends household toil with dairy craft in a vivid, bustling domestic portrait.
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Kirstie
Want of Decision. Sidney Smith.
A meditation argues that courage to begin is crucial to achievement and fame. It condemns overcautious planning and constant consultation with friends, noting many miss opportunities by waiting too long and aging without acting. It urges decisive effort despite fear and misgivings.
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Sidney Smith
Burning Passion Sparks Arson Case of Mile Bloisser
The tale recounts Mile Clemence Bloisser, 16, who loved a neighbor and fled a parental confinement to ignite the village. The blaze drew the lover to help extinguish it and vanished afterward. She was sentenced to ten years hard labor for arson. The piece cites older fables linking French damsels to past mischief.
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Hero
Abydos
Leander
Hellespont
London Standard
Anvers
Portoise
Clemence Bloisser
Mile Loisser
Charles Lamb
How Watches are Made in Boss Patent Gold
The article explains Sonim Gonto watches use two solid gold plates with nickel composite backing, rolling into a heavy plated composition for cases. Engraving and enamelling are possible while reducing gold usage to one-third to one-half of solid cases. Sold by jewelers with certificate warranty.
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Sonim Gonto
James Boss
Money to Loan by Union Central Life Insurance Co
Money to loan from Union Central Life Insurance Co at 8 percent for 1 to 10 years secured by first lien on real estate worth at least double the loan. No commission. Mortgage held near your home with quick service in Sullivan Indiana. W H Clowder, Sullivan, Indiana. March 6m.
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Union Central Life Insurance Company
W. H. Clowder
Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan City Directory Attorneys Listing
Sullivan Indiana directory entries for Briggs Massne Maple Wilkey Ueuf Patten Hays Blue and others with offices on Main Street Commercial Row Maine Street and Public Square. Attorneys at law announce services in Sullivan and Terre Haute with emphasis on collections and court attendance.
Physician and Surgeon in Sullivan Indiana
B F Boe MD a physician and surgeon maintains an office over Kelly's jewelry store in Sullivan Indiana. He promises prompt attendance day and night and offers special attention to chronic ailments and diseases of females.
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Kelly
Graysville
And
Local Attorneys and Doctors Advertised in Sullivan and Terre Haute
CGOULSON BILLMAN COULSON Attorneys at Law Sullivan Indiana office upstairs in bank building prompt attention paid to collections. RB FOOTE Physician Surgeon Obstetrician north side over Bass barbers shop Graysville calls attended day and night. National House Terre Haute most central hotel with sample rooms and transit to trains. Heinly McClosky Managers.
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Maine Street
4Th
South Side
Terre Haute
Indiana
Sullivan
Attorneys-at-Law
North Side
Over Bass
National House
Cor
Ind
Heinly & McClosky
Curry Dutton
North Side Square
Sullivan Indiana
Insurance General Fire Life and Accident Agent Sullivan IN
Advertisement for an insurance agent offering general fire life and accident coverage with an office located over the post office in Sullivan Indiana.
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General Fire Life
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