President Andrew Jackson Suffered Multiple Close Calls
The narrative recounts assaults on Andrew Jackson during his career. It details a 1813 duel aftermath with Jesse Benton and Col. Coffee at the Nashville inn, Jackson wounded. a 1835 attempted assassination in the Capitol rotunda by Lawrence, a lunatic painter, who failed. It notes Jackson’s resolve and peaceful stance thereafter.
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Benton-Jackson
General Jackson
Wm. Carroll
Jesse Benton
Thomas H
Gen. Jackson
Col. Coffee
Nashville
City Hall
Col. Benton
City Hotel
Rascal
Benton
Jackson
Colonel Coffee
Stokeley Hays
United States
Old Hickory
Fredanekeburg
Port Alexandria
Randolph
Alexandria
Villian
New Orleans
Congress
House of Representatives
South Carlinta
Woodbury
Dickerson
Wes
Gedney
Navy
Lawrence
Europe
Garfield Tells A Little Story 1875 House Drainage
Providence Press recalls 1875 when Democrats reorganized the House of Representatives after the war. Old clerks lost their posts to new Democratic allies, including journal clerk Barclay and reading clerk Mahaffy, who believed Congress could not function without them.
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Garfield
Adams
Barclay
Maharfy
Sanderson
Democratic Party
Capitol
Mahaffy
Goddess of Liberty
Providence Press
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Nevada’s Natural Phenomena and Hidden Caves
Eureka Leader surveys Nevada’s odd features including alkali deserts and spring rivers with unseen outlets. Lincoln county reveals a cold spring that disappears, a shallow sand-bottomed pool, and a tale of a wheel lost in its depths. A Huntington valley rodeo uncovers a cave cave entrance trapping cattle and requiring urgent rescue.
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Nevada
Eureka
Lincoln County
Huntington Valley
Bigger Than Our Army Drives Rail Work in Mexican Lands
Ex Governor Hunt reports the Denver and Rio Grande railway employs over 32,000 men, with about 19,000 in old Mexico and thousands more in New Mexico and Utah. He says supply shortages hinder progress, denies Mexican opposition, and notes depot land donations and favorable local support. He projects 2,400 miles of road in old Mexico and continued expansion overall.
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Denver Tribune
Denver and Rio Grande
United States Army
Hunt
Old Alexico
Tribune
Old Mexico
New Mexico
Utah
Louisians
Florida
Mexico
Colorado
Teadville
Grant
United States
Gov. Hunt
Old
States
Governor predicts vast railroad expansion through Mexico
Gov Hunt says the rail project will exceed 4 000 miles with rapid progress and strong effort. He asserts Mexico will become a great railroad country and credits officials in Illinois and surrounding territories for support.
Ring Story Reveals Washwoman’s Tied Yale Class Secret
Detroit tale centers on a class ring found on a laundress. The woman, paired with a husband who graduated Yale in the class of 75, declines to reveal his name. The husband shadows the laundress to uncover the story, while a washwoman’s modest life unfolds with plans for future success.
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Atub
Yale
Michigan Avenue
Horrors of Hydrophobia in Jersey City Child
A three year old girl Ida May Drayton died from hydrophobia after a dog bite on May 22. The dog was shot after biting an officer. Symptoms included aversion to liquids, barking like a dog, and paroxysms. Doctors Wilkinson Watson and Forman treated with urab, but the child died this morning.
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New York
Jersey City Heights
Ida May Drayton
Wilkinson
B.A. Watson
Forman
What the Defeat of the Land Bill Will Do
The article argues that a failed land bill by the Lords will spark a broad radical coalition across Ireland and Britain, with farmers shifting to free land trade to survive American competition. It predicts a short, sharp battle that could alter political alignments and overturn existing property laws. It cites Irish Orange Yeomanry and tenant disaffection as key forces.
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New York World
Squires
Three Kingdoms
Ireland
Orange Yeomanry
Ulster
Crecy
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