Nearth American Union aims at continental confederation
The piece notes a Montreal society calling itself the nearth American Union seeks a grand constitutional union from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Arctic to Panama. It mentions Exhibition officials predicting up to 100000 daily attendees after September 1 and public intent to visit as weather cools.
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Montreal
Nearth American Union
North America
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic Circle
Panama
Hawley
The Captain's Hoss: A Sailor's Inland Buy
Captain Filigree orders a horse for a river voyage and Ben Hurlyburly returns with a horse instead of a hawser. The horse proves spirited and the captain denounces the purchase as an unmitigated ass, forcing Ben to seek a buyer at half price.
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Ben Hurlyburly
Barly
Kingston
Betsy Neversink
Ben
Ben Hurlyburry
Hanima
Ike
Bones
Crossbones
Milford Stage Lines Announces Summer Hack Schedule
Milford Hack schedule changes begin May 15 with daily departures from Milford at 8:40 a.m. to Batavia by 11:00 a.m. and Williamsburg by 11:45 a.m. Afternoon return from Williamsburg at 1:00 p.m. Connects in Milford to trains to Springfield and Xenia and the 6:51 p.m. train to Cincinnati. G. M. Davis, Proprietor. May 10, 1876.
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Williamsburg
Eagvos Tsatvee Ee
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Xenia
Cincinnati
G. M. Davis
Patents and land claims firm advert in old notice and tale
Legal notices advertise American and Foreign Patents Cs & Co successors to Chip man Hosmer & Co offering patent procured worldwide with no advance fees and revived rejections. Also listed are land cases land warrants and scrip services. The rest is a fishermen nautical tale featuring Captain Filigree and Ben Hurlyburly aboard a tug with chaotic scenes.
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Patent Office
Congress
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Department of the Interior
Pegasus
Ben Hurly
Thad
Captain Filigree
Ben Hurlyburly
Bat loss in Berlin trees sparks calls for seasonal felling
The London Farmer reports that winter felling of hollow trees in Berlin's Thiergarten killed thousands of hibernating bats. It notes bats curb insects and warns against winter disturbances, citing Baron Nolde and a Crown forest example where winter logging led to caterpillar damage and forest ruin.
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Indian account of the Little Big Horn battle from Standing Rock
J S Poland, captain of the Sixth Infantry at Standing Rock, reports to St Paul on July 24. He notes Sit ting Bull was not killed nor personally engaged, Crazy Horse and Black Moon led the battle, Kill Eagle opposed. Indians claim vast captures of arms, horses, and supplies, and warn of Sioux and Cheyenne movements toward the agency to compel participation or face force.
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The
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Crazy Horse
Black Mood
Kill Eagle
Missouri River
Red Cloud
Spotted Tail
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Custer
Rosebud Mountains
New Hampshire Hotels Employ Waitresses From Notable Families
Hotels in the mountains recruit waitresses from prominent New Hampshire and Vermont families. These young women serve both in dining rooms and parlors, entertaining guests in addition to their dining duties.
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New Hampshire
Mountains
Vermont
The Bamerican Race and Reconstruction Debate
A satirical monologue by Orpheus Kerr echoes racial violence scenes from the South and a political rebuke of Reconstruction policies. The speaker contrasts white and Black enforcement, cites incidents in New Orleans Central Georgia Virginia Tennessee and Washington, and quotes Sherman criticizing the Democratic party’s long silence on past positions.
Hamburg horror fuels Southern politics in 1876 debate
The piece rails at Democrats for anti war sentiments and cites Hamburg South Carolina killings as evidence of white Southern violence. It calls for punishment of murderers, critiques Hendricks and Hendricks’ cautious leadership, and favors Governor Chamberlain handling law and order with federal aid if needed.
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Hayes Greater Man Than Hendricks in State Leadership
The New York Tribune lauds Rutherford B. Hayes for stronger speech and executive ability than Governor Hendricks. Hayes gains broad support, including from opponents, while Hendricks is questioned as a statesman despite occasional opportunities to distinguish himself.
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Party Unity and the Democratic Dilemma in 1876
A critique arguing the Democratic Party is not a political unit, citing internal splits on money policy and patriotism. It discusses War Democrats Copperheads and Ku Klux links, noting factional divides that undermine reform hopes and affect the 1876 campaign. The piece includes a long excerpt from a Mississippi Grand Jury report condemning election violence and urging federal protection of citizen rights.
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Advertising Rates for the Clermont Courier
Legal and transient advertisements cost $1.00 per square for the first insertion and $0.50 for each subsequent insertion. A yearly liberal reduction applies. Business cards up to six lines are $6.00 per year.
Republican Call to Return to Hard Money and Reform
A historic editorial argues for Republican policy under Hayes, urging swift money reform, administrative improvements, and constitutional protections. It contends Democratic claims lack strong reform support and stresses Hayes’s clear pledge and Bristow backing as proof of a safer path for the nation.
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Muat
Tilden
Vernor Hayes
Bristow
War echo dominates Senate clash over Hamburg massacre
Senator Morton faces Merriman as the Hamburg violence dominates debate. The exchange notes the war’s lingering influence and the South’s slaughters from New Orleans to Hamburg, with Republicans arguing for protection and fair elections amid ongoing bloodshed.
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Woefuul Extravagance in the Eyes of the Great Unwashed
A New York Graphic sketch mocks Blue Jeans Jimmy Williams a Democratic candidate for Indiana governor by recounting a bath episode. The satire features a bath, towels, and a living-room conversation with a hotel attendant and a darky narrator. The piece lampoons cost and frugality with a racial stereotype in dialogue.
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New York Graphic
Jimmy” Williams
Indiana
Economist
Darky
Mission Board Delays Return of Missionaries to Egypt
The United Presbyterian Mission Board at its July meeting decided not to send Rev. Harvey and John ston and their families back to Egypt due to reduced receipts. The board's indebtedness stands at 18,600 dollars with over expenses around 6,000 dollars monthly and summer receipts not exceeding 3,000 dollars.
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United Presbyterian Mission Board
Messrs
Harvey and
Johnston
Egypt
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