Dakota’s influence in federal votes and party planks noted
The piece compares Gen Harrison’s role in Dakota politics to his broader influence, noting Dakota cannot vote yet its electoral impact is debated. It cites Democratic opposition to internal revenue taxes and a Carolina plank calling for abolition of the internal revenue system as an ongoing party stance.
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Cleveland
Pioneer Press
Democratic National Committee
St. Paul
Harrison
Dakota
Indianpolis
Democratic Organa
Worth
North Carolina Democracy
Fragmentary notes on Sieveland's Butcher Record and memorial vetoes
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Sieveland's Butcher Record in Illinois, a substitute sent to the war, and a veto of a memorial day funding bill at Peoria. Other items reference Grand Army badges, a governor, and a St. Louis visit related to a Grand Army of the Republic convention, with political opposition described.
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Sieveland
PeRalo
Grand Army
Thase New York
Adnto
St. Louis
Grand Army of the Repub
West Virginia political shift sparks party realignment in Wheeling
The Wheeling region sees major Democratic leaders switch sides to support Harrison and Morton. Prominent figures like William S. Tecan and Workheimer Brothers-backed industries abandon Free Trade, while David R. Brooks and J A McCourtney publicly repudiate the St Louis platform, signaling a watershed in state politics.
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West Virginia
Wheeling
William S. Tecan
Ohio Valley
Harrison
Protection
Wheeling Daily News-Letter
Amalgamated Association For the
Second District
St. Louis
David R. Brooks
Morton
Republic
J. A. McCourtney
Harrison and
Gen Harrison on Territories and Dakota Treatment
Gen Harrison spoke to a friends delegation claiming the Democratic party unjustly treats Dakota. He noted several Northwest territories with defined boundaries filled by veterans and homesteaders seeking admission to the union amid a shrinking census base of under 84,000 for Indiana territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Territories
Dakota
Democratic Party
Northwest
Indiana
Returned to life after being listed dead in Philadelphia
Samuel Nace, a strong young driver, was fished from the Delaware river after a boating accident and pronounced dead by a doctor. His body was sent to the morgue, and a death notice appeared in the papers before he awoke at home that night, shocking his mother and coworkers.
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Jefferson Sreets
Second and
Girard Avenue
Summer Nace
Thompson
Adrian Strnd
Sir Murphy
Queen Street
Delaware River
Nace
Queen Street Wharf
Second District
Central Station
Samuel Nace
Christian Street
Undertakers
Trital
Prudential Company
Lonself
A Gravyu Matter on Champlain Street
A Black man asks a police officer about a man named Moses accused of threats on Champlain Street. The witness quotes threats and counts years of life in a charged exchange reflecting social tensions.
From One Point of View
Two women on a street corner discuss a household with diphtheria in the child’s care. The dialogue hints at poverty and illness while neighbors observe and speculate about risk and care in the boarding environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth
South Streets
Tainyer
Bill Nye Goes Aboard and Dabbles in Salt Water Fish
Bill Nye narrates a seaside voyage aboard the Bay Ridge steamer near Sandy Hook. He recounts catching sea bass off the Jersey coast and details humorous mishaps with bait and a curious creature pulled from the water. The piece ends with Nye reflecting on self-discovery during the trip.
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Bay Ridge
Jersey
Sandy Hook
Steenth
Park Row
New York Harbor
Enterprising Redskins Buy Wheat on Local Farm
Three Omaha Indians including a Paternet student joined to buy and repair a farming venture. One man reportedly could produce forty sacks of wheat in a day. They planted four acres of wheat on the family farm and now rent out the machinery to neighbors in the area.
Child Comfort and Loss Amid Sudden Illness in City Family
A Detroit-based family's crisis follows a young wife’s sudden illness and impending death. In a tearful moment a child asks if his mother will be afraid and reassures her with a simple, brave plea. The scene centers on family love, fear, and farewell at the bedside.
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Detroit
Erin
Tipi
Baok
Geal
Charlie
Mamma
The Yawns of Life Reflections on Youth and Aging
A fragmented meditation on life’s stages from childhood to old age. It depicts a baby’s real self, a schoolgirl’s dainty yawns, and the tiring passage of youth, then middle age, ending with age’s gaze beyond life’s cares.
Capital Superficality and the Pressing Need for Native Culture
The essay argues capital life lacks refining power and risks driving youth toward dilettantism. It warns young minds are vulnerable to external influences and urges indigenous, solid culture to take root despite artificial and rapidly growing threats in society.
A Unique Cycling Novelty Completed A Tandem Unicycle
A rare bicycle design news item describes a completed tandem unicycle. The 54 inch wheel uses tangent spokes and a teeter totter frame. One rider sits front and the other rear with adjustable balance to sync pedaling.
Fragmented historical reminiscence in a Lakeside protest piece
Disjointed OCR reads like a public rally or sermon excerpt recounting Rev T D Brooklyn and a vast gathering at Lakeside, with references to heroes and suffering. Vague imagery mentions city life, human frailty, and wartime parallels, ending mid thought with phrases of endurance and loss.
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Republican Comment
Watertown
Wednowlay
Republican Central
Cate O'clock
Congress
South Dakota
James
William L. Love
Charles Reed
Beadle County
Bb + Bosworth
Hamlin County
Ly Sherman
Grant
Appomattox
Weile
Jurace
Ohio River
Aurora
Kitgstey Barnes
Beadle
Haiti
Butte
Bulle
Pierson
Clark
Sindy i
Clay
Noelsvele
Charles Mis
Thhesey
Coddington Caste Parciatingetad Day
Vetter
Dickey
Wells
Jerauli
Ridder Yarthton
Territorial
Repuliwt Central
Aberdeen
March
Hanson Allen
T. Chent
Henry Sarver
Georgy
Arkansaw
Champlain Streat
Moses
Bill Nye
Wall Street
Ens, Nye
New York
Lakeside
Brooklyn
Black Gods
Chi
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