Revolutionary War Battle Memorials Recounted In May of 1875
The writer reviews major Revolutionary War battles from Concord to Yorktown and urges preserving a detailed list of engagements. They critique the modern geologic survey project, praising practical science but opposing ideologically driven theories and urging continued support with modest funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ule
Concord
Lexington
Buntée Mill
Long Island
White Picline
Trenton
Princeton
Newington
Saratoga
Monmouth
King's Mountain
Cowpens
Eutaw Springs
Yorktown
Lord Mentors
Geten
Allen
Dee
Tip
Sullivan
Esten
Bune
Randy Bey
Baratogs
Iinton& Montgomery
Haratoyn
Burgoyne
Rhone Island
Itettle Creek
Georgia
Shor Creek
Stuoy Ferry
Yaulus Hook
Savannah
Harleston
Tock F
Kesindera Creek
Camden
Ford Broad River
Janestown
Hutaw Springs
Cornwallia
Geological Survey Abolished Transfer to School of Mines
The Geological Survey under Scheel of Mines is dissolved and its work shifted to the School of Mines. George D. Emerson leads practical examination with a Crawford county field party using wagons and tents. The move follows legislative changes to curb state spending and eliminate outside rock-picking interests.
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School of Mines
Freiburg
Schmidt
Mills
Ware
Geological Survey
Arriour of Mines
Crawford County
Ph. L
Hjolland
The Greatest Inmenliever Offered the American People
A historical critique traces Grant from West Point to General and President, noting the perceived sacrifices and the shift from admired leader to ridiculed figure. The author denounces the idea of sacrifice as praise and condemns the rhetoric surrounding Grant’s rise and entreats contempt for the man.
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Homser
New York Ledger
Grant
Gen. White
West Point
Ne Experar
St. Louis
Conmon
Galena
United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madson
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Usiyanes
Grant Unos
Trumbuull Shifts to Straight Out Democracy stance
From the St Louis Times, Lyman Trumbull of Illinois abandons longtime Republican ties. He now endorses the Chicago Democratic wing, aligning with liberal opposition to Radicalism. He argues consolidation defeats a great evil and opposes future Republican strength.
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Trumbuall
St. Louis
Lyman Trumbull
Illinois
Schurz
Republicantem
Outaldo
Chicago
Republican Party
Atten a Gee joins Democratic forces in pivotal move
The text argues a key figure abandons hesitancy to join the Democrats, aligning with Senator Schura and others. It suggests this shift signals a broader liberal western coalition and a planned organized alliance within the year to challenge the current Washington party's hold. It portrays the leader as lacking magnetism yet capable, trusted by conservatives ready to act.
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Schura
Alice
Washington
Democratic state convention endorses economy and one term plan
In Avavata June 22 the afternoon session adopted resolutions declaring the constitution as the people's safeguard and demanding civil supremacy, equal rights, sound currency, a revenue tariff, and government economy. It criticizes the Republican party and the current administration for turmoil and urges reform, naming General Charles W. Roberts of Bangor for governor as the convention adjourned.
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Ate le Counsell
Avavata
Democratic State Convention
Republican Party
Louisiana
Congress
Maine
Charles W. Roberts
Bangor
Feisty mule talk and a deadly joke from a dated tale
A grim anecdote warns against demanding too much from a mule and from a wife. A speaker recounts feeding misgivings and the dangers of a talkative wife, ending with a macabre moral about a bet and a wife who talked herself to death. The narrator recalls a fatal outcome and a corny relic of the partner.
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Quad
Grange Speech Warns Against Political Use by Parties
A Grange address cautions members that politicians and office seekers misuse the order for political gain. It reiterates the National Grange’s intent to avoid politics while urging vigilance against secret influences and coalitions that could steer farmers away from cooperative, honest enterprise.
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Grange
National Grange
Farmers Seek Fair Rates and Wider Prosperity
In a March Talk the speaker urges fair railroad and government policies that favor farmers, reduce middlemen, and allow direct access to producers. The plan asks for equitable, robust railway prices, fewer intermediaries, and broad inclusion of merchants, mechanics, doctors, preachers, and teachers to spur nationwide prosperity tied to agriculture.
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Merchante
Mechanica
That Mired Girl and the Detroit Doorfront Incidents
A Detroit woman guarding her Congress Street home repels persistent agents and peddlers. Miss Sarah confronts a doorbell ring, teases a visiting minister posing as a solicitor, and warns off card hawkers and odd sellers with playful blasts. The scene ends with her locking the door in defiant humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Congress Street
Sarah
Detroit
Dollers
Collniy
Sam the Noew
Precedent Seen In Sheridan Ap Parallels Kanene City Times
The Kanene City Times notes a precedent for Sheridan's act, drawing a precise parallel to a recent case. It cites a British commissioner's Boston dispatch praising noble British officers yet condemning a so-called banditti for their actions, calling them depraved and unworthy of English stock.
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Kanene City
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