Democracy and state sovereignty clash in late 19th century column
The Clipper reprints a Confrere article arguing for strict state rights to defend democracy. It claims the Civil War era debates over sovereignty echo in modern politics, contending Lincoln’s presidency rested on state sovereignty and warning against centralization.
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Law of Nations
United States Senate
House of Representatives
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Verdict of the sword and politics of conscience
The passage argues that victory by force proves nothing about principles. It contrasts war’s outcomes with conscience in politics and religion, asserting might does not create rights and defending steadfast belief against coercion. It cites Emmett and Cranmer as examples of unwavering conviction.
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Bali
Emmett
Alain Forte
Cranmer
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Devastating South American quake hits Cucuta reports
Descriptions from Barranquilla and Barranquilla related letters recount a brutal earthquake in Cucuta and surrounding villages. More than 10 000 dead, thousands wounded, city ruins in thirty two seconds, with widespread destruction of haciendas and homes. Routes and monuments toppled. fear and poverty spread as authorities consider a scientific inquiry.
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South America
New York
Barranquila
U. S
Colombia
Cucuta
Salazar
Cucula
Sovn
Saphatra
Giracha
Population of Afin and famine headlines in Colombia
A May dispatch from Bocas reports more than 4,000 victims and worsening hunger in Pamplona as Gikdees face starvation. Telegrams circulated nationwide warn of hotpo charges and social groups in Colombian cities report rising turmoil and shortages.
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Bocas
Pamplona
Long Branch gossip about Grant family ties and Sartor charm
A New York Herald item from Long Branch describes Algernon Sartor husband of Nelly Grant as popular, sociable, and athletic. It notes Grant keeps quiet on a third term and hints at Sartor’s democratic, easygoing manner, beer outings, and looks, amid fond speculation about aristocracy and celebrity.
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Long Branch
Algernon Sartoria
Nelly Grant
Sartor
Fellah
Caesar
Moderm Witch Munting.
In Clinton County a family, led by Berry of Ballard County, persuaded by a daughter who claimed a McDonald spirit spoke of disease and witches, prepared to execute alleged witches. A violent incident followed when two boys fired at cats believed to be witches, then menaced the accused women, reflecting a community gripped by false spiritual communications.
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Clinton County
Cotton Mather
Clinton
Berry
Ballard County
McDonald
Charleston
Justice in a Washington Court Delivers Harsh Sight
An article recounts a court scene in which a judge, speaking with dark humor, sentences repeatedly imprisoned youths while reflecting on costs and mercy. A sobered boy laments lost time, and an old offender faces a long, possibly final sentence, while the crowd watches.
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Johnson
Jedge
Lie
Metherie Funeral Day Leaves Family In Quiet Grief
In Albany Press style a settler family mourns a mother lost to death. Nurac lifts the baby as funeral plumes drift past a long hearse procession. The home feels cold and changed with curtains not soap washed and toys unused. The father consoles the children about the beautiful home mamma has joined.
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Albany Press
The Upas Tree Tale Examined as Pure Fiction
The article debunks the old Upas tree myth, noting the tale’s fiction and the harmless nature of the plant. It traces the Java poison lore to 18th century, explaining the tree’s nonlethal properties and comparing it with the cow tree of South America.
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Java
Europe
South America
Fwrsch
Enat India Company
York shire woolen feat rivaled by Chautauqua record
The article recounts a remarkable claim from Chautauqua county New York where a man and his wife used wool from goats to card spin weave and dye cloth by sunrise and fashioned a dress by sunset. The account notes rapid production and dressmaking missteps with a turban-like frill.
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Chautauqua County
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