Demands on public worry and political clash in era
A mosaic of 19th century events outlines heat deaths, legal doubts, and royal concerns. Reports cite 549 Cincinnati fatalities last week with 363 from heat, a Philadelphia woman bound over as a common scold, fears over the Russian czar's sanity, a prolonged divorce case in Uniontown, and Queen Victoria’s message to Garfield as the nation awaits his sickness update. Other bits include a Philadelphia husband slaying himself after a quarrel, Garfield ticket jokes, a New Madrid sheriff delaying hangings, brutal duels in Bonn and Berlin, tariff debates, Columbus convention nitpicks, a Greylock July Fourth anecdote about Garfield, a Vermont-born vice president claim, wheat crop data efforts by the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, and thrashing records sent to townships. The compilation blends sensational notes with practical agricultural data and political commentary.
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Corkhill
Washington
United States
Charles J. Guiteau
Ebbitt
O’meara
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Street
Tie
Lafayette Park
Christian Church
Vermont Avenue
Garfield
Henry
White House
Fifteent Street
Fifteenth Street
Secretary Blaine
Mr. Morton
Rigga House
Sixth Street
Guiteau
Guueau
Gossip and political chatter from Ohio and beyond
A compilation of clipped items and opinions touching temperance, horse training for streetcars, a reader’s jab at Gui teau, marriage remarks on gifting, a son’s embezzlement, government savings by Postmaster General James, Dems backing Bookwalter, George Eliot grave tokens, cigar stump schemes in New York, Ohio Democrat gubernatorial nominee critique, a quip about Sir John Robinson, execution tale from Tunis, and a rail regulation plank noting legislators’ pass privileges.
Pemberton dies at 87. Confederate general once at Vicksburg
John D. Pemberton, famed for defending and surrendering Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, to General Grant, died near Philadelphia in Penthouse Pennsylvania at age 58. Born 1814, a West Point graduate, he served in the regular army until 1861 before joining the Confederate cause and rising to lieutenant general. After the war he farmed in Virginia, then moved to Philadelphia. The London Times contends gambling on horses remains ruinous, citing systemic odds and common losses among bettors.
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John D. Pemberton
Vicksburg
Grant
Pentigon
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
West Point
Jeff. Davis
Lee
Virginia
If I Were a Railroad Man in a Strike Song
A Burlington Hawkeye poem mocks railway workers by imagining a breakman a baggage master and a conductor replying with loud improvised roars and blunt humor about pay and gentleness. The satirical verse reflects labor life and blunt resistance to civility amid low wages.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Texas
Maine
Oh for a lodge in a garden of cucumbers
A fragmentary verse lamenting extreme heat and irony. The speaker imagines cold comforts from icebergs and thermometers, craving relief from a scorching day. A humorous refrain notes it is too hot to work or sing. The voice shifts to a wish for a cold maiden’s glance and a jovial soda fountain against the heat.
Rest in the Lord and a Life of Wealth Denied
John Manners, worn by years of toil and debt to please his wealth obsessed wife Carry Dart Manners, neglects his health and faith. A doctor orders rest and warns the couple that wealth can not save a life. John dies after sacrificing his prospects for Carry, who inherits money but loses her husband and peace.
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Ation
John
Carly
Mrs. Manners
Mr. C
Mr. D
John Manners
Caroline Dart
Parson Manners
Thor Iron Works
Shafford
Carry Dart
Carry
Stafford
Childern
Thor Iron Words
Blair
Manners
Head
Convict Labor Dilemma Stirs Cincinnati Trades Assembly
The Cincinnati Trades Assembly debates convict labor in Ohio penitentiaries. It questions the purpose of convict workshops, asks how much product is produced, and urges public discussion on whether convict labor should compete with honest work or be redirected to training. The piece argues that only practical remedies and candid candidate inquiries can resolve the issue.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Trades Assembly
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Elephant Import Feats Three Large Elephants to Boston
New York to Ceylon trade brings three Indicus elephants to Boston aboard the Hansa. The largest stands ten feet at the shoulder and twelve feet long, with tame, trainable bellies. Freight and bridge clearance may force transport by sea or route around Cape Cod as Charles Reiche & Brother arrange the shipment and an August value of forty five thousand dollars each is cited.
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New York
Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Boston
Europe
America
Hansa
Messrs
Charles Reiche
Frederick Ditzel
Pins Cod
New Snakebite Remedy Housed In Vest Pocket
A satirical note from the Free Press claims a novel remedy for snakebites using gunpowder placed on the bite and ignited. The piece mocks risky cures while urging caution for hikers and river travelers carrying flasks and supplies.
Fires Destroy Pittsburg Bridge Nesting Sparrows
Thousands of English sparrows built nests on the Allegheny River bridge at Pittsburg using straw hay and light materials. Fire destroyed the bridge, with officials speculating sparks from passing steamboats ignited the nests. During a Naugatuck Railroad descent, a large red fox darted between the rails before sprinting away, thrilling observers.
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Allegheny River
Pittsburg
Naugatuck
Wolcottville
Hinsdale Letter Describes Ohio Village After President Garfield Shooting
Washington dispatch to the Tribune relays Mrs. Hinsdale's graphic account from Hiram Ohio dated July 4 5 detailing townsfolk mourning garlands draped tabernacle and tolling bells. The letter recounts dispatches about Garfield's condition and neighbors' reactions as the crisis unfolded and religious services and emotions ran high.
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Washington
New York Tribune
Hinsdale
Hiram College
Ohio
Hiram
Garrettsville
Hiram Hill
Tlus
Sodom
Aliie
Romance on Mount Ida Ends in Hope for Two Hearts
A Mount Ida romance unfolds from a four year courtship among two suitors and a grandmother's influence. The dying husband’s devoted wife endured poverty while another suitor, the rejected lover, sent delicacies and vows to renew his suit if fate met again. An interview may soon unite the separated lovers, despite the dead man's grave. Also practical insect notes on ant control and related home remedies.
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Mount Ida
New York
Voy
Times
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