Lincoln's request to repeats of Your Mission in Washington
A Civil War era account describes Lincoln encouraging repetition of a song and a public event in Washington on February 24, 1865. It covers remarks by General Sherman and others at Mozart Hall, with colorful quips about uniforms and morale.
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William H. Seward
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Cincinnati
Mozart Hall
R. W. Johnson
Sherman
Kentucky
Pap
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T. J. Wood
26Th Ohio
Loomis
Cox
Urbana Union
No Man With Enemies Lacks Slendering Life Trials
A veteran speaker argues that anyone living to serve others and embody true religion will face slander. Enemies arise from virtue, and slander follows those who make a mark by doing good. A life with no foes is worthless, and the bold are always targets of defamation.
Greely recalls early Congress opposition and expulsion attempt
A contemporary recalls Horace Greely's first speech as the most unpopular Thirtieth Congress member. He details a Tribune exposure of mileage overcharges that triggered expulsion talk, thwarted by John Wentworth's sharp remonstrance. Long John asked, Why you blessed fools do you want to make him President.
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Horace Greely
John Wentworth
Long John
Rock River Temperance Group Forms In Sterling Illinois
A new association in Sterling Illinois counts about thirty members and meets weekly as a temperance society. Members who drink lager or alcoholic beverages are ducked at Rock River, with the number of dunks equal to the group size, a practice said to curb heavy drinking.
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Rock River
Kiss as Consideration Forces Pony Payment in Court
In New York a bachelor offered a pony for a kiss and the woman kissed him. He refused the pony claim and pleaded no consideration. The court ruled a kiss constitutes valid consideration and ordered him to deliver the pony.
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New York
Haenchen Delivers Selfless Escape From Mill Robbers
In Adorf by the Rhine a miller’s servant Haenchen foils a robbery by a knife-wielding lover. She locks the mill, uses a Sunday breeze to trap the assailant in the great wheel, and saves the master’s money and child before school-fenced neighbors arrive with aid. The criminals are captured and Haenchen later marries the miller’s eldest son.
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Heinrich Butler
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Heinrich
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Lawmakers Vote Bounty Fight Sparks Soldier Ironies
The Legislature allocated 50 000 for bounties to veterans while Democrats opposed a 25 000 appropriation to pay bounties. The piece attacks Democratic leaders as hypocritical for claiming gratitude to soldiers, predicting soldiers will remember and vote accordingly next fall.
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Ohio
How To Br Warrpy The Happy Man And Moderation
The text asserts that happiness comes from moderate desires rather than wealth or learning alone. It argues that contentment arises when one desires less despite having much, while those who desire more even with abundance remain discontented. In sum, true richness lies in minimal wants.
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Warrpy
Germany and United States Reach Citizenship Accord
The United States and the North German Confederation resolved the rights of naturalized citizens. Germans naturalized in the US will resume to Germany with the same rights as native Americans and face no prior annoyances. Count Bismarck’s approach is praised as a sign of improving ties.
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United States
North German Confederation
Germany
Bismarck
Apledged marriage ban urged to aid political debate
A New Orleans Republican editorial proposes that African American women nationwide sign a pledge not to marry Democrats. The tactic aims to silence the party’s argument against equal political rights by removing the line about interracial marriage from campaign rhetoric.
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New Orleans
Stephens Endorses Johnson as Democratic Presidential Hopeful
Alexander H. Stephens declares John son the best halfway candidate and urges harmony for a nomination. He notes no realistic prospect of such a nomination, dampening rebel hopes for the party's success.
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Alexander H. Stephens
Confederacy
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Stephens
Democratic Party
Dan Rice’s Peculiar Career in Gerard Pa Church Pew Rentals
Dan Rice rents a pew in every Gerard Pennsylvania church and shuns drink and gambling. He owns three trained horses and earns about $30 000 annually in show business.
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Dan. Rice
Gerard
Spanish Cigars Made Under State Monopoly in Spain
A correspondent reports that Spain bans private cigar manufacture while Cuba holds the privilege. Seville hosts a large tobacco factory with two hundred women, who cut, roll, and package cigars and cigaretts. The long halls hold baskets of moist tobacco as babies rest nearby.
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Spain
Cuba
Seville
Mean Tutxes and Ancient Persian Matchmaking
A humorous catalog of misdeeds and wrongs ends with a tale of Persian custom. A girl of old Persia could choose a husband by hanging an apron on her door and letting suitors parade past. The right suitor would be seized and a wedding would follow within three weeks.
Miles O Rielly Fights Copperhead Stains In War Record
The New York Citizen columnist Miles O Rielly argues that hundreds of thousands of Democrats refuse to vote for any candidate with copperhead war records. The Mansfield Herald reports a man injured when a machine shop accident occurred near Ontario, a doctor’s leg broken after a frightened horse bolt. Both parties are said to be faring well lately.
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New York Citizen
Middle States
George H. Pendleton
The
Mansfield Herald
Ontario
Cranberry lands rise as New Jersey bogs fetch high prices
A Trenton Gazette report notes cranberry bogs in New Jersey now bring up to 1,000 per acre, with yields of 100 to 250 bushels per acre on various bogs. Ocean county alone expects 10,000 bushels this year and 25,000 countywide, as vines age and prices climb.
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Ocean County
Messrs Gowdy
Death of Louis I of Bavaria Ends Turbulent Reign
The young King Louis I of Bavaria dies at twenty three after a reign marked by erratic behavior and extravagances. He spent time with Wagner during Prussian threats, and his engagement to a Bavarian ducal cousin was broken amid alleged misconduct. His brother Prince Otho will assume the throne at age twenty.
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Louis I
Bavaria
Wagner
Otho
Editor’s Philosophy on Debts, Marriage and Paying for News
An editor asserts principles about payment for work and newspapers, urging readers to support services. He claims every man should pay debts, marry if able, work to satisfy customers, and every wife should hold her tongue sometimes. He also says lawyers should tell the truth when possible.
Johnson Power Debate Misread Confederate Removal Clause
The passage argues Johnson misread his constitutional removal powers, claiming the Confederate Constitution permitted the president to remove principal officers and diplomatic personnel at pleasure, a provision cited as evidence against Johnson’s interpretation.
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Andrew Johnson
Jeff. Davis
Confederate States
Bees as a rural blessing a pastor tells of hive wealth
A Catholic priest reveals a farmer’s lesson from a beekeeping family in Ireland. Bees, kept by clergy and wives, offer profit and life skills, with wintering tips: enough bees for warmth, accessible food stores, and proper ventilation ensure survival in cold climates.
Truth and worth outlast the loudest fame
Rev. Dr. Deemes argues that true ideas endure while boastful talk and self promotion fail. He warns against chasing editor’s posts or pulpit glory, noting the world values things by price and time, not by show. A man should speak truth plain and let merit prove itself.
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Dr. Deemes
Pardons Committee to Be First Action of Democrats
The National Democratic Convention will appoint a Committee on Pardons as its first order of business. Four Kentucky delegates held rebel army commissions and one served in the Confederate Congress.
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Kentucky
Confederate Congress
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