Mrs Fanny Kelly Recalls Captivity With Sioux and Rescue
Washington correspondent recalls Mrs Fanny Kelly's 1864 capture by Sioux near Black Hills. She endured torture and near execution, used clever ruses to survive, and coordinated with Jumping Bear to send a letter to Fort Sully. A planned mass attack failed, freeing her and reuniting with her husband.
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New York World
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Indian Commission
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Jumping Bear
Sle
Fort Sully
Fort Salky
Beneebee
Sioux queen claim stirred by postwar compensation
The passage notes a Congress approved five thousand dollars for services to government and suffering in captivity. It also mentions an appointment in the Patent Office. Indians demand her return offering horses honors and lands and proclaim her Queen of the Sioux.
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Congress
Patent Office
Cash Clay and the shadow of slave era violence
The Wheeling Intelligencer recalls Cash Clay as an anti slavery figure with a history of bloodshed in Kentucky, noting his defense against threats and a notable prewar visit to Wheeling. It links his actions to Horace Greeley and the 1856 bench warrant in Harrison County, reflecting on Democracy and slavery era disfranchisement.
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Kentucky
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Washington Hall Association
Horace Greeley
Greeley
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Harrison County
New York Tribune
United States
West Virginia
Robert McDowell
F.C. Graver
Barbara A. S. Graver
van Wert
State of
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John R. Gruyver
E.C. Gruver
John R. W. Gruver
E.c.grover
Alexander & Saltzgaber
Footprints of the Past in London Sheltered Boots Unearthed
The London Capital and Labor notes discovery of leather boots and shoes from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries near Blackfriars Bridge and Clerkenwell. A massive cavalry boot with iron plates and a dome cap survives, linked to Cromwell era figures. The piece laments lack of a trade museum and urges city companies to form a collection like Paris Hotel de Cluny.
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Hotel de Cluny
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Victory Ends and Republican Split in Ohio
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues Democrats failed to win due to a split Republican vote among factions Prohibitionists Greenbackers and Workingmen. It notes partisan politicians aided the enemy by opposing national policy, which alienated many voters and kept them home.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Ohio
Deer stag chase draws crowd at Charleston racecourse
A staged stag chase on the race-course drew a large Thursday crowd. A two year old deer with horns was released, pursued by dogs Major Minott’s Jeff and Capitola among others, chased through fennel until a horse rider captured the deer near the grand stand and returned it to its box.
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Lucca
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Lucy
Mr. Douglas
Ife
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Capitola
Vost
Franklin Deane and Lee Seek Franco Amity in 1776 Letter
A restored letter, written in Franklin's hand and dated Paris December 23 1776, shows Benjamin Franklin Silas Deane and Arthur Lee authorized by Congress to negotiate a treaty of amity and commerce with France. It notes favorable French port access for American ships and marks the first official U S act after the Declaration of Independence to secure foreign recognition.
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Silas Deane
Arthur Lee
United States
Burglary Under Fireproof Safe Tactics and Protections
Air-pump and compound blow-pipe enable skilled burglars to breach safes by introducing air and powder through seams. Rubber joints and cushions stop powder entry, while Franklinite resists drilling. Wedges and redesigned doors counter jumps, tongues, rebates, and hinges block forced entry. Time locks plus combination systems deter masked intruders when night-watchmen reveal codes.
Ohio election rebuke to Hayes policy seen as political setback
The article argues that Hayes and his supporters cannot claim the Ohio defeat as endorsement while belittling the result. It notes Hayes touring Ohio with ovations, Sherman defending policy, and an implied rebuke to the administration from the election. The piece questions their double standard and calls the loss a rebuke rather than approval.
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New York Herald
Hayes
Ohio
Sherman
Mansfield
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