Grant at Grant's Headquarters Winter 1864 Chronicle
Detailed recollections of Ulysses S. Grant at Petersburg headquarter's camp fire in winter 1864. Describes meals, the intimate circle of officers, Grant's calm demeanor, restraint, and his keen ability to read characters from past experiences and garrison life.
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Grant
Petersburg
Badean
Sheridan
Sherman
Richmond
West Point
Canada
Panama
City Point
California
Cent
Vicksburg
Donelson
Chattanooga
Shiloh
Carpet-bag Governor Fremont and 1850 Westward Trail
A Wauseon Republican editorial criticizes Governor John C. Fremont as a carpet-bag governor while praising his pioneer role. It argues for strong citizenship, warns against Utah territory victims, and urges voters to back the Republican ticket amid debates on prohibition and free trade. The piece links national policy to prosperity and civic duty.
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John C. Fremont
Fremont
Great West
Pacific
Walter
Europe
England
Wauseon
Quaker Ice-Water Benefactor Jacob Weeks Dies
Longtime Central Park figure known for serving ice water to visitors and hosting Fourth of July picnics for hundreds of children has died. Jacob Weeks, once called very rich and eccentric, fed Needy people, offered shelter, and aided many, leaving mourners who recall his generosity and kindness.
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Central Park
N. Y
Fifty-eighth Street
Jacob Weeks
Protection tariff debate echoes in farmer addresses
Democratic papers attack Dr. Loring the new Commissioner of Agriculture for urging a protective tariff. He argues manufacturing interests support farm prosperity by enabling consumers to pay fair prices for food. The press accuses him of political scandal while farmers are urged to listen.
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Dr. Loring
First man crushed in cider mill shocks Springfield tale
From the Springfield Republic: Abram R. Ludlow is noted as the first person heard of to be crushed in a cider mill. The danger of the machinery was previously unknown, and the incident reveals the mill's hazards.
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Mason
Guiteau
Scientific American
Cassiopeia
Irish Republicans of
Columbus
R. J. Fanning
J. McGannon
Thomas Hart
Fall River
Garfield
Springfield
Republic
Abram R. Ludlow
One of Jay Cooke's Creditors
A Philadelphia Bulletin report notes Sarah Marshall, once a dispositor in Jay Cooke’s banking house, has spent eight years in the almshouse insane department after his 1875 failure. Cooke sought relief, contacting physicians and almshouse authorities to move her to a private asylum for life care.
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Jay Cooke
Philadelphia Bulletin
Sarah Marshall
Philadelphia Almshouse
Mr. Cooke
Richardson
Cooke
Almshouse
Prohibition Follower Defends Ludlow Over Press Use
A Ohio Prohibition supporter argues that grape presses for wine and cider jelly are legitimate business. The defender says Ludlow cannot control purchasers and must operate in a “miscellaneous way” or not at all, implying sales beyond prohibition aims.
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Ludlow
Ohio
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