Wrench Marines and U S Consul Halt Seaman Enlistment War News
One hundred years ago reports note the Wrench commissary of marines and the U S consul at Parte sink etops to stop American seamen enlisting on French privateers in the war against Great Britain. State Department warns ship captains about carrying gens from English ports to the United States. France threatens confiscation of illicit cargo. Pennsylvania and Delaware governors appoint a commission including Benjamin H Latrobe to select a Delaware Chesapeake canal route. Tobago ishind was surrendered by the French to Great Britain.
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Parte
Etops
Great Britain
State Department
Porte
France
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Benjamin H. Latrobe
Adams Accepts Invitation to Break Ground for Canal
Seventy five years ago President John Quincy Adams accepted an invitation to turn the first spade of earth for the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Three hundred thirty three per sn a were said to have reached Cincinnati by boat during the preceding six months, and 120 tons of produce during the preceding week, there being no railroad at that time. The first ship from the south sea seal fisheries arrived at Stonington Connecticut with 4 000 skins.
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John Quincy Adams
Chesapeake and Miio Canal
Cincinnati
South Sea Seal Fisheries
Stonington
Conn
Proclamation of Czar Supports Christianity vs Turks
A fifty year old item notes the Russian ruler's proclamation praising Christianity against the Turks. It also recalls Pierce era mass firings of Washington officials and public protests. The piece mentions Indiana enforcing a constitution restricting black residents based on maternal lineage since 1851.
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Russia
Washington
Pierce
Indiana
Gettysburg Start and Confederate Movements 1863
Forty years ago a battle began with the death of Gen John F Reynolds, the Union retreat and the capture of over 3 000 by Gen Barry. Missouri Republicans drafted a negro emancipation platform. Morgan led 8 500 rebels defeating Gen Jacobs at Burksville Kentucky and crossed the Cumberland toward Indiana. Lee halted plans to cross the Susquehanna at Harrisburg and moved back toward Gettysburg.
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John F. Reynolds
Barry
Chicago
Morgan
Jacobs
Burksville
Cumberland River
Indiana
R. W. Lee
Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Chicago high school graduation at McVicker's Theatre audience
A 30 year old note recalls a Chicago high school graduation at McVicker's Theatre with a large audience applauding eleven ovations. The entry mentions buffalo hides shipped to the East and Europe and discusses Maj. Gen. Howard's Freedmen's Bureau operations and a proposed salary reduction for President Grant amid spending scrutiny.
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McVicker’s
Europe
C. C."howard
Freedmen's Bureau
Washington
Republican Rewapapers
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Congreva
Twenty Years Ago in Politics and Court News
Ex-Senator Roscoe Conkling quits policy battles blaming lost friendships. The Ohio Scott Nquor tax law, first license since 1850 for saloons, upheld by the Supreme Court. Kentucky Senator Blackburn prophesies Ohio Governor George Hoadly for Democrat nominee and Grover Cleveland as VP. Chicago Board of Trade rumor triggers panic over Armour & Co. Postmaster General Gresham probes alleged lottery discrimination favoring a Louisiana concern.
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Ohie
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Blackburn
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Newepapers
George Hoadly
Ohio
Grover Cleveland
New York
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Aramour & Co
P. D. Armour
Lake Winnipeg
Gresham
Louisgians
Bryan Named Fourth Probable Defender of Silver Cause
Ten years ago William Jennings Bryan was listed as the fourth probable defender of the Silver issue at Colnege while William McKinley was minor in a related context.
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William Jennings Bryan
Ites
Colnege
William McHeinley
Direct Vote for Senators Grows Across States
An international dispatch reports growing support for electing U S Senators by popular vote rather than state legislatures. Twenty one legislatures have approved resolutions urging Congress to call a constitutional convention, with debates noting two thirds of states must apply or Congress must propose an amendment. The article details which states have acted, those defeated or awaiting action, and outlines the amendment process and political obstacles.
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Chicago
Union
Congress
United States Senate
Senate
House
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Maine
Alleghany Mountains
Panjab Silke and White Wraps Dominate Fashion Notes
New York fashion notes describe Panjab silks as popular for gowns and wraps, noting their crease resistance and versatility. The piece compares pongees and other fabrics, highlights white and light tones, and details wrap styles, trims, and dressy effects, urging careful wear and upkeep.
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New York
Foulard
Mothers Plan to Rest Mind and Restore via Arts
In Home Science Magazine a busy mother describes a daily routine to recharge. She practices piano for fifteen minutes after chores, reads poetry at noon, and Bible study with children to nourish the mind. The piece urges replenishing thoughts to curb weariness and suggests poetry and music as beneficial escapes.
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Marian L. Ward
Home Science Magazine
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