California Democratic Gain and War Path News In 1875
The item notes California voting Democratic by about 10,000, the California National gold bank resuming payments to depositors at par, and a pardon petition for Edward S. Stokes regarding James Fisk’s murder. It covers crops losses in fresh floods, social anecdotes, stereoscopic views, Sioux War actions in the Dakotas, and editorials on labor and saloon impact. It also mentions a Northern Indiana veterans reunion at Fort Wayne on October 5, 1875 with excursions and a dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California National Gold Bank
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Ind
Editors visit Lincoln grave tale stirs Texas papers
A squabble of editors spans Blanco to Syracuse and South Bend as towns debate letters about After the Ball and authorship. The Texas trip to Springfield and cross‑paper jabs reveal local pride and sharp editorial tempers.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Blanco City
The
Busy Bee
Wakarusa Sun
Lettter
Nora Perry
Osgood & Co
South Bend Tribune
Syracuse Enterprise
Undressed by Machinery at Mills Aids Accident Tale
A mill worker, A D Cornell, was nearly stripped by a shaft while oiling gear at midnight. The shaft tore his clothes away as he clambered down, leaving him in a shirt and waistband. The report mentions Ku Klux activity in Illinois and calls for troops amid ongoing riots in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Cornell
Jie
Jackson
Lost Cause Dispatch Attacks Davis as Traitor and North Bias
A Northern letter protests a Texas Busy Bee retort on Jeff Davis, calling him an ex president and rebel. It denounces Southern leaders, asserts Northern hatred toward traitors, and warns of federal troops during a 1876 campaign context. It defends Reconstruction and condemns depictions of Davis as legitimate president.
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Busy Bee
Sun
Jeff. Davis
Illinois
Jef
Winnebago
Nono
Indiana
Davis
Tadumna
Dlinois
Breod
Lost Cause
Dbneis
Indutne
North
United States
Correspondent
Texas Busy Bee
Lost Caust
Unpleasant Clashes Loom Between Victoria and Uncle Samuel
The letter warns of a brewing dispute over an American vessel seized in British waters. It demands indemnity and an apology, threatens seizure of a royal fleet vessel entering an American port, and hints at possible war due to memories of the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qeen Victoria
Samuel
Sam” Grant
England
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Valoa United
Wakarusa, Ind
Owen ST. Clair Editor
California
Edward S. Stokes
James Fisk
New York
Minnesota
Bhaira
N.Y
Missippi
South Bend
Dakota
Utah
New York Sun
N. Y. Zrébune
Horace Greely
Tribune Palace
Sherman
Wilich
Gilem Bracy
Browne
Morton Wwcdonald
Thos
Salesve Piatieaction
Att Toledo Cadets
Logansport Greys
Ey City Guards
Bro. Miller
Texas
Corp
Wakarusa Sun Office
Blanco
Georgetown
Telegraph
Franklin
Williamson
Ilinois
Phil. Sheridan
Grand Army of the Republic
Houston Telegraph
Mississippi
Ames
Owen St. Clair
George Burket & CO
Main Street
Elkhart
Receps
John A. Walter
Locke
N&ly
John A, Waltr
HE. DD. Wilson
M. B. Hascall
A. HK. Gamet, Compiler
Elkhart County
Hascall’s Block
Goshen
Saac Bucklin and Son
N. E. Cor
Main & Jackson Sts
Elkhart, Ind
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