Vacancy in the cabinet sparks intraparty feuds in Warren County
In early March 97 rumors swirl after Postmaster General Slowe's death about rivalries for the vacant Cabinet seat. Chandler and Hatton clash over influence, Kasson supported by Iowa power, while Blaine maneuvers via Chandler to shape the appointment. Arthur's administration shows shifting loyalties as Stalwarts fade.
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Slowe
Chandler
Frank Hatton
Hatton
Blaine
Iatton
Kasson
Tatton
Republican
Slatton
Arthur
Tonathan Kasson
Iowa
New Hampshire
Conkling
Maine
Blige
Howe
White House
Princess Louise Sketches Alone in Bermuda Shore Visit
On the day before a reception in Bermuda Princess Louise explored the shore solo. She stopped at a negro fisherman's cottage for water but found only auntie busy sewing a shirt. After a playful barter she revealed her identity, prompting astonishment and a vow that no one else would wear the shirt again.
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St. George’s
Bermuda
Louise
Chile
Post from Cumberland official touts Perma lifer cure
P Dukewart supt of B O R R Co and veteran druggist reports in Cumberland Maryland on December 17 1881 that one bottle of Perma lifer medicine relieved his chronic malaria and throat diphtheria symptoms and restored health He claims his wife shares the benefit and urges readers to ask their druggist for the book The Lifers Test or how to cure them
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Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Fati Alou
Pittsfield Township
Chon
Gar Jani
Tidiante
B. J. Ross
Garland
P.O . Warren Co
The President's Organ and Political Turmoil
A gossip-filled account traces Brady's 1880 purchase of the Washington Republican, its management under Gorham and Kilbourne, and clashes with the Arthur administration. The piece describes moves to shift control, removals, and the paper's current editor-driven operation, noting teachers' quips about Washington during a holiday period.
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Washington Republican
Brady
Republican
Gorham and Kilbourne
Garfield
Conk Hing
Postoffice Department
Arthur
Gorham
Kilbourne
Penitents
Watton
Chandler
Frank Tatton
Alsl
The Dude and the Modern Dude as Cultural Figure
A New York Post science essay defines a dude as a young man under twenty five dressed in fashionable but modest attire. He wears tight trousers a clerical collar a tall black hat pointed shoes and carries a silver handled cane. He is silent refined and intolerant of frivolity and loathes the master.
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New York Post
Prophylactic Oxygen Therapy Promoted for Consumption Cure
An advertisement urges prompt action for pulmonary trouble citing Compound Oxygen as an early intervention that may arrest consumption. It cites Drs. Starkey and Palen of Philadelphia, offering free consultation and documentary proof of success. Additional health notes warn coughs and colds can cause lasting damage and promote Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy and other tonics.
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Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard Street
Philadelphia
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Stm
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Continental Army
Free Press
the Dude
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Shiloh
Hiehard
Stewart
Barnes, Bancroft & Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Taglans, al
Langtry
New York
New York City
Buffalo
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Main ST
P. Bysecker
Second Street
Variety Hall
PES
TOE Merchant
Aven
Torpedo
Singer
Facor Keller
Weber
Warren
Jamestown Road
North Warren Station
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Pittsburg
North Warren
Hell
Indus
True & Co
Angusta
M. Shear & Brother
Parmles & Henry
Warren, Pa
Nottingham
Hamburg
Harifords
Lowells
Napier
Prics
M. Shear & Bro
Parmice & Henry
George Ball
Earth
Penna
Pennsylvania
Waren, Pa
Yar
Richard B. Stewarrt
Schelar
Seeley
Macoh Og
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