Daughter consoles father over neighbor's death and funeral
A child recounts caring for a deceased neighbor, planning to bring flowers to the coffin and attend the funeral with her father. She shares fears of speaking and being in the way, while insisting the flowers be laid on the deceased’s bosom, not from someone they know. Brat Hari, in New York Timea.
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J. G. Beaca
York City
Warren
Fobes
Hanhart
Papa
Paps
Somnie
Hari
New York
Henry Wilson and Hayes seen through Phillips in Cincinnati
Wendell Phillips speaks in Cincinnati and is quoted by the Hnquirer and Commercial on Henry Wilson and the greenback issue. He argues Ohio politics demand a strong greenback stance, and criticizes Hayes as a weak Republican leader. The interview covers civil service reform, southern politics, the fate of the colored man, and hints at 1880 presidential prospects with a Democratic winner.
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Wendell Phillips
Cincinnati
Hnquirer
Henry Wilson
Ohio
Wilson
Hayes
Niagara
Republican Party
Giddings
Sumner
Thad
Stevens
Seward
Conkling
Sherman
Evarts
Massachusetts
Devens
Custom House
Simmons
New Orleans
South
Phillips
Tilden
George B. McClellan
Wade Hampton
A Case of Fortic Justice in Politics
A. C. Buell's Washington Letter to the New Orleans Democrat analyzes the Hayes administration’s handling of the Wells and Anderson returning board affair. The piece portrays Hayes’s rise, the role of Sherman and Blaine, and the transformed public view of Wells and Anderson as the political scandal unfolds into what Buell calls poetic justice.
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A. C. Buell
Washington
New Orleans
Lawrence
Mr. Hayes
Wells
Anderson
Mad Wells
Tom Anderson
White House
Hayes
John Sherman
Congress
Blaine
Slayes
Returning Board
Banquo
King
Mr.ayes
Mr. Anderson
Sherman
Louisiana
Diny
Israel
Bob Ingersoll
Darby and Pat in a Irish village prank
In a northern Ireland village two old men Darby and Pat share a quick joke. Pat cracks Darby with a stick and says the time. Darby cheekily replies that he is lucky not to have been there an hour earlier, turning the moment into a humorous exchange.
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Ireland
Darby
Pat
Chestnut Tree Rescue and a Fatal Public Execution
A Massachusetts chestnutting tale unfolds as a young woman is rescued from a tree by a bold rival after her brothers and two suitors converge. A later case recounts a brutal public execution by hanging after a man named Roper is found guilty of outraging a girl on an island riverfront. Local officials observe calmly, with a Mobile reward offered for Roper’s death or capture.
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New York Times
Argos
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Heaven
Small Bey
Whd
Lut
Solomon
Booker
Roper
Mr. Chinch Truett
Truett
Mobile
Judge Lynch Hanged Roper for Indecent Assault
Louisvide Courier Journal reports in Columbia Tennessee that George Roper alias Frank McGee was hanged by townspeople after identification by Miss Templeton. A crowd gathered from night before to witness the execution at the courthouse. The mayor and officials supervised, Templeton testimony affirmed identity, and the execution proceeded without pistol-shots.
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Louisvide Courier-Journal
Columbia, TaNn
George Roper
Frank McGee
Columbia
A. Templeton
Court House
John P. Williamson
Miss Templeton
Robert Pillow
D. B. Cooper
John P. Brown
W. J. Whitthorne
J. F. Barnes
Jack Porter
Williamson
Cows Learn Latin and Verse in a Boy Farmer's Tale
The narrator recalls teaching ten cows Latin names from Unus to Decem and coordinating herd etiquette like royal court rank. He notes cows settle leadership with a single horned contest, praises their social order, and mentions reciting poetry such as Thanatopsis to improve a boy farmer's elocution while milking.
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Sheeta
Unus
Duo
Decem
Una
Horem
Octo
Windsor Castle
Great Britain
Heten
Passion for Wealth Dominates San Francisco Society
A Boston Journal letter notes intense wealth desire in San Francisco, where businessmen seek fortunes and women crave luxury. It cites over forty men with fortunes above four million, many earned in 25 years, and says both sexes chase riches as life’s core aim amid a city rich in millionaires and social opulence.
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Tnig
Thotel
San Francisco
Boston Journal
Flood Devastation Hits James River Towns
The James river flood nearly subsided at Ricamonp with water dropping eighteen feet. Merchants suffered losses from one hundred to five thousand dollars, Mayo's bridge collapsed costing at least twenty thousand. Manchester opposite Richmond saw mills and Cedar Works destroyed, logs damaged, and overall losses estimated between three hundred thousand and four hundred thousand. Twenty colored residents reportedly drowned. a bridge and thirty dwellings swept away. Roads and canal banks damaged.
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Ricamonp
James River
Fifteenth Street
Manchester
Richmond
Sumac
Sumec
Martin, Brother & Baker
Buchenas
A Confederate salt famine and civilian hardships in Richmond
The article describes how salt shortages during the Civil War led Richmond to seize eel works and ration salt to heads of families while railroads were impressed and press restrictions limited enemy aid. It also notes humorous quips on quotations and conundrums, the Irish Catholic colonization plan for Virginia, Oyster prices abroad, and a tin-ware cleaning tip using soda.
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Poland
H. BF. Brockway
Prairie Bfarmer
M. P
Handy
Phila
Richmond
Stuart
Buchanan & Scott
Buchanan
Scott
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