The Little German Band in Freehold Politics
Chronicle of 1881 82 Republican caucuses in Freehold recounts a murky contest between Jonathan Barker and Charles Bordwell Greenbackers accuse vote rigging district tensions and factional intrigue with Webster a key ally and Ward Lottsville meetings amid warnings and oaths ending with a taunt on denounced corruption and Sellail remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehold
Jonathan
Barker
Bear Lake
Esquire
Erwin
House of Allen
Morrison
House of Smith
Alphonze
Adelbert
Land of Carpenters
Wheelock
Charles
Bordwell
Republican Party
Wrightsville
Lottsvile
Owalter
Webster
House of Abbott
Four Corners
Non
Republican Vigilance Committee
Myron
House of Carrs
Allen
Aberiff
Vigilance Committee
Henry
Watson
Alphonzo
Gear Lake
Lottsville
Proselyte
Congress
L. F. Waiton
State Senate
Widich
Assembly
C. M. Short
E. A Allen
Jos. Weible
Newton
Dicker
Sugar Grove
Summerfield
Whitney
MM. D
House of Rice
McKelvy
Lencza
Selail
The First Greenbacks and a Bradford Composer
The piece notes early Chinese notes called flying money or convenient money with bank names and values, printed on mulberry paper in blue ink, with thrift exhortations. Also reports the death of James R. Slayton, Bradford composer, and a post mortem links injuries to a family quarrel, with an inquest planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
B. C
Asiatic Museum
St. Petersburg
Seral James R. Slayton
Conservatory of Music
Corydon Street
Bradford
Illinois Vast Rail Network Surges to 8363 Miles
In 1881 Illinois added 498 miles of new track, totaling 8363 miles and solidifying its status as the nation’s leading railway state. The Silver Lake, Erie, and Rochester & Pittsburg lines will share a new union depot at East Gainesville. The Lehigh Navigation Company declares a 2 percent quarterly dividend payable June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illnois
Illinois
Union
Silver Lake Railroad
Erie
Rochester & Pittsburg
East Gainesville
Lehigh Navigation Company
New York Letter Reflects on Crime and Civics in 1882
A dated New York letter laments dull city life amid rain and leaves while analyzing crime trends after hangings. It honors Moses Taylor as a prominent shipping merchant, notes large Bennett estate real estate sales, criticizes cheap cigarettes and pool halls, and bounces between society figures, public works, and cultural signals in a brisk, period-voice briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vorace Greely
Moses Taylor
Astors
Lenoxes
de Rhams
Godets
Jay Gould
Vanderbilt
Cyrus W. Field
Jacob B. Taylor
Astor
Lenox
Roosevelt Hospital
Taylor
Bennett
James Gordon Bennett
Fulton and
Nassau Streets
Herald
Fifth Avenue
38Th Street
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William Swanson
Johnson’s Exchange Building
P.V. Murray
Morek & Co
Warren, Pa
J. 3. Davies
Warren
Liberty Street
Baptist Church
O. A. Hoffman
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
Brown & Stone, Attorneys At Law
Over Hirst
W. Stone
HLH
BROWE
Wetmore & Noyes
Attorneys At Law
Johnsun’s
Lansing D. Wets
WT. Noyes
Olney
O. Irvincron
Dinsmoor & Cable
Scofield’s Block
Cas. Dinsmoor
JAS. Cable
George H. Leonhart
Carver House
Gus Mull
First National Bank
Ry Lim
See
J.D. Danforth
Gus
Variety Hall
Ball & Thompson
Beatty Block
Warcer, Ta
BAL Notary Public
G. 0. Thompson
Dist
Gutyhrie & Byles
Spring Street
Tivueville
Ford, Vonange
Craw- Warren
Forest Counties
E. D. Preston
Homeopathic
Third
Liberty Streets
Fos
Bell's
Ligh Street
Warran
Reverdy B. Stewart
Richard B. Stewart
Judge Wetmore
Pew
Warren Hotel
Wilbur & Schncr
Ware
Front Street
Posto
We. W. Wilbur
A. Greaves
Malla Brisk Block
Episcopal Church
Dec
Ash Friend
G.b.k
Atrert
Savings Bank
Warren County
L. F. Watson, Bnesuich,a.d. Hazeltine
Lor. Watson
G. Woon
Hunter
B. Nusmiret
Downas
A. Kirberget
Clark, JR. Wu
D. Brown
A. J. WazeLting
J. H. Morcnert & Co
Bairstow
Fisher
Ooistr
Honge and Lot
Glade Township
Glade Ol Geld
Walker Bros
Chronicles OF Freehold
Greenbacks
OUR
Fort Washington Ridge
Fort Washington
Jumel
Aaron Barr
Madame Jumel
George Washington
Nelson Chase
OCR
Central Park
Egypt
Paris
London
Jumbo
Talmage
Brooklyn
Sin
Milk Smythe
Black Crook
Barnum
Ttis
Bibbers
Johnson
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Donaldson
East River Bridge
Tombs
John
Bergh
Ireland
Jeannette
Trav
Pacific Coast
Tris
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