Watching with Stanton fort in amid Johnson's stand off
Special correspondence from Omana recounts Luke Poland's tale of President Johnson's bid to oust Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. The piece details how Stanton held the War Department with Grant's support, while senators and other officials urged him to “stick” and avoid a military seizure.
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Omana
Omebsa Republican
Luke P. Poland
Vermont
Stanton
Johson
Poland
Washington Gazette
Thayer
Nebraska
Johnson
War Department
Senator Thayer
Omaha
Harlan
Interior
Speed
Dennison
Andrew Johnson
Senate
Lorenzo Thomas
Army
Charles Sumner
Cameron
Chandler
Michigan
Ramsey
Minnesota
Anthony
Rhode Island
Gen. Grant
New York
Secretary Stanton
Bir
Gen. Carr
Carr
Congress
Grait
Republican Party
Sianion
Vid War Department
Navy Department
Grant
Wasangton
Stenton
Department
Schofield
North
Washington
Bishop Simpson
New American Prophetess Forms Spiritual Church in Cleveland
In Cleveland on May 9 a new religious movement emerges led by Mrs Emily J Briggs called the Spiritual Church of the World. The creed declares all speak under spirits, rejects eternal punishment, and assigns souls to classes after death. Emily Briggs claims infallibility, guided by spirits including late ministers Kepell and George.
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Cleveland
God
Jesus
Emily J. Briggs
Briggs
Dr. Keppell
Troy
N.Y
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
W. C. Hanks
Tarrytown
New Church
Ald
Driggs
Grorce A. Ropertson
British Peculiarities in London Lown on Milkmen and Barbers
Special correspondence from Loxnox April 25 describes London life with oddities. Milkmen serve on foot, cans hung on a yoke. barbers shave but leave customers to wash off lather. Clerical clocks ring quarter hours. liberty poles, tent-stone churchyards, and coffins piled high are noted. Sizable oddities include cats meat sold by the jug and strange terms like jag. The piece lampoons Br itish shops, roads, and customs with a traveler’s satire.
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London Lown
Loxnox
Salem
Taberdasher
Jerry Buker
Popocatepetl Ascent From Amecameca To The Snow Line
A Chicago Times correspondent describes his solo ascent toward Popocatepetl starting from Amecameca. He details foraging, camping on a pine fringe, crossing dust and ash, reaching the snow line, and approaching the crater. He notes the sulphur mining operation inside the crater and the hazardous fumes, with descent by glacier and ashes back to Anecameca at sunset.
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Amecamera
Popocatepeti
Mexico
Puebla
Mount Orizaba
Crater
Anecameca
Chicago Times
City
World Moves. Skaters perform hop scotch with two ropes
An elderly observer on a street corner watches girls in roller skates perform a complex hop scotch with two ropes. He contrasts their skill with his youth, noting the novelty of rope skipping while wheels turn.
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Philadelphia
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Peotos
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Warren County
England
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Br. J. T. Ewards
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Pusiness Directory
T. Keill
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J. A. Schofield
Brown & Stone
Second Street
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C. W. Tore
Ball & Thompson
Beatty Brock
A. A. Davis & Co
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DL Ball
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Dinsmoor & Cable
Waters Street
Scofield
Hunter & Bon
Chas. Dinsmoor
JAS. Cable
Wetmore, Noyes & Hinckley
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W. EL Rice
Seo. G. Cornelius
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Second
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