Historic Graves at Congressional Cemetery and Oak Hill
Special correspondent from Washington describes the Congressional Cemetery near the Potomac with beehive-shaped stones for lawmakers including John Quincy Adams Thaddeus Stevens and Henry Clay. It details Tobias Lear and John Wirt, the two vice presidents buried there, and notes Wirt’s marble tomb with a pedestal and box. The piece laments burial priorities in the capital and contrasts the graves of prominent figures with the city’s rough surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Cemetery
Tobias Lear
Oak Hill Cemetery
WasuixeTon
Washington
Agton
Potomac
Amos
Congressional
Congress
John Quincy Adams
Thaddeus Stevens
Preston H. Brooks
Butler
Charles Sumner
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
William Wirt
Patrick Henry
Wirt
Maryland
Madison
Dan Lameoni
George Washington
Lear
Lamont
Cleveland
Philadelhia
Mount Vernon
Mibridse
Gerry
Congrchusetts
Tian
Monument and Tombs of Revolutionary Figures in Washington
The text describes a monument to Vice President Clinton with a marble shaft and iron lantern, noting Clinton’s governorship of New York and role in the Revolution. It mentions graves of Jonathan Graves-Cilley and vandalized Lincoln Lear, plus a congressional receiving vault housing great men buried in Washington and transported home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
New York
Senate
Washington
Jonathan
Cilley
Bladensburg
Benjamin Lincoln Lear
Lincoln
Congress
Hidden Vaults and Grave Markers of Washington Saints
The piece surveys a historic Washington graveyard with mentions of President Zachary Taylor and Harrison in funeral processions, Gen. Macomb’s monument, a Cree chief’s grave, and a host of epitaphs. It notes burial plots of Henry A. Stanton, Lincoln’s secretary of war, and a legacy of notable families including Van Ness, Custis, and Mrs. Custis. The text evokes memories of presidents and generals buried here, alongside witty and moralizing epitaphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tore
Elyridge Gerry
Zach Taylor
Harrison
United States Army
Alexander Macomb
Henry A.ton
Lincoln
Sitting Bull the Sioux Chief A Personal Portrait
A long profile of Sitting Bull describing him as a diplomatic, influential Sioux leader. The piece notes his origin on Grand River near Standing Rock, his age around 55, calm but argumentative nature, and his role shaping white opinions and tribal strategy. It recounts his early life, war path into Crow country, and his skill in negotiation and influence among Plains peoples.
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Tting Bull
Churacter
Sitting Bull
Standing Rock
Bull
Grand River
Great Sioux Reservation
Standing Rock Agency
Dakota
Sittiing Bull
Crow Country
Jedien
Lesten
Rodkin
Pennsylvania News items race from all parts of state
Short items report a Schuylkill River rowboat accident killing Rose Essick and leaving Frank Caffrey, Engineer Webb, Minnie Tafley and Rose Essick aboard. Other notes describe Louis Potts’s morphine death in jail, a fatal hailstorm in Johnstown, a badly damaged street scene in Bethlehem, a sandpit collapse near Hillertown, a golden wedding at Selins Grove, a suicide attempt by Daniel Kelly at a pipe mill, a crowded color parade train crash near Topton, and various local incidents including marriages and courtroom actions involving Hungarians and elopement disputes.
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Philadelphia
Frank Caffrey
Webb
Minnie Tafley
Rose Essick
Schuylkill River
Imming
Miss Essick
Coffiey
Bliss Tadley
Pottsville
Louis Potts
Williamsport
Fle
Marchants
Johnstown
Merritts
Cowperstate
Greenhow
Grubbtown
Lois Street
Bethlehem
Smrel
Hove
Edwin Theemas
Pioneer Iron
irtu @s
Birmingham
Ala
Hillertown
Boyd
Boyd Homestead
Thomas
Stein
Selin’s Grove
Dir
Amos Hoffman
Port Trevorton
Snyder County
Oak Dale Forge
Sun
Bo Il
Kelly
Wakesbarre
Topton
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John Quincy Adalis
John Guiner Addred
Harvard
William Whel
Elbridge
Clentons Tomb
Salmon P. Chase
Marcia
van Nees
van Ness
Daughbier
David Sburas
Shington
Abrs
Oak View
Presbyte
Balch
Dligz
Elizabeth
Teer
William Thompson
Bob Burdette
J. Hex
Jane Ober
Reme
Thomas J. Toma
iSi
Fea Gazette
Pennsylvania News
Keystone State
A. B. Cobdwell
Samuel Raz
J L We
Hutington
John G. Cooler
Adaims Express Company
marrido M+ Ros Woods
Mnests
Uride-Glect
Lis
Individua
Conitab
Vailey
Jonan Weritko
Hungary
America
Catasuqua
Thas
Karitko
Fecor
Fador
Paine
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington, VT
Pas
W. H. Pickett & CO
He Tal Parmtesen & (al
Henvy and
Hell Laster
Sharman
Dewett
American Saw Co’s
Warren, Pa
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Nigh Street
Slazel
Laurei
BO Dle
Tia
Potoné
eGo
Sateem Hunter & Jarvis
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