Memorial day observance calls for unity and reverence
The piece recalls Gen. John A. Logan selecting May 30 as Decoration Day to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War. It urges nonpartisan observance and notes recent political and legal items, including court rulings on banking liability, Indian affairs, tariffs, women’s property rights in Pennsylvania, and state fiscal appointments, all framed in a period newspaper voice.
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Flogging in Delaware Political Clamor Grows
A few days ago six prisoners were publicly flogged in Delaware. The writer argues a Republican Convention has a real chance to nominate a governor, predicted to defeat the Democratic party and end the whipping post, condemning Democratic rule if not abolished.
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Delaware
Death of Theodore Clay Son of Henry Clay In Lexington
An obituary notes Theodore Clay, son of Henry Clay, died after fifty years as a resident of the Lexington Kentucky Lunatic Asylum. The tribute reflects on fame and the burden of being remembered as a father’s son.
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Theodore Clay
Henry Clay
Lexington, Ky
House Postpones All Prior Orders Including Tariff Bill
The House voted 92 to 77 to postpone all prior orders until appropriation bills clear. Some deem the tariff bill shelved for this session, while Chairman Schenck says he will push it through for Senate action early next session. Several Senators favor abolishing the franking privilege but see no chance this session.
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Schenck
Committee of Ways and Means
Senate
Indian raid on Kansas Pacific Rail line shocks workers
Indians attacked the Kansas Pacific Railroad area a few days ago. About 15 employees were killed and the line is said to be demoralized and disorganized following the raid.
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Kansas Pacific Railroad
Fragmented Atlas of Odd Global Facts
A collage notes various disparate claims such as Illinois hosting 506000 dogs, a king desired for Spain, Havanna reporting smallpox, Wyoming appointing a female judge, and Costa Rica facing yellow fever. It mixes market mentions like green corn in cans and strawberries in Buffalo with political allusions to Napoleon and John Morrissey successor rumors in Congress.
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Spain
Havanna
Wyoming
Costa Rica
France
Suez Canal
Georgia
Buffalo
Various 19th Century Notices From Woodside and Nation
A compilation of brief items: Mrs McFarland-Richardson ill at Woodside. April-May debt cut estimated at 528 million. Douglass monument fund short in Illinois. Geo W Shattuck named Klantone postmaster. 128k Methodists in Pennsylvania. Grant buys farm near Blandensburg for 20k. Richmond life insurance brisk post-fall of floor. Vallandigham lecturing in Olio on Bible. Richmond relief benefits in theaters. Ex-President Johnson gardening in Greenville. Geo K Anderson named Meadvill e State Senate candidate. Darien Canal surveyor route impracticable. $90m sunk in NY journalism ventures. Howard, a colored boy, named West Point cadet from Mississippi. Britain spends 228m yearly on alcohol. 300k Japanese tea plants sent to Calistoga. Mr Clements of Cincinnati boasts two hundred jails. Milcreek Pens fire in Cincinnati roasts 3,000 hogs. Simmons studies medicine in Vienna. government receipts for month about 4.5m. 5,392 colored voters in Philadelphia. Seventh district has 1,142. Missouri Republican State Convention in Jefferson City Aug 31. Philadelphia builds more houses than three cities. Iowa rail passengers to get 33 a day for baggage delays. Theodore Clay dies after 50 years in lunatic asylum. Harrisburg worried by hydrophobia. Cincinnati maker to supply gold pens. mother of Henry Raymond to live in Lima, NY. Grand Hotel San Francisco opened for 1.5 million dollars. gold yield in Montana 1869 17m. projected 1870 yield 30.1m. Montana pop about 45,000. 5,000 newspapers in U S and printers ink great.
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