Lincoln Estate in Question as Mary Lincoln Declared Insane
A petition in county court by Robert T. Lincoln seeks a sanity test for Mary T. Lincoln asserting over 75 000 in estate assets and mental incompetence after the Lincoln assassination era. She is to be moved to Batavia hospital while a later note reports a suicide attempt and subsequent detention under strict watch.
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Chicago
Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Mary T. Lincoln
Isham
President Lincoln
Batavia
Illinois
Beecher trial nears end as speeches await judge's charge
The Beecher trial has all testimony completed and only speeches and the judge's charge remain. The writer argues for a quiet court process without public sensationalism and censorship of the press, urging an end to the public drag of affairs. Public nuisance and censorship critiques are voiced as dog days approach.
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Beecher
Tilton
New York Tribune under fire over moral duty critique
Harrisburg Telegraph comments on ongoing whisky fraud exposes and prior Credit Mobilier scandals. It condemns the New York Tribune editor, described as a young woman in breeches, for leading a self questioning leader and accuses the paper of deteriorating public morality and decency.
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Credit Mobilier
New York Tribune
Woodhull-Claflin
New York
Harrisburg
Ex Attorney General Williams and Douglass Open Law Practice in Washington
Ex attorney general Williams and ex-commissioner Douglass have shared rooms in Washington to practice law. Williams says he has been retained in several cases slated for the Supreme Court. Douglass says he is glad to be out of office and has received many applications from clients before the Revenue Bureau seeking counsel.
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Williams
Douglass
Washington
Supreme Court
The
Revenue Bureau
Government battles Western whiskey ring with Bristow
Secretary Bristow faces a fierce fight as western dealers and distillers hire ex Senator Mat Carpenter to lead a counter assault. Courts are expected to be the stage for further clashes over the whiskey controversy.
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Bristow
Mat. Carpenter
Vineland Editor Tragedy Sparks Poetic Return
Corrvutu the Vineland editor, shot by Landis, can now write editorials again and craft verses. The rhymester’s return hints at outbursts that mock the type founder and the undertaker.
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Corrvutu
Vineland
Landis
SuerMan Announces War Book In Press
Gen SuerMan reveals a new in press work detailing the march to the sea and the Union war effort. The author suggests the book will be widely read by soldiers of the redeemed Republic and reflect his grand campaign.
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SuerMan
Union
Redeemed Republic
Gar of the Republic Holds Chicago Meeting
The Grand Army of the Republic met in Chicago two weeks ago where Governor Hartranft was elected commander in chief for the coming year.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago
Hartranft
Jessie D. Bricut Dies in Baltimore at 63
Former U S senator Jessie D. Bricut, expelled for aiding the rebellion, died last week in Baltimore at age 63. It notes his controversial career and final years.
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How
Jessie D. Bricut
U. S. Senate
Baltimore
Centennial Celebration Draws Thousands in Mecklenburg NC
Thousands of residents gathered in Mecklenburg North Carolina last Thursday for a grand centennial anniversary celebration marking a century of local history.
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Mecklenburg,North Carolina
Scope for liberty without warring party principles
The Buffalo Express remarks on political life, praising individual liberty while warning Senator Schurz against waging war on core party foundations. It likens excessive independence to bush-whacker plundering corpses of both sides and frames it as treason to the Republican cause.
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Buffalo Express
Schurz
Bush-Whacker
Republican Party
Blood transfusion eases General Blair's condition
The report notes a successful blood transfusion of twelve ounces from a healthy donor to General Frank Blair. The patient has shown marked improvement since the operation, prompting a satirical remark about the Democratic party needing similar life extension.
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Frank Blair
Blair
A New Postal Recusation and Subscriptions
On Saturday the Postmaster General issued an order altering postal relations by striking the three month minimum for regular subscriptions. The change allows newspaper offices to mail papers at transient rates to subscribers who pay for periods shorter than three months.
New Hampshire Senate Sees Vote Counting Controversy
The New Hampshire Democracy questioned counting votes for Natt Head as Nathaniel Head, a Republican candidate for Senate, seeking to create a Democratic majority. The remark compares potential partisan action to a Democratic bowl in the state.
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New Hampshire
Pennsylvania Governor Term Changes and Historic Walk Milestones
The governor's new term will be three years with future incumbents serving four years after. The term will end with the Lieutenant Governor’s term. Gen Latta was elected for four years last fall. O Leary of Chicago completed a 500 mile walk in 156 hours with 2 hours 28 minutes to spare. He averaged a mile every 7 minutes 28 seconds, covered 50 miles in nine hours, and 100 miles in under fifty hours.
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Gen’ Latta
O’leary
Chicago
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Borough of
Warren
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Elk
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Young
Duke and
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Gilbert Gordon
Charles J. Rollins
Heriff
Court House
Pine Grove Township
Hubby & Leiper Heirs
Nicklin & Griffin
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John Smith
Guy C. Irvine
Terman Houpt
Harrison Hill
W. W. Ballard & Co
C. T. Mix
Agnes Dow
Joseph Dow
N.C. Clark
Joseph Legnard
Six candidates for the Forty fourth Congress Speakership
The six principal candidates are Samuel J. Randall Pennsylvani a 88 Cox and Fernando Wood New York William Holman Indiana Michael C Kerr Illinois and Milton Saylor Ohio There is some deviltry on foot Jeff Davis advises Texans to be loyal to the flag as to the Confederate rag The devil never preaches piety except to deceive the saints.
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Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
Cox and Fernando Wood
New York
William &. Holman
Indiana
Michael C. Kerr
Illinois
Milton Saylor
Ohio
Jeff. Davis
Grant accused of turning his back on Indian orator
The Democratic papers allege President Grant turned his back on a prominent Indian during a bombastic speech marking the first such accusation against him.
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Grant
Young Yeast Admitted to Cincinnati Bar Grows Governor Hope
A young man named Yeast recently joined the Cincinnati bar and may rise in the next century to challenge Governor Allen, signaling a possible gubernatorial bid.
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Yeast
Cincinnati
Allen
Frauds Upon the Revenue and party integrity
A critique of Treasury Department seizures of whiskey distilling and rectifying establishments last week praising Secretary Bristow and Grant administration. It attacks the Democratic party for lacking self-inspection and punishment of its officials, contrasting with Jacksonian spoils doctrine.
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Bristow
Grant
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Beecher Tilton trial winds down amid partisan jibes
The Beecher Tilton case moves toward closure as Judge Porter begins summing up and Plymouth pastor defense is attacked. The writer mocks Democratic legislatures in New York and Pennsylvania and notes the Pennsylvania Railroad’s half million dollar Centennial Exposition subsidy. The piece likens democracy to a worm-eaten ship and predicts the trial’s ending will reveal truths.
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Beecher-Tilton
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Beecher
Plymouth
New York
Pennsylvania House
N. Y
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Heriff
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Court House
Warren
Glade
County of
State of
Pennsylvania
Irvine Farm
John D. Danz
Henry Orr
Buck Predicts Allen Victory If Ohio Goes For Him
Mr. Buck of Kentucky argues that if Allen carries Ohio in the October gubernatorial election he cannot be stopped from becoming President. The remark hints at strong support and national ambitions. Ex Senator Pomeroy of Kansas bills a new ink to prevent washing out, a claim tied to his Senate campaign.
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Mr. Buck
Kentucky
Allen
Ohio
Pomeroy
Kansas
Post Office Department
Osceola Fire Rages Destroying Most Of Town In May Disaster
Fire sweeps through Osceola and surrounding areas as forests blaze near Toheyhanna and Snowshoe. By May 23 most of Osceola is destroyed with 200 houses gone and about 30 million board feet of lumber burned, leaving 1200 homeless and vast property losses.
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Toheyhanna
Delaware, Lackawgona & Western R. A
Osceola
Hoop & Hines
Taylor’s
Washannon Lumber Companies
Heill’s
Big Bill’s
Elliott & Caldwell
Jesse Crawford
Snowshoe
Mauch Chunk
Tyrone
Phillipsburg
Auctioning a Million-Dollar Presbyterian Church Pews Plan
In New York on May 11 the pews of Dr. Hall's church were sold with fixed prices from 300 to 6000 dollars and additional auction bonuses up to 1550 dollars for prime seats. Total bonuses reached 77000 dollars.
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New York
Dr. Hall
Presbyterian Church
Missouri Governor Proclaims Day of Humiliation and Prayer
A Jefferson City dispatch reports the Governor calls on Missourians to observe Thursday June 3 as a day of fasting and prayer. He warns of a grasshopper pestilence threatening crops and possible famine and asks for Providence to provide relief and protection.
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St. Louis
Jefferson City
Memorial Day reparations and distant moves across the nation
San Francisco projects a population near 230000 as memorial decorations rise nationwide. California reports large horse losses, while a Philadelphia jury in the Gerdeman case fails to reach a verdict and is discharged. Thomas H. Biddle, U.S. minister to Ecuador, dies. Eads begins work on the Mississippi mouth. Cheyenne hosts arrivals for Black Hills travel pending government approval. Vice President Wilson’s South visit centers on memorial duties and the Austin grave site.
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Black Hills
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Warren, Pa
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Tidioute
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Youngsville
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Columbus
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Sheffield
Philip Schirk
Brokenstraw
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J. H. Nichols
Sampson
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Spring Creek
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Ma Grew Oil Company
J. D. Hallack
Peter McKinney
James D. Stuart
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Reuben Owens
Joseph Clendening
Clendenning
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Said Carroll
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Susan Half
Pine Grove
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Inlet No. 79
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Smay
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Rufus P. King
Said County
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Joseph Eastman
David H. Mitchell
Matthew P. Henderson
Richard J. Henderson
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Andrew P. Morris
John Sundell
James G. Marsh
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Wart Pa
Pleasant
Towit
Robert Thompson
Emery Daily
John Grunder
Theron
Brown & Struthers’ Iron Works
Conenango Township
John King
C. B. Curtis
Francis A. Young
Amos B. Young
M. Spaulding
John McIntyre
S. A. Wetmore
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J. McIntyre
J. S. Wilson
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G. C. Irvine
Wim, Cook
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Flayang
Weaver Mobair
DeBerge
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Nottingham
Hamburg
W. HL. Siple
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William Hamlin
David Hamlin
Patrick Finland
Peter Thompson
Rt. Warren, Pa
Nowhere
WM. Ryan
P. & E. Depot
Leslie B. Tyrell
John F. Vaneps
Bear Lake
WM. A. Greaves
Ortrait
Clauss
Gatinson & CO
Port and, Me
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