Thurmost? John B Thompson and the Cuban annexation debate
Kentucky senator John B Thompson delivered a landmark 1859 Senate speech on the Cuban question, using sharp ridicule and clear historical references. The piece places his rhetoric in the context of the 1850s fight over Manifest Destiny, Whig disintegration, and Kentucky politics, noting his mastery of drama and historical insight.
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United States Senate
John B Thompson
Kentucky
Thompson
Charles A Wickh
Athens
Congress
Ohio
Lewis D Campbell
Robert C Schenck
Clement Ll Valandigham
Oath
Stump
Ben Haran
Aani
Abraham Lancoln
Twonpwri
Democratic Party
Henry Clay
Scotland
Whig Party
Senate
Scott
Pierce
Mississsippi
Toombs
George
Goliath
Debats
Wallam
Bruiser
Georgia
Thompson in Kentucky and Cuba policy recalled in tribute
A historical reminiscence recounts Henry Clay era politics and James Thompson of Kentucky. The speech imagines three Kentuckians in Cuba with annexation schemes, critiques Buchanan and Canada, and lauds Kentucky figures and Democratic drill. It notes Thompson’s 1860 stance, Union support, and later GOP alignment, with reflections on Kentucky’s political culture and notable leaders.
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Cuba
America
Mexico
Antilles
Congress
Wantfest
Democratic Party
Pierre Soule
Spain
Stephen A Douglas
South
Missouri
Edward Marshall
George N Sanders
W H Corry
William H Polk
George F Pugh
John Young Brown
Harpers’ Magazine
Jericho
Senate
Willam Preston
Kentucky
Cinempati
Charleston
Toombs
Canada
Thompson
England
Cupa
Buchanan
Breckenridge
Henry Clay
Joan
Bell
Everett
Tem Nat
Castle Garden
Broadway
Andy McShackson
Martin O’brren
Bad Whisky and Rheumatism Tied to Heart Disease
Dr Henry P Loomis cites mental strain, rich living, and rheumatism as major heart disease causes. A health board chart shows mortality rising from 1868 to 1901, with Bright's disease common among heart patients. The piece contrasts rich and poor, urging temperate living, bed rest during attacks, and avoidance of worry to keep hearts healthy.
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Henry P Loomis
New York
Health Board
Bright
Loomis
Bishop Potter
Darlington
New York Health Board
Harry
Beloved poet Drake grave saved by Bronx effort
Bronx groups win 25000 for Rodman Drake Park prep. preservation of the poet Joseph Rodman Drake's grave at Hunt's Point cemetery is urged amid neighborhood redevelopment. Drake, famed for The American Flag, died 1820 at 25. his friend Halleck penned lines at his grave.
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New York
Bronx
Joseph Rodman Drake
Board of Estimate
Rodman Drake
Hunt's Point
Neghborhood
Thomas Hunt
Hunt
Patriot
Washington
Hunt Grange
Drake
Lve
Thomas Hunt Drake
Columbia College
Joox
Fitz- Greene Halleck
Halleck
Brownion Literary Union
Hunt’s Point
New Haven Railroad
Union
Princess Patsey of Britain poised to wed Swedish royal heir
The poised match between Princess Victoria known as Patsey and the Duke of Scania could reshape Nordic alliances. The union shifts Norwegia Sweden dynamics, dampening German aims and easing tension with Britain, while tying Norway closer to Britain and away from German influence.
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Europe
Nile
Sweden
Egypt
Victoria
Patsey
Alfonso
Spain
Madrid
Levant
Cairo
Scania
Norway
Lower
Africa
Oscar
Edward
Hgyrt
Germany
Russia
German Empire
Baltic
Berlin
St Petersburg
Black Sea
France
England
Stockholm
Christhania
Edwards
Scaniimavia
United States
Russa
Finland
Paise
Great Britain
Bat Masterson the feared gunfighter and lawman
Bat Masterson famed as a deadly hunter and sheriff is described as a modest, lawfully tough figure who has killed twenty seven men only in self defense or in duty. The piece recalls his buffalo hunting youth, Adobe Walls siege, Dodge City sheriff tenure, and a dramatic rock fight with three killers.
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Ward West
Denis
Hying
Mr Masterson
Masterson
Cowboy Bat
Sti
Buffalo Bill
Fort Dodge
Plains
Bat
Adobe Walls
Roots
Withamo
Miles Sert
Kansas
Miles
Dodge City
Kan
Bath
Marshal Masterson
West
Khi ‘Bat
Jim Bender
Green
Nevill
Black
Yan” McCarthy
Mastergon
Henry Watterson Last of the Personal Journalists
A portrait of Henry Watterson, veteran editor of the Courier Journal, detailing his independence, battles in journalism, Civil War loyalties, and lasting influence. The piece notes his isolation, humor, and fierce integrity as a force in American public life. It also touches on his Lincoln writings and upcoming biographical work.
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M Rogers
Booklovers
Democratic Party
Hag
Tke Cincinnatus
Watterson
Greeley
Tilden
Cleveland
Bryan
Parker
Lincoln
Wealy
New York
Waitterson
Greeley Raymond
Bennett
Weed Medill Dana
Fane
Henry Watterson
Tenessee
Savery
Chevalier
Henry Wattersons
Brillant
Courier Journal
Press Association
Cape Home
Louisville
Herre Waterson
Ufe
Champun Anil
Beme
Newfoundland mother walks pups for sale in city
A Newfoundland dog mother, carrying three pups in a basket, walks the streets with her owner as shoppers stop to admire and inquire about the litter. The owner saves one pup for the dog’s next home while the others are offered for sale.
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Newfoundland
Philadelphia
Compassonate
Dave
Perth
Dyspeptic’s Epitaph on a Groaning Man in Night
Fragmentary verse notes a man who groaned at night due to dyspepsia. The headstone line hints he did not live wisely and suffered, with a somber, archaic tone. The text preserves bleak humor and mortality themes in terse antique diction.
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Joln B. Thompson
Wiigs
Gen Taylor
Stephens Wise
Seward Gresley
Clay
Gevort
Webster
Crittendun
Tennessie
Massachusetts
Millmore
Tulson
Lazarus W Powell
Greasy Bob’ Wickhf
Iim
Powell
Dixon
Flay
State
Wickitt
Whuigs
Dyvon
Divon
Pianklin Pierce
John Jo Crittenden
John Breckinridge
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Texas
Danville
Crittenden
Guthrie
Hise
The
Wickliffs
Garret Davis
Joshua F Beil
Dixon and Powell
George Alfred Caldwell
Tom Marshall
Ed Marshall
Thomas A Marshall
Charles & Morehead
Beverley L Clark
William Preston
Humphrey Marshall
Thomas C MecCreery
John W Stevenson
John C Sreckinridge
Lynn Boyd
Roger Hanson
Aaron Harding
Frank Gavin
James P Bates
Joseph R Underwood
Warner Underwood
William T Whchs
Harlans
John L Helm
James B Beck
Proctor Knott
Tom Rees
Ben Hardin
Mke
Bede
Minnesota
Cushing
Joseph R Drake M
Atlanta Constitution
Williams
Princess “Patsey
Christiania
Denmark
Leipzig
Napoleon
Bernadotte
Charles John
Kiel
Stor
Bat” Masterson
John R Ratham
Chicago
Harlem
Empire City
Juou
States Army
Chef
Confederacy
Geri
Lavic
Peopl
Humire
Sam Corwin
Henry Woutrerson
Documurs
Abraham Tinegin
Sonu
Col Watterson
Aluns
Wismage
Abraham Lincoln
Cama
D Iie
Niteen
Jeane Bat
Hla
Diste
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Atlanta
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