Sheridan Fire Fallout and Philadelphia Leader Obituaries
Fire nearly destroyed the Chicago Post Office building with valuable papers at risk while Gen. Philip Sheridan supervised efforts to salvage documents from vaults. Also reported: Morton McMichael, longtime Philadelphia publisher and former mayor, died at age 78 after a long career in journalism and public service. Additional notes reference Governor Wade Hampton and political editorials from Knoxville papers supporting Zachary Taylor Vance for Senate, discussing Merrimon’s record and Bourbonism.
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Geo. Sheridan
Whipple
Alheedee
Vigiladelphia
Morion McMichael
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Philadelphia
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Morton McMichael
Burlington County
University of Pennsylvania
McMichael
George R. Graham
North American and
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Unanimity Methods and North-South Voting Debates
A Carolinian letter argues Southern methods to force unanimity provoke backlash. It notes white voters should not deny colored citizens political rights, affecting national policy and northern influence. J iH Fritz of Ulton City Mo recalls being cured by Dr Harter's Fever and Ague Specific after doctors gave up.
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Suspat Maxsixe
Earth
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United States
North Carolina
Merriman
Tween
Black-Eyed Peas
Vance
Merrimon
Knoxville
Army and Navy Journal
New York
Army
Joint Committee
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Family Shuttle Machine CO
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Saint Clause
Cooper & Co
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