Inauguration Day 1869 Grant and Colfax Parade
Rainy morning yields to vast crowds as General Grant and Vice President elect Colfax arrive. The procession advances to the Capitol with divisions from regulars, volunteers, sailors, firemen, and political clubs as Senators take office and Grant takes the oath. Nellie Grant captivates crowds. ceremonies conclude with Grant's White House arrival and a dispatch from Bismarck.
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General Grant
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Delaware
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Connecticut
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Wisconsin
Eugene Casserly
California
Zach Chandler
Michigan
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Vermont
Reuben E. Fenton
New York
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Florida
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
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Alex. Ramsey
Minnesota
Carl Scharz
Missouri
John Scott
Pennsylvania
Wm. Sprague
Rhode Island
Wm. A. Stewart
Nevada
John P. Stockton
New Jersey
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Thomas W. Tipton
Nebraska
Mr. Hamilton
Maryland
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Tennessee
Supreme Court
Senate Committee
Diplomatic Corps
House of Representatives
Navy
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Nellie Grant
White House
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White Ouse
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Folanne
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Grant Family Washington Home Portrait and Daily Routine
A correspondent details General Ulysses S. Grant's Washington life. He notes Grant's routine, staff offices, reception rooms, family visits, and the Douglas Block residence near New Jersey Avenue. The piece also sketches Mrs. Grant as a homebody and Nellie Grant, with comments on Grant's appearance and habits.
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Seventeenth Streets
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Washington
Sabbath Bells and Lessons From Widestyed History
Daniel Webster recalls defending a man accused of murder who blamed youth crimes on neglecting Sabbath school discipline. He recalls Jefferson and a June Sabbath moment, noting the refrain and the power of religious instruction to steer youth from crime, as presented via a sermon-like reminiscence.
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Daniel Webster
Mr. Webster
House of Prayer
Thomas Jefferson
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Reese Hai
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Great Women Earnest Voices Against Social Stereotypes
A defense of sensible women who balance home life with learning and virtue. The author argues against national preoccupation with feminine types and extols women who cultivate intellect and moral character while criticizing shallow biographers and male vanity.
The Benefit of Being Knocked About in the World
A social essay argues that youths benefit from rough experiences abroad and at school. It claims hardship educates humility, shapes leaders, and builds character, concluding that being knocked about by life helps a boy become a wiser, sturdier man despite parental fears.
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Lisa Will
Te Han
Life Thoughts Reflections on Freedom, Generosity, and Virtue
A collection of aphorisms on personal freedom and the pliancy of the generous. Observations on children and balloons, the painter who mixes paint with brains, and the value of virtue over beauty. Critics of excessive pleasure, money, and idle curiosity are urged to seek stillness in life.
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A Prairie Morning Observes a Mother’s Quiet Labor
A writer notes white snow on a cold prairie day while observing a worn mother feeding cows and preparing breakfast. The piece reflects on drudgery, sacrifice, and the moral call of nurturing offspring through relentless toil and unheralded virtue.
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A Winter Funeral Reflection by Dr Bushnell
A winter funeral meditation on mourning and immortality. The speaker laments the cold season yet finds a resolve to honor the dead, asking how winter rites shape belief. The tone blends sorrow with hope as the winter landscape mirrors loss and the longing for lasting memory.
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Walt
Bushnell
Railroads and Farm Lands Value from Transport Costs
An 1870s style argument shows rail transport cutting grain haul costs from twelve dollars to four dollars per load, boosting value per acre by about eight dollars, with rail lines through towns adding about 110 dollars per acre to farm values. It imagines ten mile towns and 27 miles of railroad costs, suggesting self-taxation to fund rail expansion could repay farmers via land value gains.
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Jr. Wollaston
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