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Episodes tagged "Urban-Life/Boosterism": 31 through 40 of 237

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  1. Louisiana's Involvement in the Mexican War
    date July 8, 1847map ORLEANS, Louisianatags Politics, Urban-Life/Boosterism, War

    By the summer of 1847, the Mexican War had been going on for just over a year. Newspapers kept citizens up to date with daily progress by their American troops south of the border, including lists of the casualties as well as those enlisting. New Orleans residents opened up their Times Picayunes the morning of July 8 to read a familiar notice, entitled Departure of Troops. It announced that the steamship...

  2. Technological Progress in Louisiana
    date 1853map ORLEANS, Louisianatags Economy, Government, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    New Orleans' geographical location made it a prime final destination for all sorts of shipable goods. The city had become one of the premier metropolises of not only the state but also the entire South, thanks to the convergence of the Mississippi with the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the abundance of water routes, the need for other methods of transportation grew along with the city. Far...

  3. Sally Carter's Letter to her Mother
    date December 21, 1827map HENRICO, Virginiatags Arts/Leisure, Urban-Life/Boosterism, Women

    In late December of 1827, Sally Champs Carter, living in Richmond at the time, wrote home to her mother who was living in Albemarle County (approximately sixty miles west of Richmond). Sally described her living situation in the city, telling her mother that she participated in the gaieties of the city, however more moderately and prudently than she had in her first year residing there, as some of...

  4. Democrat Disappointments
    date March 25, 1885map NORFOLK CITY, Virginiatags Economy, Government, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Civil Service be (blanked), said he, do you suppose the (blanked) (blanked) old fool thought we were in earnest about such (blanked) (blanked) nonsense and not as that? A Democratic workingman had no trouble speaking his mind to a Norfolk gentleman, out on the streets, when asked of his opinion of President Cleveland. The workingman, having so ardently supported the first Democratic president-elect...

  5. Tempering the Temperance Movement
    date February 19, 1842map WASHINGTON, North Carolinatags Arts/Leisure, Church/Religious-Activity, Education, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    The Newbern Spectator published several articles about the new temperance movements starting up in New York, in Ireland, and in the Newbern area. It was a crusade for self-improvement and the industrial work ethic. One man from nearby Washington, N.C., only identified as 'A Free Drinker,' felt he had to speak up. In a letter to the editor, the writer reminded the reading public that there were two...

  6. South Carolina Jockey Club 1830 Race
    date February 23, 1830 to March 1, 1830map CHARLESTON, South Carolinatags Arts/Leisure, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    The advertisements started early in the year for the South Carolina Jockey Club's Annual Horse Race. News of the event was spread to New York and Virginia, as this was known to be one of the biggest social events of the season. The races lasted for several days, ending in a ball that topped all social events of the season and culminated in the election of the new slate of officers. The Charleston Mercury...

  7. Law Prohibiting Children to Work in Cotton Factories not Passed
    date November 16, 1897map CHATHAM, Georgiatags Economy, Government, Law, Politics, Urban-Life/Boosterism, Women

    The Savannah Press announced on November 16, 1897 that they deeply regretted the actions of the general assembly of Georgia. The general assembly failed to pass a law that would prohibit anyone under the age of 13 from working in cotton factories. The Savannah Press was disturbed by the actions taken by the legislators in Georgia. The general assembly's actions showed that the need for production outweighed...

  8. Railroads of antebellum Virginia
    date January 29, 1849map ROCKBRIDGE, Virginiatags Economy, Government, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    In February 1840, the Virginia Legislature was busy discussing the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Bill. The Bill argued that the Southwestern part of Virginia needed access to major trade routes. The majority was in opposition to the original bill (for many reasons, particularly monetary), so Mr. Paxton of Rockbridge County, Virginia proposed a substitute bill, which was found more agreeable by the...

  9. Directory of Charleston, 1816
    date 1816map CHARLESTON, South Carolinatags Government, Urban-Life/Boosterism, Women

    The Charleston Directory and Strangers Guide offered a listing of the residents and businesses of Charleston (name, address, job title if one exists), street names, and wharfs. This was what would today be known as a yellow and white pages combined. This document revealed much about the population with little more than the names of its populace. Their addresses were indicative of the culture on streets...

  10. Ice Famine Narrowly Averted
    date March 13, 1890 to 1890map COPIAH, Mississippitags Arts/Leisure, Church/Religious-Activity, Health/Death, Economy, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    On March 13, 1890, the Jackson Weekly Clarion Ledger relayed word from Chicago that the cold weather of the past ten days has been a God-send to the ice men... The Michigan fields are being heavily drawn upon, while the crop in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin is eminently encouraging, thus relieving fears of an ice shortage. This was especially good news for Mr. Beasly of Crystal Springs, Mississippi,...

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