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The life and times of John Kelly, tribune of the people

Chapter 19: Transcriber’s Notes
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The narrative traces a rise from modest youth and early newspaper and trade employment to long public leadership characterized by grassroots organization, factional reconciliation, and urban-political conflict. It recounts involvement in campaigns opposing nativist movements, mediation between competing party factions, and a decisive role in dismantling a corrupt municipal ring, while responding to persistent public caricature and accusation. Anecdotes highlight personal vigor, social pursuits, and family responsibilities; contemporary portraits and eyewitness recollections accompany an effort to present a balanced, corrective account that situates these actions within several turbulent political episodes.

Transcriber’s Notes

  • pg v Changed: gratify this curioisity
    to: gratify this curiosity
  • pg 44 Changed: attemps to stifle the voice
    to: attempts to stifle the voice
  • pg 49 Changed: upon a confinding people
    to: upon a confiding people
  • pg 57 Changed: in the colums of at least
    to: in the columns of at least
  • pg 59 Changed: the oppresssd were wiped away
    to: the oppressed were wiped away
  • pg 62 Changed: the waterfall murmering
    to: the waterfall murmuring
  • pg 124 Changed: the teritorial legislation known
    to: the territorial legislation known
  • pg 171 Changed: been working in a conmon
    to: been working in a common
  • pg 180 Changed: render this movemont effective
    to: render this movement effective
  • pg 190 Changed: month of March, 1550
    to: month of March, 1850
  • pg 190 Changed: United States will never entruss
    to: United States will never entrust
  • pg 221 Changed: figured so conpicuously under
    to: figured so conspicuously under
  • pg 258 Changed: respective politcal parties
    to: respective political parties
  • pg 263 Changed: the world doats on
    to: the world dotes on
  • The accents on resumè and nèe, and the open single quotation mark before ‘What is the use ... on page 307, were printed that way.