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Scalawags

The insult for white Southerners who sided with Reconstruction's Republicans. Newspaper pages from 1867 to 1880 on a map and timeline.

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15713 matching newspaper pages in total. Chicago, IL has the most hits (2030 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Chicago Tribune — 1867-02-25, page 3

    … f 6.30 a 7.00f0r good to prime snipping Bullocks. With the exception of a few “scallawagV’ the pens are stripped ofetock, and the market closes Or in at quotations: CLOSING …

  2. Chicago Tribune — 1867-03-15, page 3

    … at prices ranging irotn JUO(SS.S7jf Lr Inferior mixed lots, In cluding poor Cowe.scallawagStetrs, Balls and Stags and coarse poor Oxen to prime flit butchers’Cows, prime stock …

  3. Chicago Tribune — 1867-03-19, page 3

    … 1 ket ba-< not been varied to-day. With the exception of a few scrubby Cows and Scallawag Steers, there was no , at ck left over from last week’s sales, and as the fresh …

  4. Chicago Tribune — 1867-03-23, page 2

    … managers, one after the other and by name denounce them as thieves, as hypocrites, as “scalawags,” “robbers” and plunderers? Let tbe Curious read over the files of that paper during …

    … the same source It obtained the information that the person was a Republican, a "scalawag” and a “gambler.” But true or false, that is no apology for those Democrats who …

  5. Chicago Tribune — 1867-03-28, page 2

    … Chicago Times has seen fit to denounce the Board of Trade as a set of thieves, scallawags and scoundrels, and used other choice language, so common among his associates, …

  6. Chicago Tribune — 1867-03-28, page 3

    … quite active, from the opening to the close, lor all except.the very commonest scallawag grades; for these them is not the least demand. The best and largest ship-, 'ping …

  7. Chicago Tribune — 1867-04-10, page 3

    … here, we , are ,• Inclined to the • opinion that they wonld handle less of • the “ scallywag" stock. Ocod to prime shipping Steers and good to choice botchers* Cows are the …

  8. Chicago Tribune — 1867-04-14, page 3

    … for this day in the week, and with the exception of some 500 head—chiefly of the “scallawag ” order—the pens were cleared. Received today, 853; received this week, 4,919. …

  9. Chicago Tribune — 1867-04-15, page 2

    … for this day In the week, and with the exception of some 500 bead—chiefly of the "scallawag” order—thepena were cleared. Eecetvedtoday,*s3;recd«d this week, 4,9i5. The narketdoses …

  10. Chicago Tribune — 1867-04-16, page 1

    … are sheared. BOGS—Received to-day. 31 cars. Tbe receipts axe composed largely ot “scallawags," of about 100 Us average, and such are bard to sell. Prices range at «H37*c. Total …

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