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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 22, 1879
Page
4
A fragmentary tale recounts the Comfantons and allies fleeing after a murder, with police pursuing across the countryside. It notes sympathizers aiding the gang, the scale of mounted police, and ongoing efforts to capture suspects, alongside unrelated social commentary on hospitality and dinner etiquette.
A pasted notice from Pesth requests female staff avoid mishaps around stairwells and walls to prevent breakage and injuries. The fragment also notes a campaign offering a reward for best care of diphtheria through German efforts.
The Massachusetts Legislature passed a Civil Damage Act after heated debate. The bill moved from the House to the Senate with votes around 91 to 69 and 23 to 12, amid reconsideration and procedural delays. The act targets liability for alcohol related injuries and bars liquor sales licenses, with provisions on owner liability and tenant responsibility. The piece also notes Pennsylvania temperance efforts and a call for a statewide prohibition vote and commission to examine liquor policy.
The article notes the Ottoman army’s structure concentrates real work in its senior staff, giving the chief a high, formal command. Young officers lack practical field training, able to recite campaigns of Frederick the Great yet unfamiliar with real battlefield deployment and maneuver.
The Figaro reports that Mme Thiers withheld a manuscript after a prominent professor rejected it as filled with dangerous scientific heresies. The incident is linked to accusations of moral decay and a motive to profit from liquor licensing by corrupt figures.
A correspondent urges Delaware readers to consider what whiskey men saloon keepers temperance advocates and honest voters want. The note questions how reformers can be heard and urges waking up to demand righteous action in the next election.
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