General Hancock Praised as A King of Soldiers
The Keokuk Gate City extols General Hancock calling him a great soldier and a king in every inch the man born to command.
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Keokuk Gate City
Hancock
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1886
Page
2
Sixty six Democrats oppose widow's pension bill in Congress
The Oskaloosa Herald notes that sixty six Democrats voted against the widow's pension bill, claiming such opposition harms the Union soldier and his widow and praising the roll call as revealing true friendship.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Congress
Illinois Grand Army Encampment Backs Fitz John Porter Boycott
In Springfield on Thursday the Illinois Grand Army Encampment voted almost unanimously to oppose restoring Fitz John Porter to the army after his 1870 expulsion by court martial.
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Springfield
Congress
Fitz John Porter
Congress Delivers Bills Yet Most Meet Quick Pigeonholing
Six thousand bills have been introduced in congress and the work goes bravely on. It costs nothing but time to introduce a bill, and it tickles the constituents. Nine tenths of the measures are pigeonholed within ten minutes after their introduction.
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Congress
St. Pau
Minneapolis
Nicollet
Robert
Robert Retur
Charlie
Cadmus
King Charlie
Fridoline
Bill
Battersea
Senate
Dakota
House
Sun shifts wartime cry to Turn the Republicans out
The New York Sun changes its war cry from Turn the rascals out to Turn the Republicans out. The paper fears democrats in office may view continuation as a personal attack on them.
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New York Sun
The
Sun
Petition to Prohibit Sunday Railway Runs in Iowa Senate
A petition filed in the Iowa senate requests a law banning railway trains on Sundays. It argues the prohibition will allow employees to spend Sundays with families and rest to perform duties safely the rest of the week.
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Iowa Senate
Insurance case rules in favor of family over self harm clause
A life insurance dispute regarding death by own action was decided for the insured's family. The ruling suggests insurers should avoid costly court fights and notes the benefit of omitting such clauses in advance.
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Dan
Gedney
West 123
New York
Ayers
Chas
Landon
Guilford, Conn
Aims of Navy Life Mean Better Marriages for Offspring
A quote from a distinguished army officer's wife reveals a belief that sending a son to Annapolis offers social advantage and avoids admitting common people to equality. The speaker criticizes Washington views on defenders and suggests a narrow outlook focused on status and advantage.
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Annapolis
Washington
Secretary Whitney Pushes Completion of Five Ironclads
Secretary Whitney testifies before the naval committee urging completion of five unfinished ironclads for hard fur defense. He notes prior misrepresentation of the vessels, acknowledging Democratic partisans led by the Navy Secretary blamed the ironclads as worthless and good only for old iron.
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John Roach
Whitney
Naval Committee of the House
Secretary of the Navy
Political contrast: Republican and Democratic rule cited
The Chicago Journal contrasts party governance across a range of cases. It cites Belknap's impeachment and resignation over post tradership sales while Garland remains at the Department of Justice amid charges and stock speculation suits under his oversight.
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Rieals
Republican
Chicago Journal
Belknap
Vanelectric
Department of Justice
Canine suffrage schemes end with Cadmus the dog star
A humorous tale from a St. Paul paper narrator frames the Grand Army’s aging ranks and a London professor, then follows Fridoline and Robert as they train Cadmus the dog to learn letters. Cadmus inspires canopy of political ideas, stocks, and canine election fantasy, ending in a light note as the dog becomes a theatrical star.
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Robert Fadburn
Robert
London
Fridoline
Hyde Park
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