22 Mar 1881
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1881
Page
1
The piece surveys U.S. presidential history from Washington through Grant, noting election procedures, terms, and key transitions. It contrasts state vs national selection methods and recounts major events and figures shaping early American executive power.
The Washington Star recounts a yellow dog seen with Gen. Garfield during a procession. The animal first followed Garfield a year earlier after a street car stop, received meat, and eventually became a local feature at his home before vanishing on the trip to Ohio. The dog reappeared today guiding a carriage toward the Capitol as reporters note its roving nature.
Narrative details severe winter hunger and exposure among evacuees across eighteen Kansas locales. Refuges lack food fuel and shelter, with children and elderly at risk. Reports describe tents, hovels, and sickness amid ruinous conditions and a plea for immediate relief.
Nashville American reports a wife reforming her husband from frequent swearing. The man only retains the word damn in everyday speech, prompting the wife to counter with repeated censures. Eventually, after persistent domestic critique, the husband ceases the habit. The piece also notes West Virginia Governor Jackson’s stance against federal involvement in state education.
The New York Herald notes widespread complaint that the country is overrun with lawyers. It argues many young men pose as counselors while failing to serve the public properly, and that legislatures are populated by self claimed legal minds unable to craft constitutional statutes.
A composite view from Cleveland Herald and Springfield Republican outlines ex president Hayes savings. It notes $200000 salary over four years with $134000 expenses, implying net cash around $6000 after debts and prior Burghard bequests. It surveys political commentary and era figures with vivid but non-graphic detail.
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