Rumors, factory closures, and Supreme Court tides in 1885
The Barnesville Gazette reports John Roach’s assets claim of four million with unclear liabilities and a rich defense by his assignee George E. Weed. It notes Indignation over jokes on officials and reports of Bridgeport mills shutting due to iron markets, while a pending Supreme Court vacancy looms as Justices near retirement. Also covered are politics, transportation, education, liquor debates, and regional inflation signals.
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Navy Yard Reform Sparks Personnel Overhaul
Secretary Whitney orders a board of officers to run personal and competitive exams for all foremanships at navy yards. Present incumbents may compete, but new force preferred with strict standards, aiming to curb entrenched navy yard habits and improve management. Samuel J. Tilden material to be issued in book form this summer.
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Brains and the American Spirit in a Commercial Era
A wide quotation on collective brains versus individual leadership contrasts the American will to make wealth with the tendency to avoid manual work. It cites the American dream of becoming a millionaire, the brisk drive of public schools, and a restless, competitive economy. Frank Leslie's August issue features literary and historical pieces, including Townsend on the Bartholdi Statue, Ingersoll on Our New Steel Cruisers, and Hawthorne in youth, plus Talmage sermons and mission studies. The New York Nation’s twenty-year retrospective notes civil service reform and its role in national discourse.
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Scents
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Poets and Critics Highlight Atlantic Monthly Review
The latest Atlantic Monthly issue features poetry by Edith Thomas and others read at a Cambridge Phi Beta Kappa Dinner, plus reviews of Ormsby Don Quixote and Stepanik Russia. Noted essays address public lands, cholera prevention, animal soul, and press critique, with a tease on a London vices war by the Queen.
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Kathleen Wright
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Martia E. MacKaye
E. BR. Sill
Harriet Waters Preston
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