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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1879
Page
4
A social plan urges neighbors to form a club of five subscribers to obtain an extra weekly Globe copy for a year. Family members can help recruit, with each added name counting toward the five needed, enabling a free year for the organizer as neighbors are canvassed.
A national appeal seeks an active agent in every town and village to secure a year long subscription for five subscribers or a cash commission. Interested parties are instructed to inquire by mail to learn the commission amount.
A plan proposes receiving names of likely subscribers and sending a sample copy to each. It pledges each subscriber will receive every paid issue and be backed to forward a duplicate if a new issue arrives, at no expense to the subscriber, with payments accepted under 15 cents.
A longcurt discussion cites Tom Reed Gene Hale and ex Senator Patterson. Nast vs Curtis on Harper's Weekly influence. Conkling's failed bid over the New York custom house. Hayes, Grantism, and party power analyzed amid cross country reactions. References to Lamar, Tilden, and Hayes note favors, passes, and political maneuvering across Washington and New York.
The remark contrasts Conkling’s approach with a forgiving Christian spirit, noting the occasion to recall his foe remains while he resides in the White House.
The testimony highlights Governor Tildens firm patriotism and rejection of buying votes or hiring witnesses. It contrasts his integrity with opponents who favored bribery, noting he refused to win by corruption and would rather be defeated than rule by fraud. The piece questions the actors who aided Hayes and critiques the cattle trade plans for improved ship design and ventilation.
The piece argues the live cattle trade to Europe is failing due to shipboard conditions and disease, with cattle dying from confinement aboard ships during storms. It also covers congressional debates on Geneva award distribution, Alabama claims, and the greenback movement urging silver remonetization and full legal-tender currency. Key figures include Mr. Edmunds and various senators, with references to insurers and Halifax verdicts.
The passage argues insurers cannot claim against salvage losses and urges Senator Edmands to promptly report the bill. It notes New England shipping interests suffer from Anglo Confederate cruisers and recalls a Geneva award dispute. It cites President Grant's 1872 dispatch and Mr Evarts as government counsel in the matter.
The passage argues for government control of money supply to create good and honest money as full legal tender, claiming this would solve financial woes and prevent calamity, provided there is no dishonesty or extravagance. It frames monetary reform as key to returning to former prosperity.
The article explains how the new pension act fixes arrears for ex-soldiers and pensioners, requiring direct applications to the commissioner of pensions in Washington after congress appropriates funds. It details calculation methods, eligibility for heirs, and the potential surge in new claims, noting some disagreement on the law's propriety.
The report that British financiers secured a 12 million pound loan to Turkey is weighed against Ottoman repudiation of prior debts and looming war. The piece reflects on domestic discontent in Britain, labor troubles, and the political risk to Beaconsfield’s government, while predicting a push to expand British influence in Asia Minor and new rail and drainage ventures.
The passage envisions a railway from the Sian Gulf to the English south, claiming it would bind the Mediterranean to the gulf and steer Orient trade through Britain. It portrays the plan as a grand but adventurous chapter in history, noting a £12,000,000 grant to Turkey as an opening move.
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