Secretary McCrary Urges War Department Reforms and Indian Policy
The Secretary of War outlines army operations, defense of authorities, and needs for legal clarity on use of troops. He supports strengthening Indian affairs policy, proposed concentration of Native groups on reservations, and gradual civilizing efforts. He asks Congress to authorize supplies to yellow fever victims and pension for Lieutenant Bonner's widow, stressing accountability and modernization of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCrary
Secretary of War
Gena Bherman
Sheridan
Congresa
Congress
Cauca
New Mexico
Texas
Whiteba
Army
Indian Service
Mossap
Bonner
United States
Rome
Rocky Mountains
Commissioner of Indian Affaire
Army report warns of famine risk among tribes in reconciling policy
General Sherman notes the army faces hardship in supplying Indians and affliated groups. He argues ongoing food scarcity tests tribal patience and urges decisive action to feed nomadic peoples, prevent starvation, and guide assimilation toward agriculture while avoiding widespread hunger and conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Sherman
Wan
Sherman
Barnards
Indiana
Thien
Congress
Navy Department report on vessel fittings and training program
Secretary Thompson cites 63 government vessels partly or wholly equipped at navy yards costing 11701050. labor 14200815, material on hand 94767481, and purchases 0124. coal purchases total 36780 tons. Manila hemp 2801250 pounds. Exports and contingents show 15142 balance. desertions 660, prior year 518. 523 boys enlisted, 0 remain in training aboard ships. The department aims to train native-born seamen and maintain permanent ship training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Non
Kkow Themypeon
the Navy
Iabor
Fian
von Aela
INTRA
Pantiron
AL Alamphreys
Rivera
Hbarbom
Secretary Schurz on the Indian Problem
Interior Secretary Schurz outlines the Indian question in the annual report, praising overall integrity and efficiency of the Indian service while admitting current conditions fall short. He credits experience with efforts to curb abuses and improve policy, signaling ongoing work and cautious optimism amid reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schurz
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Service
Post Office Department Annual Report Highlights Costs
Postmaster General David M. Key reports for the fiscal year ending June 1 balance sheet items. Total postal service expense 4,571,000 with current year appropriation 8,20,581. Net revenue from postage stamps 1,149,110. stamps and stamped envelopes assets vary. Mail transportation cost 1,184,171, versus prior year. Revenue from money orders 200,017, up from 100,145. Highlights address deficiencies in salaries and compensation of postmasters and rail transport funding. Key notes congressional debate on rates and appropriations, urging fiscal restraint and consideration of railway service costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Key
Harvica
Sututa SC
Tsi
Shca
Krenn
Matster
Lane
Ita Reverenalitela
Amis Fey
Pete
Agricultural Bureau report on domestic production trends
The Commissioner of Agriculture outlines annual work examining new domestic production prospects and reducing reliance on imports. He highlights a plan to boost home output of goods like coffee and wool, notes levee repairs funded by the federal government, and reports a promising wheat crop with smaller losses from grasshoppers and winter-kill. Overall, US grain production outpaced last year, with a large exportable surplus remaining after domestic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fae Bets
Ito
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Towa
Nebraska
Chalois
Public Lands Report Highlights Unsurveyed Acres and Revenue
Commissioner Willamaron reports 1,000,000 acres of public lands remain unsurveyed. Revenue from land sales rose sharply last year to 2,029, reflecting gains over the prior period. The document details timber depredation suppression, abandoned military and Indian reservations, private land claims, and proposes reforms on title transfers, affidavits, tax law, and prompt relief for land entrants with legal irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamaron
United States
Noceivar
Report of Internal Revenue Commissioner Raum
The annual report shows 9111,080,710 collected in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1878, a decline of 92,507,31 from the prior year. Receipts come from tobacco, fermented liquors, banks and bankers, stamps and penalties, with the drop mainly due to whisky stamp and winter agitation taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raum
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
IFIB
Mpirita
Iciba
Soren
Tax and liquor trends cited in 1878 fiscal data
The report notes 6.5 million gallons less whisky and 1.5 million more beer produced in 1878 versus the prior year, and a rise in liquor duty burden. It cites cigars totaling over 1.005 billion, with per-smoker output estimates. The House backs a tobacco tax cut, while a commissioner warns revenue loss of about 8 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubor
House of Representatives
Ita
Pension Bureau reports savings and pension totals
Commissioner Bentley releases annual pension report showing two year expense cuts totaling 2222 dollars and 20.5 million paid in pensions. Original claims total 18,812 for invalid pensions and 15,340 for Civil War service under the 1878 act. Savings from reduced payments and agency consolidation cited. Payments after consolidation said to be more prompt and payroll service more efficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentley
China
Territorial Governors Propose Changes in Territory Policy
Report from the interior department notes that governors of territories seek reforms. Montana urges British restraint and citizen colonization plans while Utah calls for qualification changes in governance. Debates focus on territorial elections, cohabitation limits, and stronger federal oversight under military districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Montana
United States
Permnt
Thingera
Yellowetene
Momtena
Ate
Nelo A. Males
Satan
Alt
Tosit
Avizena
Iterier
Treasury and War Department Fiscal and Annual Reports
The document summarizes multiple federal agency annual reports. It covers operations and expenditures of the Treasury and War Departments, foreign mail costs, river and harbor improvements, fortifications, and naval and medical services. It notes spending for river works, import and mail statistics, commissary stores, and the Revenue Marine Bureau's vessel rescues. It also reports on post offices, currency, banking, and appointment office activity.
Clean Newspapers and the Battle Against Scandal
A critique of sensational journalism argues that a clean newspaper is valued in modern society. It condemns enterprising papers for unseemly revelations and perverted tastes, urging media to protect propriety while noting rising public scrutiny of journalistic excess. A mix of opinions on international praise for General Grant and a hunting anecdote closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiat
Ciit
Atery
Samtge
Wil
Hans
Polly and Baxter wed after a farm labor dilemma
Polly faces suspicion and theft when Baxter leaves Thornley’s to work elsewhere. Hannah accuses Baxter of theft while Polly secretly rescues her finances to prove love. Polly discovers Baxter’s honesty, funds move, and the couple plans a simple wedding as Hannah reveals a reconciled tale in a Harper’s Bazaar finale.
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Father Thornley
Baxter
Polly
Mr Thornley
Hannah
Thorn- Teyx
Baster
Thorney
Buster
Mass Polly
Miss Banta
Palmer Thornely
O& Baxter
Hiram
Thorley
Thornley
nDornley
Miss Polly
Thornleys
Paster
Miss Hanna
Falke
Chow
Treekon
Jim
Aline
Ashe
Hans
Daxter
Hine
Thornby
Vanmith
Brighten
Charley
Mixa Hannah
Mina Hannah
Imm
Buldly
Old Thornley
Miss Hannah
Mapician
Pauline Powers
Misa Haonah
Seaturdo Nhil
Enashier
Ike
Ax Baxter
New Hampshire
Suminer
Jun
Alventarona
Mr. Baxter
John
Mr. Thornley
Alo
Europe
Harper’s Bazar
Farmer Traps Rabbits Along Idaho Fence
A farmer near Boise City Idaho conducts a heavy rabbit trapping operation along three miles of brush fence. Rabbits hop the fence onto a board covering eye holes, where a trap catches them. He notes about 1008 traps daily with many rabbits captured per trip. A bounty of 2 cents per rabbit is paid, covering travel expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise City
Idaho
Seneet
Not yet too late endures as December dawns
A fragmented ode-like scene unfolds in a wooded landscape with shadows and a rising sun. Figures move through fablelike imagery, a miraculous moment arrives as light breaks, and a chorus declares not yet too late. The piece endures in hopeful, lingering verse with autumnal decay and a quiet resolve toward December.
Eager to Anticipate Hourly Pocsnages of Folly
A fragment from a nineteenth century column hints at a daily cadence of public folly and hopeful chatter. The text references an eager crowd awaiting one more day and repeats a cheerlike phrase suggesting a ritual or habit.
Wit and Humor from a Colonial Paper Teems with Snappy Bits
A clipped page of light verse and wry quips riffs on election nerves, public manners, and social foibles. Jests travel from Indian overcoats to moralizing clergymen, with puns about pins, grave plots, and a Noah's Ark propelled by a boatman.
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United States Coinage Bureau
Mint
Evatta
Gay
Miss Maggie de Rothschild Aims For Duc De Guiche Marriage
The London World reports Miss Maggie de Rothschild preparing to become Christian for her marriage to the Duc de Guiche. She receives Catholic instruction in Frankfort while the De Grammonts resist the banns. Orthodox Jews condemn the alliance amid Jewish concerns over the Financial House’s many Christian matches.
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Maggie de Rothschild
Duc de Guiche
Frankfort
de Grammonts
Great Financial House
London
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the Army
Gen. W. Bh. Sherman
THE
Navy Department
Post Office Department
Agricultural Bureau
Public Lands
Internal Revenue
the Pension Bureau
the Territories
Treasury Department
Cie
Wits
Isis
Naib
Forlion Mails
Alekian
Prarie
Mengin
Tyner
Macktan
Canala
Macfeely
War Department
Department
Quartenmaster Goenermees
Meiga
Ascal
Heen
Darin
Puepensore
Cai Ae
Treseuvueiaqulftelan
Gilfillan
Treasury
Revenge Marine Bureau
Revenue Marine Bureau
Revenue
Revenue-Insrine
Pan
Ayaten
Iesaat
Poutofive
Holt Ap
Barnes
United States Army
Biashee
Secretary of War II
Calilluys
Dirant
United States of America
Friends of the
Gener
Coen Grant
Sqnevien
Prince of Wales
Cien Grant
England
Wellington
Chyit
Spain
Span
Heraml
Mucho Palavera
Chedinati Enguirer
Nevada Mountains
New York Tribune
Miss Pharnah
Torney
Letek
Elias
Dodger
Pally
Phaaker'a
Chemui
Stelluges
Hoprfert
Muashe
Leto
Mass
Cnet
Stabbits
Stuart Publes
Nim
Pantiless
Tairy Sherese
Keither
Sxas
Alexander H. Stephens
Indy
Tus
Cleveland Voice
Joan
Oenilus Thirtixton
Totten
Powers
Ax Odftor
Carino
New Orleange
Mary
Eugene
Yale
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