Grant's Cabinet Selections Applauded For Public Credit
The article praises President Grant's cabinet choices as patriotic and safe, noting relief at the avoidance of legal impediments for key figures. It highlights Mr. Stewart and Mr. Boutwell as trusted, with sound financial views seen as guarantying public credit, currency restoration, and rapid debt reduction under Grant's administration.
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Grant
Stewart
Treasury Department
Boutwell
Woman suffrage debate in state assembly examined
A writer notes the General Assembly spent much time on amending the State Constitution to extend suffrage to women. The piece mocks a South County member, questions motives of advocates, and argues against legal changes, insisting society would advance by better customs and economic shifts instead of ballots. The writer warns of potential moral corrosion and distrusts some female proponents.
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General Assembly
South County
Andrew Johnson
Suffrage as Family Representation Debate
A historical argument questions if suffrage is a natural right and favors the husband as family representative over the wife. It cites scriptural viewpoints on male headship and public leadership, suggesting bailoff as the method of representing the family in political affairs.
Wile Compounds Falsified Wines and Poisonous Liquors
A historical critique exposes adulteration in spirits sold as French wines and brandies. The piece alleges widespread deception in U S taverns and imports, noting fake French wines and misrepresented brandies, with claims of systemic health and moral harm from such drinks. The argument urges awareness of these counterfeit practices and their dangers.
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France
Paris
England
New York
Grant Inauguration and the Promise of Reform
The text argues that a new Grant administration could bring prosperous business and public quiet. It praises his simple character and that of his wife, predicting a return to republican simplicity in the White House and a tone of propriety in national society. It views the inauguration as signaling wise leadership and common sense in influential circles.
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Grant
White House
Washington
Alexander Hamilton sword presented to Terre Haute namesake
Jesse I Alexander of Terre Haute Indiana received on the 17th alt from General Schuyler Hamilton of New York the sword of the great Alexander Hamilton grandfather of the donor as a present for his namesake Schuyler Hamilton Alexander youngest son of the Colonel General Hamilton also sent weeks earlier a copy of the original painting of Alexander Hamilton now in the family’s New York possession The sword is an old fashioned full dressed weapon with a silver wire wrapped hilt brass guards a highly burnished blade etched nearly worn The scabbard is leather bound with brass bands polished brightly
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Jesse I. Alexander
Terre Haute
Indiana
Schuyler Hamilton
New York
Alexander Hamilton
Schuyler Hamilton Alexander
Paris minister returns from Berlin after eye operation
The Rev WW Milburn has returned to Paris from Berlin where he stayed months for treatment under Professor Von Gravio. He was successfully treated for an artificial pupil alignment, but a second operation to restore vision was postponed for months due to inflammation after the first procedure.
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Paris
Berlin
Professor von Gravio
Lawyer Warns Damages Will Endanger Children in Street
A New Orleans lawyer defending a railroad company in a case over injuring a child argued to the jury that awarding damages would cause New Orleans residents to continually send their children into the street to face danger.
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New Orleans
Mystic ship spars from Vermont crest reach New London rail
Mystic shipbuilders have spruce spars delivered by the New London Northern Railroad from Vermont. About 32 000 feet of logs, 70 to 80 feet long, arrived. Maine cannot supply similar spars now. A Wisconsin shoemaker orders a unique shoe size No 161-2 for a foreign customer. An apothecary who died in Boston last week carried roughly $60 000 life insurance.
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Cashel Hoey Price
The
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van Ned
Havi
Mra
Cashel Hoey
Littel
Licing Age
Littell & Gay, Publishers
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Boundary Question Reopens Rift Between Bristol and Warren
Local readers note the Boundary Question reappears in state legislature action. A petition by Bristol landowners seeks annexation to Warren along Crane's Lane with no stated grievances. The judiciary committee may hear it at the next May session. town notice status unclear.
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Warren
Crown
Benjamin M. Simmons
Crane's Lane
Warren River
Kirkemuit Rivers
Committee On the Judiciary
William P. Sheffield
Newport
House
Twix Molars and Northtown Skunk Saga
In a local note Dr Gallup extracted a large horizontal molar with a companion tooth wedged between prongs. A photograph of the twins drew attention. Another item recalls a northern dwelling where a foul odor led to a dawn hunt, three residents striking down a monster skunk in a watery grave.
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Skunk
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