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The New Republic and the World at War on Liberty
July Fourth reverberates as the birth of government by the people with global echoes. The piece cites fears and hopes from 1776 to 1900s, praising democracy while noting world reactions and the decline of monarchy in England France Germany and Russia. It then shifts to public health, tuberculosis in Iowa, urging education and state action against the disease. It mentions legal actions against Western Union and political campaigning dynamics, ending with local commerce notes and promotional lines.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
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