Prohibition and global affairs frame unsettled era
A sweeping scan shows a looming Irish question split in the English ministry, rising tensions in Europe with potential conflict, and a broad push for liberal concessions. Prohibition gains ground in various quarters as rail and weather news hint at economic strain and policy shifts amid a volatile international scene.
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Misyivel
Jaycock
Harlan
Pennsylvania
Daltimore & Ohio
Tur
Garfield
Ag Garfield
Europe
Epirus
Theasuly
Mississingi River
York
Guneral
Tanager Abbey
New York City
Central Park
Howard
West Point
Schofield
Texan Department
Maynilon
Sandwich Islands
Great counterfeiting case and Hell Gate explosively heavy news
The article details Henig aiding a 2500 bond counterfeiting scheme implicating Col Wood former Secret Service chief. It notes superior engraving by Smythe on plates for various bills. It reports preparations for a major submarine explosion in Hell Gate New York harbor undermining Flood Rock and deepening the channel, a Bank of England scare over British gold, Ireland unrest, and coal shortages affecting the Illinois Central Railway with coal deliveries strained and potential trouble for the company.
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Henig
Col. Wood
Secret Service
Smythe
Gene Wine
Hell Gate
New York Harbor
Uswith
Davis
Hleelaion
Hewitt
Gerohardt
Salvius
Philadelphia
Othello
Angetor
Stix
Saat i
Bank of England
United States
Ireland
Europe
Britain
Lighliwestern
Lowa
ElLinois Getral Railway
Thas Corporation
Allen acquitted in Chicago fraud trial against money king
The case against Allen, known as a financial magnate in GooK County, ended with a prompt acquittal. The jury found no fraud after thorough investigation and strong defense, though many sympathized with his troubles and doubted guilt.
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Alien
Towa
Chicago
Currénhe
Gook County National Funk
Allen
Iowa Governors Hopefuls Surface In State Race
Iowa readers glimpse a field of hopefuls for the next governor including Baren R. Sherman John N. Gear Frank J. Campbell Senator Larabee George G Wright Rk D Stephens James Harlan John W Chapman J Graves Sam Price Wu Loughvidge James Wilson The article notes the slate may thin after more counties report and a final choice is awaited.
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Iowa
Sea of the State
Baren R. Sherman
John N. Gear
Frank J. Campbell
Senator Larabee
George G. Wright
Rk. D. Stephens
James Harlan
John W. Chapman
J. Graves
Sam Price
Wu. Loughvidge
James Wilson
The Crucial Test on Puritan Clergy and Liberty
An opinion piece rebuts praise of Puritan ministers in early New England. It argues these figures enforced religious law through harsh measures, including fines, whipping, banishment, and witch executions. The author contends Protestant ministers have long varied in upholding universal liberty and notes ties to slavery-era attitudes.
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Mr. Eorror
New England
Bancroft
Wilson
Norton
Cottons
Christ's Kingdom
Clark
Holmes
Rodger Williams
Easton Common
Bennett
Woerty
Connecticut
Opision
Slavery debate figures in church and city actions
The piece argues that American clergy and church bodies failed to oppose slavery, citing the Methodist Episcopal Church North and the Church South split over slave territories. It notes bishops, conferences, and ministers resisting anti-slavery actions while some small denominations did better. It also includes local city council notes on electric light investigations and gas lighting contracts with Cedar Rapids and North Western Globe companies, including votes and amendments.
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Cermeon
Free States
Virginia
Kentucky
Waa
Can & Bishop
Clearch
Church South
Old Baltimore Conference
M. E. Church North
Cleveland
Bennett
Iberty
Melodeon Hall
Theodore Parker
Freeman Clark
Boston
Beecher
Cheever
Wesleyan Methodists
United Breth|gan
Friends
Evangelical Associations
M.Z
Yong Ha
Presbyterian
Cedar Rapids City Council Proceedings 1880
The Cedar Rapids council met in regular session with the mayor and most aldermen present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved and various bills paid. The gas committee proposed a renewal with Cedar Rapids Gas Light Co for street lighting at set rates. A sidewalk tax was levied on several parcels. The board later considered school textbook changes and debated readers for Cedar Rapids public schools, with motions on Appleton and McGuffey options and school closures around Thanksgiving.
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Cedar Rapids Gag Light Company
Jorn Gates
James Morton
van Vieck
Alds
Dale
Earl
Fulkerson
Jenkins
Mansfield
Stewart
Gates
Morton
Mesban
Snouffer
Ald
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Park Avenue
Slong Park Avenue
Carpenter
Superin
Mn Burton
Sosel
Appleton and McGuttey
J.C. Scott
McGuffey Tanders
Independent School District
Glags
Cadar Rapids
Chas. H. Clark
Union
D. Appleton & Co
Appleton
Rangera
van Antwerp, Bragg & Co
McGuffey
Mc Higley
Spiel
Webb
McGaffey
Button
Anderson
Clark Aya
Sosal
Devendorf
Higley
Board minutes confirm adoption of Meluffey readers plan
Mr Higley and Mr Anderson maneuver in a city board session as motion to adopt Meluffey readers passes after agreeing publishers supply seventy five fourth readers fifty fifth readers and twenty five sixth readers plus five mounted chart sets for teaching reading at no cost in the city. The board adjourns. Attest.
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Vendoors
Higley
Motion
Anderson
Holiday opening promises vast Cedar Rapids display
Pope & Billau announce the seventh annual holiday goods opening on Wednesday December 8 1880 in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The store touts a large selection of celluloid ivory hard rubber Florence bronzes leather goods jewelry boxes music boxes perfume bottles and more with prices "lower than they have ever been offered" and guarantees each article as represented. The invitation invites citizens to visit after the date to inspect the extensive line claimed to rival New York and Chicago selections.
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Cedar Rapids
New York
Chicago
Florence
Russia
Pope & Billau
Iowa
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Ord
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BF. Allen
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Brown Street
Meehan
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Committee On Gas
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Cadar Rapidy Gas Company
Holl
Als
Cedar Rapids Gas Light Company
C. Nays
J.C. Sroppan
Council Proceedings
J. S. Anderson
Messrs. Burton
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Wm. Sanford
Adams Building
J. W. Akers
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Carrie
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Pearing
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Marton
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GEO
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Holiday Emporium
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Iowa Ave
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Uehem
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Arc Students’ League
Yale
Edward Evfret Hale
D. Lothrop & Co., Publishers
Franklin St
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Cedar Rapids Business College
Btudenta
W. D. Watrous & Co
Ghdar Rapids Mills
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Minnesota
Conquest
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Holly
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