Diverse 1879 News Items Fragment From Atlantic Ledger
The report lists various topics including slaveholding cases in Brazil with forced labor wages, Major Warren and Captain Cotten at Five Forks as part of an investigation, and a wife firing on inspectors. It notes France and Germany eye subterranean telegraph lines, rail foreclosure totals, and big transfers of money orders to Europe. Senators, furniture appraisals, and Indian treaty counts are also discussed along with English franking tax abuses.
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Warren
Capt. Cotten
Battlefeld
Five Forks
Proposal to pay bounties for interrace marriages discussed in cabinet
The piece notes a plan to grant £50 to any Irishman who marries an English or Booted woman and the same to any English or Scotchman who marries an Irish woman. Lord Palmerston’s cabinet debated the measure but never acted. Gov Westport, a wealthy Florida figure, died in Montreal after a life of anti Yankee sentiment. Born in Alexandria, he served under Jackson, led as Florida governor, and died with a quip about dying at 20 o'clock. His embalmed body was sent South to his kin.
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Liament
Lord Palmerstons
Lordship
Gov. Westport
Montreal
Canada
South
Florida
Alexandria
New Jersey
Jackson
Glasgow
Des Muines County
Senate
General Assembly
Diverse world statistics span education, industry and health
Public school maintenance costs reach 7 711 825 dollars. Arkansas and Texas lead cotton output with 650 000 and 800 000 bales respectively. Rail growth, Sunday schools in New York, Rome schooling, Fiji church metrics, patent medicine revenue and related figures reflect broad 19th century trends.
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Onto
Arkansas
Texas
United States
New York
Epson
Rome
Fiji Islands
Australian Wesleyan Methodist Church
England
The Anglo Saxon Race and Federal History Reflections
A fragmentary historical meditation on American federal origins and the slavery era. The author argues the Union formed for 3 million people in a narrow strip of land faced long debates over equality and state loyalty, with divisions between North and South shaping early governance.
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Representative
United States
Birthday or no Mogert in Scots verse long fragment
Fragmentary OCR presents a dated Scots poem section praising friendship, love, and poetry. It cites Glen and Scotland motifs, mentions aging, youth, and unity, and ends with a reflective line about the greater poet loving mankind and God.
Love and Law in a Lincoln Melee Over a Meadow
A bachelor farmer Mr Dopkina faced a feud with Miss Sallie Hopkins over a disputed meadow. The case dragged through sessions and tea party invitations until, in a Philadelphia style twist, Mr Popkins confessed love. The Hopkins versus Hopkins suit was dismissed and the couple wed.
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Dopkina
Mr. Popkina
Sallie Hopkins
Lawanii
Miss Sallie
Old Maida
Lincoln
Mr. Hopkins
Mark Twain
Mr. Popkins
Cardiff
Popkins
Schoa
Ben Dropper
Pup- Sina
Uncle Ben
George
Hopkins
Mrs. Popkins
Discipline in a Civil War Cavalry Camp
A Richmond Herald account portrays Colonel Morgan of a cavalry unit as strict but fair in disciplining unruly youths aged 18 to 25. During a planned inspection, two privates were arrested for attempting to intrude on camp, and the Colonel warned them he would report the offense if repeated, underscoring his belief that discipline must be preserved.
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Richmond
Co. X
John Morgan
Jeunesse Doree
Gala
Rauke
Rhamanthus
Opal superstition linked to Stence tale and legends
The passage discusses historic beliefs about opals, noting superstition attached to the stone. It mentions Sir Walter Scott's Anne of Geierstein and how the opal’s evil influence led to widespread fear, with various legends about its misfortune and mysterious omen counts.
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Walter Boott
Anne of Geierstein
Thas
Rome
Des Moines Legislature Debates Fees and Committees
The Des Moines legislature, amid a travel-focused lull, debates travel costs and committee duties. Bills limit attorney fees, adjust school loan interest, and discuss judges salaries while mileage and pay reforms spark contention.
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Presidenta of Behav
Congress
House
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Public Officers
Ways and Means
Supreme Court
Tuvaspay
Aled Rota
Senate
Enmay
Board of Supervisors
Boards of
Iowa Legislature Faces Prohibition and Tax Debates
The session proceeds with a prohibition amendment showing progress toward statewide vote, while tax relief and debt plans loom. Debates cover railroad liability for injuries, homestead exemptions, and various bills on taxation, municipal powers, and state finances as lawmakers push through committees and await a late February adjournment.
Bailey Seeks Seat Amid Turbulent Campaign
In a contested race Bailey campaigns for a seat amid uncertain support and shifting allegiances. Opponents warn of policy risks while allies stress experience and steady leadership as voters prepare to decide.
Chandler in the Senate and the Civil War era
A reflection on the career of Senator Henry Chandler during the tense prewar and Civil War years. It notes his insistence on protest against committee forms, his opposition to the Lecompton and Dubia measures, and his readiness to use speech or action in defense of the Northwest and republic. It covers his alliances, dueling-era tensions, and his resilience during Johnson Grant impeachment battles.
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