Indian Appropriations and Indian Department Efficiency
The Forty-First Congress appropriations total just over eleven million dollars with more than six million for Indians and Indian Department expenses. Despite large sums, at least twenty percent is lost to distribution, leakage, and shrinkage, fueling Indian resentment toward the white race. The War Department's exclusive control is urged to improve results, as history shows misuse of Indian Department distributions has sparked conflicts.
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Forty-First Congress
Indian Department
War Department
Naval preparations and Cuban incident spark war talk
A rapid naval mobilization follows the Cuban incident with two Havana passengers seized after boarding with large passports. The move is seen as provoked by Cuba and may prompt apologies or reparations from Captain General Duke as Uncle Sam hesitates to intervene. A Washington note mocks Sprague speechwriting and questions his motives and whisky remarks.
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Cuba
Havana
Duke
Bam
Washington
Sprague
Whode Island
Aprague
Tunnels through Sierra Nevada to the Pacific Railroad
The San Francisco Times notes a series of tunnel works between Beartenio and Reno and other Sierra routes. It lists tunnels at Gelealy Mill Emigrant Gap Cleon Red Spur Cold Stream Alder Creek Quartz Spur Pollard's Hill and more with lengths from tens to hundreds of feet. describes time and labor involved in completing Pacific Railroad tunnels across the Sierra Nevada.
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San Francisco Times
Mierra Nevadas
Pacific
Baerntio
Reno
Summit
Coldstream
Bech Te Taadk
Gelealy Mill
Hecramento
Money, Power, and Debt in a Wealth-Seeking World
A reflective essay contrasts money as a lure and instrument across society. It notes Americans chase wealth yet rarely accumulate, while lawyers and other professionals handle funds, debt fuels happiness for many, and governments depend on borrowing. It likens money to gunpowder whose power rests on careful containment.
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Europe
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Outcomes of New York transplanted boys to the West since 1835
An agent for the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction details several cases of boys moved to Danville Illinois. One served in the Union army and holds $800 in interest. Another married a farmer’s daughter and owns a farm valued at about. A third runs a peg store and is among the town’s wealthiest residents. A fourth is Corporation Counsel and a leading lawyer. A fifth works as a telegraph operator earning a significant income.
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New York
Commissioners of Public Charites and Correction
Tor Aesas
Danneville
Ill
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