Icelanders flourish at Gimli and rails go cheaper
The Icelanders who settled Gimli on Lake Winnipeg prosper as steel rails become cheaper than iron in England. The piece notes varied topics from Reno to Nordenskjold, and rumors about Victoria Woodhull and sister Tennie defending their finances and faith.
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Lake Winnipeg
Burnside
P. S
Denver Tribune
George Washington
England
Woman's Journal
Boston
Wyoming
House of Commons
Brand
Ile
Gabriel
Washington
Enauisa
London Figaro
Victoria Woodhull
Thad
Phidias
Two Great Republics and the Powers of Presidents
A historical contrast argues that France's president is a largely ceremonial executive while the French cabinet controls policy and the lower house, unlike the United States where the president leads a cabinet in firm alignment with Congress. It notes MacMahon’s voluntary resignation and cites Andrew Johnson as a contrasting example, warning against impeachment as treason to party.
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Republic of France
MacMahon
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Chamber of Deputies
Hts
France
Europe
Queen Victoria
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Republic
President Grevy portrait and political rise in France
The article traces Jules Grevy's ascent from lawyer to president of the republic, detailing his early career, principled stances, and long service in the Jura. It notes his opposition to Thiers and Louis Napoleon, his reforming stance on presidential power, and his eventual reconciliation with Gambetta amid the French republican cause.
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New York
France
Grevy
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
New Republic
Jura
Constituent Assembly
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Corps Legislatiff
Thiers
Ann
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Leon Gambetta
Jules Grevy
Aristides
Gambetta
Tours
The Mexicanization of the people and France’s fragile republic
The passage argues that Mexicanization would be disastrous for the people while noting U S stability under Lincoln era logic. It says if Johnson were removed a Democratic Congress would likely remove Hayes, and that France’s seven year term leads to distrust and possible “freezing him out” as a weak point in its republic amid Europe’s noble structures.
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Georgia
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Nebraska
Omaha
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House
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Willis
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Jeanette
Nordenskjold
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Arctic Circle
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St. Louis
Mississippi
New Orleans
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