Weekly Leader reforms in the Republican Party
The Chicago Evening Journal argues for reforms in the Republican Party after defeat. It calls to end boss rule and political machines, ensure fair primaries, curb public abuses, and veto overreach on big bills. It condemns river and harbor frauds, critiques fund raising practices, and urges removal of political assessments on federal employers.
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Republican Party
Congress
Repulican
Hayes
Garfield
Powers
Washington A6
Bradey, Dorsey & Company
Barney
Republican National Executive Committee
Jay Hubbell
Congressional
P Mauch
Chicago Evening Journal
Dressed Beef Debate Moves to Chicago and Rail Trade
The article argues that shipping dressed beef from Chicago to New York will lower costs and improve meat quality by ending live cattle transport. It notes the impact on Vanderbilt and Eastman, stockyards, slaughterhouses, and the politics of protectionism and monopoly in the beef supply chain.
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Vanderbilt
Eastman
West
Chicago
New York
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Virginia
Wble
Texas
Mr. Eastman
Gould
Hoosac
Standard Oil Company
Pantomime in a Court-Room Youthful Prosecutor Bests Veteran
A vivid courtroom tale shows a young Ohio prosecutor in McArthur duplicating the dramatic style of a famed opposing lawyer. The judge and jury laughed as the youth mimicked the opponent’s moves, leading to a guilty verdict. Other items include notes on Howell's novels in England and a wealth of global and local items from ships to politics.
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Commonwealth of Ohio
Vinton
McArthur
Ohio
Ife
Editor Defends Newspaper Craft and Editorial Selections
The Louisville Journal editor argues that a periodical’s value rests more on careful selections and consistent tone than sheer original writing. He stresses unity of aims, dignity, propriety, and general supervision as the editor’s core responsibilities.
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Watterson
Louisville
eurier-Journal
Ilis Idean
Will Democrats Blunder or Republicans Triumph In Split Debate
A terse political item contrasts Democratic missteps with Republican gains in a sharp editorial note. The short piece questions party strategy and external reactions, hinting at a volatile electoral moment without detailing individual figures or events.
Theater Gossip Spoils Plays With Loud Noncreditors
A Salt Lake Chronicle quips about theatergoers who boast of having seen a play in the east and spoil endings for others. It notes such bragging adds no credit and merely marks an uneventful city visit, calling the critics idiotic and unredeemable.
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Salt Lake Chronicle
Intemperance and its penalties in human law and drinkers
The author argues that intemperance should be punished by human law as God and nature assigned it to the drunkard. He claims punishment is directed at the drinker, not the liquor supplier, and urges temperance advocates to align with divine order to achieve success. The piece also mocks sleepy readers from Chicago and Philadelphia papers.
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Rere Publicans
Ohio
North Carolina
Philadelphia Times
Republican Party
Washington
New York
Brave
Ris
Yankton
Oak
Brave Bear
Joseph Johnson
Fort Sully
United States Marshal’s Office
United States
Lear
Privat
Bravo Bar
Dakota
Lnman
Tiny James Town mechanic builds world’s smallest locomotive
An ingenious mechanic of James town New York built a perfect locomotive claimed as the smallest in the world. The engine measures eight and a half inches with a twelve inch tender. Pumps emit a drop of water per stroke. It took 533 screws to assemble. The engine weighs a pound and a half and the tender two pounds two ounces. Work on the loco spanned eight years in intervals.
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Jamestown
New York
Union Pacific Nine Months Earnings Rise to 10.49 Million
Union Pacific reports nine month net earnings of 10,491,788 dollars for this year, up 842,657 dollars from the same period in 1881.
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Union Pacific Road
Fragmentary OCR item hints at railroad inspection and finances
An incomplete report references a railroad inspection trip led by Lt Q Finnegan and supervision by McG and Julesburg, with scattered figures such as $115,876 for November and notes on costs and weak points. Names and places are partly legible, leaving a hazy financial and operational snapshot.
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Quanti
Ita
Korth Platt
Q. Finnegan
Finnegan
Julesburg
Milwaukee
Theem Pacific
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Pattison
William H. Kennedy
New York City
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Detroit Free Press
Theodore Lyman
Massachusetts
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Philadlephia Bulletin
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Freeman
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Wost
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England
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Marquis of Jarne
Canada
Princess Louise
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Austria
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Mexico
Arizona
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Mme
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Lyrique
Paris
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Joseph N. Dolph
Oregon
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Mr. Greville
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London
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France
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