Election of Postmasters Proposed in Congress
A bill to elect postmasters by the people would require laying off staff and drawing districts by September next, with October elections for postmasters in each district. The top vote getter would be commissioned, serving two years, with biannual elections and temporary appointments as needed. A separate note reports a Fort Wayne assistant postmaster embezzling $5870, causing concern over postal corruption.
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Fort Wayne
Todiana
Modsthur Ohio Tax Sale Notice 1872 Auction
A notice from DanieI Rogth attorney details a sale of parcel in Modsthur Town, Vinton County Ohio to satisfy a judgment in favor of George W Branton. Property is a five foot wide strip along lot 33 in section 4b with specified boundaries and appraised at 70 dollars. Sale to occur at court house May 11, 1872 with cash in hand required.
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Connecticut Legislature Faces Representation Debate
The piece argues Democrats would have carried the Legislature but for unequal representation. It notes 130 Republicans to 111 Democrats in the House, with towns each sending two members regardless of size. New Haven’s 59,000 residents share the same representation as small towns, a setup the Republicans accuse of minority rule.
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Drunken geese ravage crops and a revengeful plan
A farmer in Grayson region uses whisky poured on hot daoti lib absorbed to drive drunken geese from newly sown wheat. He then kills about 600 geese and assigns workers to pluck feathers for sale. The report also lists varied notes on German finance, Hearth and Home magazine, and spring wildlife aftermath in Walker’s Lake Indiana.
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Blockton
Cal
Grayson
Pichi
Tom
Republicans at Cincinnati Convention Grow More Cautious
Washington administration Republicans show less alarm about the Cincinnati Convention than before. They now expect a large gathering. Notable attendees include Colonel Alexander McClure and J. K. Moorehead of Pennsylvania.
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Cincinnati
Tey
Alexander McClure
J. K. Moorehead
Pennsylvania
Schoolyard Banter Reveals Father Too Old for School
A school-mistress began term by asking pupils their parents names. One boy quipped that his father is too old to attend school with a woman, sparking a humorous exchange about age and schooling.
Albany Citizen Leaves Bible Translation Gift
A deceased Albany resident bequeathed ten thousand dollars to fund translating the Bible into Japanese. The note appears amid assorted oddities noting Paris fashion, late-night bonds, North American church membership figures, and a Canada French-speaking migration toward border towns, with fifteen St. Albans cars heading to Essex Junction to various destinations.
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Paris
Canada
St. Albans
Essex Junction
States
The Origin of April and Its First Day
April's name origin is disputed with theories from Latin apperia meaning to open and to appear. A rival view traces Aphrilis from Aprodito the Greek goddess Vanna, linking to a festival on the first day. Alban calendar listed April as the first month with 36 days.
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Apul Wan
Thiers comments on plebiscite and Bonapartists reception
At a reception on March Lith, M. Thiers said he would not resort to a plebiscite but would not fear a direct appeal to the people. He doubted Bonapartists could muster a million and a half votes and called the country prosperous. He praised relations with Prussia and Italy if left alone, and asserted the present regime's continuance.
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M. Thiers
Prussia
Italy
General Land Office numbers and local reforms reported
The General Land Office details eight two districts with twice as many officials plus clerical staff. It lists seventeen states and territories in the Public Lands area, totaling 1,834,098,400 acres, with 550,879,069 surveyed and 1,284,119,331 unsurveyed. Last fiscal year saw 4,600,326 acres entered for homesteads. Also notes curiosities like a red queer fish at Charleston and miners proposing a tiara of straw colored diamonds for the Princess of Wales.
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General Land Office Defence
Charleston
Princess of Wales
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