Woman's Council meets. Anthony presides in Washington
The Woman's International Council met in Washington with Susan B. Anthony presiding and Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivering the opening address. Other items note a February revenue of 31 million, a Chicago murder conviction, and the Hennepin Canal's likely death in Congress.
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Woman’s International Council
Washington
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Chicago
Zeph Davis
Maggie Gaughan
Supreme Court blocks Iowa liquor import ban
The Supreme Court holds Iowa’s 1885 law forbidding liquor brought by railroad into the state without a county auditor certificate invalid. It says regulating a commodity after entry does not justify restricting its import from another state, a blow to Iowa prohibition efforts and likely cross‑state liquor traffic.
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Supreme Court
State of
Iowa
Iowa State Register
Waning path to the chief justice seat noted in history
The article observes that since the start of the century the chief justices have often come from non judicial backgrounds. It cites Waite as an example, noting he had not handled a case before the tribunal when he assumed the role.
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Cullom
Waite
Alamet
Chief Justices Without Prior Judicial Posts Highlighted
The article argues that many chief and associate justices rose to the nation's top court without prior subordinate judicial service. It cites Story and Miller as striking examples and notes Miller's dominant influence on postwar rulings that shaped the government back toward its traditional moorings.
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United States
Geneva
Chase
Ohio
Treasury
Taney
Maryland
Marshall
Virginia
Congress
Story
Massachusetts
Miller
Lincoln
Ingalls Explanation Probed In Politic Debate Over Hancock McClellan
The piece condemns Senator Ingalls for vilifying General Hancock and General McClellan posthumously. It notes his claim they were democratic allies of the Confederacy as presidential candidates and questions why he names them over civil candidates Seymor and Tilden. It argues the attack backfires on his party.
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Senator Ingalls
McClellan
Hancock
Green
Kansas
Ingalls
Mc.Clellan
Confederacy
Grover Cleveland
Solid South
Tyro
Seymour
Tilden
What Democracy Has Done in Our Republic
The Chicago Herald argues the Democratic party preserved free government by opposing centralization and protecting home rule. It lauds Jeffersonian and Jacksonian ideals, cites Civil War era leaders, and credits Tilden with calling for simple government and accountability, noting the nation’s survival through party conflict.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Senate
Republic
Lincoln
Grant
Sherman
Halleck
McClellan
Hancock
Thomas
Rosecrans
Logan
Samuel J. Tilden
Last Sentence on Equal Justice Warnings in Saint Ingalls View
The excerpt argues the Republican Party could never wage a campaign on equal and exact justice to all. It asserts they deserve to fail, a consequence the writer deems devoutly wished, citing Saint Ingalls as support.
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Republican Party
Saint Ingalls
Democratic Party Restored and Tax Reform Emphasized
The Herald recalls a leader who calls for a return to honest Democratic principles after Republican decline. He urges reducing taxation to cover essential government expenses and restoring treasury money misused by government powers, citing the December 6 1887 message.
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Dixon Sun
W. M. Kennedy
Dixon, Illinois
Hennepin Canal Enterprise
House Committee On Railways and Canals
House
Committee of Ways and Means
Frances Willard
National Association of Brewers
Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company
Chicago Herald
W. L. Foote
Mound City
Dixon
Main Street
Illinois
Maple Park
M. M. Durham
Ben Morrell
James G
Clark
A. Ballou
Jamestown
Rockford
Smith & Ballou
C. A Ballou
Dixon, Ills
Singer
Adern
T. J. Miller
East Main Street
Brubaker & Carpenter
James H. Todd’s
BAZAR
Aiken & Whitmore
Main ST
Dixon, Ill
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