Sinister Precedents in House Contested Seats Debate
A fiery editorial denounces postwar House maneuvers as sinister, arguing radical changes set dangerous precedents. It blames Secor Robeson and Keifer supporters, warns of despotism, and urges judicial restraint in unseating members while noting black voters in Pennsylvania and New York.
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Congress
South
Washington
Robeson
Greenback
Jones
Texas
Flint
Secor Robeson
Marine of
New Jersey
Keifer
House of Representatives
Republican Party
St. Louis
Republican Recognition of the Negro in Politics
The New York Globe argues that Pennsylvania and New York ignore their sizable Black populations despite thousands of Black voters. It argues Massachusetts is unique for a Black legislative seat and accuses Republicans of treating African Americans as a text or voting machine.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Scipio Africanus
Scipio
Gove
Fxrchange
New York Globe
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Buncombe
South
Independents vow to take up work Garfield fell to renew contract
The Independents of Pennsylvania declare the purpose to resume the work begun after President Garfield's assassination on July 2 1881. They challenge the current administration as reformers seeking abolition of the spoils system and a higher public service ethic amid party conflict. The piece notes the political stakes and the impact of past administrations on national reconstruction.
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Garfield
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Washington Post
Notable Literary Figures Targeted in Brief Social Notes
The column surveys literary and public figures including Rev. George C. Miln's rumored stage Hamlet appearance, writer of See that My Grave is Kept Green in jail for forgery, Col. George Patton as author of The Seminole's Reply, and Mary Clemner's possible marriage to a Washington correspondent. It also notes Queen Natalie's croquet interest, Richard Arnold's pre-wedding payment, LL.D. honors for FJ Campbell, and profiles General Sparrow and Mrs. Julia C R Dorr with vivid personal details.
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George C. Miln
Unity Church of Chicago
Indianapolis
N. Y
Mary Clemmer
Washington
Boston
Chicago Tribune
Natalie
Servia
Richard Arnold
Georgiana Ellinor Bolmar
F. J. Campbell
South Boston School For the Blind
Royal Normal College For the Blind
London
University of Glasgow
General Sparrow
Senate
Confederate Congress
St. Louis
Louisiana
de Long
Merchant Marine Service
Wooten
Washington Hotel
N. Y. Post
Julia C. R. Dorr
the Maples
Rutland
Killington
Pico
Humorous Bits From 19th Century Papers
A collage of quips and cartoonish anecdotes from various papers. Jokes about aging, mischief, manners, and social foibles appear alongside puns and light satire, including lines attributed to the Boston Transcript and Philadelphia Progress.
The English Sparrow as a Folly of Reformers
A De Troy Free Press cartoon dialogue extols the English sparrow, debating its merits and mischiefs. It notes the bird cannot harm people yet would mark houses with nests of various debris and is blamed for ecological disruption, while praising its song and resilience.
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England
America
Ohio
Detrow Free Press
Springtime in the mountains a Nye's Boomerang piece
The article in Nye's Boomerang extols a mountain spring in the western landscape. It treats spring as a welcomed season despite harsh climes, describes cacti, a cottontail, coyotes, sage hens, and arid plains. It ends with a reflection on people who search for the bad.
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John Franklin
Tropica
Level Plain
Texas
Nye
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Patti
Boston Transcript
Enrique
Spicer
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Philadelphia News
New Jersey Enterprise
Philadelphia
Parkersburg
W. Va
Napoleon
Texas Siftings
Oscar Wilde
Oscar
E’en
Norristown Herald
John Bull
Luis
Bull
Dr.john Bull
John J. Smith
Louisville
John Hui
Main St
Loupsville
Perry Davis
Burns
Ditson & Co
Bax
G. Pratt
Wills Annie Cary
Dudley Buck
Lance Don Unio
Dudley Same Buck
Joseph
Thomas
Butterfield
Lyon & Healy
Chicago
Oliver Diston &Co
Webster
G6. &C. Merriam & CO
Springfield
Mass
P.w.ziegier & Co
G.ingrm & CO
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