Beecher opposes prohibition timing. Indiana forecast foe
The Dixon Sun notes Henry Ward Beecher doubts now is the moment for prohibition. Senator Voorhees predicts Indiana may yield a 10,000 democratic majority in November. General Grant declares he is completely out of political life. Hon W M Springer projects a 39 vote democratic majority in the next House. Dr Hewson warns the common sparrow can carry small pox and transmit it.
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Voorhees
Indiana
Grant
W. M. Springer
House of Representatives
World Championship Pedestrian Contest Opens in New York
A 125 hour water endurance feat by Captain Webb headlines Sunday night events as a world championship bid unfolds in New York. The prize stands at 4500 dollars with a 70 percent share for the winner. Government pardon talks circulate around Frank James amid political tension. Hog cholera devastates Iowa City herds. Ohio Republicans shrink from 15 of 21 seats, down to 8 in the next Congress. Cadet Whitaker urges South Carolina readers that radicalism has nothing to offer and many colored supporters may abandon the party.
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New York
Cadet Whitaker
South Carolina
Sanity hearing notes declare Guiteau family insane
During Mrs Scoville's sanity examination in Cook county court Dr Andrew McFarlane from the Jacksonville asylum testified he believed all members of the Guiteau family to be insane.
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Scoville
Cook County
Andrew McFarlane
Jacksonville Asylum
Guiteau
Electric railways grow in Europe and Britain
Europe and Great Britain see rapid growth in electric railways with 100 miles in service and expectations of new mileage by year end. A Boston Courier critique condemns the Prohibitory and female suffrage parties for sacrificing principles to advance their causes.
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Europe
Great Britain
The
Boston Courier
Massachsetts
Political gerrymander incentives in Chicago districting
The Chicago Times comments that political manipulation has eroded ethics as party interests shape district boundaries. It notes gerrymandering across Pennsylvania New York Ohio and especially Illinois where all four Chicago districts are said to be cut out for party convenience. The piece warns of ongoing manipulation in the Illinois region.
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Chicago Times
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Chicago
Davitt Proposed National Industrial Union of Ireland
Michael Davitt outlines a plan for an Irish National Industrial Union with parish branches and county councils. It aims to abolish the land law, improve wages, revive manufacturing, develop fisheries, educate workers, promote Irish language, repeal the union with England, and reform local government. Pending secession from Great Britain.
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Michael Davitt
Industrial Union of Ireland
England
Great Britain
Chicago race to Heennepin canal shapes Chicago future
The Sun argues for ceding the Illinois and Michigan canal to the federal government to finish the Hennepin canal project. It cites savings in water transport, boosting Chicago into a dominant western market hub. It credits Carter Harrison as a proponent and predicts his Senate bid if Democrats win.
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Select Committee On Transportation
Seaboard
Forty-Third Congress
Iowa
Minnesota
Hennepin Canal
Chicago Tribune
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Illinois River
St. Lawrence
Mississippi River
Chicago
Lakes
Mississippi
Ocean
Sun
Carter Harrison
Carter
Congress
Carter H. Harrison
Harrison
United States
Free Trade View at Philadelphia Tariff Commission
Professor Sumner argued against protectionist claims that tariffs raise wages and attract capital. He said wages reflect broader economic forces, that protection lowers wages, and that free trade best secures prosperity. He warned American politics must curb corruption to sustain republican institutions and envisioned a future civilization greater than any seen.
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the Sun
Europe
Sumner
Tariff Commission
Philadelphia
Lumher
Spencer’s View of America Reflects Freedom Loss
Herbert Spencer, newly arrived in the United States, offers a long revised appraisal to a friend. He praises wealth and growth but warns that apparent freedom is eroding as political power concentrates in voters rather than armed rulers, likening the rise to medieval Italian republics.
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Amercan
United States
Herbert Spencer
Spencer
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Dixon, Ill
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