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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1882
Page
7
In a fierce attack on Hubbell’s money drive, Virginia and Pennsylvania party factions resist compulsory assessments. Rabid enforcement by Mahone and Don Cameron hits loyal Republicans, especially low income clerks with families. Amid factional strife, calls rise to resist the administration’s political extortion.
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Washington correspondent asserts the Administration backs a Mississippi Second District congressional candidate once charged with mass crimes and ballot box cheating. The piece alleges a broad alliance with Greenbackers and bolters to place favored figures, funded by money extracted from the poor, into power.
The piece contrasts two views of Mr. Blaine and Republican policy in the South from Reconstruction to Hayes era. It argues that only after Hayes pledged reform did fraternal North South relations improve, while Blaine opposed the change and later recognized its benefits.
Alexander H. Stephens finished a complete history of the United States reaching Senator Hill's death. Mrs. E. W. Guilford celebrated her eighty first birthday in Cincinnati with about 200 Ohio pioneers calling. John Swinton tops American authors contributing to Russian press with a piece on American literature. The Washington Star notes Mrs. Sara A. Spencer returned to Washington with her two sons from the Northern lakes tour. Grandpa Prescott in Corning Iowa, aged ninety, remains a printer with sixty three years at the case. Victor Hugo is said to be in decline as he nears Guernsey with visitors and restraint on lyric outpouring. Rev Dr Henry J Morgan of Philadelphia’s St James’ Episcopal Church has one of the longest continuous tenures in the country.
Texas editors lament the lack of suitable trees as lynching parties face difficulty in finding a limb. The Chicago Inter Ocean notes the hardship caused by this shortage influencing mob actions.
A collage of witty quips and fashion commentary appears from several papers. Jests about daily life amuse readers while styles trend with satin and velvet contrasts. Autumn wear features cardinals, gauze scarves, primrose crepe bonnets, and English walking costumes with bold accessories.
A tall man on a Fitchburg Line train returns an umbrella to a woman, then quarrels with a stout man over ownership. The three men argue loudly. the long man pays five dollars to settle the dispute, while the others react with mixed feelings and silence.
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