Temperance War Headlines and Liquor Law Debates
A chaotic scene unfolds as temperance advocates oppose the liquor trade with a confrontation in Madison and a lawsuit over trespass. Separate notes describe a rum sale to a minor in Madison, a legislative bill restricting liquor within a mile of schools in California, and a Rutland raid where stolen goods briefly returned to a private bar. Boston temperance opponents criticize Dic Lewis over a liquor-selling building.
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Macon
Kientach
Klenisch
Madison
Pon
California
Rutland
Boston
Temperance
Dic Lewis
Connecticut Democratic Victory Lacks Full Strength
The New York Times notes the Connecticut victory last Thursday shows the Democrats won the state ticket and both legislative branches but with a smaller majority than 1878. Gov Ingersoll led by 2,500 this year, 3,847 previously, a net loss of 847 votes. Some see Democratic decline. others blame Republican collapse.
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New York Times
Connecticut
Ingersoll
Whisky Scheme Among Clayton Grange Leaders
A Clayton County lodge attempted to bypass middlemen by pooling domestic whisky for wholesale purchase. Members took the liquor home and shared costs, but a Collector of Internal Revenue intervened demanding proper licensing. The head granger paid 25 to 30 dollars to avoid arrest and comply with tax laws.
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Clayton County
Iowa
Dubudtie
Grange
Internal Revenue
Sam
Dubuque
Democratic Missouri Committee Aims for Political Regeneration
The Democratic State Central Committee of Missouri addresses Missouri Democrats with a cheerful forecast of political regeneration. It lauds the newly risen spirits as resolute and buoyant, though some may find their levity odd given traditional views on the dead and public affairs.
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Democratic State Central Committee of
Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee
Goodwin in jail after Haywood family murder confession
Goodwin, linked to the Haywood family killings in Putnam county Ohio, is jailed at Ottawa. His parents live nearby and he confessed the entire transaction to his sister upon returning home. He is said to be suffering and is expected to make a public confession soon.
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Goodwin
Haywood
Putnam County
Ohio
Ottawa
Haywoods
Currency and Free Banking Debate on H R 1572
In a wide Gilded Age style debate Representative Burchard and RELAKER discuss the bill to amend the national currency and establish free banking. They weigh money’s functions, metallic versus paper standards, and warn against hasty action while noting public drift toward mixed currency systems.
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Burchard
Relaker
Legal Tender Limits Debate in U S Currency History
A verbose record discusses the limits and legality of paper currency, citing laws and court rulings on legal tender. It stresses pledge of $400 million as the safe cap, critiques expansion, and contrasts with gold standard, coin redemption, and public trust. Named figures and acts of Congress frame the national money policy debates.
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United States
Continental
United Hates
South
Great Palesippi Company
France
John Law
Edinborough
Anna
Scotland
Lea Peper Etrouistion
Congress
Au Maynard
Secretary of the Treasury
Supreme Court
Daniel Webster
Senate
Wallace
Treasury
Spalding
New York
Committee On
Ways and Means
Justice Miller
Hepburn Vs. Griswold
Vspening Bradley
Confederate States
Jefferson la
Treasury of
Gene
Cain
Republican Party
Fragmented OCR reads on wealth and commerce in Britain and France
OCR fragment discusses estimated wealth in Britain and Ireland, early financial figures, and comparisons with France and the United States. It mentions large sums in 19th century terms, exchange rates, and historical financial estimates, but the text is heavily garbled.
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Britain
Ireland
Eallina
Uae
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Illinois
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Turgot
Speaker
Louis XLV
Napoleon III
Commune
French Republic
England
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Hes
Bureau of Statistics
Alnge
Ontary
Statiatican
Germany
Bureau of the Statistica
Treasgag
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