Hayes Reforms and Vanderbilt Will Spark Political Shakeup
New York March 21 1877 special correspondent reports Hayes reform drive dominates politics as Republicans praise and Democrats lament. President Hayes asserts civil service reform with a firm hand leaving office seekers disappointed and party lines blurred amid Vanderbilt estate drama and Comstock lottery crackdowns.
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Gov. Hayes
Grant
Hayes
Congress
Blank
Mayes
Jie
Rutherford B. Hayes
Gen Ayes
Democratic Party
New York
Friends of Win
Centenarian Birds in Old Tales and Fact
The Weaford Independent notes eagles ravens and parrots reach extraordinary ages. An eagle in Vienna lived 114 years, two ravens in a famed Raven Tree reportedly stayed over 90 years, and Thames swans marked by the Vintner's Company have lived 150 years or more. The dying swan myth is described as a quiet, silent end.
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Weaford
Vienna
Thames
Congressional Senate Proceedings and Executive Actions Summary
The Senate during a busy session discussed printing and publication of Electoral Commission volumes, with orders to furnish copies to Supreme Court Justices. Actions included dispatch restorations to Western Union, investigations into Senator Grover, and executive confirmations such as Frederick Douglass as U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia. The body approved additional prints of reports, and committee assignments shifted with Hamlin and Ferry taking chair roles. session closed with adjournment and pay withheld.
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TursdAy
SeNate
Anthony
Electoral Commission
Houses of
Congress
Committee On Printing
Supreme Court
Morton
William Orton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Orton
Messrs
Anthony and
Whyste
Hhe
Committee On Privileges
Oregon
Grover
Houses of Congress
George 8. Boutwell
John S. Owens
Taylor’s Falls
Minn
Charles B. Tyler
New Ulm
Reuben H. Stephenson
Cincinnati
Monetary Commission
Wheeler
Frederick Douglass
District of Columbia
Committee On Foreign Relations
Hamlin
Ferry
Unselfish Love as Path to Happiness
The text argues that true happiness arises when actions are driven by unselfish love. It states happiness comes from imparting to others rather than seeking personal gain and highlights satisfaction in serving family and neighbors as the key to worldly happiness.
Petroleum for Baldness Discovered by Consul Stevens Report
An article from Continent notes a new hair growth method based on petroleum by Consul Stevens. Observations began with balding bulls cows and horses and a servant using greasy hands to wipe hair leading to a fuller head. Stevens tested on spaniels and cattle, suggesting promising results for people seeking thicker hair.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Consul Stevens
Nicolaes
Stevens
Patents issued to inventors of finois February 1877 to March 1877
A list of patent inventors and items issued in February and part of March 1877. Names include CG Foss corn planter Watseka KE Lawrence hanging lamp Chicago TL Otto lawn mower Bloomington N Walker feather renovator Trevoli N Barnard book support Canton T Dow plow Tampico A Hintz corn planter Lemont F Needham cultivator Rockford Petersen pump Knoxville F Seybold gage Chicago A Shogren harvester reel Sandwich J Adams windmill tower Elgin J Blackinton dynamometer Roscoe J Gielow nozzle for hoe Chicago J Glidden barbed fence wire De Kalb M Gottfried beer cooler Chicago A Junker F Wolf distillery slop Chicago J Munn key fastener Chicago D Thompson uniting uppers boots Englewood M Thompson head dress Chicago D Bull motion from windmills Ranboy J Kern plow Bloomington G McCollain harvester reel Polo EK Norton paint can Chicago J Galtsman fence Ovoca Harrison C Buchanan grain separator Belleville J Kline P Mason grain separator Chicago J Nye pump Chicago G Ewart link for charm Chicago W Ewart link for drive chain Chicago P Miller plow Sycamore C Wilson can top Chicago J Barker middlings separator Chi Campbell napkin holder Chicago J Bartlett soap composition Moline E Bickford napkin holder Monmouth J Brokaw gates Litchfield D Haight rope or cord reels Oswego J Moore home fastener Chicago W Nichols windmills Batavia E Peacock twisting barbed wire Chicago Pierce draft equalizer Galesburg W Richards coal scuttles Woodhull J Wrag artificial stone Rock Island D Bull windmills Amboy J Watson windmills Springfield
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CG Foss
Watseka
A Jackson
Lafayette
KE Lawrence
Chicago
TL Otto
Bloomington
N Walker
Trevoli
Barnard
Canton
T’ Dow
Tampico
A Hintz
Lemont
F. Needham
Rockford
Petersen
Knoxville
F. Seybold
Gage
Shogren
Sandwich
J Adams
Elgin
Blackinton
Roscoe
J Gielow
J Glidden
de Kalb
M Gottfried
Junker
F Wolf
J Munn
D Thompson
Englewood
M Thompson
D Bull
J Kern
G McCollain
Norton
J Galtsman
Ovoca
Harrison
C Buchanan
Belleville
J Kline
P Mason
J Nye
G Ewart
W Ewart
P Miller
Sycamore
C Wilson
J Barker
Campbell
J Bartlett
E Bickford
Monmouth
J Brokaw
Gates
Litchfield
Haight
Oswego
J Moore
W Nichols
Batavia
Peacock
Pierce
Galesburg
W Richards
Woodhull
J Wrag
Rock Island
Amboy
J Watson
Springfield
A Whole Man and the Balance of Contemplation and Action
The piece argues for combining contemplative and practical traits in one character, citing Paul as a model and contrasting monks with merchants. It praises integrating transcendental thought with enterprise, noting biblical figures like Abraham and Moses as examples, and stresses the superiority of a Jewish character formed by this union.
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Paul
Timothy
Abraham
Jacob
David
Daniel
Mosés
Odd Tales and Forlorn Verdicts in Briefs
A traveler in Ohio dines at a tavern with a grubby washroom scene and cheeky quip about premises. A Maryland jury cites death by an unknown wagon, while Wisconsin jurors find a man crushed in a small mill with no blame on machinery. Washington reports speculate Carlshurz leaving cabinet for a foreign post. A safe protection plan uses wire netting linked to a battery bell to trigger an alarm if the circuit breaks. Ink applied to skin eases a minor burn pain.
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William
Anthony Comstock
Post-office Department
Senegambia
Kentucky
Nevada
Washington
Comstock
New York
Hayes
Maryland
Wisconsin
Aimman
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Parburg
Ohio
Carlsehurz
Waving
Howard Insurance Company, OF
Samedl T. Skidmore
Henry A. Oakley
Taylor & Son
St. Lauis
Clawson
D. Smith
18Th St
Business Garde
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David Nethtan
Addams
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Jacob Eno
Kingsley & Millg
Tye
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C. PB. Dorn
Orangeville
Ces
Musser's Store
R. J.C. Burbank
Eyto van Buren Street
P.m
Cochray
R. Fayes
Ataver’s Klock
Steenion Street
Second Dour
Tee St
Iltota
Esther W. Taylor
A. Kingery
Kin Brookville
Ogle County
Hingis
WM. Trembor
Fry's Block
Stephenson Stre
Capital Represen
Lio Ool
London & Globe
Ennsylvanua Fireins.Co
Insurance Company of North Ame
Philadelphia
Phen Ins.Co
Continental Ins. Co
N.Y
F. & M.ins.co
Mass
Girsons, Co
Jeremiah Dean
Reasonab
Boedeker Wilcoxon, Hutters
Opera House
Fr Port
Tepanies
Henry C. Hyde
Carlipp
Court House
Caner
A. T. Ini
Aly
J. H. Moritz
Fifield & Bro
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D. Kuehner
Cormer
Galena and Exchauesty
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