01 Mar 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1879
Page
1
A correspondence reports England seeks inquiry into a deadly pestilence and warns of the danger of plague being introduced to the United States. The article discusses surveillance measures and the potential international health implications.
The Paris Journal notes reassuring plague updates and new quarantine orders at French ports and the Black Sea. A US surgeon general stresses epidemic risks from Astrakhan and warns Congress of potential continental spread to American shores amid restrictive measures and naval precautions.
The article denounces excessive cramming in schools arguing it harms most students. It cites ministers lawyers and professors like Cambridge and Huxley noting exams drive overwork and mental strain. It also records Senator Mathew opposing rushed appropriation bills and calling for careful examination.
In the XVIth Legislature of Austr the civil code becomes law. The house unseated Dennis for Freeman a negro. A bill aims to sell five million four percent bonds in five ten and fifty dollar denominations redeemable in twenty years. Governor? may veto six hundred thousand dollar school appropriation. Speaker's table holds over three hundred bills. Adjournment mood strong for March 20. Governor to appoint judges for Tarrant and Hood districts under the new judicial bill.
In Detroit a crowd hears boastful stove claims as a man explains his coal use but a free alarm rings from a stove in front of a home in November. The scene shifts to New York where a promenade victim is garroted on Fifth Avenue, diamond earring stolen, creating citywide uproar and police attention.
The report notes Mayor Cooper of New York facing sharp political attacks from Republican and Democratic factions alike. It states he remains a Democrat, while opponents claim inconsistent loyalty in a bipartisan alliance.
After 19 years of idleness the U S Mint at New Orleans has again been put to work. The facility resumes coin production signaling a return to active service for the historic mint.
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