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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1876
Page
2
Fragmentary report covers President Grant veto of salary cut, silver coin measures, and finances. Mentions bank issues, bank notes debates, labor convention aims, and scattered crime and weather items with numbers, dates, and locations.
Foreign intelligence reports bloody engagements near Trebinja between Turks and insurgents, with sub-party claims of success. Other items note the Irleh Rifle team to shoot with the American Team in August, the sinking of the ship Victory off the British coast with all hands, and unrest in Haiti with president Domingue fleeing and generals in command changing hands.
President Grant returns Senate bill No. 172 fixing the presidential salary, stating he cannot approve it. He recalls the $25 000 figure set by the Constitution and argues the current Congress pays too little relative to national costs and duties, urging restraint and duty to the republic.
A long OCR fragment covers land tax figures by districts, election calls, and public notices in Illinois. It lists officials, the Democratic State Convention call for Springfield, county delegates formula, and scattered local items including court house cornerstone plans and a Rock Island machinery fire.
The Brazilian steamer Helgius with Emperor Pedro I and Empress arrived in New York on the 15th. Secretaries Fish Robeson and Taft met the party. a formal welcome followed and the Emperor met officials and officers, expressing desire for private reception and interest in seeing Gen. Sherman. He toured the city by boat to the Battery and Broadway, with plans to travel to San Francisco and other points before returning for the Philadelphia Exhibition.
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