Public debt reduction and political shifts noted
The reduction of the public debt from August 3, 1865, to July 1, 1880, totals 837,104,823 six cents. The Louisville Courier Journal cites census estimates predicting southern states lose thirteen House seats, with potential gains for Texas and Missouri. A. B. Launterox of Rochester announces he will vote for Garfield and Arthur, outlining his reasons.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Congress
Texas
Missouri
A. B. Launterox
Rochester
New York
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Garfield
Arthur
Free Ballot Question in Reconstruction Era Politics
Hon Emery Storra argues that 1872 Republican votes in Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama plummeted by 1878 due to terror and disenfranchisement rather than shifts in party support. He asserts the era shows a denial of suffrage, casting doubt on the existence of a truly free ballot.
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Emery Storra
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
the Law
Futore
Caartzs Daxrorts
Electric Review
Sufferiy Vg Bealida
Sadin
Petre
Southern Democrat laments North influence in the South
A letter signed Southern Democrat to the Memphis Avalanche condemns Republican politics in the postwar South. It calls for one-party Democratic rule, brands Northern Republicans as enemies, urges expulsion of office seekers, and denounces figures linked to Reconstruction while boasting Southern resolve.
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Bolid South Democracy
Southern Democrat
Memphis Avalanche
Avalanche
South
Eaton
Bigelow
Wm. R. Moore
Prohibitory Maine Law Opinion From Maine Figure
A prominent Maine figure writes in June 1880 on prohibition in Maine. He notes mixed views, defensive arguments, and that most support the law's principles despite injudicious enforcement by some, arguing the core aims remain widely favored.
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J. M. Wood
Maine
Gagemveer
Dragra
Loth Iist
Prohibition vs License Debate Reflections by C A Dart
A letter argues distillations harm public health and supports prohibition over license. The author counters enforcement doubts, notes sales drop since the law, and emphasizes morality guiding law, urging measured reforms and public discussion. Dartorts signs the opinion.
Pioneer Pike error sparks Kansas history note
The Topeka Post prints a personal notice wrongly naming Gen Albert Pike as a western travel pioneer from Washington DC. In fact Zebulon Pike traveled the Kansas region in 1806 and died in York Canada. The piece urges reverence for Zebulon Pike as the true Kansas pioneer. It then recounts farmer advice on self improvement, debt avoidance, reading, labor, and landscape gardening. A separate testimonial from Detroit Free Press praises Hop Bitters for healing a wife’s long illness after years of ineffective remedies.
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Topeka Post
Albert Pike
Washington City
D. C
Kansas
Pike
Zebulon Pike
York
Canada
Great Britain
Atchison Champion
Ap.s
H. Ws
Detroit
Mich
Free Press
The Two Workers Poem of Labor and Doom
A poetic contrast shows two laborers sharing hard toil and small pay under blue sky and green grass. One soul loves, the other is consumed by woe. They live beside a cottage with a family, yet one wounds life with drink while the other drinks from a well, as discord and want grow.
Seed Wheat Deals Stir Settlers on Kansas Line
Settlers along the Kansas Pacific line between Russell and Grinnell resist notes securing seed wheat as payment. They propose paying with extra wheat after harvest to cover seven percent interest, or a later plan of 107 bushels per 100 seed bushels to be repaid when raised.
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Kansas Pacific Railroad Company
Russell
Grinnell
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the Daily Journal
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Ohio
Ubester A. Arthur
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Massachusette Street
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J. B. Henderson
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John Charlton
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Leis’ Drug Store
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Crew & CO
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J. A. Daily
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Alden Brayaalet
Brett
Alden
California
Rio
White Front
Magnachunetn Street
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Quailty
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Surgical Institute
Bitters
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