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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1883
Page
2
The item reviews civic events from the Fourth of July and neighboring days, notes cholera concerns in distant lands, honors veteran service, analyzes political races and the Ohio influence, and critiques a Virginia editors duel, condemning dueling and praising civilization and reason.
A discussion condemns British emigration of Irish paupers to the United States. It argues many are felons or inmates of asylums, predicting social decay and urging an end to the shiploads. The piece notes U S efforts to halt the policy and praises the Migration Commission of New York for action. News brief items follow: railroad collision near Bradford with casualties, a Philadelphia poorhouse robbery sentence, a fatal store accident, animal cruelty case work, and various local oddities and statistics.
In a Fargo Dakota letter dated June 29, the writer details St Paul as a thriving northwest hub with Fort Snelling and Gen. Terry’s post nearby, praises Minneapolis for its water power and mills, and notes large retail stores, mills, and a progressive social scene. The piece mentions Judge Read, wheat vistas, long summer days, and social life offset by a brief local update from Lexington Irvin.
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