Editorial Notes Reflect Political Banter and Global Oddities
Editorial notes mock political figures and events with playful misprints, noting reap pointments and a West Virginian speech. It mentions a petrified corn vein in Ohio and a Russian move near Merv, signaling India’s frontier hinge and Afghanistan’s strategic city of Barat under Kabul authority.
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Merv
Turko Wan Derer
Barat
India
Himalayas
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Kabul
The Negro Question and Southern Attitudes Explored
A historical discussion argues the negro question will long absorb public attention. It claims many blacks will not leave the South despite hardships and notes potential political influence if population grows. Comparisons are made to British India and Hindoo subjects under pressure, with harsh imagery about enforcement and oppression.
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South
Tupg
England
India
Cours
Ireland
Americas
Prohibition Trends Across States and Racial Tensions
The piece surveys race in the South and ends with a long review of prohibition history. It notes white suppression after emancipation and the South's strategy to deter Black voting, then shifts to prohibition: Maine, Kansas, New Hampshire, Vermont, and others enact and repeal licenses with varying strictness. It cites the Scott law, state experiments, and cases in Springfield and Portland illustrating enforcement variance and social impact.
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Maine
Pine Tree
Twa
Kansas
New Hampshire
Vemont
Towa
Olno
Minora
General Assembly
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
Rhode Iland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Lingis
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakota
Washington
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Missouri
California
Nevada
Texas
Colorado
Vermont
Luinois
Iowa
New Hamshiire
Springfield
Mass
Friends of Prohibition
Prohibition
Juulice
United States Revenue Cuteetor
Portland
IFT
Perons
Ayer
Ball
Lansing Apr 1885 session bills pass numerous acts
Lansing April 1885 legislature faced absences yet dispatched a wide agenda. Bills passed include provisions on contributory negligence reform, nitroglycerine explosives, swamp land drainage funding, and railroad matters. Senate and house debated civil rights, education, and public instruction, with appointments, audits, and a cholera prevention appropriation in play.
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Reglizence
People of the State of Might Action Act
Plaiard
Nolo
Benny Dolo
Marquette
Houghton
Baraga
Oviatt
Clinton
Case
Markey
Hamptnn
Michigan
Senate
Louia
State House of Correction
Senate Committee On Railroads
House
Kalamazoo
Coldwater
McNabb
Mary W. Anderson
Oceana County
Marquette, Houghton & Ontenagon
House Committee
Department of Public Instruction
W. L. Smith
Gasa
Smith
Gass
WL. Smith
Gase
W. J. Clarke
Smash
Clarke Wa
University At
Ann Arbor
Auditor General
Alave
Aulburn
Detroit
Sieaker
Supreme Court
Recognition of Greatness and Consoling Patience for Johnston
An 1860s Concord Independent American editorial defends Gen Joseph Johnston receiving high office, urges northern Republicans to be patient and forgiving, notes treason terms blur, laments few Confederate leaders eligible, and praises Johnston’s service while cautioning punishment of prior critics.
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Joeph Kh Johnston
Galvan
Ooe
Bull Rup
Geo. Johnston
Confederacy
Lamar
Davis
Genergl Johnson
Audh
Lee
Jackson
Thompson
Congress
Nalion
Polil
Uconcord
N. HL
Atatcaman
Vermont Lawyer Phelps Named to Court Post Surprise to All
Edward J. Phelps of Burlington Vermont was unexpectedly chosen for a high court post. A respected Yale law professor and prominent Vermont barrister, he is noted for his Republican ties, legal work, and prior service with the American Bar Association. Louis Riel and the Manitoba revolt are discussed with historical detail, outlining Riel's leadership and the 1869-1885 tensions.
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Edward J. Phelps
Burlington
Court of St Shames
Phelps
Vermont
Yale College
Samuel 5. Phelps
Supreme Court of Vermont
Way
State Senate
Eduanda
Ameren Har
Ele
Kit
Yale
Simont Central Railroad
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
United States
Julia W. Stevenson
Autusy King
AOR
Lawson
Geo
CS. Bradley
J. A. Hitchcock
Parker
Lolis Riel
Louis Riel
Manitoba
Ile
America
Hudson Bay Company
Hudson Bay Company Company
Riel
Fort Garry
Wolseley
Lord Wolseley
Halfbresda
Northwest
Hort Gurry
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