Political commentary notes on debt and party fault lines
The piece catalogs editorials about greenbackers deserting the Democrats, debt reduction rhetoric, and factional divides. It covers Ohio state fusion, public offices, Nippon race matters, Niagara Falls access, Gladstone’s 1880 majority, Canadian pressures, and Civil Service reform concerns tied to education myths in New England. It notes Memorial Day observances and criticizes opposition to common schools while noting education control under the interior department.
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4Achariah Monroomeey
Interior Department
Ale
Lepperheed
New England
United States
National Bureau of Education
Interi Artment
Supreme Court rule on telegraph delivery to wife
Justice Miller in Des Moines Iowa held the proper recipient for a telegraph when the intended man is away is his wife at home. Welker Given sought damages after a delay caused by Mrs Given not knowing her husband's whereabouts. The court ruled the delivery valid and warned men to keep confidential terms with their wives.
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Justice Miter
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Iowa
Welker Give
Given
Damagaa
Justice Miller
Unnamed Menaccuse Greed Over Wheat Prices
The piece laments rising state fortunes and wages while poverty bites higher on living essentials. Dr Smyth declares the wheat price crisis caused not by capital or law but by satanic greed and reckless selfishness in men, urging charges against the true source of the evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolass
Dr. Smyth
Dévil Inman
Dr. Chase
A. W. Cuase
A.O
Henry M Stantey Named Governor of Congo State
Henry M Stantey, who sixteen years ago helped organize an expedition to search for Dr Livingston, is appointed Governor of the Congo State newly created at the Berlin powers conference. The vast territory covers about 1.3 million square miles with 460 miles of Atlantic coast and 900 miles of Congo navigation. Lively trade is planned with major products including ivory, metals, and oil.
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Henry M. Stantey
Dr. Livingston
Central Africa
Congo
Atate
Powers
Berlin
United States
Alaska
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Wobgo
Quelle
Equator
Zanbesi
Divorce law enforcement meets state boundary loophole
The article notes New York prohibitions on remarrying after decree prove ineffective as couples cross into nearby states to marry, then return legally. It criticizes New York’s enforcement and calls for repeal or cross-state recognition to curb contempt outcomes. It also surveys reactions to socialist rhetoric in Chicago and national labor sentiment, with broader Michigan political updates and notices.
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Inna
New York
Hudson
Hoboken
Blaine dominant in Republican ranks amid generational shifts
A compilation of editorials from the New York World and other papers discusses James G. Blaine's strength within the Republican machine, forecast Blaine as the probable 1888 nominee, and contemplates the impact of 1883 campaigns and forthcoming conventions on party unity and leadership. The tone reflects early party alignment and speculation on leadership succession.
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James G. Blaing
Republican
N. Y. World
Blaine
Republic
James G. Blaine
N. Y
What Congressmen Read a chat with Librarian Spofford
Washington Star reports on how Congress members read, noting many study treaties and finance, with 3 000 books used constantly, a demand for precedents, and growing interest in railways. It highlights light reading, poetry, voyages, Arctic and Africa explorations, and wives assisting with history and politics.
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Spofford
Statesman
Congress
House
Senate
American House of Representatives
Africa
Congo Basin
Washington Star
On the Wing by Hob Burdette Writes on a Train
Hob Burdette records a rough ride on a Pennsylvania Railroad car while writing. He notes nerves rise with each jolt, describes a chaotic Allentown stop with Pennsylvan ia Dutch Ladies and thirty-two children, and observes language barriers and curious passengers as the train twists through curves.
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Hob Burdette
Allentown
Janse
Big Country
Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Promoted for Lung Ailments
A household remedy advertising claim urges keeping a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs colds and throat and lung ailments. It cites Prof. S Sweetzer of the Maine State School Brunswick endorsing it as invaluable and superior to other expectorants.
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Ayer
Piatetan Lrof
F. Sweetzer
Maing Senter School
Brunswick
A. W. Cusar
Chasy
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