Editorial Notes on Politics and History Across States
A compendium of political reflections cites Belva Lookwood, Don Dickinson, and Bill Maybury in Michigan as rising questions, mentions Illinois senator John A. Logan, critiques tax corporations in Michigan, and recalls Tennessee and Kentucky frontier scenes. It surveys forest policy, fourteenth amendment issues regarding Gen Lawton, and recalls Tilden era politics with scattered references to several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dickinson
Michigan
Bill Maybury
Kentucky
Tennessee
Enorville
Edmund Kirke
Harper's
John Sevier
Howard Pyle
Sevier
North Carolina
Snapors Edmunds, Evarts
Hoar
Gen
Lawston
United States
Andrew Johnson
Lawton
Tilden
Sammy Tilden
Republican Party
Iaat
Temperance League
Dorchester
Edward E. Hale
Plumb
J. Ellen Foster
Massachusetts
St. John
Cleveland
Blaine
Third Party
Manual training trial for boys in Boston schools
A report details an experiment in which 200 boys from ten grammar schools in Boston receive two hours daily carpentry instruction since September. Selected aged fourteen from families allowing instruction, the program aims to integrate industrial training with standard schooling and suggests including girls. The article discusses broader temperance politics, suicide statistics, and various social issues of the era, reflecting concerns about education, public policy, and public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublio
Boston
Grammmer
Grammer
Turbulent views on Russia England Ireland and freedom
A long analysis argues that Russia’s tyranny would threaten Jewish and Irish rights, while English victory could spur Irish home rule. It warns Ireland must avoid overreaching independence, likening it to a reckless boy on horseback. The piece notes Armenian and Caucasus unrest and shifts in European loyalties amid a looming conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
England
Ireland
Todis
Ural Mountains
Iren Wilder
Biberia
Armenia
Caucasus
Hoglish
Georgia
Central Asia
Thun
What is a Promissory Note in Michigan Law
A Michigan Supreme Court decision in Usynge County National Bank of Agburn v Partly clarifies negotiability of complex promissory notes. The ruling rejects extrinsic terms that alter payment amount or maturity, affirming that notes must be a definite sum payable at a specified time to remain negotiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Lansing
Michigan
Usynge County National Bank of
Agburn
Coldwater
Mich
Alganase
County of Branch
State of Michigan
Romine
Mt. Birdsall & Co
First National Bank
Parsons
George R. Purdy
Kinathan George
Supreme Court of Michigan
Champlin
Theopluion
Storey
Our Lansing Letter from May 21 1885 Detroit annexation debate
Our Lansing Letter reports ongoing legislative vigor in Lansing with Detroit annexation as a focal issue especially Springwells. It notes senators banning certain deed wording, opposition to a school for the feeble minded, and a proposed soldiers bounty with varying cost estimates. It mentions potential tax roll impact and opposition to a land grant restoration measure, plus a note on a projected car coupling requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Springwells
Aix
Congress
Michigan Legislature Debates Taxes and Appointments
The report covers legislative moves including university tax changes, railroad and taxation bills, and appointments to state boards. It notes the governor’s selections for military and diplomatic posts, plus debates on oleomargarine bans, swamp land use, and railway regulations amid party and policy contention.
Tainted blood and disease warnings in early warning prose
A fragmentary passage warns that corrupted blood taints the constitution and hidden poison becomes more virulent with time. It links pimple, skin disorders, and unnatural sensations to Nature's warnings about neglect and health decline.
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Fogibied
Seth Lewis
Mencator
Marshall
Belva
Tur
Ilinois
John A. Logan
V. N. Lothrop
Thomaz
M. Cooley
Sivon
Jackson
Tae
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Nezvana Hel
Mae Saw
Alabama
Wiscount
New Jersey
Croeke
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Tim Nester
Ataté
Michigan Military Academy
Henry Blite
W. T. Carpenter
Francia B.stockbridges
Lacey
Free Katee
George
Anfi Board
Woodbine Twineth
Hawley
Superior Court of
Senate
D. Long
Flint
State Military Board
Vies Osburn
Thos. D. Gilbert
Kent
Wm. A. Moore
Wayne
James Shearer
Bay
Henry Plambettala
Berrien
T. Read
Esa Rarnd
John H. Wands
Philo Parsons
Atlanta
House Railroad Committee
Board of Control
Newton Creek
Alpene
Yeas
Adams Beker
Bardwall
Beecher
Beekman
Bentley
Black
Boynton
Brant
Campbell
Carlton
J.A. Case
N. Case
Chapman
Colina
Coomar
Cositt
Cross
Dickems
Divine
Dunbar
Bean
Eagleman
Estas
Pord
Gardos
Gleason
Hammond
Hampton
Hankord
Finspar
Hayes
Holman
Ho Jobnan
Rely
Linadlo
Long
Malcolm
Manwariog
Markey
McCisland
McComnick
McGregor
McKie
McNabb
Northwood
O'Keefe
Oviatt
Parkhurst
Post
Potter
Hichardson
Rumsey
Sellers
Staples
Stack
Sutton
Bwift
Town
Ulrich
Voorhees
Walthew
Waits
Waiss
Wollman
Wiewine
Williams
Woodruff
Wright
Speskar
Maye
Bates
Brown
Cannon
A. T. Case
Groser
Davis
Dodge
Gibbs
Nowell
Jones
Kirkpatrick
Makelin
Mason
North
Snyder
Watson
Webber
Wead
Darry
Brendon
Blacker
Coleman
Conrad
Dakin
Dickinson
Eldred
Powers
Shorts
Marquette
Ontonagon Road
Naga
Judiciary Committee
House
Texas
Moses W. Field
Wyandotte River Park
Battle Creek
Big Rapids
Cassopolis
Grand Rapids
Addison P. Cook
Brooklyn
Saginawe
P. O. Hayes
Grand Ledge
Port Huron
Heckler
Il Dourte
Mt. Clement
Dearboro
W. C. Humphrey
Philip Mothareill
Longhton & Ontonagon
Boston Journal
Civil Service Reform League
Kvary
Tts
Troy Times
George V. N. Lothrop
Bayard
Willin
Concord
N. H
Lategman
Brother Hines
Lowell Journal
G. V. N. Lothrop
Corporation
Nout
Grand Rapida
Democrat
Lothrop
Union
Qos
Indiana
Chicago
Han
Ayer
Arctic Circle
South Africa
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Ad Druggista
Ists
Benth
ATT
Isle Cor
Bracks
Detholtmich
Ualyripsor
A. W. Caax
Chase Family
Chase
Byrne
Scards
Cutz
Chanv
Manufactere
Dk. A. W. Chase Min. Co
A.C. Hyde
Teon Covet
da. A. W. Cusse Men. Co
Velroit, Mich
du Chase
Tag Chase Mav. Co
Detroit Mich
A. C. Ryde
Ene
H.lothrop
Grinwold St
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REL
Ax E. Murray
B. Weatherbird
Foft & ‘Co
Toledo
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
OHA Braly
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