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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1880
Page
4
General W T Sherman, Army head, declares intention to retire from public life upon reaching his 62nd year in 1884. The piece notes Senator Blackburn of Kentucky as a Democrat who has introduced a bill in Congress to cut the whisky tax to 50 cents and to repeal tobacco taxes.
De Lesseps completes the Isthmus survey for a Panama canal with an estimated cost around 160 million dollars. June 22 set by the Democratic National Committee for its National Convention in Cincinnati to announce a defeated ticket. New York fire causes nearly one million dollar loss and two lives. Dennis Kearney threatens a gallows for employers using Chinese labor. Maryland bills curb loud and obscene disturbance. Democrats oppose Stephens Western stance on riders in appropriation bills.
The Democratic Committee on Contested Seats at Washington faces a dispute over seating W. D. Washburne Republican and Ignatius Donnelly Democrat after Minnesota results show Washburne leading by 3,12 votes. The panel delayed report amid party pressure while Washburne’s margin appears clear.
The article argues courts hold vast influence over U.S. politics and reflects public respect for judicial decisions. It cites Supreme Court influence on executive actions and legal shaping of state laws, noting judges' decisive role in political outcomes.
A historical discourse argues that judicial rulings can shape national destiny and curb political strife. It compares a modern court’s reach to Cromwellian long parliament, suggesting judges may wield supreme power to interpret popular will and stabilize governance despite forms and politics.
At the Republican State Convention in Utica on the 15th delegates were chosen for the Chicago National Convention on June 21. The body favored Grant over Blaine and Sherman, adopting a resolution urging renomination of Ulysses S. Grant and calling delegates to support his nomination with united effort.
In Indiana the Republican conventions across all Congressional Districts met on the 25th and chose a delegate plurality for Blaine with Washburne a close second. The results indicate Blaine leading among the selected delegates to the National Convention.
The Republican State Central Committee met in Chicago with broad attendance and public and professional support. Delegates discussed presidential candidates with Grant and Blaine drawing applause. A secret session followed and the convention was set for Springfield on May 19 with 730 delegates representing Hayes votes.
Decatur residents hear forecasts from Blake predicting a warm dry summer of 1879 and a warm wet winter 1479 80 with cold snaps. He warns that 1880 will be very unpropitious and urges preparation for famine despite low confidence in his authority.
The Legislature investigates quack medical diploma sales across nine chartered institutions with European agencies. Foreign buyers allegedly flock to America seeking practice licenses, including schools in Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis and New England with dubious degree issuance.
The speaker lauds Illinois law for ejecting about 1500 quack doctors, urging continued enforcement to remove medical shams and frauds. He advocates trained practitioners of the regular school over ignoramuses and pretenders.
The Nation reports Iowa Senator Kirkwood says 200000 pension claims are pending due to clerk shortages. The Senate adopts a resolution to regulate production of private messages by telegraph firms for congressional inquiries, requiring likely materiality and description of the sought message. Some of the President's census supervisor appointments, notably in Ohio, are rejected, and the Patents committees oppose broad patent extensions past 17 years except in special cases.
A South Carolina literacy test proposal to deny voting rights to illiterates is condemned as a racist, politically motivated attack on Black enfranchisement. The piece argues Northern states with education are not a parallel and warns of a domino effect across the South, urging opposition to the measure.
An official board compiled statistics on liquor in Massachusetts showing 1874 as the last full year under the license law and 1877 with expanded license activity. The report notes 5 270 licenses in 1874 and a rise in licensed saloons by 1877, with beer sales and drunkenness data collected from official sources.
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