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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1879
Page
4
The article notes that finquents in Parliament should be judged by a committee of their own body and recalls English practice where the King deployed officers to seize troublesome members and confine them in the Tower.
A petition by Frances E. Willard of Chicago circulates to urge Illinois legislature to allow women to vote in municipal elections on saloon licensing. It notes the likely Democratic U S Senate candidate as Lyman Trumbull and comments on the party's need for timber, citing past selections like ex-Governor Palmer and Judge Davis as examples.
Cable dispatches recount Grant's Irish progress with exuberant cheers in Belfast and Dublin. Police scrutiny and Cork's minor blemish shade otherwise generous receptions, while critics note foes may aim to influence votes. The piece compares Ireland's welcome to Lafayette's and crowns Grant as a defender of liberty beyond borders.
A Berlin bill challenges parliamentary immunity mirroring English concerns. The Imperial Chancellor argues lawmakers are not above the laws they enact, versus public opinion in England and Berlin. The piece notes Germany at this time debates privilege amid broader tensions.
Journal extracts recount a voyage from Levuka to Mare Island and San Francisco in late 1850s, detailing sightings including a mother whale and calf, whaling fleets, shipboard life, repairs at Mare Island, desertions, dances and a ball, encounters with the ship Alert and other vessels, and reflections on health notices and tech notes interspersed with ads and curiosities.
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