Rail road tax proposal stirs Davenport county debate
A Davenport era piece argues for a five percent tax on township property to fund roads and rail lines, urging citizen input while warning against corporate control. It contrasts public needs with private profits and critiques political manipulation of elections. The text also lists circuit judges and notes Spain’s reactionary mood amid a wider regional unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katter Montteeto
Tin
Pon
Uis
Peiceted Railrent and Railroad Corporation
Ourtate
Tate
Oddoc
Mississippi
Dones
Davenport
Prom
LiPough Dedes Co
Dacksoy
Woomine
Scotch Grove
Motos
Cailine Grove
St Pahamish Louis
Massachusetts hypocrisy exposed in New England critique
A scathing, polemical letter from the New York Day Book rants against Massachusetts for abandoning eight hour reform and virtue signaling. It accuses the state of Puritan hypocrisy, links mill labor to slavery, and faults New England for prioritizing profit over reform while attacking southern and national hypocrisy. The piece derides moral pretense and calls out perceived double standards in social and political conduct.
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New York
Adrins
Massacusetts
Massachusetts
Uhal
Lewell Gate
Gao AL Mo
Andy
Plyamouth
Tiluria
Massachsetts
New England
South
Gill
Bates
Sanlanore
Daar Hetlow
Cebertok
Late term court sentences and diverse notices
At a late term of the District Court five men were sentenced to the penitentiary for rape and related crimes. The reports mention a track racer Colgard of Tullarota winning a race for 32,000 against Perry, with various names and incidents described. Several notices touch on travel, corporate tickets, and a public discussion of emigration, religion, and social themes, including a church matter and a plea about negro equality, amid scattered local events and obituaries.
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Gintow Cenn
Colgard
Tullarota
Fae
Ayguins
Perry
Conor
Cetee
Mietanker
Dainies
Gancon
Ahroush
Seunfild
Wruruad
Gondngtur
Lgie Tern
Ceaur
J.P. Cheater
Decker Kayiutis
Nsw
Preseyeran
Cas Dad
Obbedegons
Tsviety- Mype
Buwa Ci
Delraare
Baton
Prenton
Wourkien
Gergus
Golumbis
Levaout
Pdtu
Davin Vries
Peoria
Boston
Mann
Soleus
St. Louis
Two Massachusetts Families Haunted by Consumption Tales
From the Atlantic Monthly this account compares two households in Massachusetts where multiple siblings married, creating three families. One home sits on a sunlit southern slope, the other on a grassy plateau by a lake. Both settings are linked to tuberculosis, as children fall ill and die while adults justify their situation, drawing sweeping conclusions about environment and disease.
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Cossee
Daniel Walesun
Chardes Kat Col
Hertford
Burg Torly
Ste
Todd
Henry Louowaten
Atlantic Monthly
Massachusetts
Poe
Soth
Koreuoon
Bern
Constance
Sinte Rociarer
Department of the Interor
Sabes
Binek Korte
Cealp
Searcy
Nedor
Saevtien
Willey
Gana
Staridauts
Moses
Darton
America
A. Sumile
Trav
Foot and ankle admiration sparks public rebuke
A provocative anti voyeur rant decries men who linger near crossings and public spaces to glimpse women’s footwear. The speaker condemns star-gazers and mocks those who fixate on women’s feet and ankles, urging modesty and respect for public decency.
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Hheaven
Wattie Uateful
Untitled fragment from Previdenes report in Rhode Tsurd
Fragmentary text discusses racial or ethnic distrust and social concerns. It references a statement about a country being unique for how certain groups are treated in education or behavior. The readable portion is highly garbled and lacks clear events or identifiable persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taree
Ingal
The Late Indian Rule Amid Frontier Tensions
A fragmented Sunday front page piece argues Indians and frontier policy shape battles over railroads and borders. It references Cheyennes and Apaches, government actions, and religious rhetoric, debating how many brave soldiers endure punitive campaigns and divine providence in the field.
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Vanuren Eo
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Newton
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George B. Youiur
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Woatlam
Moller
Jolson Co
Sylvanus Yates
Tipton
Cudaren
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North Westeern General Agency
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Shivta
Drawner
Ali
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Junos County
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Paris
Theo Soetje
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P.P. Periolat
Ecwy
Somy Mott
Boots & Shoes
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Menlota
Spechad
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Centre
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Stancock
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Wright
Harness Make
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Gibbs & Nichols
South Clarks
Margaret Fuller
Mre
Sigourney
Lydia Maria Chill
Jenny Lind
Florence Nightingale
Cary Sisters
Gail Hamilton
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Anna Dickinson
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I. B. Stowe
Cam It Urse
Parepa Rosa
Clara Louise Kellogg
Parton
Horace Greeley
W. Higginson
John S.C. Abbott
Theodore Tilton
Fanny Fern
Grace Greenwood
E. C. Stanton
Messia
Gibbs & Nicol3
ANT Fruit Depot
WICST
Querry & CO
Otha
Monticelte
Bemky & CO
W. Selo
David Mager
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