End of Civil Service Reform Signal Republicans and Grant
The Springfield Republic assesses the resignation of George William Curtis from the civil service advisory board and declares the board effectively dissolved. It argues the reform was a sham under Grant and warns the era of practical, genuine reform will only come with time, once current leaders exit and real accountability appears.
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Tennyson
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Dents
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Walsons
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Murphys
Springfield Rep
Canadian View on Annexation to the United States
A Cincinnati Commercial correspondent visiting Northern Minnesota asks Manitoba Canadians about annexation. A respondent replies he does not want annexation, saying most Canadians oppose joining the U S and would do so only by force. He argues Canada enjoys freedom and no taxes, while the U S is taxed heavily and plagued by corruption and inefficiency.
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Manitoba
United States
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Washington
Canada
Lieutenant-Colonel Fred Grant Devotes Time to Duties and Recreation
A Chicago Times item notes Lieutenant-Colonel Fred Grant spends about three hours daily on military duties at headquarters on Wabash Avenue and the remaining twenty-one hours on steep and other congenial recreation.
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Sax
Fred. Grant
Wabash Avenue
Chicago Times
Wabash river improvement could reshape regional trade
A Vincennes Sun excerpt argues river navigation will boost grain transport by boat, lower freights, and force railroad tariff competition. It cites old Lafayette river scenes and notes Congress funded internal improvements, while predicting the valley will rely on river routes up to Lafayette and beyond. A Washington dispatch also discusses Speaker Blaine as a GOP presidential contender and shifts in public esteem for leaders. Pope Pius IX nearing 81, his potential death could impact Europe but not overwhelm nations. his successor’s election would be the major event.
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Perredante
Tinfiycette
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Seaboard
Siete Sentinel
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Republican Party
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Maine
New Ireland
Cincinatié Laquirer
Pius the Ninth
Napoleon III
Europe
College of Cardinals
Ife
Giovanni Marie Mastai Ferretti
Haquier
New Harmony
East
Massa
Hendricks Defends Washington Trip in Reply Letter
Governor Hendricks releases a letter denying political motives for his Washington visit. He says discussions were focused on Supreme Court matters and department business, with casual talk on politics, and urges reform to restore integrity and economy in public service. The note mentions party organization questions and broad state action. FARMER.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Hendricks
Washington
Washington City
Supreme Court
Jlow
Sexpricks
The Race and Decline of the Indian Tribes
An analysis notes the drastic decline of the so called uncivilized tribes including Shawnees Delawares Wyandottes Senecas and Osages with about 18 523 individuals valued at 3 172 408 their lands their grain yields and livestock figures and condemns the mortality rate as the race faces extinction. It contrasts industrial growth and steam power with native decline and cites reform and public notices in a critical historical context. The piece also mentions a fictional death of a Civil Service Reform orphan boy and a liquor license matter in Clinton Illinois.
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