Editorial on military rule in peace and Republican stance
An 1875 Harper’s Weekly excerpt cited by the Cincinnati Enquirer condemns military governance in peacetime. It rebukes Republican support for army control, arguing such rule betrays the American way and has spanned a decade of peace. The piece notes some Republicans oppose militarization, giving cautious hope for a halt.
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Sax
Harper's Weekly
Cincinnati Enquirer
Louisiana
S Army
Republican Party
Harpers’ Weekly
Indiana
South
Kentucky
Illinois
Road reform urged by Columbus Republican editor
The Columbus Republican criticizes current road laws and urges repeal for a single road tax. It proposes supervisors distribute funds to contract lowest bidder for yearly road work, aiming to build miles of superior roads over time. Bartholomew county is cited as wasting money on repairs instead of investing in first class pikes.
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Bartholomew
Circuit Court
Posey County
Indiana
Virgil P. Goreman
Lewis S. Rose
James Lewis Rose
Ulysses Grant Rose
Mount Vernon
Whiting
Cynthiana
Grave Yard
LEX
CRUNK
Simmons
Florida gains in Senate shift balance toward Democrats
The unexpected win by a Democratic Senator in Florida boosts the party's Senate total to 28 members, a sharp rise from 17. Several Liberal Republican senators elected with Democratic votes pledge to oppose administration measures, narrowing the path to a 38 vote majority against Grant and his imperialist allies.
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United States
Florida
Senate
Grant
Louisiana Democrats trust Kellogg question to Republican Committee
The piece notes Louisiana people favor leaving 1874 office elect decisions to the Republican Congressional Committee in New Orleans, a plan spurned by Kellogg usurpers. It frames Democrats as willing to defer to Northern opponents if they understand the issue, while Kellogg supporters refuse this compromise.
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Louisiana
Republican Congressional Committee
New Orleans
Kellogg
Arkansas Governor Notions Spar with Grant’s Message
The Republican papers recoil at Grant's Arkansas Message as an overreach by the federal government to appoint Arkansas governor after a state legislative decision. They note the use of U S troops months earlier to quell the rival, while avoiding direct opposition to the move.
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Grant
Arkansas
United States
Atlanta editor denies widows ages in city report
The Atlanta News rejects a claim that two young widows aged thirteen and fifteen live in Atlanta. The piece questions how the WVews editor could know each widow’s age and suggests even elder Weller would have advised caution about such accuracy.
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Atlanta News
Atlanta
Wvews
Weller
Musician With Brains as Well as Ears
Max Adeler is identified as organist of St. Martino's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, noted for possessing both musical talent and intellect.
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Max Adeler
St. Martino’s Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Register Drum-Head Statesmanship Sparks Republican Debate
A staunch letter-writer condemns military interference in Louisiana and urges adherence to law over force. The piece credits constitutional forms as essential, warns Republicans against imperial powers, and urges Civil Rights protections while preserving lawful authority and state sovereignty.
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Louisiana
Spain
Alfonso
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Morton
Daniel Webster
Hampden
Kellogg
Alabama
Mississippi
Sumner
Butler
United States
Hendricks or Allen as a national pick for president
A Vincennes Sun editorial urges the Democratic party to nominate a popular man from the people. It endorses Thomas A. Hendricks for his humble beginnings and statesmanship, or if not him then William McKinley with a different name.
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Democratic Party
Seymour
Greeley
Thomas A. Hendricks
America
Bill Allen
Vincennes
Woman seeks divorce urged by spirit in court case
Acting on advice from a spiritual medium Eugenia H Turner of Virginia City Nevada tried to obtain a divorce from her husband George E Turner for no reason other than the spirit wanted it. The case was promptly dismissed from court.
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Eugenia H. Turner
Virginia City
Nevada
George E. Turner
A Great Orator S S Prentiss From Mississippi
Extract from a Congressional speech by Sargent S Prentiss praising justice for Mississippi and warning Louisiana on representation. The speaker urges states to avoid harming Mississippi and, if the Union must bleed, to remove the Mississippi star while keeping the stripe as a symbol of degradation.
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Sargent S. Prentiss
Mississippi
Congress
Louisiana
Union
Epitaph in Saint Mary’s churchyard honors Mary Bullard
An inscription in Saint Mary’s churchyard, Boston on the Humber, Lincolnshire, England, praises Mary, wife of Thomas Bullard, as “what a woman ought to be,” though words fail to fully express it.
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Saint Mary's Churchyard
Boston-on-Humber
Lincolnshire
England
Mary
Thomas Bullard
Advice to Indiana Legislature Warns Against Overreach
The Rushville Jacksonian urges Indiana legislators to cut clerical staff, repeal the county superintendent of schools office, and end biennial county assessor elections. It pleads for restoring prior laws and limiting new measures, warning that failure to curb abuses will brand the body as a pack of asses.
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Indianapolis
The
Cincinnati Inquirer
Rushville Jacksonian
England's Southern Empire population growth overview
The Southern Hemisphere colonies of Australia and New Zealand have seen massive population increases since 1850. The white population rose from about 240,000 to nearly 2,000,000, with Victoria jumping tenfold to 732,000 and Queensland to 125,000. Tasmania reached 100,000, while New Zealand grew from 26,000 to 265,000. Emergence of English, Protestant dominance and liberal migration policies are noted, with several colonies shedding penal status and crime levels remaining low.
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United States
Alaska
Australasia
Victoria
Queensland
Tasmania
New Zealand
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