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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1876
Page
2
The article cites Article 14 Section 4 stating the public debt of the United States is valid and shall not be questioned, while debts of aid to insurrection are illegal and void. It declares there are no Americans who expect payment of the Southern Confederacy war debt.
The New York Herald argues the Democrats face a stronger campaign than since Pierce and King. It contends the war and postwar reforms sustained the Republicans, who would win if Wayes succeeds, while warning the party’s focus on the war and a “bloody shirt” keeps it alive. It questions continued Republican leadership if basic issues shift to peace and unity.
The excerpt accuses a Treasury official of altering books to inflate the national debt by 250 million dollars. It argues that under Hayes presidency such concealment would continue and urges voters to elect a radical change to reveal how taxes since the war were spent, highlighting Tilden as a hypothetical alternative.
The Republican party organized the Southern Claims Commission and has paid 20 million dollars on such claims, while the Democratic party has not expended a dollar, illustrating a marked partisan contrast in policy implementation.
From New York correspondent, Oct 6 1876. The Philadelphia Centennial Fair overshadows local shows while New York hosts the American Institute Fair with 400 fruit and machine samples and 12 000 medals. Highlights include the Centennial Loan Exhibition artworks, Barnum’s Hippodrome promises, and rising kleptomaniac issues at the exposition.
The observer notes cheaper railroad fares may boost Centennial travel profits, outlines the Columbus monument in Fairmount Park crafted by Italian artists, and reports on Centennial awards, a plan to preserve the Main Building, and a large livestock show with interstate entrants. Rhode Island and regional leaders participate in State Day events, while a soda water dispute amuses visitors. The piece previews a governors reunion and a knights tournament as major Centennial happenings.
The New York Graphic reprints Judge Sinnott's detailed refutation of charges that Governor Tilden defrauded the government by underreporting 1862 income. It argues his professional earnings and unrealized income were prudently reported, noting previous year receipts and contingent gains. a fair acquittal of fraud and perjury is suggested.
A Maine Farmer piece praises intelligent pruning and training of fruit trees. It argues shaping limbs and directing growth is as vital as grafting and manuring, shaping yields and profits. The Bank of England note details a five acre bank with nine hundred clerks, windowless walls, light through courts, a fifty dial clock, cisterns, engines, fire readiness, incorporation in 1694, and capital of ninety million dollars.
A Frenchman becomes exceedingly angry with a waiter at an English hotel, shouting insults and offering to blow his nose. A separate odd image shows a boy who yells like tar tar if water touches his shirt, and a boy crawling through a sewer after a ball without concern.
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