Gladstone Administration Promises Tax Reductions and Economy
Mr White forecasts a surplus of six million for next April while Chancellor Lowe lauds economy as the secret of fiscal success. He urges defining government’s legitimate province and promises substantial remissions of taxation to ease burdens and bolster public support for Mr Gladstone’s administration.
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White
Lowe
Gladstone
Imperial plebiscite crisis splits Ollivier cabinet in France
An 1870 crisis centers on Napoleon III seeking a plebiscite to ratify a new constitutional regime and dynastic succession. The Ollivier cabinet fragments as ministers resign or threaten departure, while the Emperor weighs autocratic prerogatives against liberal opposition and a divided Parliament.
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France
Ollivier
Senatus Consultum
Senate
M. Buffet
Count Dary
M. Ollivier
Napoleon Iit
Cesar
Napoleon III
Prince Imperial
MM. Rouher
Forcade
The Rise and Fall of Cheap Illustrated Novels
A critique of penny fiction from the 19th century notes how cheap illustrated romances arose to satisfy mass taste, their sensational plots and coarse woodcuts, and why publishers and sellers limited stock. It details the small trade, fickle sales, and the profit squeeze driving reform and revival.
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Charles Knight
Messrs
Chambers
Penny Magazine
Chambers's Journal
Varney
Vileroy
Zindorf Castle
Ada
Family Herald
London Journal
Rose Mortimer