Arbitration and the Trent Despatches Court of arbitration praised
The commentary lauds Lord Granville and Mr. Gladstone for prudent diplomacy in the Trent despatchs dispute. It notes the Geneva Tribunal kept alive through adjournment, the American and British governments accepting the arbitration scope, and the Sumnerian doctrine of consequential damages fading as the case moves to judgment within two months.
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Ugh
Lord Granville
Prince Consort
Trent
Disraeli
Geneva Tribunal
Gladstone
Adams
United States
Washington Cabinet
Sande
Canon Blakesley to be Lincoln Dean and Rawlinson Canterbury Canon
Canon Blakesley is named the new Dean of Lincoln and Professor Rawlinson succeeds to the Canterbury canonry, leaving the latter void. Germany and the Papal clash grows sharper with hints of internal strife in church politics. Berlin says the Pope speech hints at future policy for ecclesiastical matters. The ecclesiastical faction is denounced as anti national and accused of plans to destabilize the German Empire.
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Canon Blakesley
Hertfordshire
Lincoln
Professor Rawlinson
Canterbury
Germany
Popgr
Berlin
The Liquor Laws in Maine and New York Commentary
A Cosmopolitan discusses Maine and New York liquor laws and enforcement. It notes observers report drink openly sold in Portland, cites enforcement challenges, and presents the 1872 Maine statute text clarifying town liquor agents duties and limits.
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United Kingdom Alliance
Maine
Barker
England
Portland
New York State
Prohibition Party
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Judicial Court
Contested liquor laws across states spark debate and headlines
The piece surveys 19th century experiments in liquor control. It cites Maine smuggling cases at Winterport, proposes licensure for drinkers, and reviews Wisconsin’s ban on drunkenness. It highlights Ohio Adair Law penalties and civil actions against liquor sellers, plus liens on property to cover fines.
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Maine
New York
Winterport
United States
New York World
Wisconsin
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