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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1877
Page
2
The piece argues labor grievances arise from high prices and taxes. It claims wages lag behind living costs since 1860 while taxes and debt service drain profits. It critiques Federal and state indebtedness and railroads taxing travelers, stressing how such burdens depress workers and industry.
The article discusses Governor Phelps of West Virginia mobilizing state forces to suppress a labor insurrection, aided by Maryland and Pennsylvania governors, and contrasts federal aid and mobilization with punitive action. It notes broader wartime events in Europe, Cuban-American politics, and domestic issues, including district debt, corruption, and the press. It mentions the Marshfield Chronicle’s first issue and government printing contracts, plus local appointments and economic concerns.
A Kansas traveler tours Paris Springs via Grant Prairie, praising grand views and local farms. He lodges at Col Eli Paris’s house, notes the convivial crowd from Springfield and nearby towns, and comments on meals, rooms, and suggested improvements to the resort while recounting humorous roadside lore.
A departed Vernon reader subscribes from Coleman County Texas, praising local ranching prospects and forage, noting abundant deer, antelope, buffalo, and fertile valleys. He extols winter grass, stock viability, and healthy climate, while promising to continue the paper from Mt Vernon. The note ends with a verse joking about changing wars and marching tramps.
The article laments tattling and the excesses of intemperance, arguing they corrode families and communities. It condemns gossip as common liars, calls for moral vigilance, and urges youth protection, linking drinking to social decay and personal ruin. It recounts wartime patriotism fading and a later mobilization to form a fighting company.
A Baltimore style discussion favors Missouri peach canning via better varieties and a Springfield plant to ship to St Louis markets. The article cautions on salicylic acid use in preserving fruit, meat, and dairy and summarizes recipes for preserving berries, peaches, and pickles, noting practical cautions and storage tips. It also notes a St Louis firm eyeing a Springfield water power venture and reports a local shooting accident and a street concert by mutes near town.
Masonic Regular Corporation of Springfield R A Chapter No 14 will be held Monday August 5th at 7 30 PM. Work in R A Degree. All visiting Companions invited to attend by order of officer.
The Outrager Morgan, charged with attempting to outrage the persons of various little girls, was discharged this morning by Squire Barnard amid a scene of public comment and local interest. Posterity may judge the episode as a notable wartime social incident and a reflection on community standards in the era.
A Creek of accounts from Greene county to Lebanon reports shootings, a ditch accident at the mines, a child burned by grease, and a man surrendering after a fatal shot. Statements discuss Judge Parkinson defending law over sympathy, a wreckers saga, a quadruple of jailings, and a family scandal of Chapman and McGrew amid Pineville turmoil.
Fragmentary account describes a Sunday night shooting in Webb City where John Markees was struck by a pistol shot while pleading for safe passage. He was taken to a physician, with a criminal investigation and arrests following. The text also mentions family feuds and a second shooting involving Warren Barnhart and McMillan, arousing town interest and ongoing medical concerns.
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