Republicans oppose internal tax cut and Dakota statehood prompts
Washington reports that Republicans oppose reducing internal revenue taxes. The House considers Shipherd correspondence on the Peruvian Company, and Dakota statehood moves forward with a Senate committee urging admission pending a census. Other items include Chafee and Chandler cabinet talk, and growing debate over the Chinese bill and postal matters.
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Spain
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Terma
Peru
Bolivia
Locust Egg Duty in Angora Backfires in 19th Century
In Angora Asia Minor a locust egg collection order failed as lazy peasants bought eggs from officials to meet the quota, then delivered the same eggs to receivers. Fines and bribes enriched officials, likely ensuring a larger locust crop next season and ongoing hardship.
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Angora
Asia Minor
Roads and Taxes in Central America Panama Letter in New York World
A New York World dispatch criticizes Panama's urban management noting a $252 monthly vehicle tax, strict collection, and abysmal streets. Garbage, filth, and frequent epidemics accompany impassable Savannah roads, with complaints ignored as funds vanish.
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The Female Lobbyist
The Female Lobbyist is seen at the capitol from early morning to evening. She is praised as understanding national needs better than two Congress members and able to explain the ship railway proposal across the Isthmus of Tehaun tepec with eloquence. Her beauty, dignity, and tender affections are celebrated as pure and gentle, likened to Alpine snows and melting rivulets.
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Fate of the Revised New Testament Provokes Scholarly Ire
The piece decries the revised New Testament as a failing venture spurred by Bishop Wilberforce. It ridicules the effort as built on sand and laments that both learned clergy and common readers reject the Eng lish edition, with demand collapsing and pastry cooks favored to possess it.
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