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28 Apr 1875
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1875
Page
1
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On April 19 the nation marked the centennial of the Concord and Lexington battles with speeches by Richard H. Dana Jr. and others. Reports warn of potential crop damage from a harsh winter, Italy’s Garibaldi nears death, and Catholic Church growth in the United States with extensive church and school infrastructure.
A Union Pacific conductor ejects a passenger three times after the man refuses to leave. The impecunious traveler insists he is bound for Chicago unless his pants hold out, and the conductor allows him to continue aboard for a while.
A twelve year old girl wore a new style gray water proof cloak with an Ulster hood and large back box-plait. It featured a side seam belt, external buttons, black braid trim, and three black buttons to fasten. It was described as suitable for school in any weather.
The issue lists legal and advertising rates, reports on Capittal and Yale College items, bank dividends, and a long stream of telegraph dispatches. It covers Indian movements in the West, rail and mine news, fires, border raids, court actions, and international notes from Belgium to Greece.
April events show Democrats unseating four Republicans and seating four Democrats in the Louisiana House. The Senate moves to impeach Auditor Charles Clinton for high crimes, with Kellogg urging action on city relief and funding reform as session extends. Governors’ messages press swift public-benefit measures.
New Orleans state legislature adjourns sine die after a short session. A Senate attempt to suspend Clinton failed 18 to 16. A bill to cut Metropolitan Police expenses and to publish laws only in the official journal was approved, saving about $100,000. A $117,000 appropriation covered extra session costs. The city property and water works lease for forty years was authorized with bondholder arrangements to be made.
Vice President Wilson backs Ben Wade for Ohio governor warding the GOP to nominate him. Governor Bedle in New Jersey loses favor for appointing a Republican to a judgeship. Illinois lawmakers dispute censures of the President over Louisiana. The Iowa Register quips on reviving the Iowa Democracy. The Philadelphia Press warns against Democratic control of White House and Senate. The Toledo Blade cites national debt cuts. The Graphic’s Washington correspondent denies Grant seeking a third term. Tennessee’s Fourteenth Amendment battle amid civil service pressures is examined.
Harper’s Weekly recounts Andrew Johnson in the Senate over the Louisiana question echoing Tennessee 1866 tactics. Parson Brownlow, Knoxville Whig editor, calls Johnson’s statements misrepresenting history and unmitigated lying. Brownlow asserts Johnson blocked a quorum to thwart the Fourteenth Amendment. the Tennessee governor used militia to secure a quorum and push the measure.
Republicans denounce the Democrats for unseating four Republicans and seating four Democrats, arguing the move broke faith and the compacts from the award. They claim reform efforts are blocked, harmony is unlikely, and the public good is sacrificed for partisan power in a divided state.
Harper's Weekly argues the 1876 outcome hinges on voters perceiving Republican character and control rather than party promises. It asserts a sound progressive core within the GOP, aligned with constitutional renewal after the war, and warns that betraying Republican tradition could doom the party despite the name.
A Brazilian tarantula is explained as an enormous spider, highlighting its size and nature in concise terms.
A compilation of notes on tea culture in Japan and practical domestic guidance. Topics include tea plant cultivation, butter white specks causes, steam propagation for plant growth, a broad discussion on fowl feeding, and recipes for vegetable soup, cheese toast, cabbage jelly, plus ventilation tips and French coffee preparation.
Early spring harvest of sassafras buds collected while sap runs. When dried they can be stored for indefinite future use.
Quick egg preservation method by boiling then packing in salt. Feed of corn in the ear for horses includes soaking in weak brine for a day. Oregon wheat record praised over thirty years of settlement. Georgia census shows 4211 dogs to 265 sheep across twenty one counties. Live Stock Journal notes corn cob uses in hog yards. Dairyman needs ten gallons daily water per cow in winter. Method to clean white ostrich feathers with soap solution, rub and rinse, then dry.
Victor Hugo argues for women's rights in a letter to the French Society for the Amelioration of the Position of Women. He says half the human race is outside equality and urges legal and social reform to balance rights between women and men. A New Hampshire case reports a young woman surviving on peanuts after long injuries. The piece notes a grasshopper proposal to be used as a lubricant.
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