Illinois Governor Palmer backs NR nominee despite reform split
Report from Cincinnati on February 26 claims Governor Palmer of Illinois will support the National Republican nominee. It also notes Governor Branc of Missouri may oppose Trumbull’s rising Reform Republican popularity to aid his own presidential bid at the Cincinnati Convention.
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Gov. Branc
Missouri
Senator Trumbull
Cincinnati
H. B. Eckelmann
East Fifth Eee
the Merchants Ptel
Ohio
Rail collision blamed on rotten bridge prompts calls for inquiry
A fiery critique condemns a defective bridge and a railroad firm tied to a past collapse. The article urges strict investigation, criticizes lax safety in a poorly governed country, and laments injuries and deaths while demanding accountability.
Pride of caste in republic sparks call to end privilege
In a column urging reform, the writer condemns a fossilized caste among long standing communities two thirds of a century, attacking a closed aristocracy for dictating propriety and stifling progress. The piece argues for equality and innovation within reasonable limits.
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United States
Deane
Equality and liberty over old privilege in a new age
The passage argues against prescriptive privilege and caste in favor of equality and genuine freedom. It calls for honoring labor and merit, opposing rigid social hierarchies, and encouraging healthful progress across church benevolence patriotism and public life.
Thunder of the politicians and political presses
Analyzes independent citizens' view of party battles in Washington and state capitals. Warns that sensational charges eclipse steady governance as lawmakers pass sound laws, while many public figures display only self-interest.
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New York
Washington
Great Bear Garden
Union
Ohio
Indiana
Commonwealth
Streightway
Political stagecraft dulls the nation’s public zeal
Amid iron thunder from stage machinery, the nation sees a few master-spirits patrols the masses while ambitious minor players are consigned to show roles. Citizens view political clashes with impatience as party hacks hype alarms, preferring peace over heated rhetoric.
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Washington
Columbus
Breaking Up the River Brings Hope to the City
An editorial lauds the thawing river and the return of steamers as a sign of renewed city vitality. It contrasts winter’s paralysis with the opening of river commerce, praising the steam fleet for connecting the Queen City to global trade and spurring optimism.
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Victor Hugo
Napoleon
Neva
Humboldt
Amazon
Queen City
Labor Reform Nomination Dented by Doubtful Convention
A Columbus Labor Reform Convention produced broad resolutions and many committees but little tangible labor reform. It nominated President and Vice President candidates who are not workingmen, prompting questions why a workingman’s President is needed and suggesting the event was aimed at political prominence rather than labor interests.
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Columbus
Davis
Supreme Court
Speech on unions and political leverage in workers groups
The passage argues that worker conventions must serve workers' welfare and avoid turning into political parties. When a profession's group acts as a political organization, it abandons its proper role and becomes another arena for partisan conflict under misleading pretenses.
Keep to the right in daily city traffic
A reflective piece urges pedestrians to keep to the right to avoid slips and collisions in crowded streets. The author recalls near accidents on Fourth Street and Broadway and extols moving as a unified mass to preserve dignity and safety.
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Broadway
Fourth Street
Shakspeare
Paper Toys and the Joy of Paper Cutting in Kindergarten
Children discover delight in scissors as play becomes craft. A young auntie demonstrates folding and cutting a square to reveal a pretty toy, inspiring independent creation. The writer argues purposeful activity builds industry and counters stifling parenting that quells curiosity.
A Mountain of Salt in Palestine Described
A description of the Jebel Ashum salt formation in Palestine notes a greenish white solid rock salt mass bent northeast to southwest, seven miles long and 500 feet high, with dangerous hollows around its base and salty springs feeding toward the sea. Nearby fields grow sugar cane and cereals, while a New Jersey man found a large mica deposit in Warren County, a rare find alongside the salt feature.
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Poe Palestine
Jebel Ashum
Paris
New Jersey
Warren County
United States
Caro
Fragmented notices from Mineral Point to California thefts
Disjointed items report a stranger at a Mineral Point bank exposing a note and slipping away after choking on fragments. Other items note Hattie Thomas undergoing skin transplant due to a scalp loss at a Naugatuck button factory, Pacific Railroad passengers reaching Chicago, a pirate treasure expedition expected from San Francisco, arrests in Van Wert for a Connecticut triple murder, and fire damage to A J Sandemayer drug store and J W Baker printing office in Columbia City.
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Wis
New Poo
Hattie Thomas
Naugatuck
Conn
van Wert
Ohio
Mye
David Scott
Michael Charest
Connecticut
A. J. Sandemayer
J. W. Baker
Columbia City
Pistol Mishap in Richmond Hotel Bar Ends in Accident
A group of young men in the Monumental Hotel bar room last night played with a pistol. One man pointed the weapon at another who bit the barrel to stop it. The pistol fired, lodging a ball in the roof of the man’s mouth. The shooter surrendered to authorities.
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Monumental Hotel
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