Government cost rise unsettles Troy readers in 1873
The Treasury shows a fiscal year 1874 cost jump of about eighteen million dollars over 1873 with executive, legislative, military and public works increases. The piece questions currency depreciation, cites oversized pay for the president and Congress, and notes concerns about war preparations and the state of public debt. It contrasts Grant era spending with Lincoln and Buchanan, warning of deficits and criticizing the administration’s economics.
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Treasury Department
Executive Department
Legislative Department
Military
Navy
Public Works
Grant
Administration
Banner of Liberty
Buchanan
Lincoln
Greenbarks
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
What's-its-Name party aims at reform not party labels
A Columbus Ohio convention previews a new political force named What's-its-Name. It denounces party infallibility, condemns both Republicans and Democrats for faults, and calls for a lean government, less office power, and duties for revenue. It acknowledges Democrats respect for principles yet fears compromising on principles by voting under a new banner.
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Ohio
Radical Party
Columbus
Jemima
Grant
Ths
Republican Party
Congress
Executive Department
National Bank
Democratic Party
Reform ticket hopes and Republican disaffection noted
A political observer argues against a named reform ticket headed by any Democratic label while Republicans fear voting for a platform seen as Democratic. He predicts little success for the new party, noting the long dead Democratic party and the challenge of drawing disaffected Republicans without alienating Democrats, yet expresses a wish to see corruption ends if the effort can achieve that.
Judge Dillons Decision and the City Press
This editorial critiques press independence amid Judge Dillons injunction against Governor Woodsons sale of the Pacific railroad. It accuses newspapers of bias, cites a 1868 legislative action and a state lien loss of six million, and questions partisan coverage favoring vested corporate rights over farmers.
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St. Louis
Times
Ill Plalner
St. Louin
Durell
Louisiana
Kellogg
Dillon
Moropolies
Fragmentary legal notice about a horse appraisal proceeding
A partial OCR fragment describes a dark bay horse with a star on the forehead and white markings, aged about 15 years, listed as Nurricane township. The animal is appraised near ero by W A K Kisherry and F Foley before W N Gibson, with a tie by M G Garner of.
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Nurricane Township
Ero
W. A. K. Kisherry
F. Foley
W. N. Gibson
M. G. Garner
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Troy Herald
Aes
Theo. BD
Fischer Jon
A. Mudd
Maitore
Pomeroy’s Democrat
Columbia
Boong County
Lincoln County
Gebara Assembly
Vido Wagner
State University At
Columbia and Rolla
Curatora
P. Ital
Onor Buferu
Lam
Kukert L
Todd
Sec
Posrd
The
University of Our
Francis
Cake
Clerk County Court
Lincolnness
Jas, M. McLeLean
D.C. Troy
Joseph Hart
Houston
Commission Merch'ts
N. Commercial ST
T.louis
Aprao
W. Harbau
Qantas
Velit
North Fourth Street
Olive
Lime Streets
T. W. Withrow
Cali
and Kip
Ted
Quincy
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