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Library of Congress1962

Image 5 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), October 18, 1962

FBI Head Hits Misinformation And Suppression Of News Misinformation and suppression of news are deadly enemies of a free people J Edgari Hoover said in a special tribute to American newspapers on the occasion of National Newspaper Week October 1420 Integrity in journalism as in law enforcement cannot be a matter of percentages It must be com plete and impregnable cordingly thp newspapers role in keeping the public in formed becomes increasingly significant Integrity in journalism r m law enforcement cannot be a matter of percentages It must bp complete and impreg nable As guardians of Ameri can liberty the press and t e police are charged with a i rd trust Operations whch j closely affect the lives of millions of nenplp must be exemolarv and above re proach In addition to its innate re sponsibilities 1he press is mrrallv obligated to promote hp fim heanno of justice and tee pertefm4on of law and nrdnr In deed much of the nrorpq pr profession V is v_iedp m rising its standards mf3ional status is di dl 1butablp to tP sup port of editors and publishers u0 pconize tho need for ffivp law enforcement On oodcn to be sure the nene

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Library of Congress2015

The Army and Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Within two months of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865, the Confederacy had collapsed, and its armed forces had ceased to exist. In the spring of 1865, the U.S. Army faced the unprecedented task of occupying eleven conquered Southern states and administering "Reconstruction" -- the process by which the former rebellious states would be restored to the Union. But a rapid demobilization of the Army placed the remaining occupation troops at a disadvantage almost from the start. Mark Bradley traces the Army's law enforcement, stability, and peacekeeping roles in the South from May 1865 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877, marking a unique period in American history. During that time, the Southern states remained under military occupation, and for several years, they were also ruled by military government. Veteran Army commanders such as Philip H. Sheridan, John M. Schofield, Daniel E. Sickles, Edward R. S. Canby, and Winfield S. Hancock may have found the work of Reconstruction less dangerous than fighting the Civil War had been, but they also found it no less challenging.

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Library of Congress1859

Claims of the citizens of the Territory of Kansas. Report of H.J. Strickler, commissioner to audit, under the laws of the Territorial Legislature of Kansas, the claims of the citizens of that territory for losses sustained in carrying into effect the laws of the territory, or growing out of any difficulties in the territory. April 7, 1858. -- Referred to the Committee on the Territories. February 2, 1859. -- Ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1862

Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 4th ultimo, copies of all instructions given to commanding generals in pursuance of the acts of Congress approved August 6, 1861, setting free slaves who have been employed, by the consent of their masters, against the government of the United States. July 10, 1862. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed

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Library of Congress1857

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with the resolutions of the Senate of the 16th and 18th instants, correspondence between the executive department and the present Governor of Kansas, and between the executive and any governor or other officer of the government in Kansas, with any orders or instructions which may have been issued, together with other information relative to affairs in that territory. December 23, 1857. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table and be printed

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Library of Congress1923

Image 1 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 25, 1923

WEATHER Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and tomorrow probably local thundershowers Temperature for twentyfour hours ended at S pm today Highest 93 at 380 pm yesterday lowest 74 at 6 am today Full report on page 7 i Closing N Y Stocks and Bonds Page 20 Vo 9ft 000 Entered as secondclass matter p os t office Washington D C PRESIDENT SERVES NOTICE OF A FIXED DETERMINATION TO ENFORCE DRY LAW Declares in Denver Address Readiness to Assume Bur den If States Continue to Shift It to U S Shoulders CONVINCED PROHIBITION WILL NOT BE REPEALED Cites Spectacle of a State Nulli fying Own AuthorityScores Buyers of Illicitly Sold Liquor as Arousing Resentment of Millions Less Rich BY DAVID LAWRENCE DENVER Colo June 25 President Harding today appealed to the Amer ican people to stop drinking intoxi cating liquors And the President went further than he has ever gone in any prohibition speech arguing that there are literally American millions who resent the lawful pos sessions of the few the lawless prac tices of a few and rebel against the denial to the vast majority Mr Harding made himself 101 per cent dry politically and otherwise in his formal

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Library of Congress1909

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 25, 1909

Nearly Three Centuries Of Temperance Agitation and Legislation in Maine16361909 BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 6 In 1891 the Peoples Prohibitory En forcement League of Maine was organ ized and incorporated by the legislature Although this organization was rather shortlived yet it did much good in strengthening our prohibitory law and aiding in a more rigid enforcement of the law Dr John C Stewart of York was president of this organization and John W Mitchell of Freedom was its secretary Both gentlemen were promi nent members of the Good Templar or der and the best of feeling and harmony existed between these temperance or ganizations Dr Stewart is still living and only the past winter I met him at the State House in Augusta He is the same earnest and zealous champion of prohibition as in the days when he was an active Good Templar and a power as a debater in our grand lodge John W Mitchell the able secretary of the En forcement League was one of the most fearless temperance workers we have ever had in the State of Maine and his sad ar d tragic death by drowning in the Kennebec at Augusta in 1894 brought

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Library of Congress2019

Ending the civil war and consequences for Congress

"The social changes and human and economic costs of the Civil War led to profound legal and constitutional developments after it ended, not least of which were the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the many laws devised to protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans. These amendments and laws worked for a while, but they were ineffective or ineffectively enforced for more than a century. In Ending the Civil War and the Consequences for Congress, contributors explore how the end of the war both continued the trauma of the conflict and enhanced the potential for the new birth of freedom that Lincoln promised in the Gettysburg Address. Collectively, they bring their multidisciplinary expertise to bear on the legal, economic, social, and political aspects of the aftermath of the war and Reconstruction era. The book concludes with the reminder of how the meaning of the war has changed over time. The Civil War is no longer the "felt" history it once was, Clay Risen reminds us, and despite the work of many fine scholars it remains contested"-- Provided by publisher.

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Library of Congress1936

Image 10 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), August 27, 1936

10 CITIZENS FORM ORDER LEAGUE IN SEATTLE SEATTLE Wash Aug 27 1N5 At an enthusiastic meet ing of Seattle citizens espousing the Law and Order League plans had been laid today for a campaign to enlist residents of this city of 400000 we believe in constitu tional government in a drive against the invisible government The league is an immediate out growth of the alleged breakdown of authority which accompanied the enforced suspension of the PostIntelligencer Seattles only morning newspaper 13 days ago by picketing It is a voluntary organization without dues and without any obligation on Its mem bers except the obligation of good citizenship C Kirk Hillman Seattle busi ness man was elected temporary chairman of the league and an exe cutive committee of six was named to guide the movement The mem bers of the committee were not announced HousetoHouse Canvass Plans were laid for a houseto house canvass to enlist at least 100000 citizens in the campaign to bring lawful authority back to the city The blockade of the PostIntel ligencer it was asserted was only the latest and most spectacular outbreak which has brought the entire city under the heel of a labor dictatorship At

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