“We are authorized to announce the name of CG Windel as a candidate for Infirmary Director, subject to the decision of the Democratic County Convention.” “We are authorized to announce AS Haines as candidate for Infirmary Director, subject to the decision of the Democratic County Convention.”
“It is not the purpose or desire of the Tribune to wrong any one, or misrepresent the facts in any case. Therefore we cheerfully give place to the following card from Mr. Stearnes:” “To the Editor of the Tribune: Will you, in justice to me, give the following statement room in your next week’s issue? …
“It looks very much like we are becoming a nation of paupers. The County Board of Infirmary Directors are giving outside aid to 177 persons, are supporting 40 children in the Home and 59 in the Infirmary, while the average number of inmates of the Infirmary for the past three months is sixty-four.”
“We insist that the city infirmary board be compelled to cease drawing pay for the empty work they do, and were the right course taken by the proper authorities, we believe every dollar could be recovered from the directors for the past five or six years. Month by month they have drawn more pay than …
“Our reader have been apprised of the fact that the increasing destitution among the poor of our country had forced the Commissioners to erect an additional building for the better care of the needy who have, from sheer necessity, been compelled to see a refuge in the county poor house. Our reported visited the Infirmary …
“An inmate of the County Infirmary gave birth to twins last Sunday, one of which has since died. The mother is but twenty-four years of age, and has a son at the Infirmary who is in his thirteenth year. She has been an inmate of the Infirmary but about a month.(1875, May 8). Portsmouth Times, …
“We are not of those who believe that on account of a difference of political views competent and trustworthy men should be discharged from appointive offices upon the election of opposition officers. The ability to discharge the duties of an office, the willingness to do so, and the integrity of the man, should outweigh all …
“Vaughters’ brother is Infirmary physician. It costs the county just $25 more to have a doctor that is a brother of an Infirmary Director.” “Has not flour been carried from the Infirmary to Craig’s? We can furnish some mighty interesting circumstantial evidence in that direction.”
“Our conception of the duties of a journalist may differ with that of many others. Certain it is, that if we so chose, we could put in a specified time, do little or nothing to gather items concerning the conduct of county and city officials, and draw our pay from the man who employs us …
“Last Saturday we published an article reflecting on the management of the County Infirmary. To it has been made more than one reply. The writer has been slandered by the Superintendent, the Director has seen fit to charge some of its truths with being false, while the man who has the farm under his control, …