Republican Call for Delegates and Unity in Iowa
The Republican State Central Committee calls for delegates to primary meetings inviting all Republican electors and opposed voters to join in the process. The message denounces Democratic overreach in Congress, urges unity, loyalty to the Union, and invites coordinated action led by Frank Harton, chairman, at Bornseron Iowa, on an 1879 date. It references neglect of war hierarchies and calls for a soldier editor to organize a reunion for veterans to share notes and prepare.
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State Central Committee
Congress
Legislative
Republican Party
Rpublican State Central Committee
Frank Hartos
Bornseron
Iowa
Arn
Wirtz
Andersonville
Demon Wirtz
North
Committee On
Withers
Salisbury
Senate of the United States
Union
Register
Tarmo
Fall in Boys Letter Signals Political Realignment in Story County
A letter in the State Register by "Third Iowa" discusses J. A. Fitenpatrick and Story county Republicans shifting toward unity, pleads for dissolving differences to defend a republican form of government, and critiques greenback and fiat movements influencing northern and southern party factions. The piece references Shiloh and Appomattox as part of a north versus south political frame.
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State Register
Iowa
Nevada
the Register
Story County
J. A. Fitenpatrick
Joe
Republican Party
Addison Oliver
Democratic Party
Bourbon Democracy
Tae
Taveman Battle Over Army Bill Foreshadows Senate Move
In a terse exchange the Taveman criticizes quick passage of the army bill while warning that as pro tempore he will not sign a hurried measure. The discourse hints at procedural delays and leadership tension within the chamber.
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Taveman
de Sure
Wyandotte Kansas Refugees Face Hunger and Sickness
More than fifteen hundred colored emigrants in Wyandotte suffer from destitution and disease as authorities seek government rations. Relief committees strain to provide while four to five hundred more reach St. Louis and further arrivals are anticipated.
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Kansastown
Wyandotte
St. Louis
Ma Voormees Speech Attacks Grant Plot in Senate
Ma Voormees mounts a senate speech accusing Grant managers and Republicans of seeking consolidated government and monarchy. The charge is praised as a sharp strategic hit for Democratic campaigns.
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Ma. Voormees
Senate
Prohibitionist Opposes Gear Found Dead Drunk
A Northwestern Iowa political figure and noted prohibitionist touring for opposition to Gov Gear was found dead drunk in a Sioux City house of ill fame. He had a gold watch and chain and $48 in cash taken, a report notes, highlighting the injury to Gear from his actions.
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Eldora
Gear
Iowa
Sioux City
Death of Gen. Joan A. Dix Patriotic Soldier Remembered
General John A. Dix, 81, veteran soldier and patriot, died after three days of unconsciousness. A former Secretary of the Treasury under President Buchanan, Dix is remembered for the famous order to defend the flag: shoot if anyone lowers it. He held many exalted public roles and a long, honored career.
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Joan A. Dix
John A. Dix
Chicago Tribune
Destructive South Tornado Leaves Desolation Across States
A rare South region tornado last Wednesday cut a wide path from South Carolina to Alabama, killing and injuring many. In Watterboro D C seven churches were leveled and half the homes destroyed while fields were washed clean by floods and a deep humming cloud approached.
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South Carolina
Alabama
Watterboro
D. C
The South and the Government
The piece discusses Southern political aims during the Civil War era, noting a belief that peace would come from weakening or destroying the federal government. It argues that many Southerners saw the war as a move to sever the Union by crippling national authority, freeing the South from federal obligations.
False Claims Mule Negro Exodus South True Reasons
The Columbus Enquirer argues the exodus is driven by African American gullibility and ignorance. It claims rumors of Land and mules in Kansas mislead Black people, fueled by manipulative white men posing as friends. The piece notes earlier denials of large-scale southern departure.
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South
Columbus Enquirer
Kansas
Congressional Rudeness at Senate Speech Sparks Debate
The Cascage Tribune notes growing congre ssional rudeness as Senate members mock Dan Voorhees during his Army bill speech. Republicans jeered and carried on with side conversations while Confederate observers paid more attention, prompting concerns about cross party respect and conduct.
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Senate
Dan Voorhees
Indiana
John Logan
Voorhees
Conkling
Chasaler
Blaine
Logan
Daniel
Vorhees
A Good Word For John Sherman
An editorial praising John Sherman for steering the Resumption Act to success and discrediting Democratic prophecies. It credits Sherman with uniting law and finance, notes the act’s December to par currency, and argues the Democratic Party misjudged currency policy. The piece cites the New York Herald.
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Sherman
Democratic Party
Democrats of the House
New York Herald
Deadlock on Army bill fuels Senate talk and Thurman as Acting President
Washington week opens amid rumors on final fate of the Army bill. Senators debate action while a Thurman acting presidency looms if Tilden Hendricks fail to qualify. The question: will Hayes veto or will Democratic recognition shift power in the capital.
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Ous
Congress
Senate
Washington News
Hayes
Lost Cause
Washington
Alien G. Thurman
United States
Thurman
Democratic Party
Mr. Thurman
Iowa Railroad Rates Cut After Commissioners Review
Iowa Railroad Commissioners met with managers of Chicago Rock Island Burlington and Quincy and Chicago Northwestern to review recent rate increases. The new tariff lowers many charges including coal lumber salt cement lime and grain on short hauls while preserving or reducing others and creating new forms with reduced rates under the Granger law framework.
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Iowa
Railroad Commissioners of
Chicago, Rock Feland & Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
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