Bellevue Gazette August 6 1557 front page note
The Bellevue Gazette issues a summer August edition under editors R. M. M'Rewen and company. The issue presents local notices and brief items typical of a mid 16th century regional newspaper format.
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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1857
Page
2
Unclear race for Congress delegate leaves readers in doubt
The article notes conflicting claims over whether Chapman or Ferguson will be elected as the congressional delegate. It reports that no decisive result is expected this Thursday evening and readers must wait for official returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Chapman
Ferguson
Sarpy County Election Returns Highlight Local Officials
County Clerk S. D. Bangs reports on official results with Fenner Ferguson and others elected to Congress delegates, territorial officers, and county posts. Text lauds Gow, McCarty, Lovejoy, Jenkinson, and Enoch McCarty, praising Cook, Bangs, East, Harvey, and Wiley as capable youths for the new terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Bangs
County Election Report from Sarpy County
Sarpy county voters favored the people's candidate for delegate Hon Fenner Ferguson and elected the county ticket backed by the Squatters Convention at Saling's Grove. Representatives Silas A Strickland and O T Holloway are noted leaders from the last legislature. Amo Gates is depicted as an old and trusted resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarpy
Delegan
Fenner Ferguson
Saling’s Grove
Silas A. Strickland
O.T. Holloway
Amo
Gates
Seven Men in Omaha Endorsed for Hon Fenner Ferguson
Public notice praises seven Omaha men who voted against sectionalism for Fenner Ferguson, urging citizens to consider integrity over pledges. The piece then rambles through a dated catalog of seven's significance before returning to moral praise of the city’s seven and its quest for right conduct amid corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Fenner Ferguson
Greece
Rome
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth
St. John
Asia
Pharoah
Joseph
Fragmentary moral critique from a historical column
A fragment from a historical column condemns a corrupt milieu and its influence on travelers and the future afterlife. It laments ongoing decay and moral failure, expressing a stern, accusatory tone about society’s sins and the lasting burden they place on conscience.
Honest Man Finney Declines Re election
Hon John Finney, who served Sarpy county in the last Legislature, did not run for re election. Citizens urged him to return this fall as the people's choice and likely would have won unanimously if he had consented. He is described as no aspirant for power but a noble honest man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Davidson
Plattford
Sarpy County
Bes
William H. Cook
Sarpy
Robert M'Carty
Lovejoy
Bellevue
Jenkinson
John M. Enoch
John
Mr. Wiley
C. D. Keller
Win. Harbin
George Coffman
John Finney
Finney
Adrian Expositor
Sarpy county campaign ends in calls for unity
In the wake of a heated county race residents urge reconciliation and cooperation. The author asks neighbors to discard personal piques and jealousy to unite for the county and city and to work together for the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarpy
American Union Emphasized in Chase Speech on Rail Bonds
The Baltimore Patriot recounts guests from Western cities and highlights Gov. Chase of Ohio. He argues railroads bind the nation, disunion is not a cure, and calls for candor and popular judgment to sustain the union as a pledge of prosperity and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Patriot
Baltimore
Mayor Swan
Gov. Chase
Ohio
American Union
American Central Railway
Maryland
Virginia
Qobio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Great American Tribunal
Postmaster General Nullifies Salt Lake Mail Contract
Independence Missouri postmaster reports the Postmaster General has set aside the mail contract to Salt Lake City and ordered mails withheld until further notice. Mormon contractors under Brigham Young faced accusations of mail violations while a non Mormon appointee gains recognition and will be deployed with military protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Independence
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Aster
Itedeset
Washington
New Policy of Spain and Alignment Shifts noted
The Washington of the Philadelphia Preuii age of Lee reports Spain seeking new allies in the United States and Russia amid discontent over British and French interference. It outlines Spain's southern and northern borders with Russia and Spain facing France as it handles its own affairs. The article notes the present army of Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Washington
Philadelphia
Lee
Great Britain
France
United States
Russia
Spain
Spain aims to build a first-rate navy and rival France
The article argues Spain could rapidly grow its navy to five hundred thousand sailors and become a first rate marine power. It contends Spain would join with the United States as an ally to restrain England, seek treatment of Cuba separate from the Monroe doctrine, and pursue liberal commercial treaties with U.S. ports while facing European interest from France and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
France
United States
England
Russia
St. Lewis
Burning of the Montreal Incidents Involving a Watery Grave
The report recalls a shipwreck near Montreal with a sole survivor a young boy who mourns his lost family. Rescue scenes show a Canadian man Robitaille grieving beside his son’s body. Two Vermont youths from St Johns are identified among the dead. A long list from the St Andrew’s Society notes many losses, including families torn apart. The piece also urges sunlit air and proper diet to prevent illness and hints at earthly warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Heath
Shaggy Wood
Alliance
Robitaille
Vermont
Farrell
St. Johns
St. Andrew’s Society of
Montreal
Colin Sinclair
Marmel
McAlister
Bloomfield
Christian
David Milen
Wylie
Clarke
John McQuin
Peter McColl
Warm Season Warns Homes To Freshen Up For Health
The article urges vigilance as warm weather begins urging residents to improve dwelling conditions to prevent disease. It cites filthy sink holes, shared lanes with cesspools, and neglected yards and sleeping rooms as disease sources. A cow in a lane and kitchen wash runoff are described as direct health risks.
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Il le Roy Tuttle
Aug. F. Harvey
John H. Kellum
T. E. Haycock
Charles Grant
James Chapman
James E. Flagg
James G. Chapman
Siles A. Strickland
Charles T. Holloway
Amos Gates
Alexander Davis
John B. Glover
Michael Jones
Stephen P. Wattles
James L. Gow
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Geo. P. Averill
Enoch McCarty
Alcister
D. Keller
R. W. Bulkeley
Stephen D. Bangs
Edward Larue
Robert McCarty
Robert G. Jenkinson
Reuben Lovejoy
David McCulough
William Knight
Charles E. Smith
William W. Harvey
Charles E. Watson
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Pa & Averill
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