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Burlington Weekly Hawk

Location

Burlington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1865

Page

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Trials delayed as sheriff tracks suspects in Des Moines

The trial of Mary Harris for shooting Burroughs is postponed again. A big wind of withheld particulars circulates from the Register. Mrs Parvin, wife of J. A. Parvin of Fermington Iowa Orphan Asylum, died last Monday at about forty six. Hull robbed and garroted near the railroad track by three to four roughs, money small, pocket-book found on one man, suspects jailed. Hampton Johnson Carnahan charged with highway robbery held to bail. Arrow heads found while digging a well near the city hint at lost native history. A Scottish emigrant John Melburne killed by a misfired gun near Frankfort. Kirksville report on Missouri mail robbers disputed. Heddon loses three fingers to a wood-saw accident.

Mary Harris Burroughs Des Moines Register MattEeRs Theodore Hampton Lewis Johnson Wim. Carnahan Warner J. R. Horton Frankfort Montgomery County Idaho Territory John Melburne Scotland County Missouri Indianola Banner Kirkeville Kirksville

Defrauding the government and a loyal boy’s gift

Distilleries in Dubuque Peoria and Lyons allegedly sought $175 000 in tax evasion with Deputy Collector to receive $5 000. he was arrested on bail. The Mollie Mc Pike carried 5000 sacks of grain and other freight. A German vendor’s wagon upset near Fifth street North Hill as a horse escaped. Fifteen year old Amanda Roberts of Union City Iowa sent $2256 to support our paper and spoke of peace returning to the country. A Copperhead question asks if a white man who harmed the government should vote while blacks who fought for it are denied the vote.

Dubuque Peoria Lyons Mollie McPike Fifth Street North Hill Home Mies Amanda Roberts Union City Iowa WM. F. Robinson Thos. Davis B.C. Coz Des Moines Henry Louisa Muscatine Mercer Henderson Illinois Mississippi River Mason & Hamilin Reed Instrume Eudress di Mason Biothe McCore Rai North West JA Davie Franklin Center Lee County

Markets in Burlington Close to $130 Gold Mark

The Burlington market notes gold around 130 with no gains above it as May 1 coupons on 5-20 bonds add to gold supply. Wheat in Chicago rises while New York prices fall. reports of bear covering push No 1 spring wheat to 1 14 with freight to New York pushing cash to 1 40, while oats and corn trade mixed and subdued. Foreign trade shows exports and imports rising, with a sizable year‑to‑date surplus in goods and a favorable shift in currency values aiding the balance of payments.

Burlington New York Chicago Chicago Times of North Side Sturges Buckingham & Co’s Timothy Isc Cincinnati Imaarihad Arith

Market Report Shows Dull Trade as Prices Edge Down

Market summary notes dull trade with 3,800 head sold at 82.5 to 83.25 and 7a7 75 for middlings, while grain moves forward and butter and eggs remain in short supply. Prices for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and whiskey vary across regions with notes of improved overall demand and uncertain gold movement.

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Helmbold Patent Remedies Promised as Cure-Alls

An advertisement touts Helmbold's Concentrated Extracts for diuretic and blood purification plus a 43 hour cure claim for itch, with Wheatons Itch Scratch Ointment and a list of ailments said to stem from corrupted blood. Purchases offered by Weeks & Potter of Boston with mail fulfillment and retail availability through merchants.

Helmbeld Helmbold Wheaton Weeks & Potter Washington Street Boston

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