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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1877
Page
3
A fragmentary letter denounces Southern white Democrats for plans to disfranchise African Americans, bolster peonage, and reject Northern influence. It accuses Southern educators of loyalty to a Confederate vision, praises revived Union policy, and warns of continued resistance to Reconstruction as the North weakens.
A vivid report of a Golden Wedding at Scobel Grove on Monday last. About 160 guests attended a ceremony and reception. The elderly couple, both 74, were surrounded by children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren totaling 63 in number, as relatives gathered near their home chapel for a heartfelt celebration.
The gathered family and friends join in a solemn service led by the Rev. Mr. Whitlam praising the long lineage in their lives. Remarks by others honor the couple and child, concluding with hopes the family circle remains intact as they journey together.
J I L Shumaker Ph D principal of Chambersburg Poem y will lecture in the First Presbyterian Church chapel on Shurst day evenings next the 2d at eight oclock The event is part of a Teachers Institute in Marion and is to be free Shumaker a renowned lecturer is expected to draw a large audience including supporters of Coe Collegiate Institute and his son recently joined its faculty
Open letter from P. J. Barnum to Cedar Rapids patrons defends his India manager role and claims immense spending on a vast display. He touts entirely new marvels imported from around the world, pledges a Monday show, and assures exhibitions will match New York precisely and in full.
The speaker praises Charles E. Putnaz, current Linn County Recorder, as a reliable leader with Revolutionary ancestor ties. He details Putnazs long career in Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties, noting service as a captain and later duties with Generals McPherson and Blenhip, asserting his fitness for public office.
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