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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1869
Page
2
The article argues that rapid urban expansion through annexations and new projects will enlarge the city and require greater municipal oversight. It contends officers should receive reasonable pay to handle increased duties, while cautioning against extravagance and urging citizen consideration of municipal finances.
Mr C W Mitchell of Mitchell and Richards Troupe recalls a Civil War incident at Yuka in 1863. He, as color bearer of the 5th Town, captured the Adjutant of the 4th Texas Infantry, received a sword, and later Col Mathias returned it as a memento. Thompson later held and returned the borrowed sword after six years.
A Tuesday evening blaze at James Bell & Co Dry Goods Store in Mew Shanta Block, Commercial Street, damaged denim and cotton goods. Firemen struggled as a late bell delayed the engine, delaying response but preventing greater loss through quick disposal of burning materials. Citizens offered little aid, and the near catastrophe underscored need for faster river access and more fire crew readiness.
Fragmented passages discuss a fire origin among cotton goods and damages to bolts and rolls. It critiques Iowa papers the Marion Register and Cedar Rapids Pine, praises the Des Moines State Register as a model paper, and advertises the Register Printing Co with weekly and daily rates.
Davenport Gazette notes Cedar Rapids and Burlington dispute rail traffic with 38 daily trains cited for Cedar Rapids and 36 for Burlington. Calls on Council Bluffs to settle the metropolitan railroad dispute and characterizes local towns’ roles in the issue.
Readers note the Cedar Rapids Times enlargements new head and office move with improved design and increased prosperity. Praise comes from Des Moines Dubuque Iowa City Davenport and Linn County papers, all calling the journal a lively, well edited asset to Cedar Rapids and its citizens.
Mary Harris who shot Burroughs the arcueiry clerk at Washington has been discharged from the sea retreat and is now a Philadelphia post office worker. Union Pacific is constructing ferries four feet deep and seven wires of sheds to be completed before February. Chicago promises royalties to Nicholson pavement developers and plans to pay ten cents per square yard after April. Bond markets show strength, and a verdict favored John O Rice for 4500 in a Chicago YMCA case due to poorly built walls. Pacific weather theory via iron bands discussed. New York courts dispense justice with a 35 year old woman jailed for forty cents theft. Daniel Drew praised, Vanderbilt and Fisk depicted in bronze and naval attire. Imports for the year total 497 million. Indiana school enrollment reaches 610,783 with school funds at 88 million.
A collage of oddities and sensational notes from an old paper. Locusts devastate crops in India. Maine contemplates emigration. a Philadelphia petition pledges Cuban belligerent rights. fires destroy Omaha churches. Illinois and Alabama politics appear in quips and quotes. A mix of anecdotes on marriage, wages, and petty crime—curious, scattered, and bygone.
A dusty Iowa digest reports 158 marriages in Benton County for 1269 amid scattered items. Notes from Davenport Cedar Falls and Glenwood show orphan home occupants and local quirks. A farmer stored grain for two years then sold. a St Louis to St Paul rail line rumor surfaces. a sheriff seizes Standard at Marshalltown. a ram injures Deputy Sheriff Black Hawk. Osburn the handless man impresses with dexterity. a Keokuk to St Louis train line launches. a Bloomfield contractor shot in Ottumwa. a deadly mine collapse at Moulton buries two brothers. captives among the Cherokee include Hereretta Floyd. shipper’s receipt limits liability for losses over 50 dollars.
The report describes Mollie White sent to jail last Friday for vagrancy. She is escorted into the jail and serves eleven days remaining at a penal rate, with mentions of labor and treatment of female prisoners. The piece contrasts her past innocence with present descent and notes public scrutiny.
Sheriff's sale notices list a partition sale in Linn County Iowa under district court order. Documents name heirs and defendants, describe land parcels in township eight range six, and specify the property including a 120 acre tract. A separate execution notice cites the sale of assets tied to a murder case, with a list of defendants and costs, and an estray cow and steer found in Clinda Township, Iowa, with cash reward.
The New York Times notes rumors on resuming specie payments. Plans consider gradual approach to avoid shock. Possible proposals include government gold standard, greenbacks, and banking reforms affecting note issuance and circulation.
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