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Cedar Rapids Times

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1869

Page

2

Virginia Campaign and Upcoming State Elections Highlight Turbulent Era

The piece outlines Virginia political contests with Gilbert C. Walker a prominent Republican, notes Johnson’s controversial intrigues, and discusses the Fifteenth Amendment ratification. It cites Rosecrans as Democratic nominee for governor and panels Pennsylvania Republicans’ renomination of Gay Geary. It lists upcoming state elections across multiple states with dates and offices to be filled.

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The Crops Of The Country In May And June Outlook

A condensed synopsis from the Superintendent of Agriculture reviews May and June conditions. It notes cool temperatures aiding grain plumpness, widespread rains and hail, frost damage heavier in the South, enabling a richer wheat season overall. Replanting exceeds recent years, with cotton and corn similar. Rust appears in a few states, grasshoppers reported only in Utah, and California shows notable wheat area expansion.

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Silly sidewalk screws and a dreamt up post office

A local reader discusses changing street grades and proposes jack screws to raise and lower sidewalks. The piece questions moving the post office and mocks patents for sidewalk devices and a wheeled post office building, suggesting private interests may drive plans.

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Justice in Taxes Restricted Access to City Porches

Ain Earron complains that citizens must pay city taxes yet face barriers to entering the city, as fences and pasture lots block access. He urges fencing Valeance and selling it to enable aldermen to buy and improve. The city attorney may claim no authority to open routes, leaving Dorwart limited to the muddy alley near the cemetery for access.

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Cedar Rapids Steam Fire Engine Co adopts report on P C Lusk

At the July 1 meeting the Cedar Rapids Steam Fire Engine Co No 1 unanimously adopted a report denouncing P C Lusk for deceiving the company about free passes to Council Bluffs. Resolutions call for Lusk’s resignation as chief of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department and for action by the city council.

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Iowa's frontier heritage and the Republican pledge

A Davenport Democrat editorial reflects on Iowa's twenty-five years as a state, praising pioneer grit and urging continued progress. It debates bank taxation, noting Congress and Iowa laws, and argues the Republican party best serves the people with prudent, economical governance.

Beleaguered Beate Penitentiary and County Grants Reported

Fragmentary notes recount convicts in Beate Penitentiary counted, bridges damaged by high water near Farlville Delaware, and land district figures with 1809 assessments for twenty three counties. Mention impossible crime trial in Jackann county and a boy bitten by a dog or animal. A Cedar Falls building struck by lightning sustains damage, workers escape, delayed costs estimated. News items include a gravel train collision near Corneil Bills with near-miss injuries and a proposal to make banks pension agencies for veteran payments.

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Demorast's Young America aims at practical interest

The issue highlights its patterns and contributions, praising its new department Pho Lad Chay and weekly pages. It notes readership appetite, subscription price of 3.00 per year with premium, and mentions the Soldiers' Home project and Cedar Balls Gazelle's remark on a fourth story nearing completion.

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City Order For Sidewalk Construction In Cadyn Rapids

A city order directs sidewalk construction along designated lots on the east side of Yankeon Avenue in Cadyn Rapids. It mandates five feet wide stone brick or tuber sidewalks, pine plank crosswalks, and concrete curb, with payment to landowners for country produce costs while legal proceedings proceed. The ordinance was passed July 2 by the city council and recorded in Cadyn Rapids.

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