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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1874
Page
1
A reader questions why some public school departments were dismissed last Monday and asks why heating systems failed to warn of dismissal. The letter argues heating rooms with worn coal stoves and anti clinker hard coal plates could prevent cold-related closures, urging readers to inspect the new third ward school building.
The writer condemns the platform as a cleverly masked attack, claiming it hides Democratic backgrounds in the fourth and fifth planks while attacking a “new party”. They dispute the justification of principles stated and warn that if the platform remains unchanged it will not disturb world affairs with its alleged iniquity.
The GW Lyon & Co wholesale establishment in Mervbsnis block is finished and occupied, boasting a 100 by 20 foot tradespace and a vast stock of hats, furs, and gloves. The firm, with years in wholesale, now serves the northwest retail trade with extensive spring lines from New Jersey New York and other centers. Future rooms occupied by Toros & Dtuwen continue the display of premium millinery and sundry goods, including bonnets, ribbons, and artificial flowers, arranged in a model setting designed to attract dealers and shoppers.
The article reviews Lyon & Howell stock in millinery and dry goods, remarks on cheaper northern supplies and open lake navigation, notes Spain’s fragile republic state, reports on Richmond & Dean v Hinds Central Railroad and Taney County case, covers a lengthy Trebbourne perjury trial, legislative adjournment hopes, Rafferty execution, debt declines, Dubuque admission prices, and questions Dubuque’s status versus Des Moines.
Detectives linked a counterfeit operation to a man named Roe and accomplices, uncovering several passes of fake twenty dollar bills across six locations. He faced raised bail and additional charges after investigators traced his activities from Mason City to Dubuque, with further warrants pending and a telegram about a possible misstep in character references.
Fragmentary notes describe petitions and repeal efforts, with references to the Senate and various lawmakers. Mention of expenses for deportation, attempts at enforcing a law, and ongoing investigations into agricultural matters. The text shows parliamentary activity but lacks clear outcomes or dates.
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