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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1878
Page
3
Editor notes nationwide wakefulness as northern states swing Republican. Reported results show Butler defeat in Massachusetts, Talbot leading with 25,000 vote plurality, and large GOP gains in Pennsylvania New York New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island New Jersey Michigan Wisconsin Illinois. Bourb bin gon meets Waterloo on Tuesday.
Fragmented notes reveal claims about ciphered communications tied to Tilden and Florida dispatches, accusations of corruption in the Hayes era, and commentary on Democratic tactics in Congress. The text also discusses anti northern sentiment, violence in the South, and the political climate surrounding the 1876-77 period, with references to pensions, fortifications, and public opinion shifts.
General P H Sheridan, commanding the military division of the Missouri, submits his annual report to the general of the army. He analyzes the causes of ongoing Indian wars and argues for a duty bound, humanitarian approach, noting frontier force inadequacy and treaty violations that fueled hostilities.
A Louisiana Democrat Acklen is accused of seduction in a sensational attack detailing his alleged misconduct while in Washington. The piece condemns the Democratic majority for promoting him over a Republican and predicts electoral fallout as a young woman’s death links to the alleged affair.
The Army of the Tennessee veterans gathered at the Metropolitan Theatre in Indianapolis for their annual reunion. Speeches hailed the American Soldier and officials including the mayor welcomed attendees as Col. Church led songs. The next meeting is planned for Chicago. Separately Vanderbilt's will sparks court challenges over undue influence by Spiritism amid a dispute among heirs.
Property deals across Cedar Rapids and nearby with multiple conveyances including Hartley to Upham. Avery J Sorith to Cedar Rapids lot transfers. Bowen and Bowen family exchanges. Lincoln and Linn County deeds. various parcels in Cedar Rapids and surrounding townships recorded by Blake Co abstracters. Prices range from 300 to 1,800 dollars with numerous lot and block descriptions and new owners.
The Prairie Farmer notes that lighter hogs in good condition outsell heavy ones and fetch top prices, with 200 pounders ideal for city use. Breeders should raise pigs steadily on grazing and solid feed then finish with corn to maximize meat and value amid fluctuating hog prices and limited supply. Also reports postponement of the America Association of Short-horn Breeders meeting due to yellow fever in Nashville and Iowa batter shipments totaling 1,270,030 pounds this year, with season totals likely rising.
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