10 Jul 1872
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Newspaper
Des Moines Republican
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1872
Page
1
A turbulent mix of conventions, editorials, and figures details the political rift between Liberal Republicans and Democrats over Greeley. It covers figures like Horace Greeley, local conventions in Dubuque and Baltimore, and the stance of governors and editors.
Iowa House member Hon John Morrison declines a 255.00 United States pay draft after resigning to serve abroad. He returns the money and asks his name be erased from the pay roll, praising the action as proper and condemning others who claimed pay for nonrendered work. Wayne County delegates to the county convention favor Judge Maxwell for Congress. George Wallas Curtis, editor of Trainers Weekly, is a notable candidate for New York governor.
The Veterans National Committee urges Union veterans to attend a September 17 convention in Pittsburgh to support the Liberal party ticket, warning that New York Tribune Chicago Tribune St Louis Republican and Greely supporters denounce the move as a trap to split the soldiers vote. Quicksilver found near Austin Texas suggests substantial quantities of the metal may exist.
Reports describe a Cuban privateer capture near New Port, a fatal prison outbreak in Mercer County Ohio with hangs and appeals, and a Montreal style convention tied to the National Democratic scene. A deadly Glasgow flour mill explosion is noted, with eleven killed and twelve injured.
Summary of Chicago market activity with prices for wheat corn oats and hogs, mixed freight quotes, and currency lines. Also reports on counterfeit detection for new nickels, tea coffee sugar consumption and iron production with per capita figures and potential tariff impacts. Notable entities include New York stock exchanges and U.S. currency references.
Very little grain arriving, market dull with no change in prices. Live stock sees cows at 100, steers 48, hogs 60 per head. provisions list numerous items with quotations for potatoes, eggs, butter, cheese, and meats. Many commodities show typographical OCR errors but reflect a bustling, if uncertain, market with broad price ranges and multiple vendors.
Report from Baltimore on the second day of the Democratic Convention. The Cincinnati platform was unanimously adopted after debates over Greeley and Bayard. Voted for president: Greeley 686, Bayard 16, Black 21, Groesbeck 2. Brown nominated for vice president by acclamation. The article also notes attendance, crowding, and local reactions.
A long OCR sample lists varied goods including foods, hardware, drugs, dry goods, hardware, leather, and wool with assorted prices. Items like flour, tea, oil, nuts, and canned goods appear alongside tools, lumber, and farm supplies, reflecting a broad general store catalog on sale.
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