17 Jul 1872
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Newspaper
Des Moines Republican
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1872
Page
1
Reports indicate Democratic and Liberal state committees in Hilinola met in Springfield yesterday. The discussions touched on party alignments and campaigning tactics, with references to Greeley and Brown figures, and potential conventions in Louisville and Raleigh.
A translated Univers interview quotes Baron Rothschild and M Thiers on France credit post elections. They warn that successive elections imperil credit and warn that large loans could risk ruin for France and Europe. The dialogue covers confidence, policy, and financial figures tied to political outcomes.
ST PAUL Br Paun July 17 Hon Ignatius Donnelly writes a letter declaring his candidacy for Congress at the Republican convention today. He says he does not wish to join a Democratic faction but believes a new party offers a chance to express reform desires and supports Greeley. Donnelly has shifted between Democrat and Republican for years.
Chicago report notes Mayor Medill proposed vacation and urged council to elect a new mayor. Alderman McGrath, recently indicted for bribery, chosen to lead, prompting Medill to veto. Court of impeachment for Judgo Barnard met and adjourned awaiting fitness determination. Race results include Alarm winning minor event and Aliie Munt Sanford clocking 24 years for the mile and a half. In Youngstown, a 14 year old rider is fatally injured by a projected rod. Private dispatches report Longfellow injured but not fatally.
New York Grand Jury indicts Robert Crawford connected to Vanderbilt kin shooting detective Henderson. Washington district clerical changes target Dr Lannon. Front Street Brooklyn eyes lantern and whiskey seizure. Chicago fines for horse-drawn wagons. Kansas welter of notes on global markets and crops. Milwaukee fire at Johnson’s nap factory. Sioux and Cheyenne concerns rise. Ellk Ute tensions. Atlantic shipping, New York and Chicago markets report wheat, corn, oats, and lard with stock quotes and freight activity.
Des Moines wholesale market shows quiet trade with downwards drift in some staples. Lumber, wool, and provisions fluctuate while live stock buyers remain active. wheat and corn prices quoted with varied byproducts and regional demand noted.
Chicago reports a unity of Democratic and Liberal Republican committees forming a joint ticket for residential electors headed by ex Governor Bross and Judge Caton as electors at large. The merged party identifies as the Liberal party and plans full party alignment. Mortality and violence notes include a suicide by Mrs. L. D. Bagby in Preersheup and a drunken husband’s shooting of his wife in Peoria with a gunshot wound said to be critical.
New York July 17 Stokes spoke openly to reporters visiting him claiming Judge Ingraham’s unfavorable charge astonished him and his counsel. He accused filings generally and hinted fear of Tweed. Fisk’s case and perjury accusations loom as he described shocking incidents involving an Erlemilrom Company officer and a threatened arrest or dismissal.
A 1860s advertisement extols Plantation Bitters as a superior vegetable restorative and tonic for the aged and weak. It claims strong benefits for nervous weakness, especially in women, and presents it as a universal stimulant across climates and disorders that sap strength and spirit.
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