05 Sep 1872
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Newspaper
Des Moines Republican
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1872
Page
1
A sprawling page of campaign chatter, editorials, and notices recounts party dynamics, editorials disparaging rival papers, and Democratic and Republican lines in various states. It notes conventions, nominations, and public figures, with commentary on press influence and electoral prospects.
The text accuses a longtime legislator of cost of postage and travel claiming he has drawn eight dollars a week and thirty nine dollars per session for mileage. It notes the leader’s attempt to avoid attention despite three terms in the legislature. Source language is fragmented and old fashioned.
Telegraphic despatches from Erie and Buffalo detail a massive blaze in Great Conflagration Pennsylvania and New York. Reed House and Ellsworth hotels burned. city officials request fire engines from Buffalo and Cleveland. Firemen struggle with rotten hoses as telegraph lines fail and flames threaten nearby structures.
Senator Transbull addressed a crowded Mozart Hall meeting in Cincinnati with hundreds left outside. A subsequent procession paraded the streets amid cheers for Schurz who spoke in Hamilton, Ohio, drawing about 2,000 listeners with an enthusiastic reception.
Complete returns show Caldwell holding a large lead in North Carolina as New South Carolinas continue weak and decline. In the congressional vote the Republicans hold a clear nationwide majority of 8,200.
The Buena Vista Vineculturist Society controls a 6,000 acre tract in Sonoma with multiple creeks and mineral springs. The firm produces red and white wines, totaling 160,000 gallons in 1870, with champagne operations in three story houses and extensive tunnels. A library cellar holds aged samples, while current cellars store 450,000 gallons of wine.
Reports from Montpelier via the Boston Globe indicate a Republican nationwide win with about a 25 000 edge, roughly 4 000 larger than last year. Senate appears solidly Republican and Democratic gains in some towns show ticket splits. counties Addison Bennington Grand Isle and Rutland lean Republican. Remaining towns may sway the overall majority further.
The American steamer America was destroyed by fire at Moguskidapan on August 24 after a sudden blaze broke out at TL o clock at night. The vessel burned completely, with all mail, freight, and ship officers' signing lost. Six Chinese seamen were killed. several others are missing, including steerage watchmen and a cook. About 1100 dollars in specie went down with the ship. The incident dominates a broader report covering political movement, stock markets, and notices from New York and Cincinnati.
In a Springticht oration General Marlbut extols General Grant’s character and tactful conduct during critical Civil War moments. He cites Grant’s restraint at Savannah and his handling of a Vicksburg protest, praising the general as a consummate soldier even amid harsh public scrutiny. The oblique closing notes a Boston High School medal fund for a West girl graduate.
A fragmented OCR listing from Des Moines wholesale market shows livstock prices for beef pork and dairy, grains and flour, fruits and vegetables, and provisions. Entries include cattle calves grains potatoes beans cheese crackers and various regional goods with erratic figures and units.
Commercial markets report from Chicago with wheat, corn, oats, rye, and hog and cattle receipts. New York markets show flour and grain activity, with dairy and cheese notes. Prices are largely steady with a firmer tone in cheese and tentative demand for dairy exports as stocks remain high.
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