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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1864
Page
2
Chicago papers warn against a convention of spiritualists seen as a harmful influence on society. They decry sexual license, blasphemy, and derision toward religion, urging vigilance as such groups purportedly infiltrate communities and erode virtuous norms.
Portsmouth papers discuss Vice President Hannibal Hamlin serving as a private in Co A State Guard of Bangor. They praise republicanism but urge Hamlin to enlist for genuine military duty, not for political spectacle. The piece questions Meade, Burnsides, and Grant decisions and asks what happened to the Great North Western Conspiracy rumors.
In a dispatch reflecting intense pre election sentiment, editors report Republican support wavering toward Lincoln while Thurlow Weed’s Washington visit and private assurances spark controversy. Officials deny possible alternatives, yet internal friction grows as committees align with Lincoln or oppose him.
A tale from Rome's Basilica of La Clement narrates the martyrdom of Pope St. Clement at Cherson. A slave martyr body preserved underwater, a submerged temple, and yearly waves reveal a path for pilgrims. A mother loses then finds her son at the martyr's tomb, a miracle depicted across three avenues.
A vivid complaint describes Chicago winds spreading nauseating odors from leaky pipes manure heaps open vaults and sewerage across neighborhoods. The writer argues the city cannot offer pure air and that the stench makes the city repellent to residents and visitors unless immediate remedies are found.
Two raismen share a tale from a Mississippi flood when a raft near Lake Pepin pitched and workers prayed as danger loomed. One man, Mike, kept poking the water with a pole while the other urged prayer, arguing he could touch bottom and avoid hell by staying pragmatic.
The New York Times notes the administration’s harsh measures against Kentucky citizens under General Payne. It argues such military punishment implies confessions by employers and questions whether humane rights are preserved. The piece warns the United States risks fragmenting into separate nations under this doctrine.
A fragment describes a rare Jamara country plant that grows to a century old with a trunk fourteen feet in circumference and only two leaves. The leaves are the plant’s first true leaves, while the rest of the foliage is minimal. Flower stems spring from the large trunk, producing cone-like fruit comparable to spruce fir.
Hunt's Magazine reports the debt equals near personal property, noting paper money depreciation to 49 cents per dollar and loans that failed. It highlights rising prices, higher troop pay, and taxes shifting to consumption, with government expenses projected to swell if currency remains inflated.
A Nashville Union correspondent reports on Sherman's Georgia campaign, describing ruined villages, burned towns, decimated populations, and wheat fields that will not yield. He notes churches stripped for firewood, hospitals and barracks in towns, and a country turned battlefield with few young men left and farms emptied for the rebel army.
In Swallowsby Cliviatian a young girl named Fannie grows into a strong minded observer as she absorbs natural history. She recalls a print of Christians in Rome and a menagerie visit where Prof Langworthy’s lions and tigers spark sober reflection and fear.
A New York Express report recounts a brutal incident at the Tarrytown Provost Marshal office where a young Staten Island resident Theo Lewis was allegedly branded on the back with an X by a surgeon. Another young man, Leis Davenport, reportedly endured the same act. The piece calls for an investigation and punishment of involved officers to deter such acts and questions authority from headquarters andGen. Dix.
An unclear fragment discusses Acnga and Brooklyn connected suburbs in a New York city context. Iris predicts a population over a million, implying a broader city area inclusion and growth considerations. No firm facts or dates are established.
A chaotic scene outside a newspaper office shows many boys and some adults pushing and shouting as papers rain down. Bags and sacks fly, hats and cups are toppled, and the crowd surges in a pantomime of commotion while officials struggle to restore order before the last bell signals closure.
A Montgomery Advertiser analysis argues Gen Taylor was relieved after fighting Pleasant Hill contrary to orders. It suggests he failed to deploy about ten thousand troops, risking naval support and a possible larger victory with Kirby Smith plans. The piece asserts strategic opportunities to seize gunboats and revert control along the Mississippi.
The Toledo Blade republishes Paulding Gazette correspondence in which Mr Chase replies to Lion Joseph Cable about the reasons for the former’s resignation. Chase notes past efforts for a uniform currency and gold equivalence, saying reforms were resisted and his sense of duty compelled him to resign, hoping the cause is not abandoned.
The report details the number of African American troops raised for the United States Army, 38 707 by October 1 1863, with state totals led by Alabama North Carolina and Tennessee. It notes World and other sources stating about fifty thousand by January and cites artistic notes on Victoria Tafontaine as imagery in Paris. A Belgian youth artist Charles Molua is praised for his painting and the amputee artist Misa Ditlin is described with a pair of artificial arms.
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