19 Jul 1865
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1865
Page
1
The Dubuque Herald reports a Democratic state convention in the state capital to evaluate contested electors and select delegates. Presidents from several towns travel to vote and be counted by party supporters in the convention drive led by local leaders.
A garbled 19th century dispatch mix mentions Wisconsin wheat prospects and local memorial decisions in Sprigfald DL. It reports on Savannah political figures, Lincoln assassination aftermath, Em Ancillary events in Galveston and New York, and shifts in Indiana Affairs appointments including Judge Connolly. Various quotes imply wartime loyalty debates and public land policies amid a panoply of era oddities.
From Washington a critique of the administration's Monroe Doctrine stance and the demobilization of the Army of the Potomac, noting disbandment of units, deployment to Texas and the Rio Grande, and a claim that military authority now overrides civil law under General Sherman and the War Department. The piece cites Blair's Maryland speech urging intervention and questions on habeas corpus, press suppression, and the broader shift in governance.
Ford petitions the Secretary of War to rescind the order closing his theatre and allow reopening. After cabinet discussion, the request is denied. Government did not confiscate property nor seek purchase. Military authority, not military necessity, keeps theatre closed. Ford risks ruin without reimbursement or clear justification.
Telegraphic items report a grand reunion of Turner societies planned for September in Clnetmath, with warnings about press exclusion at significant inquests and notes on Savannah’s health and military sanitary measures. The roundup includes updates on the Harris case, cotton receipts, and naval movements near Savannah and New York.
A sweep of late July telegraph items reports on Great Eastern Atlantic cable plans, a coroner's inquiry into the Joyce children murder, and political damage control. Also noted are postwar protests, Army withdrawals from the Shenandoah, northern city roving, and Washington chatter about Ford's Theatre purchase plus pardons, passes, and troop musters.
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