Shippers and Merchants Convention Proceedings
The Shippers and Merchants Convention met with a roll call of delegates and approved resolutions urging rapid river crossing facilities and a Dubuque bridge. It pressed for rail bridges, urged expansion of routes to Dubuque, and called on lines like Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien, Mississippi and Racine, Chicago and Northwestern to extend to Dubuque.
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Bowen
Dubuque
Illnois Central Wailroa
Congress
Taoiy
Teois Central Railroad
Trent
Cairo
Lhat
Monroe
Milwaukee and
Prairie du Chien
Racing
Mississippi
Coicazo
Northwestern
Til. Central Railroad
Tlineis Central Railroad Company
Wedieselved
Dubuque Board of Trade
Mississippi and Racine
Chicago and Northwestern
Duebuquye
Sioux City
Duburun
Dubuane
Arid City
al Reasonabe
T EH Bowen
Marion
Cedar Rapida
D&s Crr
Marley
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Chicago
Mississippi Railroad
Mississippi and
Racine
Wilcox
Independence
CC Allen
Waverly
D Barnum
Cedar Falls
TH Bowen
Sand Spring
NM Lf Moore
Waterloo
Mr. Zowen
Day TL Fisher
Acumosa
JP Parley
SH Curtis
Richards
Cedar Rapido
Savannah
Wisconsin
Railroad plans and freight system debated at Dubuque convention
The 7 o'clock session examined Richard's resolution and the Dubuque traffic value at 20 million dollars, with tributary counties rising to 75 million. Speakers urged better facilities, river crossings, and rival rail connections, proposing a 100000 dollar commitment and a two way receipt and shipping bill system to curb overcharges.
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Wiltse
Dubuque
Wisconsin
Hinois
Lake Michigan
Moore
Waterloo
D&s Wrr
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago
Clarke
Independence
Jon. B. B. Richards
T. TL. Bowen
Sand Spring
Waa
Atlantic
Convention adjourns with thanks and pamphlet plan
Delegates praise the D and S C R C M L R RR and D S W RR for courtesies to delegates. They thank the Board of Trade committee, the citizens of Dubuque, convention officers, reporters, and country delegates for aid in promoting railroad town interests. Proceedings were ordered published in pamphlet form as the convention adjourned sine die.
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Bowen
Quigley
Dubuque
Board of Trade
WB Allison
Congress
Washington
ICRR
Me Osborne
Centen Railroad
Douglas
Allison
C FH Merry
Dunleith
W A Jones
D.S. W. RR
Taylor's Land Agency Opens General Land Agency
Office advertises land sales and services including land commissions paying taxes recording deeds perfecting titles and redeeming lands sold for taxes. Agent invites listings of land for sale across states and cities and offers online advertising at Babbage Cove Bank by J W Taylor.
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Landaon Commission
Tama
Babbage
Cova Bank
J. W Taylor
Burning of Charleston and Grant Army Movements
Telegraphic summary from March reports notes Richmond and Charleston developments. Rebel reports of Richmond abandonment parallels Confederate inde pendence ambitions while Union advances threaten Charleston defenses. Deserters and dispatches describe Sherman's progress, Columbia burning, Sherman near Augusta, and Grant Halleck commands with alarms over militia and conscription. Gov Brown of Georgia advocates reform and constitutional change.
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Colum
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Halleck
Santee River
Charlotte
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Hood
Augusta
Beauregard
Georgetown
Q. A. Gilore
Aheo Nore axp Comperciat Broxras
The fragment lists a date July 23 63 and code like da 343, suggesting an internal note or catalog entry without clear public event context. The readable items are limited to the year and cryptic identifiers.
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Aheo Nore Axp
Comperciat Broxras
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