06 Mar 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1863
Page
1
An OCR damaged text fragment discusses escalating Hy Tivance coverage and public attention. It references a climactic tone in reporting and mentions newspapers and readers, without clear events or dates. The piece hints at editorial focus and market dynamics affecting readership.
The Democratic party holds a state convention to pick candidates for the Supreme Court and to issue directives on county representation. expected to finalize slates and endorse favored candidates amid party leadership, with debates over the process and regional support. The article notes key figures and the procedural steps leading to the ballot in the upcoming election season.
An inside page report highlights a mysterious organization named Ber Stone Bane, described as forming quickly nationwide. The piece notes high curiosity and claims of widespread activity, with details suggested but not fully confirmed.
A factional convention issues resolutions denouncing a political group and its supporters. The piece criticizes their stance as unpatriotic and hypocritical while mocking calls for executive power to pick policies. It accuses the faction of swindles and evasive tactics and laments their threat to avoid payment.
Chicago Dimes reports Confederates are weak yet resourceful. Union plans three ironclads to challenge the Mississippi flotilla near Vicksburg. Generals argue it is cheaper to fund stronger ironclads now than to pay higher later.
The article argues for allied support to nature against disease, criticizing excessive drug use. It highlights Holloway's Pills and Ointment as highly reputed remedies for stomach liver and bowel complaints, noting broad world usage and the writer's limited personal observation of effects.
Testimony extols pills as perfect cures for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims the remedy eliminates stomach distress and restores strength and appetite rapidly, effective regardless of age or sex.
The outbreak in Poland grows into a large national insurrection. Russian reports flag wide reach and early victories disputed by combat near Wengrow and along the Prussian frontier. Rebels gain control of the Wassaw and View railway as more classes join. The revolt now spans landowners to peasants with fears of frontier spillover into Prussian territory.
Both branches of the Vermont Legislature recently struck out the clause in the Personal Liberty Act that would free a slave who entered the state with his master’s consent. The change narrows protections for enslaved people seeking liberty under state law.
Ninety members of Congress sign a call for a Convention to be held in Chicago on the first Tuesday in June to discuss a Ship Canal from the Mississippi to the Atlantic seaboard. Other items note Bristling political maneuvering, a hospital theft case in St. Louis, and military moves with Union and Confederate postings.
The Times reports an upcoming Friday evening gathering of unconditional loyalists in New York with Con. Scott presiding. It is expected speakers include Joseph Holt John Van Buren and Jay Brady urging vigorous wartime prosecution and necessary measures to secure a triumphant end to the war. The Washington note adds a tax cut on newspaper paper to 20 percent, not applying to higher quality paper.
Reports from Wasitinetox and Cano describe Senate oaths for Thomas A. Hawking of Indiana and Sprague of Rhode Island, with committees appointed. War notes cite Grant’s transports, river flooding, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, and troop movements. Brigham Young dispatches urge removing Harding and other officials. Court oath rule cited by Judge Trigg ends unaffirmed practice for non oath-takers.
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