12 Oct 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1864
Page
1
Fragmentary text discusses state central committees and opposing candidates with garbled names and locations. Mentions Delaware and other states but lacks coherent details or verifiable facts. No clear event, date, or outcome is identifiable.
Reports from the Shenandoah Valley describe Confederate forces attacking a train line and scattering Union troops as clashes increase. A cavalry victory near Fisher’s Head is noted with prisoners taken, while a Democratic meeting in Springfield was disrupted by robbers.
In a Confederate era note, soldiers dispute claims about Union leadership. The writer asserts misinformation, mentions hospital news and a Lincoln victory margin, and notes fatigue with the current administration across regiments in the Army of the Potomac.
Summary of two year school statistics for Dubuque County from Oct 1862 to Oct 1864. Includes counts of five to twenty one year olds entitled to common schooling, aggregate expenditures, days taught, attendance, and schoolhouse costs. Notes slight declines in teacher numbers and enrollment due to rural labor shortages and emigration to Iowa.
Norman county superintendent argues for a graded public school system in Dubuque area, citing benefits of better discipline, studies, and permanent buildings. He notes current one room and substandard facilities hinder progress and warns against costly, improvised expansions.
A Linn County meeting chaired by BW Ring and N S Hale endorsed the Chicago National Democratic Convention nominees and pledged undivided support. The resolution also backed George E Parke as county representative and the Democratic ticket overall.
A major Civil War era dispatch notes Mrs Greenshaw a Confederate spy drowned while escaping blockade. It also covers election returns across Pennsylvania New York and Ohio with detailed local vote majorities and gains, plus frontline reports on movements near Petershure Avenue Appamnatox and Kantz’s engagement.
Care Rach, Qet. 10 Evening notes the steamer Europa to Liverpool and Queenstown, reporting no change in monetary affairs. A Dartford powder explosion killed about 400 people, and Consols fell back for money. The October election is suspended amidst business disruptions.
Reports from the Army of the Potomac indicate the southern corps extended forward three quarters of a mile, establishing a new front. Allied dispatches note the enemy may have briefly broken a section of the line before retreating. other lines report quiet mail passage and a disrupted train near Covington with robberies.
Oct 11 reports from Indiana and Ohio indicate Union gains across multiple counties and towns with Morton leading in several districts. In Cincinnati Schenck wins Congress by about 200 votes, and overall state Union majority reaches around 40,000. A Kentucky Central train raid injured freight cars and robbed passengers.
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