Supreme Court Maintains Prohibitory Amendment Invalid
The Supreme Court at Dubuque sustains the prohibition amendment as invalid with Judge Beck dissents. Majority opinion by Day holds jurisdiction questions and constitutional steps require two General Assemblies and assent of the people. The court underscores defense of constitutional supremacy and rejects rehearing.
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Alabama
Missouri
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Wisconsin
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Eighteenth General Assebly
Ninteenth Generals Assembly
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Senate of the Einteenth General Assembly
Cout
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Dissenting Opinion by Judge Beck on Constitutional Jurisdiction
Justice Beck argues the judiciary cannot determine constitutional existence or validity. He asserts the people, through political departments, create and amend constitutions, and the courts must refrain from deciding political questions. The opinion criticizes judicial overreach and defends the supremacy of the people in constitutional matters.
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Beck
Politcal Department of State
General Assembly
Hansen
Vernon
Iowa
Rge
Hausen Ve. Vernon
Fire kills three in Albia boarding house blaze
In the Albia Union report from April 15, a Sunday fire at the Atlantic House boarding house near the C B Q depot killed William McGill, Charles Quillen, and Charles Spiegel. Firemen saved others, including Mr Retina and his young daughter, as coroner Jerry Murray prepared to investigate.
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Albia Union
Church Bel's
Atlantic House
Atlantic
Godfrey Rhems
Basily
Mealil
Jerry Murray
Mike Brown
Quillen
Spiegel
Murray
William McGill
Ottumwa
Spiegle
John Kaieer
Retina
Littl
Earville Horror Details of Family Tragedy in Dubuque County
In Earville four miles north, Charles J Smith his wife and four children were the victims of a brutal murder suicide. The father killed two sons with an axe then struck his wife and later died of self inflicted wounds after slitting his throat. Witnesses cite financial ruin and despair as motives. The coroner's jury returned a verdict in line with the presented facts.
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Earville
Dubuque County
Dubuque
Earlville
Charles J. Smith
Charles
Willie
Washington Matters. National Museum and public affairs
A lengthy Washington summary covers the National Museum displays in detail including Chinese and Japanese rooms and wax figures. It notes Mrs. A. E. Palmer becoming postmistress at St. Mary's Kansas. Reports debate Chinese sugar trade, unfolds post office and custom-house probes, and lists internal revenue stamp changes. It also mentions the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers officers, Supreme Court case on paint process flour patents, and appointments and political maneuvers in various federal offices.
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A. E. Palmer
St. Mary’s
Kansas
R. M. Daggett
United States
Honolu
Sandwich Islands
Hawaian
Prof
Henry
Washington
Hitl
Mucrh
Hill
Lowess Oldders
Foger
Dawes
4. B. Mallet
Whitehall
Special Commission
Enarges
Philadelphia
Custom House
Chicago
National Home For Disabled Volunteer Sodiers
Fficers
W. B Franklin
Prsident
L. A. Harris
Ohio
John 4. Martin
W. T. McMahoo
N.Y
Hampton
United States Supreme Court
Robert L. Downton
Yeager Milling Company
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Missouri
Downton
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Gresham
Mississippi
Chalmers
Samuel Qugg
Quigg
Congress
Iowa
Virginia
State Register
Fred Douglas
Douglas
General Land Office
Michigan
Marquette
George W. Buling
Barnest, Hayward & Co
New York Post Office
Paulson & Eyer
Austin
Texas
Gen. Hazen
West
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Douglass
Utah
6Th Infantry
Fort Wingate
New Mexico
J B Keogh
Robert M. Douglass
North Carolina
Douglass
Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Father-Inn
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Deaths and Damaging Fire
Northern Iowa farmers report better work than last year at this date. A congressman’s daughter dies in Osaoosa on April 16. Davenport hosts many saloons taxed and unlicensed. Atlantic residents fined for aiding a dog fight. Guthrie Center gypsies praised for fortune telling. Dubuque police to reform. Otumwa talks of militia encampment.
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Iowa
Congressman Cutts
Osaloosa
Davenport
Atlantic
Guthrie Center
Ottumwa
Nellie Coon
Charles City
Iowa Grand Lodge of Masons
Green
Opera House
Cedar Rapids
Mills County
North Iowa
Akers
Spirit Lake
Various Kinds of Drunkards From Chamber's Journal
The piece surveys types of drinkers from casual to chronic, noting sudden intoxication from other excitements and describing habitual drinkers who hide regular excess. It cites an old Jamaica doctor boasting of nightly brandy, yet dying at 52, and observes brewery workers and hospital sewers as examples of different risk profiles.
April Anniversary Highlights In United States History
The article lists major April events from 1798 domestic government organization in New York to 1812 Louisiana’s statehood and 1865 Lincoln assassination. It notes battles and wartime milestones including Harper’s Ferry, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Five Forks, New Orleans, Fort Pillow, Mobile, and the Civil War’s end.
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House of Representatives
New York
United States Mint
Philadelphia
United States Senate
United States Bank Incorporated
Fort Sumter
Lee
Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Cerro Gordo
Lexington and Concord
Boston News
United States
Louisiana
Harper's Ferry
Shiloh
Chancellorsville
Five Forks
New Orleans
Fort Pilow
Mobile
Frying Fish Recipe Instructions From a Historic Kitchen
The passage details frying fish with flour, egg yolk, and bread crumbs, then frying in hot lard or drippings until well browned. It advises keeping the fat plentiful and maintaining a warm place for serving, ensuring the dish stays tasty.
Cattle Growth and Shipping Costs Highlight Era News
Cattle fattening rapidly this spring may reach market before roundup ends. Seven men jailed for a Panama Express heist of 50 000 were released for lack of evidence. English navy ships cost 1 250 000 to build and cost nearly 1000 daily at sea. A Sunday school boy defines faith as being sure with no backing. Corn planting advances in Kansas. corn is king for farmers. An island salt mine near Vermillion Bay yields 200 tons daily from twenty feet of salt. Stephens becomes Cincinnati mayor after service as cabin-boy. owns a large glue factory. U S imports of sheep and lambs into England rise to 20 846 in Jan-Feb, vs 4 000 and 3 000 in prior years. Pampas cattle number 20 000 000, descended from a 1553 stock brought by two Portuguese brothers. crosses limited near Buenos Aires. Old herds described as ill shaped and ugly.
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Illinois Central Depot
Fat Dodge
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Col. Blandin
Anice
Arlington
Cullen
J. M. Berry & Co
Dubuque
Warder, Kushnel & Co
Chicago
Burlington
Adams
Board of Trade
Iowa
Old Settlers’ Society
de Moines County
Old Settlers
van Buren
Henrys
Lousia
Lee
Scott
Jefferson
Muscatine
Boone Republican
I. B Brannart
Fish Bros
Pampas
Buenos Ayres
Treasury reveals missing bonds and currency losses in war era notes
The article states that owners of the $10,575,000 in overdue United States bonds with interest long ceased are likely mislaid or accidentally destroyed. It notes about $15,000,000 of wartime fractional currency and about $26,000,000 of greenback notes issued since 1863 have been lost.
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United States
Treasury
Origin of foolscap name in paper stamps
The origin of foolscap paper is linked to a Cromwell era government stamp bearing a liberty cap. After the Restoration, Charles II asked for paper and, upon seeing the stamp, exclaimed that he did not want such a fool’s cap on his letters.
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Charles II
Tobacco Consumption by Country Ranked by Per Capita Use
Recent statistics show per head tobacco use: Russia France and England one pound. Italy one and a half. Austria two and two fifths. Germany three. Belgium four. Holland five and a half. United States three pounds.
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Russia
France
England
Italy
Austria
Germany
Belgium
Holland
United States
Wealthy Scotsman Friends and Old Speaker Portrait Mystery
A Milwaukee man worth 15 million and a Scottish schoolmate worth 40 million shared a day in France. the Glasgow banker covered the bills and later asked for 165 cents. The House lobby holds an unidentified past Speaker portrait, beyond the oldest citizen. Agriculture tallies US horses at 10,838,111 valued around 765 million with 70.60 per head, noting rising values and market demand for well-broken road horses and city-market readiness.
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Alexander H. Mitchell
Milwaukee
Scotland
Trvo
France
Glasgow
Mitchell
Sandy
House
Washington Sunday Herald
United States
Department of Agriculture
Boston
Horses That Made Fortunes From Spirit of the Times List
The article chronicles trotting horses earning over ten thousand dollars, naming Goldsmith Maid as the era’s standout with 121 victories and over two hundred thirty heats at 2:30 or better, plus other top earners like Abdallah mares, American Girl, Barns, and Judge Fullerton. It notes long careers, campaign longevity, and stallion influence with Volunteer and Hambletonian among leading sires.
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Dutchman
Clingstone
Edwin Thorne
Santa Claus
Goldsmith Maid
Fiora Temple
Abdallah
Fashion Stud Farm
Flora Temple
Hopeful
Lady Thorn
Hindoc
Tom Keeler
Cyde
New York
Maine
Saftelk
Keeler
Chicago
Hardbread
Jim Rockey
California
Brother Jonathan
Byron
Confidence
Cozette
Derby
Ethan Allen
Fiers Temple
George Wilkes
Godsmith Maid
Hotspur
Huntress
John H
John Stewart
Lady Franklin
Lady Moscow
Lady Star
Pilot Temple
Silas Rich
Thomas Jefferson
Volunteer
Rysdyk
Hambletonian
Daniel Lambert
Young Columbus
Blue Bull
Vermont
Impressions During a Battle by a Non-Combatant
A wartime writer reflects on battles as experiments rather than chess moves. He notes that five hours of exposure yielded few casualties among his group, while thunder of artillery under fire produced only vague fear and a shared sense that cowardice is not inherent to humanity.
After War Household Labor Tales From Down South
A postwar correspondent recalls two eighteen and twenty year old black girls seeking work in a village. Asked about cooking washing and cleaning they reply they have never done those tasks. When asked what they do Lucinda explains Lukey hunts for master's spectacles and she keeps flies off the mistress.
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Lucinda
Lukey
Ole Miss
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