Farmers Meeting at Freeport and National Debt Decline
Farmers in Council invite manufacturers mechanics dealers and all to discuss causes of financial difficulties and remedies with Hon W C Flagg S M Smith Col Elliot and Prof Pinkney as speakers Harman Sox will address in German if desired Tariff currency and transportation topics to be considered J A Parrison invites corrections to the meeting date DAME President Central Committee The national debt fell by 1 845 211 in January and the end is not yet Evans contractor who printed Confederate money died in a Georgia poorhouse Kansas US Senate contest closed Legislature elected Ex Governor Harvey Supreme Court held Warehouse law constitutional Money in New York and Chicago money markets easing Five percent rate noted Toledo Blade on Chief Justice Chase Waite appointment Quincy suffered a disastrous fire causing about 75 000 in losses
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W. C. Flagg
S. M. Smith
Col. Elliot
Professor Pinkney
Harman Sox, Esq
J. A. Parrison
Vice Press
State Farmers’ Association
Freeport
D. W. Dame
Central Committee
Meeting Date Change and Postal Reform Notes
Notice cites Mr Dame authorizing a new date for the Farmer's Meeting now set for Thursday February 12. Also mentions a Post Office Department proposal to reduce newspaper postage, benefiting prepaid publishers and arrears-paying subscribers. Notes Charles Brallaugh sailed for England to seek Parliament candidacy. References Missouri bandits robbing a railway train and broader claims of lawlessness in Kentucky and Missouri.
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Post Office Department
Sugar crop in Louisiana expected at one hundred thousand hogsheads
The New Orleans Picayune estimates the Louisiana sugar crop at 100,000 hogsheads, lower than last year’s 108,520 hogsheads. The paper notes the crop is light because current sugar prices and labor wages render cane cultivation unprofitable, with landowners shifting to share farming.
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The
New Orleans Picayune
Louisiana
Indian Agency denies Vermillion Lake starvation report
The Duluth Indian Agent telegraphs the Indian Commissioner at Washington that the starvation claim is a setup. He says no Indians have been eaten or starved, and that camps visited showed wigwams stocked with flour and pork bought by the tribes themselves.
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Washington
Vermillion Lake
Gladstone Minis' Prospects Dented in UK Elections
A summary of international and national political notes: in Britain the Gladstone ministry faces defeat risk as fifty six recent elections yield twenty five Liberal and thirty one Conservative winners. Plus Chicago awaits Rafferty’s hanging with venue tied to last trial at Waukegan. Other items cover US congressional bills, Livingstone death reports, and open political essays on secret orders.
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Gladstone
Great Britain
House of Commons
Disraeli
Washington Letter Sketch on a Drunken Passenger on Capitol Street
From Washington January 30 1874 special correspondence describes a streetcar scene near Willard's Hotel where a young visibly troubled man proclaimed his American citizenship while intoxicated recounting a lost coat and a crumpled note from the Washington Infirmary. The letter then shifts to a financial update from George Bancroft on U S specie payments, bond markets, and Treasury policy with Germany’s view on gold accumulation and the economy.
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Wasutseton
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Conkling
Cushing
New York
Senate
Washington
Treasury Department
15Th Street
Ospital
The
Washington Infirmary
Credit Abroad Bancroft praises President's Message in Berlin
United States Minister in Berlin reports that the President's Message on foreign affairs has met universal approval. He notes public support for U S policy toward Spain and Cuba, and highlights intense German interest in U S finances due to large German investments. He mentions thirty to sixty securities seeking a market here and many failing to pay interest.
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Avegican
Berlin
United States
Spain
Cuba
Petition Against Inflation of the Currency in New York
A heavily signed petition from New York merchants and bankers urges Congress to resist inflating the currency. It warns irredeemable money harms business, favors speculation, and calls for early resumption of specie payments and withdrawal of greenbacks. The piece also contrasts British royal civil list spending with U. S. taxation bounties benefiting capital owners in wool, cotton, paper, and iron industries.
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Congress
Metropolis
City
Great Britain
Princess Royal
Teck
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Mecklenburg- Strelitz
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Burchard
Illinois
Committee of Ways and Means
America
England
Chicago Tribune
French Minister Neviller Presents Recall Letter
In Washington on January 80 the Marquis de Neviller, French Minister, delivered his recall letter to President Grant. He thanked the President for courtesies and conveyed Marshal MacMahon's good wishes. Grant regretted Neviller's departure but said the mission benefited both nations and expressed hope for stronger Franco American ties.
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Washington
Marquis de Neviller
Grant
France
United States
Marshal MacMahon
Illinois Savings Banks bill moves through Senate committee
The Illinois Savings Banks bill, reported from the Committee on Banks and Banking to the House, features amendments on depositor protection and stockholder liability. Debates touch stockholder liability, deposit limits, required investments in bonds, and cash reserves. several amendments pass and fail before the bill proceeds to a third reading.
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Sprincheto
Saysings Bank
Senate
House
Committee On Banks and Banking
Bradwell
Quinn
Henry
Armstrong
Donnelly
Massie
Moore
Adams
Alexander
Montgomery
Jones
Coles
Connelly
Hoiles
United States
Race
Kfner
Lena memorial for Rev. Bower ends in cane gift
In Lena on January 28 a social gathering said farewell to Rev. F. Bower as he leaves to found a Baptist church in Yankton Dakota. Gifts include a $45 gold headed cane and a silver cake basket for Mrs. Bower, with warm addresses praising his warm welcome and faithful service. Also reported is miller A. H. Stahl’s steam engine accident causing significant loss to the mill and a plan to restore operations in months.
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Bprtors
F. Bower
Lena
Yankton
Dakota
Thomas A. Smith
Bower
Exper Bower
Bette
Partin
J. N. Wire
Golden City
Mrs. Wire
A. H. Stahl
Stahl
Hours Magazine for Young Readers Highlighted
Among many magazines for youth, Hours is praised as wholesome and educational. The February issue includes pleasant stories, helpful illustrations, and a full page of music, published by Witchcock & W Publishers in Chicago.
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Witchcock & W Publishers
Chicago
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