Republicans Convene In Sparse Assembly Business
The legislature met yesterday with limited action as the governor's message was referred to committees. Population figures show a heavy white majority with Germany and Ireland among notable immigrant groups. A paralysis illness besets Vice President Colfax, while a Saratoga family suffered knee injuries in a carriage accident. The Marshall County Fair is set for September with changes to rules and a larger premium list. A new Bureau paper at Princeton, edited by O N Whitney, advances Republican views. A standoff at a dam strike ended after five days, with workers returning to duties. Observers praise or critique the state prison management and finances after inspection by a city visitor.
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Capital Clippings on Statehood and Public Opinion
A Macomb Journal critique questions the push to remove capital status and move to a new state with Springfield as the focal point. The piece cites perceived misreadings by editors and reflects on senate inaction, public debate, and local responses amid contention over constitutional questions and relocation plans.
Fourth of July Celebration Urged by City Citizens
A local plea expresses strong citizens support for celebrating the Fourth of July in the grove with nearby towns. It notes last year’s successful observance and urges early planning, while not announcing official arrangements. A Quincy dispatch reports arrests in a related disturbance.
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Investment virtues of railroad bonds vs real estate mortgages
Article extols Northern Pacific and Central Pacific bonds as combined railroad and land mortgage securities. It highlights negotiability, fixed interest, and first lien on land, with collateral on 23 000 acres per mile and a 7.3 percent gold rate. It argues safety, liquidity, and foreclosures as advantages for investors.
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Northern Pacifics
Dredging The River Channel Under Federal Appropriation
Dredging began under an $86 000 general government appropriation to widen and deepen the river channel south of the bridge to improve navigation. The work includes extending safe access to the draw, reaching 514 feet depth at low water and 100 feet width. A steam dredge operated by two men removes mud into boats, with mud dumped ashore. The project costs about $2000 to the United States, and progress is marked by a distinctive whistle.
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Sandy Creek
United States
Moe
Genny Elfy
Proposed New Through Rail Line From West to Sea via Continental Route
The Chicago Tribune discusses a plan to break railroad monopolies by building a through line from the West to New York and Baltimore via a Continental Railway. It would connect New York through New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Ohio Indiana Iowa and Chicago, enabling faster coal and grain shipping and potentially launching by 1876 with eastern corporate support and western momentum.
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Misoxx Coal Mine Notes and Fatal Accident Report
Misoxx Indiana May 1871 letter details errors about the state’s deepest coal mine depth plus mine workings. It reports a fatal accident when a rock weight struck laborer Thomas Welly and another near miss affecting workman Jos Farasan as foremen warn to prop rooms and complete blasting prior to a track shift.
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Shall Teachers Make Fires In Rural Schools Case
A Livingston County dispute over duties of teachers led JW McClelland to sweep and light fires at a rural school house when directors refused his claim to perform such tasks. A jury awarded him 7.50 for extra services after a long trial with multiple witnesses and legal arguments.
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Chicago delinquent tax list and varied local notices
A fragmented list reports delinquent tax items in Chicago and oblique notes on local incidents. It mentions saloon deaths, Decoration Day plans in multiple towns, issuance of bonds, and state canal and medical association items with scattered names and places.
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Rock Tyland County
City Council Adopts Measures At Regular Meeting
The Menry city council in adjourned session approves funding for sidewalk improvements and street repairs. It sets fees for rent, hires a marshal, reduces a bond from 150 to 100, awards a newspaper printing contract, and assigns committees to review reinvestment and road projects with regular reporting at subsequent meetings.
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Periodical attractions. readers urged to subscribe and buy
An old periodical advertisement lists Harpers Weekly, Atlantic Monthly, and other publications with family appeal. It promotes subscriptions at various prices and highlights kids stories, health articles, and moral content, noting U.S. publishers and a June issue.
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