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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1870
Page
2
The district's congressional primary results favor the incumbent Ingersoll with a 908 majority. Marshall and Putnam counties deliver strong margins, while editorials note unity in the Republican presses and calls for support of the party ticket.
An unsigned complimentary notice promotes Col Merriam as the unanimous Republican choice for Congress in the Eighth District. It recalls his Illinois birth, McKendrew College education, Civil War service, plantation work, and political rise from Tazewell county, praising his honesty, practicality, and likelihood of re election in 1872.
Republican nominations sweep Grondy Fulton and Ogle counties with candidates Preece Gamble Amith and Trench criticized by Democratic press. Springfield and Geneseo conventions set officers and terms while rail grain shipments hint at future southern trade.
A Democratic convention at the courthouse in Lacon on September 12, 1570 nominated James A. Myers for sheriff after ballots showing Myers gaining 26 then 28 votes. W E Cook chaired. J Ong secretar y. W E Cook, James B. Martin, The Thompson, Wo W Weath, and Ann Garrett named county central committee with J E Ong as secretary.
Hon Schuyler Colfax and Hon Wil Camback spoke in Indiana. A monument to Jonathan Edwards is planned at Stockbridge costing 6000. Illinois posts money orders at 2 percent. Cook nominated for re election from the sixth district at Joliet. Dr Nathan Lord dies at age 78. Various census figures and local elections are reported across Illinois and neighboring states with discuss of population changes and political noms.
Dispatches describe French forces pushing toward Paris with provisions lasting six months and Prussian plans to bombard avoided. Italy Austria and Russia seek armistice while Swiss recognition boosts French republic status. In London, demonstrations applaud republican cause as Prussian moves near Paris meet local resistance.
Letter to the editor condemns the Fulham county Republican convention for nominating a sheriff candidate over a disabled veteran. The writer asserts soldiers deserve support and criticizes the party for breaking pledges to veterans, arguing compensation is insufficient. He claims the party violated its commitments and deserved defeat.
The letter questions the legality of Mr. Evans's oath to office, arguing the officer served as deputy last term and law evasion is claimed. The writer asserts the law was not intended to apply and thus neither violated nor evaded, hoping Marshall County maintains its solemn pledges.
The August New Jerusalem Magazine and Harper's Monthly are reviewed, with notes on topics from religious addresses in Philadelphia to Y M C A fall operations in New York. A second volume of A I Stephens War between the States is praised with portraits of major figures. Scribner’s Monthly is announced for October with Dr Holland as editor and a price of eight dollars. A new anatomy of female life, The Physical Life of Woman by Geo T Naphey, is described in depth, including marriage, hygiene, pregnancy, and motherhood guidance. Publishers seek subscribers and agents in every county.
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