Introductory Prospectus for The Hefferson Gnail
A pair of Jeffersonian editors launch The Hefferson Gnail a republican newspaper praising justice and a bright future for Greene County. They describe moving from Town County to Jefferson seeking community support, outlining aims to publish news on morals education farming markets and local improvements while pledging fair coverage and party loyalty. The piece notes founders M. W. W. and M. L. Money seeking reader backing as a beacon for Western Iowa.
President announces suppression of rebellion and troop demobilization
The President proclaims the complete suppression of the rebellion and orders mustering out all colored troops. Government disposal of 210000 horses and mules yielded over 14000 dollars. Rebel steamer Shenandoah sold in Liverpool for 15150 dollars. Wisconsin politics and national issues dominate as Congress debates civil rights and Dakota defense arms. Reports cover Breckinridge, the Dunderberg ship, and Far West trade licenses.
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Shenandoah
Liverpool
Wisconsin
Congress
State Items and Local News Highlights
The Legislature adjourned on the 2d. C. 8. Wilson resigns as Postmaster of Pella. Council Bluffs marshals order whiskey sellers to close Sundays. Sigourney News publishes laws of the Thirty-ninth Congress. Allen and Richland townships seek 850000 for a railroad route via Hartford. Davenport Gazelle notes Orphans' Flame health restored with 860 children now housed and 500 expected by summer. Clinton County finds Royalty jailed three years for bigamy with a young wife. Geologist G A Thomas argues oil found west of the Lakes would be in the Mississippi valley. An orphan girl near Springville hangs herself amid rejected attention from suitors. Des Moines sees many new businesses. immigration rising. Hardenbrook of Independence set to inherit a fortune. A 100 acre New York City farm left in trust to an old lady now past 90 to heirs. value maybe fifty million. A Linn County boy’s egg punishment ends in mother’s club blow. Davenport Gazette reports Western Union rail fare Davenport to Chicago $5.50. Rock Island fare $7.50.
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Mort Des Moines
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Davenport Gazelle
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Times
Lakes
Mississippi
Springville
Linn County
The
Independence Guardian
G. W. Hardenbrook
New York City
Central Park
Mardenbrook
Investigation Ends On Swamp Land Indemnity Drafts
The Joint Committee concluded the inquiry into misappropriation of Swamp Land Indemnity Drafts. The majority exculpated Governor Stone. minority opponents claimed no knowledge. Senate adopted the majority report with five no votes. House approved 52 to 15.
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Stone
Senate
House
State Register
Boone County In dex reports rise in travel and rail progress
March issue notes increasing rail travel to Boonsboro with passengers daily for Omaha or Council Bluffs. Des Moines river bridge nears completion as the West Des Moines truss bridge takes shape. Rail iron arriving in batches to push the line west, with expected operation to Jefferson in about three months and fifty to eighty more miles completed this season.
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Boonsboro
Omaha
Council Bluff
Tes Moines
Des Moines
Jefferson
Notice on Depot and Boarding House Preparations
Notice to the boss carpenter for building depots and readying the west river site. Also to Mr Crow of Nevada to prepare a boarding house to accommodate railroad hands and travelers. Boone County Index April 5.
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Crow
Nevada
Boone Co
Moderation urged in politics as equality gains support
The New York Tribune urges calm in the current political climate and backs moderate reform. It calls for compromise on equal rights and suffrage in Iowa, urging tolerance between rivals and unity within the Republican party.
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New York Tribune
Hotiza
Trigatine
Iowa
Republican Party
Adjournment of the Fifteenth Session Casts Mixed Light
The editor of the State Register laments the adjournment of the fifteenth General Assembly of Town State. He notes the session killed many bills, repealed others, and angered railroad interests. He calls it a poor session yet praises the Senate and House for their generally capable membership.
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State Register
Senate
House of Representatives
Grape Trellis Patented by Dr. D T Rickey Described
The Marshall County Times outlines Dr. D T Rickey of Marshalltown patenting a grape trellis. A three foot post is driven eighteen inches into the ground with an upright to support the trellis. Two pins form a hinge joint allowing the trellis and vines to be lowered for harvest or winter covering.
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Marshall County Times
D.T. Rickey
Marshalltown
Counterfeit Fifty Note Spotted in Eastern Cities
A new 1968 series counterfeit fifty dollar note has appeared in eastern cities. It mimics the genuine bill closely, with the sole noticeable flaw being a coarser signature of the treasurer. Local bankers and merchants are warned to scrutinize such notes carefully. The rest of the excerpt discusses church property plans and construction in Boone County.
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Treasury
Exchange
World reports seven-ship flying squadron for British North American coast
The World says a seven-vessel flying squadron will cruise the British North American coast. Currently over twenty English vessels patrol these waters, mostly large ships with about 500 guns and more than 7,000 men. France also maintains several ships in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico.
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France
West India Islands
Gulf of Mexico
Legislature Votes for Broad Public Notices Plan
The State House backed a law to publish general laws and Board of Supervisors’ proceedings in county papers at one third the former cost. The measure passed 74 to 16, aimed at wider access for citizens and increased support for county papers. A Terre Haute dispatch notes an Indiana oil well near Lodi flows ten gallons a minute of white sulphur water, with gas emissions and mineral content awaiting analysis.
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New York
House
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Lodi
Wabash
What is a country newspaper for
The piece argues editors err in filling papers with long editorials about national politics while readers seek local content. It defends local papers as sources for forming opinions on economy and home affairs rather than grand national schemes.
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Maximillian
Texas
America
Oldest Republic on Earth Sketches San Marino Visit
W G Irving writes from The American Quarterly Review about a visit to San Marino a small Italian republic between the Apennines the Po and the Adriatic. The state covers forty nivilea with about seven thousand inhabitants led by a captain regiment of sixty six elected every six months by the people. Taxes are light farms neat and fields cultivated morality simplicity and frugality produce comfort and plenty.
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American Quarterly Review
W. G. Irving
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Italy
Appenines
Adriatic
Bonaparte
England’s Dignities and Privy Purse Costs Revealed
A list details royal and governmental incomes in England, noting the Queen’s privy purse at £899,000 yearly and multiple royal and official salaries. Each entry covers titles from the Prince of Wales to the Duchess of Cambridge and senior judiciary grants, illustrating the era’s public expenditures.
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Tmele
Prince of Wales
Lebnedge of Wales
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Alice Mail Mary
Duchea
Cambridge
Princess Mary of
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