State Conventions and Legislative Shifts Reflected in 1867 Notes
Fragmented OCR reveals references to the thirtieth annual state convention at Des Moines on June 19 1867, with delegates per county and votes. Also notes a Republican county convention in Waterloo and remarks on North South legislative leadership, Congress careers, and debates on prohibition and constitutional questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
cara of laws
Des
Supreme Court
James G. Bhune
bebhawk County
Iowa
tHonse
Waterloo
Deg Mores
Auant Sith
Inot
Frank J
Jacuson
Suitest
exin Congress
Adams
Webster
Suma
Calhoun
Jay
Benton
shington
Montgomery
Davis
Lincoln
Congress
Mr. Hay
Old Ledger Echoes of Civil War and City Proclamations
A damaged scan recalls a 1863 Vicksburg episode with a printer altering a Union victory page and Grant dinner joke. It shifts to Iowa La Porte City 1885 mayoral proclamation urging quiet observance for Grant and memorial decorations. Includes garbled lines from editorial tone and distant sensational snippets.
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Wickshire, Missis
Ge Logan
Grant
Vicksburg
Werard
Martin
Chicago
lark days of
ader
dty
Unon
Mayon
Ponty City
Iowa
La Porte City
Wa. Rori
The Long Sick Bed and General Groot's Final Preparations
Dr Newman recalls General Groot in his last sickness. He left no detail unprovided for and arranged burial services to ease his family. A farewell letter to the family and a dream of a church beneath him are noted, with gratitude for being spared to finish his book and prepare for death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groot
Newman
Frea
thorping
Jilin
Douglas
Convoluted Pioneer Press Poem Sparks Local Affair
The Cedar Walls Journal notes a St Paul visit and a girl’s disputed desertion in a poetry piece from the Pioneer Press. It reports on a Minnesota romance, accusations of kisses, and an intense, dramatic pledge by the woman, reflecting rural newspaper storytelling of the era.
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Bro. Molan
Cedar Walls Journal
St. Paul
Jie
Pioneer Press
Jines
Minnesota
Michael
Banquo
Juliet
sheol
angels
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Delaware
Dubuquerman, BLICAN COUNTY
Mt. We
Totoral central Committee
Owkns
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Newsrap
John L. Sullivan
I. James
GITY MEAT MARKET
A.D. McQuilkin & Co
R.J. McQuilkin
dewih
muleat
VEG
La Porte
Gingrich
City
BOCCS & WALKER
Town
Boggs & Conner
Vinton
Lichty
Conner & Boggs
Lowi
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