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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1866
Page
1
A Iowa newspaper editoristic critique denounces Southern loyalty postwar, argues rebels seek power, praises Congress backbone, and supports abolition and constitutional change. It notes Iowa’s legislature ratified the 13th Amendment, questions Democratic stance, and predicts universal suffrage.
The House voted 117 to 64 to grant negroes in the District of Columbia the right to vote. Senate action and President Johnson's stance suggest passage soon, with public opinion in loyal states shifting toward equal rights and justice.
A long list details fourteen ships lost on and near the Atlantic coast since October, including the Atlantic and the Republic in October and the Greyhound and Idaho in later months, with commentary on great property losses and a Holmes quotation about magnet-like discernment of blessings. It also recounts local farm sizes, a judge declining a free railroad pass, a near-drowning bride and groom incident, a Supreme Court clerk resignation and appointment, church seating etiquette, and a threatening note to Senator Sumner.
From Des Moines a Chicago Republican dispatch notes amusement at Gov Stone’s radical inaugural address on the negro issue. The report also covers swamp land indemnity defalcation probes, an $35,000 default estimate, suffrage debates, and Judge Kelly’s constitutional authorities quotations challenging presidential theory of state control.
Mary Meredith preparing Pauline in the Lady of Lyons forgot a pair of shoes. A servant hurried back to fetch them but the curtain rose before return. The backstage error produced an unlisted character on stage as a laughing interlude, thrilling the audience at the Richmond theatre.
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