Dubuque Paper Reports Sharp Political Attacks and Local News
A Dubuque page recounts heated political broadsides against Buchanan and Clay Dean, plus disparaging comments about Rev. Dean. It notes a Harper's Ferry arrest report, balloon gas loss tied to Democratic defeats, and a Worcester wife’s remarks. Also covered are a Keokuk editor injury and a Dubuque fatal runover incident.
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Hawkeye
Blackguard
Dean
Eads
Ft. Madison Plain Dealer
Iowa
Joe
Farner
Clay Dean
Gopher Trap Method and Balloon Accident Report
The article describes a gopher trapping method using a trench and hidden vessels to lure the animal. It also reports Professor Lowe's balloon accident in New York on the 10th, where wind lifted weights, tore a gas bag, and caused a $3,000 loss before repairs and re-inflation.
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Iowa City
Lowe
Democratic Party
Tor Grest
Basloon
New York
Virginia Executions Loom as Brown Case Divides Nation
Washington sees a political motive in the Brown affair with Gov. Wise of Virginia set to hang John Brown and allied leaders on December 19 or 2, while New England memorials urge mercy. The public debate centers on justice, federal power, and Virginia’s demand for a dramatic end to the siege on slavery.
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Smith
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Beecher
Winess
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Traud
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Hanner
Union
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Virginia
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North
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Stevens
Copeland
Gov. Wise
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New England
John Brown
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Dillard
Harper's Ferry
Gav. Wise
Mc Dillard
Ditlard
Towa
Chea
Oryagisan
Eivil
Lawa
Des Moines
Ragpiepl Powp
Towns of Wyoming Jones and Canton in Lian County
A Wyoming Jones Co town shows thrash and speculation with a new steam flouring mill and several stores while Canton on the Maquoketa river hosts mill seats a mortar house and a church building seized for debt now occupied by Methodists amid mortgage trouble and prospects for infrastructure. The Washington NY Evening Post notes the House will be organized early with limited bipartisan cooperation.
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Hamson
New York
Marion
Choy
Dubuque Westfern
Amamosa
Canton
Maquoketa
Glao
Draining land urged to boost crops and water supply
A letter to the editor promotes underground ditching and tile drainage as a solution for underdrained soils. Citing Illinois trials and a new machine, the writer claims costs are repaid within a year or two through higher yields and better stock water, urging Iowa farmers to adopt the method. The piece highlights Farmer Johnson’s claim that drainage pays for itself quickly and stresses farm redemption through improved land.
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Ealiter
Register
Haylish Agriculturist
Mason
Ilinois
Towa
Ehere
Johnson
Romance in Real Life Ends Forty Seven Year Separation
A long lost couple, once separated during the War of 1812 era, reunite after Mrs Crull sought a dowry in lands tied to her soldier husband. Attorneys traced a land warrant, misreported death, and a distant relocation before news of life, marriage, and a reunion in Louisa County Iowa, ending a half century of separation.
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Cyall
Louisa County
Ilinois
L. S
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Croll
Lake Champlain
Crull
Messrs. S. A
Mancock County
Crall
Nospal Dask
Washington
New York
Trey
Vermont
Irwin W. Near
Clayton
Jefferson Do
N. Y
Messrs, S. & C
Jefferson County
Mes. Crull
Dnedaw
Wappello
Louisa Co
Hansell
News of the Harper's Ferry turmoil and political unrest
Reports from Philadelphia and Washington detail injuries and deaths related to the Harper's Ferry raid, with German and American figures discussing trials and political reactions. The dispatch notes rail and mail bids delays, Wisconsin results favoring Randall, and a broad view of national fear, economy, and religion as the nation braces for upheaval.
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