Vast Missouri notes amid grasshopper plague and political shifts
June 4 1875 report from Jefferson City and Cass County details include grasshopper outbreaks easing as Colonel Avent proposes a practical extermination method. Cass County death records. St Louis mayoral inauguration notes. statewide grain prospects in Cooper Howard Boone Saline counties. state auditor actions press railroads to settle back taxes. Memphis Carthage and Northwestern Road seeks tax settlement with auditor.
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Saline
Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern
Noted Chicago Tribune Correspondent Joins St Louis Times
Grance Anraep Townsend, famed as Goth correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, has accepted an editorial post at the St. Louis Times. The change is praised as a grand achievement likely to boost the Times influence and popularity. Townsend, known to readers as Gath, has long drawn wide West readership.
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St. Louis Times
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Townsend
Kerry buys Sullivan County Standard in Carrollton
The Carrollton Journal notes Mr. James C. Kerry, formerly of the Miami Inder, has purchased the Sullivan County Standard. The paper praises Kerry as a straightforward Democrat and expresses hope for harmony with the Sullivan Democracy while noting the retirement of longtime manager Lorentz due to ill health.
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Miami Inder
Sullivan County Standard
Carrollton Journal
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Standard
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Kerey
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Grasshopper Plague Prompts Prayer and Policy Debate
The piece laments a devastating grasshopper infestation across counties, notes failed combat efforts, and records Gov Haapoix’s fasting plan to seek divine aid. It cites editorials from Kansas City and Brookfield papers, discusses political shifts around Warre Johnston and ex Confederates, and mentions a Missouri constitutional convention debate on states rights and local self government.
Grant’s Third Term Dream Refuted by Political Setback
The piece argues Grant cannot win a third-term, citing Connecticut and Pennsylvania opposition and a likely GOP split. It predicts the Ohio convention will oppose nominating him again and warns a Grant-Davis ticket would likely lose, as Americans resist monarchy and favor preserving the republic.
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Pennsylvania
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Jeff. Davis
Convention Deliberates New Bill of Rights After Weeks
After three weeks of discussion the Convention finished the bill of rights on Thursday. The new draft rejects judging citizens by opinion, preserves federal supremacy but limits state action, and guarantees private property compensation for public use. It enshrines habeas corpus protection in all times. The draft has thirty sections and emphasizes core constitutional principles.
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Cause of chinch bugs blamed on Hungarian grass
A Indiana farmer correspondent argues chinch bugs originate from Hungarian grass cultivation. He cites a twelve year spread from a single patch, notes pest damage in Iowa Illinois Missouri and Kansas, and urges farmers to switch to Timothy, clover and blue grass to combat the infestation. He predicts wider debate over Sherman memoirs and war secrets.
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Illinois
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Kansas
Sherman
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Progress and prospects of the Missouri Constitutional Convention
Jefferson City notes describe the convention’s careful process from committee reports to full House review and engrossment. The writer outlines reforms expected, including governor and official terms, debt prohibitions, uniform county government, and bans on local legislation, with emphasis on clear language and public understanding.
County Surveyor Answered and Local Notes From Bleak Knob
Reader letters from Bleak Knob discuss the county surveyor position, noting a busy official and patient townsfolk. The piece also reports on crops, health, local church events, residents visits, a ten thousand dollar lawsuit, and upcoming Fourth of July SS program plans and local personalities.
Meadville County Notes and Local Happenings
Meadville updates report pest concerns with grasshoppers migrating by the Missouri River, crop conditions improving for corn and oats, and rainy weather expected to aid yields. Judge W H Brownlee visited for minor cases, a business directory push by John J. Smith, and various local trades and repairs including a bridge project led by A D Black. A death notice for Mrs. Mary Ward and a local baseball game account conclude the item.
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WH. Brownlee
Brookfield
Iam
John J. Smith
Laclede Republican
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Shellabarger
Quincy TL
Wwe
Judge Burgess Reports Capture of Suspect in Kincaid Murder
The Keytesville Herald notes a telegram from Unionville Missouri stating Smallwood Starks, the Black man accused of killing Mr. William J. Kincaid near Keytesville three weeks ago, has been captured and is in custody. He is expected on tonight’s train and a circuit court session may be called to deal with him.
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Sea City
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A. D. Black
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P. B. Moore
Black
A.D. Black
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G. T. Lemon
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Geo. H. Ward
R.E. Sidebottom
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Nora Benn
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Unionville
Putnam County
Smallwood Starks
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