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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1875
Page
1
Election details urge voters to the polls on October 30 for the new constitution. Reports cover camp meetings, rail traffic at St Louis, regional fever outbreaks, and politics including Kentucky and Ohio trends, with local names and incidents from Missouri and nearby states.
The Boston Post reports a sweeping Maine victory for the Democrats, noting a drastic reduction of the Republican majority and a legislature with strong reform representation. It highlights declines for Grant and Blaine, and praises Democratic gains despite patronage and finances.
The New York Tribune reports Pennsylvania faces setback for the soft money policy after the Democratic Convention backed inflation. Letter from Philadelphia relays sorrowful news for inflationists as Ohio succumbs and Republican presses struggle with currency plank claims.
Hon. L. J. Wagner of Scotland county argued for the new Constitution at Monticello on Monday. He outlined substantial savings, claiming at least half a million dollars yearly for Missouri taxpayers. He warned about rising public debt and the need for tighter legislative controls. The crowd, largely favoring adoption, urged a full vote so every citizen has a voice in the organic law.
An elderly Granger questions a young delivery clerk at the post office about letters for several local surnames. After checking the B and M sections, the clerk finds none for Griggsses Stebbinses Bunces or Middlebrookses and the Granger laments the mail system as inefficient. The piece closes with a throwaway line about fashion.
The writer argues for resuming specie payments and criticizes the plan to redeem greenbacks with gold as a political scheme by Eastern money lenders. He warns of a potential financial crash, urges shifting financial control to industry, and proposes bond greenback interchange to bring currency to par with gold. He notes Commodore Perry’s flagship the Lawrence raised and hints at upcoming Harper’s Monthly humor notes by S. S. Cox.
Adersey Curiosibhoy drafts a platform proposing quotas to balance marriageable people across regions, adjust rain supply for farmers, provide digestive organs for the dyspeptic, and restore common sense to meet public wants. The document frames these as resolutions to equalize supply with demand across states and territories.
A Ledger reporter on a San Francisco to Oakland land boat encounters a passenger who reveals himself as a Berkeley Sophomore from the University and a woman in disguise. The exchange ends with the reporter realizing the young man is actually a female student after a blunder.
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