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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1869
Page
2
The Messenger reports the acquittal of Gin Dyer, chief of ordinance. Mining intelligence from Africa is encouraging while Indian plains warfare continues with reported skirmishes. Wrecks, tax plans, and political shifts in the U S and Indiana are sketched, including cabinet changes and the Fifteenth Amendment ratification.
The piece attacks Radical leaders for clinging to power after the war and resisting reconciliation. It cites New York papers criticizing corruption, spoils, and office-seeking within the party, and praises calls for reform to restore public trust and fiscal responsibility.
Report from the Valley Times notes a May 6 stockholders meeting in Paris electing Directors John Tincher Joseph Bailey Vermillion County Ira Sandford C G W Levings John Blackburn James Ends R N Bishop E Callahan J G Allen T R Cobb Joseph Pollovich Lyman Booth. Hiram Sandford named president and C W Levings secretary treasurer. A survey of the line and swift completion are planned with Chicago Danville connection progressing, Crawford County to fund a $300 re-survey and Clark county urged to back a $55,000 share of the bond plan under the Railroad Enabling Act. The piece calls Clark county to act to secure the project, arguing long-term tax benefits.
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