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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1878
Page
4
Republican ticket lists state offices with candidates: state treasurer Gen J C Smith of Galena. superintendent of public instruction J P Slade of Belleville. clerk of supreme court F F Dutton of Sycamore. clerk of appellate court J R Vones of Morris.
The piece attacks James E. Anderson and Jenks as liars in the Potter-Butler investigation, cites E L Weber as a key witness, and accuses Weber of perjury while alleging political manipulation by Secretary Sherman and President Hayes amid Louisiana elections and parishes.
The piece laments a shift from a polemical stance against office holders to a surge of self styled leaders. It notes mushroom growth of aspiring officials, sudden genius in politics, and easy ascent from reform rhetoric to constant office chasing. It praises Republicans in Lee Putnam and Henry counties for voting against office haters.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a Potter related vow or pledge tied to a mission or line of duty. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to specify context or outcome.
A 1872 Southern Claims petition by Mrs Eliza Heber sought vast losses claimed from General Payne. The commission found fraud and rejected the claim. Later efforts inflated totals, then John W Caldwell MD urged full payment, but investigations showed Mrs Heber owned limited land and Payne’s force was much smaller. The piece blends local satire and political commentary about diversity, crime, and regional parties.
The report notes England securing a new alliance with Turkey and the probable creation of Beaconsfield as a duke. It also mentions Mrs Jenks disowning ties to common people while admitting to dictating a forged letter and maintaining a correspondence with a man named Anderson.
The speaker advises the committee to recall Mrs. Jenks to produce the Sherman letter and suggests she can then supply an additional one after completing the first.
On November 6 Illinois voters will decide a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to permit landowners to build drains arteries and levees for sanitary or mining needs across others lands and to organize drainage districts with powers to construct maintain and repair draining ditches and levees created under state law for property benefited.
The speaker recalls a recent illness and fear of a damaging rumor. She mentions a groping pain and prior self treatment, noting her worsening mood and concern that health issues influence her temperament amid community gossip.
A garbled report notes a city council session approving items and adjournment. Mentions mayor, 9100, and a sequence of actions unclear due to damaged text.
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