13 Jun 1873
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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1873
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text lists a physician and surgeon name with unclear locality and dates. The readable portion mentions Wey, NY, and references to multiple broken names and places, offering no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
Official text outlines the third session approval to extend appointments of the President's Agent and Counsel of the United States under articles twelve to seventeen. It references the treaty with Great Britain of 1871 and the Forty second Congress, with provisions on representation and bonds.
A 1573 act authorizes postmasters holding public money in counties with designated banks to deposit it in national banks where they reside. It forbids direct personal interest in deposits and requires quarterly reports to the Postmaster General detailing the bank and current credit balance. Approved March 5, 1573.
An act to fix the deputy collector of customs at Saint Paul compensation at not more than two thousand dollars per year. The officer may be required to perform inspector duties without extra pay. Approved March 8, 1873.
An act to amend the 1872 soldiers homestead act enlarges the eligibility in section two for honorably discharged soldiers sailors widows and orphans to enter and acquire homesteads on public lands of the United States. The measure specifies how qualified entrants may proceed under the amended provisions.
The rule states that a person who has entered less than 160 acres under homestead laws may enter additional land so that the total does not exceed 160 acres. This clarifies the maximum allotment for continued homestead entries.
The act directs the Secretary of the Treasury to settle accounts of Connecticut and other states for payments to chaplains extra surgeons and assistant surgeons from the late war. It requires vouchers and certificates of actual employment and directs Treasury to adjust state vouchers similarly. Approved March 2, 1973.
A 1573 act approved by Congress permits interment of honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines who died after passage in U S national cemeteries with the same grave care as existing burials The act relies on honorable discharge for authority and covers regular and volunteer service from the late war.
The document outlines the timber culture act of 1873 granting patents for quarter sections after ten years of planting and maintenance. It details entry affidavits, proof requirements by two credible witnesses, and penalties for abandonment, with related land office rulemaking and compensation provisions. It also includes a literary visit note to Trinity Church Yard and letters discussing Civil War figures.
An 1878 act authorizes saw mill owners along the Mississippi River, under the Secretary of War, to build piers or cribs in front of their property to protect mills from flood and ice damage. Piers must not obstruct navigation, and the government may require removal at the owners’ expense if navigation is impeded. Approved March 8, 1878.
W G Brown Low of Knoxville Tennessee lambasts General Hill and Captain Jack in a fiery May 28 letter. He condemns executions by drum head court martial and denounces brutality toward Canby and Thomas. He pledges to resume the Knoxville Whig to expose what he calls treachery and secessionist leadership.
A pithy, fragmentary column recalls Napoleon era bed tricks and alarm devices used by Rossiter for waking, a German temperance tale, and a quip about the Cain and Abel case. It notes a gentleman proposing a five dollar fund for the deceased’s distressed family.
The Postmaster General estimates annual demand for postal cards will reach 130 million, signaling sustained high usage of card mail services throughout the year. He notes growth in correspondence and government communications driving the forecast.
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