Republican convention sets dates for nominations
The Republicans of Rock Island County plan a convention in Rock Island on October 1, 1876 to nominate candidates for County Clerk and County Surveyor and to appoint a county committee. Delegates are allocated by town with primary meetings on October 19 at 3 pm in most towns. Rock Island and Moline hold separate schedules.
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Ent
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Conntasnrer
Apfar Publican
Ordova
Coal Valley
Black Hawk Wee
Bowling
Ian O Bopington
Andalusia
Buffalo Prairie
Rock Island
Drury
Qaid County
Moline
R. W
Adesiz- J.M. Ould
Mosinz
Chicago Tribune Covers Matrimonial and Money Matters
The Chicago Tribune balances coverage of marriage and finance, blending domestic life stories with hard money questions to reflect readers’ everyday concerns and economic realities.
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The
Chicago Tribune
National debt reduced by 3.84 million in September
A September financial report shows the national debt declined by 3,842,502.61 dollars. The note asks how many people would have settled old bills in a corresponding proportion.
Three States Set for Republican Victory on Tuesday
On Tuesday the political cauldron will boil in Iowa Ohio and Nebraska. The evidences are clear that each state will give a round majority for Republicanism and hard money.
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Iowa
Ohio
Nebraska
Prohibition Ticket in Ohio Changes Governor Candidate
The Ohio prohibition ticket once led by Jay Qode has vanished from the scene and appears to have been replaced or absorbed, with Dio Lewis now unlisted and the former candidate out of sight. Details on new arrangements or remaining nominees are not provided.
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Ohio
Jay Qode
Fearrhange
Dio Lewis
N & Hamlin
Vienna
Paris
Europe
ALW Lways
America
Byadiiik
Sato
Mason & Hamlin
LangEn
WST
Agere
Mason & Ib Walon Squars
New York
Davenport Board of Trade Demands Early Resumption of Specie
The Davenport board of trade adopted resolutions on Saturday demanding the resumption of specie payment as early as possible. It is described as a live body of sensible business men.
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Davenport Board of Trade
Last Days of Campaign Stir in Ohio Politician Spotlight
Ohio politicking nears a finale as campaign activity peaks with speakers, denouncements, praise, and banners fueling voter interest. The lively scene captures rivals, supporters, and media attention in a tense political push.
Gas quality sparks humorous city comparison in St Louis
Tur St Louis papers joke that gas is so poor a black cat by the tail would brighten a parlor chandelier if hung as illumination. In contrast residents of Moline enjoy the best illuminating article available.
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St. Louis
Moline
Town debates on proposed woman suffrage amendments
The proposed woman and equal suffrage amendments will not be put to a vote this fall. The coming legislature must approve them before submission to voters. The cause has moved forward before, but the previous legislature blocked it for the time.
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Towa
Bank of California Reopens in San Francisco
San Francisco celebrated the bank opening after a period of half mast banners. On Monday it opened for three hours and took in deposits exceeding withdrawals by about $750,000, signaling restored confidence among the public.
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San Francisco
Bank of California
Memorial Service Honors Andrew Johnson in Nashville
Nashville devoted last Sunday to a grand memorial service for Andrew Johnson. Ex senator Fowler of Tennessee delivered an oration in his honor. Death wipes the record, leaving enduring deeds as memory.
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Nashville
Andrew Johnson
Lex
Fowler
Tennessee
Republican township caucus to select delegates
Local column notes a Republican township committee caucus to be held tomorrow Saturday evening to choose fifteen delegates for a county convention at Rock Island Court House next Tuesday afternoon. Attendance is desired due to broad interest and a likely large turnout.
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Republican Township Committee
Court House
Rock Island
Doctor feud sparks clash at Michigan university faculty
A dispute between homeopathic and allopathic factions at Michigan University has escalated. Big bottles and powders symbolize the split affecting students and families as two diploma tracks divide the faculty. The rift has led to open hostility and differing doctor groups within the institution.
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Michigan University
Lessons From the Fall River Strike Settlement
The piece critiques both sides for errors in the Fall River strike, noting the workers erred by striking and later agreeing to wage reductions, while mill owners erred by demanding further concessions and escalating tension. It praises the settlement reached before further violence and emphasizes avoiding such conduct in the future.
Winter Strife Forecast Amid Labor Suffering
The fragment hints at severe hardship among laboring classes during winter, implying great suffering if conditions worsen, with reference to broader social distress and potential economic strain.
Pilgrimage Clash Sparks Violent Riot in Toronto
A Catholic pilgrimage in Toronto collided with an Orange organization called Young Britons. A running skirmish along a two mile route left many injured and about a score of policemen wounded as authorities struggled to quell the disorder. The incident exposes sectarian tensions in the city famed for Orange societies and reflects poorly on religious sentiment on both sides.
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Toronto
Canada
Currency Surrender by National Banks Advances In West
Daily papers note continued surrender of national bank circulation despite inflationist claims that money in circulation is insufficient for trade. In the first quarter since July 1 over eight million in circulation was surrendered. Western banks lead in taking up bonds and releasing idle notes from vaults, with Treasurer New predicting the trend will accelerate.
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First National Bank of Chicago
Ill
Traders’ National Bank of Chicago
First National Bank of
Paxton, NL
Canton
Treasury
Republican county convention to nominate county officers
The Review notes the Republican county convention will meet in the Rock Island courthouse next Tuesday at 2 PM to nominate candidates for county treasurer and county surveyor. Primary delegate meetings are set for tomorrow at 8 PM in all towns except Moline and Rock Island. strong turnout urged.
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Court House
Rock Island
Moline
Carl Schurz Influence Shapes Ohio Campaign Speech
Carl Schurz’s speech in Ohio is described as highly influential, printed and circulated in English and German, and read widely beyond those who hear it. Democratic papers deny paying him and ignore the charge, while Republicans publicize his impact.
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Ohio
King
English
Germany
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Democratic Gropers
City Saloon License Fee Question Before Circuit Court
A long running dispute over saloon license fees sees the city defend a $400 charge as lawful under its charter while state law caps fees at 25 to 800. Judge Hawley’s opinion supports the city, and readers await its broader impact on municipal authority.
Third Avenue Savings Bank Fails After Panic Run
The Third Avenue Savings Bank, once a top New York institution with five million in deposits and vast open accounts, closed doors after the 1872 financial panic. It never recovered, insolvent due to poor investments, with 1.34 million in liabilities to 8000 depositors and assets worth only about fifty cents on the dollar. Many workers trusted these deposits as winter support.
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New York
Third Avenue Savings Bank
Railroad receiver authorized to lay ties for safety
In the Union Trust Company vs Rockford Rock Island and St Louis railroad case Judge Drummond enters an order permitting the receiver to purchase and lay necessary ties on the railroad track to make it reasonably safe for current transportation of persons and property. The ruling follows the Sept 30 order and is subject to the Sept 20 restrictions and conditions.
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Drummond
Union ‘Trust Company
Rockford, Rock Island & St Louis Railroad Company
Hawley Says Moline Council Could Demand Four Hundred Dollar Licenses
Hon. John B Hawley asserts city council had power in 1875 to set license fees at four hundred dollars for liquor licenses granted by Moline. He cites section sixty two of the city charter and the general state law then in force, concluding the council could demand the higher fee despite prior limits. The opinion addresses injunction suits challenging the 1873 licenses and clarifies the balance between local authority and general law.
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City of
Moline
City Council
President
Board of Trustees
Board of Supervisors
Roux Island
D. L. Wheeloce
William B. Dawson
Catharine
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Recorder of Deeds
Rock Island County
Illinoi
Walter J. Entrikin
Rocksland
Ilinois
Loteg
Sweeney & Jackson
T Browning
Rock Island
J. T. Browning
Taxrmore
Defaced Stamps Restoration Efforts At Postal Office
The Baltimore American reports the government loses over a million yearly from defaced stamps. Ink trials include carbon bases and aniline mixes. Prof Tonry in Philadelphia tests erase marks. no ink yet durable.
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Post Office
Tonry
Post Office Department
How They Vote Out in Utah
The piece argues Mormon women vote to support the Mormon ticket while many are cut off from the church for voting Gentile tickets. It notes ballots are numbered and linked to voters, allowing easy reveal of voting choices. It cites a Parowan anecdote of John D. Lee casting hundreds of votes for wives and descendants, highlighting alleged manipulation.
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Parowan
John D. Lee
Beecher Tilton Gossip Reveals Funds Raised and Settlements
The New York Star reports full funding of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s accounts with all money voted raised and paid. Tilton faces no suits, Morris expected to recover funds. Christian Union gains 3150,000 in new capital with pledges. Mrs Tilton and her mother reside on Madison Street Brooklyn hosting a Plymouthite house warming and a 400 purse. Mrs Tilton travels to Norwalk to join her children Alice Carrol and Frank returning from Washington. Florence Tilton meets them. Alice stays with her mother, the boys go to their father.
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Tilton
Morris
Christian Union
Forty-second Street
Alice
Ralph
Case of T C Workman faces renewed church expulsion
In a Chicago Evening Journal letter dated September 30 1875 H Ritchie reports that Rev T C Workman husband of the woman linked to a Woodford County murder has again been expelled from the Central Illinois annual conference and from church membership after appeals and a renewed trial at Moline.
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Macoms
T. C. Workman
Hedges
Woodford County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Central Illinois
Workman
Galesburg
Central Illinois Conference
Moline
H. Ritchie
Oyster crop optimism and Connecticut liquor license results
Predictions call for a heavy oyster harvest with Newark bay Amboy and Long Island Sound areas aiming for 2,000,000 bushels and profits up to 700,000. In the region 2,000 men and 1,000 vessels sustain the industry as Jeff Davis faces mail threats from former prisoners. Connecticut towns split on licenses with larger towns favoring sale and smaller towns opposing. The Treasury clerks donate a clock to General Spinner. Cherokee pension claims totaling 1,100 are being compiled for Congress.
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Long Island Sound
Jeff Davis
Libby
Andersonville
Connecticut
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Union
Indian Territory
Congress
German Syrup Promises Quick Cough Relief
There is no medicine prescribed by physicians, or sold by druggists, that carries such evidence of its success as Boschee's German Syrup for severe coughs and lung diseases. A sample bottle costs 10 cents, with a regular size at 75 cents. Three doses will relieve any case. Sold by Dr J W Morey at Keator house drug store.
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Germany
J. W. Morey
Keator House Drug Store
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