Iowa Law Prohibits Opening Public Roads Overlaying State Lands
An 1868 Iowa act prohibits laying out or opening any public road without General Assembly consent when it crosses lands set aside for state institutions. It vacates previously laid out roads crossing such lands and becomes law upon publication in the State Register and The Evening Statesman. Approved April 1868, Ed Wright, Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Iowa
General Assemble
State Register
Evening Statesman
Dew Moines
ED Wright
Bee’y
Iowa Act Amends Land Claims Adjustment Law
The act repeals Chapter 79 of the Eleventh General Assembly and enacts a new provision for land claim adjustments with the General Government. It sets veteran duties, compensation of five dollars per day for the commissioner, expense reimbursement, and payment through the Auditor from General Revenue, with the Census Board overseeing approval. It establishes Board and Governor authority for replacement, defines publication timing, and directs annual state society funding and book deliveries, effective April 1868.
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Eleventh Geveral Assembly
Brenon J
Lowa
General Assembly
Census Board
Trea
J. A. Warvey
Coneus Board
Daily State Register
Towa Evening Statesman
Newepsporn
Des Moines
Towa
ED Wright
Chapter 151 act legalizes historic notary acts
An 1868 act legalizes the acts of several notaries public including W Monshall William H Stivers W R Kinsard Thomas Arnold S P Vanutte and others performed between 1858 and 1868. The measure declares those acts valid as if the commissions were current and in force, with immediate effect upon publication in the Daily State Register and Laws. Secretary of State Edwin Wright attests to the act’s effective date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Monshall
General Assembly
Thomas Arnold
Jaor bin
S. P. Vunutte
Acoriux
Daily State Register
ED Wright
Iowa Legislature Consent for U.S. Land Purchase
Chapter 77 confirms legislative consent for the United States to purchase parcels lot 5 and lot 6, block 20, in the original Fort Des Moines, now within Des Moines city limits. Document dated Des Moines May 1, 1868, certifies a true copy on file with Secretary of State Ed Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
United States
General Assembly
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
ED Wright
Sec
State
State Historical Society Act and Purpose
Chapter 163 outlines an act by the Sixth General Assembly of Iowa to create a State Historical Society. Its aims include collecting, arranging, and preserving books maps charts manuscripts papers paintings sculptures and other materials illustrating Iowa history and the stories of early pioneers and native tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Historical Society
Patreas
Tuesews
General Assembly
Iowa
Lowa
Cramer 145 An Act Grants Right of Way for Bridges
A 1868 Iowa statute grants right of way for bridge construction across rivers, allowing private property appropriation for a bridge's width and extending to connected road termini. It outlines county sheriff and district court roles in easement disputes, cites revisions from 1860, and states immediate effect from publication in Des Moines papers. ED Wright Secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Ball Bridge
Adil
Tenghy
Daily State Register
Stateolaws
Cewapapera
Dee Moines
Lown
A.ul Isos
ED Wright
Scc'y of
Brate
Act to Exchange Supreme Court Reports for Law Books
An act authorizes the Secretary of State to exchange one hundred copies of each volume of the Supreme Court Reports for other law and equity books selected by the Supreme Court. Books obtained remain property of the State Library. Immediate effect from publication in Des Moines papers April 1868. ED Wrigl, Secretary of State.
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Secretary of State
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Iawa
Iowa State Register
Iowa Evening Statesmung
Des Moines
Iowa
State
Iowa Chapter Changes Court Terms in Waverly District
An Iowa act amends terms for holding court in Waverly and Floyd county. It shifts January auctions to the fourth Monday, fixes Floyd county district court sessions on the last Monday of April and the first Monday in September, and preserves existing pending actions and notices as fixed by the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Brom
County
St. Charles
Playa Corp
Srosian
General Assembly
State of
Iowa
Floyd County
Iowa 1863 Act Publication and Effective Date Note
The excerpt records an Iowa act clarifying legal proceedings and the act’s force from publication in the Daily State Register and Evening Statesman. It notes the act’s publication date April 26, 1863, and authenticates by Secretary of State Ed Wright. The text confirms sections on quashing indictments and compatibility with prior laws.
Lands annexed to Centre Township subdistrict one Iowa act
An 1868 Iowa act annexes lands in Wapello County to Centre Township subdistrict one for all school and schoolhouse purposes. The property includes parts of sections 31 36 8 17 and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 in townships 72 73 north range 13 west. Publication requirements and immediate effect noted with state imprimatur.
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Centre Township
Wapello County
General Assembly
Down
Wapello
Lows
Nuober
Numbee
Centre
Eaid County
Sute Registero
Des Miines
Town
Quuawa
Orsumws
Iowa
Sheehy
Iowa General Assembly Amends Tax Notice Provisions
An 1868 Iowa law amendment recites quarterly notices by the county treasurer to township boards on tax amounts collected, duty of presidents to sign warrants, and Jan dated certification by the state secretary. The document authenticates the copy on file and is signed by Edward Wright as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Lown
Transuror
State OF
Jowa
ED Wright
Siatr
State at Large and Congressional Districts Names List
State at Large lists JOAN I O NEILL of Dubuque County and MARTIN V B BENNET of Merion. Congressional districts include M M BLEAN MORE of Jefferson County Alabama, J WALLACE of Muscatine, PD STONEMAN of Clayton, 9 4 0U, MACKEY of Keokuk, D M MARIUS of Gaithrie, HU THOMAS SARGENT of Webster County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan I. O'Neill
Dubuque Co
Martin V. B. Bennet
Merion Co
M. M. Blean More
Jefferson Co
AL J. Wallace
Muscatine Co
Stoneman
Clayton
Mackey
Keokuk Co
D. M. Marius
Gaithrie Co
Thomas Sargent
Webster Ca
Platform and reforms for the Union civil government
The democratic platform pledges amnesty for past political offences and broad electoral franchise reform. It calls for equal taxation, a single currency, federal economy, reduced standing armies, and restraint on federal power, while condemning radical rule and asserting civil liberty protections.
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Democratic Party
Unite States
United States
Treehaltve
Congress
Erin
Radical Party
Nnstead
Sit
Snd
Europe
Democratic Party Platform and Civil Rights Stance Amid Reconstruction
The document outlines Republican opposition to centralized federal power, defending states rights and the franchise since independence. It lauds President Andrew Johnson for resisting congressional overreach, denounces Reconstruction as usurpation, and urges distribution of public lands to occupants. It also endorses economy, currency reform, repeal of Prohibitory Liquor laws, and a regulated license regime.
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Ubert
United States
Congress
Andrew Johnson
States
Deneertie Party
Denmeratie Party
Democratic Party
United States Treasury
Paper delay hits Expasss with one day lag this week
An accident on the Tl Oren REG caused a one day delay in the Expasss publication this week. Editors express hope no further disruptions occur and apologize for the inconvenience.
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Toad
Rally at Cascade Hosts Democratic Meeting in Dubuque
A large rally is planned at Cascade on Wednesday September 2 inviting supporters of democracy. Speakers include Leffingwell Wr Lyons and J. O Neill addressing clone and Dubuque varieties with conservative regional voters urged to attend the monster meeting.
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Letinuewell
Ei Lyons
Tlon J. HE O'Neill
Dubuque
Clones
Cascade
We Elies
Fragmented reminiscence on a political radical and a swindler
The piece recalls a Dubuque era figure named Datus Coon a Democrat-turned-Republican who published a local paper and later held office as a carpetbagger after the war. It accuses him of exploiting printers wages and pushing a controversial bill. The tone harshly denounces him as a radical fraud and criticizes northern papers and a governor for opposing him.
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Dubuque
Alabama
Mud Dias
Ishature
Dallas Cout
Edo Duis
Sid
Phe
Yans
Alabenit
Hin
Genge Democrat
Grant era politics and press themes in a 19th century digest
A fragmentary overview hints at editorials and correspondence on Grant era politics. mentions Chats and Spats, a mummy candidate for the Jacobins, Frank Blair letters, a Kentucky feature, and phrases about the people, Diggers, and controversial terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Frank Blair
Kentucky
Diggers
Nigveret
Fragmented Civil War era column on Grant and politics
A late column mixes gossip about Ulysses S. Grant touring the West with Sherman and Sheridan with sharp attacks on Democrats and press in Chicago and Kentucky. It mocks Grant’s presidency talk, notes local curiosities, and ridicules opponents while highlighting tensions in the press and public opinion.
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Grant
Sheridan
Sherman
Lincoln
Queen Victoria
Alaska
Ulysses
Gunn
St. Louis
Hiram Ulysses
Nobelly
Chicago
Central City
Coloradion
Masaachusetts
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Grant-sanner
Corruption and reform rhetoric in late era political pamphlet
A dense partisan salvo attacks radical and Democratic governance, railing against taxation, public debt, and alleged corruption. It cites a postmaster in Micon and accuses proponents of coercive funding, urging honest citizens to awaken and resist perceived revolutionary rule and plunder within state and nation.
Said of Our Candidates in Independent Radics Paper
The New York Sun, an independent radical paper edited by Dana, declares Floresto Seymour of New York and Francis P Blair of Missouri as presidential and vice presidential candidates. It praises Seymour as the most distinguished Democrat and Blair as a man of talent and character, noting his Civil War service and stance on reconstruction while praising his temperance and popularity among friends.
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Tug
Kentucky
Bohm
Tessin
Brick’ Pomeroy
Seynourald Blair
Joeobins
New Hampshre
Hiram U
Bethe
As Gow
Seothand
General Grant
Theo Te
Blair
la Croste
Grant Tanners Club
Bull Run
McDowell
New York Son
Aon Independent Radics
Dana
The
Trilaine
Florestio Seymour
New York
Francis P. Blair
Missouri
Pemoera Dic
Vic
Seymour
Tin Democratis
Dhe
Gen
Blar
Michacola
Congress
Fame questioned in critics view of Ho me man
A varied miscellany notes critics denying the existence of a famed man at home. Young Bennett owns an Arabian horse sent by the Abyssinian Herald’s correspondent. A couple this year reached Oregon’s Mount Hood summit. William Cullen Bryant spoke on the 20th at Worthington Massachusetts, his birthplace, which many celebrated.
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Young Bennett
The
Herald
Mountwood
Oregon
William Cullen Bryant
Worthington
Mass
Wcich Neny
Fragmented Era Notes From A Tangled Ledger
A mosaic of early 19th century items items include race to St Louis entertainment at Long Branch Indy toilet stunt and a Liege statue inauguration. Mentions Mrs August Belmont driving ponies a watch that winds by opening case and a Providence clergyman marriage ruse.
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Dredth
Kevin
Carataha ’ Perme
August Belmont
Jenkins
Man Feared Lost After Lake Greenviell Picnic Boat Sinks
A group of youths from Greenviell Washington county toured to Lake Cossayang for a picnic. LeRoy Faxon, about 22, and two companions used a flat boat to haul provisions. While rocking the boat for sport it swamped. Faxon and one companion swam to shore or an island. Faxon sank and drowned. The others were saved. grappling hooks recovered the body about two fathoms deep after several hours. The death cast a gloom over the neighborhood.
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Troy
Greenviell
Washinton
Lake Cossayang
LeRoy Faxon
Sears
Agu
Iiland
Faxon
Panon
Eturis
A Wonderful Flying Machine Invention Promises Air Navigation
W.8 Hutchings of St. Louis unveils a new air navigable machine praised as uniquely successful in aerial travel. The craft features a compressed air engine, armored body protection, inflated wings, and a parachute system, with tests planned near the city and a balloon jump from 2,000 feet.
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Hutchings
St. Louis
America
Sue Coset
Corda
India
Bet on New York Dem Victory Stirs Republican Tale
A Republican friend jokes of a man with one hundred dollars to bet that New York will go Democrat. A stranger at a livery stable overhears and bets two fifties, then calls the bluff. The man of words leaves without paying, while another tale of a party split looms on the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Outrage Over Virginia House Vote Suppressing Presidential Ballots
In a scathing condemnation the Patice Gazette protests Virginia and other states moving to bar electors from counting votes for President. It denounces the measure as tyranny and despotism, urging citizens to oppose the act and defend republican rights. The piece cites fears of criminal penalties for voting and accuses lawmakers of usurping power to oppress freedoms.
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House of Representatont
Napoleon
Electorial College
Eesons
House of
Virginia
United States
Ponce
Nberlyy
Nitin Patice Gazette
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Laws OF
FWA
Diecmaber
Library of Anid Society
Lawa Evening Statesman
Des Muines
ED Wrigher
Mes. A. Gnippen
BRO
Dealora Im
NEW York Union
Northern Iowa
Burdetis & Est
RF. Carpenten
de Hameorica Celeste
Reed Instrumenta
North Western General Agency
Johnson
P.pe
Orrusive
Lubuque
SKS
A. Ghippen
E. B. Follet
W. i. Peabody
Bourton
Havana
Main
Dubtour
Monticello
J. W. Hunt
Thur Drapaug
Horatio Seymour
OF New York
David Hammen
Clinton
A.D. Axprnsox
Darbrgie
L. McCarey
Woodbury
H. Duxnavey
Davis
Ality Good. EB
Winliamsos
Wareen
Wm. E. Leffingwele
Clinton County
Thomas J. Dudley
Linn County
Leffingwell
Coun
Tawa
Micon
Radical
Parc
Freedom
Vincentio
Vienna
Meels
Averdéat
Agul Cathit
Charviemange
Liege
Perecins
New York Herald
Switzerland
Providence
Thaddtuy- Stevens
Ben
Benet
Beauve
Perlolat
Caécago Ems Oye
Olduimnes
Smaci
BOOTS
Tamalee
Mfndota Woolen Mill
Ruhrbach
Periolas
P. Periolat
Drs. J. G
W. J. Conley
Eereice
Montigello
Cunas
Centra
Grand Rtscets
CU v. Wales
Joan T. Wancock
Ehrocer
TH Main Street
Dubuque, Iowa
Dupont’s Powder and Dubuque Manufacturing
McKnight
Came & Johnson
Monticelin
Fletcher Burnight
Monticeln
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