Jones county touts apportionment injustice in Iowa Senate fight
Enquirer notes Jones county population 19,166 would yield one Rep under Apportionment Act yet joins with Cedar to form 21st Senatorial District for one Senator. Questions why smaller counties gain Senators while Jones is deprived, cites other county tallies and mentions ex-Senator and local representatives may explain. Also includes scattered remarks on religious papers Gats Tanner clerk and college tallies.
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Jones and
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Appanoose
Jefferson County
Warren County
Town
Buchanan County
Allmakee
Delaware
Joner Co
Jones Co
Senate
Iowa
House
Nation Wants Peace and Reform, Debates Split in Party
The text contrasts Chamberlin's sharp critique of Southern policy with the Administration and outlines James Monroe's Commencement speech on national wants. It notes calls for peace, specie resumption, civil service reform, education, and limiting subsidies to corporations. It mentions church debt in Chicago and New York, and reports on Vice-President Wheeler's stance and a looming political clash over Louisiana Returning Board actions.
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Union
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Hiram and
Western Reserve Colleges
Ohio
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Chicago Alliance
New York Tribune
New York
Chicago
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Universalist
Unitarian
Jordan
Wheeler
Washington
Philadelphia Times
Party of Progress
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Chaiman
Louisiana gossip on Tate bargain and Nicholls contract fate
The piece discusses the Tate Washington bargain as the first row in a deal over a lawfully elected Governor Nicholls and feeds, the Returning Board’s legitimacy, and possible actions by President Trayes. It notes Rev. Thatcher’s removal as Iowa State University president and mentions successor Cow. Slagle.
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Trayes
New Orleans Picayune
Returning Board
Thatcher
Iowa State University
Towa City
Volue
Yale
Dev. Thatcher
Cow. Slagle
Congress
Lowa
Oregon Senatorial inquiry targets Gobble Grover tactics
The investigation into how Gobble Grover won the U S Senate seat advances with testimonies from W H L Sales and others. Reported to involve payments, caucus dealings, and potential influence on state offices, the probe prompts calls for accountability while Beecher Tilton Moulton reconciliation chatter is dismissed as fabrications.
Des Moines Fourth Celebrations and Aftermath Report
The piece recalls a sultry Des Moines Fourth of July with crowds at the Court House fountain and Broad Street, reporting heat exhaustion cases, drunken brawls, and a jail influx. It notes political sentiment after a recent convention, praising Hayes Civil Service Reform stance and Sherman’s steady leadership amid general acceptance.
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Court House
Terrifying midwestern hailstorm devastates Ohio farms
A Belmont Ohio correspondent recalls a fierce storm that swept across Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Destruction includes three foot hail piles destroying crops fruit and vines. Estimated losses may reach a million dollars with shattered glass and damaged gardens and birds found dead.
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Jenkinson Wright
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Belmont
Belmont Co
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio R. R
Wheellng
Indiaana
Kentucky
Bepman
Dolars
Martha
Ruth
Woodbine
Ben
Grand Mound site explored in Clayton County Iowa
July Mh 1877 Clayton County visit notes Grand Mound elevation of 350 feet with a sixty foot cliff. Graves and a musket found, visible stone formations, prairie lands around Fayette and Bremer counties, coins and ancient relics at Mr. P Tabor, and remarks on local crops and mosquitos. Observations include a Sabbath School with mixed beliefs and a thoughtful Universalist preacher.
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Fayette
Inchanan County
Independence
P Tabor
Bremer County
Tam
Universalist Church
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