Thirteenth Annual Republican Union Convention Set for June Des Moines
The thirteenth Annual Republican Union State Convention of Iowa is scheduled in Des Moines on June 10 1869 at 10 a m to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court and Superintendent of Public Instruction Delegates equal to one per county plus one for every two hundred votes cast for Ed Wright in the last election are invited all supporters of the Republican Union platform urged to attend By order of P Melendy Chairman Republican Union State Central Committee Also a local newspaper column attacks the Dubuque Herald and defends its editorial stance amid partisan exchanges
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Iowa
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Mt. Pleasant
Presley Saunders
Recorder's
Henry
Wisconsin
Burlington
Louisa County
Samuel Pratt
Muscatine
Bishop Dee
Cresco
Palo Alto
James B. Webb
Michigan
The
N. W. Railroad
Swallow
Appanoose County
Conner
Washington
Dudley Willita
Bishop Lee
Episcopal Church
Oskaloosa
Fontanelle
Adair County
Muscatine County
Father
Tama Guy
Bashaw, Jr
Prospect Park
Long Island
Fayette Journal
Amard
Volga
Albia
Mendall
Turk’s Island
Keokuk
New Orleans
St. Louis
A. K. P. Safford
Territory of
Arizona
Leland Stanford
General Casement
Union Pacific Railroad
Dr. Dodd
Massachusetts
Laurel
I. A. Tritle
Atlantic and Pacific
Pacific Railroad Companies
United States
Sioux City Sunday German beer garden noted
The passage records Sioux City running a German beer garden on Sundays and notes various local items. It mentions Fayette county planning a Soldiers Monument at West Union and Charley Aldrich receiving a marble table top from Marshall county marble.
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Sioux City
Lutheran Synod
Fort Dodge
Eldora
J. Saxe
Iowa Falls
Hampton
Capt. Murphy
Kit Burns
New York
Rails Road
Morentine
Arrisonian
Missouri Valley
Decatur City
Odd Fellows
Lewrna Tatum
Reuben F. Robst
Moscow
Eugene Martin
Conover
Charles Argle
Scott County
Richardson
Indianola
Iowa
Marvellous Pacific Railroad Scene and Local Tidbits
A long digest of Iowa and western notes reports towns, courts, and settlers. It notes Mt Pleasant’s early layout, a Burlington coffin find, Muscatine arrests, church dedications, land prices, river traffic, and public donations. It also covers the monumental completion celebration of the Pacific Railroad with dignitaries and a golden spike ceremony.
Promontory Summit Rail Laying Marks Union Pacific Link
Special Dispatch describes the May 20 1869 ceremony at Promontory Summit Utah where Governor Stanford and Pacific coast guests awaited Union Pacific Directors to unite the western and eastern railroad lines. Workers laid the final ties and rails as observers from across the nation gathered for the historic crossing marking peace and civilization on the transcontinental railroad.
Brigham Young Sermon Sparks Utah Controversy
The Salt Lake Reporter notes a Brigham Young sermon at a church conference ending with a harsh critique of U S government leaders including the President and Congress. The speech, loaded with strong language, includes threats to expel those perceived as hostile to Mormon sovereignty and denounces federal authority in Utah.
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Brigham Young
Church Conference
Rexporter
Brigham
Church
United States
Congress
Army
Utah
Five Points
Hell
Draka
White House
Acad
Senate
Loase
Sainte
Fort Bridger
Saints Defy Gentiles Unite Against Perceived Threat
A speech by a community leader decries Gentile interference and urges unity among saints. He claims protection from violence if provoked, defends plural wives, and criticizes those who sue for personal responsibility. He asserts self reliance and vows to drive outsiders from the country. A Kansas Pacific freight train passes.
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Washington
Kansas Pacific Road
Monticello Ordinance Regulates Licenses for Auctions and Pedlers
The Monticello town council passes Ordinance No 18 restricting auctions sales and pedlers within town limits requiring licenses with fines from five to twenty dollars per offense. Exemptions include lawful processes, local country products, sacred concerts and certain lectures. Licenses issued by the Mayor and Recorder take effect after publication in the Monticello Express dated May 17 1869.
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Iowa
Monticclio
M. M. Moulton
GC. W. Gurney
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