county convention delegates called for 1874 nominations
The article announces delegates from townships in Allen county forming conventions to nominate candidates for 47th and 48th district representatives and county commissioner. Township delegate counts are listed for Geneva Deer Creek Oxage Iota Finn Elsmore Humboldt Salem Cottage Grove. Republican voters meet September 27 1874 to select delegates and attend the county convention. The Republican Central Committee approves the plan and invites reform-minded citizens to help pick county officers.
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Geneva
Deer Creek
Oxage
Iota
Finn
Elsmore
Humboldt
Salem
Cottage Grove
Allen County
Republican, County Central Committee
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Republican Central Committee
Leavenworth Board of Trade and Kansas News Mix
Osage Mission sets mass meeting for October 1 to discuss Osage Ceded Lands with a strong speaker lineup. Douglas county wheat growers approve a cooperative plan to seek fair prices while Topeka county bonds face countywide opposition. A local fire at Frank's Grocery is investigated after a suspected arsonist, Brinkman, is found dead in the Kansas River. English investor George Grant plans substantial development in Victoria, Kansas, to create a stylized Eden with stone buildings and roads.
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OsaGe Mission
Osage
To. Cumeaft
Douglas County
Lawrence
Douglas
George Grant
Elsix
K.P. B. Jr
Victoria
Court ruling voids St. Louis prostitution ordinance
Neoce Calvin of the Criminal Court of St. Louis finds the long standing city regulation illegal as it conflicts with state law and an amendment restricting special laws. The decision removes prostitution licensing in St. Louis and rejects gender based legal distinctions. The text also criticizes Jeff erson Davis and references Northern and Southern secession debates, with bold editorial tone on the era's political tensions.
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Neoce Calvin
Court of Criminal Correction of
St. Louis
Grangers and Community Reform Stir Local Town
The town and farmers unite behind the Grange movement amid hard times with hopes to raise prices, cut railroad freight, and lift overall prosperity. Grange secrecy is noted, yet supporters expect collaboration with other citizens and electable reforms, stressing mutual benefit across classes.
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Grangers
Masons
Odd Fellows
Aswe
Farmers and Grangers Wise in Voting Choices
The author argues farmers and Republican grangers will vote for capable, honest candidates regardless of occupation. They reject claims of a Grange ticket and urge Republican central committees to convene nominating conventions. The piece insists good citizens, including grangers, should back the best men for office and support the Republican party until a better alternative exists.
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Republican Central Committee
Republican Central Committees
Simpleer Laws for Honest People
A writer criticizes overcomplicated state laws that forces debt collection into costly lawyer battles. He urges lawmakers to repeal useless statutes and craft fewer, clearer rules that plain business people can understand, reducing lawyer manipulation and confusion.
State News Short items from Leavenworth era
A flood of brief notes covers crime and policy in Kansas and nearby. A convict escaped and was recaptured at Leavenworth. a bridge-burner reward is offered. population counts in Leavenworth rise. a cotton-goods foundry increases output. a brutal assault by a soldier on a girl is noted. railroad construction aims to connect Paola to Garnett. a sister seeks her brother from Omaha amid drunkenness. a suicide by hanging is described on the Neosho river. multiple railroad and political developments populate the period.
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Garnett
Niccols
Hoat
G. W. Or
Col. Goxs
Neosho Falla
Maj
Wwlliams
Mr. Smith
Leavenworth
George Bongel
Omaha
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Kansas Academy of Science
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