06 Aug 1873
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1873
Page
1
The Quincy Whig, a Republican paper in Quincy, Illinois, outlines its daily afternoon edition with telegraphic and local news for $10 yearly and a Saturday weekly edition at $2 yearly. It invites local and distant correspondents, rejects anonymous letters, and asks for concise reports on events, meetings, crops, and accidents.
Reports from New York describe Gould in good health as he recovers rapidly. Cadiz reports one insurgent force having surrendered and National troops entering the city. Ex U S Minister at Vienna Joax Lorae Molley suffers a stroke and loses use of one side. British Parliament prorogued with Queen's speech containing thanks for provisions for the Duke of Edinburgh’s marriage. Ohio Democratic State Convention in Columbus predicts a rise for the party with a Cambronne quote about the Old Guard.
The 1873 reunion of Old Settlers from Morgan and Cass counties will be at Little Indian Station on the Peoria Pekin Jacksonville Railroad, Thursday Aug 14. Also noted are plans for Schuyler Colfax to speak at the Monticello Fair on agriculture and various regional notices from Jacksonville and surrounding towns.
London notes the prorogation of Parliament with the Queen's speech detailing treaties with Italy Denmark Sweden and Brazil and aims to repress the slave trade. It mentions relations with France and ongoing agreements with other states, plus remarks on railways shipping and arbitration in Geneva. A New York dispatch reports Conservative gains in Greenwich and hints Gladstone may retire.
Columbus Ohio August 6 The State Democratic Convention met at the Opera House with full county representation. H. Hunt delivered an earnest address forecasting an active campaign and the party’s future strength. He urged the cry that the old guard dies but never surrenders.
The telegraphic summary reports cholera at Carmi and Aurora Indiana a fire at Ogden destroying seven buildings with losses of 73000 r e a boiler flare at Pacific Plain Mills in St Louis scalding one man to death work on the air line road from Milwaukee to St Louis to begin Convict attacked by a warden at the Massachusetts penitentiary but was shot Herman Glafeke named Postmaster at Cheyenne and Thomas D Abbott at Laramie Goods damaged in New York warehouses to be auctioned Twenty miles of the eastern Alleghany Valley extension opened First instalment of new fifty cent notes delivered to the Treasury Elevator fall at Singer Building Chicago killed Wm Gank Prize fight deposits and prize money totals Texas Yale Theological Hall receives 160000 for its erection Saratoga Monument Association selects Hamilton Fish as president Rev W G Elliot of St Louis pursues a constitutional challenge to the social evil law Mrs Ann Eliza Young pursues suit against Brigham Young Racehorses Mambrina Gil Nettie win Buffalo races Joseph Cloud continues Philadelphia to New Orleans voyage National Educational Association meets Elmira about 100 delegates Dentists meet Potomac de Menments and more Betrothal of Prince Arthur to Princess Thyra French troops enter Nancy German government guides foreign protection efforts amid potential force Gold government stocks listed.
Cadiz forces under Gen Paria have captured the city and a new Junta president is named as authorities near. A Valencia powder magazine exploded, killing many insurgents and wounding more. Also notes cordial talks between Counts Chambord and Paris, Motley’s illness, German seizure of two insurgent frigates, Virginia political visits in Washington, mint contract fraud in San Francisco.
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