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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1873
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription rates and retention. An annual rate of ten dollars is mentioned and agents may keep ten percent as commission. A twenty member club is referenced for group signups and related handling.
A mixed set of items includes weather tips for New York region, bids by Springfield Journal on rail tariffs, a Count de Chambord proclamation rumor, pilots as government officers, Texas cattle fever in Missouri nearing end, the Tichborne case testimony from a Springfield vet, a Pacific coast survivor search for a missing steamer, and Treasury orders to modify the Lincoln to seek survivors of the George S Wright wreck near Queen Charlotte Sound.
John Weatbrook of Carthage was thrown from a buggy near Warsaw, breaking an arm, while Aston Wilkinson suffered critical injuries when a wagon wheel passed over his neck. Two additions to Carthage College are under construction to house boarding pupils. In Pike County, county statistics list totals for horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and land value, funding taxes and overall property value. The Dallas City Democrat reports counterfeiting arrests near Burlington with a ring stretching into Iowa, arrest and preliminary examinations at Cedar Rapids, and a suspected extensive operation involving women and men across borders.
Springfield aug 15 rail road board stands committees named on equalization of personal property lands lots railroad property capital stock general equalization with Miles elected temporary chairman adjournment to july 26. also news of a coroner inquest into death of maggie weise and other local items including a schooner cargo and fraud reports.
Curiaco Aug 14 report details John Crowley of Springfield Illinois sending a letter to English MP Mr Whalley in New York. Crowley seeks to learn Whalley's whereabouts and offer information about the Tichborne case, claiming he can prove or disprove Sir Roger Tichborne's identity. relations with Sir Roger and Crowley’s veterinary career are noted. The piece links Crowley’s past with Cabin Barracks and Clougher Ireland. The East section covers a New York Custom House inquiry amid rumors of fraud and official misconduct involving about sixty employees.
Washington dispatch reports the Commissioner of Internal Revenue directing collectors to report the nature of savings bank business. Also notes deaths, defaulter in Fairfield County, a fire in Warren Rhode Island, a heavy rainfall in Philadelphia, a dividend decision by Adama Express, and a Presidential reception in Augusta Maine.
Financial notes show gold at 1143 with government stocks and railroad shares listed. Western Union, United States Express, Pacific Mail, and major rail operators appear, alongside wheat, grain, corn, oats, and whisky prices. New York and St. Louis markets report flour, grain, provisions, and livestock movements with varying firmness and receipts data.
Manager stage manager announces the engagement of John Dillon with the Wallace Comedy Combination, the beat company in the West. Seats available six days in advance at Mr Jaffman's jewelry store. Admission 75 and 50 cents. Doors open at 8, performance begins precisely.
Trustee C H Charles will on a date to be announced sell under a deed of trust from Robert Tillson and Charlotte Tillson dated September 13 1872 recorded in Adams County Illinois Book 12 Page 139 to secure a promissory note. The sale secures the note described in the deed of trust and is conducted as a trust sale by the named trustee.
Aug 15 reports a $30,000 fire destroyed a block of buildings in Wapello Iowa within the hardware estate of Mr. Ried. Losses total $30,000 with $11,000 insured. The item notes the town's damage and financial impact.
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