War dispatches and convention notes from Illinois era
Mass dispatches from the European war seat report conflicting signals but gauge Prussian advantage before Metz. London sources claim Napoleonic intervention failed. Paris suspects Napoleonic dynasty’s end with empress and emperor likely to flee. County Republican convention at Camp Point selects delegates and endorses Bateman and Bates for state offices. Illinois press and Chicago excursion noted. Nashville hotel rumor about “Axyprew Johasox” adds a local twist. Louis Napoleon rumored to own New York property. exile may return if fortunes improve.
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Prussia
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Laren
Paris
England
Belgium
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Newton Bateman
Erastus Bates
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Army and Navy Journal
Louis Napoleon
New York City
United States
Illinois and Missouri News In Briefs
Illinois notes report Ex Sheriff J E Jones of Macon County died in Decatur. Morgan County population 29 522, up 6 174 since 1860. Illinois has 207 postal money order offices. Editors beat lawyers 27 to 18 in a Peoria baseball game. Prairie chicken hunting opens after August 15. Moses Plimpton died by taking opium at Pearis. Hog cholera rages in Scott County, one man loses 1 000 worth of hogs. Col J C Sloo dies in Cairo. Albrecht Ackerman acquitted at St Clair on Degan murder case. Missouri: Cameron to get brick school house. Holt County Sentinel backs R D Markland for Lieutenant Governor. Coal shafting at Holt County lands near Quitman. Laclede and Fort Scott railroad 500–600 workers. Missouri Valley railroad work near Maryville to Iowa line. Heaton House fire in St Joseph damages 1 500. oldest frame building dating to 327 feet.
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Macon County
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Pearis
Scott County
J. C. Sloo
Southern Illinois
Republican State Central Committee
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Marino
Madison County
St. Clair Circuit Court
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Holt County
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Prussians Still Advancing Near Metz and Chalons
New York dispatch reports continual engagements as Prussia presses Metz Thionville Bitche and moves toward Chalons. A great battle is expected with French concentrating at Chalons and Prussia bringing 500000 men 1400 guns. Reports describe heavy fighting near Metz Verdun and Langueville as both sides push toward decisive clash.
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Terrible Amazon River collision sinks steamer
News from New York notes a July collision on the Amazon near the Madaira mouth in Brazil. One vessel sank within half an hour with 200 passengers aboard and 160 were lost. cargo valued at $450,000 was uninsured. A second item reports Franco Prussian War tensions in Havana with French and German guests clashing and local sentiment siding with France against Spain.
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Lombard
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Amazon River
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Prussia
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DeRodas
Outdoor Views at Theatre Advertises Summer Shows
The advert promotes rear-store construction and satisfaction guaranteed. It lists upcoming dramas and comedies to be shown on different days, including Haunted Down and She Stoops to Conquer. It notes ticket prices 73 cents and gallery 50 cents with secured seats at Woodruff's Music Store starting Monday August 17th. Doors open at 8 o clock.
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Goldsmith
Tom Jaylore
OCR
Tuss Keenie
Woodruff
ToRay Female Seminary Offers Thorough Education
This institution provides a thorough course of useful and ornamental education under a corps of over twenty teachers and professors. Circulars apply to John H Willard, Troy New York.
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ToRay Female Seminary
John H Willard
Troy
New York
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