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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1872

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Republicans Urge Deal to Secure Victory and Organization

The piece argues that the 1372 campaign centers on keeping state and national power with the Republicans. It urges thorough organization across counties towns and precincts, calls for educating voters with papers and documents, and stresses overestimating opponents to ensure a historic Republican victory. It condemns the Democrats as untrustworthy until proven by deeds, and warns against complacency in mobilizing supporters.

Fic Democratic Party

Grog Shops and Democracy in Fractured Rhetoric

A historical clipping lampoons democracy with citations of Horace Greeley and mocked captions. It critiques Democrats as horse-thieves and corrupt, labeling the party as tied to grogshops, self-interest, and disorder, reflecting era political invective and partisan polemic.

Democracy Horace Greely

Exiled Chapter IL Discusses Disfranchisement and Loyalty

Fragmentary text discusses a dissent against disenfranchising, arguing franchise rights must not be stripped for political rebellion. Mentions Brown and Windies, stresses unity to protect law and preservation, warning rebellion could lead to peril.

Illinois establishes public charity school for feeble minded

The 1865 founded experimental school for feeble minded children becomes independent and incorporated as a permanent state charitable institution. It offers practical daily life training, medical care, and education free for ten months. Trustees seek state-wide enrollment stats and urge applications for the September start through Dr. T. Winsor in Jacksonville.

General Assembly Commonwealth of Illinois Illinois T. Winsor Jacksonville

Tragedy in Good Hope as Bride Fatally Wounded by Pistol

From the Bushnell Record: Henry Milhone, 12, accidentally wounded Mrs. Bush, a bride barely 36 hours, by toying with an old pistol at Mr. Alfred Bush’s home. The ball lodged near her left cheek and likely will prove fatal. physicians failed to locate it. Public excitement runs high, urging caution with firearms.

Bushnell Village of Good Hope Henry Wm. Milhone New York Alfred Bush Henry Milhone Mr. Bush Abs. Bush Drs. Sanders Wright

Underground River at Altona Farm Well

A correspondent from Altona reports an underground river on Mr Collinson s farm in Altona township. While digging a well at sixteen feet depth a sudden cave in dropped the laborer into swift water. Fence boards vanish instantly when thrown in and dirt washed away. The same flow appeared in two nearby wells a quarter mile away with similar velocity.

Altona Collinson Altona Township Li Free Press

Republican Party Platform on National Duty and Unity

The platform proclaims Congress and the President must suppress violent treasonous groups and protect ballot boxes, denounces repudiation of public debt, supports resumption of specie payments, endorses amnesty and peace, affirms states and federal rights, promotes American commerce and shipbuilding, and venerates Ulysses S. Grant as a unifying national leader marching toward victory.

Republic Congress Thepatiicas Party America Rkonest Iow Sitkenti Republican Party Hightenth Ulysses S. Grant

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