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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1874
Page
2
A note from the Republican Congressional Committee of the 1st District reports a convention date in July at Jersey County and invites delegations. Also included are brief items about Bristow’s bond interest payments, and light satire on the Chief of Police and civic affairs amid hot weather and public safety concerns.
Judge A Mf Jackson of Bucyrus Ono publishes a five column letter in the Cleveland Plain Dealer arguing that license systems promote temperance better than prohibitory laws. He reviews the Maine and Massachusetts laws and compares results in places with prohibitory statutes to those with licenses, urging temperance advocates to vote for a strict license regime.
The article reviews Senator Bogy’s banquet remarks praising the event as a gesture of friendship and political backing. He rejects vanity, notes his modesty, and asserts his Senate record will prove opponents wrong while acknowledging his initial anonymity and later national recognition.
A civic column denounces the city for dispersing filthy alley debris into streets endangering public health. It cites miasma, rising deaths, and alleged misconduct by the mayor and council, urging immediate abatement and a parliamentary inquiry. The piece links nuisance with politics and calls for accountability and sanitary reform.
The city council has effectively abolished or powerless the Board of Health and its sanitary enforcement. The mayor and authorities shifted duties to a useless City Marshal, neglecting nuisance abatement and public health measures, risking higher sickness despite prior gains. The writer seeks Mayor’s explanation for the debacle and questioned economy at public health expense.
Chicago papers condemn the Fire Department under Chief Marshal Bonner for Tuesday night’s blaze, comparing it to the 1871 fire. They cite delayed alarm response, insufficient engine deployment, and general mismanagement from top to bottom, while noting Providence avoided total catastrophe.
The Tribune criticizes fire crews for failing to halt a major blaze and blames a weak Common Council and Mayor for permitting densely packed wooden tenements south of Harrison Street. It argues for improved fire defenses, smarter building placement, and insurer caution, noting lessons learned from Chicago’s past disaster.
The piece recalls Chicago’s rise after the 1871 fire and how neighbor towns aided rebuilding. It notes initial grievances toward merchants and officials, then praises unity, charity, and renewed civic spirit. It contrasts past recovery with a recent fire scare and widespread, considerate aid from across the region.
The report describes Gen John A Logan’s July Fourth oration praising religious liberty and U S government while warning against centralization. It cites his reference to state rights as a core Republican doctrine and notes audience reactions and critique from the crowd.
A reader letter denounces municipal mishandling of disease prevention and sanitation. It accuses the Council of delaying action, failing to appoint a sanitary officer, and tolerating unsanitary conditions. The letter highlights a recently worsened alleyway with decayed matter and manure, old bones, and garbage creating miasma risk in the heart of the city.
General William Behrens designated chief clerk of the Treasury. James Gilfillan named appointment clerk. A Fisher Commission report notes guidance on spawn of black bass. Floyd Patton of Des Moines fatally shot in a scuffle with a gunman. Clinton Driving Park Association schedules its first annual meet with four thousand dollars in premiums across twenty purses. A farmer near Clinton loses a sow to a field incident. coroner’s inquest returns a verdict per standard practice. J. F. Joy of the Michie & Penteet Kighead travels via Des Moines. Joy’s Chicago, Burlington & Quincy link may bring a pontoon bridge to the Mississippi. Texas has eight universities and fifty-one colleges. Ohio has thirty-three colleges. Missouri lists two universities and thirty-one colleges. Maryland shows two universities and nineteen colleges. Southern Claims Commission agents actively gather testimony in the South with twenty-five agents at work. Frank James reportedly captured in Indian Territory after a night-time pursuit and altercation with a detective.
A detailed portrait of Senator Charles Sumner, drawn by A B Johnson, reveals his exacting daily regime. It chronicles his long midnight labors at the desk, strict Senate attendance, rapid handling of vast correspondence, selective visitors, and the iron discipline that kept him ahead of emergent needs, with notes on his personal traits and the Brooks assault incident.
A strange illness spreads through villages near Bolañas, causing severe nerve and skull pain. Victims suffer convulsions, delirium, and intense head pressure, with deaths rising to about 503. The disease, of unknown origin, has caused panic in the mining area as doctors and priests seek relief and containment.
A New York Times opinion warns of record lightning destruction across the United States during the current month. Reports describe houses demolished as paper, ships burned, and deaths from storms in Maryland and Baltimore. Observers note ball lightning and unsafe electrical conductors as causes, urging thorough grounding and extensive lightning rods to reduce future losses.
A Carlisle correspondent reports on Jane Young a longtime neighbor whose skin darkened and lightened over four years then darkened again leaving ten spots on her face. The account describes drastic color changes and a frightening facial appearance affecting local children.
An establishment at Trebizond was broken up amid a sensational scene. Proceedings show a household consisting of a father, six sons, and one daughter lived there, with a charming domestic circle masking a deadly secret. The family’s apparent weakness culminated in murder.
A critical critique argues against "loud" dress and urges women toward sober colors and restrained fashionable detail. It condemns garb judged ungenteel or immodest, promotes modesty, and warns against novelty trends and extreme embellishments while defending refined taste and proper self-respect.
Johnny confronted Charley 87 in Mary B.s parlor and was stabbed in the face with an open penknife after an abrupt confrontation. Charley fought back, then restraining actions and barricades followed as bystanders assisted. The Court scheduled further action before the Grand Jury after a Saturday appearance.
In a London to New York fraud case Alfred Esser, a seed dealer, financed a forgery with a £1000 cheque on Glyn, Bills & Co. He left Southampton on the Neckar. Detective Davies boarded at quarantine, identified “A Becker” as Esser, and arrested him on forgery charges. Esser denied identity. a bundle of £300 in Bank of England notes was found. His wife, linked to Essex Street, has Civil War era ties to New York.
A Georgia city reels as a woman, claiming slights by peers, mails ominous postal cards and sealed letters accusing prominent locals of intrigue. Her husband is described as a well-known merchant, and observers say the motive stems from social discontent in Atlanta society despite her likely high standing. The tale paints a derisive, scandalous portrait of a woman scorned moving in elite circles.
Rome notes from the official Journal show weekly sales of church property in May reaching 1000 lots with an upset of 2 453 000 francs, selling at 3 072 000. In five months of the year 4 443 lots offered at 9 357 000 francs sold for 14 741 000. Since October 1867, 100 159 parcels have been marketed, with upset 358 620 000 francs realized at 463 475 000 francs. The church has watched wealth passively leave its hands.
A writer describes a Doré scene showing a woman on a bridge parapet with a swaddled baby. The pale winter sky and bluish moonlight frame the pair as hunger and despair mar the woman’s worn attire. The caption hints at tragedy and a link to Hood’s poem prologue.
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