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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1874
Page
2
The Sats Journal says Chicago plans to seize the State Treasury via a bond from the State Treasurer, backed by capitalists. The bond amount has fallen from 5,000,000 to 1,000,000 as the Finance Committee reports, urging voters to choose an honest incumbent Treasurer over bankers tied to bonds.
The piece argues that the practice of informers moieties in customs and internal revenue taxation predates Sanborn contracts and was once handled by collectors and surveyors. It contends illicit settlements favored wealthy importers, that millions remain collectible only through the Sanborn system, and questions whether Congress and the press will defend merchants evading law at the expense of honest taxpayers. It notes how taxes raise consumer prices and hurt smaller competitors.
Report says Hon. Judge Bradley accused by Mr Oberly of lying in a Leland Hotel conversation. Oberly reportedly struck Bradley’s jaws after the remark, with friends intervening to prevent further escalation. Both men allegedly should go home.
Friday's invitation from the last Wednesday committee of Chicago clergy to Miss Anne Dickinson to lecture on the social evil drew mixed reactions. The Tribune questioned inviting a young unmarried woman to discuss such a topic publicly, while others noted the era of reform fosters open discussion. Dickinson is set to speak, with many readers expecting public scrutiny and curiosity.
London notes on Dr Kopf and European uptake of cremation spark agitation in Vienna and Gratz with councils approving cremation in cemeteries. Also a New York dispatch recounts Stokes and Fisk trials, merchant life, social pretensions, padrones trafficking children, and temperance protests disrupting Springfield sessions.
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